Income-based rent program ending, leaving seniors facing housing uncertainty

Seniors living at Trinity Park in Livonia are facing significant rent increases and an uncertain future after the nonprofit apartment community announced it is ending its income-based rent program next year.

Dolores Pollington, one of the residents impacted, received a notice in the mail informing her of a $163 monthly rent increase.

“I was shocked because I never lived in a facility that raised the rent that high in a short amount of time,” Pollington said.

Pollington said she moved to Trinity Park specifically because of its income-based rent structure. Now, she is unsure how she will manage the added cost on a fixed income…

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