tlw
If professionals aren't involved resolution can be slow and very difficult if not impossible. I have worked with a lot of mentally ill people, never had a problem and would be happy to have most of my ex-clients as a neighbour, but moving next to what you describe isn't something I'd knowingly do.
Thanks tlw, your post was really helpful. I'm a teacher in my day job, and I've worked with students with mental health issues. I too see no problem with living next to a person who is supervised by a professional. I even teach some of those types of professionals.
The issue here is that we cannot get clear information about this guy. He lost his mother 4 years ago and that's when things got really bad, but, by all accounts, there were issues before she passed away with her complaining to him about bringing certain types back to the house. His father (who we see around town) has washed his hands of him. The mother's sister is in some type of tutor role, but the woman is in her 70s, she cannot look after him forever. We also know that there are people living in the apartment with him, but no-one in the block knows who they are, they come and go at night, and often leave the TV on until the morning full blast - they are basically night animals.
When people looked into his 'record' they found everything clean. No criminal record, no record of detox or recovery, but when know he is on a disability pension at the age of 30. My wife saw him too and said that he is really in bad shape, but no-one can say if this is a health issue or a drug issue - he's been found face down in the garden before, the ambulance is often called out to his flat......basically, there are so many 'buts' in this equation that I just cannot take the risk.
Thanks again for your rational reply.