Thank you, Heather! The laws in place to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable were not enforced with due process. And yes, the area is now under a particularly brutal wave of gentrification that is driving up rental prices and displacing many residents. Housing security is a mental health issue.
Thank you for reading! Yes, there were a constellation of factors that made this difficult to navigate. I held on to hope that something would sink in (or, that my ex-landlord would open up to professional help). It never happened, and the chain reaction that displaced us started. I wrote this to bring awareness to the word “crazy,” that we use it too often and that cheapens the word’s meaning.
Thank you so much, dreampainter, for your reply!
Professional intervention is a double edged sword–I agree. I meant to suggest that reaching out is better than not addressing it at all.
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Thank you, Heather! The laws in place to protect tenants and hold landlords accountable were not enforced with due process. And yes, the area is now under a particularly brutal wave of gentrification that is driving up rental prices and displacing many residents. Housing security is a mental health issue.
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Thank you for reading! Yes, there were a constellation of factors that made this difficult to navigate. I held on to hope that something would sink in (or, that my ex-landlord would open up to professional help). It never happened, and the chain reaction that displaced us started. I wrote this to bring awareness to the word “crazy,” that we use it too often and that cheapens the word’s meaning.
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Thank you for your kind words, and thank you for reading!
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