i cannot possibly express how much of a gigantic pain in the ass this is; it’s making more more slovenly than i want to be because it’s such an inconvenience to throw stuff away.

like should i buy a hand truck? that wouldn’t help for garbage bags

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      How do you decide to do renovations or hire cleaning for the general purpose areas in apartments without one?

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        You don’t. That’s wholly at the discretion of whatever investment firm owns your apartment complex. I’ve never lived in an apartment that worked any other way.

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          They might be under the impression that people are buying these apartments instead of renting them, and then there’s some sort of HOA that covers those things.

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            It doesn’t matter if you buy or rent. At least here you always have an apartment union that all residents are a part of, it’s required. Like if you want a water filter installed to the general water intake or want a bike rack in front of the building you ask the union and they bring it up during a meeting so if the budget allows for it they’ll put it on a vote. Like how else would you get like a bike rack or a garden for your building?

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              Like how else would you get like a bike rack or a garden for your building?

              You ask the owner, and then accept it will never happen.

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          Oh wow, that sucks. I’m pretty sure an apartment union is a requirement here and I have never had a different experience either. Like we have a general trash area in front of the apartment building, like 4 trashcans for different kind of trash with a tiny building around it that’s maintained by the union and the trash there gets emptied once a week.

          I guess it’s good to say where you are if asking for advice.