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jamila12
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What is the name of your state? illinois
i live in section a of chicago illinois housing authority, i have been a tenant for the past 10yrs, i live with several other family members. my name is on the lease but i am sublet (not responsible for anything on the premises). as of this past year my family and i have had some run-ins with the home office over our district. in august the housing authority decided to fix our homes, they've been up for quite some time, so a repair was due. home office hired outside contractors to come and work on the complex (several other familys live there as well). the workers did not start on our apartment for some time, they appeared to be using all their time and resources on the other residents, we complained because almost a month had passed and they hadn't touched our home (even though they were working on multiple houses at the same time). when they finally got to ours one or 2 people worked on the house they took their time tearing the place apart, and cared not to replace anything they had taken out, till the next week, we went without water in one of our washrooms for 3-4 days, and they were still working on the other. to make this story a little shorter we were in the right when we complained to the heads of cha, they hired a whole new staff to fix our apartment (professionals), they fired the entire staff of that districts main office. but now it seems they have been trying extra hard to get us evicted, from day one of the house repair incident. they now want a copy of anyone over 18's check stub (from their work), so that they can do a background check as well as a credit check. what does that have to do with my residing in the apartment? do they have the right to conduct such things after 10yrs? can this be justified as a retaliation against my family and i? i barely make 60dollars a week, and i'm in college, can they have me kicked out? im 20, i believe i do have good credit, i don't have any type of record... but i like my privacy, and don't appreciate being pushed around because of my financial status. please help!!!
i live in section a of chicago illinois housing authority, i have been a tenant for the past 10yrs, i live with several other family members. my name is on the lease but i am sublet (not responsible for anything on the premises). as of this past year my family and i have had some run-ins with the home office over our district. in august the housing authority decided to fix our homes, they've been up for quite some time, so a repair was due. home office hired outside contractors to come and work on the complex (several other familys live there as well). the workers did not start on our apartment for some time, they appeared to be using all their time and resources on the other residents, we complained because almost a month had passed and they hadn't touched our home (even though they were working on multiple houses at the same time). when they finally got to ours one or 2 people worked on the house they took their time tearing the place apart, and cared not to replace anything they had taken out, till the next week, we went without water in one of our washrooms for 3-4 days, and they were still working on the other. to make this story a little shorter we were in the right when we complained to the heads of cha, they hired a whole new staff to fix our apartment (professionals), they fired the entire staff of that districts main office. but now it seems they have been trying extra hard to get us evicted, from day one of the house repair incident. they now want a copy of anyone over 18's check stub (from their work), so that they can do a background check as well as a credit check. what does that have to do with my residing in the apartment? do they have the right to conduct such things after 10yrs? can this be justified as a retaliation against my family and i? i barely make 60dollars a week, and i'm in college, can they have me kicked out? im 20, i believe i do have good credit, i don't have any type of record... but i like my privacy, and don't appreciate being pushed around because of my financial status. please help!!!