Shared laundry: what do you do when your neighbor always leaves their clothes in the machines?

Asked by wiscoblond (2250) September 7th, 2019 from iPhone

I live in a large house that’s divided into two apartments. We share laundry in the basement. My neighbor will leave her clothes in the washer or dryer for days. She is currently drying a load she left in the washer for a week. Yes, an entire week! I’m waiting for her to take the clothes out so I can dry mine. I’ve been waiting for three hours.

What would you do? I want to be a friendly neighbor and not ruffle any feathers. Her dog bit my husband last weekend while he was sitting in the backyard. She already feels horrible about that.