So, I live in an apartment building with 12 tenants.

One of the tenants causes problems. She leaves her gas stove on for hours upon hours, to the point where the building caretaker calls the local city fire department and then knocks on every tenant's door (in case anyone is home) to safely evacuate the building (for the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning).

After the third time, the caretaker reported her to the property management company. The city Fire Marshall visited with the tenant and wrote a report on her. Instead of installing an electric stove, all property management did was write her up for violating her lease (not an eviction although it states that in the lease that the tenant agrees to keep their living space safe for themselves and for the rest of the building). Then, after some more prodding from the caretaker, property management installed childproof dials on the tenant's gas stove.

Did that prevent her from leaving her gas stove on again? Nope. Happened two more times. Still no eviction.

While outside, I complained loudly to the caretaker and one of the tenants screamed at me, "You're what's wrong with society!" because I complained out loud. This neighbor works for the county in the welfare division (so I have no idea if she knows this other tenant who is on a county AA/NA program for housing). Not that it would matter.

I feel I have a right to be upset. I pay rent and expect my neighbors not to act in a way that puts my safety at risk. Constantly keeping her gas stove on for hours upon hours b/c she is intoxicated is not my responsibility. It's the property manager's responsibility and since the monthly rent check is more important than 1) evicting the tenant for violating her lease 2) or installing an electric stove in that tenant's studio apartment; I don't see how my expressing my frustration means that I am not a compassionate person. I am compassionate. But this has happened a total of 7 times in the span of 2 months.

So, then this self-righteous neighbor got another neighbor to yell at me while we stood outside waiting for the all-clear from the fire department. Since it is a two-story building with only 12 tenants, people talk. I've been labeled a "B--" and a "Karen" by self-righteous neighbor and the other neighbor who doesn't like me.

Why did I post about it?

Because the caretaker is hosting a BBQ for the building this summer in the park across the street. No one but myself, the caretaker and his girlfriend and one other neighbor has signed up to go.

I shouldn't care about what these people think about me. But, I am incensed because anyone with a rational mind would get fed up with the inaction from the property manager not to evict this tenant who clearly needs assisted living (she's in her 60s) in a sober house instead of a public apartment building. Or, an assisted living for recovering AA/NA who need chaperones so that they don't drink/drug themselves and put others at risk like this tenant has continued to do.

And I'm what's wrong with society? How? I have a right to be angry. That doesn't automatically mean that I"m a terrible person.