Should I be reminding the super to do his job?

[Pixilated]

I have given my 60 days' notice on my apartment and there will be a second "inspection" two or three days before I actually leave.

I recently ran into my superintendent in the hallway and he asked if he'd given me "Mike's" (the owner) letter. I said, truthfully, that he had not. He said it was just stuff I had to do in relation to the move (i.e. booking the elevator).

I left the apartment for several hours and expected to find the letter taped to my door or stuck under my door when I returned.

Nothing.

This is the same idiot who failed to give me a timely notification of a rental increase. I only found out about it when he called to tell me my cheque was for the wrong amount. I don't know the details but I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to get a rental increase notice 24 hours after you hand in your cheque ...

My first year here was great. The last year has been awful, not least because I feel I was jerked around over the noisy neighbour (the company told me they needed an objective witness so I should call the super, regardless of the hour, when the noise started. He had told me not to call him after 8 or 9 at night; he said, "Call the police. I'm not a bouncer.")

So my inclination is not to remind him of the letter and let the chips fall where they may when the inspection occurs. I don't see that it's my job to remind him to do his job.

Or am I risking shooting myself in the foot?

[Kristev]

You have a bad landlord. If he won't show you the documents, he's scamming you.

[Pixilated]

Thanks, Kristev. I don't know whether it's a scam or whether he's just inept but ... I'm thinking it's not my problem in either case.

[Kogarashi]

Quoth Kristev

You have a bad landlord. If he won't show you the documents, he's scamming you.

I'd say either that or just a lazy (or possibly) forgetful bum, who needs to get their rear in gear in doing their job properly.

Personally, I wouldn't want to risk shooting myself in the foot. But then I've had a housing manager before who couldn't seem to remember month-to-month that the grey stains on the floor of our ancient shower would not come off until we'd scrubbed them twice (with threat of being charged a fee over it), followed by her scrubbing it and realizing it was a stain and not lazy tenants. ::sigh::

In your situation, I'd probably be the person hounding the super each day until I got that letter.

[Pixilated]

Kogarashi, you have a good point. This move is enough of a PITA without my deliberately adding to it. I will hound him about the letter. If he still doesn't get it to me, well, then it really is his boss's problem.

[Shangri-laschild]

Maybe try to go around him and get ahold of Mike? If that doesn't work, try to get something to cover your ass showing that you did try to get the information.

[50 mission cap]

do it by email or in writing. then you have record of it. put the date on it