What's going on in Phenix City? (Columbus: 2013, apartments, renter)

[Columbuskidd92]

My goodness,not even my worst enemy deserves this.

The physically challenged 34-year-old man said the manager at Stonewood Apartments in Phenix City had been harassing him because he was complaining about a faulty refrigerator.

The wheelchair-bound Shaffer, who has been disabled since birth, said he was called into an Aug. 16 meeting by Stonewood property manager Allison Snipes. He showed up, started the video recorder on his iPhone — apparently without her knowledge — and taped the 6-minute, 24-second conversation.

Shaffer, who is also deaf and reads lips to communicate, was threatened with eviction, berated and cursed at during the meeting, then downloaded the video on YouTube.

As of Monday evening, it had more than 13,000 views. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating the situation, according to an HUD spokesman in Birmingham, Ala.

“Thank you for bringing this situation to our attention,” Hollis N. Wormsby of the HUD Birmingham office wrote in an email Monday morning to the Ledger-Enquirer. “When HUD contracts with private landlords, we require fairness and expect the residents to be treated with respect. We are in the process of evaluating the issues raised and we are communicating with the property owner and the management company.”


Allison Snipes - Stonewood Apartments Manager (Phenix City, AL) - YouTube

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[Columbus1984]

Man to be honest he sounds like he brought a lot of this on himself. Just because he is in a wheelchair doesn't make him immune to the rules and policies of that complex. The manager could have done better handling the situation. There was no need for cursing at him. However, it sounds like she has had issues in the past with him.

[Columbuskidd92]

He wasn't the only one getting mistreated in Stonewood. More people in the neighborhood are stepping up and starting to talk about this situation.


It's a sad story on both sides. We shouldn't have these type of problems going on in the community.

[kimolive]

My understanding is that he only recorded it after many times of being put off by the manager.

[Atlanta-Kid]

Waitin for the 13 floor hotels, lol

[PhenixCityKID90]

Anyone know what happened to this lady? Hopefully she was fired?

[Ross706]

^^^ Yeah she was fired, probably would of been overlooked if the guy wouldn't of recorded it it's a good thing he did though.