(ca) Landlord Won't Let Me Have An Air Conditioner.

I live in a townhouse apartment that does not have central AC. We have one window unit downstairs, but the air does not reach upstairs, and heat rises. Temperatures will be 110+ outside in no time at all. I have a thermometer in my bedroom and once the temperatures get to the 100s it does not get cooler than 85 until fall practically. Last night my room was 92 degrees at 11 pm.

I have begged my landlord to let me put a window unit in upstairs on my expense, and she said it will "be an eyesore". This is a rough neighborhood. I guess thats an eyesore but the broken down cars in the carport and the gang tags on the fence arent. I guess the brown spot on the sidewalk in front of my apartment where someone got shot isn't an eyesore.

So I bought a portable AC that has a hose that sends the hot air outside. I had it for two fucking days before she told me that "things can't be installed in the window". I told her it's not installed, i didnt ruin any part of the window, it can be removed easily. Its on my side of the screen, the window screen is fine, "Well it's an eyesore so you cant use it". So now I've spent 500 dollars that took me almost a year to save up for on something I can't even use.

I cannot stand the heat. I have seasonal depression during the summer because of this shit. This has brought me to tears so many times. I have to drag my matress downstairs. I can't store my medication (I am disabled) upstairs because it will go bad. If I leave a candle upstairs by 3pm it will melt on its own. It is not liveable upstairs. I am disabled and cannot easily get into another apartment on my income. I have a case worker and she doesn't have an answer either except for telling me she's sorry I'm having to deal with this.

Wtf do I do?