All Forum Posts by: Jacky Johnson

I have a neighbor whose dog likes to bark and lunges toward a debilitated fence separating our property line. Currently, I'm placing long poles on the posts at an angle to support the fence. If one day the fence crumples and collapses due to the neighbor's dog lunging toward the fence and I need to repair or replace the fence, how should I discuss with my neighbor? What if I don't want to pay for the full price (e.g. I pay 30% and they pay 70%) of repairing or replacing since if it's their dog's fault for lunging and wrecking the fence, how should I also discuss with my neighbor? Thank you.

Thanks for the reply. What do you mean by "a change to relocate and not planning on paying you $10,000 to do so"? Also, what do you mean by "any relocation assistance is most likely based on being a forced relocation"? Today, one of the tenants I talked to was offered to relocate to another unit in the same apartment due to similar, but worse cause, and she agreed, and the PM immediately asked the housekeeping staffs to help her move. The PM said in order to be considered relocation, the tenant's bed must be moved. According to my research, the PM was also supposed to give documentations for the tenant to fill and the tenant was supposed to submit documentation for this relocation procedure, but none was given nor submitted. That is my suspicion. 

I'm a tenant whose apartment (HUD subsidized) unit has seen leakage of water (probably due to leaky pipe) on the floor from the wall in the living room due to rain. My property manager has asked me whether I would like to relocate into another unit in the same apartment or stay in the bedroom (not leaky) of the same unit. My property manager also said she needs to wait until it's not raining (weather forecast raining for at least another week starting tomorrow) in order for contractors to come to fix the leak and she's not sure how long it'll take. I'm very hesitant whether to move or not. I also have a small knee surgery coming up in 3 weeks. I've composed a list of pros and cons of moving vs not moving.

Pros of moving: a more habitable house and recovery of reasonable expenses for temporary payment (<60 days of relocation) and relocation payment of $10K for permanent relocation (>=60 days of relocation) (from city's website)

Cons of moving: moving hassle of furniture and belongings and may not be able to return to the same unit (I prefer the same unit because it's spacious)

Pros of not moving: less hassle of moving furniture and belongings and has a chance of staying in the same unit

Cons of not moving: leaky unit and chance of goods stolen if workers come in to fix the leak (can't think of any other cons)

What should I do? What do I need to ask my manager if I decided to move? What should I ask my manager if I decided not to move? Thank you.

There has been heavy rain in the past few days and a few of my units in my old apartment have experienced leaking from the trim near the floor resulting in puddles of water and dripping above the windows inside the unit. This culprit may be a leaking pipe near the walls. Does this kind of leaking (resulting in puddles of water and dripping above the window) generally consider a form of building code violation? Why or why not? Thank you.

What is the reason for giving the dog treats when I am out there?

@Theresa Harris If I prefer not to replace the boards yet (because that the cost could be divided if I decided to replace the fence, or make my neighbor pay for the fence, if their dog is the cause of the collapse of the fence), but merely warns the neighbor not to have the dog bark and lunge at the fence, how should I approach them?

Hi, I have a neighbor with a baby and his wife next door whom they have a big dog. The dog is sensitive to noise in my backyard near a worn fence where it separates the property line. The dog frequently reacts to any of my activity near the fence and barks and lunges at the fence where the lower horizontal rail has been bulging outward for a long time. Although the fence is old but it still stands, yet it's annoying to hear the dog barks and lunges at the fence. I'm concerned that the continuing lunging of the dog at the fence may collapse the already worn fence. If I want to warn my neighbor diplomatically about his dog's behaviors, how should I go about this? Thank you.

Thanks for the insight. I did wonder why did someone tow and park a car in front of my house on a public street. There might be two reasons: (1) They found a spot and (2) It had to "move" from where it was parked previously!

 The thing is that I don't know the name of the company that towed and dropped it off in front of my house. My camera only showed what appeared to be a private pickup truck that towed and dropped the car off.

 What do you mean by "tag your it"?