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Neighbours smelly washing

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DinoMuesum · 12/06/2019 17:38

Myself and dh live in a housing association maisonette. We share a communal hallway with another tenant. In March the neighbour in question was arrested and subsequently sent to prison. One of his relatives turned up last month to collect some belongings to take to him in prison. I came home from work a few weeks ago to find said belongings (mostly clothes) dumped in the communal hallway. On further investigation it transpired that the relative was unable to take the items to the prison. So rather than putting them back in the flat he left them in the hallway. My main issue is that most of the clothes absolutely stink of cannabis and are unwashed Envy (gross not envy). I have to walk past them everytime I leave my property and I also believe they are a potential fire hazard. I rang the housing association when they were first abandoned and they said they would send someone out to deal with it. They didn't. I've called back daily since then but they don't answer the phone. I can't contact the relative again (I believe he's not in the UK currently) and I have no contact details for the neighbour in jail. What else can I do? I'm fed up of looking at it Biscuit

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lolaflores · 12/06/2019 17:41

Bin. Will attract rats other vermin to nibble on. They will get munchies from the latent cannabis and you got a whole shit show on your hands.
Bin now. Say u never saw them
Hope u get a new neighbour

Debenhamshandtowel · 12/06/2019 17:44

Email the housing office referencing your previous phone calls. Say they have x amount of time to remove them or you will dispose of them...by bringing them to their office...

blaaake · 12/06/2019 17:54

Bin them.

Debenhamshandtowel · 12/06/2019 18:02

Bin them.

Yes, to be fair and on reflection. That.

user27495824 · 12/06/2019 18:04

Just bin them.

user27495824 · 12/06/2019 18:04

Or wash and donate.

Lucked · 12/06/2019 18:08

Weeks! Yes just throw in his bin which is presumably empty with him being in prison.

It is a bit of a shame a HA flat is lying empty whilst the tenant is in prison

Lipz · 12/06/2019 18:10

If it were me, as soon as it was dark, I'd leg it out, grab the bags, dump them in the bins and leg it back in and pretend you know nothing.

Bezalelle · 12/06/2019 18:12

Would rats get munchies from eating cannabis-ridden clothes??

BlueSkiesLies · 12/06/2019 18:14

Just bin them

Debenhamshandtowel · 12/06/2019 18:16

I think the tenant can keep the property as long as the pay the rent.

Soola · 12/06/2019 18:18

I’d post them back through his letterbox if he has one.

If not then I would dispose of them and if he comes back say you have no idea who took them if he asks.

As his flat hasn’t be re-let he can’t be in prison for long so could be home soon?

Wellandtrulyoutnumbered · 12/06/2019 18:24

The housing association don't answer the phone? That's very unlikely!

LesserBohemian · 12/06/2019 18:25

In all honesty, I would wash the clothes and pack/store everything neatly for him.

Partly because it’s clear no one else is going to do anything about it and partly because it would piss me off having to look at/smell it for ages.

lolaflores · 12/06/2019 18:26

bezalelle that was a joke about rats getting stoned on fabric that smells of cannabis and ten getting the munchies.

Bobbindobbin · 12/06/2019 18:27

Tell the HA you want to raise an official
complaint. They will soon shift them ! they won’t want the hassle of going through the complaints process for the sake of removing some clothes

DinoMuesum · 12/06/2019 19:32

Thanks for the responses - when I said "the housing association didn't answer the phone" I meant the named person who's in charge of our property. The general number just tells me to ring her and not them Hmm

I think I'll try @BobbinDobbin's suggestion of a complaint. Hopefully that might persuade them into action.

I did consider taking them and giving them a wash before returning but was concerned of being accused if anything was damaged or went missing.

Apparently the neighbour only got a short sentance (under 12 months) so is allowed to keep the property if he pays the rent (unfortunately for us) Sad

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kateclarke · 12/06/2019 19:46

They are a fire risk so you could report it to the fire brigade (not 999 obv) and they will come and assess.

BogglesGoggles · 12/06/2019 19:50

Rubber gloves and post them through his letter box if he has one in his door?

DinoMuesum · 12/06/2019 20:19

He doesn't have a letterbox Sad

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DinoMuesum · 12/06/2019 20:19

He doesn't have a letterbox Sad

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DinoMuesum · 12/06/2019 20:19

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Babyduck2 · 12/06/2019 21:02

Put them in a bin bag and put them outside if you don't want to bin them, tell the housing officer where they are, if she doesn't get them, then it's on her if he complains.

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