My Apartment Manager, The Bully

Not many apartment managers conduct apartment complex business on weekends, much less at 9pm on a Sunday but ours does. This time he tells us that we may not get our deposit back because he doesn't have our move in form. This guy has a nack for being a jackass and today he just drove me insane. So much that I'm still sitting here thinking about it hours later.

This all started with the installation of a faucet on our outside deck. This unit has not had a faucet for the deck since the building was built in 1988 but apparently it's an urgent matter now. A week or so ago, he wanted to schedule time to get the work done and I told him we'd get back to him. He also mentioned that he didn't have a move in report and asked that I look for my copy or submit a new one. I mentioned that I believe we did turn this in but I would look for my copy. This is almost 3 years after we moved in. The one hitch... my room is a disaster and this document could be anywhere.

Apparently, I didn't get back to him as quickly as he would have liked. On Friday, he called us (my sister and roomate) at 9pm saying he wanted to install the faucet the next day. We couldn't call him back right away so I sent him an email when I got home Friday night from my brother's graduation, I apologized for not responding sooner and let him know that the next day would not work, proposing another day for the work to be done. He did not respond to this until today.

The first thing he addresses in his response is the report. I understand that he needs this and I understand I am partly to blame for not supplying him with my copy yet but I found his email to be extremely out of line. He accused us of deleberately holding this from him, saying we did this to "protect ourselves from any flaws in the apartment" when we moved in. That does not make any sense at all, that's the whole point of the form. Why would we keep a document noting all of the things wrong with the apartment? That document is our protection. It's not my responsibility to keep track of his files. He went on to say that we're putting our deposit in "serious jeopardy" and doubted if we would receive any of it back at all. That was the line that really infuriated me. I responded the only way I could, by sending him an email letting him know his tone and threat was offensive to us. I also reminded him that he needs to give us proper notice when proposing to enter our apartment. I have the link to tenant laws just waiting for his reply...

He also mentioned that his wife contacted us about this form months ago when they audited our file, which is completely untrue. I had to laugh at his use of the word "audit" though, that's like fast food calling it's offering "cuisine". Their management of this complex is the most half-ass job I have ever seen. I should have known it would be like this though. I use to deal with him at a previous job. He'd come in with his wax coated handle bar mustache and buy remote controls for the garage. Every year he'd complain that the cost kept rising but it was always the same price. I had even gone rounds with him over a bill he disputed when my company fixed the parking garage door. This prior experience and issues that came up after moving in have formed my deep hatred for this man and his wife, so much that we hide behind a bush rather than be seen by them. I have not uttered a word to his wife since the day I moved in actually.

Long story short, we're looking to move to a new apartment now. I've had enough of this guy's behavior. Now I'm working on convincing my sister to move further away from her work for a few months. The commute would be an hour plus each way but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make if it means getting away from this asshole and saving a few months rent in the process. My parents are going to Portugal at the end of the month and they will be staying there for the summer so their house will be empty. I'm not pumped about the commute either but I'm going to be staying there for awhile to keep an eye on my brother since he's coming back early. My sister has said that she won't make the commute but I think this issue with the apartment manager may be the key to convincing her to make the sacrifice for a few months. Wish me luck in convincing her.

That's not the only change in my life recently but more on that later.