[RP TownTalk] Broken window - when will it be fixed?

[Melissa Avery]

The window fell out. The earthquake and the storm helped. the sill holding the glass in place had rotted away.



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From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
To: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
Cc: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Broken window - when will it be fixed?

I believe it is usually the owner. That said, the terms of the lease
may obligate the tenant to do the repairs.

The first step, however, is for the town's code office to work with
the tenant/owner to determine who is responsible. The next step is to
insure that the fixes happen in a timely fashion.

Anyone in Ward 1 who wants to contact their councilperson (Jonathan
Ebbeler jebbeler at riverdaleparkmd.gov) or mayor (Vernon Archer
varcher at riverdaleparkmd.gov) directly could probably get an accurate
answer - here, we are only speculating.

-Sarah

p.s. I'm actually guessing at those e-mail addresses because it
appears that the town's website is down.


On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Though that still begs the question, who is the code violation enforced on?
> The owner or the residents?
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> And at some level, I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter one way or
>> another *who* fixes it - I believe it's a code violation for it to
>> stay as it is.
>>
>> -Sarah
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Bruce, as a property owner/lessor I trust you can answer what seems like
>> > the
>> > obvious question here.  First, I'm assuming this window was broken
>> > during
>> > the hurricane-related storm? A so-called "Act of God" event? That is, it
>> > was
>> > not caused by an act of carelessness of the occupants or their guests.
>> > If
>> > that's not the situation, then my question is moot. But if that is the
>> > case,
>> > is it not the landlord's responsibility to fix that? (I realize it may
>> > be
>> > dealt with in the terms of the lease - I'm just asking about what
>> > standard
>> > operating procedure would be in the case of a rented building). Seems to
>> > me
>> > it would be, but that's just me talking off the top of my head. Thanks!
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Bruce Wernek
>> > <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> The owner Jemal is not going to fix it.  I suspect that the cost is
>> >> significant which is the reason the tenants have not fixed it.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 10/18/11, Sue Collins<wheadle at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> Supposedly the window in the old bookshop which was broken during
>> >> Hurricane Irene was to be fixed "Weather permitting," the weekend of
>> >> September 26.  Well - here we are, October 18, there's been several
>> >> days
>> >> where weather HAS been "permitting," and the window still isn't fixed,
>> >> and
>> >> the Goodnight Irene sign is getting more and more raggedy-looking.
>> >> Does
>> >> anyone know what the owners' excuse, er, reason for not fixing this
>> >> window
>> >> would be?
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