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In article <49n0ru$4hr@grid.direct.ca> jackson@direct.ca (Chris Jackson) writes:
>From: jackson@direct.ca (Chris Jackson)
>Subject: Re: Apartment manager pissing me off! Help with some questions.
>Date: 1 Dec 1995 13:44:30 GMT

>In article <49jghi$nu2@morgoth.sfu.ca>, athomas@sfu.ca says:
>>
>>I am living in an apartment and recently our manager was found 
>>to be breaking into appartments and stealing stuff. He has 
>>since been fired and is under investigation by the Burnaby 
>>R.C.M.P.  Now the company that he worked for (the co. that owns 
>>the building) has made efforts to try and secure the building 
>>against him, apparently he is still trying to get into the 
>>building.
>>
>>This is where my problem starts.  The company decided to change 
>>all of the exterior locks. Which is fine, but they only gave 
>>one day notice of the lock change.  It was scheduled to be done 
>>on a week day when most people are at work or school.  I was 
>>away from the building early that morning and didn't get home 
>>until late, needless to say I was locked out!  The maintenance 
>>guy was out from his apartment and I had no way of getting into 
>>the building. I ended up waiting for one hour until someone 
>>else came to get into the building.
>>
>>Next, yesterday (tuesday nov 28) they decided to change all of 
>>the locks on the suites themselves.  Now they did give us 
>>notice of this on saturday, but the memo said "give us your key 
>>and we will change the locks and you can pick up your new keys.
>>
>>I DIDN'T give them my keys and they went and changed my locks 
>>anyways.  Again I was locked out of my apartment and all this 
>>for $700 a month!
>>
>>My question is this, 
>>Do I have any kind of recourse with this kind of malarky?
>>They have seriously inconvenienced me on two occassions and I 
>>can do nothing about it.... or can I?  Or maybe I am just a 
>>little too pissed off right now and I will feel better about it 
>>later?
>>
>>If you have any info that would help it would be appreciated, 
>>comments either way are also welcome.
>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>Aaron
>>
>I think it's great that they're being responsible and changing the locks
>very quickly to protect everyone's posessions from the ex-manager.  Sure,
>it's a pain in the butt, but I'm sure it's worth the risk of taking one's time
>and having the ex-manager causing damage.


I have to agree with Chris.  That the management company took such quick 
action to protect all the tenants is to their credit. 
 
They might have provided some alternative method for picking up the keys for 
those whose schedule wouldn't fit the arranged times.

On the other hand Aaron, you might have contacted them during their normal 
business hours to inform them of your scheduling conflict.  Or if that wasn't 
possible you might have left a note for the maintenance employee asking if he 
could meet you at the building when you got home.  I am of course, assuming 
that these two options were open to you.

Assuming some of the responsibility for resolving your scheduling conflict 
would probably have avoided your having to complain about something for 
which the company should be applauded.