The maintenance men were here this afternoon
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119619)
United States
October 31, 2019 6:45pm CST
The shower still isn't draining properly after a huge bottle of Drano was used on it. This morning it looked like it was completely stopped up. I tried plunging it but that just dislodged a bunch of crap from the drain and made the tub dirty. So I emailed the leasing agent and told her that maintenance needed to come today to deal with it. I said I didn't care if they came in the apartment when I wasn't here--that I just wanted it dealt with.
I was annoyed when I got home and discovered that they hadn't been here. They finally showed up around 3:45 pm. That was all well and good but I had to leave at 4 pm to go to the gym. I think they were going to snake the drain but I didn't stick around long enough to find out. I told them that I was leaving but that they were welcome to stay and do what they had to do. I am assuming it is fixed now but I guess we shall see tomorrow morning.
I know some people wouldn't feel comfortable leaving virtual strangers alone in their place while they were gone. I don't care though. I don't have anything worth stealing and I figure that they must be trustworthy if they are still employed here. If they were thieves they would have gotten fired long before this.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 19
I wonder why in the heck they waited until 3:45 to show up! Hopefully, that drain will be cleaned out completely, for tomorrow's shower. When even Drano doesn't work, that proves the maintenance man hasn't been working overtime, to keep things done.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Nov 19
@NJChicaa With the price you for rent, there shouldn't be any plugged drains you have to plunge!
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@NJChicaa (119619)
• United States
1 Nov 19
@kobesbuddy Hey I tried to deal with it on my own. I don't have a husband to fix it so it is time for them to deal with it.
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@snowy22315 (180703)
• United States
1 Nov 19
I hope it got fixed. I remember an apartment that I lived in one time always, always had a clog in the bath tub. It was annoying.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
1 Nov 19
I hope they did the job right.
I had to have maintenance here today too...he is a total jackass.
But only had to have the CO2 monitor replaced.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Nov 19
You have no choice about management and maintenance entering a rental.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Nov 19
@NJChicaa Management has the legal right enter without permission. At least here. They own the property not the renter.
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