Yolanda Cope and husband John are among dozens of senior citizens living at Edgwood Gardens 2 in Winslow Township being hit with a $90 a month rent increase starting New Year's day. The hike follows a $100 a month hike in 2007. The rent on a two bedroom has gone from $450 to $640 in two years.
Donna Duckworth, the ceo for the management company, blamed the big increases on skyrocketing municipal and other services.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development holds the mortgage on the complex. The seniors have gathered over 100 names on a petition that they plan to send to the government looking for some relief
The USDA said it would try to find more rental assistance money in hopes of helping the seniors. In the meantime, 2008 will start off with another big rent increase.
