On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 08:30:27 -0500, "Noon-Air"
wrote:


The landlord is required to keep the A/C working properly. Are you
suggesting that underhanded behavior is so common as to be practically
expected?

Only from landlords whos only concern is their profits on the bottom line.
They are not gonna spend a penny they are not forced to.

Even that I would not call underhanded.

adv. In a sly and secret way.
adj. Marked by or done in a deceptive, secret, or sly manner;
dishonest and sneaky. See Synonyms at secret.

Not doing something at all or hiring the cheapest guy is not clever
enough to be sly, and almost no landlord says how much he pays for
repairs.

My landlord finally had both elevators overhauled -- the repair guys
were there for days -- so they never broke again while I was there,
and must have spent a bundle, but he didn't tell us how much even when
he spent a lot.