The unfairness of rental increases can cause seniors stress, financial worries, homelessness and an early death due to COVID-19. These practices are inhumane and needless. We need a rent ceiling in this state to help all people poor and on fixed incomes. I’ve never seen such depravity of money-hungry landlords who don’t care about people.
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Letter: Protect those on fixed incomes
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