On two occasions, there were notices in the Herald “Day Planner” for a Nov. 2 meeting at the library regarding tenant issues. Nowhere in the notice did it say this meeting was exclusively for tenants. The attorney giving the talk, hired by tax dollars, insisted that I leave because of my occupation. Without drama, I left stunned and humiliated.
If the attorney had taken the time to know me, she would have found out, as a rental manager for almost 20 years, the number of free months of rent I humbly gave away (which I have never made public until now). Last year, from September through November, I fed and received no rent – not even a thank you card – from an indigent who had fallen on hard times. I used to work cleaning the rentals he managed from 2001-2005. I offered my upstairs private apartment last month to a Christian Syrian refugee couple. The list goes on.
I believe this attorney at the library thinks that people who manage rentals are the enemy. I know plenty of others in my profession who have donated their spaces. Most recipients are grateful. A lot of leaseholders have created horror stories, too. It takes a thick skin to do my job.
Sally Florence
Durango
