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0 pointsjdavis7038y ago0 comments

Can you put your clothes on a fire escape? Or in your bathroom (works great if you have a bathroom with a window).

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Every apartment complex I've lived in has had rules banning hanging clothes (no idea about enforcement). Also, for any group larger than 2 I imagine the clothes would not dry fast enough to keep up.

And most bathrooms are small and often without a window.

Not a complaint, just pointing out that sun-drying is often not a real choice. Often it is.

jasonmp858y ago

Many management types will attempt to tell you that you can't hang clothes on a line. In nineteen states, such rules are explicitly prohibited by state law: http://www.sightline.org/2012/02/21/clothesline-bans-void-in... . They have the cheeky name of "right to dry states".

A related thing often banned is external over-the-air antennas, protected by US federal law.

vitus8y ago

Well, the focus in that particular article is on HOA bans, not apartment ones. For instance, the Hawaii law (the first one I clicked on that seemed particularly cut-and-dried) is restricted to single-family homes and townhomes.

"The purpose of this Act is to prohibit real estate contracts, agreements, and rules from precluding or rendering ineffective the use of clotheslines on the premises of [b]single-family dwellings or townhouses[/b]." [0] http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1338_CD1_....

seanmcdirmid8y ago

Living in Beijing, we never dried our clothes outside the apartment. We had racks in the kitchen for that. I don't think management companies can ban drying inside! It sounds unenforceable.

FullMtlAlcoholc8y ago

Alternatively, a clothes rack on a balcony or receiving direct sunlight through a window or glass sliding door, with both slightly ajar works well.

One benefit of this is that your clothes last much longer.

_delirium8y ago

In the winter, I find they dry quite quickly if I just put the clothes rack indoors near a radiator.

celticninja8y ago

However never hang clothes on a radiator to dry, this is the least efficient method of using your radiators.

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sambe8y ago

It's considered reasonable to endanger lives to dry washing? (I don't live in the US).

jdavis703OP8y ago

Well obviously don't be stupid where you put the clothes, (I.e. don't block egress).

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