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Originally Posted by d_vader123
Hmm...I was pro condo living, but after reading the last 2 posts I am left wondering now. How common is the experience of having bad neighbors in condo living and if you have a bad neighbor can't you do something about it legally?
For example, neighbors who do not properly throw away their garbage can be required to do it correctly no?
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Unless the condo association is willing to go to the expense of installing security cameras in every trash disposal area, nobody is likely to know who the specific offenders are. My experience, and that of my friends, is that some residents--of unknown identity--like to place greasy paper bags of wet trash on the floor of the garbage disposal rooms, rather than lifting the lids of the trash containers and properly stowing the garbage.
My friend, whose unit is adjacent to a garbage disposal room, constantly finds bones, rice, and other food-related waste strewn on the floor of the room, and--of course--this leads to insect infestations and it attracts rodents. All that the management company can do is to post signs reminding people to dispose of their trash properly, but those signs have had absolutely no effect.
Even recycling is a problem. All residents are told to cut up large cardbound boxes, and to tie them into bundles for pickup, but many residents simply throw extremely large boxes in the garbage disposal rooms, and when that room is filled (to the point where it is almost impossible to get to the trash containers), they just leave their cardboard boxes on the lawn adjoining these rooms. Then, if rain & wind come into the picture before recycling day, these large cardboard boxes wind up all over the place.
There are specific (clearly marked) containers for plastic and metal recycling, but some residents persist in throwing these recyclables into the trash containers, thus mixing everything together in a huge mess.
As to parking, you have to bear in mind that the police have no interest in this issue inside a condo community. The result is that visitors--whose cars are difficult to identify as to where/whom they are visiting--will frequently take the reserved parking spaces of residents. While they are usually gone within a few hours, it is not uncommon for residents to have to park remotely and walk a longer distance to their units, simply because some of their neighbors are not supervising the parking of their visitors' cars.
So--in answer to your question...Yes, residents can be required to follow the rules, but identifying/catching the actual offenders is difficult or impossible. The result is that the presence of a few pigs can destroy the quality of life for the others who do follow the rules.
Condo living can be very nice,
IF everyone follows the rules.
Unfortunately, human nature is such that you are always going to have some folks who refuse to follow the rules.
Caveat emptor!
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