Gasoline, mostly.

[lysistrata.livejournal.com]

So we just moved to our new place, back to Davis, phew. We moved in knowing from the realtor and other tenants that the landlady is kinda crazy. There's all sorts of trash outside the apartment: microwave, rusted out grills, broken plastic tubs and more. It all belongs to the landlady ( who lives in Belmont and never comes over here, apparently ). I dragged as much as I could to the curb last night with a big exception.

We found a 30 gallon plastic barrel of gasoline and two smaller containers. They sit in a sunny spot outside the backdoor and have apparently been there for at least 2 years. They're so that the 3ish times a year her kids mow the lawn, they can fill the mower.

My questions are: does anyone know if it's legal to store gas like that? Other tenants have said that she won't move it, and I don't want my first interraction with her to be negative, but I've already had a housefire once this year and I don't want to have another, what would you do in that situation? My Fiance suggested using it to fill our scooters, but not *really* knowing what's in there makes me hesitate to do that. I guess I'm just looking for any help on the subject that I can get.

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[miraclaire.livejournal.com]

Here's what MA DEP has to say about storing gasoline: http://www.mass.gov/dep/recycle/hazardous/gasoline.htm

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

And since that says "keep out of direct sunlight," I would ask the landlady politely to move it. And if she refuses, call the fire department and let them know you're nervous because your landlady is keeping large amounts of gasoline in a sunny spot close to the house.

[enochs-fable.livejournal.com]

For the win. Do this.

I'm having flashbacks to absentee landlords of years past. So not worth it.