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Tenants Are Not Bums

Picture this:  Over the weekend a small group of tenant native elders who must use a walker to move about decided to sit in front of the KMHC building on a nice summer evening, chatting among themselves and enjoying the weather.  Seems ok right!  Well the KMHC office personnel think differently there is a tenant notice on the bulletin board in bold letters “No Loitering” in the front entrance and suggest tenants sit where the park benches are located at the courtyard.  As I’ve said in the past the courtyard is located at the far south end from the building, a distance especially for tenants who have a disability.  What’s insulting about the notice (judging by the writings I know who wrote it) the tenants are referred to as loiterers.  Since when are native elders who pay rent considered vagrants!   Personally I have no problem with tenants who wish to sit at the entrance area as long as they keep the volume down and don’t block the entrance door.  A few years ago we use to have a park bench at the entrance which was useful in many ways then one day it was removed.  The KMHC building has no lobby a design flaw UNH’s ignored to correct when they purchased the building many moons ago.
I would like to publicly thank UNH’s maintenance department for responding to my fax request to trim the small trees located at the front of the KMHC building mind you it did take two weeks to get it done, better late then never I suppose.   ;)
Here’s a story I want to share:  Remember the situation I had with tenant Dean!  It’s obvious the man has social problems and I understand that but when the KMHC office or the police can’t shut his verbal insults I was forced to resolve the problem myself.  Last year while having a discussion with HOW Christine Demick about Dean she said there is nothing UNH’s can do outside the building property.  Then one day back in February while coming home from the mall and far from the KMHC building I came across Dean on the street immediately he began mouthing off insults.  I thought ok I’ve had enough of his bullshit so I challenged him.  He swung at me, he missed I then retaliated with a solid punch in the face, he backed off and walked away.  He hasn’t said a word to me since, problem solved.  

Until next time play safe. 

Tk

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