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  • Date: 06/26/23
    First Name: Aliene
    Last Name: Olsen
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    Number: RIN-2590-AB29

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    I, Aliene live in Western Plaza a senior AFFORDABLE manufacture home park. I have lived here 8 years. My rent is $570 with a yearly rent increase of $10 or $15; with the first dominant. Plus I have a separate water/sewer bill of about $74.

    An out-of-state investor Legacy Communities LLC became the new owners of Western Plaza on June 1, 2022 without anyone knowing that Western Plaza Park had been sold! Myself and others quickly learned Legacy LLC did not care about the tenants here at Western Plaza; for Legacy LLC refused to meet with us, nor answer any of our questions! Hay even the new manager could not or would not answer our questions except to let us know our first rent increase would be $100 while new move in's would be paying rent of $900. Now a year later and that $900 has advanced to $950. Legacy LLC goal is to turn our AFFORDABLE housing into "Market Rate". Western Plaza is NOT MARKET RATE!

    Since Legacy will not answer our questions, the present residence feel strongly our yearly rent will keep increasing by $100 yearly until it reaches over $900 plus. Also the "sneaky" lease is stating other fees to add as "base rent", i.e. Western Plaza real property tax; hinting of our cable, recycling, and garbage pickup fees to be added when they so please! Their property tax should not be our responsibility plus our rent has ALWAYS included the cable, recycling , garbage. If we are to pay for these fees it will be to benefit their profits!

    The extra fees are classified as part of our "basic rent fees". The unjustified high rent increases plus the other fees will completely drain my social security and my ability to live here with no place to go!

    My livelihood will be in ruins due to the irresponsibility of The Federal Housing Finance Agency for not taking percautions toward insuring that the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (Freddie Mac), and the Federal Home Loan Banks--(Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collectively); in thoroughly investigating the applications of out-of-state investors or others who in turn have strong intentions to displace seniors and do away with AFFORDABLE housing for their companies own benefit and welfare!

    This atrocity is taking place all over the united states!

    With senior displacement and homelessness at a prevalent level due to the above; it is all the more urgent that EMERGANCY action is taken!

    We at Western Plaza are doing our best to fight for justice; and EXPECT the same from you!

    Thanks for your time.

    Aliene Olsen