100-year-old San Francisco woman caught in housing showdown now hospitalized

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 100-year-old San Francisco woman caught in a housing showdown is now hospitalized, just before she was set to be evicted.

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Iris Canada has been fighting to stay in her home of more than 50 years in the Western Addition neighborhood.
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She was hospitalized on Tuesday after seeing the sheriff's notice warning that she would be locked out of her home on Wednesday.

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Last month, a San Francisco judge sided with building owners, in favor of eviction, after finding Canada had failed to pay court-ordered attorney's fees.

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