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