Junk fees growing in Texas apartments, according to recent study

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Sanford Garrett is a 59-year-old visually impaired veteran who lives off of what he calls a "broke income," but he makes it work.

"Every dollar and cent counts," Garrett explained. He has lived in the same two-bedroom apartment for the past 13 years, and has seen his complex change ownership multiple times.

Since the pandemic, though, he has noticed an increase in junk fees added on to his monthly rent payment. Things like valet trash and pest control fees.