Matador - You are 100% right about, "looking like a dump". My experience of property management (20+ years), that if you don't stay on top of it, you become a "
magnet" for all kinds of problems. Illegal dumping and graffiti almost seem to go hand in hand. In that tolerate one and the other will follow. Along come other vandalizing and then next thing you have more serious crime. They actually have a term for this, "Broken Window Syndrome", if you run a business It's suggested reading, that I highly recommend (just let goggle be your educator). I personally try to get all signs of crime handle swiftly and work at any means to minimize becoming someones victim!
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