SC calls cops on me for following policy.

[Parrothead]

BG: If you are ~20 days late, we cut your lock off your unit and secure it with one of ours and a seal./BG

Lady had her lock cut off in December and only just got current on her bill today. Lady comes in to get her gate code and I tell her that her lock had been cut, and I can not get her into her unit unless she has a lock.

Lady says she cannot afford a new lock and to let her in. I repeat that I can't unless I see a new lock. She says that she's paid up and we can not keep her locked away from her personal items, and I will go out and unlock her unit or she will call the police. I say that policy is I can't let her leave her unit unsecured, and I can not open the unit unless she has a lock.

So she calls the Roswell police department (I'm 90% sure it was the non emergency number) and goes outside. She comes back to ask for the address, which I give her.

Cops show up and talk to her, cop comes in and tells us what she said and asks for our end of things. I repeat the above, and cop tells us that she was planning on moving out today. We tell the cop that this is the first we've heard of this, but she still needs a lock, and she's paid up until the first of February.

[Argabarga]

Isn't that feeling great?

The feeling of smugness you get inside as the SC invites his/her own doom by calling the cops upon you when you know you're 100% in the right?

It's icing on the cake when they have to ask you for particulars to relay to the police 3rd party, and you don't even flinch when giving them? Like, this should be your final warning that it's going to end badly for you, that I'm not intimidated by badges and will gladly welcome their presence?

Oh well, I told you the stove was hot, but you touched it anyway, repeatedly, and got served. Served so hard it's a wonder a waitress didn't come by and ask if you wanted your choice of coleslaw, fries or buttermilk biscuits with that

[emax4]

Served so hard it's a wonder a waitress didn't come by and ask if you wanted your choice of coleslaw, fries or buttermilk biscuits with that

Have you always had that line or did you just come up with that, cuz that's a REALLY great comeback! I want to memorize that...

[Argabarga]

I've been sitting on it for a while.

I've got a lot of good one-liners back in the quiver, you just gotta know when to finally let em loose.

[eltf177]

I don't suppose there's any way to make them sign a paper agreeing that you are opening it at their insistance but under no circumstances will the storage place be responsible for any stolen items?

Of course, something gets stolen and they immediately threaten to sue. So not worth it, that's why the policy is in place!

[Parrothead]

Nope. Per the lease, they must keep the unit secured at all times.

I did want to play this as she was leaving, though.

[Grendus]

Do you sell padlocks on site? She might have just not wanted to have to go out of her way to buy a padlock. SC logic, I guess.

[Parrothead]

Yep. Granted they cost $19.25 after tax, but we got 'em.

[taxguykarl]

Also how much is a good padlock compared to the cost of catching up on rent?

[Parrothead]

She also hasn't been in since then.

[otakuneko]

So how long does she have til you auction off her stuff?

[Difdi]

BG: If you are ~20 days late, we cut your lock off your unit and secure it with one of ours and a seal./BG

I'm curious -- how would you deal with something along these lines, given your policy?

http://www.masterlock.com/product_de...ePadlocks/6270

[mhkohne]

She also hasn't been in since then.

I will be not even slightly surprised if you ultimately end up auctioning off her stuff.

She could hit up any hardware store and no small number of drug stores and dollar stores for a shitty lock that would get past the rules, if she really wanted to pull out.

[Parrothead]

Auctions in general are the third month of nonpayment. She is paid in full until the end of the month, so no auction if she keeps current.

As for that lock, we use these on the doors, so no go. (vehicles just get towed).

[BearLeeBadenaugh]

Difdi, I've been the guy called when the locksmith couldn't get one of those open. Lock in question had been beat to high holy heck. Construction crew trying to get one of their tool trailers open, guy who had the key was missing and couldn't be found(eventually found in jail, three states away). The crew tried using crowbars, sledge and chisels, an angle grinder, sawzall, and probably a few more methods before they called my buddy the locksmith. He took one look at it and called me up and asked if I could bring over my thermal lance, he couldn't even get a pick in the lock.

A thermal lance is a wonder of chemistry, basically point source thermite. Fill an iron pipe with a honeycomb of reactive metals, run oxygen through the tube and light the tip. The tip burns at around 3000 C, more than enough to melt just about any metal, heck, it'll even melt concrete. The thermal lance made quick work of the lock, and the hasp, but thankfully those are replaceable, lol.