Because they were living in a, in an apartment basically.
( ( Because ( they ( were ( ( living ( in ( ( a , ) ( in ( an apartment ) ) ) ) ) basically ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (FRAG (SBAR (IN Because) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (SYM a)) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT an) (NN apartment))))) (ADVP (RB basically)))))) (. .)))
For that stretch of time, they were homeless.
( ( For ( ( that stretch ) ( of time ) ) ) ( , ( they ( ( were homeless ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (NP (DT that) (NN stretch)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN time))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ homeless))) (. .)))