A detailed story about the lives of Americans.
It’s not a home, and the usual social housing for poor seniors. The apartments here are not for sale, and rent. And pay all different.
While traveling in the USA I visited in this house. Show you how it works.
Typically, social housing is not located in good areas, but housing for seniors is a good exception. It is not, of course, a pricey Golf club opposite.
When I arrived in the yard during repairs. In the house the identity. The tenants have to move into temporary apartment while they paint the walls and change plumbing. Residents resent, complain that the elderly poison paint, but I believe that all will be well.
Parking for the residents. Here strict rules: if you came to visit and get a pass with the apartment number and name of the owner. Otherwise, the car quickly taken away on the tow truck, and you have to pay a fine.
The whole house belongs to one company. They rent apartments, service building, carry out repairs etc.
Smoking in the building and on the premises is strictly prohibited. This is followed. But there is a special Smoking area in the courtyard.
This courtyard is arranged by the tenants themselves. As I said, all this is the handiwork of immigrants from Russia.
The Playground is already in the neighborhood. In the house for older children can not live.
Grandchildren really to bring here for a couple of days to visit, but to reside permanently, they are not eligible.
Grandmothers around the world similar to each other. Russian, American and Chinese pensioners bred mini-gardens near the house.
1 In the bushes was discovered by wild hare. Living in peace, people almost afraid.
The house is built on the principle of the condominium, except where there are apartments and public space.
Mailboxes, hall with soft chairs. There is a public toilet, not to run into the apartment.
Long corridors with something remotely resembling a hospital, but in the US apartment buildings are planned. But the wooden railing along the walls – Yes, to help the elderly.
All doors are wooden and are exactly the same. To change something the tenant can’t. But it’s not forbidden to decorate the door to your taste. A Jew can hang the mezuzah protecting his home. The Chinese place next to the entrance bell.
Services handled by the management company. If you need to fix the air conditioning or to fix it in the bathroom, the tenant calls the assistant. He comes in his own good time, even if no one is home. But is obliged to inform about his visit after the fact. Although not all this procedure like.
The garbage disposal also in the entrance. A rarity for America. No smell, still a rarity.
Joan lived for several years in this house. Though retired, working, teaching of the Ukrainian language.
Her apartment is typical, all about the same housing. Two rooms, one bedroom and one living room. In the United States is considered “small” because the living room is always available only if apartment not the Studio. And so, I think the bedrooms.
Monthly fee for the apartment in the house – about $ 1,000. For this city is not so expensive, but generally a considerable sum of money, especially for pensioners.
Therefore the city authorities pay extra for accommodation. By law, the tenant only pays a third of his salary, and if it is small, and the amount coming out of the lift.
Another 100 dollars a month to pay for food, the elderly receive food parcels. To refuse it it is impossible: you need to take, but you can not, if you do not like.
There is a gym, unfortunately no pool.
Hold a lot of activities. All ads translated into two languages, Russian and Chinese.
Even the elderly can engage in various activities. Drawing, handicraft, music.
Age is no reason to stop follow him.
The music area.
The house has a coffee shop, you can buy ready-made lunch or snack.
The purity monitor.
There is even a beauty salon where you can have a makeover before a date. Don’t doubt you that they have here and the novels start?!
On the sixth floor event space.
Here Laundry. Washing machines in apartments are not allowed to bet, but some set.
Laundry service – for money.
Though Parking near the house filled with cars tenants, the machine is not at all. Horseless residents carry on shopping by minibus.
Here on this van.
Are “older” there are many States and cities, and Americans themselves, they are not surprising. But sometimes people retire and move to warmer States, where to buy private houses in the village for those over 55. And there is another life.
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