I probably should explain a bit more with what is going on with Neighbor #2, who happens to be in my building.
About a month ago, the husband stopped me in the hallway, as I was heading out, to talk to me about the condition of the common areas in the building. I was in a rush and couldn't chat long. He told me that he and his wife were looking into getting something done and having all the neighbors in the building pay for it. I told him that it's not in my budget as I'm dealing with medical issues and kept walking.
The other evening, when bf came over, he found a note stuck in my door announcing that this husband and wife had taken it upon themselves to privately hire a contractor to work in the common areas of our condominium building and that they were going to come to our doors and COLLECT CASH for their private contractor!!!!!! I read that note, read it a second time, then read it a third time and each time my reaction was: "WTF?!?!?!?"
Where I live, we are members of a condominium home owners association and we pay condo fees so that our property management can maintain all the common areas, including the common areas inside my building. It just felt SO WRONG for my upstairs neighbor to make a unilateral decision, hire a contractor on her own, then attempt to force me and other residents in the building to pay for her decision! She NEVER discussed this with us beforehand! She simply ANNOUNCED that THIS is what SHE is going to do and EVERYONE in the building NEEDS TO REIMBURSE HER WITH CASH!!!!
I contacted the president of the HOA Board and quoted the note to him. He forwarded my e-mail to the other members of the Board and also to property management. The response I got from the Board president, HOA Board and property management was unanimous. This neighbor does NOT have the authority to do what she is attempting to do! According to our By-Laws, she is REQUIRED to obtain EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION from the Board to do anything in the common area of the building she lives in. Furthermore, she does NOT have the authority to demand cash from her neighbors for what she is attempting to do!
Now I'm waiting for "the other shoe to drop" the next time I see her or her husband.
Sheesh! All I want to do is be left in peace in my own home without a lot of unnecessary hassle!
Bones