Neighbors Checklist: Condo Owners

Rehab, don’t demo, unless it’s an abomination. Whatever you build, make your neighbors proud to live next to your building.
Get rid of the fence in front of your building, or at least minimize it to make your building approachable.
Follow the building code.
Leave notes under your neighbors' doors when you are planning to begin a renovation project indicating the extent and time periods when noisy work is expected to take place, including your contact info so your neighbor can call or e-mail if things get bad (and you can't hear them knocking through the racket).
Always contact management when you smell smoke coming from a neighbors apartment, when the elevator is acting up, etc.
Pick up trash, including on your piece of sidewalk and the street in front of the sidewalk.
Don't put out trash too early or leave empty barrels on the sidewalk too late.
Hang out on your stoop; let your kids and the neighborhood kids hang out on your stoop, so long as they clean up after themselves.
Avoid putting an air conditioner in a window facing the street.
Organize an outing for all building residents (e.g., a bbq, soccer game, picnic on the lakefront, etc.).
Offer to host condo board meetings in your unit.