not me facing homelessness problem unable to find a place that allows a pet. My bad for having a sweet little girl for the past 15 or so years. She is so cute. I love her so much.
There is this incredibly small duplex in my small 4k population town and even that place doesn't allow pets. Oh and even if I do find a place, it will end up costing 50% of my monthly post tax income. Yayy!!
Fuck landlords. Squeezing every last ounce of happiness and money and resources out of people for profit.
On a semi related note, death to whoever was the first to come up with the concept of pet rent.
Does your area have Emotional Support Animal protections? Here it's built into housing discrimination. My psychiatrist submitted a letter saying that my dog helps in X ways, a pet screening company verified it, and my landlord had to allow him in an apartment that otherwise doesn't allow pets. No deposit and no monthly fees, just a yearly recertification.
This seems like a great approach. Unfortunately, unless I have misunderstood something, it seems I would have to be first diagnosed with something that would give cause to needing an emotional support animal. It does not seem like I would be able to do this in a timely manner. Once I get any place though, I'll definite pursue this to prevent any further issues of having a pet.
To that end I'm not sure what kind of diagnostic process would be necessary. My letter just says that I feel depressed, anxious, and less tied to a routine when I don't have a pet to focus on. The dog provides companionship and stability. That was enough for the pet screeners to check the box.
I don't know, van life seems so cool to me. Maybe I am wrong. But again, that is the most USian thing I've seen. Honestly speaking, I am really curious about the shitting and the bathing stuff, because that must be the most uncomfortable thing to do.
Cooking is okay, I guess. Laundry is also manageable. Now that you've mentioned parking, I am quite concerned about it. How bad is it?
If you like police hassling you wherever you park then it shouldn’t be a problem. But you don’t have to only concern yourself with parking. Think about all the myriad different expenses that must come up by living in a vehicle. Because people who are unhoused in America that are fortunate enough to have a vehicle still have to pay out the nose for things that are less expensive if you have a home.
And when someone is facing homelessness I don’t think they’ll think about it as an opportunity to make their dream van-life #glamping “the year I found myself” DIY polluter 3000.
