on โ22-05-2016 08:44 AM
on โ22-05-2016 08:53 AM
on โ22-05-2016 09:01 AM
โ22-05-2016 10:35 AM - edited โ22-05-2016 10:39 AM
You say you have been in the unit for 9 months. I know it is very stressful finding new accommodation and moving again, but this may be the only way to resolve the problem. If you stay where you are and the neighbour keeps complaining, you may be asked to leave by the agent and have a red flag against your name with the national rental agencies registers that professional agents use.
The first thing I would do is contact the agent to ensure they know about your disability and ask them for assistance. If you have an exemplary record with rent payments and respecting the accommodation, they would not want to lose you as a client. They may be able to find you a detached unit nearby.
It would definitely be worth contacting the major associations in your state that provide services for deaf and hearing impaired people. They may be able to help mediate with your neighbour in the near term and could lobby on your behalf with your local state housing authority in the search for more suitable long term accommodation. Are you accesing rent assistance, available for people with disabilities ? If not the extra money may assist with finding more suitable accomodation.
These organisations are usually very good and could have all sorts of suggestions on ways to assist you, both with your current circumstance and in the future. There are a lot of new technologies available to assist people with disabilities. Things you may not have seen or even be aware of. The societies for deaf people would be able to help with this.
My wife is blind and uses the services of Royal Society for the Blind, State based Guide Dogs and local government services such as transport services etc. With the help of these organisations she is pretty independent. They have been fantastic ( life changing in fact ) and I cant recommend them highly enough.
on โ22-05-2016 10:56 AM
My biggest gripes in this apartment is one- the kids playing in the parking lot (where the cars are parked) I can see them outside my window bouncing balls off the cars, throwing bats, tree branches, ect. up in the air and sometimes they come down on a car. Also they are risking their own safety if a car come in or goes out and don't see them. Two very good reasons they shouldn't be allowed to plat in the apartment's parking lot, but the managment does nothing about it.
two- the guy above me. there tromping and noise walking a knocking noise. That's my celing and it echos through my home, very disturbing.
third and last, and least- Once or twice a month, they come up with new requirements I have to satisfy to qualify to live here. I'm jumping through hoops. The las one was charging for parking and requiring insurance on one's car to park here. That put me in a place of having to decide what I want to do without for the month, clean clothes, shampoo and soap, tiolet paper, two of those things I have to do without. Also, I may as well not even have a car as I don't have the money to put gas in it anymore.
Not as bad as your dilimas, just thought id share and say I understand some of what it must be like in dealing with problems in living arrangments. Here's a youtube channel of a man who lives on the road in a motorhome. This has been somewhat helpfull for me.
https://www.youtube.com/user/nomadicfanatic/videos?sort=da&view=0&flow=grid
on โ22-05-2016 11:02 AM
I agree, Chameleon. Contacting the relevant organisations could make a great difference.
Hahaha, I asume you are not working, neither is your daughter?
I don't know where you live, but would a move to a small country town solve your problems? In our town there are Housing Commission Houses, modern brick homes and Units. Also there are always a few private houses for rent at very reasonable prices. You may be better of with a house and a bit of garden, than a unit with neighbours sharing a wall.
You can search the Internet Realestate pages in your area for available rental properties.
Erica
on โ22-05-2016 11:07 AM
fo-trut, is there anything that you don't have to complain abut?
And remember, we are talking about housing and accomodation in AUSTRALIA not the USA.
Erica
on โ22-05-2016 11:39 AM
โ22-05-2016 12:03 PM - edited โ22-05-2016 12:05 PM
Sorry to read this, haha..Heres a (hug)
From what youve written, I think youve been more than welcoming and friendly..good on you for explaining your situation to your neighbour from the outset, Im really wondering why this woman is being so reactive. Its not like you and your family are waking her up!
Still, I guess you cant know what shes used to, but her behaviour seems unreasonable to me.
I cant help but wonder if the email from the Real Estate is just to placate her- to be able to say, well, we sent an email to the tenant(you)
As you have been there already for 9 months, and no other tenant had a problem with the level of sound, when you talk to the Real Estate, bring this up. Its never a good idea to be bashing on someones window- who does that? Tell the RE all this, remember you have the history with them- let them know that you are stressed.
There is a reasonable amount of noise that people have to accomodate- this needs to be pointed out to the new woman..maybe shes the one who needs to consider moving rooms.
Good advice here to get some help..I hope you are OK...Take a couple of deep breaths and try(however hard this might be) to focus on other things..some people are just unreasonable, and perhaps unhappy..ignore her if you can.
Edited to add: Congratulations to your daughter
on โ22-05-2016 12:25 PM
omg your 17 yo is pregnant?
i think you need to rent a house.