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Old 02-16-2015, 10:28 PM
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Hi everyone,

I need your advice. I live in an apartment complex and the dogs are welcome. I'm also a dog owner. The problem is that tenants don't clean after their dogs and the area in front of my apartment is seriously unacceptable. I contact the manager several times and the only thing they did so far is sending a letter (a very kind one). Obviously, no one took it seriously, they keep letting the dog's poop in the ground. My apartment is the only one facing this area . At this point I think it'a major source of bacteria and I must take legal action because no one seems to care. Have in mind that I'm paying $1900 for a 850 sq ft facing the "dog poop area" . When we signed the contract no one mention that our apartment facing the "pet station". And it's ground floor do you think I should take it legally?

Here is one of the photos I took this morning, after 2 weeks of complaining non stop to the manager.
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:36 PM
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:37 PM
 
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Have you showed the management this picture? Or maybe find out the actual company that owns the complex and bring the attention to them in a higher authority ? It seems as if the complex would be breaching their own lease agreement as you are now put into a health hazard area pretty much.
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:37 PM
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:40 PM
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I have shown the pictures and they said they will clean it up. It was even worse a couple of weeks ago. I'm so frustrated, I'm 6 months pregnant and refuse to live right next to a waste area, but I don't know how to handle the situation.
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:47 PM
 
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I have shown the pictures and they said they will clean it up. It was even worse a couple of weeks ago. I'm so frustrated, I'm 6 months pregnant and refuse to live right next to a waste area, but I don't know how to handle the situation.
Keep taking pictures and record all the times you make a complaint to the office about it. I would even date all your pictures too. Maybe they can relocate you in another unit. Hope it works out for you
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Old 02-16-2015, 10:51 PM
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I'll do that, thanks for the advice. It's always soooo annoying when they break the rules and still you are the one who's gonna be affected. Moving at this point it's really hard for me
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Old 02-17-2015, 04:51 AM
 
Location: SW Corner of CT
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It probably won't do any good, but how about one of those "NO POOP" cut out signs I see in some yards...........might guilt people into keeping their pups at bay, and let them poop on somebody else area. Is it like this in the warmer weather ??....some folks won't walk into the snow to pick up. Can always use a shovel to scoop and toss...but where ?....and it's not your responsibility
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Old 02-17-2015, 05:15 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Dogs are like large rodents...big time pests. I am convinced large cities would be better off without ANY dogs. One trip to Paris and you'll see how disgusting it is to have dogs in large numbers in urban areas. Yes, the human owners are at fault but since they are too selfish to control or curb their dogs in the proper way I say get rid of them (the dogs that is).
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Old 02-17-2015, 06:41 AM
 
Location: Wallingford, CT
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Rather than take pictures of the poop after, why not try to get a picture or two of the people who walk their dogs back there all the time? Show the manager who it is. It's probably only a couple people.
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