Sonya's story

Sonya* is in her early-60s, receives the Disability Support Pension and lives in community housing. She was experiencing severe bullying from her neighbours, who complained in the hope that she would be evicted.

Sonya contacted JusticeNet's Homeless Legal for assistance with eviction proceedings in SACAT terrified she was facing homelessness. We helped Sonya with the proceedings by drafting a statement explaining her side of the story and collating letters of support. We also helped Sonya negotiate with her landlord so that she could be transferred to a different property, away from her neighbours.

The request for a transfer was successful and the proceedings were withdrawn. Sonya was delighted with this outcome and wrote to us exclaiming, ‘NOW I'M HAPPY’.

*Name changed to protect privacy.

First published 01 Sep 2022
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