So fed up of my flat stinking of pot/anti social behaviour

[IroningThrone]

I live in a small block of flats. There's 12 of us, and until recently it's been fine. A new couple moved in and ever since its been hell. A few highlights-

-a screaming argument at 4am that turned physical and was so bad multiple police vans turned up. They have arguments at least once a week but usually more.

• their dealer accessing the flat courtyard by the back gate, threatening to put their windows in and screaming obscenities until he was dragged away by the police
• they sit and smoke pot in the communal area/stairs and it stinks to the point i dread bringing my kids in. They've just been smoking it and now my flat also stinks (for context, the front door is about 2m from my bedroom door and i can smell it in my bed.) If i dry anything innthe hall, it stinks too (to the point I was pulled aside at work about it!)
• they jam both the back security gate and the main (key fobbed) security doors open so their druggie mates can get in. I've had stuff stolen from my post box (they're locked but it was forced open)

I've just had to put my uniform back in the wash because I had the airer in the hall and it all stinks. I'm so fucking fed up of them being selfish and generally disruptive twats. I'm sick of ringing the police because they're fighting again or one of their mates is trying to break into the place. It's so bad I'm actually scared to be in the communal areas when they're in them.

Wibu to speak to to Thirteen? (Social housing, though in a smaller "decent/nice" area). I'm unfortunately not in a position where I could move. (pic is of my hall to show the space - please don't judge the carpet, I'm waiting for my new hoover to arrive!)

Oh yes i dont disagree. Its hell having neighbours like that and its definately worth a try

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4796430-to-tell-dp-not-to-bother-coming-home?page=15&reply=125852871

Keep complaining to the housing association. If you have or can find out an out of office number, phone them as soon as it happens each and every time. Or if you can get hold of the MD, senior officer, phone them not the normal switchboard number.

If you have any inkling who either of them work for, if they work (unlikely), contact their employer.

Oh, he doesn't think anything of the sort.
His hobby is to make contrarian & provoking statements to an OP, so that the entire thread becomes about him.
He will suck up the outrage manfully, seemingly cheerfully, & then choose his moment to act butthurt about how having a majority of PP disagree with his ridiculous statements is bullying, then pull a DARVO.

To be fair, he's even better value on his own threads, where his MO is to present himself as diva-level unreasonable, & ramp up the outrage with nitpicking irrelevancies & increasingly bizarre non-sequiturs

This is only my opinion, of course. Keyan is at liberty to disagree, but once seen, the pattern is impossible to unsee.
Have fun, Keyansier.

Brilliant!

Housing association will do nothing.

We lived in a cul de sac with about 24 properties, some were owner-occupiers, some were private rented, about half were leased to the local housing association. Family in one of the HA properties were dealing drugs. Dodgy people in and out the street at all hours. Police raided the property one lunchtime just as I was bringing my eldest home from playgroup, they found a quantity of Class A too big to be for personal use. But no charges brought as she said they were his, he said they were hers, and the police couldn't prove it one way or the other.

Irrespective of the fact that a large quantity of drugs were found in the house and that SOMEONE in the house was dealing them, the housing association refused to act. No crime, no problem, nothing to see here.

We sold and moved.

Keep trying IroningThrone. It takes time and effort to resolve this sort of issue. Most people get worn down and give up before they're successful, but repeatedly complaining and trying to get as much evidence as possible will get something done eventually.

If you're not already doing so, make a note of all the incidents causing you issues and every time you've called the police (with log numbers if possible). Present this to the housing association.

Tenants sign up to acceptable behaviour as part of their tenancy agreement. Behaviour such as you describe is in breach of that and IS cause for eviction if repeated warnings and sanctions are ignored. But it takes time and perseverance. It also feels like no one cares because the HA are not allowed to discuss with you the tenants you are complaining about, which can come across as disinterest.

You could also go on your local police force website and find out who your local beat officer is and tell them. They'll be unlikely to come round and raid the house and won't tell you anything either, but if your problem tenants are the cause of lots of calls and/or are linked to those involved in drug activity, they will be interested (even though you may never know exactly why).

Every heavy pot smoker I know (which includes two brothers who have since stopped): hobby is just smoking pot. sitting around, talking about pot, while smoking pot. can't wait to smoke pot again. seriously paranoid. really into conspiracy theories. always trying to work out the best way to do as little work as possible, including getting benefits and avoiding tax. always telling everyone to 'chill'. apathetic about everything, while telling everyone about how the world should be run. love to talk about themselves.
I can sense a pot smoker a mile away because of my brothers and their friends, and growing up around it. pot is so strong these days and it is highly addictive and people who claim it's not are just delusional.
I don't mind people who occasionally smoke, in the same way that people occasionally go out and get drunk, and i certainly wouldn't want to deny it to anyone with a serious illness because I figure, if you're in pain and dying, do what you want.

Its not on for it to be seeping into other peoples flats. OP could end up being disciplined at work or even face the sack.

THEN the housing association WILL have the temerity to evict her for non payment of rent instead of taking responsibility for allocating the druggies that flat in the first place.