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Krahn, Nicole R.
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Patrick and Allyson Hildebrand [pjhildeb@yahoo.com]
Thursday, April 05, 2007 1 :22 AM
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Nicole,
I thought I would send you an e-mail in regards to the correction notice
I received today. I did receive your phone call, but was unable to call
you back before you left. I will need to go over these "violations"
with you in person so I have a better understanding of what needs to be
done at my property, but I have a few questions/comments to make in this
e-mail.
As I stated in my phone message, I fully agree with your concern about
the mess around the property. I haven't been past the property for the
past month or so, so I was not aware of the couch on the deck, the
papers and cardboard around the house, nor the truck topper in the back
yard. I have left messages with the tenant to clean the place up. If
they don't take care of things, I will take care of them.
In regards to the steps, and the siding, I am a bit confused. I will
admit, that I had the steps repaired in the last five years or so, but
that work was done by a former tenant who was a builder, and no
alterations were made. The old steps were getting warn and rotten I
asked him to make the proper repairs. I was not aware that I needed a
permit to repair the stairs, nor did I think that repairing warn out
steps would be a violation! The house is 80 years old, and some things
get warn out. I am aware that any structural changes need a permit, but
I did not think that any type of general maintenance required me to
acquire a permit. As you can see in your photos, the steps were
repaired, but the original railings were not altered. Indicating that
the original step design was not altered!
As for the siding, you said the house has to be resided! I have
pictures from when I bought the house in 1989, and there have been no
major aesthetic changes to the siding or trim since then! Unless
painting the trim brown instead of salmon color is a problem. I will
admit, the house isn't the prettiest house on the block, but asphalt
siding never was designed to win any "pretty" awards. I have been
planing on siding the house in the near future, but wanted to put on a
new roof, and have the windows updated, and wrapped before doing so. It
sounds to me that I have to side the house before doing those other
things. As I said, I want to side the house, but that is not usually
done until after the rood and windows are done. I am not really sure
why I have to side the house, seeing as it has looked virtually the same
for the past 18 + years. I know some of the window trim needs to be
painted, and I had that scheduled to be done this spring! Actually I
want to have the
windows wrapped
I am not sure about the 3 X 3 landing, or the 48" of frost protection
you are talking about! If it is regards to the back entry area, I don't
understand where you are coming from. That area has been there since
the house was converted into a Duplex (Tri-plex) originally}. Again,
the asphalt roof/deck on the upper balcony/entry area was starting to
deteriorate, so I have the tenant who was a builder repair the area. He
suggested that I put a wood decking on instead of the asphalt because it
would drain off better, and wouldn't ware as easily. So that is what
was done. No structural changes were made. They only thing that was
changed was the addition of legal size railing around the area. The
existing railing was less than 3" high, so it was replaced. Again, no
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structural changes were made!
As far as 48" of frost protection, I am thinking you are talking about
some type of overhang or roof. None of the areas in question have been
altered! They are exactly the same as when I purchase the property! So
I am not exactly sure what area you are referring to.
I don't mean to sound like a complainer, but money doesn't grow on
trees! Being a landlord isn't a "GET RICH" business! I try to do the
best I can as a landlord, and try to get good tenants, and have them
keep things orderly around the property. But let me tell you, it isn't
getting any easier! MOST renters are renting for a reason! If they
were model citizens with great credit, and lots of money, they would
most likely buy their own homes. I try to help people out, and give
them a chance, and unfortunately I usually get burned! I have more and
more payments, and get less and less rent! You guys raise my taxes, the
utilities are skyrocketing, yet rent is going down! If I had the money
to put on new siding, a new roof, new stairs, and new windows, I would
have done it. BUT when I get a 40% increase in my property taxes and
utilities, and get 20% less rent, updates get put on the back burner!
I am hoping we can come to some type of reasonable solution to resolve
these matters. I look forward to your reply.
Thank you!
P.J. Hildebrand
pjhildeb@yahoo.com
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