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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.
What surprises me is that the Board is allowing the Super to do any renovations. If anything goes wrong, the Coop/Condo will be responsible jeopardizing their insurance and/or finances.
GB
Where is your building located? You need to call 311 every time you see an illegal activity by the Superintendent (including plumbing and electricity.)
This will help save your building. You cna do it anonymously.
This happened in my building as well. all the board managers were super chummy with the super, who happens to own a construction company. In return, the super gives them good rates and the board managers all skipped the renovation paperwork. But closely into your by-laws. Renovation without board approval is a violation of the by-law; it doesn't matter who performed the renovation. If you are told otherwise, then your board is acting in bad faith. I would sue the board if I were you.
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What surprises me is that the Board is allowing the Super to do any renovations. If anything goes wrong, the Coop/Condo will be responsible jeopardizing their insurance and/or finances.
GB
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