[nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts

Sun Jan 5 15:59:49 UTC 2014

Bottom line is they are required to give you in accessable format that which 
they give sighted renters in print.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Welty" <ratking1989 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts

> I'd need to know what info you'd need to pass along what I know and what I
> can gather, I have had a direct quote from them when it comes to giving
> their notices in a form that I can read them or even have access to them,
> they have told me they don't feel it's in their job so why should they go
> through the extra effort to provide that info in the first place.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
> harcz Comcast
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 08:06
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> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts
>
> The entity is required to give anything in writing they give to others in
> your most accessable format.
>
> If the City of Hillsdale runs this then it is a public entity under the 
> law
> and is required to cover all requirements of the ADA and Section 504 in 
> its
> operations.
>
> Moreover, the entity that is low income housing is a recipient of federal
> and HUD funds which makes it required to follow both Section 504 and the
> Fair Housing Act.
>
> Now, this is important: If they don't notify other renters in any format
> then you likely don't have a cause of action on this particular issue 
> alone.
>
> However, there might and likely are other issues.
>
> I still need more details to advise you, but while we get little 
> enforcement
> on ADA and 504 issues there is a lot of enforcement on Fair Housing Act
> discrimination going on nowadays mostly because under the Fair Housing Act
> there are monetary penaltis.
>
> If you wish you may contact me off list at: 810-516-5262
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Welty" <ratking1989 at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts
>
>
>> This is low income housing run by my local city of Hillsdale, I rent an
>> apartment in a building with about 60 other apartments.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of joe
>> harcz Comcast
>> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 19:57
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>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts
>>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Could you give a little more detail please? What type of housing is this?
>> Who owns it, etc.?
>>
>> There may be some fair housing act issues depending upon this.
>>
>>
>> I just need more information to assist you.
>>
>> Peace with justice,
>>
>> Joe
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Welty" <ratking1989 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 6:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts
>>
>>
>>> No one ever gets notices, and if there are any they make no effort to
>>> inform
>>> me as it is going out of their way to provide that service.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbmi-talk [mailto:nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Linda
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 18:33
>>> To: NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List
>>> Cc: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] requesting thoughts
>>>
>>> Hi Michael,
>>>
>>> How are the other tenants being informed, if at all?  My building will
>>> leave
>>> a memo on everyone's door for major issues.  For instance, the water 
>>> will
>>> be
>>> turned off on this date from 10:00 am to noon for boiler maintenance.
>>> Would
>>> someone in the office be willing to email or call you when issues arise?
>>> Would the office manager be willing to do this for you?
>>>
>>>> On Jan 4, 2014, at 5:13 PM, "Michael Welty" <ratking1989 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hey all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Decided to bring a little of an issue up to you guys, not completely
>>>> blindness related, but still effects me.
>>>>
>>>> For over the last day my building's heat has been broken, and I have
>>>> not been imformed by any of the of the staff, when it broke, what they
>>>> plan to do about it, and most importantly, if anything is being done.
>>>> This is just a long string of times they have refused to inform me of
>>>> changes or problems in the building, so I wanted some input on if
>>>> there is anything I can do to straighten this up. This problem will be
>>>> solved completely at the end of March, but until then, I'd really want
>>>> to see if I can get this fixed as I have missed some very important
>>>> issues that came up because of their failure to notify me of things.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas on what to do, especially in this latest situation with the
>>>> heat being down, and this massive storm and really cold wind coming
>>> through?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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