Hi question about carpet cleaning but more how to handle a hostile board chairman. The co-op carpet hasn’t been cleaned in a year and a half after the board promising 2 years ago that it would be cleaned yearly. Several of my fellow shareholders have contacted the board to ask when they were planning on cleaning the carpet, we have our own large industrial steam cleaner. They never heard back so I sent my own email. The board chairman got back to me telling me that they don’t want want to clean it because it’s 15 years old and disintegrating and cleaning it will make it worse. It’s not and in great shape. He also said they might replace it at some point next year. This board is crazy about spending money on things they don’t need to. I’ve owned 2 multi family homes and had industrial carpeting like this in the common areas for over 40 so I know this isn’t true I even Googled it so I know he’s wrong. In his last email to me he told me if I didn’t like the decision that there are plenty of other apartment buildings out there I should think about moving to. We’ve all emailed him at the board email address but he responds on his personal email so that none of the other board members can see what he’s saying.
Any suggestions as to what to do?