All Forum Posts by: Mary R.

How long should it take one man to install about 70 feet of metal rain gutter 8' off the ground? It will have 2 corners and a downspout. There are trees nearby, so leaf debris. Do the gutter screens work well enough to justify the expense, at least under the trees? If so, how much additional time is required to add them? Thanks. M Read

Check your condo rules as to what flooring you can use, and cannot use. You may not be allowed to use certain materials, especially if you are on an upper floor.

The trench made by roof runoff is about 30 feet long, the area from the tree is about 12 feet long, about 6 feet from the the trench, draining towards it. The plan was to dig the new ditch an inch or so deeper than the existing trench much closer to the tree, away from the house, to gather that water and move it toward the street at a slight down slope. He was overly agressive towards the correct end, digging it aboaut 2-3" too deep to run out on it's own, now. If I'm right, there's about 7 feet that needs filled a bit. The material that was removed is still right here. It will mean shoveling some back into place. It's dirt and gravel mixed. He could just put gravel in first if that's the thing to do.

Drainage ditch too deep
The previous owners destroyed the natural drainage away from the house years ago when they added dirt and planted a large tree. The ground surrounding that tree slopes back toward the house on the one side.

Over the years, rain running off the roof made a trench that held water from both the roof and that slope 7 feet from the house back towards the house. I'm trying to repair that situation now, and told a man to dig lower than the trench to move the water from the house to the street. He dug about a foot farther out, but made it too low, now water will till pool there, (but it is another foot from the house.) It did not have to be made that low. His repair is sort of parentheses shaped, with both ends being higher than the middle, and the water can't flow away until it gets filled.
That now needs fixed. Will having him just put dirt and gravel back in that too low area do the trick, or what needs done now? Do I need to get a landscaping company in here?
Thanks.
Read

Here's more, and more appropriate, and there's more information at

http://servicedogcentral.org/content/faq/61

What are laws on renting to a person with service dog?
Contrary to popular belief, some landlords ARE exempt from the regulations of the Fair Housing Amendments Act. The exceptions include (a) buildings with four or fewer units where the landlord lives in one of the units, and (b) private owners who do not own more than three single family houses, do not use real estate brokers or agents, and do not use discriminatory advertisements. The FHAA also does not apply to publicly owned (government owned) housing or to section 8 housing. Other laws, such as Section 508 of the Rehab Act and Title II of the ADA may apply in some cases. Consult a qualified attorney to learn which laws if any apply in your specific situation.

What rights does a service dog owner have in housing?
Service animals are not pets. However, you should still notify the landlord from the start that you have a service animal.

Bear in mind that regulations in housing are not the same as they are for public access. Though a business cannot ask you for proof of disability or proof of training for the service animal, a landlord may. This is because the duration of the relationship between landlord and tenant is much greater than that between merchant and customer.

In a situation where the landlord has a "no pets" policy in place, you are required to submit a letter requesting a reasonable accommodation making an exception to the "no pets" rule to permit you to keep a service animal.

Access in housing is different than public access. While they could not ask for proof of training in a grocery store, they may be able to in a landlord/tenant situation. This is because the duration of the relationship between landlord and tenant is much longer than that between merchant and customer.

Here is a sample letter requesting a modification in pet policies to permit a person with a disability to have a trained service dog reside with them: http://servicedogcentral.org/content/node/285

If the dog is an emotional support animal, rather than a service animal, use this sample letter instead: http://servicedogcentral.org/content/node/215

There's more information there.

Here's another link about animals: http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm

From the first link:
"Staff cannot ask about the person’s disability, require medical documentation, require a special identification card or training documentation for the dog, or ask that the dog demonstrate its ability to perform the work or task.

"If a business such as a hotel normally charges guests for damage that they cause, a customer with a disability may also be charged for damage caused by himself or his service animal."

COMPANION ANIMALS ARE NOT Service animals. Companion animals serve a different purpose, and unless they are individually trained to provide assistance to THEIR individual with a disability, they are not service animals. If Miss Smith's mobility service animal is not availabale, she cannot take Mr Green's hearing assistant dog into a place of business claiming it is (her) a service animal. In this case, it is not, BECAUSE it has not been trained for mobility work.
Be wary, people recently were claiming their animals were service animals, but should not have been. Keep those guidelines handy, and the ADA phone number.

Consider calling the ADA hotline and ask your questions there. Read the info at http://www.ada.gov/service_animals_2010.htm

The tree person called with the crane co contact number. She said that since she is contracting with the crane service, the crane service is covered under the tree company policy. Is that right? Do I still need to check the crane people insurances?

What else do I need to do or know?

Is this what I need? Is it appropriate?
And I still need to find out about the crane operator.

from the wc carrier:
Certificate Number: 1xx
Policy Number: 348xxx
Origin Date: 07/16/2004
Expiration Date: 07/01/2012
Liability Limits:
500/500/500
(000 Omitted)

Proof of Coverage
Description of Operations
TREE PRUNING, SPRAYING, REPAIRING - ALL OPERATIONS & DRIVERS
Job Number: empty Location: empty

Will be renewed for the next policy period unless we are otherwise directed by our policyholder.
It is agreed that waiver of subrogation is effective only as respects to the above Certificate Holder for the
project described herein. This agreement shall not operate directly or indirectly to benefit any other
person or organization.
Should the above policy be canceled by the _Company Name_ before the expiration date thereof, the _Company Name_ will endeavor to mail 30 days written notice to the above named Certificate Holder, but failure
to mail such notice shall impose no obligation or liability of any kind upon the _Company Name_

I'm having a 40' palm tree removed. He does the trimming and cutting. There will be crane and operator, and 2 helpers. His general liability for each occurance is 1 mil, med 5K each person, personal and adv 1 mil, general aggregate, 1 mil, and products 2mil, combined single limit, 1 mil, each occurance 1 mil, aggragate, 1 mil.
I think he owns the crane, but not sure. This is his business, but he may be leasing or renting it. Is that enough, do you think?