Oh man, I feel seen. My "eyeballed" cookies were basically hockey pucks for years.

My buddy's condo board did something similar. They made a rule that you couldn't just complain about the loud AC unit next door, you had to bring a quote from a repair guy or a soundproofing idea. Went from a shouting match to them actually splitting the cost for a new unit in one meeting.

My roommate tried that last week and accidentally set off the smoke alarm... the whole apartment smelled like burnt beans for a day. I still use a tiny bit of oil just in case.