The Return of an Old Problem Part 3

Having not heard from the property manager, I emailed...

As of end of business on 4/18/13, haven't heard back about a repair date since your response on 4/16/13 that you had not received our initial request posted to your website on 4/15/13.
So, no plumber until Monday?
Hope we don't get overflow before then...

Of course, if we do get overflow, we're making an emergency call to a plumber and billing it to the property manager.

The Return of an Old Problem Part 2

Since a day after posting to the property manager's website, I had not heard back, I emailed the following...

Since I haven't heard from you in regards to the problem we contacted you about at your maintenance/repair page yesterday, I'm following up to see if you, in fact, received the request.
Please note: M is not available to deal with this, as she is busy with major detail-intensive projects at work and cannot be disturbed.
If you have any questions, please call me at home or e-mail me at this addy to make arrangements for access.

Our less than forthright property manager responded...

I did not receive your request - please forward to (email address)

I followed up...

I suspected your website would not function after checking the coding.
This confirms it.
We wrote about the pre-existing condition:

I then repeated the post.
As of now, almost a full day later, and two days since my initial post, I have not heard back about scheduling a plumber.
Typical performance for our property manager.

The return of an Old Problem

With an old plumbing problem rearing it's head, M contacted the property manager via their website's maintenance/repair request page...

The ongoing problem with backup from washing machines on the East line of '60 N Claremont into our bathroom (dating back to 2009) is recurring once more.
It re-started about a month and a half ago with a little foam, but has been progressively getting worse.
The backflow of suds and water almost fills what is now a shower stall with only a 2" depth instead of a bathtub, and probably will begin overflowing in the next week or so.
We suggest you contact a plumber and let us know when he can be here to roto-rooter the problem, as has been done several times previously.

I will not be available to deal with this so, if you have any questions, please have the plumber call B at xxx.xxx.xxxx (cell) or xxx.xxx.xxxx (home) or e-mail xxxxxxxxx@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

We'll let you know what the response is, and if our property manager actually follows instructions for a change.

The Claremont/Ox-Bow Incident...One Year Ago Today

One year ago today...

M and I were having dinner tonite when there was a knock at the door.
I opened it and a hulking figure loomed over me.
I recognized him as one of the Board.
In a rumbling voice, he demanded that M come out and talk to the assembled Board and their servant, the Property Manager, in the building's lobby.

M, afraid, due to the mencing presence, unwillingly complied, and for the next half-hour they hounded, threatened, whined, and tried to cajole M...

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It's April Fool's Day...

...so here's a middle-finger salute to the biggest fools I know...

The Twit

The Twat

The Tart

and

The Eunich

otherwise known as 

the Board and Property Manager.

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Board Meeting 3/20/13

One of the Board members didn't show.
Though they made light of it, the others were obviously concerned.
He's "missed" previous meetings and there's rumors of a rift between him and the others.
The Twit made light of the fact he hasn't yet produced Minutes for either the September or December 2013 meetings, breezily announcing "Don't worry about it." when asked.
It was announced that the already-late 2012 Financials will be sent with the April assessments.
(The March assessments were handed out to attendees, so non-attendees won't receive theirs by mail until at least the 22nd or 23rd in typical inept Fox Management fashion.)
Though it was announced publicly that there were no delinquencies, the Board rushed through the meeting as if to get rid of us so they could discuss matters in "private".
Unfortunately for them, the room was not as private as they might have wanted, since we arrived there before any of the others and were able to "prep" it.
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Meeting? What Meeting?

When we received the on-time (but still less than 10 days before required payment) assessment in February, there was a notice enclosed about a Board Meeting on March 20th.
The Condomimium Code requires that the notice be posted in "public areas" (like building lobbies) no less than 48 hours before the meeting.
As of this posting on the morning of the 19th, less than 36 hours before the scheduled meeting, there's no notice posted anywhere!
Another failure in a long line of screw-ups by the Twit and Property Manager.
Since the Board was stopped in their attempt to leech $10,000 out of the unit owners with their fradulent "vandalism" scare last September, they've been skittish about even speaking to unit owners, especially us.
Will they attempt to hold the March 20th meeting in secret, hoping that no one bothered to read the notice in the February assessment folder?
Keep reading, fans!
There's more lunacy to come!

UPDATE:
Returning home around 8pm, M and I saw a notice finally posted in the lobby, less than 24 hours before the meeting.
Another example of the Twit and the Twat failing in their responsibilities.
Watch for our summary of the meeting on Thursday.