We live in an urban neighborhood. It isn't city and it sure isn't a suburb. On one side of our house is another similar type house, and on the other side is a huge apartment building. Well, let me clarify. It used to be an 8 unit apartment building and over the last year has been going through the condo conversion process. It is now 7 condos (most bigger than my house).
All but 2 are sold, and they seem pretty nice. While they are technically Condos...they pay HOA fees, have their own electric and gas meters, and their own garages and parking spots...they are still apartments in my opinion. They don't have any community outdoor space, no yards, no patios and no community space what-so-ever.
Which brings me to my issue. How can you have a building with no community space and allow dogs? 2 of the 5 tenants have dogs. 3 dogs total, all combined weighing less than my 1 dog. The point is this-where are these dogs going to take a poop? Yup, you guessed it....in the neighbors parkway and yards. I mean where else are these pent up creatures going to poop?
Every morning and night, the neighbors are seen walking these cute little dogs up and down our street so they can crap and pee on my parkway, and the old neighbor lady's lawn.
I love animals, and I don't mind the neighbors, or really the poop (most of the time they pick it up). But, what was the condo association thinking allowing pets and not providing a stitch of grass? Would a letter to the association help? Would they offer any sort of explanation for their rules? Would they do anything at all? Am I totally being proprietary about space that isn't mine either?
What are your thoughts?
1 comment:
I think the owners don't give a damn. They'd sell condos without bathrooms if they could get away with it and still make a buck. I don't think co-ops in NYC have outdoor space, either. It's a major bummer.
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