Are we sure it isn’t Monday?
I’ve mentioned that we are renting the house in which we currently reside. We rent through a decent sized property management company. One of the things in the lease agreement was that they would do quarterly inspections at their discretion. I figured it was a CYA clause recommended by their attorneys and we would never see them again. Last week, we received a letter telling us that our quarterly inspection would be sometime Tuesday or Wednesday of this week between 8 am and 5 pm but they couldn’t or wouldn’t narrow it down beyond that. And if they arrived and couldn’t gain entry due to locks being changed or an unsecured animal, we would be charged a $75 fee for their time and trouble.
My first reaction was annoyance. Even the freaking cable company can narrow things down to a 6 hour window. But I am usually home at this point and when I am not, the dog is in his cage so it shouldn’t have been a problem. Key word in that sentence being “shouldn’t”. Guess when he came? Go ahead, guess. If you’ve been reading here for awhile, you’ll know that my luck runs in such a way that the guy showed up this morning in the 15 minute window that I was in the shower. Sabrina was in the bathroom with me playing with a toy and I couldn’t figure out why she kept pounding on the closed bathroom door yelling “dada”. I turned off the shower and heard: the doorbell ringing, the dog going insane, my phone ringing and Sabrina yelling for Dada (anytime the phone rings, she is convinced it is Steve). I pull a towel in front of me (because at this point in pregnancy, I would need a beach towel to actually wrap it around me) and run out to answer the phone. It is Steve. He is frantic because the property management people called him and he thought something was wrong since they were reporting no one home and a dog running free in the house. I assure him that all is fine. I open the door a crack (still dripping wet in my towel mind you) and tell the guy he is going to have to give me 10 minutes because I was in the shower. I get dressed as quickly as my fat ass and swollen legs can move these days and scoop up Sabrina, who is a little freaked out by the commotion, and go back to the door. The guy is gone.
If they think we are paying a $75 missed inspection fee they can bite my big pregnant butt. Not happening. Go ahead and laugh. It is kind of funny.
** Updated…apparently his wittle feelings got hurt. He called the office and said the mean lady slammed the door in his face so he left.
Unbelievable!! What rotten timing, and what a wuss that guy was… if I were you, I’d send THEM a bill for $75 for the inconvenience. 🙂
LOL. You meany! You’re only due to give birth in a couple a days, no big deal or anything. You’ve only got a big pregnant belly, swollen everythings.. No reason for you to be mean or anything!
That’s exactly the type of stuff that happens to me!!! The other day both boys were actually napping at the same time so I thought for sure I’d get to take a nap. In the 45 minutes that I had, the phone rang 3 times and the UPS guy came to the door and rang the doorbell! Ugghhh!!!
And what do they expect you to do? Hang around the house without a shower for two days just in case they show up?? Unbelievable.
you have me cracking up!! i’m sure not funny to you at the time but funny the way you narrated it.
What an arse-wipe! I’m so glad he didn’t just let himself in.
Hmmpf, I send them a note saying, “On occasion I take a shower or need to do other activities around the house to keep things in order including attend to our toddler or calm our dog. Therefore, in order to avoid any unnecessary delay or embarrasment resulting from unnannounced inspections in the future, I recommed that you please call me at least 30 minutes before you arrive (within your 9 hour window). This will help ensure that your inspection runs smoothly. Thanks for YOUR cooperation!” 🙂
Michelle – only you girlfriend, only you….. How utterly ridiculous though.
I’m sure glad your towel didn’t fall to the ground!!! That would have been funny….
What a puss to leave running. I’m telling my mommy on the mean lady!
“What a DI#*”
Oh for pete’s sake!!
i’d so call the office and complain along the lines of Had to haul my pregnant ass out of the shower, make it to the door, ask the guy to wait while i got dressed, and then he wasn’t even there?!?!?!?
you know you’ll get sympathy points from them b/c your pregnant. that, and they guy being a wuss.
So if the dog had been in the crate, would the guy have just come right in? Now that could have been interesting.
Oh, my! I know it wasn’t funny at the time but it’s a very funny story to retell! If it had been me, my kid would have gone and opened the door and let the guy in! At least Sabrina stayed in the bathroom with you.
OK. That’s funny. I hope it’s not $75 worth of funny, though.
Yup, that’s pretty much how my luck goes too. Can’t believe that guy left!
Boo hoo for the poor guy. That would really chap my butt if I were you. Having a toddler running around I know that 15 minutes to take a shower is rare and you couldn’t even enjoy it because Mr. Sensitive was banging at your door.
I’ve only rented once where people actually came in to check things at their discretion. Horrible! This why now when we have to rent (like now since we refuse to buy a house knowing that when we get transferred we would be “upside down” thanks to the falling market), we only rent from nice individuals that have only 1 property.
LOVE the idea of sending them a $75 bill and include a note that says “BITE ME!”
The nerve of some people!
That’s ridiculous. He could’ve waited two minutes.
I work for a pretty large property management company. We always narrow our inspections down to a specific day and if possible down to morning or afternoon.
We would much rather wait for someone to dress than to have to come on another day.
We are in a town with a large University and find enough nudity!
I would certainly fight paying that fee too.
That is unreal and ridiculous! I can only too well imagine such a scene and I’m sorry! Plus, what a complete looser the guy and the management company is. C’mon people, you can do a better job than that.
No way would I pay that fee either and he certainly needs to get his nose out of his arse……………………