So, I live in an apartment complex that I LOVE! However a few years ago the landlord sublet 4 of the 6 units to a teen halfway home program. (Which seemed super sus since the beginning) teens will come and stay a few days, weeks or months. Each new teen that comes to live here has their own addiction problems and they can range from indifferent of my presence to creating havoc and making me want to move.
Well, the apartments each have an outside space, some a patio, and 4 of the units have access to a yard. But from what I know, they’re banned from hanging out in the yard because several past tenants caused problems. So for me, that means I get a double back yard space. (yay for me)
SOooooo, about two weeks ago now, a bike appeared in my yard. This electric bike is worth about 2.5k, and it was chained with a formidable chain to one of MY chairs. The placement of the bike is irritating because it’s blocking in my bbq.
My issue is this, I’ve made a rule for myself that I DO NOT want to interact with these kids. Teens on drugs is crazy and I live alone and have a few pets and I’ve worried before some of these teens will harm me or my pets. (I stick to myself and don’t interact)
So I don’t want to ask any of them if the bike is theirs. The bike hasn’t moved at all in the two weeks, and I haven’t seen anyone come by the yard. (I do work a lot but make it a point to be in the yard from about 5:30-8pm nightly) and I half expected to see someone using it, which my plan was to simply address where they’re chaining the bike to ask them to move it closer to their door, and not on MY chair.
My mind did at first go to, “this is a gift from my ex, because he’s trying to make it up to me with how things ended” and I even messaged him last week asking if he had anything to do with the appearance of the bike, and he said no.
Wtf should I do?
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Backup of the post’s body: So, I live in an apartment complex that I LOVE! However a few years ago the landlord sublet 4 of the 6 units to a teen halfway home program. (Which seemed super sus since the beginning) teens will come and stay a few days, weeks or months. Each new teen that comes to live here has their own addiction problems and they can range from indifferent of my presence to creating havoc and making me want to move.
Well, the apartments each have an outside space, some a patio, and 4 of the units have access to a yard. But from what I know, they’re banned from hanging out in the yard because several past tenants caused problems. So for me, that means I get a double back yard space. (yay for me)
SOooooo, about two weeks ago now, a bike appeared in my yard. This electric bike is worth about 2.5k, and it was chained with a formidable chain to one of MY chairs. The placement of the bike is irritating because it’s blocking in my bbq.
My issue is this, I’ve made a rule for myself that I DO NOT want to interact with these kids. Teens on drugs is crazy and I live alone and have a few pets and I’ve worried before some of these teens will harm me or my pets. (I stick to myself and don’t interact)
So I don’t want to ask any of them if the bike is theirs. The bike hasn’t moved at all in the two weeks, and I haven’t seen anyone come by the yard. (I do work a lot but make it a point to be in the yard from about 5:30-8pm nightly) and I half expected to see someone using it, which my plan was to simply address where they’re chaining the bike to ask them to move it closer to their door, and not on MY chair.
My mind did at first go to, “this is a gift from my ex, because he’s trying to make it up to me with how things ended” and I even messaged him last week asking if he had anything to do with the appearance of the bike, and he said no.
Wtf should I do?
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If you really don’t want to interact, maybe leave a note on the door and ask for it to be moved ASAP. If no change in a few days, cut it and move it yourself and it’s off your hands