and -- >> she moved back to her hometown of laurinburg, north carolina, picking up two jobs. >> i was walking two to three miles a day. >> she had applied for housing in section 8 in 2011. her goal the american dream, a home for her and her three kids. what did that voucher represent to you? >> it represented a place for my family to stay. i wanted it with everything that was in me. >> how crucial are these vouchers in order to get this kind of housing? >> the waiting list are years. they are almost like gold. >> but sellers got a voucher and was able to rent this home as part of the public housing program a local inspector with check on the house periodically. his name, eric pender. >> he had the power to basically make sure i didn't have a home. >> sellers recalls her very first inspection. >> he was asking me why i didn't have male figures, you know, to help me. why you don't have a boyfriend. >> did you start getting nervous? >> yeah, i definitely did. >> suddenly she says the meeting changed from awkward to aggressive. >> when you're in a situation with a person who can stop you