Would you rent a house where the neighbors hung laundry outside?

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[Post New]07/27/2011 13:17
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You sound kind of nutty OP. Get over your classy self.


In THIS country (no, not India, Canada, Liechtenstein or Vietnam) it is not classy to hang your laundry in the front yard. I have seen this go on in economically depressed areas of this country, which unfortunatly is associated with a certain level of class. I can assure you, if you were trying to sell your home, you would not want neighbors hanging laundry in any part of their yard, sad to say, even the back, but the front is the most offensive. Might as well have a buch of dog runs while they at at it.


I posted about my family's home in Canada. PP, did you really have to lump Canada in with your "other" country examples, as if to conclude from what I'd written that in MY country (i.e., back home) we DO put our clothes out front, and we think that's classy? I never said that we do. We hang them out at the back. In any case, regarding the OP's original question, I don't recall ever seeing home owners/occupants dry clothes out front. But again, I do support drying them out back if possible.
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:18
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, is there a reason they might be using the front, such as no room or too much shade in the back?


I was there on a rainy day so I don't know about the sun factor. I did notice that they had a backyard, though.

Different poster, but along the same lines. You may want to check out the home a few days in a row. Maybe you came on a "bad" day - like the neighbors children were throwing up all night, and they needed to get the sheets cleaned and dried but the dryer takes longer than the washer and the front yard gets more sun so they were doing something that they would rarely do - hang laundry out front.

You really don't know if this is a once a day routine, once a month rutual, or once in a lifetime ooopppps.
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:21
Anonymous
I use my clothesline almost exclusively and I must admit I'd find it odd to see people's undies flapping in the breeze on the FRONT lawn....
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:21
Anonymous
If the clothes LINE is in the front yard, I'd have to say no way. That implies that laundry will be hung out in the front more than once. I have no problem with hanging laundry out - we put stuff on racks on our deck all the time. However, the deck is in the back yard. Honestly, I wouldn't want to see someone else's undies and other clothes hanging frequently....kind of TMI in some way.
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:30
Anonymous
I agree that it's a bit trashy to hang their clothes out on the FRONT LAWN. I wouldn't think twice about it if it were on the side or back. We used to hang our clothes out in the back yard at our old house, and like some PPs, in my mom's home country, no one had dryers and everyone hung their clothes outside.

I wouldn't worry too much about it if its a rental.
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:42
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No. OP, you're not overreacting. I wouldn't think twice if it was the back yard, but the front yard...uh, no.


Agree. Regardless of whether it makes the sheets smell good, is environmentally correct, etc. etc. behavior like this shows a level of disregard for neighbors that would make me uncomfortable (although it would concern me much less as a renter than a prospective buyer).
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:45
zumbamama
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I don't even own a dryer anymore, but I still wouldn't hang my clothes in the front yard. But I also wouldn't be so quick to judge someone who does. Maybe they ran out of space in the back, maybe they are from another country, or maybe they just don't care about looking classy...whatever their reason, it doesn't bother me enough to not rent.
[Post New]07/27/2011 13:52
Anonymous
In the front yard? That would be a deal killer for me.

Side yard or back yard? Different story.

It's admittedly arbitrary, but I just don't like how it would look in the front yard. It's not common around here, either, so it's not like you're imposing some new norm on civilization.
[Post New]07/27/2011 14:23
Anonymous
Been wanting an outdoor clothesline. Yummy smelling sheets, less humidity in the basement if I could hang the delicates outside.

(OK--I wouldn't hang ALL delicates outside, but really, that's my hang up, er, inability to hang out...)

HOWEVER, only our front yard gets sun, and clearly some people would require ambulance service if I hang the clothes in the front yard.... so which is more taxing on the environment & local tax base: reducing electric dryer usage and increasing ambulance service, or t'other way 'round?
TIA
[Post New]07/31/2011 08:19
Anonymous
This is in Vienna, right?
[Post New]07/31/2011 08:29
Anonymous
Wow - you'd hate my Italian mother. That's how she still operates.

You can't imagine how fresh the clothes and linens smell - and how bright they are.

[Post New]08/02/2011 18:42
Anonymous
I love a clothesline, but I can't say I've seen too many (or any) in the front yard. Perhaps there is no sun in the backyard? I had a clothesline in another state, but I don't think my backyard here is sunny enough for one. I wouldn't put one in my front yard. If I liked the neighborhood, I wouldn't be put off renting because of the clothesline in front.
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