An elderly woman below him told the police what happens at night--the heavy stomping and loud slamming of the door throughout the night when he leaves to have a cigarette. It's a woofer, she told the police. A few days before, she had just returned to her apartment after spending seven days in the hospital. Yet, she was dismissed when we both were informed that the tenant has the right to walk in his apartment at night!
And management, again: We can't investigate if we don't know the cause of the problem.
So I'm being set up as the easiest solution to a problem. A historical solution: remove the Black woman! Point out a violation: A Black complaining when she discovers she has no rights to be honored by whites in a town that honors white citizens.
Remove the Black woman and the white elderly woman, already too scared to speak with management, will decide it's in her best interest to endure the disturbance at night. Or move!
As for the tenant in need of supervision, he'll remain.
And so, the disservice to all will continue.
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