It's common land owned by the association technically, that doesn't give tradespeople the right to damage it or be disrespectful.

@Sofabeast This is how I deal with tradespeople that I haven't met. I talk to them in my garage where there is a chop saw (compound mitre saw), circular saw, drills, etc. in plain view. Most start by asking if my husband will be joining us. I tell them I am single and determine whether or not I detect them rolling their eyes. We discuss the project and if they talk to me as if I am an ignorant child I begin to get frustrated. Do they think those tools are just for decoration? If they ask if I know about construction it's fine, assuming I don't is not fine.

Had I been a man most likely he would have been far more respectful and possibly even apologized.

@MizJ I fail to understand why anybody would associate gender with the ability to use tools. My wife is quite handy with a chainsaw!

@anglophone It's the 21st century! I actually laughed at one of the idiots then told him to leave. Even my father got scared a couple of times. Once he needed baseboards and when I brought the chop saw ha asked who was coming to do them. Another time I replaced a toilet and had to call the handyman son of one of his friends to convince my father I was capable.

I stayed at my aunt's house for a few weeks abut a decade ago. She was very much into women's rights yet also needed convincing. I got tired of listening to the toilet running and got a repair kit. She was almost shaking thinking I would flood the house or something. Ten minutes later we sat there listening...to the sound of silence and laughed like hell.

I reported it to the condo board that will likely do nothing.

@AnneWimsey I was leaving my house and didn't get any information about him unfortunately. The board should know who is working here. If all that comes from it is that company not getting any more work here it's better than nothing.

I understand that ripping out the air valves on the tyres can be quite effective.

I reported the incident to the condo board. If anything gets done about it I will be shocked.

We have a service that mows all the lawns. Twice my sliding glass door has been broken and they had to get it fixed. That slider has hurricane glass now, last week they hit another slider but didn't use big enough rocks to break it.