I need help

[Notavictimbutasurvivor]

2 years on from leaving my abuser and things are getting worse. He's shacked up with a prostitute who has taken it upon herself to single handily destroy my life. She's probably going to read this thread.

My 15 year old daughter came home today and my housing association had sellotaped a notice to quit on my front door. I called my housing association and it turned out somebody had made a phone call saying I wasn't living there??

I had no notice from my officer and she questioned neighbours. Where is my privacy?

Due to abuse and how scared I am I go to work at 5am, come home at 2pm then stay in the house. The cameras around my house can prove that I live here but why can this happen?

I'm furious that my daughter came home to that and now I feel like I'm living on eggshells again.

All this might I add is because I've applied for child maintenance

What a tough day.

I didn't want to read and run. Have the HA said that they will rescind the notice to quit, or do they need further proof that you're still there? I would have thought that the fact you've noticed it and called them within hours of it going up would go in your favour.

Would it be possible to apply to move to another HA property where your abuser does not know your location?

Has the HA accepted that you live there? If not, I suggest you write to them immediately stating that they are wrong and then contact Shelter for advice and support, they are really good.

OK first thing's first.

HA's do NOT issue a notice to quit on the tittle tattle gossip of random people. They'll need to visit you and interview you first. After that, a decision will be made but it's not a particularly fast process. So something has definitely gone wrong there.

Contact them again and insist they follow their own policies and procedures and if necessary, contact your MP immediately as they will be able to help.

They believe that I live here. I'm just shocked that one phone call could cause so much unnecessary upset. If I had received a phone call or a letter I could have spoken to them.

But they chose to publicly embarrass me and then questioned my neighbours. They were planning on evicting me with no evidence even though I pay my full rent on time every week.

My kids are so upset

Thanks Worra. I'll call my MP first thing in the morning after I get off the phone to the police.

My ex partner and his girlfriend are currently not allowed to contact me because of various restraining orders. They're so bloody stupid it's unreal

I know nothing about this I’m sorry this is happening 💕

I have lived here for 16 years and I've been a quiet tennant and I cause no trouble.

They didn't follow procedure at all due they?

The caller may have told HA that you have sublet it to someone else but they should have contacted you.

This sounds hellish OP. I hope you get good advice and support on here so you can sort it out.

Worra as usual is right, any notice to quit would also be posted through your letterbox and not taped to the door. The notices on the door àre only put on after possession has been taken after official eviction proceedings. It looks like your ex has made that sign himself.

The notice to quit was done by my housing

How awful for you! It does seem like procedure wasn't followed, I wouldn't go to your MP yet, but ask to talk to your housing officer about the notice and the way they went about it. State how upsetting it was, and that it was taped on the door etc.

But on a positive note, if they know that this was a malicious complaint, then they may be less inclined to act on any further complaints?

Chin up and keep reading your name!