And the battle begins again...
Feb. 15th, 2010 10:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisLast year the guy who lives just below me fired up his grill out on his terrace and filled my living room with smoke and stink - multiple times. I asked him to stop. He didn't. I asked him to stop, please. He didn't. I asked his landlord (he rents from the owner) to make him stop. He didn't. Tonight he was at it again. I sent him an email saying one more time and I was going to the board (I happen to know because of past infractions, he would not be happy about being taken before the board again.)
I also wrote to the president of the board (who also happens to be my lawyer) and asked him if I have any recourse either through the board or through the city.
Meanwhile I got an email reply from the Harold The Offender who said that he is willing to compromise, why aren't I???
His idea of compromise is that he will try to keep the smoke from coming in here. He's tried before. It does not work.
I replied that I was not clear on why I needed to compromise. He has an oven in his kitchen. The city is full of parks where he can grill whatever he wants whenever he wants and not bother anybody.
If I played my music so loudly that it annoyed him, I would not suggest he wear earplugs.
The reality is that there may well be nothing I can do. There may be no condo rule against it and no city ordinance either. If that's the case, I'll give up and take solice in the fact that at least he does not own the place and will move in a year or two.
I also wrote to the president of the board (who also happens to be my lawyer) and asked him if I have any recourse either through the board or through the city.
Meanwhile I got an email reply from the Harold The Offender who said that he is willing to compromise, why aren't I???
His idea of compromise is that he will try to keep the smoke from coming in here. He's tried before. It does not work.
I replied that I was not clear on why I needed to compromise. He has an oven in his kitchen. The city is full of parks where he can grill whatever he wants whenever he wants and not bother anybody.
If I played my music so loudly that it annoyed him, I would not suggest he wear earplugs.
The reality is that there may well be nothing I can do. There may be no condo rule against it and no city ordinance either. If that's the case, I'll give up and take solice in the fact that at least he does not own the place and will move in a year or two.
