The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental and unintentional, and hopefully amusing.
Apples and Pears Property Management is a hardworking, mid-sized budget property management service with buildings all over the north side of Chicago. We're grateful that they've chosen to occasionally share their phone logs with us so we can see what life is like on the receiving end of maintenance requests from hundreds of renters!
December has brought some joyful noise to the Apples and Pears Portfolio. Let's see how their tenants are coping with holiday fever!
Want more adventures from Apples and Pears, and their hardworking crew of Martin, Olly and Pete? You can read Part I here.
| Time | Building | Unit | Assigned | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:03am | Troy | 302 | Martin | Elevator lights out |
| 12:24am | Cullerton | 3F | N/A | Footsteps on roof |
| 1:31am | Montrose | Garden | Pete | Mouse in kitchen |
| 1:49am | Cullerton | 3R | N/A | Footsteps, scraping sounds on roof |
| 3:39am | Chase | 1F | Martin | Locked out |
| 7:50am | Taylor | 201 | Pete | Kitchen sink leaking into cabinet |
| 7:56am | Damen | 18-C | Pete | Ceiling fan wobbly |
| 8:17am | Keeler | 3B | N/A | Mr. Pierce would like us to note to file that Ms. Sheridan in 2B is taking her dog out down the front stairs, and that either Ms. Sheridan or her dog are wearing “noisy” bells. |
| 8:22am | Hirsch | 24 | Martin | Ice patch surrounding recycling dumpster |
| 11:21am | Keeler | 3B | N/A | Mr. Pierce would like us to note to file that tenant in 3D is carrying a pine tree up the back stairs. |
| 11:40am | Hirsch | 30 | Martin | Recycling dumpster overflowing with empty cardboard boxes |
| 1:42pm | Roscoe | 33 | Pete | Radiators making loud banging noise |
| 12:03am | Troy | 302 | Martin | Elevator lights out |
| 2:03pm | Keeler | 3B | N/A | Mr. Pierce would like us to note to file that tenant in 3D is hanging decorations on shared porch, does not want to be held responsible for damage. |
| 3:07pm | Roscoe | 14 | Pete | Mailbox lock broken |
| 4pm | Keeler | 3B | N/A | Mr. Pierce would like us to note to file that pine needles have not been cleaned off the back stairs and porches. |
| 4:12pm | Chase | 1F | Office | Kids in 3F are shaking packages left in lobby by UPS. |
| 4:47pm | Damen | 22-C | N/A | New tenant wondering where ice cube trays are. Explained that tenants usually bring their own. |
| 4:52pm | Damen | 22-C | N/A | New tenant would like us to note to file that rental agent promised him ice cube trays. |
| 4:56pm | Damen | 22-C | Martin | New tenant needs new refrigerator bulb. |
| 5:05pm | Cullerton | 3F | Martin | Extension cord dangling from roof into 2F apartment window |
| 5:16pm | Hirsch | 11 | Pete | Clogged kitchen drain |
| 6:28pm | Keeler | 3B | N/A | Mr. Pierce would like to file harassment complaint against person who slid a DVD of the movie “Scrooged” under his door. |
| 6:37pm | Taylor | 204 | Ted's Snow Removal | All snow has been plowed into parking space #4. |
| 6:52pm | Montrose | 1D | Olly | Kitchen circuit breaker tripped, tenant has no access to panel. |
| 6:55pm | Roscoe | 14 | Pete | Mailbox lock broken (2nd request) |
| 9pm | Keeler | 1A | N/A | Mrs. Juarez reports that Mr. Pierce handing out gift cards in front of building, appears intoxicated. |
| 9:11pm | Roscoe | 13 | Pete | Insufficient heat |
| 11:20pm | Cullerton | N/A | Martin | Next door neighbors on 5th floor report that someone has constructed a runway on roof outlined with lights and lit with a bright spotlight. |
| 11:42pm | Troy | 201 | Olly | Locked out |
