2024-03-26 15:28:02
There are many phenomena that appear in homes where people live safely. Although some things may appear as they deteriorate over time, inconveniences may also occur due to improper use by residents.
This problem is also a cause of conflict between landlords and tenants.
There was a landlord who requested several repairs when a tenant moved out and before another tenant moved in. LED lights were the main focus, and some additional work was requested as a bonus. The work that started at night ended around 11 o’clock as the landlord did not keep his promise of working hours. The landlord did not seem to have any idea that the value of time was different between work hours and night hours. This is the type of client you want to avoid.
It is said that a new tenant contacted us saying that the dressing room door was stuck on the floor and was difficult to open and close. The tenant said that the floor was rising and the door was getting stuck. The landlord said it seemed like the adhesive used to lay the flooring was lumping and getting stuck. The owner who laid the flooring said that mightn’t be possible and suggested that we cut the door so it wouldn’t get caught.
Doors are tricky and have many sensitive parts. Several problems can occur with the door. However, most problems that occur with a door can be identified by observing the door closely.
The landlord asked me if I might come and look at it. He declined because it was too far away, but he asked to see me just once. An earnest request can turn the person who refuses it into a cold and mean person. I reluctantly agreed to just visit and check the door.
The door was dragging on the floor. The moment I saw the door, I immediately knew why this had happened. From my point of view, it was a hanger made to hang on the door and hang clothes or other items. There were bags of various sizes hanging on the hanger. Even new doors tend to sag under the weight over time. Even when installing a door for the first time, you need to take this into account to some extent before installing it.
The door in question had a bottom that was close to the door frame, was old, and had sagged over time. It was confirmed that the tenant had hung a hanger and many bags on the door, which was already sagging, so the door might not hold up and was sagging.
Suddenly the landlord’s voice rose. Until then, I was a landlord who had problems with the house, felt sorry for the tenant, and was worried regarding the burden of repair costs. When he was told that there was a problem with the door due to the tenant’s actions, he raised his voice and asked the tenant why he had made the door sag by hanging something heavy on it. He didn’t even give up his tenants. He said that regardless of that, the floor would rise and the door would get stuck and the floor would have to be replaced. The fight between the two was tense. I was in an awkward position in the middle.
The landlord is responsible for problems with the door as the house is old, and the tenant is responsible for aggravating the problem by hanging bags on hangers on the door. The contractor who installed new flooring said that the door had to be cut down…
Their positions were tightly contested.
To solve the problem, replace the old hinges on the sagging door with new ones and raise the sagging door. The landlord did not want to pay for these repairs. The tenant says there is no problem for them, but they say that the concrete on the floor is rising and getting stuck on the door, so they need to cut the concrete on the floor.
From my perspective, I wanted the landlord, tenant, and the owner who laid the flooring to see the door as it was. If you look at the door as it is rather than from their own perspective, you will see the problem.
The matter of this inquiry is still ongoing.
The landlord came to understand the problem to some extent through my repeated explanations. The reason why I don’t want to repair the door is because I assume that even following repairs, tenants will hang hangers and use it. It seems obvious that the healthy door will sag once more.
There is no right answer in the world. There is only a process of finding the right answer. In the process, you learn and learn a lot.
The process of finding the answer is as diverse as the number of people in existence. It’s not wrong, it’s different. Acknowledging differences seems to be more difficult than picking a star from the sky.
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