Ho-Ho-Hopeless
It has been 3 1/2 months since my last post. Here is the update. In no particular order.
My former roommate’s fire ravaged townhome is still in the process of being sheet rocked. Still. My sister had an entire home built- AND she moved in - in less time that it has taken ALLSTAR CONSTRUCTION FROM APPLE VALLEY - to get the townhome to a place it can be sheetrocked. It is criminal.
She is still locked out by ALLSTAR CONSTRUCTION FROM APPLE VALLEY so she is unable to invite any contractors or service providers inside to get estimates on the finish work. Or measure for kitchen cabinets. Or bathroom fixtures. Or flooring. or even bid on paint. Despite MULTIPLE requests for access there has yet to be a response.
According to the last 3 association meetings “the work is complete.” Not involved is the nicest thing I can say about any board member who believes that.
My former roommate is still living in her one level apartment chain smoking and hating every minute of it. A month or so ago she asked S “How long until I can leave this place?” Which is alarming because of course it only tells us that she:
Has no idea what is happening or how much work is on her shoulders to complete before she can move.
Might actually believe we are doing something on her behalf, which we are absolutely not.
“But what did he say when she asked them that??” (I know you’re asking)
He reminded her that no one - not the association or the property management company or the contractor would speak to us at her specific request.
And then she denied it. Lies.
Since that time we have not re-engaged in the situation. We haven’t asked questions and when she insisted on taking us to dinner on my Birthday we expertly steered the entire mealtime conversation towards anything other than her situation. We mostly talked about TV.
So that is where we sit. Or sat. Today I did a quick check on my emotional well being and decided I had enough gas in the tank to engage. I sent a text to the neighbor and said “how was the last association meeting?” and “does it look like the drywall is complete?”
Again, she told me the update from the meeting was that the work was complete. Naturally I said “Is it?” and she said “NO.”. She said “ a new drywall contractor showed up today at 7:45am and woke me up”.
I told S and S called the Association President who said “well your Mom asked for some changes so that delayed things. S responded “that was in August and the changes wouldn’t have taken more than a week.” And then the President shut down and told S that he should really talk to his Mother.
And then we were forced to face AGAIN that his Mother isn’t asking any questions. His Mother isn’t involved in any part of this. And no one in the Association, or the Property Management Firm, or the Construction Company is working on her behalf, caring about her or advocating for her position. The only people, in fact, who are willing to stand up for her and fight for her are S and I. And she has explicitly and intentionally cut us out. And then lied to us about it. And then still acts as if we are involved.
So that is the update. There is no update.