I was told that I did not need board approval for renovations if the super did the job. I was going to use him, but he screwed up some real simple things so I looked into it more. Its a good thing I did, he is not licensed to to do the plumbing and electrical work involved. Yet board members have told me that he is allowed to do the work. I called the village and he is in fact not allowed to do this work. The management told me I could submit claims to my insurance if anything he did was not correct. It sounded fishy to me but I called anyhow. Any saving I would have gained by using the super would have been lost on the resulting lawsuits. He gave me a price of $2500 for labor alone, I paid a licensed professional $7500 for labor alone. He changed the sink for someone on the first floor which resulted in me not having water for 3 days.Cutting to the chase I informed management that I wanted a cease and desist letter sent to the super. I am now public enemy number one because people in the building like him. I get nasty notes on a board directed at me and the individual on top of me has taken to some very creative sound effects. I have also had the police and fire department called on me, my car damaged and my mail tampered with. I want out but I have not even been here 2 years and feel I need to sue them for the harassment I have experienced.
My bathroom came out great and it is fully functional unlike other bathrooms which the super has renovated. One of the major flaws in his bathroom renovations is the tubs don't hold water so he gives them a plastic plug. But I just sank over 10,000 into my bathroom and if i had known I would be leaving so quickly I would have purchased less expensive
fixtures.