Des Moines family forced to relocate before Thanksgiving after home is deemed unsafe

Lacie Sawyer’s family faces an urgent pre-Thanksgiving move after their rental home was condemned for safety violations.

DES MOINES, Wash. — A sudden move before Thanksgiving was not what Lacie Sawyer had planned for her and her family. 

“We’re like, what do we pack? And what do we not,” she said while boxing up belongings. “We’re here till tomorrow, so I’m like, shove everything in a box at this point.”

Sawyer’s young children, including a baby, helped pack as the family prepared to move before Tuesday.

“We’re packing up our bedroom. We are ready to get out of here,” Sawyer said.

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