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To have left this for my neighbours?

38 replies

Pissedoffneigh · 12/08/2018 21:13

This will out me if they see it so I have name changed.

We have new neighbours in our flats who share a communal area.
Other neighbours have complained about them including two local businesses for various reasons but I've not really had much to do with them. They won't answer the door when you knock (another neighbour who doesn't even live in our block hammered on the door when they had a complaint about them).

Anyway I came downstairs a few weeks ago and the new neighbours bike was there. He asked me if it was okay there. He was nipping in and out at the time so I presumed he meant while he nipped in and out to do what he was doing. I said I had no issue as I could clearly get passed it but I needed to be able to get passed.

This worked fine and the bike went for weeks. It occasionally reappeared for short periods but would go again so no issue

However the last few weeks he has been completely blocking me in with his bike, his friends bike and other equipment and items. The hall is narrow and in order to get in our property we have to physically climb over his and his mates bikes and equipment. My child is disabled and has hurt herself and we have had to turn visitors away who haven't been able to climb over to get in to see us.
They have scratched all the walls of the hall and created a big hole in the wall.

Tonight I've come back with food shopping and had to climb over two bikes to even get in. My child has fell over and hurt herself and I've broke my phone as it fell out while climbing over.

Seeing they won't talk to me I have left a note stuck to their door saying how unhappy I am,that they are preventing access to our own property, blocking a fire escape and injuring my child. I'm really quite pissed off tbh.

Interestingly on the days his child and partner are over he doesn't do it so that she doesn't get hurt.

Aibu to think he must realise how difficult it is for any child to have to climb over two bikes daily never mind one with disabilities?
If they ignore this what would you do next?

OP posts:
Bambamber · 12/08/2018 21:15

I would move it. How would you get out in the event of a fire?

Omzlas · 12/08/2018 21:17

Put it outside - it's blocking a fire escape

Contact your landlord / HA etc

Stopitjuststopit2018 · 12/08/2018 21:18

Do you pay service charges to a freeholder? They may be an appropriate person to complain to about the fire risk, and they should take action

Original poster
Pissedoffneigh · 12/08/2018 21:18

We would have to climb over them.
There's no where to move them to. I can't put them outside as there is no garden and they will get stolen. There's no where to lock them up.

OP posts:
HoleyCoMoley · 12/08/2018 21:19

Is it a council property or a leasehold, you can sell the landlords to write to them, you could speak to your local fire brigade and see if they will do a visit about blocking a fire exit and emergency access. Take photos.

HoleyCoMoley · 12/08/2018 21:20

If there nowhere to store them they will have to put them inside their flat, storage is not your problem.

Original poster
Pissedoffneigh · 12/08/2018 21:20

The second bike appears to be the bike of someone who doesn't even live here but they are either stopping over regularly or using the hall as storage for their bikes while they are out.

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PinkGiraffe1 · 12/08/2018 21:21

Take photos, contact your landlord, and FGS move their shit outside. Who cares if it gets stolen. Serves them right! They don't give a shit about you or your DD so why should you!

Original poster
Pissedoffneigh · 12/08/2018 21:23

Does anyone know if the fire brigade could legally force the useless letting agents to make them clear the fire exit if my note doesn't work.

OP posts:
HoleyCoMoley · 12/08/2018 21:27

I'd call the fire brigade for advice also contact your letting agents, is it a rented property you are in.

PotteryLady · 12/08/2018 21:27

Leave note to say they will be placed outside if not removed and if stolen it's the risk they run leaving them blocking the hall

HoleyCoMoley · 12/08/2018 21:31

Take a look at the Flat Living website

Omzlas · 12/08/2018 21:33

They don't care for your safety or even getting to your own door - why would you care about their bikes getting stolen?

Put them outside and pop a note through the door to tell them they're outside
Or put a note through saying that if the bikes are left in the communal area again, they'll be put outside

Inertia · 12/08/2018 21:51

It would be worth seeing whether your local fire service has a fire prevention advisory scheme- it’ll be a lot harder for your landlord and neighbours to go against fire prevention instructions.

TakeMe2Insanity · 12/08/2018 21:58

Take photos and times.
Send to managing agents /landlords say breach of fire safety regulations.

Becca19962014 · 12/08/2018 22:05

I had this but in my case it was a pushchair and it went on for months, the only way I could get out was to climb on a windowsill and chuck my keys at passers by to get out. I don't own a phone and it was horrendous as she would accuse me of being prejudiced because she was a Muslim and hating children, it was my first post on here and I expected an absolute roasting.

No matter what I did she refused to move it. It went on for months getting worse and worse, she could have folded it but refused to. Because I couldn't get past it getting the fire brigade round was useless as they'd ring the bell only she could answer it and before answering she'd move it stairs. The landlord told me it wasn't their problem. In the end she moved out, not before we'd almost come to blows though as a very close lifelong friend died in her sleep and I was as a result of her pushchair and her mates pushchairs and other tenants crap couldn't get out and I totally lost it with her and she left three weeks later, three weeks of still blocking me in.

She'd be asked to move it and just put it back every time.

I couldn't put it outside though a friend did and she reported them for stealing it Confused

Everyone else just told me to climb over, except, ironically, the "nasty nest of vipers of AIBU on MN" Grin i got a lot of supportive PMs with advice as well - some took exception but mostly people were great.

Somethinginmyloft · 12/08/2018 22:05

OP did you post about this issue recently? Sounds very familiar.

Becca19962014 · 12/08/2018 22:07

My landlord/agent didn't care about fire regulations just getting their rent so whilst they mentioned it they never actually did anything.

esk1mo · 12/08/2018 22:08

this sounds familiar, esp disabled kid getting injured

Somethinginmyloft · 12/08/2018 22:09

This is the similar thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3309295-To-think-my-neighbour-is-a-selfish-twunt

CSIblonde · 12/08/2018 22:09

Move it. The n speak to Landlord. My landlord has put a notice up saying that blocking hallways is a fire safety issue and he will bin anything left out. Upstairs now put the bike in side passage behind gate.

SimonBridges · 12/08/2018 22:11

Have you posted about guys before op? It sounds very familiar, or it’s a common problem.

As for there begins nowhere to keep them, well that isn’t your problem.

yorkshireyummymummy · 12/08/2018 22:12

It would never have got to the stage where I and my child had to hurt ourselves climbing over the bikes to get to our home if this was me.

The bloody bikes would have been flung into the street a long time ago.

I suggest you take pictures and then give them 24 hrs to move them. If they don’t then put them outside. I quite like the idea of contacting the fire service too- because your DD is disabled I expect they will be quite keen to come and check for you. And they might fling the bikes out for you!!

CSIblonde · 12/08/2018 22:13

As an aside work colleague had same problem & landlord not bothered. She let his tyres down daily til it was moved.

BewareOfDragons · 12/08/2018 22:14

Put them outside tonight.

Claim ignorance if they disappear.

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