Comments on: Dear PoPville – Valet Trash Service!?!??!

By: Krystina

Krystina — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:12:06 +0000

In regards to the question of “Also, how fantastically lazy do they think we are that carrying a trash bag 23 feet to the chute end of the hall is an inconceivably difficult task?” you’d be surprised. Both self-proclaimed luxury apartment complexes that I’ve lived in in Arlington (one in Court House, one in Pentagon City) had trash rooms with a chute inside on every floor, but neither ever failed at having trash just littered inside the trash room.

You’ve walked that far to the room, you can’t step inside three feet, open the chute, and drop the bag in? I think the valet service is ridiculous, especially if you can’t opt out, but I suppose if that’s the measure one needs to take to ensure that the halls stay clean?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:08:21 +0000

Wow, good to know. Thank you for the info on the tenants association. I’ve honestly been debating starting one but at this point, I’m not even sure it’s worth it, since with all of these changes, I’m about 99.9% sure we’re gonna move out once our lease expires in a few months.

By: UStreeter

UStreeter — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:39:57 +0000

I was thinking the same thing. Somewhere, someone at Bozuto is reading this and thinking it sounds like a great idea. Except it’ll be $50 a month, and they’ll totally forget to pick up the trash.

By: brienneoftarth

brienneoftarth — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:02:59 +0000

Sounds like a major PITA. Time to move?

By: brienneoftarth

brienneoftarth — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:00:26 +0000

My place has a keurig too. Sweet!

By: brienneoftarth

brienneoftarth — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:58:05 +0000

This! Did the person who thought up this brilliant policy never happen to meander around the city streets on trash day? For a good hour, it’s ungodly. And that’s in an open air space….can’t imagine how this is going to fly in a closed-off hallway. The area right by the trashroom in my complex smells terrible.

By: thebear

thebear — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:01:37 +0000

This is why it is crucial that an association establish formal bylaws that clearly define what may and may not be done by officers. We require at least 1 annual meeting open to all residents, plus annual election of officers (closed meeting only for dues-paying members in good standing). Bylaw changes must be agreed to by a majority of the dues-paying membership; this ensures that there are no unilateral/dictatorial changes made (harmful to the organization or not). While people who work for the landlord or a city agency with a regulatory relationship with the building may become members, anyone having a conflict of interest (including relatives or household members) are barred from being elected to, or otherwise installed in, an officer position. We also have rules regarding removal of an officer who is not doing their job in accordance with the bylaws. So whatever happened to your association was due to bad governance and/or stewardship. It’s easy to blame “the bad guys” but in the end, it comes down to what the group does or does not do to protect itself.

By: jim_ed

jim_ed — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:29:05 +0000

That’s because the tenant’s association was hijhacked by building curmudgeon and Mayor Gray henchman/crony Talib Karim, who tried to use it as a one man panel, often times posting meeting notices the very afternoon they were to be held. It was a totally worthless enterprise for anyone to even bother trying to join.

Seriously, that guy is a piece of work.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:56:51 +0000

sounds like the management co. in in bed with the trash collection co. If you have any lawyers with some even an ounce of free time living at Axion, the management co. might get a legal challenge. Sounds like borderline extortion.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:41:11 +0000

Parties with retirees and medical students? Must be loads of fun. “Hey sonny–can you have a look at this rash?” “Let me grab a few drinks first, pops.”