On Tuesday, January 7, 2014, Jenny Ryan wrote:

With no response - if you see George this afternoon could you try asking in-person? I'll press Laurie on it.

Solidarity!
/jnny

On Jan 7, 2014 12:16 PM, "Matthew Senate" <mattsenate@gmail.com> wrote:

Apparently Jenny did send such a request to George and we await a reply.

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate@gmail.com> wrote:

David,

Hmm, we definitely got the increase, I expected ya'll would too, but do not know. It is in our contract and is not very much (~inflation) so in my opinion no harm no foul.

Chris,

I understand where everyone is coming from. I just don't have much faith in line-drawing at this point. Believe me, I am generally an incredibly principled person--almost to a fault. However, in this instance, I would rather practice caution and savvy over a confrontation given all the energy I and others have spent to smooth over our current relations.

For instance, whenever I can, I clean the elevator and bathrooms, as well as take out all the trash. I am constantly addressing folks about their use of the common space (usually to inform them that something indeed, surprisingly, yes, must be cleaned and not left messy, especially because this space is common to other folks and tenants), ensuring it stays closer to the landlords' standards (which it barely barely does some of the time). I clean the kitchenette including others' dishes, vacuum, remove unnecessary furniture items, move materials back into sudo room, and others do similar things as well. This is an investment in the very basic agreement that the main space remain common, shared with others, that ultimately builds report and trust with the landlords.

So, from my point of view, I see this situation as "Do we want the elevator fixed or not?" and essentially I lean more toward negotiate and get it fixed. Otherwise, I think we'd expect a much longer, more complicated affair with little resolution.

That's just my opinion **shrugs**

This is consistent with asking for a written notice e.g.: "George, can you send us a written notice over email about the elevator, including a quote and what you need from the sudo room?" then talk about our options.

// Matt

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 10:36 AM, David Keenan <dkeenan44@gmail.com> wrote:

Melissa tells me BAPS did not in fact get a rent increase.

Matt, can you confirm this is also true on your end?

On Monday, January 6, 2014, Chris Bee wrote:

Well, sure, we all want a safer elevator...but at the expense of George running roughshod over any semblance of normal landlord/tenant relations?

If the bargaining chip involved George voluntarily attending anger management classes and acting on the concerns of his tenants in the future in a responsible and rational manner, I'd probably give it a pass....but whenever someone lets him get away with shady/illogical shit, in my mind it's the same as tacit approval.

I don't want to troll or be the devil's advocate but I agree with yar...if he wants it that bad, let's put it in writing then take it from there.

-chrisbee

On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate@gmail.com> wrote:

That being said, I appreciate taking William's assessment into consideration, especially given he is also a tenant.

Further, thinking tactically, do we want the elevator to be safer and break down less regularly? Perhaps we could negotiate. This is an option.

On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Hol Gaskill <hol@gaskill.com> wrote:

I think this has