The owner of the block may have been willing to change the house rules if most of the inhabitants asked for it. Our block, for example, is owned by a bank and run by a company dedicated house-managing company. The company seems to be rather flexible and willing to resolve issues. That’s another thing that I found unexpected in Switzerland: If something doesn’t work, be it a person’s behavior or an administrative problem, do complain (locals certainly do) and it will eventually get fixed. It’s certainly not what I’ve learned at home, namely, that complaining if futile.
The owner of the block may have been willing to change the house rules if most of the inhabitants asked for it. Our block, for example, is owned by a bank and run by a company dedicated house-managing company. The company seems to be rather flexible and willing to resolve issues. That’s another thing that I found unexpected in Switzerland: If something doesn’t work, be it a person’s behavior or an administrative problem, do complain (locals certainly do) and it will eventually get fixed. It’s certainly not what I’ve learned at home, namely, that complaining if futile.