“Dear PoPville,
I am part of a 7-unit condo building serviced by Republic Services for trash and recycling pick-up. We just learned that Republic Services is increasing our monthly rate over 3x (from $179 to $613). This is not resulting in any increase in services but they are claiming “The prior owner [Tenleytown Trash] received major discounts at the dump sites which Republic Services do not.”
Such a large rate hike is absolutely absurd and not something our condo fees can absorb.
We are a small condo association, each unit is owned individually and about half are owner-occupied and the other half are rented out. No one wants to see condo fees or rents increased. I’m wondering if other small condo associations in DC are dealing with this too and what recourse do we have? I’m trying to negotiate Republic Services down, but not sure how successful we’ll be. Are there other decent trash services that other residents can recommend?”