Can my sheltered housing landlord forbid me from charging my powerchair indoors?

craftypoppysmith

hi I’m Craftypoppysmith,

I have happily lived independently (with support) in sheltered housing for 5 years.

It’s a small place with 8 flats plus communal spaces. I’ve always charged my wheelchair indoors overnight in a corridor.

All of a sudden I’ve been told it has to be charged outdoors. This is against the manufacturer’s guidelines. This followed a fire safety inspection where the assessor saw mobility scooters being charged indoors but not my chair as I was out.

I’ve tried to reason with them saying that a wheelchair is different to a mobility scooter and that it’s discrimination, but to no avail.

Does anyone have experience of this please ?

craftypoppysmith

thank you very much