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WIBU to leave a grumpy note? Boring-sorry.

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ragingmull · 11/02/2012 12:47

We live on the 2nd floor of a 5 storey building. A few months ago a new management team took over the building, they deal with cleaning, maintaining the building etc.

Not long after they took over they cancelled the contract with the company who run our intercom system, they did this without consulting any of the residents. We have a noticeboard downstairs and they put a handwritten note up saying that the contract had been cancelled so we had no intercom system but that it would be sorted ASAP.

That was 4 months ago. We have elderly people living here, as well as a lot of residents with small children for whom it is just not convenient to have to trapse up and down the stairs (no lift) all the time to answer the door. We have been leaving our phone numbers outside by the entrance so deliveries etc can be let into the building. This is annoying too and I've had more than one text from a drug dealer who I presume got my phone number from downstairs.

The management team have posted one more note explaining that they are doing "everything they can" to get a new intercom system in place but surely that should take a week or so, not months? They haven't specified a time for the new system to be installed nor have they apologised for any inconvenience.

So WIBU to leave a bit of a grumpy note on the noticeboard asking when this problem is going to be resolved and also to point out the inconvenience that has been caused. I have no other way of contacting them as they have never left a contact number/e-mail etc.

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Shutupanddrive · 11/02/2012 12:48

YANBU at all,do it!

bumpybecky · 11/02/2012 12:53

YANBU at all

how do you pay the management company? and is there a residents' group who could speak to them directly?

ChippingInLovesEasterEggs · 11/02/2012 12:56

YANBU

Blimey - I'd have done it 3 1/2 months ago!!!

I would have tracked the company down and had words well before now. Can you stop paying your mtce charges?

ragingmull · 11/02/2012 13:02

Meant to say other residents have left (polite) notes downstairs that have either been ignored or replied to with "we are doing our best".

We pay maintenance. The management are the the residents' group! Do you think I could threaten to stop paying the the charges, in my note?

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FabbyChic · 11/02/2012 13:07

I think you should get all the residents together and write a letter stating that you are going to be withholding charges until such time as the intercom system is reinstated.

ragingmull · 11/02/2012 13:14

Fabby that's a good idea.

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