I think they need to find something better to do with their time instead of bothering me. I was honest and said yes I can hear the kids running above me but why would I complain about something that doesn't bother me. And besides, they are a lovely family. And who really cares if me and 6 other residents through a party for an old manager? Like really... What's the big deal? Almost all but one board member came and enjoyed themselves. At the end of the day what is the big deal? The things your citing are absurd. I haven't done anything to the building and am a good resident who cares about the building and the safety of the residents.

It's really crazy the politics of being a renter in a condo. if I didn't have a child they wouldn't know I exist. As soon as we brought home that baby we had a target on our backs. Never
a word until we had our child.

Anonymous wrote:Isn't this discrimination? I had never heard a peep out of the board or management until I had a kid. Prior to me having a child the board president requested that I write a letter describing noise in the condo above me (children running). Coincidentally the unit is across from his. I of course, wouldn't write anything about it because yes I could hear them but it didn't bother me. He approached me asking if I could hear them and I said yes which lead him on a tirade. He hates children. Wouldn't this be harassment or discrimination?

Ok every time there is an other piece of info you give, it sheds more light on what is happening here. You're reaching on the discrimination. There are rules and you haven't been following them. You had a chance to be an ally to the board president - not by writing the letter but by just shutting your mouth and saying you don't hear any noise and staying out of it, but you didn't. That got you on their list, and they probably just don't like you now. So you have a kid and they're going to make your life hell because of what's happening - chair in the pool, you keep locking a fence, you don't get it - this is not your property!!! It belongs to everyone in the building who owns, but it does not belong to you. You then took it upon yourself to organize a party for the old manager and there was bad blood there and that further irritated people. And you're clinging to discrimination. You've been a thorn in their side and they're tired of dealing with it. Seriously, you need something else to do with your time.

Isn't this discrimination? I had never heard a peep out of the board or management until I had a kid. Prior to me having a child the board president requested that I write a letter describing noise in the condo above me (children running). Coincidentally the unit is across from his. I of course, wouldn't write anything about it because yes I could hear them but it didn't bother me. He approached me asking if I could hear them and I said yes which lead him on a tirade. He hates children. Wouldn't this be harassment or discrimination?

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. It's unreal. Literally every day it's something. I'm so tired of dealing with them. My window is an odd shape. Long and more narrow so the blackout blinds were custom. You can imagine how upset I was to have to remove them. I had my child in the laundry room with me and the manager told me he is not permitted to touch the machines including putting my wet clothes in the dryer (he loves doing laundry). My bike lock is still on at the pool, thank goodness.

The management company is Abaris. Beware! They hire idiots.

Do not report to their demands. Make them sue you. You will win and take them for all they are worth. This is absurd.

This isn't how it works. OP is a renter. A renter I think the other owner's and mgmt company would like to see leave. Her child is a liability in the pool area, the roof and the laundry room. It's not a child friendly bldg so the other resident's don't enjoy the noise and smudgy fingerprints little one's bring. They are documenting their issues with her in order to be able to start charging the owner.

Non-owner's in private condo's just don't have the same rights.

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Anonymous wrote:This building is the most NOT child friendly building ever. The management company as well as the board would be thrilled if my kid fell off the roof. They are jerks. They say that my child's fingerprints on the lobby doors lower the value of the property as a whole. They hate children. They even made me remove my blackout blinds in the baby room because it's "against" regulation although the not in writing to have anything but standard blind up.'they are horrible. I'm harassed daily by the property manager who literally looks for my child to touch something or make a loud noise and break the noise violation code. It's horrible and I feel helpless.

OMG, we live in a building like that, but it's more the residence who hate children.Rumor has it that kids under 4 were not allowed at the pool about 8 years ago and prior. The pool rules overrules a federal law. Kids get yelled at by elderly residents when they speak in the corridor and so on. It's so sad.

Just like on airplanes, in close confines small children are to been seen not heard. I do not want to be woken up from a nap or disturbed from my work by children screaming or running up/down halls. I pay way too much money for that.

If you pay so much money to live in a condo and don't want noise but a house in the burbs. This is city living. It's not quiet.

My sister is like the pp. now, as she ages towards 60' her tolerance is so narrow its leaving her depressed, angry, and confined to only certain comfortable areas and situations. Best to loosen up while young

Anonymous wrote:OP here... I'll start a new post because I really need to know what I can do about the constant harassment I am getting. It's really bad. The manager went so far as to tell me flat out the building isn't child friendly and I should look into a building with a playground. Um we are a block from the zoo and near tons of parks. Not sure how much more kid friendly you can get.

Do not conform. Smile and make them sue you

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PP. It's unreal. Literally every day it's something. I'm so tired of dealing with them. My window is an odd shape. Long and more narrow so the blackout blinds were custom. You can imagine how upset I was to have to remove them. I had my child in the laundry room with me and the manager told me he is not permitted to touch the machines including putting my wet clothes in the dryer (he loves doing laundry). My bike lock is still on at the pool, thank goodness.

The management company is Abaris. Beware! They hire idiots.

Do not report to their demands. Make them sue you. You will win and take them for all they are worth. This is absurd.

Anonymous wrote:If it isn't safe, don't use it. There is a huge fence. She doesn't want to fully supervise her child and wants him to run wild and that is the issue.

If she is a renter, she should complain to the owner who can pass it on. She is not part of the building ownership and doesn't have the same rights as an owner.

OP here... You must not have any children. It literally takes all of a second for a child to be somewhere he isn't supposed to be. I watch him like a hawk but I just find it to be a safety issue for the building. As a mother I'm even more concerned and aware of danger.

Anonymous wrote:If it isn't safe, don't use it. There is a huge fence. She doesn't want to fully supervise her child and wants him to run wild and that is the issue.

If she is a renter, she should complain to the owner who can pass it on. She is not part of the building ownership and doesn't have the same rights as an owner.

The other thread started was deleted for some reason. But it was more of the same, how the condo board is a bunch of jerks. I'm on a condo board and it's just unfortunate but this is how it works. They aren't there for you. They work for the owners. For FREE.

If it isn't safe, don't use it. There is a huge fence. She doesn't want to fully supervise her child and wants him to run wild and that is the issue.

If she is a renter, she should complain to the owner who can pass it on. She is not part of the building ownership and doesn't have the same rights as an owner.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here... I'll start a new post because I really need to know what I can do about the constant harassment I am getting. It's really bad. The manager went so far as to tell me flat out the building isn't child friendly and I should look into a building with a playground. Um we are a block from the zoo and near tons of parks. Not sure how much more kid friendly you can get.

Honestly, he's right. It's not like you didn't know what you were getting when you either rented a condo or bought in the building. The place is more than 70 years old and has hundreds of tenants! You cannot expect the condo board, the building management, or your fellow tenants to bow to your whims or put a look on a pool therefore inconveniencing everyone else hoping to enjoy the rooftop amenities.

Keep your child off the roof, do not let them place in the laundry room and stop inconveniencing others, especially in a building that has seen better days and probably has owners that do not want to cough up 5-6 figures for a damned fence on the roof. If no one has fallen off in half a century you're not going to convince them that its an immediate priority now.

Did you look at photos of the roof? I searched for the building and there is a fence https://www.redfin.com/DC/Washington/2829-Connecticut-Ave-NW-20008/unit-710/home/9989280 but I guess there is a gate to access areas outside the fence. see pic #19 http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2829-Connecticut-Ave-NW-APT-112-Washington-DC-20008/456809_zpid/

Gate open to the roof is a no.

To PP re the pool. There is a difference between a perceived safety issue and an actual safety issue. Given the tenor of the OP's postings and her self-stated actions, the actuality of a safety issue is in question.

So if OP was an owner it would be a different tune? Why because she is a renter can she not speak up about a safety concern. I live in a rental building but am considering renting a friends condo for a year. Do renters in condo buildings have zero say even about safety issues? It just seems so extreme.

Anonymous wrote:This original post was about a dangerous roof top area not about a child. Boy did this post just fly right into a typical dcum mom shaming post.

It is not dangerous for adults or those supervising their kids. If OP is not comfortable with the roof set up, either don't bring her kid up there or buy so she can rightfully complain as an owner. She should not be making up her own rules.

I doubt it's a good idea for the roof for people to be walking on that gravel. The condos under it will get leaks soon. Then nobody goes out there.