Thursday, February 7, 2013

Declaration of War!

Did you think this post was about our NVR issues?  With a title like that you would think major drama is involved.  Never fear, this post isn't about NVR (although I am still waiting on news about our appraisal). 

Nope, this is about our future neighbors.  I had to swing by our new house yesterday to allow a measuring guy from Lowe's in.  He measured all of our windows for our blinds!  WOOHOO!

As I walked towards the house, I saw the unthinkable!  One of our neighbors had ALREADY let their dog do their business right by the stoop and didn't bother to pick it up!  WHAT THE SMURF?!

I know since our house is technically a condo that we don't own the outside, BUT STILL!  Who would do such a thing?!  Mike and I are very diligent in making sure we pick up after Daisy.  I was hoping that moving to a place where people owned their homes they would respect the area more.  Clearly I was wrong.

The apartment Mike and I live in now is on the first floor and is right next to a path where people walk their dogs all the time.  These people are AWFUL about cleaning up after their pooches.  It was so bad over the summer, that we couldn't even open up our windows to enjoy the warm weather!  I will be pretty upset if the same thing happens in our new neighborhood.

I would like to see another pet waste station installed in the open area across the street from us in hopes that these people will start using it.  Not sure what I have to do to get that done though.  I mean really what else can you do?  I guess we could install a little video camera and catch people in the act and turn them into the police, but what the heck are they going to do about it?!  I fear that if we put a polite sign up, that someone might get a little sassy and purposely let their pup do their business near the sign.  Am I thinking too much into this?

So obviously this is a HUGE pet peeve of mine, otherwise I wouldn't be blogging about it.  What would you do?
 

5 comments:

  1. That's really frustrating. Do you have an HOA or will you have an HOA? I also work for a humane society and this is a huge issue. I don't know why people think they don't have to clean up after their pets. If it is still a problem when you move it, take a photo with the date and time and turn them in to your HOA, or animal control. They should have to post small signs, set up animal waste stations and be on the look out for people who don't abide by it. Hope things change! We have a nasty neighbor with a sign in his yard that says no parking or you will be towed at owners expense! Uh hello, you can't tow off a public road!!!

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    1. Yes we do have HOA but it won't be turned over to residents until the development is complete. I will just have to be vigilant. It was a big dog too lol. yuck.

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  2. It's funny that you mention that... because this was a topic of conversation during our HOA meeting on Tuesday. We are in single family homes and people still don't pick up after their pets. Some people just can't be bothered I guess. One of the guys in the neighborhood mentioned that he contacted the police and was told that if he caught someone's dog in the act (a picture would be helpful he said) then the police could IMPOUND the dog! They would take a sample from the yard... wait for a fresh sample from the dog... analyze the samples and if it was proven that it was that particular dog... the owner would have to pay for the impounding and the analyzing of the samples... and they'd be fined too! How crazy is that?

    Oh... and our HOA hasn't been turned over to the residents yet either, but we can still contact the management company that is currently overseeing the HOA and they can try to get something done about whatever the issue may be. I believe their contact information was provided in the RH binder that we got during our final walk-through.

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    1. Okay well this is good news. I will have to dig out our HOA book to get contact info so I have have it at the ready. I guess contacting out county police to find out what they would do is a good plan of attack too. Thanks for the tips!

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  3. What would I do? If it continued to happen I would find out who did it and return the favor :)

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