It can be stressful not knowing how you\u2019re going to pay your rent or bills with everything going on. Thankfully, one community will have one less thing to worry about, thanks to a mysterious donation.<\/p>\n
New York tenants who owed back rent and risked being evicted from their apartments were recently given the gift of a lifetime by a mysterious good Samaritan.<\/p>\n
An unnamed individual donated $60,000 to pay off back payments for people living in Bliss Towers, a 132-unit apartment complex in Hudson, New York,\u00a0the Times-Union reported. The mystery donor donated to the Hudson-Catskill Housing Coalition (HCHC), an advocacy group that works on behalf of tenants.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf folks are evicted from [HHA], we know they\u2019re homeless after that \u2014 they have no place else to go,\u201d\u00a0HCHC Senior Policy Advisor Quintin Cross\u00a0told the Times-Union. Cross said there are several challenges hampering people\u2019s ability to afford rent. In addition to the restrictions COVID-19 ushered in, he said housing costs have skyrocketed in Hudson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pandemic has left our community in a dire situation and put a strain on people where there already was one,\u201d a Facebook post from HCHC\u00a0reads. \u201cHousing costs [have] skyrocketed, inflation is at an all-time high, and people can not keep up with their bills.\u201d<\/p>\n
HCHC expressed gratitude to the donor and noted he\u00a0wishes\u00a0to remain anonymous. Despite the concealed identity of the individual, people haven\u2019t held back from sharing their appreciation for the incredible act of kindness. \u201cHow generous of them!\u201d one woman\u00a0wrote\u00a0on Facebook. \u201cWhat an amazing thing to do.\u201d Another\u00a0added, \u201cI\u2019m trying not to cry. That\u2019s beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n