A woman in Greensboro, North Carolina, came home to find that a couple of contractors were emptying her apartment. She was told she was getting evicted, and when she asked for documentation, she found out that they were at the wrong building entirely.
On Tuesday, August 4, 2026 around 8pm I stopped by my apartment before going to work to retrieve my identification. When I arrived at my apartment, I found my front door wide open. Upon entering, I saw two men inside my apartment moving and removing my personal belongings. I immediately asked them what they were doing and why they were in my apartment. The older man ( Charles Whack ) told me that I had been evicted. I informed him that I had not been evicted and asked him to provide proof of the eviction. He then stated that he had been hired by Greensboro housing authority to clean out my apartment because of an eviction. When I asked him to show me documentation, he showed me a screenshot containing a completely different address. I immediately informed him that they were at the wrong building and wrong apartment. Despite this, his behavior toward me became increasingly intimidating and confrontational. At that point, I contacted the police. Before the police arrived, the men had already removed several of my belongings, including my bed, my children’s beds, my couch, my headboard, and other personal property. Charles Whack told me that they would put my belongings back. I went outside to inspect where my belongings had been placed and discovered that many of my items had been placed in a dirty truck and had become wet and potentially damaged. I told both men to contact the manager or person who had hired them because my belongings had been damaged. Charles Whack continued to argue with me and remained angry and confrontational despite the fact that they had entered the wrong apartment and removed my belongings. I then returned inside my apartment and noticed that my shoes had been packed into bags. Several pairs of my Nike and Jordan sneakers, along with jewelry, were missing. I asked both men where my belongings were. They told me that my belongings were upstairs, but I later discovered my sneakers but jewelry had been removed. I found most of my jewelry but one of my necklaces was still missing. It took the involvement of the police and my mother before the necklace was returned to me. Charles Whack eventually told my mother that his son had the necklace in the truck. The men moved my belongings back into my apartment, but many of the items had already been damaged. They also left my apartment in a severely disorganized and damaged condition. My property was handled carelessly, including beds being thrown down the stairs and my couch being slid down the steps. There were also visible marks and damage to the floors and walls. At no point did either individual provide me with an apology or take responsibility for what occurred. I am now left with the condition of my personal belongings, the damage to my apartment, and concerned for my family’s safety. I do not feel comfortable having my children and myself continue living in an environment where individuals were able to enter my apartment, remove our belongings, handle our property carelessly, and speak to me in an intimidating and disrespectful manner despite being at the wrong residence. This incident has caused me significant emotional distress. I am extremely hurt and frustrated ! I am hoping and praying that this matter be taken seriously and fully investigated, including how these individuals were given access to my apartment, who authorized them to enter the wrong residence, why my belongings were removed , and who will be held responsible for the damage to my personal property and apartment. #fyp#Fyp#viraltiktok#Greensboronc#fox8news
Cieara Alston, whose TikTok username is tweetx22, shared her awful experience online. Before the video attached above, the woman had no online presence other than one additional clip. Still, her story went viral, garnering 430,300 views, 35,600 likes, and 1,700 comments.
The North Carolina woman’s video itself shows her reactions to the state of her apartment right after police officers, who were previously called over, left. Upset, the woman showed the resulting mess, her belongings on a dirty truck, and even camera footage of two men moving them out of her home.
Cieara did provide some much-needed context to the clip’s description. She detailed that, upon returning home, she found her front door open. Inside, she came across two men who were removing her belongings. The older of the two, a man she identified as Charles Whack, told her that she had been evicted.
“I informed him that I had not been evicted and asked him to provide proof of the eviction,” Cieara wrote.
The man told her that he had been hired by the Greensboro Housing Authority to carry out the eviction. However, when he showed her proof of the eviction, the documentation showed an entirely different address. Not only were they at the wrong apartment, but also at the wrong building.
Police Called
The North Carolina woman pointed that out and was met with an attitude she described as “intimidating and confrontational.” Therefore, Cieara called the police.
“The men had already removed several of my belongings, including my bed, my children’s beds, my couch, my headboard, and other personal property,” she added. This was supported by the aforementioned camera footage, which showed the men sliding her couch down the stairs.
She found most of her items stored in a dirty truck. Cieara said they had become wet and had been damaged as a result. This only led to more confrontational behavior. Then, she also found that some of her sneakers and jewelry were missing. According to her, one of her necklaces was in possession of Charles’ son. In a GoFundMe, she said that the necklace was eventually returned after the police and her mother became involved.
“I am now left with the condition of my personal belongings, the damage to my apartment, and concerned for my family’s safety,” Cieara said.
Social Media Reactions
Her story sparked multiple reactions online, mainly from those who found the “eviction” unacceptable. One said, “Seems like a robbery and they are using eviction as a cover.” Another one agreed, commenting, “Looks like a burglary to me. Call police, get a report, press charges.”
One viewer asked, “How did they have the key?” Cieara responded that they had been given the building’s master key. She added, “I still don’t understand how no maintenance or even the property manager was not accompanying them to make sure that they were in the right building, let alone the right apartment.”
Currently, Cieara is raising funds to seek legal action against those whom she accused of carrying out the mistaken eviction and the subsequent damage to her property.
Alejandro is an experienced writer across gaming, entertainment, crime, and human interest. He has a Master's degree in Creative Writing and is a horror junkie.
