A video posted to the social media app TikTok that has since gone viral shows a couple having police escort a homeless man out of his Nashville, Tennessee, apartment. Unfortunately, this is the second time in a year that an unhoused person has managed to get into his apartment.
The video’s comment section quickly filled with people curious about how this could even happen, as well as those who have had similar things happen to them in the same area. Fortunately, the man who posted the video seemed rather graceful about the situation, despite the homeless man clearly having gone through their things.
The video begins with the original poster stating that the man had somehow managed to get into his apartment while he and his girlfriend were out. When police arrived, the man was napping on the floor of what looked to be a living room, with his head and neck resting against a couch.
According to timestamps provided by the apartment building, he was there for approximately five hours between 8 pm and 1:30 am. At first, it only seemed as though the man had drunk four bottles of wine before falling asleep. However, upon further inspection, it was discovered that he had actually gone through quite a few of their things, including their clothing and toiletries.
The couple and police then spent a bit of time walking through the apartment to try to retrieve different items that belonged to the homeless man, including some clothes, shoes, a yoga mat, a hat, a lighter, and the apartment owner’s wallet, implying that the man had intended to take it.
When prompted about how the man could have possibly gotten into the apartment, the original poster stated that he knew what had happened. However, the camera cuts away. This is likely because it’s the second time in a year this situation has happened to this couple.
In November 2025, an older woman had broken into the same apartment and slept on the same couch before police arrived.
Comments and Reactions to Homeless Man Breaking Into Nashville Apartment
One of the top comments comes from a person who recognized the yoga mat belonged to them, writing, “THAT IS MY YOGA MAT!!! ITS BEEN MISSING FROM MY CAR AND I COULDNT FIND IT ANYWHERE (im a nashville local).”
Other commenters were confused as to how something like this can even happen, with one person writing, “Another?? How does this keep happening!?” Similarly, another person wrote, “first let me say I 100% understand why you didn’t share. Second- when you said: I know how he got in and then skipped ahead without sharing : I felt cheated on missing the big reveal. Overall that sucks, is crazy, and so sorry to hear.“
Currently, the video is continuing to go viral on TikTok, with more people leaving their opinions in the comments section.
