We’ve seen it happening more and more since the pandemic began, but now some say rental prices are rising so much they may be forced out, which is why a Metro Detroit senior reached out to Help Me Hank worried after her dramatic rate hike.
The renter said she was on a fixed income.
“I’m on a fixed income of $1,028, and if rent is $874, where does that leave me,” said Gwendolyn Plowden.
Plowden was worried. She says she just learned her rent was rising not a few dollars but by a lot.
“My rent was $650 in 2021,” Plowden said. “They made it $715. Now they tell me $874.”
The dramatic increase affects her bottom line. The concern is that she won’t have the cash for necessities.
“To buy food and clothing and stuff like that,” Plowden said.
Local 4 went to management looking for answers.
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