A few years and supers ago, when we took a look at the Supers elect bill. In the summer he ran the AC 24/7. We put a cap on the electric bill, and he decided that he did not need to cool his apartment while he was away. We have also now limited the Phone bills, cancled the Supers parking garage and are finding many ways to cut back.
We are a small middle-upper calss building. We now have over 8 owners who have lost jobs, or seen retirement funds almost dissapear -- we are getting very serious about looking for ways to save money -- which may include reducing the staff.

We personally like our super, and he does a good job. Howere, we are having to take a hard look at our overhead. The Super
lives in a 2-br apartment that would rent for over 3500 a month, considers this a 9-5 job, and is away on weekends. If there is an emergencey, the DM calls the Management Emergency number, and they send someone over. No matter what anyone says, this is a cushy job -- that pays very well. VP