Wet carpet!

jeeps84 said:

Damn That sucks!
Renters insurance would help if you had it. Other wise you may have to sue the owners for damages.

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Well I don't think any of my personal stuff got damaged, heres the letter without the pics and addy's I am submitting to them tomorrow.
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Dear Management,

I am writing this letter to inform you of an “emergency situation” that occurred on this Sunday July 17, 2005 between 4:30 am and 11:00 am. Also I am writing on my behalf in apartment T-2 and my neighbor’s behalf in apartment T-1.

I woke up this morning and on my way to the kitchen to make coffee I walked thru a very large area of saturated wet carpet from the closet in the hallway all the way out to the middle of my computer desk in the living room. I do not exactly know where all this water came from, there are a few water spots on the wall and ceiling, but does not look like this amount of water could possibly come from these few wet water spots.

The bottom of my tool chest in the utility closet, file cabinet, computer desk, new dell computer, multi outlet surge protector and the bottom of my guitar amp are soaked with water. Luckily the water did not rise far enough to get into the electrical components that I know of at this time. I have very high wattage amplifiers and other components that were plugged in at the time of this occurrence.

I immediately talked to my neighbor this morning in apartment T-1 and asked her if her carpet was soaked with water, and she said, “Yes”. She also mentioned this happened to her last year in about the same time frame, and the maintenance men said the problem was fixed. Well obviously not, other wise this would not have happened again. We both agreed that this is unacceptable and the carpet will become moldy, and the base board underneath the carpet will become dry rotted and moldy. This needs some attention immediately

I attempted to call the emergency number provided in the lease to contact either management or maintenance to take care of this problem. The number I dialed was no longer a working number; however the recorded operator did tell me the number had been changed and provided the new number to call. All I got out of 4 attempts was a recording from an answering machine. I also tried the extension number for emergency maintenance and the operator on the recording said this is not a valid extension. My neighbor came over about 45 minutes later and asked me if I had any luck contacting management or maintenance. I told her no, she said she didn’t have any luck either.

I would like this problem resolved immediately, there is damage to the carpet, base boards, wall, ceiling, and paint. I have included pictures of the visible damage above the carpet. Please work with me on getting this resolved ASAP.

Sincerely,



Chris Bereznak

NOT A [email protected](!&gin its pouring down rain here, i am in the middle of :whore:ing, then I hear water pouring down in my apartment. I said WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! I open the utility closet and water is gushing out of the ceiling :cursin: :cursin: :cursin: :cursin: :cursin: I said f this and f that! I said the hell with the calling the 24 hour operator to patch me thru...I had the maitanence mans number from the other day when he called my cell....so I called him direct. He came over here pretty quickly. He said he has been dealing with this leak for 3 years now, but its getting worse.
Apparently this is connected to a a/c PVC pipe somehow, he went upstairs and stopped up the pipe. For now this is working...but I hope it doesn't blow...my apt will flood like no other if this happens. I asked him about the ceiling if they are going to cut out the drywall and replace it, he said probably not..I said WTF this is BS. he said ahh they will probably just spackle and paint it. :wbs: is what I think.

This is my 2nd letter I am submitting tomorrow since I had another flood with in 4 days of the first flood.
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Dear Sir,

I am writing to inform you of a “second emergency situation” that occurred in less than one week. My apartment flooded again on July 21, 2005. I have since found out that this apartment and the neighboring one (T-1), have had these problems for several years. You have leased this apartment to me with a known hidden defect and I consider this fraud on the part of Aspen Hill’s Apartments.

This is an unacceptable situation and you must resolve it immediately. It is both a life and health safety hazard. The water is running in the ceiling over the furnace closet and could cause an electrical short and gas explosion. The apartment smells musty and I’m sure mold and mildew is forming under the carpeting. The ceiling, base board and walls a soaked as well as the carpeting. I had to move my furniture away from the flooded areas and I cannot use that portion of the apartment. This is an unacceptable living condition.

I am requesting that you assign me a new apartment under my existing lease agreement and that you cover any associated costs with the move such as utility transfers, deposits, etc. I believe this is a fair and reasonable proposal and I await your response.



Sincerely,



Chris Bereznak