In some rooms, the pipes are broken so that the toilets, stained and cracked, run constantly. Sister Ann Margaret, who works in the front office at West Samaria, warns that you have to watch the front door or the drug dealers who lurk outside will get in and wreak havoc on the place. Bill Weissert, who managed the buildings for Tri-Corp until last month, when he took a job with an accounting firm, made no apologies. It's our job to keep the common areas clean. Occasionally, city building inspectors cite the homes for such infractions as roaches, defective floor coverings, leaking faucets and filthy walls.
Quarters are cramped.
At East Samaria, two share a room, usually 10 feet by 12 feet, and a toilet. Residents at West Samaria have their own rooms. Management does not tolerate drug use and posts guards at the doors, which are locked. Most of the residents smoke cigarettes. Maybe you don't know.