In the world of the impoverished artist, however, being behind on your rent is proof of integrity.
To complete the online application for food assistance, collect documentation pertaining to household income; bills, including utilities and rent; medical bills; proof of child care costs; wage and employment information; and bank statements.
A new programme also allows residents of Anchorage to rent a bear-proof rubbish bin for $5 a month.
For Mayer, as for many economists, this is proof that rent regulation is an incredibly expensive program, preventing billions of dollars of development.
The big night is March 12, but Kids' Night tickets are now on sale for more than a dozen shows, including "Chicago," "Noises Off," "Oklahoma!," "Proof" and "Rent".
A married couple, one a writer, the other a proof-reader, rent a small house in the corner of a garden containing a larger property; but the arrangement is temporary, and set against a backdrop of rising house prices and economic insecurity.
In small dance companies throughout the country, Artistic Directors are creating budgets, writing grants, securing performance spaces, managing payrolls, commissioning costume designers and composers and lighting designers, renting rehearsal space, proofing press releases, managing ticket sales.
They declined to provide proof of their rent, like a lease or canceled check.
Budget hotels are loath to rent rooms to couples without proof of "marriage" because of the fear of police raids.
Sheila Birnbaum, the special master for the fund, said Monday that the acceptable proof would include rent and other housing records, a badge that was used to gain admittance to the rescue and recovery area, employment records or, in the absence of any other documentation, affidavits from witnesses.
In 2006, a ban to rent apartments to anyone without proof of legal residency was implemented but quickly struck down by the courts as unconstitutional.
