[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

[Joshua Lester]

Wow!
That kind of stuff, that happened to you, is illegal!
They shouldn't take advantage of us, because of our lack of sight!
Blessings, Joshua

On 4/17/12, Wmodnl <wmodnl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Good morning.  First, are you on any of the federal housing programs like
> section 8?  On your limited income, that is the only way you both will be
> able to obtain an apartment on your own.  The other option would be to look
> for roommates to share a place.  Good luck with that, when they see you are
> blind they are going to run! run! run! or never show an effort to share the
> place with you.  Forget the fact that there are two of you.
> I apologize in advance for sounding cynical; however, I want to be truthful
> and not sugar cote the truth.  Landlords in NYC as well as the rest of the
> USA will not want a blind person, let alone 2 b/c of liability issues, etc.
> Have a strong presentation, be ready for much rejection.  Also be ready to
> be offered many many scams.  Have someone sighted go with you to make shore
> that what you are being offered is really the offer.
> I remember someone being open to me and showing no issue to my blindness.
> When we saw the apartment, everything seemed great.  However, the sighted
> person told me later to not take it since wholes were up high in the walls,
> mouse droppings were in the rugs, tiles in the bathroom and hallway were
> missing with exposed pipes and wires.  I called the real-estate office later
> thanking them for insulting me as a person and there response was one of
> shock.  The representative said in many words that he/she wanted me to be
> grateful for the apartment and that they were "willing to rent to a blind
> person"  Good luck, I hope all goes well for you, and let me know what you
> come up with.  You may want to wait on waiting lists for apartments through
> HUD or other programs and postpone your move to NYC for a good number of
> years.
>
>
> William O'Donnell, distributor
> Organo Gold Enterprises, INC.
> www.willsholistics.organogold.com
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Apr 16, 2012, at 1:34 PM, "keri" <wvucountrygirl729 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> greetings,
>>
>> My bf and I are about to move into an apartment in the New York City
>> area.... We both live on SSI for the time being... We are in need of
>> apartment recommendations that we can aford... We are both college
>> students. We prefer Statin Island but are open to suggestions in the city
>> area.
>> thanks,
>> keri
>>
>> "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want
>> to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
>> speak my heart."
>> --Robert Sexton
>>
>> "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
>> there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart
>> somewhere to receive it."
>> --Ivan Panin
>>
>> Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & put
>> it back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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