Resident manager wants to conduct an apartment space planning assessment

[bluedog2]

Originally Posted by user1002

Thanks for your replies. We're renting in a high rise building. We've lived here for over 10 years and never heard of such a thing.
It's really strange since all the apartments are built the same under the apartment letter, ex. 1-a, 2-a, 3-a, so on and so forth are all the same so why do they have to come inside and measure each apartments' living spaces and closets is really confusing.

Another possibility is that they are looking for washing machines. Are they allowed ?

[BBMW]

I was reading into the original post that this is a rental building situation. Generally, in any situation, the super works for the entity (almost always a corporation of some sort) that owns the building itself. The management company may supervise the superintendent, but it's highly unlikely he would be it's employee.

If it's a coop/condo, the super is an employee of the coop corporation or the entity that controls the condo's common elements. In either case, they report to the board (who had the power to hire/fire) again, under the supervision of the management company.

And anyone who's in a rental has a landlord. The landlord, by definition, is the owner of the property, be it a corporate entity or individual.

Originally Posted by little margie

In a coop the super works for the shareholders and the management company.

In an upscale rental the super works for the management company.

Poor and.middle class have landlords.

[BBMW]

More likely illegal sublets.

Originally Posted by q41apartments

Maybe they think you're doing illegal airbnb rentals and want to secretly catch you in the act doing it?

[BBMW]

Is this a rental building, or a coop/condo, where your renting from the unit owner?

Originally Posted by user1002

Thanks for your replies. We're renting in a high rise building. We've lived here for over 10 years and never heard of such a thing.
It's really strange since all the apartments are built the same under the apartment letter, ex. 1-a, 2-a, 3-a, so on and so forth are all the same so why do they have to come inside and measure each apartments' living spaces and closets is really confusing.