Another ghastly day.
May 9th 2011 15:32
I hope this will be the last or next to last post on my everlasting leak. Today was the day the repair was to take place. About noon I was at the gym when I received a call from the management office requesting me to meet with the landlord. I met with him, accompanied by my neighbors, to translate, and the management committee chairperson. The landlord announced that he was still not convinced the leak was his. He offered to open the walls, if I paid for it. If there was a leak he would repair the leak, but I would pay for the wall repairs that were incurred. I naturally said absolutely not. He then offered to hack the wall and if the leak was not his, I would pay. I agree with the stipulation that a 3rd party plumber be there. He said no. I told him I don't trust him or any of his contractors. I asked if we could look at his bathroom and he agreed. I brought the plumbing contractor, who first suspected the origin of the leak was the unit next door, with me. The landlord's contractor showed that the bathroom was dry and no evidence of water was there. At this point the person I brought with me asked for a chair. He climbed up on the chair and pulled the ceiling tiles back, revealing a totally wet ceiling above the wall. He then went to the bedroom wall and showed where water had been leaking for some time, but just cleaned up. The landlord still refused to accept responsibility and wanted me to pay. He demanded I agree now, as he was going out of town and wanted to get the matter resolved. At this point I went home and decided with the chairperson and my neighbors that I would sue. The landlord came and asked for my decision and I refused to talk with him.
About 20 minutes later I was taking a shower and heard some hacking and pounding coming from next door. Apparently the landlord had his contractor start the work. My neighbor went to investigate while I went out for lunch. When I came back about an hour later I learned that the leak was found and fixed. The whole procedure took only 20 minutes. My neighbor told me to wait for 24 hours to see if we have any water. If not, then this is the leak that caused all of the damage. What I learned next really made my blood boil. He was going to have me pay for his contractor to do the work. He told my neighbor, however, that his contactor did the work for free. The SOB wanted to make money off the situation. I have already given up the idea of having him pay for my damage, but I will try, just to be a thorn in his side. Ah the joys of condo living in Penang!
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