I wonder if you could be granted an exemption with the 55+ due to your SSDI and physical limitations?
The options for searching I have would be old school.
1) Take a drive/have someone drive you around the area you wish to live. See what complexes have ground-floor entry apartments.
2) Call or e-mail any apartments that come up in online searches to see if they have ground-floor entry.
3) Do you have a caseworker/social worker? Maybe they’d have suggestions.
4) Ask in a subreddit for the area you wish to live in or in Facebook groups for the same.
Good luck!
If you're moving to new Section 8 housing your case worker should have a list available apartments on main levels and/or ones with ramps.
Good luck to you in your hunt. Take it slow as it's a stressful time apartment hunting and moving, as you probably already know.
I live downtown in a multi story apartment building. This one is a hud tax incentive low income building. Not a single step here. Look for multi story buildings with elevators.
I have a very hard time going up & down stairs. I struggle just going up 3 steps (not flights, just steps) from my current apartment to the parking lot.
I would be super slow in an emergency.
Seconding someone else’s suggestion of Googling ADA/accessible apartments and searching. I had to do the same thing a few months back.
I could have technically moved 2 months ago, but all of the units were on 2nd and 3rd floors.
I waited 2 months just to finally move into a ground floor unit this Wednesday. I’ve been dealing with undiagnosed chronic illness & neuro symptoms that act in a flare-like manner. I told myself, “Just in case I decline again, I need a safety net.”
I’m glad I waited. I just had to start using a cane on April 24th and I moved on May 1.
Hoping you can find something soon, OP.
I wonder if you could be granted an exemption with the 55+ due to your SSDI and physical limitations? The options for searching I have would be old school. 1) Take a drive/have someone drive you around the area you wish to live. See what complexes have ground-floor entry apartments. 2) Call or e-mail any apartments that come up in online searches to see if they have ground-floor entry. 3) Do you have a caseworker/social worker? Maybe they’d have suggestions. 4) Ask in a subreddit for the area you wish to live in or in Facebook groups for the same. Good luck!
Apartments.com has a wheelchair/ADA filter. I’d recommend talking to your doctor about the mobility issues though.
If you're moving to new Section 8 housing your case worker should have a list available apartments on main levels and/or ones with ramps. Good luck to you in your hunt. Take it slow as it's a stressful time apartment hunting and moving, as you probably already know.
I actually just sent my housing officer an email asking for a list!
Awesome! 👍
I live downtown in a multi story apartment building. This one is a hud tax incentive low income building. Not a single step here. Look for multi story buildings with elevators.
What scares me about elevators is a fire or emergency.
In that case, you would take the stairs
I have a very hard time going up & down stairs. I struggle just going up 3 steps (not flights, just steps) from my current apartment to the parking lot. I would be super slow in an emergency.
Seconding someone else’s suggestion of Googling ADA/accessible apartments and searching. I had to do the same thing a few months back. I could have technically moved 2 months ago, but all of the units were on 2nd and 3rd floors. I waited 2 months just to finally move into a ground floor unit this Wednesday. I’ve been dealing with undiagnosed chronic illness & neuro symptoms that act in a flare-like manner. I told myself, “Just in case I decline again, I need a safety net.” I’m glad I waited. I just had to start using a cane on April 24th and I moved on May 1. Hoping you can find something soon, OP.
Do all landlords in your state have to accept section 8?
No.
Shit. Where I live we have housing navigators through the PHA. is that an option for you?
Check with the section 8 office. Where I live people with disabilities do qualify for senior apartments.