“I am so happy to see you…”
The caretaker leads me outside. Yes, I noticed the pavement caving in few weeks ago. And there is also a crack that is 2 feet long. We go downstairs.
The electrical meter room has a hole cut out and a pump to prevent the unholy matrimony of electricity and water.
It’s been like this for years, she claims. Apparently, there is a leak in the water main, and the local telecoms provider pumps out their pipe sleeve and manhole every few day.
She said she saved the entire building from complete meltdown.
I don’t know enough to disagree.
Yet, I can’t help but wonder why this wasn’t fixed long ago. And seriously reconsider the benefits of ownership. I just paid $5000 once off maintenance fee on top of monthly levy and shared costs to resolve overdue paint job worth $200k. Now, this?
