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Regaining a Sense of 
Security at Home
Barbara, a 70-year-old woman, was being evicted from her public housing apartment because she would not allow maintenance men to enter her unit as required by her lease. After the Housing Authority had issued numerous notices to vacate, Barbara contacted her local Legal Aid office.  In a sensitive investigation of the case, the Legal Aid attorney discovered that she had been raped on the property in the prior year and as a result, was terrified to allow a man into her residence while she was alone...

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