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Reasonable Accommodation for Epilepsy
Sat, 12/11/2010 - 21:10Hi. It's been a while since I've posted here but I have a question regarding reasonable accommodation for people with epilepsy.
There are two people in my apartment building with extremely loud stereos. One guy even has six speaker surround sound. The stress from the 24/7 boombing bass is causing tremendous stress and a worsening of my seizures. The building manager will not do anything. Has anyone else had problems getting reasonable accommodations? I am currently working with a fair housing agency.
Re: Reasonable Accommodation for Epilepsy
Submitted by Patty123 on Thu, 2011-10-06 - 10:51
Hi! Thank you everyone for your advice.
I'm not in college but live in an apartment building in an otherwise quiet neighborhood. We have a great police department here, and a strict city noise ordinance--people can get a ticket anytime of day for loud music. My problem is I have trouble locating sources of noise, possibly a side effect of trouble with the temporal lobe, but I did get transfered to another slightly quiet apartment thanks to the fair housing agency. Things are still noisy during the day but lately--between 1:30-6:30 a.m. there is absolute quiet, so I stay up and enjoy the quiet:)
Thanks to Housing Opportunities Made Equal I was put at the top of the list for an apartment transer.
Oh, just an example of how insensitive some building managers are when it comes to noise--the police department did issue one man with a loud stereo a ticket of $75. I have an actual video of the cop writing the ticket--in his police car--and she still didn't accept it as proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIV4GuwMhig
Yep. This as proof that the noise guy got a ticket and the building manager still demanded proof.
Hopefully the noise situation now, which is getting slightly better will improve even more.
BTW: Nothing like having a lawyer threaten someone with a lawsuit to get your rights as a disabled person taken seriously. And I've since learned that under fair housing laws we're entitled to "quiet and peaceful enjoyment" of our apartments. Most cities have fair housing agencies and they offer services for free.
Wish I had known this months earlier!
Thank you all so much for your understanding:) xoxoxo
Hi! Thank you everyone for your advice.
I'm not in college but live in an apartment building in an otherwise quiet neighborhood. We have a great police department here, and a strict city noise ordinance--people can get a ticket anytime of day for loud music. My problem is I have trouble locating sources of noise, possibly a side effect of trouble with the temporal lobe, but I did get transfered to another slightly quiet apartment thanks to the fair housing agency. Things are still noisy during the day but lately--between 1:30-6:30 a.m. there is absolute quiet, so I stay up and enjoy the quiet:)
Thanks to Housing Opportunities Made Equal I was put at the top of the list for an apartment transer.
Oh, just an example of how insensitive some building managers are when it comes to noise--the police department did issue one man with a loud stereo a ticket of $75. I have an actual video of the cop writing the ticket--in his police car--and she still didn't accept it as proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIV4GuwMhig
Yep. This as proof that the noise guy got a ticket and the building manager still demanded proof.
Hopefully the noise situation now, which is getting slightly better will improve even more.
BTW: Nothing like having a lawyer threaten someone with a lawsuit to get your rights as a disabled person taken seriously. And I've since learned that under fair housing laws we're entitled to "quiet and peaceful enjoyment" of our apartments. Most cities have fair housing agencies and they offer services for free.
Wish I had known this months earlier!
Thank you all so much for your understanding:) xoxoxo