I have never seen this. I also don’t see a ban on incense and candles being very popular with a large percentage of prospective tenants. Wouldn’t this also effectively ban people from doing puja and other religious ceremonies in their own homes?
I can imagine this being included for large towers; we’re not allowed any flames in my office, for example, but there was no mention of this in my last three Chicago leases, and Chicago is well known for its fire safety measures for historical reasons.
If I were to encounter this in a normal house / apartment, I’d assume it was some racist clause like “no cooking with strong spices” used by bigoted landlords to try to keep POC out.
Huh. Well I hope you don’t have a gas stove! Honestly, I would ignore it anyway, but if you’re not so inclined, simmer-pots and electric heaters can be really nice.
the rejection she unconsciously displays when she pushes her children behind her whenever i’m around suggests that there’s a hill that i would have to overcome to try; i strongly suspect it’s because of the harnesses i wear when i go out.
they’re considered “open flames” and you’re lucky if your lease doesn’t mention it.
I have never seen this. I also don’t see a ban on incense and candles being very popular with a large percentage of prospective tenants. Wouldn’t this also effectively ban people from doing puja and other religious ceremonies in their own homes?
I can imagine this being included for large towers; we’re not allowed any flames in my office, for example, but there was no mention of this in my last three Chicago leases, and Chicago is well known for its fire safety measures for historical reasons.
If I were to encounter this in a normal house / apartment, I’d assume it was some racist clause like “no cooking with strong spices” used by bigoted landlords to try to keep POC out.
i envy you. i too live in chicago and my lease – as all my leases have done – explicitly states no open flames and i’m not in a large tower.
fortunately, there’s nothing about cooking strong spices because those smells are delightful and have become a makeshift incense for me. lol
Huh. Well I hope you don’t have a gas stove! Honestly, I would ignore it anyway, but if you’re not so inclined, simmer-pots and electric heaters can be really nice.
the downstairs neighbor takes care of the desire for pleasant smells; everything she cooks makes me hungry and i envy her children for it. lol
Lol you should make friends and try to angle for an invitation
the rejection she unconsciously displays when she pushes her children behind her whenever i’m around suggests that there’s a hill that i would have to overcome to try; i strongly suspect it’s because of the harnesses i wear when i go out.
Lol that might have something to do with it depending on the neighborhood.
i doubt it; it’s edgewater in chicago… LOTS of gays here.