
Manny, 5, helps his mom look for insects after they fumigate their apartment.


Ana Zepeda, a Burlington tenant, takes matters into her own hands when the trash chute becomes overflowed.

Ana vacuums the inside of her furniture to get out any remaining roaches and bed bugs.

The building at 131 S. Burlington in Los Angeles, Calif. houses tenants on a rent strike, fighting their landlord for fair rent and proper living conditions.

Burlington tenants protest at the Palisades Farmer's Market, where their landlord lives and shops in hopes of putting pressure on her to negotiate.

Manny, Sophie, and Ana watch TV in a cluttered living room as they prepare to fumigate.

Sara and Alba hug eachother as the pressure of the rent strike surmounts. In the foreground, money is raised for a man who lost his job due to having to be in court for his case.

Edgar and Jorge watch the World Cup while simultaneously protesting outside of their landlords son's house after negotiations came to an abrupt end.

Ray points to the back alley of the building where drug addicts and homeless people hang out prompting almost weekly police visits.