Off Topic..Scared and Alone
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Off Topic..Scared and Alone
| Fri, 03-11-2005 - 11:47am |
I'm scared. And I'm all alone. My husband won't be home until 5 and he's been sent a bit of a way out of town for some service calls..My friends are at work so they are not available. The missionaries are out about town. There are no other neighbors home. If I screamed, they wouldn't hear me because they are not there. A week ago, these people moved in to the apartment upstairs..The woman who lived there moved out, kept the lease, and moved her daughter and her boyfriend in. They are scaring me. They were reported for energy theft by me on a hunch. I had a gut feeling, I stuck with it. I think they know that I did it, but my feelings are that if I have to pay for my electricity, then they should too. They've been harassing me when my DH isn't home. They will look out the front door to see if his work van is here. If it isn't, they will repeatedly stomp across the floor, stomp on the deck upstairs, they will walk down the stairs and peer in the window on the way down. I keep the blinds closed now. I like the sunlight, but I can't do this anymore. Today, I went to the landlord because I can't take the noise and the harassment. This morning they woke me up at three a.m. because they were in the bedroom above mine stomping, slamming, banging, and yelling. DH slept right through it, but it kept me up for 45 minutes. I went to the landlord. I've been nice. I did the nice neighbor thing and kept my mouth shut. Now, I'm scared. The landlord is going to have them evicted because of their behavior. The landlord knows I'm pregnant and spend the day alone by myself when I'm not in school. His secretary is handling the problem. She said that when she saw them, she had a bad feeling about them and knew that they are up to no good. But, I'm scared that they will find out I did it. With me being alone all day, I'm scared they'll attack me. I've got hockey sticks by the front door and a machete in my bedroom. I took martial arts, but I'm pregnant. I'm not as quick as I used to be either. With two of them, I'm scared they'll hurt me to the point my baby will die..What should I do?

If you reported them, they should not have been able to find out who reported it.
Document what you've done so far. Write down your complaints to the landlord with dates, times, and details. Call the police and report this as harassment or disturbing the peace. Explain the situation and at least, get this on report with them. That way, if you have to take further action, you'll have documentation to back up the complaint.
You could also ask for a patrolman to come by to give them a warning, too, so that they know that someone has contacted them.
As Tish mentioned though, they have no way of knowing who reported the possible energy theft so don't allow yourself to become paranoid. After all, it's only been a week.
Edited 3/11/2005 12:58 pm ET ET by katmandoo2001
Yes, typically, apartment complexes do not shut off electricity when an apt. is vacated, they just close the account for the occupant. The apt. has to be shown so frequently until it's rented again, so it's just not practical to turn the power off and on. Sometimes, the property owner has a main control on site that they can physically turn off themselves when an apt. is vacated though.
But it's the landlord's responsibility to make sure that the new occupant has set up all residential services in THEIR name, so that THEY, the landlord, won't be charged after the new lessee moves in. And all that's usually asked and confirmed on the lease contract and upon the first rent payment.
Edited 3/11/2005 4:36 pm ET ET by katmandoo2001