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What can we do about Junkies / Drunks in our Apt building?

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  • 10-05-2017 10:23pm
    #1
    Katsumoto47
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi guys.

    Long story short.

    We live in an Apt Building. The back of the building has a fire door thats broken and lets every unwanted <snip< in the town into the building.

    The first floor where I live, the fire door does not close properly so anyone can walk into the building via the fire escape.

    Legally does the landlord have to fix the firedoor?. Surely the fact anyone can walk into the apartment building is a serious issue?
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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Have you contacted the management company?


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    Katsumoto47
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Katsumoto47


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Have you contacted the management company?

    Multiple times and in writing. They have done nothing.

    Unfortunately for us right now moving out is not an option


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    listermint
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    Report them to the local fire station?


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    Katsumoto47
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Katsumoto47


    listermint wrote: »
    Report them to the local fire station?

    The fact that the door is permanently open? I doubt they'd care about that. I would understand if it was permanently closed.


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    ED E
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    Find out who insures the building, call them.


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    Katsumoto47
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭Katsumoto47


    The reason the our letting agents given us for not fixing the door,

    "Other tenants have no/lost key fobs and use it for access"


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    Katsumoto47
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    <mod snip>

    A very nice elderly lady who lives on our floor just got jumped by two junkies and was taken away by ambulance.


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    boombang
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    Would you talk to Joe?

    I know it's crazy suggesting that as an option as sensible alternatives should do it, but if the management company and landlord don't want to know. You might have to ham it up for radio. Still, the previous suggestions of contacting the insurance company seems a better first option.

    Sounds like a horrible situation.


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Katsumoto47 wrote: »
    The fact that the door is permanently open? I doubt they'd care about that. I would understand if it was permanently closed.

    Indeed...


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    athtrasna
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    Mod note

    Let's deal with facts not name calling. There's no need for emotive language or names that lead to the thread being pulled off topic.

    The door being open is a security hazard and despite what others suggest, a fire hazard. Fire doors are designed to seal to help prevent the spread of a fire. Being permanently open is seriously hazardous as is being permanently closed.


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    pilly
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    athtrasna wrote:
    The door being open is a security hazard and despite what others suggest, a fire hazard. Fire doors are designed to seal to help prevent the spread of a fire. Being permanently open is seriously hazardous as is being permanently closed.


    Maybe a fire chief could be called so. I remember a place I used to work in getting pulled up for having a door blocked open with a brick.


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    seagull
    Registered Users Posts: 2,342 ✭✭✭seagull


    I would worry that leaving that door open renders all block insurance invalid. Have you tried contacting any of the owners to express concerns about this?


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