A Different Kind of Neighborhood Watch on E. 7th Street
A Kensington reader passed on a note left by a nosy neighbor/concerned citizen (which is it, do you think?). It reads: “As I pass through my neighborhood, I find it necessary to remind my neighbors of their responsibility to keep our home values high by not only taking care of the inside of their homes…
A Kensington reader passed on a note left by a nosy neighbor/concerned citizen (which is it, do you think?). It reads: “As I pass through my neighborhood, I find it necessary to remind my neighbors of their responsibility to keep our home values high by not only taking care of the inside of their homes but also of their front areas. I have taken the liberty of grading each home and front areas. This letter is just a reminder and not intended to injure or insult anyone. I am sure we all want to maintain our property at the highest of standards and therby [sic] insuring that our property values remain high. This is a preliminary rating another [sic] will follow at a later date.” Luckily, there are many A’s. Our flummoxed reader writes, “I’m all for working to make our block look as beautiful as it can be, but really this is creepy! Don’t you think? Have you heard from others who have received similar letters?” We haven’t. Have you?
Is there a Babeland in this area? Someone needs to pay a visit.
ouch, who’s got the E-level house with the A-level yard?
ohhhh nooooo!!!!! (in Mr. Bill’s voice). I thought you had to mention Hitler! I used it in the non-liturgical sense of house nazi or food nazi.
If we’re going to have oppressive zoning laws, we might as well have requirements regarding law maintenance.
Considering how people (like in Carroll Gardens) freak out at the mere notion of a 5-story walk-up apartment building, this seems like a more common issue.
I mean come on, this city is all about telling property owners what they can and can’t do with their land. Might as well have it do something productive, rather than just keep the newcomers out.
I’m just not getting the logic behind this. Uneven upkeep of houses in longtime solidly working and middle class neighborhoods like Kensington happens not because people who have the money for proper upkeep are lazy. It’s most often because the homeowners who are older can’t afford to repair a facade or even pick up the garbage out front if physically that’s hard for them. This guy just needs to accept the reality of the current makeup of the neighborhood and be patient. Look at the wording about property values as being the main reason for these ratings. This is someone very much in a hurry to see the entire block become more affluent younger homeowners. (Maybe he’s selling soon?) It’ll happen when it happens, bit by bit. But you can’t force an elderly retired person living on a pension to take out a mortgage in this climate to fix their facade. Nice way to humiliate those people and make them feel unwelcome in their longtime home.
This would make me do whatever it takes to get a lower grade as an “f off” to the jackass who made the report card.
If I wanted a home owner’s association, I’d move to the suburbs.
I just rather be able to shoot people who drop litter or don’t clean up after Fido.
You people need to move the Celebration, FL
“As I pass through my neighborhood, I find it necessary to remind myself that there is a busybody douchebag living on my block. I have taken the liberty of affixing a drawing of a giant screw and baseball to the front door of his house. The drawing is just a reminder that we’re watching him and is not intended to tell said douchebag which meds he’s taking that need to be adjusted. This is a preliminary evaluation, another will follow after the rest of the neighbors have had time to mock him in our everyday conversations.”