Bullying from other tenants?

Question

I am in "temporary sheltered accomodation" awaiting council housing which is slow as I am not with children.

I am being bullied by another tenant in the same house and am at my wits' end. I am in fear of my life - suppt workers no help.

What can I do to make him back off? I have been here longest. He has been thrown out of one house because of violence towards another female tenant, and placed in with me. I am scared of him, and he knows it! He drinks and is worse then. He seems to be able to pick a fight out of thin air!

Answer 1

Support Workers don't get to be no help. It's their job to sort this out.

Complain in writing to your landlord, and make it clear that you expect a prompt response - having a papertrail tends to focus the mind and may make them deal with the situation better. Keep detailed records of every incident with this person; what happened, when, what he said, etc. Go back to the council and make them aware of the situation, too. If that doesn't work, take advice from the local CAB. Contact your MP. Generally kick up a fuss until someone helps. This person does not get to behave in this way, and if he does, he should be the one to suffer for it, not you.

Good luck.

Answer 2

A drinker always become nuts.
Does temporary shelters allow drinking and drunkeness I really don't think they do. I could be mistaken.

Make sure to file a complaint "IN WRITING", not just verbally, so if something does happen, you will have a log of it.

Do you have paper work to prove that he was removed because of violence towards another female tenant, or is it just hearsay?

Does anybody else feel the way you do, or is it just you? Get others involved.

Just try to stay clear of him. He is a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off.

Answer 3

i dont know. but when i worked as a social worker one of the things they used to tell us when i worked with violent people is that try to examine your body behavior. is it unintentionally threatening in anyway? youd be surprised how threatening seemingly normal body behaviors are. if you are from a city environment, lets say new york, you might have some aggressive body language you arent even aware of. so just try to relax. dont act like a worm and go in the opposite direction, just get really relaxed and mellow. if he approaches you and you are standing, try sitting down. it has a relaxing effect on the overly aggressive. if worse comes to worse, why not tell him your grandmother died? yes it is a lie, but violent people tend to have a soft spot in their hearts for death and sickness. weird but true.