All Forum Posts by: Coley Mitchell

Welcome @Brian Bartock .

Your story also sounds similar to me... I'm 32 with a 1 year old and one rental looking for more.

Sounds like you, @Chris T.  and I should sit down over a beer sometime!

I would also be interested in learning more about this... hopefully someone with experience chimes in.

That is great info... and makes perfect sense now.  I imagine there was some heavy lobbying done by the NC hospitality industry over the past year.

This didnt happen to occur in Elizabeth did it? I actually live there and theft unfortunately is all too common.

My buddy Joe owns/ operates a residential remodeling/ repair company here in Charlotte you may want to check out.

Website and phone number below:

http://www.jwconstructiongroup.com/

704-496-3838

Not sure... dont think it is that common though. My PM has been managing units at that property since 2006 and she said she had just seen it a few times. There is also a chance one of my past tenants broke it and never said anything. It is hard to see because I have wooden plantation shutters and the top the casing covers most of the upper panes. Didnt notice it until walk through inspection as last tenant was moving out...

Yeah, the sent my a copy of the actual work order. No mark up was added.

My PM wasnt trying to intentionally mislead, she just mentioned that she knew they had been covered by the POA on a couple different occassions for her tenants in the past.

My POA, like many, is really tightening things up these days so I guessing they may have done this as a courtesy in the past, but keeping it by the book now.

Not a big deal... just wanted others opinions on whether or not I was getting screwed.

I paid the bill about 30 seconds ago.

Agreed.

This whole issue stems from the fact that my PM and I thought it was being covered by the POA, so we were both surprised when I got billed, and even more surprised to be told that permission was given by PM. My contract with the PM gives them the right to do any type of emergency repair up to $250 without my consent. If she had contracted to do the work and handled it directly, I would have never questioned anything...

Whole thing seems pretty dumb now after talking through it, and I will just pay it.

I heart out of state rentals...

@Patrick L.

Yes, that is the section I have been looking at. Perhaps I was drinking too much when I first read that, but my initial interpretation was that windows were part of common elements and thus POA responsibility (I hate legal jargon).

Since it seems I may be incorrect on that, that makes me feel a little better. Only issue now is that if windows are my responsibility and POA was planning to bill me all along, why would they agree to even bother fixing this is the first place, and furthermore, how did they authorize a contractor to make the repair without getting some sort of approval by me?

My PM insists that costs were never mentioned and that no permission was given by her or our maint tech to bill me for anything... whole thing is just annoying.

Thanks for quick reply @Wayne Brooks

Yes, the cost is reasonable but according to my property manager (who again has dealt with these issues for other investors that own properties at this complex) and the GA Condo Act (which I understand supersedes contradictory POA bylawys) the windows ARE NOT my responsibility.