A disabled woman who claimed she'd been threatened with a petrol bomb attack at a potential flat over her wheelchair, says she will be offered another property after a battle.
Liane Best, lives in temporary accommodation in Bryn Offa, Wrexham, but was told she had to move, because her arrangement with Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) was finishing.
The 46-year-old was offered a ground floor flat in Clos Owen, Caia Park, by North Wales Housing.
But when she went to view it before Christmas, Ms Best claims she was threatened her flat would be petrol bombed, if her wheelchair got in the way.
Ms Best also feared levels of crime in the area.
Fearing for her safety Ms Best asked to be found another property, but lost on appeal to WCBC, who said she had to move there.
However the 46-year-old decided to challenge the decision and was going to take it to court after being granted legal aid.
Ms Best says she has since been contacted by the council to offer her another property when it is safe to do safe, following the coronavirus outbreak.
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"I was crying myself to sleep with worry," she said: "But I am happy with the decision. I had asked for legal aid, had a solicitor from Shelter and was going to go to court.
"The council say the original decision was right, but they are going to offer me another property when it is safe to do so. I will be staying in this flat for the time being."
Ms Best suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, severe depression and anxiety and says she has attempted suicide previously. She takes medication for her conditions and uses an electric wheelchair to get around outside.
She came to her current temporary accommodation "through the homeless route" and was allocated it in March last year.
Now Ms Best is urging the council to change its rules and give people who have been homeless the same rights as the general public, when trying to get accommodation.
"You shouldn't be treated differently because you have been homeless," she said.
A WCBC spokeswoman said: "As this is part of an ongoing legal process it is inappropriate for us to comment."
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