[nabs-l] new york advice on apartments

[keri]

i can't postpone moving to NYC. I have to go to college.
As for section 8 I'll get there eventually but unlike others I know and have 
done with out it. It just takes hardwork in dedication, but I don't have 
years to wait for the government to get up and help me.
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.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wmodnl" <wmodnl at hotmail.com>
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] new york advice on apartments


> 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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