I never agreed to THIS in my lease!
I just signed a new lease last year, but I never agreed to having my balcony and hallway ripped up and losing the view from the balcony for 4 months. No body mentioned this renovation; the agents, the landlord or DB Management. I moved into this new place, the scaffolding went up, and here we are.
Getting back to the money: 4 months, that's 2/3rds of a year, and my rent is @ HK$30,000 per month or HK$360,000 per year.
What is the cost of what I have lost?
If we calculate that these renovations result in a 20% reduction of useage and enjoyment of my flat, then the basic cost to me is HK$24,000.
That's almost a month's rent. I'll ask my landlord for that much off next month's rent.
posted by Fredthom @ 1:57 am
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I run my business from home in DB and have lost a lot of time as my clients can't hear me on the phone due to the drilling.
Yes, some of us too need to work at home. It is impossible when the loud work is going on. Several people have reported that the loud, disruptive work seems to only occur on Saturday or latter in the afternoons of weekdays. We do not know why this is, does anyone out there know the reason for this?
I think DB/HKR should have sent a letter to each unit outlining why this renovation is necessary and what steps they were going to take to minimize disruption and ensure security. Did anyone out there get anything like this?
I have a suggestion. Everyone chill!! I'm an expat resident AND an owner so I'm paying serious bucks for this mess. Am I pissed off? You bet your ass I am!! Lets not get hysterical though. Women and young girls in danger of rape?? Give me a break!!! This is Hong Kong. When was the last crime that serious committed against an expat by a local?? 198? at Braemar Hill(sp?). So lets not get hysterical.
Lets be reasonable with reasonable arguments and we are sure to be paid more attention than if our arguments are unfounded, speculative and unreasonable.
Do I think we have a case? My word we do!! I have damage to almost every part of my outside living space. HKR pass the buck to the contractor and the contractor wont return my dozen (or more) calls. Is the previous writer correct about peeing under our buildings? He sure is. A guy pee'd on my kayak down there. However.... if you were them...where would you go?? There are no provisions for them. OK..so you'd quit before doing that?...Sure. But bear in mind..if they were rocket scientists they'd be doing rocket science. Just like every country in our precious "developed world"......Wake up call. It doesn't matter where your from ther are people who would resort to peeing under your building given no choice. In fact, if you are a westerner (as I am) I dare say given the opportunity there would be people in the very city your from who would pee on you, scratch the paintwork of your new car, vandalise your property and chastise everything you stand for just because you make a descent crust.
For the record I went to every owners committee meeting I could in the runnup to these reno's. I tried to make a difference. In fact I tried to get much more done than is being implemented now.
Did I fail?... Sure. But I tried.
In the end the owners voted for the cheapest possible option by the cheapest contractor who was, incidentally, already being sued by another
village owners committee in DB. As my Canadian friends would say.. "Go Figure"
My closing statement.
HKR buid crap quality.
Try going to Caribean coast in Tung Chung and comparing to the likes of Sienna hi-rise. Not even close my friend. HKR do things on the cheap. Always have, always will. I have a million examples but I'll leave you with just one.
There are small "star lights" placed under the new stone paving in the plaza?....At what cost? oh about HKD 2 Million. How many of them do you think will work??.. Answer. Minimal if any...probably none. The reason?? They skimped and used a contractor who under quoted everyone else. Result?... the fibre optic cable was laid directly under the stones without laying it through (conduit) tubing and the stones were then tapped into position on top of it. The lights are laid in the gaps between the dark stones. look for yourself. $2 Million worth of all your management fees just up in smoke. And thats only one example.
Conclusion.
HKR is the culprit plain and simple. People would do a better job if they paid em more. So that why your houses are in need of massive renovation.
Your absolutely stupid landlords are , however, responsible for voting for the cheapest job possible and hence the mess your in now.
Incidentally...DID YOU KNOW the Chairlady of the Beach VOC is also chairlady for 3 other villages in DB?Can she really look after all your best interests AND those of 2 other villages AND hold a full time job?
....... AND ( I thought this was DISGUSTING!!) did you know there are MORE than several members of your village owners committe, who make decisions on your behalf regularly,who own a place in Beach village..... and rent it out. They don't even live in DB. Its not a requirement.They live in town.
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