My name’s Neigh. I am a person of mental illness (depression and anxiety) as well as possible PTSD and Autism (not officially diagnosed, but I do show prevalent signs). My mom and I are in a very bad living situation. We do not feel safe, and it is for the benefit of our health and well being that we find another place to stay. She also has mental issues like myself; as she has PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Both of us have suffered through abuse and trauma.
January 11th of 2019, we moved into a new place. We had just relocated from a 400 sq. ft. apt. that was infested with black mold; something the previous landowner refused to take care of. It was starting to affect our health (so bad that my mom needed an inhaler for the 1st time in her life), so we had no choice but to leave. Upon moving to our current place, we thought things would get better. It didn’t.
The property management and realty company has lied to us countless times. People come in and out of the apt. w/o 24 hr notice (as it’s required by law to give notice to tenants) and wake us up at night with startling and jarring loud noise. Property owners lied to our faces denying they were in fact the owners. We went about a week without hot water to shower because of them. In an emergency, they are not reliable if something happens. It is not good for our hygiene and- frankly, our mental health. Anytime we hear a noise, we freeze up in fear that someone is going to come in without our permission; let alone notifying us. They send people to come in after legal working hours (8 AM - 5 PM) and have startled us awake at 10 PM, or even as late as 2:30 AM when we are fast asleep. We’ve had to call the police because a strange woman came in and entered the basement a few weeks ago. Our storage unit located in the basement had its chain broken off, and we’ve reported belongings missing. There are also security cameras INSIDE the house so they can actually watch us do laundry.
As of 3/30/19, a strange man we’ve never seen before in our lives was outside our residence. Yelling into a phone and giving details of the house to the person on the other end. He said in a threatening tone, “Tell them to come out here! Yeah, the house with satellite dishes!” I documented the approx. time he arrived as well as the clothes he was wearing. This creepy and unsettling presence of the strange man is just another reason on the list of things that make us want to leave. The fear and paranoia is so bad here I’m even afraid to check the mail, go down to the basement to do laundry, or even take the garbage out. My mom is even afraid to step out of the house, scared. To make her feel safer I escort her to the car so she can go to work.
3/31/19, we had unexpected visitors. They turned out to be our new neighbors that will live directly above us. We have learned that they are loud and noisy in the evening. Not fair for my Mom who has to get up at 3 AM.
Due to our financial issues, bankruptcy will more than likely be filed. We starved for almost two weeks just to give money to a lawyer to try and help us out. We can’t do that again. We’ll starve again. This is a matter of trying to survive. It is necessary that we earn funds to aid us to move out. I can’t work. my depression, anxiety, etc. prevents me from functioning like a normal person. My mom doesn’t get paid overtime, and gets the same amount on her paycheck every time.
For right now, I helped my mom set up a PayPal of her own so we can save money there. I currently don’t have a bank account. I REALLY hate to beg but PLEASE if you can donate anything, even if it’s a dollar, it will help us get out of here. It’s a long stretch, but we will need at least $5,000 USD to ensure we can move into a new place to rent so we can pay security deposit, movers, other fees, etc. We hope to move out before summer hits as the temperatures warm up. We are extremely hellbent on getting out of here. We can’t take the paranoia and fear of simply existing in a place we don’t feel welcome.
I have heard of gofundme, but I’ve heard it takes portions of donations, so I am not entirely sure of it. If anyone could confirm/deny if this is a reliable site or even as to what donating sites could help, I would be forever grateful.
DONATION LINK IS FOUND HERE
I’ve had to ask for help in the past and I really hate to do it again, I’m so sorry. Friends we know irl have turned away from us in a time of need, so the internet community is all I have left to turn to. We are desperate to move out, so PLEASE help us! If you can’t donate please spread this around!
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