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Evicted For Living In A Tent On Your Own Land?

• Off The Grid News

Soon, they're handing you an eviction notice.

Sound crazy? It's actually happening to a woman in North Carolina by the name of Ingrid Larsen, who is this week's guest on Off The Grid Radio.

Ingrid's previous home was ruined 10 years ago during a storm when 10,000-plus gallons of raw sewage backed up through her toilet into her home, turning her beloved dwelling into a biohazard site. It had to be razed.

She chose to rebuild but had one simple request: No sewer hookups. She instead wanted to use a septic tank, but she was denied a permit. So she decided to live in a tent. That idea, too, was, rejected by government officials.

Ingrid tells us:

-What it was like to watch raw sewage cover nearly every inch of her home.

-Why she refuses to hook back up to the utility sewer system, despite assurances that the problem is fixed.

-How her settlement left her in a hole financially, despite what some people thought.

-Why she chose to live on the property again instead of moving away.