Dang landlords!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220127)
Walnut Creek, California
February 12, 2020 11:02am CST
Our landlord is weird. He basically wants our apartments to look like nobody lives here.
Horse Jr.'s mom had a beautiful display of plants on her balcony. Gone.
Recently, the lady who works at the front desk apologetically asked me to remove my snow peas, which were hanging down (very pleasingly) from my balcony.
Of course, the stems snapped as I was trying to "reel them in." I gobbled up the four or five snow peas present (yummy), gave thanks to the vines, and tossed them in the dumpster.
If I owned an apartment complex, I wouldn't want cars on blocks in the parking lot, or drying clothes hanging high in the wind, but I'd want the place to look "homey"and lived in.
Oh well.
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22 responses
@BarBaraPrz (47634)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
12 Feb 20
Perhaps they plan to do some maintenance on said balconies and forgot to mention it? That rail sure looks like it could use a good sanding and repainting.
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@vandana7 (100546)
• India
12 Feb 20
Here is something you will hate me for...I have coriander, tomatoes, peas, curry leaves, and chillies (peppers) all coming up, apart from basil, money plant, and a scented leaves plant. I will add more curry leaves plants this rainy season. And change the soil in tomato pots by end of the month to plant tomatoes once more. I also have plans to plant cucumber later in the year. Do you know I carry water up to these plants? Fatso vanny does that. Imagine! LOL If there is anything I love, its spending time with plants .. of course, music and plants and nobody else around will be divine.
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@BarBaraPrz (47634)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Feb 20
@vandana7 At least you have househelp and a father.
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@vandana7 (100546)
• India
13 Feb 20
@BarBaraPrz :) I bet Pony is feeling jealous of me. We do not have classy stuff life you all. And we are not as rich as you all too. But we are happy folks. I at least own this apartment. My househelp, who has just three pots and lives in rented house, was gushing about the scented leaves plant and the money plant she took from from. They are growing she says. And she is planning to buy another small one to plant aloe vera which is considered auspicious out here. My father said he will get it for me. Lets see. :)
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Feb 20
Nasty bastiches..they grudge you the air you breathe..I know the slumlords
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Feb 20
@TheHorse Ah well then nothing to complain about then. That would be golden to me.
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@TheHorse (220127)
• Walnut Creek, California
13 Feb 20
@RebeccasFarm True sum lords are notorious for not fixing anything.
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@andriaperry (117138)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Feb 20
I only require a no trash yard, I mean real trash, and to mow 2 times a month.
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@LindaOHio (181348)
• United States
12 Feb 20
I'm sorry you aren't even allowed to have your lonely snowpeas.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
12 Feb 20
Omg ...who wouldn't like the house to look beautiful
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
19 Feb 20
@TheHorse some people actually habe problem in everything the others do
@porwest (92462)
• United States
12 Feb 20
That's one of the downsides to renting. It's not yours. You have to live by the rules of the person who owns the property and has a financial interest in it.
I DO think this seems a bit over the top, mind you. BUT, it is their perogative. It's yours at their will.
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@happylife1 (13404)
• Karachi, Pakistan
12 Feb 20
Sad to lesrn that
Let you hope the best in futue
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@GardenGerty (160908)
• United States
13 Feb 20
Where my sister lives there are rules about high tall plants can be outside and how many potted plants you can have on your porch. You cannot have bird feeders, etc. I am with you on this.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
12 Feb 20
I would think that making it look as if no one lives there wouldn't make it look very inviting!!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
12 Feb 20
Some rules make absolutely no sense.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
12 Feb 20
that sounds like an HOA (for a subdivision) rather than an apartment owner! Or an owner looking to sell the building...
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