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we live in low income housing and this is pissing me OFF?

My hubby and I live in low income housing and I am four days overdue with baby number one. Everyone says I should be getting plenty of rest, but I can't bc our noisy neighbors keep blaring their music, banging on the walls, & when their kid screams/cries they just scream back at him to shutup & don't do anything. The worst thing is that the girl is my hubby's teenage cousin. She's usually at work, but she lets the Father of her kid stay there, invite friends over, blast his music, and mooches off of her. He isn't even supposed to be there bc when you live in this public housing you are not supposed to have a criminal record (he has had four convictions of posession of marijuana, two with posession of firearms, and one of assault and battery.) Yet she still lets them stay there. We reported them to housing authority but the caseworker said she needs a file of complaints (police reports) even though he is not supposed to be there. Isn't there anything we can do? Last time we reported the guy, the cops didn't even come and check out what was going on. We called bc the two were screaming at each other/fighting/ect and throwing stuff around. They never seem to STOP. We are getting so tired of this. It's not fair that we have to lose sleep and peace + quiet because of them. They are really inconsiderate (my hubby works nights, I feel so bad bc they blast their music morning, noon, and night) and he doesn't get to have any rest. Why aren't the police doing their job? a_bush_family_member - just bc we live in SECTION 8 housing doesn't mean we can't afford kids. That was an insult and I reported you. Next time refrain from being a snobby jackass thanks. I am in college (full time pre-med student) and he works as a receptionist at a firm here. Getting JOBS is not something that we need to worry about. Sometimes people just can't afford a big huge luxurious house to live in and rent around this area is sky high. A lot of you are really snobby and abortion is definitely out of the question.

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First, your neighbor is wrong. Call the police. Second, you are wrong. You shouldn't be having children when you can't afford them. Having children when you are living in subsidized housing is just plain wrong. It is creates generations of poverty. And, children need a good place to live. Anyone living in government housing should know better than to have children. Government housing is a form of welfare.
Chasmin, you guys need to begin the process of working your way out of that lifestyle there. It takes time and effort. Both you and your hubby need to get job skills that will earn you a liveable wage, and then you can move out of places like that. As long as you are living in an environment where everything is free (or at next to no cost), these situations will exist. Move that drug addict along, and the woman will replace him with a new leach. Focus on yourselves and work your way out of that place.
Report them to the low income housing authority and call the cops until they come out if you have to tell a white lie then do so..Tell them you saw a gun..or something..Go luck do your best to get out of there..I undrestand it's not easy
You live in low income but can afford a computer and Internet? Bet you have a cell phone and other things like that too. Enjoy cuz MY taxes are paying for it. I also agree about not having kids if you cant afford it. Sec 8 means you CANT afford kids. Please stop making ME pay for your inability to LIVE. Sec 8 means you ARE on welfare and YOU CANT afford much UNLESS tax payers like ME and OTHERS pay for it. STOP HAVING KIDS UNLESS YOU CAN AFFORD THEM!!!!
What would you recomend, that she get an abortion? I think you should keep complaining when these situations occur. And kudos for reporting that person above. you could call child services and whoever the housing person/landlord should be notified. You could talk to a different case worker, find his police reports somehow and get them to the case worker listed above. Good luck though and God bless, hopefully your situation will change for the best! I wasnt saying you should get one! I was reffering to that comment above about how you shouldnt have children like omg, thanks for the advice bush family living house whatever their name is, but no I know ppl that have lived in sec 8, my friend had a baby when she was 17 and now she is a full time nurse and doing wonderful.
Ask the other neighbors to write a complaint about the noise as well. They legally can make as much noise as they want to a degree in the am till 10pm. Why hasnt your hubby told the cousins mother? or has he? If yousend to many complaints to low income housing they could just find something wrong with you as well and re rent the place you both have. If it is a duplex i mean. Record the noise. Tape the noise with a camcorder. Put a blanket or rug on the wall that is near your wall. I have seen this done and helps with thin walls with noisy neighbors.
I sympathize with you. I've been there. I went to truck driving school ten years ago to get my family away from that. When you live in public housing, you can't expect classy neighbors. The street I lived on was full of drug dealers, addicts, and pedophiles. My wife was on assistance when i married her,she had 4 kids, none of them biologically mine, so I wasn't on her case. I was driving taxicabs for $200-300 a week at the time. I went down to the welfare office with her one day, I sat down in front of her case worker and told her that if they gave me $1900, the price of a six week truck driving class at the community college, that in one year I would have my new family off of her computer in less than one year. The lady got up, went into the next room to talk to her supervisor, sat down at the desk with some information, told me to go ahead enroll, and have the college send the bill to the address on the card she gave me and it would be paid in full. They even offered to give me a check to cover my gas money to drive back and forth to school, which I turned down. I had my family off her computer in six months, and within a year I PURCHASED a house of my own. I don't know if things have changed, but have your husband show some initiative and make a similar offer. It don't have to be trucking, but there are plenty of certificate programs where a person can get a decent job after a less than a half a year of training. I don't know how willing they are to pay for it now, but in 1997 when I did it, they sure were.
Oh my god you are about to have a baby? That kind of living condition...the stress....that is not good, not at all.
Disregard some of the nasty comments here. Simply call the police and report them for disturbing the peace. Eventually, the police will come out. Understand that calls to the police are given a priority by the seriousness of the call. Disturbing the peace is a low priority call. If your neighbors are fighting, report it as a domestic disturbance, or a fight. that is a higher priority call, and should get some police attention. Sorry to hear about your situation, and good luck with the baby.
1st, there is not much you can do about it. Ever hear of the "Serenity Prayer". You need to accept the things you can not change but change the things you can. Meaning...deal with it on a Temporary basis...but work your ass off to get the hell out of low income housing...& into a qutier more peaceful neighborhood.
Call the police each and every time your neighbors are being loud. See if the PD has a community resources officer who deals with "quality of life issues" like the one you are facing. If the call-taker tries to blow you off, ask for the case report number and how soon before you can get a copy of the report (this will force them to at least write a report) or ask for the supervisor for that part of the city. Do you think he could be using or selling drugs out of the apartment? Nothing, we like better than a possible drugs house. You can bet your last $, the housing authority will be getting a request from the PD on who lives there, how long etc if its a possible drug house. Disclaimer-don't make a false report, but you can certainly report "suspicious activity" to the PD. Report them repeatedly to your housing caseworker, find out who your councilman/woman is and ask them for help (they love this type of things, your mayor etc. The sqeaky wheel gets the oil...so keep at it until either he shuts up, or gets out. I realise this may be difficult to do all these things in your current state, maybe get your family to help, telephone calls/letters etc. Can your husband speak with his cousin? Does she realize that she is jeopardizing her housing by allowing the boyfriend to be there and his behavior ? Finally, best wishes for the addition to your family.
The police may not be able to help, depending upon your local laws/ordinances. However, call just the same. Every time you call, make yourself a nuisance until the cops show up. Don't expect them to be able to do anything but get a report number. After you get several report numbers, call the HUD caseworker. If that person gives you the run around, go above his/her head. If you make yourself a bigger pain in the a.s.s. than the paperwork is to the caseworker, your problem will be solved.