Portland woman, 72, slams city for ordering her to move trailer where disabled son lives out of front yard while scores of RVs inhabited by vagrants line nearby streets without issue

An angry Portland woman has slammed the city for forcing her to kick her disabled son out of his trailer while mobs of vagrants are allowed to live in RVs nearby. 

Virgie Williams, 72, is facing off against Portland officials who have said she must relocate the trailer in her front yard where her oldest son, who has a disability, currently lives. 

Williams revealed her two sons and their two boys have been living on her property for the past five years, with two cramming in the trailer and the others squeezing inside of her property.

She only has 936 square feet of house on her 122nd street land and, according to the 72-year-old, it's full. 

Now, the City of Portland is issuing Williams citations for violating city code related to where the trailer is placed. 

'I got a bill for $363 a month until it's gone; and they're going to put a lien on my house,' Williams explained to KOIN. 'My house is all I've got to give to my kids when I pass. I'm scared to death they're going to take it from me.' 

An angry Portland woman has slammed the city for forcing her to kick her disabled son out of his trailer while mobs of vagrants are allowed to live in RVs nearby

Virgie Williams, 72, is facing off against Portland officials who have said she must relocate the trailer in her front yard where her oldest son, who has a disability, currently lives

Williams revealed that her two sons and their two boys have been living on her property for the past five years, with two cramming in the trailer and the others squeezing inside of her property

According to city code - trailers can't in the front street-facing façade of the house, but they are allowed to be hidden in backyards. 

Her son, who has been living in the trailer for the past five years, is preparing for heart surgery in June.

Williams barely makes ends meet as it is through Social Security and a pension, so she can't afford the monthly payments of $363 that the city is demanding. 

'It's just so silly — me paying rent on my own property,' Williams said. 

She is hoping that her son can continue to pay the fine being asked so that he can stay in his trailer home. 

Just around the corner from where Williams has lived for the past two decades, a whole line of run-down RVs have parked permanently.

'I think the city should work a little harder on finding a way to help the homeless people and not create more,' Williams said. 

She only has 936 square feet of house on her 122nd street land and, according to the 72-year-old, it's full

Just around the corner from where Williams has lived for the past two decades, a whole line of run-down RVs have parked permanently

The mobs of RVs lining up Portland's streets comes amidst the city's crippling homelessness crisis which is driving residents out of the city due to an increase in crime and lawlessness. 

There are over 6,000 people living unsheltered on Portland's streets, according to a 2023 census, 

Along with a drastic increase in homeless people (65 per cent increase from 2015 to 2023) there has been a drastic rise in crime, drugs and theft.

Portland lost its only two Walmart stores last year, along with multiple Starbucks locations, REI, Buffalo Wild Wings and even an iconic Nike store. 

Portland has one of the worst crime rates in America, with over 63,000 property thefts littering the city over the last year, per official police statistics. 

In 2020, Portland became one of the first regions in America to fall foul of the 'defund the police' movement, slashing $15 million from its budget. 

The move led Mayor Wheeler to issue a desperate plea to renew the department's funding after it led to a disastrous crime spike. 

But two years on, with rampant crime continuing to rip apart the city including a surge in homelessness and serious offenses such as homicides and robberies, officials are again attempting to stop the bleeding. 

The twin task forces are expected to be bolstered by the introduction of new deputy DAs and investigators, who are reportedly tasked with building and prosecuting cases, according to Oregon Live. 

However, Portland residents have slammed officials for their lack of effort to prosecute criminals in recent years.  

Fed-up Portland residents have dealt with waking up to find tents on their lawns and seeing drug dealers on every corner as homelessness surges out of control in Oregon's largest city.

This follows news that Democrat lawmakers in Oregon want to decriminalize homeless camps with a law that would allow the people who live in them to sue for $1,000 if they're harassed or told to leave.

The hugely-controversial bill claims 'decriminalization of rest' would allow city leaders to 'redirect' cash from law enforcement into measures that 'address the root causes of homelessness and poverty'.

Portland saw some of wildest riots in the aftermath of George Floyd's death - and then again on the anniversary - and things haven't calmed down since.