Though shopkeepers are happy to have the vendors there as long as they pay rent, second-floor residents have to deal with the noise from the market, the smoke from hot cooking oil, the poor sanitation, and the traffic congestion. Those who live above food stalls are also concerned about the risk of fires and lodge frequent, forceful complaints with the authorities, souring relations between vendors and residents.
複雜的是，一樓店家有租金可收，樂見攤販存在，但二樓以上住戶卻為噪音、油煙、交通阻塞、衛生惡劣所苦，若門口擺的是小吃攤，更擔心發生火災，常強烈檢舉，導致鄰里關係交惡。