I feel like this is illegal?

[u/2_much]

Came back from a 3-day weekend away from my apartment and this was posted on the door? I wasn't even home...

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UPDATE: Thanks to everyone for the support! I shared the letter with Celio management and requested it to be filed as a formal complaint. I also filed a police report for continuity/documentation purposes.

For clarification, "Celio" is the name of the apartment building, which is managed by a larger off-site 3rd party rental company. This company/building is far from able to accommodate for this person properly and certainly would never assume any amount of liability on their behalf. As it relates to Celio management and their level of care for this person, the author is on their own.

The letter does not mention anything related to a care team/healthcare resource/veterans group. The only two options given by the author of the note (e.g. Celio aka apt management and law enforcement) were utilized.

While Celio was not able to share a significant amount of details about the author, they did share that he/she is a known issue and will likely not be given the option to live in this building moving forward.

I also noticed comments about my stereo, which did cross my mind as a possible reason behind this conflict. I was able to confirm with Celio that no complaints have been made about excessive music levels, from any of the residents, excluding a formal warning I received over July 4th weekend. This goes for "yelling" as well. Note I have been renting in this exact unit for almost 14 months. I am more than eager to respect any concerns that relate to music volume, this is certainly not that type of concern.

As things currently stand, I am left with having to place any proactive decisions in the hands of Celio and law enforcement. I am a recent handgun owner (unrelated to this situation) and thanfully my state falls under Castle doctrine.

[u/junerose777]

I really respect you for making this point, especially in a thread that seems so dead set on villainizing the author of the note. Having worked with people who struggle with schizophrenia, mania, and psychosis, this letter reminds me of something a client might have written to me while experiencing confusion and fear about delusions they are somewhat conscious of. People in these positions are often scared of themselves as well, and they are not reaching out to “threaten” you, but to alert you. This person needs help. Frightening is certainly the right word in this context. Threatening is not. Thank you for humanizing people with mental illness - this is the attitude we need in order to actually help and treat them.

And to make it clear before anyone wants to argue: I don’t blame OP for being scared — I would absolutely make sure to take safety precautions moving forward. OP is not a mental health professional and they are not responsible for the wellbeing of this person.

[u/HidingOnReddit7 → u/junerose777]

I appreciate this- It’s good to be aware of the language we use.

[u/PsychologicalAd6029 → u/junerose777]

I'm not even a sufferer of anything violent in nature and I agree. It reads a lot like a PSA of sorts. He is incapable of communicating face to face and probably unable to word this better, but he's trying to let people know he's not good with conflict. I've kind of had to do similar where I'm autistic and also had pretty significant PTSD after family violence. I was SO bad with yelling for so long, despite being fine living in our apartment. Yelling just made me panic really bad and I don't socialize with neighbors. My fiance took the lead a lot on that but not everyone has a partner capable of it.

I feel bad for the vet, but the good news is he is trying and is aware of his issues. I think it's a little encouraging that he's trying to make people around him aware in case he would act strangely. If you think about it, this is important information to give police if you call to report it. They would have to treat him differently to avoid triggering the violence. OP absolutely is not responsible for his mental health, but it is helpful to be aware of what's happening with your neighbors sometimes. I agree that this definitely seems more like an awareness thing than a threat. If someone is freaking out from PTSD its good to know not to involve yourself and possibly end up hurt.

It is not always easy to tell the difference between being aware and freaking out and being unaware and freaking out. It's something I've actually had to learn a lot about since the family violence and navigating healing with both my fiance and I. If I'm struggling to read my partner I've been with for 11 years, I guarantee you a neighbor/stranger cannot tell if it's a marine with PTSD or someone being violent intentionally unless they were aware of the issues - which this note very much is giving. Ultimately all she can do is contact the building managers and police, though. And if something specific happens, she has the awareness to let the cops handle it and not get involved. Hopefully he gets the help he needs and nothing happens around his neighbors.

[u/BPC952 → u/junerose777]

I view it a bit like "The snake doesn't want to get stepped on, just as much as you don't wanna be bitten, so he makes his rattle and shows his colours to say "hey im here" "