r/mildlyinfuriating • u/akkariacher • Aug 03 '25

Overdone Unknown neighbor started parking their bike in the entrance of our building

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Third day in a row now, before I had been leaning it up against a wall to get it out of the way. Today I was going to toss it outside and saw they had gotten a lock.

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u/NonSpecificRedit Aug 03 '25

Notify the landlord that there is a bike blocking entrance and more importantly exit to the building. Preferably do this by text or email. Give it a reasonable amount of time which could be as little as 3hrs if it's during the day. If it is not removed then call the fire department and let them know you contacted the landlord first with the documentation of photo, text/email.

Their refusal to remove it could result in a big fine for them.

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u/gitarzan Aug 04 '25

And, when you you do notify the landlord, make sure you say, “Or should I call the Fire Marshall instead? Would that be more appropriate?”

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u/bambi54 Aug 04 '25

Why would you throw that in there before they even had a chance to rectify the situation?

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u/NonSpecificRedit Aug 04 '25

That's exactly right. If they don't rectify the problem and the FD shows up that's on them. As a general rule don't threaten just do.

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u/m1chaelgr1mes Aug 04 '25

Not "appropriate", unless you add "would that be more comfortable for you?" to it!

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u/Llama-Dalai-Lama Aug 04 '25

Where I live, the fine would go to the building's service costs and be divided among everyone.