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Unfortunately I find that this is more difficult to deal with than it should be. No one wants to put in writing that they were asked for a "bribe" as often people are intimidated by the super or fear reprisals.
My feeling is encourage people to put it in writing. If it is happening often enough perhaps you can build a paper trail showing it is a repeated action.
To me there is a very big difference between a super asking for money before a job, and a tip being given at the end of a job.
One other thing that you might watch for in a building is reports that the super "pushes" certain contractors on the shareholders when they mention renovations.
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