MARCH 10, 2023 CONTINUED KING CHARMAN from page 3 find it.” Regina laughed, and proceeded to find the clover, thinking one of her friends was playing a joke on her. Regina reached down, and grabbing a handful of grass, searched through it. Finally after five minutes she found a clover, holding it up saying, "I found one!” Charman said, “You won't be scared, will you? I'm a leprechaun." “A what! A leprechaun doesn't exist.” Charman explained what happened to him, waiting for her reaction. Regina told him she would not be scared, she wanted to see a leprechaun. The king came out of hiding. Regina looked and said, “You are real!” Charman remembered he was running out of time. He had two days before St. Patrick’s Day. He asked Regina if she would grant him a favor. Regina said, “Maybe, what is it?” Charman said, “Will you marry me?” She said, “What? Marry you? You are a leprechaun!” said Regina. Charman explained how he would turn back into a twenty-five-year-old man if she married him. He told her he only had two days left, and to please help him. Regina thought about what he said, laughing and still Thank you Truth Or Lies readers, "The Unexpected Valentine," published February 10, was based on a TRUE story. However, the places and names were changed. not believing Charman. However she wanted to see if it was real, and agreed to marry him. He said, “If you put on this ring you would be my wife.” The ring was a green four leaf clover encased in twenty-carat gold. She looked at the ring. Her heart pounded; she placed it on her ring finger. Regina looked at Charman: he started to transform right before her eyes. “Thank you, my love,” King Charman Plenza said, “and you will be Queen Regina Plenza.” He asked her to wait at the river while he went to retrieve his ancient treasure of gold, diamond and gems. Once he returned, Regina could not believe her good fortune. Every St. Patrick’s Day he gave her a new gem for rescuing him. Their union lasted through ten decades. Forever loving each other! RENTAL from page 4 Different cities have different situations, so providing individual freedom is most sensible. Farah also discussed some of the Renters’ Commission’s work surrounding rental fees. The list seems endless — security deposits, waitlist fees, application fees and even a no-hassle fee (a real thing). Farah expressed his disappointment. “These are hundreds of dollars people are not going to get back,” he explained. “We want the city to regulate those.” The Renters’ Commission is currently analyzing these fees to provide the council with a report. Landlords claim tenants will receive all of these fees back; however, often this does not happen. Tenants often must resort to extreme lengths, like threatening legal action, to be heard. Tactics like simply being assertive, or underutilized resrouces like small claims court and the Student Legal Services at U-M can save tenants hundreds of dollars. If you are waiting on obtaining a fee/security deposit back or have been waiting for over a month to have something repaired, U-M GROUNDCOVER NEWS 7 students have access to free lawyers waiting to provide free legal advice that might prevent the need to go to court. Those who aren’t U-M students can email the Renter’s Commission at KVanderLugt@A2gov.org for assistance. Landlords are also required to provide a physical copy of the “Rights and Duties of Tenants” booklet when tenants move in, with noncompliance subject to a $500 fine. So how did this problem of acquiring fair housing within Ann Arbor even come about in the first place? One factor is that the University of Michigan is rapidly increasing the population of Ann Arbor, with more students, staff, and faculty every year. One solution is for the University to pay its fair share by contributing to the affordable housing fund, a city fund that supports the construction of lower-cost housing within the city to accommodate the growing population. The University is not living up to its responsibility, and definitely not using its full ability, considering its considerable endowment and the prominent role they have played in this complication.
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