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If your sweepings would possibly go on someone else's balcony or walkway or if it would fall on a landscape area, the right thing to do is bag it.

If it would fall on a "natural" area, then sweep it off.  Send it back to where it came from!

@momtochloe

[momtochloe]

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@software wrote:

If your sweepings would possibly go on someone else's balcony or walkway or if it would fall on a landscape area, the right thing to do is bag it.

If it would fall on a "natural" area, then sweep it off.  Send it back to where it came from!

@momtochloe

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Tee hee @software I guess I am just little concerned about my "aim" as I am the new kid in town . . .  

[ValuSkr]

Thank you for sweeping and bagging.  I'm in a similar situation, but my deck is underneath another.  The current neighbors overhead don't use their deck, so no problems.  The people before them had potted plants at times, and she would trim them and throw the debris overboard.  So inconsiderate.  Later, I would pick her debris off the lawn as I tried to keep my backyard looking nice.  They also had a faux ficus tree on their deck - I was constantly finding fake ficus leaves on my deck and in the gardens.

[meallen616]

mtc,

[GSPgirl]

I did that once and got complaints from my neighbor downstairs because it came into her area.  I also couldn't water my hanging plants outside either.

[momtochloe]

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@meallen616 wrote:

mtc,

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Thanks so much for this @meallen616, it really made my day! . . .

[momtochloe]

I just want to say thanks to everyone who took the time to respond and help me out as I really appreciate it! . . .

[insomniac2]

I'm stunned that anyone could believe it's okay to sweep debris off their balcony, not caring where it might land.

[Moonchilde]

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@insomniac2 wrote:

I'm stunned that anyone could believe it's okay to sweep debris off their balcony, not caring where it might land.

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I'm stunned that anyone couldn't just post "I would sweep it up", but instead had to make a nasty remark reflecting on the OP.

[Spurt]

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@momtochloe wrote:

Please don't laugh at my question but I have always lived in a single family home.  Recently I moved into a condo on the second floor and my balcony is full of leaves, seeds and other nature related things.  My question is, is it poor form to just sweep everything over the edge of the balcony or should I be gathering it up and disposing of it myself?

I know this sounds beyond silly but I literally have no experience with this and I don't want to do anything wrong . . . any advice you can lend will be most appreciated! . . .

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@momtochloe

A friend lives on the second floor of an apartment building and she always uses a broom an dustpan and sweeps up the leaves and such into a garbage bag to dispose of the debris.  If you just sweep it over the edge it if goes into your downstairs neighbor's balcony that could create some problems with your neighbor. making for uncomfortable living conditions....She learned her lesson when she was much younger and she lived in a different apartment and had a bird feeder, she just swept the seeds and dirt off her balcony and got a nasty note from her neighbor on her door, and they reported her to the Apartment...in your case your neighbor may report you to the Condo Assoc........