An Edinburgh OAP says he is 'afraid to leave his own home' due to drug users congregating on his doorstep.
Robert Thorpe, 65, has lived at the Tollcross property for around seven years, and had to wait five of those to have a ramp fitted.
The retiree says the stairway and communal areas of his housing are rife with substance abuse and anti-social behaviour, leaving him housebound.
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Speaking to Edinburgh Live, Mr Thorpe said he was at his wits end and terrified to leave his home due to the anti-social behaviour outside.
He said: "I made a number of calls to Dunedin Canmore regarding certain things, like the bin store, we've got drug addicts using that, alcoholics using it, and people sleeping there.
"I'm in a wheelchair and its the only access to the bin that I've got and I can't go in there.
"I'm terrified of going in there in case there is someone there because I wouldn't stand a chance.
"The same with the graffiti on the wall, they don't do any maintenance, it's a disgrace.
"It's like the bloody Gorbals in Glasgow years ago, you are feart to go out - they do nothing about it."
Robert continued: "You call them to report something, and they tell you to leave a message and nobody gets back to you.
"I emailed three times yesterday, called three times last week and they will turn around and say they never got any calls.
"It's getting worse, and it's not fair to residents. I'm not the only one, my neighbour had his flat flooded after Dunedin Canmore put unsuitable tenants above him.
"They went out and left it a couple of hours later, water was pouring down through the building and the fire service were here.
"The fire brigade are always here, Dunedin Canmore say 'phone the police' for the amount of hassle we have here they'd have to put a police box outside the door there."
He explained: "The housing officer now is not suitable to be doing the job, the one before was fantastic, she was here just before the pandemic.
"I was living here five years before they put in the ramp, before it was put in if there was a fire in my property I'd be dead because I couldn't get out with my wheelchair.
"It was extended another year because of the Covid pandemic but it was eventually put in, and that was the last thing they did."
The pensioner is unable to cook safely in his home due to the height of the cooker since he is in a wheelchair and has tried to get help from the housing association who directed him elsewhere.
It may seem like a small issue but having to cook every day in an unsuitable kitchen could lead to Robert seriously injuring himself.
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He said: "Every day I'm dealing with something, the kitchen is unsuitably built and is the wrong height so I can't cook safely.
"I tried to get help from them, my rent is covered by my Personal Independence Payment, which is paid to them every week for a service they aren't able to provide.
"The housing officer just doesn't seem to care, they need to get someone here that that cares about the residents and can do their job."
A Dunedin Canmore spokesperson said:“We take anti-social behaviour very seriously and work closely with Police Scotland to help keep our communities safe.
“We've had no recent reports of drug or alcohol use in the bin stores. If any tenant is concerned, we’d ask them to contact the police."
