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BLARING RADIO IN LOBBY

Posted by Dr, W on 10/17/2009, 12:33 pm

Are radios in the lobbies of high-rise rental buildings a new status symbol? The reason I ask is that suddenly the property manager in this post-modernist Prii heritage building has installed an ugly 80's style boom box on the floor of the lobby and issued directives about how it WILL be played and that HE will choose the programs. Since he is not of an age for dementia to be an issue, we are assuming that there is some practical reason and either 1) radios in lobbies are a new competitive amenity, or 2) the owners are getting ready to attempt the old scam of sneaking purely cosmetic redecorating through the AGI process as a 'necessary long term capital expense.'

The latter, of course, would require more than just the existence of a radio that looks as if it had been left behind by somebody moving out -- but it is claimed that the device has been vandalized twice during the past couple of weeks in that wires to the speakers were cut. Residents waiting for the elevator or using the lobby for business or social meetings who find the noise annoying simply UNPLUG the thing, so anybody who risked a police record by DAMAGING it must REALLY dislike the noise -- and as those of us who have raised children know, continually repairing it is a provocation to vandals and worse will no doubt follow. Perhaps the next step will be for the property manager to install a sound system, and claim that is the final step in lobby redecorating. We all know that redecorating is COSMETIC and usually disallowed, but landlords continue to TRY and we have to pay to defend against such charges being passed through as AGI rent increases.

So, before we start the process of organizing and indexing all the photographs and logs that our members have amassed since the last AGI a year ago, we wanted to ask if lobby radios are some new fashion in Toronto rental buildings. Does anybody out there have any experience with this problem or advice about it?

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--Previous Message-- : : : Are radios in the lobbies of high-rise : rental buildings a new status symbol? The : reason I ask is that suddenly the property : manager in this post-modernist Prii heritage : building has installed an ugly 80's style : boom box on the floor of the lobby and : issued directives about how it WILL be : played and that HE will choose the programs. : Since he is not of an age for dementia to : be an issue, we are assuming that there is : some practical reason and either 1) radios : in lobbies are a new competitive amenity, or : 2) the owners are getting ready to attempt : the old scam of sneaking purely cosmetic : redecorating through the AGI process as a : 'necessary long term capital expense.' : : The latter, of course, would require more : than just the existence of a radio that : looks as if it had been left behind by : somebody moving out -- but it is claimed : that the device has been vandalized twice : during the past couple of weeks in that : wires to the speakers were cut. Residents : waiting for the elevator or using the lobby : for business or social meetings who find the : noise annoying simply UNPLUG the thing, so : anybody who risked a police record by : DAMAGING it must REALLY dislike the noise -- : and as those of us who have raised children : know, continually repairing it is a : provocation to vandals and worse will no : doubt follow. Perhaps the next step will be : for the property manager to install a sound : system, and claim that is the final step in : lobby redecorating. We all know that : redecorating is COSMETIC and usually : disallowed, but landlords continue to TRY : and we have to pay to defend against such : charges being passed through as AGI rent : increases. : : So, before we start the process of : organizing and indexing all the photographs : and logs that our members have amassed since : the last AGI a year ago, we wanted to ask if : lobby radios are some new fashion in Toronto : rental buildings. Does anybody out there : have any experience with this problem or : advice about it? : : :

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