We bought all this laminate to put down on the floor, thinking there would be no problem. The carpet in the place is 13 years old and of course has old pee stains from a dog the previous owners had visiting, and new pee stains from Layla peeing overtop of them. So we have enough laminate to replace all the carpet. Almost 3 weeks ago I let the condo board know in writing what I wanted to do, and asked for approval. They had a meeting almost 2 weeks ago and we still hadn't heard anything, and we've been trying to organize my family to be able to come up and help with the work but we needed approval first.
Finally today Scott called the building manager to see what's going on. He gave us permission to put down laminate everywhere but the bedrooms
So now we have probably 10 boxes of laminate to take BACK to the store and hopefully get refunded the full amount. And now I have to decide... keep the ratty old carpets in the bedroom or spend even more replacing it.
On top of that, I gave them permission to take "x" number of dollars from my bank account monthly for my condo fees. It's a set amount that was written on a form and signed by me with a void check. In August, they didn't take any out. In September they took about $15 more than they should have. They also sent a letter at the end of August saying they wanted a check for whatever amount for missing the August payment. I sent a check. In October they took out about $70 more than they should have. Scott mentioned that to the manager too... how are we supposed to keep our finances in order when we never know how much they are taking from my account?? It turns out as of right now we have a $40 CREDIT. I don't understand why they would overdraw like that in the first place.
Overall I'm just really frustrated, and I have to say that I don't think I would ever buy a condo again