Well, here we go again. My move down here to VA has been nothing but a nightmare …. it has been one thing after another. I will be moving to the "senior building" when a first floor, 2-bedroom one becomes available. Why? They're cheaper. My rent has gone up in this building by almost $60, and I simply cannot pay it. The amount it was before was almost exactly what my S.S. is when it comes in. It was rather an " S.S. in - rent out" all the same day. I was at least making it. Now I find out yesterday that the Mgr. of this complex (supposedly a low-income complex) is telling me I did not pay the rent for April. What???? I copied that line in my bank account and sent it to her. Then she said, "maybe this will help your memory" and proceeded to tell me "don't you remember? You came in with a cashier's check and your regular check at the same time." (WHAT? I've never gotten a cashier's check for anything down here.) Then she said, you told me to just tear up the cashier's check since you had given me your own." I always pay my rent electronically, and I have no clue why she is saying this. I feel sick …. I just don't have the extra money, and I really doubt HER memory or record keeping. I shouldn't be surprised … everything I've done down here has gone wrong. That sounds extreme, but it's true. I wrote her an e-mail, with a cc. to my son, who is a D.C. lawyer. I don't see that I have any recourse. I HATE THIS PLACE! I'm checking for a low income apartment in the town I came from in MD, but the ones I've found are in dangerous areas …… but, this one is too. I just feel sickened. Thanks for listening. abby

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