The dark reality of the modern-day rooming house

Companies like PadSplit offer affordable rooms in shared houses, but they often come with major issues.

In February, Tammy Olomina was sleeping in her car after a divorce left her homeless in Houston. The 47-year-old saw an ad for a housing marketplace called PadSplit, which lets people rent rooms in houses where tenants share common spaces. After paying the $100 membership fee and passing a background check, Olomina booked a room for $138 per week.

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