Landlord says I cannot skateboard on the property sidewalk?

[Pcnuttie]

Guys, I would like your advice on this situation. I came across an issue today with my Landlord. My Landlord says I am not allowed to skateboard off the property on the sidewalk because it's private property and there are no signs that say no skateboarding. I am just transporting myself off the property? I even mentioned that I have a bike and she said I am not allowed to ride my bike off the property too. But they have a bike rack here? What the frig? I got a notice from my landlord that I was causing a disturbance in their property last night. it's such a nice place. I just got lucky getting this place and I live in a college town. I told her I was just skateboarding off the property. She told me this is private property and you are not allowed to skate off the property. Even my bike to do that. I told her you can't do that because it's a public sidewalk where people walk and yes it's private property though but it's still a public sidewalk where people can freely walk across the area to another place. I was not even socializing in the property as a group but transporting only myself off the place to the street as a ride. I was not damaging anything at all. I also told her that the weather damages the property 365 days a year from snow, rain and any weather condition. She said it doesn't matter it's private property. You cannot skate off the property at all. I told her I have a bike too. She said you can't do that too. A freaking bike man? Like really? We can walk on the sidewalk but we cannot ride a skateboard or a bike off the property to transport yourself to another place? Like wow. Can I get any legal advice transporting a here to explain here what I did is not criminal? I mean I can understand the noise might be bothersome at night but still transporting a device to get you somewhere on a sidewalk should not hold any grounds to be threatened to be evicted just mattered. She won't evict me though. I talked her down about it. It was a warning. Advice? I would love to talk to a lawyer about this but I rather advice from every skater. What do you think?

[mocA]

Take it to court.

[captainwiseass]

This belongs in OT, but your landlord sounds like an idiot. People are allowed to use the sidewalk for getting places. That's kind of its whole purpose.

[Spawn of Totoro]

Originally posted by captainwiseass:

This belongs in OT

Agreed and moved.


OP:
If it is with in the gate of the property or not bordering a public street (assuming no gate), then yes, they can tell you no skateboarding or biking.

I suggest reading your lease agreement and seeing if it is stated there. If it is not not, talk to an attorney about what can be said/done.

Asking fellow skater's opinions, at least of those who have no legal knowledge on such matters, is more likely to cause you to get into trouble then it will be helpful.

[harley]

my eyes hurt... paragraphs plz

[Xautos]

Originally posted by pcnuttie:

Guys, I would like your advice on this situation. I came across an issue today with my Landlord. My Landlord says I am not allowed to skateboard off the property on the sidewalk because it's private property and there are no signs that say no skateboarding. I am just transporting myself off the property? I even mentioned that I have a bike and she said I am not allowed to ride my bike off the property too. But they have a bike rack here? What the frig? I got a notice from my landlord that I was causing a disturbance in their property last night. it's such a nice place. I just got lucky getting this place and I live in a college town.

Should you take legal advice? why risk throwing away a good thing you should ask yourself first. Try to follow the rules instead of making a fuss over a small detail like that.

Surely you can use your legs to take you down to a park and your arms to carry the skateboard where you can skate a bit and pick it up and come home. or simply walk besides your bike until you are on public streets and start peddling away and when you come back, jump off the bike before you get on the property.

if you take the legal route, that could be expensive, especially if the landlord is likely to fight you over the whole thing, it could get very messy and very ugly in a hurry.

[Pcnuttie]

Originally posted by Xautos:

Originally posted by pcnuttie:

Guys, I would like your advice on this situation. I came across an issue today with my Landlord. My Landlord says I am not allowed to skateboard off the property on the sidewalk because it's private property and there are no signs that say no skateboarding. I am just transporting myself off the property? I even mentioned that I have a bike and she said I am not allowed to ride my bike off the property too. But they have a bike rack here? What the frig? I got a notice from my landlord that I was causing a disturbance in their property last night. it's such a nice place. I just got lucky getting this place and I live in a college town.

Should you take legal advice? why risk throwing away a good thing you should ask yourself first. Try to follow the rules instead of making a fuss over a small detail like that.

Surely you can use your legs to take you down to a park and your arms to carry the skateboard where you can skate a bit and pick it up and come home. or simply walk besides your bike until you are on public streets and start peddling away and when you come back, jump off the bike before you get on the property.

if you take the legal route, that could be expensive, especially if the landlord is likely to fight you over the whole thing, it could get very messy and very ugly in a hurry.

Of course. I have no plans to sue or any matter. I just find it absurd to not be allowed to transport yourself off the property when we can simply walk too. In fact they have HORRIBLE odor on 2nd floor. That totally holds grounds for some legal action because the smell is so horrible the health department can shut the place down. I just dunno why it stinks so bad. Maybe some tenants have medical odor issues? I don't know how the other tenants can handle this. I have been told by some other tenants they are disgusted by the smell. So am I!

[dHeX ⛤]

I don't know about where you live, but in my country if it's not in the lease the landlord can't make you not do it.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by pcnuttie:

Originally posted by Xautos:

Should you take legal advice? why risk throwing away a good thing you should ask yourself first. Try to follow the rules instead of making a fuss over a small detail like that.

Surely you can use your legs to take you down to a park and your arms to carry the skateboard where you can skate a bit and pick it up and come home. or simply walk besides your bike until you are on public streets and start peddling away and when you come back, jump off the bike before you get on the property.

if you take the legal route, that could be expensive, especially if the landlord is likely to fight you over the whole thing, it could get very messy and very ugly in a hurry.

Of course. I have no plans to sue or any matter. I just find it absurd to not be allowed to transport yourself off the property when we can simply walk too. In fact they have HORRIBLE odor on 2nd floor. That totally holds grounds for some legal action because the smell is so horrible the health department can shut the place down. I just dunno why it stinks so bad. Maybe some tenants have medical odor issues? I don't know how the other tenants can handle this. I have been told by some other tenants they are disgusted by the smell. So am I!

Ask about the smell to the landlord and find out if the landlord is good to answer to your question, if that doesn't work you can lodge a complaint with the landlord about it or failing that taking it to someone who can put pressure on the landlord to do something about it.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by 𝓂𝒶𝓎𝒶:

listen to the landlord.

♥♥♥♥ the landlord. I'm glad I never see my landlord. Not that they are a bad person or anything, but I'd prefer not seeing them. They do their job and maintain the property, in exchange, I follow the lease that I signed and pay them our agreed upon monthly rent. No more no less.

Op. Just review your lease, if it says no skateboarding or bike riding on the property (keyword property), then don't do it. Otherwise, if you are on the PUBLIC sidewalk, then tell your landland to get bent.

If you follow the rules then your landlord is just going to see that as a free pass to step all over you. You're a renter, you have rights.

[=CrimsoN=]

Originally posted by 𝓂𝒶𝓎𝒶:

I've worked as a landlord, if my tenants were not following the government's rules I'd report them to the police. though that was in a video-game...

Was it the Sims? lol

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

-_- the landlord is well within their rights to tell you that you can't skateboard on the sidewalks. It is a liability issue.

And you don't ride bikes on sidewalks.

Walk off the property. Something wrong with your feet?

[Jej]

Why can't you skate elsewhere and ride your bike when it's outside the gate? The landlord isn't going to put up signs for every possibility.

This reeks of tempest in a teacup.

[Goose]

I've been to places that make people walk their bikes off the property, then when you're on public land you can do whatever the hell you want at your own cost

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Property owners can dictate what they want in regards to this.

Originally posted by Guardsman Beep:

I've been to places that make people walk their bikes off the property, then when you're on public land you can do whatever the hell you want at your own cost

Some localities have laws that restrict the use of public sidewalks to only people walking, usually adding specific bike access lanes. Some are more lenient and choose to limit it to non-motorized transportation.

[Jej]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Property owners can dictate what they want in regards to this.

Originally posted by Guardsman Beep:

I've been to places that make people walk their bikes off the property, then when you're on public land you can do whatever the hell you want at your own cost

Some localities have laws that restrict the use of public sidewalks to only people walking, usually adding specific bike access lanes. Some are more lenient and choose to limit it to non-motorized transportation.

:qr:

And there's also the fact that the landlord doesn't want to take part in a lawsuit because some idiot rode out of out the gate, got t-boned by a car and now demands payment for some nonsensical reason like visibility being blocked. It can happen if a landlord is unfortunate to house such a scumbag.