Nosy old biddy and her residents association

[Tierbirdy]

Ahhh the joy of renting, always being stuck living by somebody else's rule book and having to bend over backwards for them.

Enough is enough, they've gone too far now.

The old hag opposite us is the head of the local "residents association" and has taken a particular disliking to us and some of the things we do.

And so begins the Saga of The Washing Line.

A few months ago she sent us a snotty letter (or rather, the housing association property management, acting on the residents association behalf, did), demanding that we stop parking our motorbikes outside the house because she didn't like hearing them in the morning, and that we stop putting clothes airers outside to dry clothes in the sun, and that we take down our washing line and replace it with a rotary folding line. The reason given for the latter two points were solely that they are "unsightly".

We compromised, we stopped parking the bikes outside and now park them in our garage block (which is the next street over, so pretty inconvenient, and not to mention its puncture central as the local pikeys use it as a workshop and leave nails all over the floor) and no longer put an airer outside (though admittedly thats more because it kept falling over, which Im sure is totally the wind's fault and nothing to do with old biddy who doesnt like it ). But the washing line stayed, because frankly Im not paying £30+ for a rotary airer just because nosy old curtain twitching bat with nothing more to do in her empty, meaningless life than whine about other people wants it that way.

Months passed and no more was said, so I assumed all was well in the world, out compromise was acceptable.

Until today, when we got yet another shitty letter, and because Ol' Hag is besties with out landlord, shes complained to him as well, whos now also moaning at us to take the line down.

Frankly you might say its a trivial matter, take it down and get a rotary for the sake of a quiet life, but its the principle - where will their reign of tyranny end? Why should I have to waste hard earned money just to please curtain twitching old coffin dodgers who need to hurry up and shuffle off this mortal coil.

So what do? Carry on ignoring it and risk Lottle Old Doris tattling on us to our landlord? What power/authority do these self aggrandizing old farts and their "residents/housing associations" actually have?

Replying to the letters simply saying "Its only a fucking washing line, not a neon pink elephant, people have been using them for centuries its not 'unsightly' get over yourselves - give us a real reason to take it down" (perhaps more eloquently worded in reality) was met with "Do what you're told because we say so.".
Unfortunately waiting for her to hobble past the garages in the morning and backfire the bikes loudly in the hope she has a heart attack and keels over isn't an option either.

[recman]

Petrol through the letter box*.


*don't do this.

[dodsi]

[Ste]

Do not give in to her unreasonable requests because that'll only encourage her.

Take it up with your landlord.

[DRZ4Hunned]

I'd tell her that if she wants a different washing line, then she can buy it, otherwise
____________________
DRZ400-SM
FZS600

[Nobby the Bastard]

I'd be tempted to leave things as is and then when the resulting eviction proceedings start, give the judge the letter to show them just what fucking idiots they are.
____________________
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[CaNsA]

Read about my encounter with a similar gobshite.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=3181225#3181225

[P.]

Find somewhere else. Whilst moving shit, piss and throw up into a watering can. Pour that through her letterbox the evening you move. Job jobbed.

[recman]

[Lord Percy]

I would:

a) Ask what should be done if a person cannot afford to change their washing line.

b) Say I can't afford to change the washing line.

The old lady is essentially asking you to pay extra to keep things in tune with her pea-brained aesthetic desires for the area. Don't give in!

[Rogerborg]

Buy new bedsheets, hang them out.

https://s3.india.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/re41.jpg
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[kerr]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

You could induce apoplexy (or at least hypertension) in the old dear by hanging out freshly laundered dildos, rubber wear, gimp masks, studded underwear and your selection of straps and harnesses in your washing line.

Other than that, you know where she lives. Does she like pizza?
____________________
Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right

[Baggyman]

If it is legal, start parking the bikes outside her house. You pay your road tax. You are entitled to park them on the road.

If she complains just tell her you would rather park them outside your own house but some bizzbody hag bag complains when you do.

Nooooooooooooooooo Surrendaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Alternatively, host a BBQ and invite us
____________________
Old fart
Baghira, modded GS1000 and the T150 I bought in 1978 when I was 21

[Vracktal]

https://i.imgur.com/89rnoGr.png

https://www.bagsoflove.co.uk/personalised-beach-towels.aspx
____________________
2007 BMW R1200R: On road
2009 BMW G650X Challenge: On road
1975 Norton Commando 850: Off road, awaiting recommissioning

[Ste]

[iooi]

Who do you actually rent off?

Is there anything in the tenancy agreement about having to use a rotary drier?
Are there any ground fittings for said dryer? If not then who is going to install it ? (chance for a ground anchor )
If the landlord is backing her up, then back to point 1 and will he supply one then.... As you are happy with the line and can see no issue with it.

I would have a face to face meeting with the landlord and explain the issue you are having with her and what you have done to appease her in the past.
You may find he agrees with you and is also sick of her trying to run the gulag...
I would then say that your bikes are coming back due to problem where they are parked now. That they are fully road legal.

You could also by a van and park it outside your house, or a nice noisy car
____________________
Just because my bike was A DIVVY, does not mean i am......

[Rogerborg]

[Tierbirdy]

We rent privately, we have nothing to do with the people sending us letters as far as I know. And our contract doesn't specify anything about rotary washing lines. Our landlord used to live in this flat with his brother, who got dementia so had to be moved into a care home, so he now rents this flat out to pay for that whilst hes moved somewhere else - which means he knows all the other old codgers in the area and they know him and complain directly to him.

The people sending us letters are these cunts https://www.thehmlgroup.co.uk/

No idea who they are or what they do or why they think they have any power over us, we don't have any contract with them. Apparently I was wrong and they're "Property management solutions" not a housing association. I don't know what that means or why they think they can tell us what to do.

Adding to the list of reasons why I don't want to put a rotary line up, a quick google on how to do it shows they're supposed to be concreted into place? Our rear garden never gets any sunlight due to tall buildings and trees, as a result its a permanently boggy mess, so sticking a rotary line into it will just flop over - like all the other rotary lines other people have put up. When I pointed this out to them they totally ignored it and DO WHAT YOURE TOLD, PLEBIAN.

I can't be bothered to dig up the back garden and start concreting things into place, especially if it means splashing out even more cash on more tools and concrete... although... that probably would royally annoy Old Doris with the amount of noise and mess we can make doing the shoddiest job possible. Not to mention whether we'd even be allowed to dig & concrete stuff in the back garden that's apparently not ours to do with as we please.

Sadly mortgaging a place isnt an option either, I am a peasant with a terrible credit rating due to some poor life choices as a young adult. Whilst I am remedying that, its long hard work. So I'm stuck being a rental-pleb held hostage by the broken housing market here.

[Baggyman]

[Alpineandy]

[grr666]

https://www.thehmlgroup.co.uk/contact-us/

Calling Ste. This ones for you.
____________________
Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[Alpineandy]

baggymans reply sound like a wise move.
____________________
The above comment isn't necessarily the truth and anyone that says it is, is only correct if it's the truth or they're bigger than me.

[Rogerborg]

Indeed, but I would suggest that the most effective response is to have a friendly chat with the property owner, apologise for the hassle, and ask what his expectations are.

Crazy thought, but maybe you could also have a chat with the old bat and get her onside as well. Go off on one about foreigners in the queue at the Post Office, they like that.
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Suntan Sid]

I'm no expert OP, but I believe the terms set out in your lease trump anything and everything. As long as you are abiding by the terms of your lease then you are in the clear, check your lease!
Unless there is mention, in your lease, of complying with the rules and regs of the complainants organisation, then you can happily ignore!
____________________
"Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"