The application I filled it out to move here was 28 pages. Plus I have to do it over every year for re-certification. It is difficult at times to get together all that paper work which has to be current. So need new paperwork of things that you just got a few months ago but are now too old! They think you might have gotten another increase in your check since the first one in January.I just looked up requirements for senior, income-based apartments and the government sure makes things complicated. I honestly wouldn't know where to begin. Maybe, if this ever becomes a necessity - my son can help me figure it out.
I mean this in the least political way possible - but I really dislike the government sometimes -- they make EVERYTHING harder than it needs to be!
I lived on the 6th floor of a 9 floor building once - and the people above me drove me nuts! They would play fetch with their two very large dogs, running back and forth and back and forth ... I finally asked the manager about it - but nothing changed.I have the opportunity of moving to an apartment... I want to move to an apartment or a ungalow..so I have no stairs any more.. and I've been looking for sevral years, and really nothing has come sutiable for me very much... the cost of real estate here is extortionate , as well
..except now there's a really nice one that I can afford..... lots of light , open plan... big french windows... BUT... I always said that I wanted a top floor because I don't want to have people making noise above my head, like in the middle of the night someone's washing machine , or dragging furniture early or late in the day...anyone whose ever stayed in a hotel knows what it's like to have people above making a noise just as you're dropping off...
This flat is unfortunately on the 3rd floor of a 5 storey block... ...and it's so nice I'm really temepted. The current owner says she never hears the people above.. maybe..maybe not... but even if she doesn't the next people might be much noisier... so I don't know what to do..tbh
Precisely...that's exactly my thoughts... I've never lived in an apartment where there's anyone above me, I grew up in a tenement, but it was the top floor... but hotels let me know how bad it could be, with people dragging furniture across the floor at all sorts of hours of the day... clip clopping with high heels.. kids bouncing balls... like I say she swears she doesn't hear her neighbours upstairs but , they might move out.. and noisier ones move in... so I think with a heavy heart I'm going to have to turn this one down...
I would think so because the county housing authority and the city are involved and they may be the primary owners. In many cities, housing authority properties have wait lists 7 yrs long. Many un-housed persons on the street get checks and are waiting for housing. They do get preference on many housing wait lists.
Yes, there are certain segments of the population who are given preference with regards to wait lists. Also, referrals from homeless shelters and social service programs can get into an income-based apartment quickly, or whenever a unit becomes available.
I agree, gov't processes and paperwork is extensive and often changing. I hope your son would be able to help you. There are many senior organizations throughout the US to help with things like that. You could search the internet and call your local health department for leads to these organizations. Though you may never be homeless, if you can get a copy of homeless shelters lists, they often have social resources on them to help people and seniors apply for housing.I just looked up requirements for senior, income-based apartments and the government sure makes things complicated. I honestly wouldn't know where to begin. Maybe, if this ever becomes a necessity - my son can help me figure it out.
The preliminary applications to get on some waiting lists are usually not that long. When you meet with a housing manager in his/her office, you are guided through completing all of the application. They explain a page, you sign and date and they turn to the next one. The packet can be thick because of HUD regulations but you are not alone in completing it. Part of the packet may be what they give to you for your files. It just takes a little patience before a person can move into their own apartment where she/he can enjoy living below their means.
, has to be figured into the income. It does not increase the rent very much though. One year mine went up $1. Another year, $4.Yes, we all can agree with that. But, if they have something that you want, you can find a way to adapt. For me, not only living below my means but being able to save is also a motivator to adapting to what HUD housing requires. Being able to do this in a savvy way has the potential to help me to leave HUD senior housing one day if I choose to and still live affordably.I mean this in the least political way possible - but I really dislike the government sometimes -- they make EVERYTHING harder than it needs to be!
Probably the best thing to do if the possibility of intolerable upstairs noise is a main priority. You shared the most important point...quiet ones may move and loud ones may move in. Even with owner-occupied condos, quiet ones could sell. We all have to decide on what we can and cannot tolerate. Good luck with your search. Don't give up!
They certainly do. But in the long run, I do what they ask because I have a beautiful apartment and I pay less than $300. for it. I think it is like a job, you may not like it but you like the paycheck. Some people won't apply because they don't want to give up all their private information. I figure I have nothing to hide. So what the heck I share it with them and get a great place to live in return.I mean this in the least political way possible - but I really dislike the government sometimes -- they make EVERYTHING harder than it needs to be!
That is why I like being in a senior/disable apartment building. Quieter at night. Most everyone is watching television in the evening.
Agreed! I have an apartment that I love and my rent is less than 1/3 of my SS income and my utilities are included. So many people are desperate for a stable roof over their heads. So much to be thankful for!
And it's relatively quiet during the day too, though some people do come and go. I wouldn't want to live around families/children anymore.
I hope you never have to move either, since you're happy there. Glad to have you reading and commenting here.
i;ve told the seller, I've changed my mind... I just can't tolerate noise.. certainly not above my head.. so I can't take the risk, such a pity....because the apartment is beautiful, but that won't be any good if I'm not happy there so, sadly, it's had to go in the dumpster...
There is probably a much better one waiting for you to find it. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Absolutely, I get it and I agree - we do what is necessary. The honest truth is, my brain doesn't work as well as it used to and these kind of things are becoming much more difficult for me. So, I end up getting frustrated.
Hugssss ... I know how hard it is.
it's true you just never know.!Hugssss ... I know how hard it is.
Funny you mention new neighbors... I purchased a mobile home back in early 2000's and at the time I had two excellent neighbors! In most mobil home parks here - the houses are pretty close together - especially when you are renting the land. Things were great for the first couple of years, and then the nice lady living on one side of us passed away.
Long story short - by the time I sold that home I had neighbors on both sides that were absolutely horrible!!!!!!!!!!
You just never know.
Several years ago I posted about the intrusive information required when apartment hunting. I was doing so at the time because I was going to let my Honorary Daughter and two youngest grandchildren live here. She was quite sickly and had trouble keeping up with her rent due to either too many absences from work or losing jobs because of her ill health. I knew it would be much more affordable for her to live here, so I went apartment hunting.
Thank you! The water is the St Johns River, which is huge. I'm going to share some facts about it in a future post. I'm actually 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean but this river looks like the ocean.
Thanks so much! I am truly blessed with this apartment, despite the trials of my life. As far as every penny that I have to pay, you and I and others know that they are gladly paid because they are well within our small budgets. Our government has lots of faults but, I am grateful to Washington D.C. for these senior programs.
I am thankful every day I live here in my apartment. Not anything like yours though. But I love it.Thank you! The water is the St Johns River, which is huge. I'm going to share some facts about it in a future post. I'm actually 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean but this river looks like the ocean.
Thanks so much! I am truly blessed with this apartment, despite the trials of my life. As far as every penny that I have to pay, you and I and others know that they are gladly paid because they are well within our small budgets. Our government has lots of faults but, I am grateful to Washington D.C. for these senior programs.
