Assaulted by Neighbour & Victimised by Housing Association

cmerrick82

On Sept. 16th I was assaulted by one of my neighbours, over a parking dispute with another. He has since pleaded not guilty, and I have now to wait until Dec 3rd for next hearing. The parking dispute has been going on for nearly two years now, and because I've been assaulted in relation to this, I feel South Staffs Housing are still unwilling to help with this situation like they have done so far. My mental health has since deteriorated severely not just because of the assault but for housings refusal to act on complaints. Every time I speak to the person from housing supposedly dealing with this incident, she ends up talking over me and I end up feeling as though I've somehow deserve whats happened/ing for making her job difficult, we didn't have this problem with being treated with contempt until an office reshuffle where old professionals were replaced with those who in my eyes don't want the hassle of doing there jobs properly. Any advice on this unusual situation would be much appreciated as neither my doctor, the CAB, The CPS and witness protection cannot make head or tail of where I can go with this.

C.Merrick

Fire_Fox

Welcome! Start writing to the housing association, don't deal with this verbally. A complaint is only a complaint if it is properly recorded. Get support from Shelter, your local MP or ward councillors.

princeofpounds

Would you care to elaborate on the nature of this parking dispute and how the HA could actually help? If not, that's fine, it's just limited info to go on.

As stated, communicate with the HA in writing to establish a record. Then consider a formal complaint. Then consider elevating to you councillor and/or the housing association ombudsman or similar route.

theartfullodger

What did your solicitor advise when you discussed the case with them?? As we don't have all the details (& please don't post them all... probably legally unwise..) many might perhaps suggest a suitably qualified legal person looking at all the facts would be best placed to advise...

Just a thought mind...

cmerrick82

thanks all very much, seeing as how I can't really elaborate without the risk of saying to much, just needed some reassurance really as I was thinking about taking this further, I can't believe how the woman from HA has been considering all conversations are recorded, I now know quite comfortably that everything is in my favor and that this womans off handedness is because she's at fault! Think my best move would be of a legal sided one, but not having a solicitor doesn't help, have been advised by CAB to seek legal aid because we qualify for it due to my partners illnesses! However having never thought that this kind of BS could ever happen, where do I seriously even start!!!

mrs_motivated

OP, are you the tenant or is it your parents?

I only ask, because while I do sympathise, this could be why the housing officer is not dealing with it.

Can I ask, is the parking issue a shared drive or public highway?

cmerrick82

My partner and I are the tenants, she 23 and registered mentally ill, me 30 and seeking work/eduction! Its a shared car park consisting of 5 spaces, 1 space per household and 2 visitors.

ILW

cmerrick82 wrote: »

My partner and I are the tenants, she 23 and registered mentally ill, me 30 and seeking work/eduction! Its a shared car park consisting of 5 spaces, 1 space per household and 2 visitors.

Do you have a car?

cmerrick82

no we have no car, however we were told numerous times by housing that it was not relevant as their rules were their rules, except for when their the ones not following them. Don't see how its relevant anyways, seeing as how the owner of the company that owns the van pays for the driver to have a permit allowing him to park it on the CCTV'd Pub car park 50m down the road, and she just parks in the closest space to the house even though its a visitors space, can't walk the extra what 5m to her door! they've been doing it knowing its been affecting mine and my partners mental health since they started ignoring what housing said was a problem then back tracked on.

eschaton

Is all this stress really worth it for a parking space in rented accommodation that you do not use?

ILW

It would appear this is a mental health rather then parking issue.