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post-inspection update
Feb. 17th, 2021 05:37 amWhat I Expected:
Potentially as many as six people walking through the apartment (in their outdoor shoes!) and, you know, inspecting things. Maintenance Tim definitely said they would be 'checking to make sure everything works,' which sounds vague but thorough, and he also said they would be checking the balcony. (Agh, more outdoor snow and dirt!) I figured they would only be looking for obvious issues -- things hanging from the sprinklers, grills on the balcony, that sort of thing -- but I did expect they would look.
What Actually Happened:
Two people came into the apartment; I told them the cat was closed in the bedroom; they assured me they didn't need to look in there. (Really?) They appeared to visually assess the smoke detector (commenting it was newer than some), some of the sprinklers (obviously not the one in the bedroom), and the exits to the balcony (from afar). At no point did they step onto the balcony. A third person entered briefly and seemed to look only at the water heater, then left again. Two more people came by a few minutes later with Maintenance Tim, but upon being told that the first people had already left, they also departed, without ever entering.
Some Thoughts:
So, on the plus side, not nearly as disruptive as it could have been. On the minus side, not nearly as useful as it could have been. In conclusion, 'the cat is closed in the bedroom' is apparently an excellent way to keep inspectors from looking at anything you might not want looked at.
Potentially as many as six people walking through the apartment (in their outdoor shoes!) and, you know, inspecting things. Maintenance Tim definitely said they would be 'checking to make sure everything works,' which sounds vague but thorough, and he also said they would be checking the balcony. (Agh, more outdoor snow and dirt!) I figured they would only be looking for obvious issues -- things hanging from the sprinklers, grills on the balcony, that sort of thing -- but I did expect they would look.
What Actually Happened:
Two people came into the apartment; I told them the cat was closed in the bedroom; they assured me they didn't need to look in there. (Really?) They appeared to visually assess the smoke detector (commenting it was newer than some), some of the sprinklers (obviously not the one in the bedroom), and the exits to the balcony (from afar). At no point did they step onto the balcony. A third person entered briefly and seemed to look only at the water heater, then left again. Two more people came by a few minutes later with Maintenance Tim, but upon being told that the first people had already left, they also departed, without ever entering.
Some Thoughts:
So, on the plus side, not nearly as disruptive as it could have been. On the minus side, not nearly as useful as it could have been. In conclusion, 'the cat is closed in the bedroom' is apparently an excellent way to keep inspectors from looking at anything you might not want looked at.
