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I rent in a HOA community and my landlord needs the water off for a plumbing repair (which will take about 15 mins). It's shared water supply in a building and it will shut off about 4 or 5 units I believe (I'm not exactly sure how many to be honest).
As a tenant, he wants me to print out a notice he typed up and present it to 4-5 other neighbors. Its not an official notice, the HOA is not involved (I'm assuming because its a small repair) Is this something I should take care of or the plumber that's coming to do the repair? I was thinking the plumber can just handle it since it means more coming from him, or the landlord..
I rent in a HOA community and my landlord needs the water off for a plumbing repair (which will take about 15 mins). It's shared water supply in a building and it will shut off about 4 or 5 units I believe (I'm not exactly sure how many to be honest).
As a tenant, he wants me to print out a notice he typed up and present it to 4-5 other neighbors. Its not an official notice, the HOA is not involved (I'm assuming because its a small repair) Is this something I should take care of or the plumber that's coming to do the repair? I was thinking the plumber can just handle it since it means more coming from him, or the landlord..
It’s not your job or obligation to conduct his business. He needs to inform the other tenants of the repair, not you
The nicest, easiest way to get out of becoming your landlord's free servant, is to just not be reliable.
So, very nicely say, "Oh, I'm so sorry, but my printer quit working." Or, "Oh, I'm so sorry, but I'm so busy, I keep forgetting."
Yes, it's passive aggressive. But, for you, it may be easier to simply get out of it by just being unreliable, yet nice. Oh, I'd really love to help you out, but ....my printer isn't working, I just keep forgetting, my dog ate the notices, I can't find my tape to put the notices on the doors.....etc.
I've heard people refer to this technique as clever incompetence - a deliberate plan of appearing to be incompetent, in order to get out of being responsible for something, or doing something someone wants you to do.
If you just really don't want to come right out and say no, it's a very effective way to get out of doing so. They will learn that they can't depend on you, so they'll quit asking.
Does your landlord not live in the area. Maybe difficult for him to get there to give notice of the short time it will take to fix the plumbing. It's just a simple common courtesy to inform the the neighbors this will effect. Aren't these people your neighbors now? It's a simple thing to do. Four pieces of paper, with a short note, few pieces of tape and 10 minutes of your time. You don't even have to use a printer, could handwrite in under five minutes. Maybe a chance to meet your neighbors too. I just don't see anything negative about doing this.
If he asks you to baby sit his pets or grandchildren then the answer would be no, but this, why not?
Be an adult and got talk to your neighbors. Or just go stick them in their doors.
So the LL is going to non renew because a tenant won’t do his errands for him? If that’s the case, you probsbly don’t want that person as your LL, and should be thankful to be getting out of that situation.
Here’s the problem. This particular task isn’t a big deal. I’d prob say yes to avoid further hassle. However, the problem is, once you give an inch, people take a mile. No good deed goes unpunished. The LL may look to you to be the go between for him and other tenants from here on out.
So the LL is going to non renew because a tenant won’t do his errands for him? If that’s the case, you probsbly don’t want that person as your LL, and should be thankful to be getting out of that situation.
Here’s the problem. This particular task isn’t a big deal. I’d prob say yes to avoid further hassle. However, the problem is, once you give an inch, people take a mile. No good deed goes unpunished. The LL may look to you to be the go between for him and other tenants from here on out.
He's already took a mile. I've helped plenty in the past. I've split 50% repairs because the worker he hired was too incompetent. I've hired 3 different plumbers for another repair quote in the past, all 3 said the same thing, this was time taken out of my schedule. I've also been blamed for not alerting him about certain repairs, then I show him the emails sent in the past and he stays quiet. I've helped enough.
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Originally Posted by MrRational
Do you really consider this to be some sort of onerous task?
If you haven't already... this is a good way to meet your neighbors.
As hostile as this sounds..I don't want to meet my neighbors, especially those of which that do NOT live in the same vicinity (There are more units on the opposing side of the building). No one in this community speaks to one another anyway.
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