I got a new place!
Unlike the short term lease place, this one doesn't have yellow running water, or a cockroach and flea problem. It also has working heat, and water that actually gets hot! Me and my cat are very happy to be here. I'm so glad I don't have to deal with the toxic building (where the fire happened) anymore, and no more stress about all the cockroaches that were infested in the temporary one I was living at during renovations.
My cat is so much happier here than she was at the other place, which makes things so much easier on me since I thought she was going to be riddled with stress from yet another move.
Now that I'm finally settled in, I can breathe and relax. I would love to say I have secure housing, but I don't. The housing program I was given (through much hardships) is set up so it's based on your previous tax year's total income. Because of the fire that happened and how much rent went up for the temporary place, my total for that year I was given went past the allowed amount. So that means January 2026 the housing program will give me way less, which will leave me unable to afford rent + hydro here. I honestly don't know what to do, except hope I will get subsidized housing somewhere else before that countdown hits me hard. I don't want to experience homelessness again. This time I would not have insurance to help get me through the rough few months.
Landlord Tenant Board:
I recently learned about the Landlord Tenant Board and how to fill out a form for it. I was adviced to do so in regards to the unlivable situation at the place that had a fire (since they disregarded mine and other's complaints, and it was making me and others sick, and their pets). I included parts about harrasment by the maintenance guy there since he decided to continue doing so in 2025 after the fire.
Previous place with bug issues:
I was adviced again to do another Landlord Tenant Board complaint against the short term place I was at during the fire. Since the landlord knew they had a major cockroach infestation but didn't tell me prior to me signing the lease. The building manager lied to my face when I asked what the bug trap was for (it was for cockroaches) she said "big spiders". Fast forward to as soon as I move in my cupboards are filled with cockroach poop and shed skin. A big dead one in the ceiling light, and the first time I go down to use their laundry room there are cockroaches all over the floor (some squished or half dead too) and in the garbage bin. I would put in photos but I don't want to gross anyone out.
The water turned yellow at random times, it was bad to the point where my cat needed filtered water, sometimes from a bottle because the water quality was so awful.
The heaters didn't work for the first months of winter, so it was literally painfully cold. I managed by rotating electrical heaters I bought so my cat wouldn't get hypothermia and die. When the heaters were fixed they went on based on the entire building's temperature not your unit. So it was still freezing cold, and the heaters made loud pounding, steel-on-steel sounds at random times, always after midnight when you want to sleep, or first thing in the morning, when you want to sleep. The walls were super thin so I could hear my neighbour cuss out the heaters multiple times.
All of these issues (including no hot water after 5-10 minutes), for $1,600 a month. They raised the price for me even though they knew I was homeless at the time due to a fire and living at a hotel, but instead of being decent (it really seemed like no one wanted to be during that time it was most needed) they purposefully raised the rent stating the reason as "it's because it's 6 months and not a year."
Harassment by maintenance (place that had fire):
I wrote out a entire post detailing the harassment I endured by the maintanence guy at the building the fire happened. But it didn't save when I saved as draft. So frustrating, but I don't want to re-write it all.
I will say I wish I knew about the Landlord Tenant Board before a few months ago. I would've reported his behaviour to them the moment it started happening. He acted passive-aggressively, and seemed to take out his frusrations on me and others. No idea why I was chosen, I followed the rules, was quiet, and the land lady constitently told me how great I was as a tenant. Yet here was this grown man with keys to my place and everyone elses, who behaved in a way that made me fear for my safety. I thought the fire would've made him grow as person, be empathetic, but maybe because he didn't actually live there, he still chose to harass me and others.
Leaving garbage in front of my door, leaving dirt in front of my door (and my neighbour's). He use to constantly intimidate me, and watch me clean up on my hands and knees when he would refuse to let me borrow a mop. Always banged on my door. Now I know all his behaviour was borderline criminal harassment. Especially when he was yelling at me one day trying to lure me alone into the garbage room. Thankfully I got out of the situation and because I was at a temporary place, I didn't need to worry about him having access to where I lived that night.
Hospital case:
I hope the rest of 2025 is good to me. I'm pretty burned out from all the legal stuff from the hospital, then the fire, then the homelessness and moving, then the tossing out damaged stuff and trying to fight for my right to have livable conditions and not be sick. Then finally being in a good place end of March 2025.
But because everything happened (out of my hands) I wasn't able to research and find someone to help me with a medical expert report. And I am burned out, how I wish I wasn't, because I want justice for me, it's not right that the hospital can get away with abuse, assault, battery, illegally imprisoning me for 6 days as a hostage with no way out, and kidnapping me (no not a exaggerating, even the police told my family if I said no to the ambulance they legally couldn't take me, but I refused to go, even put up a fight by having my hands up on either side pushing against them pushing me in and they took me-kidnapped-me-anyways). It would've been easier if my family and I knew about our rights, but we didn't, just like many others don't, so it's so easy to have a dark, horrific hell experience like me. Going from a normal, mentally-healthy person, to now a person riddled with PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks, and involuntary movements (due to their injection and traumatic stress they caused). It's undescribable how hard it is so have to learn to be stuck as not that "normal" you anymore, and have to learn to deal with this new hell that they caused.
Getting justice is the least I deserve. If I don't get it because I wasn't rich enough to get a report or a lawyer that isn't on contingency, how is that fair? I just wanted it documented for my own peace of mind, that yes they did wrong, I wanted it official, in court. And the hospital wants my case closed ASAP. They want me to pay my abusers, my tormenters, literally people from my nightmares, if I cannot figure out this medical report. And if it is true what the hospital's lawyer said, that it takes 6months to 1 year to produce one, I only have til June 2025, that's not enough time. If I can't get one, which due to things out of my control, seems I can't, then even if the court sets trial for small claims, the hospital lawyer will claim I don't have enough evidence and have it closed. How is pages and pages of the law that wasn't followed (Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, etc) not enough?
If I'm forced to sign something or threatened with having to pay $5,000+ again, just know, the hospital is guilty of their crimes against me. Everything I have stated about them in videos and here, are all factual and true. And boy do I wish I just had 1 person who would've been willing to help me on this hellride. But I don't.
What now?
I noticed there is so much hate now in social media. Never was so bad but now people dish it out against even the nicest of people, the people who need support or empathy or a helping hand. I don't know why it progressively increased, but I will still ask, in the future, if you could treat me with kindness, any at all, knowing what you know I've been through, that I've shared, despite any personal judgements you may have towards me. It really does help. Especially if I don't get justice, I will be hurt all over again, that will stay with me forever. I would love it if just someone acknowledges that they know what happened to me was wrong. You don't have to, but if you at least had the heart to not kick me while I'm down, that is all I can ask for.
Especially growing up how I did, where I learned people enjoy when you get hurt if they are mad at you or embarrassed. They want to see it, it brings them joy. I learned it as a kid, seen it on grown adults faces. Even when you didn't do anything wrong. Like two kids doing handstands, the other kid falls down right on their back getting hurt. Adult comes out to yell at kid me for their own kid getting hurt. Why? I don't know, I just know in that moment, this drunk adult wants to hurt me, but me hurting me will be less painful, and will appease them to the point where they won't hurt me worse. So, knowing people enjoy your pain as a child, I do a handstand, and purposefully let myself fall on my back. It hurts, and I ask the adult (my mom's drinking friend) if we are good now, she is happy I got hurt, says yes, and leaves.
Please be kind.
