Tenants Taking Out The Trash

[Michael Craig]

All,

I recently moved out of a 3 family home that is fully occupied. While I was living onsite I paid trash removal and took out bins every week. Now that I am offsite I am not around to take out bins.

In the lease, I clearly state trash removal is sole responsibility of tenants. Despite this fact I decided to keep garbage in my name and pay monthly garbage fee. The two gentlemen on the first floor are young able bodied who will have no problem taking out the bins each week. 

Is it too much to ask them to do it? I know it isn't fair for them to take out garbage for the rest of the building but then again I am not obligated to keep garbage removal in my name and pay.

[Thomas S.]

@Michael Craig

"In the lease, I clearly state trash removal is sole responsibility of tenants."

What part of this statement do you not understand. It is straight forward and it is their responsibility based on the ease. Is there some other lease language that contradicts this requirement. If not then YES you can force them to comply with the lease.