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Ms. Toad

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28. Inside the door brings the irritants inside the house.

Tue Oct 12, 2021, 08:25 PM

Oct 2021

The point is to keep them out.

Do you know any first responders with the kind of lung-related conditions this man has? I do, and he has nearly died a number of times (would have, but for his medical knowledge whichwas why he was a first responder in the first place).

The condo board is required to make reasonable accommodations for his disability. It is violating the law.

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A Condo Board Fought a 9/11 Responder Over His Shoes. Now It Has a Bigger Problem: the DOJ [View all] Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 OP

Some folks just don't have anything better to do..........what useless existence. secondwind Oct 2021 #1

This sounds way over the top by the condo board. I think many would make RKP5637 Oct 2021 #2

That is a big problem with condo boards, it is those who want to dictate how Bev54 Oct 2021 #3

The rules are clear when you move in jimfields33 Oct 2021 #4

my thought also. I'd install a enclosed box INSIDE and store my shoes there. or plastic bags Demovictory9 Oct 2021 #24

Rules can't violate fair housing law. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #37

I totally understand and agree. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #38

I doubt it. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #39

Could very well be true. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #40

I have similar snowybirdie Oct 2021 #5

The guy next door was on the Andrea Doria greenjar_01 Oct 2021 #6

When Karens unite. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #7

Sounds like he had multiple chemical sensitivities too womanofthehills Oct 2021 #8

I have to side with the Condo board RAB910 Oct 2021 #9

It seems to me like his "violations" do not rise to the level MineralMan Oct 2021 #12

why? They have a specific rule about stacking crap in front of your door RAB910 Oct 2021 #18

A pair of shoes isn't exactly a "stack of crap." harumph Oct 2021 #23

it wasn't a "pair of shoes" they had a rack with many pairs of shoes RAB910 Oct 2021 #41

Yeah...I see where you are coming from. MineralMan Oct 2021 #25

One of the residents actually stacks crap outside his door. Literal crap. Generic Brad Oct 2021 #26

Because it's required by the Americans with Disabilities Act democrattotheend Oct 2021 #57

What exactly is his disability that says he MUST put his shoes outside his condo RAB910 Oct 2021 #58

Glad I don't live in your neighborhood. lagomorph777 Oct 2021 #13

I am glad as well RAB910 Oct 2021 #17

I think you meant "inside his door". Yeah, I was wondering, marybourg Oct 2021 #15

Messy pile? Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #29

The picture I saw had no rack. Just 3 or so pairs of shoes marybourg Oct 2021 #33

Look again. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #35

Yeah, that looks somewhat neater. The picture I saw marybourg Oct 2021 #36

oh the horror! fescuerescue Oct 2021 #52

The point is: his doc told him to leave shoes outside. Really. Hekate Oct 2021 #22

The shoes could easily be placed in a container inside his condo RAB910 Oct 2021 #42

Inside the door brings the irritants inside the house. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #28

first off the "irritants" brought in via shoes is negligible scientifically speaking RAB910 Oct 2021 #43

Do these people walk around naked as to avoid contaminates on their clothes? Politicub Oct 2021 #55

Special privilege? More like a reasonable accommodation. The ADA code should cover him which is why FSogol Oct 2021 #45

It's BS. Shoes are not a signficant source of indoor air pollutants RAB910 Oct 2021 #46

The next time I move I am setting up a way to leave my shoes outside or in an entrance Maraya1969 Oct 2021 #10

Why wait? It's easy to do. I've been doing it for decades, marybourg Oct 2021 #16

That's a good point. Maraya1969 Oct 2021 #19

The Japanese term for that is "genkan", although they're not limited to Japan JHB Oct 2021 #30

I have to admit I feel a little silly posting a comment on this. . . NQAS Oct 2021 #11

With HOA's, you pays your money, and takes your chances. Captain Stern Oct 2021 #14

After reading stories like this and the stories of the condo that collapsed Vinca Oct 2021 #20

Geez us...That condo is crazy...I read the complaint from the DOJ. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #21

The guy clearly wants to use the hallway as a shoe closet. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2021 #27

to post a pic do not use the link button, that is only for embedding links in text Celerity Oct 2021 #32

Why can't they place the shoes in an airtight bag? madville Oct 2021 #31

because he claims to be a 9/11 first responder and wants special treatment RAB910 Oct 2021 #44

Unnecessarily nasty n/t Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #47

I am a 9/11 first responder RAB910 Oct 2021 #49

You don't know Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #50

The DOJ lawsuit plays up his 9/11 response in a big big way RAB910 Oct 2021 #51

Probably because he or someone he knows read a shitpost on Facebook about contaminated shoes. Politicub Oct 2021 #56

My allergist recommends not bringing my shoes in the house xmas74 Oct 2021 #61

I'm sorry you have that condition. Politicub Oct 2021 #62

Mine isn't that bad xmas74 Oct 2021 #63

Sounds like some crap the condo board in my complex would pull. marmar Oct 2021 #34

It wasn't a condo board, but Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #48

Why not store them in a sealed box in the apartment? Happy Hoosier Oct 2021 #53

In a recessed doorway.. Patton French Oct 2021 #54

i live in a condo and we have those hallway rules also orleans Oct 2021 #59

With his sensitivities, why move to a golf course community in Florida? csziggy Oct 2021 #60