I’ve been having some concerns
with the property management company that I rent an apartment from so I decided
to send them an email in an attempt to get a response for reasonable resolution
to these issues. I submitted this today, so a follow up to this is pending. Ooooh,
the suspense is getting thick. I will have to post updates to it as well. No,
it won’t take a month. Why do you have to be like that anyway? Yeah, yeah, ok I
got it.
I have to point out that my
written correspondence is a shit ton more calm than I was at the time prior to
my penning this very well scribed professionalism that I have attached for your
enjoyment. Seriously, I was digging out my baseball bat only because I forgot
where I put my bullets. A calmer head prevailed.
As an added update, I will be
submitting my concerns and a copy of the email to the Rental Tenant Board’s
Social Justice Tribunal, for which, I have been informed, that they charge a
fee of $60.00. Seriously? Thanks for representing the concerned citizens…for a
fee. What do they charge the property companies, if anything, for a retort?
For what it’s worth, here it is. Let
me know if you feel that I left something out. enjoy.
“It is with great concern that I submit
this letter to your office, and yet feel I am left with no alternative but to
do so. There was, originally, to be only one issue that was in need of your
attention but since its occurrence, and, up to the time of this writing, another
has surfaced which also cannot go without being addressed.
The first
issue is with regard to your maintenance employee J. I do not know his last
name and am not concerned about that. One of the problems is that he has let
himself into my apartment on two separate occasions that I am aware of, without
notification and also without my consent. One of those times was on November 20th
in which I had asked him specifically to wait for a few minutes while I finished
with loading my laundry into the machine. I would then show him a needed repair
that we had previously discussed. He agreed that he would wait. As I exited the
laundry room, Jim was exiting my apartment. I pointed out the fact that he
agreed to wait and was met with a complete lack of concern. He said that he would
look into getting the repair done.
Upon returning
home the next day, I found that he had once again been in my apartment without
notification or consent. There had been paint peeled from the ceiling in the
designated area with the mess left on my hallway floor. There were supplies
left in the doorway that I almost tripped over.
The most disturbing
part about this is the fact that there was evidence left in my apartment that he
had been tormenting my dog. This was further verified by the fact that he had
been boasting to other tenants to this, and discussing the contents of my
apartment. This was brought to my attention in unsolicited conversation. I
respectfully request that he not be assigned to ANY repairs pertaining to my
unit in the future. He will be denied access.
I would hope
that these are not endearing personal qualities that are promoted within your
company and look forward to discussing this further with someone in a position
to take action with regards to this.
As for my
second major issue, it is with regard to accessing my unit. I will endeavor to
be brief as the previous was longer than expected.
Within the
last ten days I have received four entry notices from your office for the dates
of November 21st, 23rd, 27th, and the latest
spanning the week of December 3rd to the 7th. A rather
come and go as you please kind of situation it seems.
I had made accommodation
for the first three of these notices pertaining to the aforementioned dates,
only to be met with no-shows for the lot. Now I am presented with an open
access to my unit that includes every day of an entire week? I think not. This
a complete lack of concern for the tenants and an egregious privacy violation
that will not be permitted. I will, however, allow access to my unit for this
notice, only if I am present. To clarify, this means only after I get home from
work and I MUST BE PRESENT. I apologize for being rather blunt, but, after your
staff member wilfully tormented my dog, and the numerous no-shows from multiple
notices, you can accommodate my schedule for this one.
Poor planning on someone else’s part
does not constitute an urgency on mine.
I must also remark that our Superintendent
F has been the consummate professional and is doing a remarkable job
considering he’s been thrown under the bus repeatedly by your company. Good
people like him are hard to find.
I thank you in advance for your
understanding.”
Other than restraining from the odd expletive, I feel
that I did alright on this one. I’m anxious to hear a reply, if there will be
any.
Oh yeah, I didn't let them that I was sending a copy to the Rental Board…yet
