Candy is right -- the roof is not designed for walking or hanging out on, so it is really an off-limits area, not a common area. It would also be particularly bad to smoke up there, as an errant butt could seriously damage the roof. So, in short, please don't go up there, and definitely don't smoke up there. If it turns out that people are hanging out up there, we will have to lock the door and restrict access to contractors and the like.<br>
<br>Common areas is anything on the premises that is not inside someone's apartment. So, like Candy said, no smoking indoors (except in an apartment) or in the parking lot or in front of the building, up to the sidewalk.<br>
<br>-ds<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Candy Malina <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:candyjoy@earthlink.net">candyjoy@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p>No one should be walking on the roof; it is not good for the surface of it, and will mean that we have to replace the roof sooner, which is a big expense.</p>
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<p>Common areas would be the hallways and foyer (and laundry and storage rooms), the parking lot and the front yard up to the sidewalk, which I imagine is the line of our property. Your unit is your private area; people can smoke in there. </p>
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<p>(I am not writing as the "official" word...but I do know that the roof is supposed to be off limits, and as an owner, I am invested in its lasting as long as it can. And I am personally very bothered by smoke coming into my unit through the windows, or having to walk through cigarette smoke in the hallways.)</p>
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<p>Thanks for your cooperation!</p>
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<blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 0px;">-----Original Message----- <br>From: Ona Kondrotas <br>Sent: Jun 9, 2010 9:54 AM <br>To: <a href="mailto:lindengardens@mit.edu" target="_blank">lindengardens@mit.edu</a> <br>
Subject: Re: [Lindengardens] Two new policies <br><br>Is the roof a common area?<br>Where do the delinations of the outdoor common areas end? All my friends smoke.<br>Yours,<br>-ona k.<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Charlie Denison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cdenison@comcast.net" target="_blank">cdenison@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">Hello Linden Gate owners and tenants,<br><br>As a result of yesterday's Condo Association Annual Meeting, we now have<br>
two new policies regarding common areas:<br><br>1. Grilling is no longer allowed in the outdoor common areas, except<br>with the permission of the Board of Trustees<br>2. Smoking is not allowed in the outdoor or indoor common areas<br>
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