T.s.
St Petersburg,#2Author of original report
Thu, June 12, 2003
I cannot find an attorney who will help me, probono, as I cannot afford to pay one. My income is less now than my rent and utilities because I was tricked into paying my neighbor's electric bill. Rebecca Joyer is a wealthy , judgemental and crude alndlord who has singled me out to harass and torment, apparently assuming I cannot fight back because of my low income. We now have fruit rats running between the walls of my and my neighbor's apartment, keeping me from sleeping at night and she refuses to do any type of pest control - in spite of the fact that my lease states she is responsible for this problem. She continues to use passive-aggressive behavior to belittle me and my children when we walk outside and attempt to feed the squirrels or just sit outside - a right i THOUGHT we had? My baby is having surgery June 20th and her catty and demeaning behavior are only adding to a plate that is way too full for me now!! Can someone PLEASE tell me if it is legal for her to loudly make fun of me to other tenants the few times I DO try to sit outdoors, telling them all about my personal business, including why I am on SSI, that I was beaten by my baby's father 4 months ago, who pays no child support or shows any interest in his son, and that I was brutally raped by a St. Pete Taxi driver in April, trying to paint a false picture of me as being sexually "loose" - implying I "asked for it" - nothing could be further from the truth. I don't even date!! my whole world revolves around my children and college, ironically to get my degree so I can help abused children and victims of domestic violence. Mrs. Joyer has intentionally lied to the other tenants in orer to turn them against me - all but ONE, whom my daughter babysits for and as soon as Mrs. Joyer saw that this precious woman was supporting me by being a true friend to both me and my daughter, the landlord removed the flowers and plants from this woman's porch which were there upon her moving in. Just in the last week, Mrs. Joyer, with the knowledge that I see a pain management doctor from the injuries I sustained from both the beating and the rape, literally walked over to another 21 y/o male tenant and encouraged him to ask to buy some of my pain medication in an attempt to have me arrested! This same young man coaxed my 16 y/0 daughter into his apartment and molested her when I refused to sell him my medication. I don't know how much more i can stand. I'm trying my best to ignore her attempts to provoke me but it is wearing me down and my antidepressants I take for depression aren't even working as I am so depressed. I feel helpless - I cannot afford to move because all my SSI and cash benefits goes into paying $560 a month for rent, usually $145 each month for my electric bill (which includes my neighbor's bill as the thermostat is in my apartment that controls his AC/heat. Does a lawyer EXIST who would be willing to at least help me be released from my lease soon so I am not sued by her for leaving soon? Because my premature baby is developmentally delayed (physically), the coordinator at All Children's Hospital at the Early Intervention program urged me to apply for SSI for my son, even though i would probably only receive checks for 4-6 months - at least it could open the door for us to find freedom in moving from this hell on earth! I just cannot take much more - the situation keeps escalating and I am trying so hard to heal myself from the trauma that caused me to need the help of SSI in the first place. Rebecca Joyer's discrimination toward me and laughing out loud so I will hear her making fun of me and my daughter are preventing me from healing or getting better - it feels like i'm living in an abusive environment all ovr again and is so upsetting, both me and my 16 y/0 daughter's mwdication for panic attacks has been increased recently. They say that which does not kill you makes you stronger? I;m strong enough, thank you, and I've had enough. If i'm not allowed to post my personal email address on here, how will I ever know if a MIRACLE does occur and there actually IS an attorney who would help me? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. This makes me feel like I am all alone in a battle I'll never win. I feel like I'm sinking in quicksand and want nothing more than to be able to MOVE AWAY FROM HERE without having a lawsuit filed against me. I also feel I deserve to be reimbursed for all the money I've paid Progress Energy to heat and now cool my neighbor's apartment. I am struggling now financially because I was so devestated from the rape (Mrs. Joyer refuses to let me have a peephole in my door!) that I dropped out of college where I was relying on my student stafford loans to get by. I am TRYING to use this time during this summer to both work with my baby and his physical therapist to help him to learn to sit up, crawl and walk - he is the light of my life and my daughter is precious as well. I am also TRYING to make good use of this time before Fall semester starts in September to work diligently with my therapist to overcome some obstacles but it has been nearly impossible as it takes all my energy to be a positive influence - to be a good mom to my baby - at the same time I'm TRYING to create a POSITIVE living environment for the 3 of us, which Rebecca Joyer is making virtually impossible. Again, any feedback that might help pull me out of the 'quicksand', so to speak, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.