I apologize. My comment was not meant as a slur to all landlords. It was probably a reaction to my most recent experience with a landlord on our block. When I mentioned the trash situation out front his rental property, he pointedly told me that it was the tenants' problem/responsibility, not his. I am aware that there are good landlords in University City, and as elsewhere, problematic ones. Naomi
In a message dated 1/4/2003 12:55:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > meanwhile, if the garbage on the next block seems to be from > rental > > properties, call the SWEEP program yourself (those are the nice > folks who > > write the trash tickets > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:17:26 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : > > Smart landlords pay attention to thier neighbors. Just as smart > neighbors paya attention to thier neighbors and try to be good > neighbors. I would hope that neighbors would first try contacting the > landlord. > > Landlords can be the victims of dumping too. > > But more often it is a lapse in Attentiveness by the landlord or his > staff or his tenants... and the key is to let the landlord figure out > which and DO something about it on the spot. Not a mysterious fine > two or three weeks later. > > While the ticket will hurt the lanlord, as we have been reading, the > ticket unlike a parking ticke is not instant and the landlord won't be > able to react to or witness the actual offense and therefore may have > difficulty understanding the problem because the wording on those > tickets can be vague. > "Sidewalk not litter free" > "Trash cans on sidewalk" > > I would much more recommend a call to the landlord from the > neighbors before a call to sweep. > > Landlords would then be able to react quikly and find out who is > responsible for the infraction whether it be an illegal dumper, a tenant > who does not know the proceedure (possibly a visitor) or a new > resident. Or a tenant who just doesn't give a damn. > > Or a worker/subcontractor who is cutting corners by putting out trash > for twenty properties.. starting at noon so he doesn't have to be out > from 7PM to midnight on a cold, rainy winter's night (like Jan 1st which > was our last trash-put-out-night). > > Maybe a worker who lets the cans stay out for an extra 12-24 hours > rolling around the sidewalk... > > Maybe a worker who's been reliable for years and then suddenly is'nt. > > I certainly have experienced all of this. I always want to know about > it right away. I hope most other landlords would feel the same. > > For our landlord neighbors (and they are our neighbors) who hide from > the resident neighbors and are deaf to thier neighborly advice, > > THEN WE CALL SWEEP > > I've had to do it a few times myself. > > Chris O'Donnell > > > On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:17:26 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : > > > I once got 4 tickets for two bags of trash that were stolen out of a > dumpster > > from an apartment building where I had been visiting and had > sorted through > > my junk mail (hence they found my name in the trash). > > > > Lessons learned: (1) definitely go down and fight it. I wound up > having to > > pay one ticket, but that was better than four. Your cancelled check, > or > > letter/xerox from the bank, should make the $300.00 go away. (2) > don't sort > > your junk mail anywhere but at home, or tear up your addresses > really fine. > > > > They seem really inconsistent about enforcing the basic rule: > nothing out on > > the curb before 7:00 p.m. the night before trash day. > > > > meanwhile, if the garbage on the next block seems to be from > rental > > properties, call the SWEEP program yourself (those are the nice > folks who > > write the trash tickets) and report the problem. They're often happy > to go > > after those landlords. > > > > Best of luck with the appeal. > > > > Naomi > > Regent Square > > ---- > > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > > > > > > > ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
