Couple's hell in 'zoo' council flats where people 'poo on the floor'
dailystar.co.ukflats, which they compared to a "zoo'," are desperate to move out.Louise Turner, aged 35, says she and her partner are "living in fear" and each week try and bid for a new council property to escape the flats where people "defecate on the floor."She claims her flat "stinks of urine and weed" and said parking is a nightmare due to people "dumping untaxed cars in spaces."Ms Turner further claimed that the sole lift at the seven-story tower block is prone to getting stuck; meaning she will no longer use it - while her disabled partner Angela Dexter, 56, relies on the lift to get to their third-story apartment.
Meanwhile, the couple - who each work 12-hour shifts - have been asking Sandwell Council for a designated disabled parking space for months - but have been left frustrated by a lack of action, BirminghamLive reports.
Ms Turner, who works as a recovery administrator, claims Sandwell Council has failed to act on a number of issues - including parking and noise complaints.
She also claimed there was a murder near the block of flats last year - referencing the death of Jack Barry, 19, who was stabbed in the chest with a knife on West Road, where Allen House is located. "The situation is horrendous, it is like living in a zoo," said Ms Turner."It has been ongoing since me and my partner moved in, in December 2019."I can't sleep at night, my anxiety is through the roof. "Every noise that I hear, I panic.
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