--72.188.xxx.xxx

What would (Local) Code Enforcement say ? --71.13.xx.xxx

No, nothing ever happened. But the possibilities of too much beer and wine and fire are scary. --173.22.xx.xx

I would say no since I have a lot pine trees in the yards. There is an old lady firebug who lives behind me with no container for her yard waste fires so I leave a hose out just in case. Why invite a tragedy on a tinder dry night. No I would not feel bad. Perhaps they can return the items or sell them on Craig's List. --73.33.xxx.xxx

But we spend a lot of the year in burn bans.....like right now. --63.245.xxx.xx

I tell them that my insurance does not allow any type of fires. If they had one, it wold be a lease violation. --32.215.xxx.xxx

This should be addressed in the rules and regs section of your lease. --74.37.x.xxx

This is an easy one. There was a case here in which a tenant put in a fire pit and a drunken friend fell into it during a social event. The friend sued the landlord because of course the tenant had no assets and little insurance. Under a concept known as occupier's liability the landlord was found to be responsible for the fire pit and for the injuries suffered by the tenant's friend. a prominent lawyer here wrote an article about it. The advice was to be well insured and to absolutely prohibit firepits and remove any and all firepits found on the property - immediately. There should be a clause in your lease about this. --76.69.xx.xxx

I rolled up to a house one day with an above ground pool at it.. brand new and filled up..... best of all, it was in the flipping driveway!! I lol ed and that told them to get rid of it... their mistake.. cant get too emotional in this game --70.195.xx.xxx

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No I would not feel bad, protecting my property comes first, their enjoyment comes after. I say no to a lot of things and don't feel bad. I am the owner! --96.236.xx.xx

Thanks...I don't really feel too bad about it, just thought I would post it to see what others thought. --72.188.xxx.xxx

This is the reason all of my INSIDE house fireplaces have plywood blocking the fire box. No inside fires in fireplaces,..you remove the plywood and you are evicted. Also, no barbecue grills used under covered porches. --68.63.xxx.xxx

Roy we have two houses with inside fireplaces. We bought electric ones and installed inside the fireplace. They can run the pretty lights all they want. --173.22.xx.xx

Tenants should have asked....they didnt.....dont make their problem yours....like most of us you probably already have enough of your own problems. --70.30.xx.xxx

A tenant on a lease option built a 2 car garage onto the rental. when he exercised option he wanted me to take off the added value of his garage I said no. He started yelling at the closing attorney and my wife and I got up and walked out of the closing. Down in parking lot is where he caught up to us and said he was ready to close. WE DID. --99.103.xxx.xxx

Roy, I go further and brick up the fireplaces with cinder blocks. --50.4.xxx.x

BRAD --68.51.xx.xxx

Just removed a fire pit and benches. Also put in a pet door to a 5x12 fenced area. These were 2 things my neighbor had complained about. People lighting unsafe fires and loose dogs. --67.41.xx.xxx

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Growing up in Northern Ireland and Listening to the wild stories told around that open fire in the kitchen,a fire pit out in the yard wouldn't bother me too much.In fact it would go good in weather like this,take the chill out of the air,maybe even get a couple of bags of marshmallows,the big ones and some hot dogs,without the buns. J if you still have a problem with the extra brick, you could donate them to the bozo on fifth avenue for that imaginary wall he's talking about on the Texas border. Or send them up here with some of our friends who take a trip down your way in January for a couple of weeks,whichever is easier? Charlie....................have a nice holiday,nevertheless........................ --174.199.xx.xx

Brad, who is this Nehemiah of whom you speak? Didn't know they had nuts in Jerusalem to match this president day nincompoop .Oh I suppose there were,but in the rest of the World,not so much,here ???..................charlie.......................................................... --174.199.xx.xx