Snow removal/ landlord question
Dec. 13th, 2007 03:42 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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davis_squareSo, here is (apparently) what the internet says about the landlord's responsibility to remove snow:
"SNOW REMOVAL: Every exit used or intended for use by occupants of
more than one dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be maintained free from
obstruction."
Our landlord removes snow to the front door, which is a path from the sidewalk to the door. They salt the staircase, etc. Excellent. They do not do anything to the backdoor. The back porch has several stairs down to the driveway, and then one walks on the driveway to get to the sidewalk. Are they responsible for the driveway parts? We have to walk the driveway if we exit that door (as do the residents of the other unit, since it's important in the law that more than one unit must use the space. It seems odd to me that we would have to shovel the path to the sidewalk from one exit and they to the other. Especially since that's the exit that gets plowed in (the street to the driveway.)
So, is this something I can complain about?
Oh, and, because it's important to me to note: my landlord is a corporation who hires a company to do our snow removal. So the people doing it are paid for their efforts and I'm not asking "little old man/woman who's renting out a room" to do major manual labor for my pleasure.
ETA: I didn't see last week's post on the issue, and someone linked below. Thanks!
"SNOW REMOVAL: Every exit used or intended for use by occupants of
more than one dwelling unit or rooming unit shall be maintained free from
obstruction."
Our landlord removes snow to the front door, which is a path from the sidewalk to the door. They salt the staircase, etc. Excellent. They do not do anything to the backdoor. The back porch has several stairs down to the driveway, and then one walks on the driveway to get to the sidewalk. Are they responsible for the driveway parts? We have to walk the driveway if we exit that door (as do the residents of the other unit, since it's important in the law that more than one unit must use the space. It seems odd to me that we would have to shovel the path to the sidewalk from one exit and they to the other. Especially since that's the exit that gets plowed in (the street to the driveway.)
So, is this something I can complain about?
Oh, and, because it's important to me to note: my landlord is a corporation who hires a company to do our snow removal. So the people doing it are paid for their efforts and I'm not asking "little old man/woman who's renting out a room" to do major manual labor for my pleasure.
ETA: I didn't see last week's post on the issue, and someone linked below. Thanks!
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Date: 2007-12-13 08:51 pm (UTC)You can complain about anything you want to. Whether your complaints will be effective... *shrug*