ThatDude30
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My girlfriends 20 year daughter just recently went off on her own. Her mother and I had a talk with her about our concerns that she isn't quite ready to go out on her own yet. Considering she didn't have much saved, only enough for security deposit and first month rent. The amount required for the apartment she was interested in. It took her about a year to save 1,300 bucks that she needed. So we thought that she wasn't quite ready and should wait until she was. We thought she should find a better paying job before she considered moving out. Maybe even a cheap car for reliable transportation. We even offered to buy her first car for a reasonable price. She wouldn't accept my offer because she wanted to do it all on her own to prove she can.
Well she works at a minimum wage job and its not 40 hrs a week. Her boyfriend suggested that they should split an apartment. He is also 20 years old making minimum wage with no money saved. They both were determined so we decided we weren't going to try to talk them out of it, and let them find out and learn on their own.
They ended up moving in an apartment for $551 a month plus gas, electric, and water. Their landlord is an older nice lady that is about to retire and sell her properties. She is impossible to get ahold of. She has maintenance man that maintains her properties. He is an older guy who said he is getting to old to do that job anymore but cant afford not to.
Problem 1- A light switch in the kitchen stopped working properly within their 1st 2 weeks, they told him about it still hasn't fixed it.
Problem 2- The bathroom vent started making very loud noise, few weeks after the kitchen switch. Told him still hasn't fixed it.
Problem 3- The shower head started leaking from the pipe it was connected to, still not fixed.
Problem 4- The front porch roof is staring to come down. 2 by 4s hanging and debris falling to the ground. Still not fixed.
Problem 5- Half of the basement lights stopped working, still not fixed.
Problem 6- The furnace stop blowing hot air on Monday, it is Friday now. Its fall, the temperatures freezing. We had her call him earlier, and asked if he could be there at 7, that is the time we all would be there after our little outing. He said that's to late, cant you stop whatever you doing and get home sooner. He didn't believe her daughter because according to him he just replaced the furnace last winter its brand new. Well that doesn't mean a problem wont occur.
This guy is unbelievable, he is responsible for maintaining some one elses rental property. He gets an attitude when they call and say there is a problem. He talks to them like they are idiots. Very disrespectful.
If you are getting to old to the point where you cant do the job no more, don't just keep it because of the money and not do your job. She needs a reliable worker and get rid of him. Problem is she is out of state for the past month and for the whole month to come. She never answers and when she does she says she will talk to him. Well no one can tell if she really has.
Don't have the responsibility of maintaining another persons rental property and feel that they have to work around you and that you can fix the problems whenever he feels to be convenient for him. Theirs been problems that needed fix for the past 3 months and not 1 has been addressed. Her daughter tells us this for the first time tonight. It is freezing, and they have no heat. I gave him a call myself and no answer. We bought them a few space heaters until we can fix the problem.
They been with out heat for 5 days when its freezing out side. Is this right? I have a few words to say to this guy.
Well her daughter got her first taste of being an adult. Dealing with complete idiots that don't do their job.
couldn't this get her landlord in big trouble? I own a couple rental properties but I have a good guy maintaining m property and if something needs fixed its fixed that same day.
Well she works at a minimum wage job and its not 40 hrs a week. Her boyfriend suggested that they should split an apartment. He is also 20 years old making minimum wage with no money saved. They both were determined so we decided we weren't going to try to talk them out of it, and let them find out and learn on their own.
They ended up moving in an apartment for $551 a month plus gas, electric, and water. Their landlord is an older nice lady that is about to retire and sell her properties. She is impossible to get ahold of. She has maintenance man that maintains her properties. He is an older guy who said he is getting to old to do that job anymore but cant afford not to.
Problem 1- A light switch in the kitchen stopped working properly within their 1st 2 weeks, they told him about it still hasn't fixed it.
Problem 2- The bathroom vent started making very loud noise, few weeks after the kitchen switch. Told him still hasn't fixed it.
Problem 3- The shower head started leaking from the pipe it was connected to, still not fixed.
Problem 4- The front porch roof is staring to come down. 2 by 4s hanging and debris falling to the ground. Still not fixed.
Problem 5- Half of the basement lights stopped working, still not fixed.
Problem 6- The furnace stop blowing hot air on Monday, it is Friday now. Its fall, the temperatures freezing. We had her call him earlier, and asked if he could be there at 7, that is the time we all would be there after our little outing. He said that's to late, cant you stop whatever you doing and get home sooner. He didn't believe her daughter because according to him he just replaced the furnace last winter its brand new. Well that doesn't mean a problem wont occur.
This guy is unbelievable, he is responsible for maintaining some one elses rental property. He gets an attitude when they call and say there is a problem. He talks to them like they are idiots. Very disrespectful.
If you are getting to old to the point where you cant do the job no more, don't just keep it because of the money and not do your job. She needs a reliable worker and get rid of him. Problem is she is out of state for the past month and for the whole month to come. She never answers and when she does she says she will talk to him. Well no one can tell if she really has.
Don't have the responsibility of maintaining another persons rental property and feel that they have to work around you and that you can fix the problems whenever he feels to be convenient for him. Theirs been problems that needed fix for the past 3 months and not 1 has been addressed. Her daughter tells us this for the first time tonight. It is freezing, and they have no heat. I gave him a call myself and no answer. We bought them a few space heaters until we can fix the problem.
They been with out heat for 5 days when its freezing out side. Is this right? I have a few words to say to this guy.
Well her daughter got her first taste of being an adult. Dealing with complete idiots that don't do their job.
couldn't this get her landlord in big trouble? I own a couple rental properties but I have a good guy maintaining m property and if something needs fixed its fixed that same day.