Barbecue grills on balcony

[ecmst12]

Who's Liable, USING the grill inside would be a violation, but it would also be monumentally stupid and anyone with more then 3 brain cells would know better then to do that. STORING the grill inside would not be, as they were told to remove the grill from the BALCONY not the premesis. Taken apart and stuck in a closet, the complex will neither know nor care about it.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Disassemble the grill and store it until your lease expires.

Does anyone work with someone who could store the grill at their house until you find a new place? Someone must be working cuz you're paying rent, right?

 

[Who's Liable?]

Storing the grille STILL puts a liability on the management company because theyy CANNOT with %100 certainty assure the insurance company that their tenant will not use the grille. Removing the grille from the premises gives the insurance company that assurance.

but it would also be monumentally stupid and anyone with more then 3 brain cells would know better then to do that.

Completely agree with you, however they still put notices on bicycles for the consumer NOT to wear dark clothing while riding at night...

Taken apart and stuck in a closet, the complex will neither know nor care about it.

That is an assumption... Management can't go to every unit after normal working hours to double check the grille is still in the closet. Removal from the premises is the only %100 guarantee that the grille will not be used.

 

[ecmst12]

As far as she has posted, OP has only been asked to remove it from the BALCONY, so that is all she needs to do.

 

[xylene]

We just got a notice this morning that all barbecue grills must be removed from the premises in the next 30 days under threat of termination of residency.

Just to be accurate the LL did demand premise removal.

 

[MaraB]

If you're really determined that tossing its the only way to go, at least have a heart and offer it on Freecycle.....there's bound to be someone there who can use it.

 

[HomeGuru]

If you're really determined that tossing its the only way to go, at least have a heart and offer it on Freecycle.....there's bound to be someone there who can use it.

**A: you think the OP is really going to throw a $200 grill away? It's one of those crying wolf posts.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

You will note who recommended that they find a co-worker, or someone nearby, to temporarily store the bloody thing. Disassembling a charcoal grill lands up with a couple of bowls, legs and a grate. That shouldn't be that hard to find a home for.

 

[BlondiePB]

At the end of summer, these things fetch nothing on CraigsList.

It's a charcoal grill, and allowed in our lease. The terms in the lease state that coals must be disposed of in a a plastic bag in another plastic bag in the garbage, and coals must not be left unattended. This is why I'm peeved. It's in our lease. Are they not supposed to either grandfather in what's already there or wait until a lease is up to enforce new rules? How can it be allowable for them to change the terms of the lease?

I know of no statute in FL that states property management cannot can rules whenever, especially for fire & safety. All some knucklehead has to do is put too much lighter fluid on and....poof, the entire building is on fire. IMO, so that residents are treated equally (especially on upper floors) all grills have to go.

Don't know where you are in FL, but where I am, the fire code is 10' clearance.

 

[BlondiePB]

You will note who recommended that they find a co-worker, or someone nearby, to temporarily store the bloody thing. Disassembling a charcoal grill lands up with a couple of bowls, legs and a grate. That shouldn't be that hard to find a home for.

Yep, grills come in handy when the power is out from tropical storms/hurricanes.