Sandra Cowart

Wayne (Brother)

Luther (Friend)

"*I have however long I live to deal with this*"
— Sandra to Dr. Zasio.
**Sandra Cowart** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the ninth season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's sixth and final episode, "Sandra". She is known for being one of the most difficult hoarders ever to be featured on the show while also having the biggest hoard featured on the show.

## Background

She is a former famed interior designer who has now hoarded a mansion to the ceilings. If she cannot clean out the home all of her stuff will be forcefully taken out of it. The mansion is so full that she has to live in a van outside. The new owners who recently bought the mansion is giving her time to clean it out. She continues to be difficult throughout the episode. This leads everyone helping her to their breaking point.

## Business History

She opened her design company, Cowart designs, in 1975. She began to hoard items for her business. Her business suffered from a lawsuit which ultimately caused it to go downhill. She soon became unemployed but, still kept all of her business items which added to the size of her hoard.

## House History

In 1979 an individual approached her husband and asked to buy the house and to tear it down. Her husband ended up leaving Sandra causing a big blow to her. Once she was unemployed she pursued a series of risky home refinancing schemes to survive. She ended up owning a $2.1 million bill. She fought for many years against the law and government.

## Purchase Of The Home And Eviction

The house was purchased by a man named Michael. He agreed to purchase the house with the hoard the the hoarder included. After Sandra continued to live there for six months he finally started the eviction process. A notice was issued that she was given ten days to get the property cleaned up and for her to be off of the property. She did not listen and a sheriff ended up locking her out of the house. That still didn't stop her as she already had her and parked outside the home and ready for her to live in. Michael and his partner have given Sandra one more chance to clean out the home.

## Quotes

"Can I get permission to maybe wander throughout the house?" - Dr. Zasio

"Ok" - **Sandra**

"I'll be very careful" - Dr. Zasio

"Ok" - **Sandra**

"See you in two hours" - **Sandra**

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"The mascara that you picked up. How old is that?" - Walter

"It fell out of my pocket!" - **Sandra**

"I had it in my pocket today!" - **Sandra**

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"It now seems like everything he is handing you, you are just putting in the box and not even looking at" - Dr. Zasio

"I have however long I live to deal with this" - **Sandra**

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"Stop attacking me" - **Sandra**

"Everybody's attacking me" - **Sandra**

"Don't make me wrong" - **Sandra**

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"Do you understand.." - Earl

"Earl, Stop It, Now!" - **Sandra**

"I am not a frickin' idiot and I understand every bit of it! Leave me alone!" - **Sandra**