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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Wow, such animated responses! I should have specified that this scenario probably is pretty foreign to those not familiar with these DC rowhouse alleys. We've only left cans out for trash days (twice a week), per DC statute. And yes, our fence is preexisting, its sides shared with neighbors. Moving our fence in to create more alley width isn't an option. Per DC DPW, our property is designated to leave cans "in the alley" on trash days, but there really isn't much space to put the cans off to the side of the alley anywhere. So, as a coping mechanism, the longer-term neighbors told me that, over the decades, there has become a community norm of leaving cans on trash day on whatever patches of land we can find in the alley, often in patches that, strictly speaking, are the property of neighbors across the alley. This remains the norm today, since the alternative would be to risk obstructing the alley if we left cans elsewhere.

And yes, there are other neighbors who remain amenable to having their patches of property be pick-up spots for cans, so this has been our solution for now. This new neighbor is an outlier, and we fully concur that he's well within his right to assert his property rights. So far, most of the neighbors in his position opt to be more flexible, but so be it.[/quote]

He's telling you no, so move your fence to create a space.  Problem solved.  Twice a week is a lot.  We only get once a week pickup. [/quote]

OP already said there is no way to move the fence.

OP, I think the solution is unfortunately just to do exactly what DPW says, and leave the cans in the alley as instructed. If neighbors complain that the alley is obstructed, you can explain honestly why you had to make the change. It is what it is. (But yes, I might first ask a neighbor further up or down the street who has a grassy patch if they're okay with you setting your cans out there. That seems like the simplest answer, if someone says yes.) [/quote]

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