[Nfbc-info] problem solving; housing issues

[Charles Krugman]

Hi Lisa,
as long as you are doing what you need to do to maintain a clean environment 
where roaches and mice can't breed it is the owner's responsibility to 
provide pest control and extermination services whether or not the city 
provides money to do so. It is one of his costs of owning property. The city 
code enforcement needs to get on the owner to address the issue. I know that 
rents are very high in San Diego having friends that live there. San Diego 
used to have a tenants rights association several years ago that was quite 
proactive but I'm not sure if they are still around. You may also want to 
contact Legal Aid in San Diego as they address landlord tenant issues as 
well. If you are sharing an apartment many landlords will put all parties on 
the lease or might consider entering in to separate rental agreements 
although this is done more around colleges or universities where there is 
lots of student housing. hope this helps.
Chuck

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 12:52 PM
To: 'NFB of California List'
Cc: Lisa Irving
Subject: [Nfbc-info] problem solving; housing issues

Hello,



I hope my topic is appropriate for this listserve. I am writing because I'm
requesting problem solving support.



I am experiencing a number of housing concerns.  one hand I am incredibly
thankful that I have a roof over my head. I'm also thankful for what is
considered low rent. No, I don't live in government housing. On the other
hand, for six years I have dealt with mice and roaches; the building is
infested. It's an on-going battle to maintain a habitable place to live. I'm
thankful that I have a few friends who check out my place and are willing to
lay down boric acid and mouse traps. They also are willing to tell me if
I've missed food crumbs or whatever.



I have gone to the city codes compliance. They eventually sent the building
owners a letter that recommended pest control lay traps; the same thing
management and my friends have done. I contacted my council person and got
no response. I talked to the former interim mayor. He told me to talk to my
council person. He also said no money would be allocated for the mid-city
area where I live to deal with infestations in many of the old buildings in
this area. I spoke to a housing specialist. She gave me the same advice;
things I already did.



I've done one other thing. More than two years ago I put my name on an
affordable housing list. Last week I was turned down because my income is
too low! Currently, I am spending 52% of my monthly income on rent. Also, I
have considered the idea of sharing a place. My concerns includes, I'm
really in a pickle if the other person bails. Also, I can't afford rent and
storage. There's one other thing I have tried to do. That is, I have quite a
few housing resources. One of the resources is from the Housing Commission.
I was told to go to the local independence center to obtain an accessible
housing list. Their housing list is untagged. Their technology specialist is
learning   adaptive technology on the fly. Many housing programs will not
provide digitally formatted applications.



I am burned out and I don't know what to do. Please share any logical
advice.





P. S., I am working with an employment specialist.

With gratitude,



Lisa Irving

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