It took five calls to maintenance about a door not latching correctly, only for them to be ignored with the maintenance guy saying, "just lift up the door and shut it."it freaking costs thousands of dollars to fix a damn house. It aint cheap.
Never mind the fact that the latch and the plate on the door frame were a full half an inch off of where they should be, and taking the maintenance guy's advice will break the door handle.
So, with maintenance ignoring our request to fix the damn door, we just fixed it ourselves.
Wouldn't have to deal with such incompetence if we owned our house. This also means we lost our security deposit.
Not everyone will have the same experience, but I've learned not to trust the maintenance man ever since I started living on my own. My calls would be ignored, and problems would persist.
Furthermore, if you learn to fix issues yourself, you can save thousands of dollars and learn valuable skills for keeping up your home. Like, I understand why some get into gardening, landscape, and other projects.
Only things I don't mess with are electricity and plumbing. A small mistake there can cost you thousands while a call to an electrician or a plumber can cost hundreds of dollars.
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