Well, it finally came! In a letter dated June 11, 2015 (and postmarked June 16, 2015), with the headline “Code Violation Requiring Immediate Compliance” and the reason “Following the conversation with the Refuse Department the following letter has been generated per our process regarding dumpster boxes that are out of service,” I’ve been officially notified that my dumpster needs to be “repaired or replaced immediately” and to let them know if it will occur after July 2, 2015. And, by the way, don’t forget it is the owner’s responsibility to get rid of trash while the dumpster is out of service, but the service will be reinstated once the dumpster is fixed. (The new dumpster arrived by the end of May and service has been reinstated without me notifying the City directly.)
So, this letter is only a month late, according to my first phone call to the City on May 14, 2015, based on their own alleged internal procedures. But it did come. But what if my tenants never said anything?! Can you imagine more than a month of trash from six units?!