New maintenance guy went to inspect our equipment . . . They all walked into this

And the fun continues! New maintenance guy went with our fire safety company to inspect our equipment . . . They all walked into this, and no the resident hadn’t skipped, he actually lives like this with his dog! Quarterly inspections are back on the schedule, if our new guy sticks around! (He’s also getting a $5 raise at the 30 day mark!!) 
   
   

I will NEVER understand how people live this way!?!?

This is unbelievable! I will not say that I haven’t seen it before though. Disgusting.

Poor dog

He needs some help. I think I remember you saying you manage section 8 for seniors and disabled. See if your county social services office can get hi. Some help. Pm me if you want some wording on what to ask for / how to start the process

We called all the appropriate entities (small area, I know/work with them all for various reasons). And good memory!!

Mental health issue. Sad.

Help him clear the space to start over. It's difficult for some people. And I bet that dog is his life...clearly has to be a mental health issue...

The first hoarding unit I ever encountered was floor to ceiling full of stuff! Paths were made through walls of stuff. I knew I needed to learn all about it when the resident called her psychiatrist on the spot and gave me permission to speak to her. I found out that they lost their son in a head on car collision. There were 5 young adults in the car. Their son was the only one that died. She was a head nurse and he was a VP of finance in a very large company we all know. It opened my eyes forever. I still enforce the rules and protect the owners’ assets when we i learn of these situations but I do it with empathy. If the residents do not want to help themselves, there is not much that can be done. If they do, it is a win-win. The results can be rewarding for everyone. Sometimes they just need help starting over.

I don’t see beer cans or liquor bottles thrown in. This person isn’t an alcoholic but probably still dealing with mental health issues. I agree with Megan’s input. Don’t forget if he is a veteran, you can call them too.

This is heartbreaking.

There are folks with mental health issues as you say. Ive never met a resident who lived like that on purpose. I would talk with resident first, then go from there.

He’s out of state so he’ll miss the 24 hr notice deadline, which leads to a 10 day notice. He has an appointment on Friday to chat with me and make a plan to keep him in his housing and make it clean and safe for him and his ESA.

Let me guess, when you confronted him about it he didn't think it was a big deal that he was busy and didn't get a chance to clean his kitchen after dinner last night.

well he was confronted with a 24 hr notice, and a threat of a $1,500 bill if my inspectors have to return to inspect his unit. He’s out of town and headed home to clean asap. He never gave an excuse, but did go on vacation for 2 weeks.

Just dealt with a similar situation, thankfully there was no animal. But hard to believe this is normal for some people.

Just dealt with a similar situation, thankfully there was no animal. But hard to believe this is normal for some people.

We just took this property over, when we did our initial inspection there was trash everywhere and we we had to tell her then. So we put the letter out. I told her it's your move, my next letter is eviction letter

Send a cause for concern clean up letter with monthly follow up inspections. If he stays on track he stays in is apartment. If he doesn't then it's time for a 5day and eviction. This shows you're serious but willing to work with him. Also have a face to face conversation. Be firm but empathetic. Explain that this is unhealthy for him, the dog, his neighbors, and possibly damaging the property.

We have those... They clean up just before the 90 day inspection comes around!

Yup have dealt with many of those over the years. I can think of 3 we went through all the right channels and tried to help but unfortunately in the end they all ended in evictions. Mental health is very difficult to overcome.