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Honda ? --184.53.x.xx

In our world, working on vehicles in any part of the house is not allowed and is a cause for eviction. --99.59.x.xxx

Thank you Fred. Of course there would be noise from running the engine also. I called the police today and asked if there were any noise complaints about the building and they said no thank goodness. The female actually told me the male has a storage shed with some already in it that costs $150 a month and she almost said, but he's not allowed to work on them there. And I said to her that he is not allowed to work on them here either. She just doesn't get it. She actually asked me what people are allowed to put in a garage. And her father is a car mechanic and has a shop. I suggested her father give him space to work there. --73.178.xxx.xx

There is this parts cleaning machine. My ladt move out tenants had one on their garage. It's a very distent smell. Strong. Once machine was removed we aired out garage. All is well now. Hopefully once he removes the items causing the smell it will stop. Mixture of kerosene and gult... some car guy reader will come along with the chemicals. --99.203.xx.xx

Be glad he didn't spray paint it in the kitchen like I had someone do. :( --47.216.xx.xxx

Reminds me of the descriptions in the mid-60s book "Hells Angels" by Hunter S. Thompson where he goes embedded with the Hells Angels for a while. Descriptions of Angels parking their choppers in their (rented) house living rooms, driving in thru the front door, leaking oil, etc. to avoid having them stolen off the street (which is how many of them got theirs in the first place!) --174.21.xxx.xxx

Miss Ally,its probably gasoline(petrol) highly explosive ,the fumes alone,kaboom,get rid of them,not worth the risk.....charlie............................. --32.214.xxx.xx

Thank you all. That was very helpful. I did ask him and he said he had spilled gas. I know what that smells like and this was very different and stronger. The heater guy said it was some kind of petro chemical but he couldn't identify it and was not sure if the vapors would explode or not if he turned on the heater since he didn't recognize it. For myself, I think it was not enough of a vapor to explode but vapors do burn in pilot lights. I have electric water heaters in the basement and I guess if they heated up they would burn some of the molecules in the odor itself. My lease says that no flammable or dangerous chemicals can be stored in the apartment. The garage is attached and I designated it as a common area and I have some latex paint stored in there. I will need to put a snow blower in there soon. I told them to find some place to move where he could work on his cycles. If the motorcycles are not out of the garage in one week, along with the chemicals, I will go downtown and file for eviction. With one gas hot air heater, the smell will be going up the ducts to my great second floor tenant. Great job and earns good money. I don't want to lose him. --73.178.xxx.xx

I've been a mechanic for over 50 years-- hugh engines-- and even had an engine overhaul shop. There is no cleaner used that isn't #1 explosive and #2 bad for your health in confined area. Your rental is not the place for anyone to be doing this type of work-- they could kill all the tenants with the chemicals and or an explosion. --99.103.xxx.xxx

I would just ask them to live without heat or hot water until this mess is cleaned up, or buy a high risk fire insurance naming you as beneficiary - enough to replace the whole building (prolly an extra 3 million for personal injury). The garage can have non-leaking auto - lawn mower - snow thrower - motorbike, but non leaking is the key topic here. --76.188.xxx.xx

thank you Myob and Vee. I am going to print this page off and show it to the tenant if the motorcycles are not out in the week I gave him plus the chemicals. --73.178.xxx.xx

I imagine that is exactly what he is using. --24.20.xxx.xxx

Maybe so, JB. It really smelled worse than anything I have every smelled. He had someone in a truck there today so I hope that person is either fixing the cycles for him to get them out of there or getting them out of there. I would think he could have them taken to his storage rental on a flatbed or a regular trailer with tiedowns. When the heater guy come on Monday to replace the broken thermostat, I will get another look and sniff at the basement. --73.178.xxx.xx

I am going to post a notice tomorrow that he has to get all the gas cans and other chemicals out of the garage and off the premises within 24 hours. My friend's daughter works at a law office and she is going to print out the eviction forms tomorrow so I can fill them out at home and just take them to Superior Court if need be. --73.178.xxx.xx

Fact is I would have your HVAC guy write a note saying he can not legally connect the heating system. --170.55.xx.xxx

MYOB, the tenant had an HVAC guy from the company he works for as an apprentice, come out yesterday and reconnect the heat. He must have supplied a new thermostat. I saw a white truck there and figured out what was going on then the upstairs tenant confirmed that he was getting heat. I saw they had the garage door open to air out the building. If I have my guy disconnect it they will connect it again. If there is an awful smell I will let my guy make the call whether to disconnect or not. It's below 68 daytime temp so I am required to provide heat but there are two small baseboard units in the bedrooms so maybe I could get away with it. --73.178.xxx.xx