How to prevent illegal dumping at apartment's trash?

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Hello fellow landlord,

Does anyone have issue with illegal dumping at your apartment? We are finding furniture and trash being dump at our trash site that does not belong to tenant that live at the apt complex. I wondering if anyone have any solutions to this issue. We have sign posted for fine illegal dumping but its not working very well.

Thanks in advance,

Tom.

Dawn Anastasi · Answer

@Tom Tran have you considered posting a sign to the effect of "this area is under surveillance and anyone caught illegal dumping will be subject to ..." ?

Kevin Manz · Answer

If there is somewhere close to hang a camera, I would hang a fake camera w the blinking red light. We offer these fakes w our A/C installs for an additional  $10 bucks. They work wonders. I guarantee you will have no more issues. The illegal dumper will just move on to the next dumpster. I do no not like the signs that say you are under surveillance, because you are lying.

Michael Lam · Answer

@Tom Tran

I always love the sign, "Smile your on camera".  I don't believe you actually need a live camera, just one that has a red light turned on.  Most of the time if someone is going to dump, they will first drive by to see if the area is "dump-able" and by seeing these large signs, they'll go somewhere else.

At the end of the day, that just nature of the business, as you incorporate this cost in your budget to maintaining the site.

Dana Dunford · Answer

@Tom Tran- Some things that may be helpful (although may require additional investment):

• Avoid putting it near a busy street
• Secure behind a fence / inside a perimeter
• What @Dawn Anastasisaid :)
• Ask your tenants to keep a careful eye and report non-tenants

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