Bumpurs told a housing authority official she would not pay the rent because she was having maintenance problems, but refused to admit maintenance workers to her apartment when they were sent. In one phone conversation, she told a housing-authority manager she would not pay the rent because "people had come through the windows, the walls and the floors and had ripped her off".
Bumpurs informed a housing authority official about maintenance issues and refused to let maintenance workers into her apartment. In one phone call, she stated to a housing-authority manager that she would not pay the rent because "people had intruded through windows, walls and floors and had deceived her."