Most eviction days involve one apartment. This one involved three. When Alan arrived at a triple-decker and discovered executions for every unit in the building, everyone realized it was going to be a very long day.
Eviction crews are used to hard work.
Heavy furniture.
Narrow staircases.
Long days.
But every once in a while, a job appears that makes even experienced movers stop and stare.
This was one of those jobs.
The building was a triple-decker. Normally, that would mean a single eviction somewhere inside. Instead, the paperwork revealed something almost unheard of: active executions for the first floor, second floor, and third floor.
All three apartments.
All on the same day.
The first-floor eviction went smoothly enough. The third floor came next, bringing the inevitable parade of mattresses, dressers, and furniture down endless flights of stairs. Just when everyone thought they were finished, there was still the second floor waiting.
By late afternoon, the truck was packed, the movers were exhausted, and three separate families had been moved from one building.
Three apartments.
Three lock changes.
One very full truck.
The Constable Files – Episode 28: The Trifecta is a true story about a rare day when an entire apartment building turned over at once and an eviction crew earned every dollar they made.
Because sometimes you don't hit a home run.
You hit the trifecta.
