LAFAYETTE, CO - JUNE 3: A family's belongings sit next to the street after an eviction team removed them from an apartment June 3, 2009 in Lafayette, Colorado. The renters had failed to make their monthly payment, and the owner had the family evicted with a court order. As the national unemployment rate continues to rise nationwide, many Americans are falling further behind in their rent and mortgage payments, often resulting in evictions and foreclosures.