‘They told me it was grant money’: Jacksonville seniors hit with bills after ‘free’ home upgrades

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — At 81 years old, Bobbie Anderson says she believed she was getting help, not debt.

Living on a fixed income and battling cancer, the Jacksonville woman said she was told home improvements, including a new air-conditioning system, would be paid for with government grant money.

Nearly two years later, Anderson says she is being told she owes tens of thousands of dollars for work she never agreed to finance. Her family reached out to Ask Anthony for help…

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