Do you Think a Condo Association has the Rights to Throw Away Clothes Left In Washing

Reba said:
That's why I said I don't want any strangers touching my laundry. Ugh!

Besides, what happens if there is another stack of laundry on the available spaces still there? Keep piling them? Another ugh!
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Yep, what else are you gonna do if you need the machines? At least the loads are clean.
 
Shoshana said:
I dont even like cleaning out the lint thing in drier from other people, I think its gross! That has their skin cells, and hair and "stuff" on it and i just think its gross.
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I would use a paper towel or old dryer sheet (from my laundry) for that purpose.

Most of the grossness should have been rinsed down the drain in the washing machine, so the lint in the drier shouldn't be too gross. But you never know! :giggle:
 
I remember when I was in college one time I did forget my laundry downstairs in the dryer and I went down and it was on the table - nope, I wasn't happy but it was my mistake. At least it wasn't tossed aside on the floor.
But many times people did forget their clothes and the little table in the room would be piled with various clothes in various stages of laundering. Sometimes people would move a stranger's pile from one machine to another and the original owner would return and open their original machine and find someone else's clothes. We had lotta dorm meetings about this issue...:lol:
 
Reba said:
I would use a paper towel or old dryer sheet (from my laundry) for that purpose.

Most of the grossness should have been rinsed down the drain in the washing machine, so the lint in the drier shouldn't be too gross. But you never know! :giggle:
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I just hit it into the trash can lol so I never have to touch it :giggle:

But people have emptied their dryer only to leave like one pair of underwear in it, kinda rude. And im not going to be the one to take other peoples underwear/socks out
 
DeafCaroline said:
Yep, what else are you gonna do if you need the machines? At least the loads are clean.
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Oh, for the stacker, that's fine. For the one who owns those clean loads that get stacked, not so fine, especially if the loads get mixed. :)
 
Shoshana said:
I just hit it into the trash can lol so I never have to touch it :giggle:

But people have emptied their dryer only to leave like one pair of underwear in it, kinda rude. And im not going to be the one to take other peoples underwear/socks out
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Maybe you need to bring a stick with you. :giggle:
 
Reba said:
Oh, for the stacker, that's fine. For the one who owns those clean loads that get stacked, not so fine, especially if the loads get mixed. :)
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Too bad for them. They shouldn't have been so discourteous to other people waiting to use the machines. At least we're nice enough not to dump their loads on the floor.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
My condo association posted a note saying if people leave their laundry in a machine over night it will be throw away! Do you think the association has the rights to do this. The note said people can removed your laundry if it been in a machine more than 20 minutes after the machine stopped. How is a person going to long the machine stopped if they want to use. The only way you could know if you saw how must time was left on the machine, but if you didn't there is no way to know if was 20 minutes! I some time forget I have laundry
in a machine, I just hope I do leave it over night! I wish I was able to own small
house again!
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The clothes will be thrown away if left overnight? Hmmm, sounds unreasonable, and I am sure any judge will agree.
 
Here are choices that you have to pick:

(1) Just read your book or magazine awhile your clothes are in the washing/dryer machine or chat someone/friends there.

(2) Go to a laundry shop somewhere instead of condo...

(3) Wash your clothes in your own bathtub/sink like the old days.

(4) Buy your own house and your own machines - more peaceful mind.

(5) Wear the same stinky clothes everyday. (It's true a few people do that. Oh yeah Yikes! No thanks!)

I believe that they cannot throw your clothes in the trash. It is probably illegal. The condo association might be sued.
 
I had a roommate who was actually my good friend - she wore the same clothes for many days; she picked them out of her floor pile :lol:

the times I've used dorm machines or laundromat with my family - we waited at the place for it. I would take a book at school and just read down there.
but sometimes waiting isn't the best ....so then there's the timer idea....or just setting aside a point of time in your mind "I will come back in one hour and check clothes"
 
You don't need a house to have your own washer & dryer nor hookup changes to bulding. I had a portable set as far back as the 1970's in a rented apartment (as did a friend in the same building). The washer attached to the kitchen sink the same way a full size portable dishwasher does (and was about the same size). The dryer was of similar size and ran from any 110 outlet (this is in the US). Rather than clean up the lint that the filter didnot catch from the dryer I had a hole the size of a vent tube cut in a piece of plywood that was the same width as one of the windows, stuck it in the window just when running the dryer and blew the hot air and some lint outside!

We both later bought houses and took them along and attached the same way you would a full size set.
 
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I think it's a reasonable rule... especially when the number of laundry machines is very limited.

The same applies to laundry machines in colleges (not a rule by the college, but a unspoken rule by other students).

When I lived in an apartment where I used the apartment laundry building, there would be times when I would get there and find all the laundry machines "occupied"... and some were already done (just sitting there). I don't touch the clothes, but I have seen others take the clothes out those machines and just pile them up on a nearby table. The same goes for the ones in college. It's frustrating when I'm trying to do my laundry and no one has touched their laundry or aren't even around to watch their laundry.

Some students will put their clothes in the dryer and then leave campus for a party... then return in the morning to pick up their clothes. When they find their clothes sitting on a table, they get mad... well, that's their own fault!
 
VamPyroX said:
I think it's a reasonable rule... especially when the number of laundry machines is very limited.

The same applies to laundry machines in colleges (not a rule by the college, but a unspoken rule by other students).

When I lived in an apartment where I used the apartment laundry building, there would be times when I would get there and find all the laundry machines "occupied"... and some were already done (just sitting there). I don't touch the clothes, but I have seen others take the clothes out those machines and just pile them up on a nearby table. The same goes for the ones in college. It's frustrating when I'm trying to do my laundry and no one has touched their laundry or aren't even around to watch their laundry.

Some students will put their clothes in the dryer and then leave campus for a party... then return in the morning to pick up their clothes. When they find their clothes sitting on a table, they get mad... well, that's their own fault!
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It is reasonable to have the clothes thrown away? I don't think so.
 
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Exactly same rule at apartments with shared laundry room. Once in a while I see people leave them for a while so I take them out and put it on table nearby and put mine in. Hate when people do that. If you were in my shoes you wouldn't like it.
 
Beowulf said:
It is reasonable to have the clothes thrown away? I don't think so.
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I know it sounds dumb for them to throw them away. A better recommendation would be for them to just take them to the local Salvation Army or homeless shelter. :)

Either way, people shouldn't be leaving their laundry unattended... and if they have to leave it unattended, then don't leave it unattended too long.

When I do my laundry, I stay with it the first few times I do it so I know how long it takes for the washer and dryer to run. From there, I'll know when to return when I do my laundry unattended.

From my experience, the dryer usually takes 45 to 50 minutes and the washer takes 15 to 20 minutes. Don't those public dryers have timers on them? If so, then you should be able to tell when to return (and return within a few minutes before the time is up so that you can move your laundry in a timely manner.
 
VamPyroX said:
I know it sounds dumb for them to throw them away. A better recommendation would be for them to just take them to the local Salvation Army or homeless shelter. :)

Either way, people shouldn't be leaving their laundry unattended... and if they have to leave it unattended, then don't leave it unattended too long.

When I do my laundry, I stay with it the first few times I do it so I know how long it takes for the washer and dryer to run. From there, I'll know when to return when I do my laundry unattended.

From my experience, the dryer usually takes 45 to 50 minutes and the washer takes 15 to 20 minutes. Don't those public dryers have timers on them? If so, then you should be able to tell when to return (and return within a few minutes before the time is up so that you can move your laundry in a timely manner.
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Same thing. If you do that and get sued, you lose. You will be ordered to replace the clothes discarded. It varies by state, but in all states, 24 hours is just too soon.
 
I used to leave my clothes unattended in laundromats and just return just when the cycle ends but I noticed some of my underwear disappearing from time to time so now I stay there and read a book. I used to live by a laundromat that had a brilliant concept - it's a laundromat/café. You can sit on the cafe side, in their nice big backyard with a beautiful garden during good weather, and get a nice cold drink and a sandwich or inside sipping on hot chocolate in cold weather. It makes doing laundry so much more pleasant and sociable.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
My condo association posted a note saying if people leave their laundry in a machine over night it will be throw away! Do you think the association has the rights to do this. The note said people can removed your laundry if it been in a machine more than 20 minutes after the machine stopped. How is a person going to long the machine stopped if they want to use. The only way you could know if you saw how must time was left on the machine, but if you didn't there is no way to know if was 20 minutes! I some time forget I have laundry
in a machine, I just hope I do leave it over night! I wish I was able to own small
house again!
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Why don't you buy your own washing machine and dryer so you would not complain about the condo association's decision?
 
DeafCaroline said:
I used to leave my clothes unattended in laundromats and just return just when the cycle ends but I noticed some of my underwear disappearing from time to time so now I stay there and read a book. I used to live by a laundromat that had a brilliant concept - it's a laundromat/café. You can sit on the cafe side, in their nice big backyard with a beautiful garden during good weather, and get a nice cold drink and a sandwich or inside sipping on hot chocolate in cold weather. It makes doing laundry so much more pleasant and sociable.
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..... I find the bolded very creepy......
 
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