Unique Living Situation, Nasty New Neighbors

[Anonymous]

doodlebug wrote:I live in a similar type of situation and have my mail delivered to a post office box. It's a hassle and not ideal, but it's a solution to the problem. All mail is kept secure, no one opening credit card offers or new cards that come, packages aren't left out to be stolen or rained on etc. Just get a PO Box and call it good. These people sound like complete nightmares.

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Get a PO Box. It's not expensive, and it will solve your mail problems at least. UPS and FedEx will not deliver to a PO Box, so there's that....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to imagine this living situation. Are you just sharing a house? Are there separate entrances? How are you entering your home vs them entering theirs?

Sounds a bit like rentals in the UK. Everyone has a locked room but parts of the house are shared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here again and I swear I am not making this up. I didn't put it the first post because it would be too long, didn't read

If people really want to give advice, they would read everything.......and your post wasn't long at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How many times has this mail thing happened? I opened a package addressed to my neighbors the other day by genuine accident. I ordered something from the Gap, and there were two Gap boxes on my porch. One of them was actually for the neighbors. I ran it over - no big deal.

Accidents happen.

OP here and see that's part of my problem. How many times do you give someone the benefit of the doubt? Did you suggest to your neighbors that they shouldn't have their mail delivered to their own address because of your carelessness?

BS. Call the Postmaster General. File a complaint. What they are doing is illegal.

This.....and multiple people said the same type of thing, OP.

The fact these are new people and pulling stunts like this speaks volumes about them in general. I bet the landlord didn't do a reference check at all.

[doodlebug]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to imagine this living situation. Are you just sharing a house? Are there separate entrances? How are you entering your home vs them entering theirs?

Why is it so hard to imagine a big house that's been divided into apartments with two studios in the basement, a family on the main floor and another apartment in the attic. These exist everywhere. The OP said she and the other basement tenant have a separate entrance and locking units. Just because the mailman delivers the mail to the porch (again not unusual for houses that have been converted to apartments) doesn't mean there's anything shady about anyone other than the idiots who don't read who the mail is actually for and just open everything.

[Anonymous]

Get your packages at work or deliver to post office.

[Anonymous]

Can you get a window supplemental AC unit? Fans?

[Anonymous]

doodlebug wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to imagine this living situation. Are you just sharing a house? Are there separate entrances? How are you entering your home vs them entering theirs?

Why is it so hard to imagine a big house that's been divided into apartments with two studios in the basement, a family on the main floor and another apartment in the attic. These exist everywhere. The OP said she and the other basement tenant have a separate entrance and locking units. Just because the mailman delivers the mail to the porch (again not unusual for houses that have been converted to apartments) doesn't mean there's anything shady about anyone other than the idiots who don't read who the mail is actually for and just open everything.

Yep, lived in this type of "apartment" in college. The basement of a large house was finished and included a small kitchen and living room. My room was down there as well as another room and we shared the small kitchen area and living room. The basement apartments had a separate entrance and the door to the steps leading down to the basement had two locks; we could only go up there if we unlocked our lock and they unlocked the lock on their side and vice versa. It worked well. The upstairs people all shared the main house kitchen and living room. The washer and dryer were in the attached garage as well as shelves we could all use for storage, but no one was allowed to park in the garage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you get a window supplemental AC unit? Fans?

The landlord will need to pay for this. And also pay for the added electricity to run the thing.

It's only fair.

[Anonymous]

OP, some people can't understand what you are talking about. I rented the basement of a group house in glover park. My unit was a separate rental, but I had similar problems. They controlled the AC and heat and would turn it off if they went away. The fireplace was broken and they would use it anyway and it would fill my unit up with smoke. I finally couldn't take it anymore and moved on. Sounds like you have been lucky with roommates, but no your luck has run out.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP, I lived in a similar setup. It was basically a house turned into multiple apartments with a shared kitchen, living area. I ended up moving out one day because the landlord sucked. He paid the utilities (included in rent) and one day the water was shut off. It was sketchy to begin with, but this put me over the edge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How many times has this mail thing happened? I opened a package addressed to my neighbors the other day by genuine accident. I ordered something from the Gap, and there were two Gap boxes on my porch. One of them was actually for the neighbors. I ran it over - no big deal.

Accidents happen.

OP here and see that's part of my problem. How many times do you give someone the benefit of the doubt? Did you suggest to your neighbors that they shouldn't have their mail delivered to their own address because of your carelessness?

BS. Call the Postmaster General. File a complaint. What they are doing is illegal.

Yes, but so is what the OP is doing. The housing situation is not legal either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How many times has this mail thing happened? I opened a package addressed to my neighbors the other day by genuine accident. I ordered something from the Gap, and there were two Gap boxes on my porch. One of them was actually for the neighbors. I ran it over - no big deal.

Accidents happen.

OP here and see that's part of my problem. How many times do you give someone the benefit of the doubt? Did you suggest to your neighbors that they shouldn't have their mail delivered to their own address because of your carelessness?

BS. Call the Postmaster General. File a complaint. What they are doing is illegal.

Yes, but so is what the OP is doing. The housing situation is not legal either.

You don't know if it legal. Depending on the jurisdiction it could be legal, or illegal, based on random factors such as # of unrelated residents living together, # of kitchens, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How many times has this mail thing happened? I opened a package addressed to my neighbors the other day by genuine accident. I ordered something from the Gap, and there were two Gap boxes on my porch. One of them was actually for the neighbors. I ran it over - no big deal.

Accidents happen.

OP here and see that's part of my problem. How many times do you give someone the benefit of the doubt? Did you suggest to your neighbors that they shouldn't have their mail delivered to their own address because of your carelessness?

BS. Call the Postmaster General. File a complaint. What they are doing is illegal.

Yes, but so is what the OP is doing. The housing situation is not legal either.

You don't know if it legal. Depending on the jurisdiction it could be legal, or illegal, based on random factors such as # of unrelated residents living together, # of kitchens, etc.

The upstairs unit controlling the heat and A/C for the entire house is completely illegal. A legal separate unit must be separately metered in DC. That's the law.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How many times has this mail thing happened? I opened a package addressed to my neighbors the other day by genuine accident. I ordered something from the Gap, and there were two Gap boxes on my porch. One of them was actually for the neighbors. I ran it over - no big deal.

Accidents happen.

OP here and see that's part of my problem. How many times do you give someone the benefit of the doubt? Did you suggest to your neighbors that they shouldn't have their mail delivered to their own address because of your carelessness?

BS. Call the Postmaster General. File a complaint. What they are doing is illegal.

Yes, but so is what the OP is doing. The housing situation is not legal either.

You don't know if it legal. Depending on the jurisdiction it could be legal, or illegal, based on random factors such as # of unrelated residents living together, # of kitchens, etc.

The upstairs unit controlling the heat and A/C for the entire house is completely illegal. A legal separate unit must be separately metered in DC. That's the law.

Exactly. My husband and I lived in an illegal house when we were younger. It's great (cheap!) but still not legal. Several things made it illegal, the primary being the heat/AC issue. The landlord can stick and AC unit in the basement units and that can resolve that issue. There are probably a few others.

I wouldn't report OP - it may (may not) get you all evicted. Get your own mailbox. And (because I'm spiteful) I would play loud music at 3am.