She asked us what we wanted.” Later that night, she says, Rhone called her to extend an offer that would allow her mother to renew her lease for a year. I just wish it hadn’t gotten to this point.” Elsie Cruey, a former civil service worker and widow of an Army veteran, decided to share her story with me last week for a column that ran just a few days before she was expected to pack up and get out of her one-bedroom apartment. It was run by a representative for Fairfax County and was about the Affordable Dwelling Unit rental program, which offers low- and moderate-income households a way to pay a reduced rent. “I hope the Crueys’ ordeal will result in overall policy improvements that will ensure older adults are treated with the respect and sensitivity they deserve,” Sharon Bulova (D-At Large), chair of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors, said in statement Wednesday. “I’m glad they spoke out and am sorry they had to go through this.” A Greystar official on Wednesday said that, because of privacy concerns, the company couldn’t speak about a specific case but confirmed that a leadership team had met individually with most of the residents at the Overture in recent days. “Overture Fair Ridge takes matters like these very seriously and are pleased with the positive outcome with this particular issue,” the company said in a statement. “We are revisiting our processes to ensure all such matters are handled as sensitively as possible.” Sandra Cruey says when she called her mom to tell her that she wouldn’t have to move, her response was, “Yawhoo!” She then started saying “God bless,” followed by the names of different people who had helped her. They also hope the company will put in place changes that will ensure other residents don’t have to fear getting hit with lease violations for seemingly small rule-breaking. One former resident described people receiving violations for cursing and taking an extra sausage at breakfast. After that initial column ran, several people who claimed to have parents at the Overture wrote to me about their worries and shared stories that, if true, are concerning. “My mother who is 88 was also asked to leave her ‘forever home’ in an assisted living facility for completely absurd reasons,” wrote a person who noted that “it’s a big problem in Montgomery county too!” “What you have found here in this facility is NOT an isolated case,” wrote a home health aide from New York. That person described a manager at a senior building putting baby monitors in residents’ apartments to listen in on their conversations. “There are horror stories in all senior HUD housing,” wrote a person who described getting an eviction notice after a fire alarm in a hallway went off three times because a gap in her door allowed smoke from cooking to escape. “They bully tenants and instill fear in the elderly.” Other people who had never met Cruey wanted to know whether they could contribute money toward her legal fees — which the family politely declined — and inquired about whether she needed temporary housing. She was offered a free hotel room in Fairfax and a place in an apartment housing complex in Kansas. The best news pictures of the week (Photo Serices) The front pages of some major newspapers on Oct. 21 replicate a heavily redacted government document, alongside an advertising campaign challenging laws that effectively criminalize journalism and whistle-blowing. The interior of York Minster is lit up in a dramatic display during a media call for the “Northern Lights” sound and light installation on Oct. 23. Spanish cyclist Enric Mas Nicolau (C) celebrates after the sixth stage of the Tour of Guangxi on Oct. 22. People look at a thunderstorm above the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 23 Bernie Sanders, a Democratic candidate for the President of United States, and U.S. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, greet supporters at his campaign rally in Queensbridge Park on Oct. 19. Members of the public visit the Calaverandia theme park, installed on the occasion of the Day of the Dead celebrations, on Oct. 22. Hundreds of students take part in the traditional Raisin Monday foam fight at the University of St. Andrews on Oct. 22. High-school students lie on the ground as they protest climate change in front of the Canadian prime minister's campaign office on Oct. 18, 2019. “Would you kindly tell this apartment complex I will supply cookies for every open resident community event please?” one person wrote. “If it will help your company stop picking on little old ladies for taking a few extra cookies home with them for a late night snack, contact me,” a person in Philadelphia wrote.
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