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Should I complain to my landlord management about this?

Here's the story: I was going to my nbr across the street and came across the maintenance guy who is usually takes the garbage out and stuff. He told me they were going to wax the floor in the building and to leave my nbr apartment in about two hours because the floors will need to dry. I left after about an hour and a half because it was getting late and my friend had to go to bed. Anyway I saw there was still wet on the floor and there was no one to ask if I could walk on it. I walked down the stairs to the exit, but than I saw That guy downstairs and he started to scream and cursed me out!!! Yes, I was caught of guard and literary shocked. Some of his words: I told u f..ing two hours, why u don't f..ng listen.... And a lot of F word stuff

I told him I was really sorry and didn't do this on purpose, that he should not curse like this at me. He kept cursing ... There were two more his helpers and they were shocked but too remained quiet.. The way he "talked" I though he would hit me, seriously...

I came home and told my husband, he went there and yelled at the guy... Of courses he heard no cursing from the guy..

Now, I live in this buildings for three years never had problems, except this guy- he is the Super's COUSIN . So there's no sense for me to complain to my super because its his family member....

MY QUESTION is should I call up my landlord about this...?? I consider myself as a reasonable person and don't want to complain for nothing but the guy clearly has no respect neither for women or people in general... Other nbrs complained about him before(he stole stuff from houses while fixing something there, him being rude) I understand his job is not easy but I think he crossed the line... He acts like a Boss... That didn't bother me till now...

Sorry for too long and boring story... But please advise...

Happy holidays!!!

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    I will come there and beat him with a sock full of jelly donuts. I will cuss him out so bad that it would make a sailor blush then I will make him re wax the floors. After that he will be beat again with a sock full of powdered donuts then turn himself in to the apt people and admit he likes yorkies sexually.

  • 7 years ago

    Honestly I may have cursed at you too. You ruined the floor surface, and it now has to be stripped back down and done all over again. That was very rude and inconsiderate of you. He was polite, told you what was required. If you could not wait 2 hours you should have done your walking before.

    I think it rather funny you think cursing is acting like a boss. But that aside, it is just that, words in frustration due to your lack of respect and you basically not giving a s**t how you effect other people. Tell the landlord if you like. When they hear about what you did to cause the reaction I am sure they will understand. Maybe curse some themselves because now they have to pay for many more hours of work just because you can't respect a very simple request for 30 minutes.

  • 7 years ago

    If you felt verbally abused you should write this to your landlord as well as supply a copy to your apartment onsite manager.

    Normally people that verbally abuse you would escalate this abuse in the future and once again this would happen. If asked, by law enforcement or some other person in the future if this had happened yo would have no proof. Your husband, though might want to protect you is not in law enforcement and could be physically harmed if this was to happen again.

    The way to stop being verbally abused is not doing nothing. It is stepping forward putting in writing as documented proof that this has occurred.

    You would need to date a letter describing exactly what happened, the words uses as you remember them, sign the letter and send one to the onsite manager and the other to the landlord.

    I hope this been of some benefit to you, good luck.

    "FIGHT ON"

  • 7 years ago

    I appreciate the fact that he raised his voice angrily at you.

    HOWEVER, his swearing has no meaning. I love to swear.

    It is a cultural thing and the late comedian George Carlin

    even created a song "the seven words you can't say on TV."

    Some socieites get upset because of WORDS..........absurd.

    I get upset when someone says 'help me GOD..." I consider

    that extremely poor taste and hypocracy.

    I prefer saying "you f u c k i n g moron, what were you thinking

    about since it was not about this problem!"

    Thus, you accepted his choice of words as an EXTRA insult.

    That was his culture. If he had said quietly, "hey, please walk

    over there, in two hours from now" he would not have

    been personally satisfied that his message got across.

  • 7 years ago

    I know you are upset by this whole episode, but nothing would be solved by informing the landlord. I think getting your husband involved was the smart thing to do and you should leave it at that. Then simply try to avoid the person you have a problem with in the future. If he speaks to you, just ignore him.

  • 7 years ago

    Dig out your lease/rental agreement and look (normally on the back side) for the name and address of the building owner. Once you find it - write this person a letter of complaint.

    If your paperwork does NOT have the name and address of the building owner....go to your local court house, assessors office and give them the street address of the building. This office will give you the name and address of the building owner and then write a letter of complaint to them.

  • glenn
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    If you do decide to complain to your landlord- I would "stay on point". What you wrote here has a huge amount of stuff that is not necessary. You talking to your neighbor, his job not being easy, you think he stole from other houses...none of that has to do with your complaint. Stay on point.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Sorry to say but you were very inconsiderate towards this guy. Let that be a lesson for you and try to respect other's work from now on.

  • tro
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    if you and others have valid complaints that they can prove, yes as a group you might have something to complain about

    his foul language and ill manners are nothing that you could sue for unless he actually attacked you -- your fear that he might is not something you can sue for

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