The Leak (1) & Fox Management Group Defaults, OWES OVER $3,300! (#376)

Normally, I deal with Fox Management, but on Sunday, M sent the following e-mail after I phoned, reporting a problem.

As of 8;30pm tonite, a pipe leading to the hanging radiator in our kitchen ceiling began leaking.

Since Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, whenever the radiator heating system engaged, there was an astounding amount of rattling, creaking, and banging in the pipes and radiators.

This was to be expected (and, in fact, occured) back in September and October, when the systems first kicked-in after the summer.
We wondered; why was it occuring now, after months of relatively-quiet ongoing use?
Were any changes inadvertently made to the settings on the boiler to increase pressure while workmen were working on the new boiler room door on Friday?

In order to prevent flooding of our unit, B had to cut off the radiator water flow.
We have no access to the boiler room and the boiler controls.
Only Ed Foss has door keys, and he's rarely around.
(If you remember, his absence resulted in a several-day period without hot water during the summer after a local blackout, and no one could get into the boiler room to re-start the boiler after power was restored.)
Despite this, B was able to shut down the boiler by cutting the power to the boiler room from the common area circuit breaker box in the '58 laundry room.
(You may have to reset the outside lights timer.)
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We left a notice on the boiler room door about the shutdown and the fact the plumber has been called.

And thank you for providing the phone number for Jacob's Boiler.
We called them at both their regular and emergency numbers and are waiting to hear from them.
Hopefully, the repairs will be done by noon tomorrow.

M

PS: Note: If the pipe that burst is beneath the drywall and not part of the radiator, as it appears to be, it's the association's fiscal responsibilty, along with the attendant drywall repair.
When the plumber arrives tomorrow, B will photograph the pipes and surrounding area as evidence as well as get a statement and bill showing work performed by the plumber.

PPS: B did phone you at Fox Management twice and left messages both times, though a page only once.
Our next phone bill will show the date, number, and duration of the calls (plural) made tonight. (My billing shows all numbers dialed and connected.)
So please don't claim he didn't. He did. I was there, And we will have printed proof.

Tomorrow: Fun with Fox!

Tuesday's total for Fox Management Group's still-unpaid bill from July, 2008 (over a year ago, now!)...$3,384.81 from an original $75!
They've broken the $3,300 level!
Now that the 1% per workday cumulative late fee is over $33, it's really mounting up, at a rate of $165+ a week! That's more than the amount they originally owed!
It's over 350 (THREE HUNDRED FIFTY) late charges, and now the amount (with late fees) is over 40 times the original bill...
Is that just pitiful, or what?
I hope for her sake that Mara's better with her library books and DVD rentals! ;-)
Personally, I think she's a terrible role model for her kids, demonstrating financial irresponsibility (not to mention arrogant stupidity) as being a good thing!