Mary Collins started to panic in March when she heard people beating on her door at the Cedar Run Apartments in southeast Denver.
The 57-year-old was up-to-date on her rent, but she was late paying her utilities and an assortment of fees covering pest control, property taxes, trash, sewer and common-area maintenance.
Collins is disabled and cannot work. She has a Housing Choice, or Section 8, voucher, which means the Denver Housing Authority pays 100% of her rent and provides an allowance to cover utilities…