Forum: Cellar
September 22, 2009
Leaky Cellar
I have had intermittent leaking in my cellar ever since we moved into our house and I am pretty sure that it is coming from the neighboring apartment building next door. The super for that building refuses to let me into his cellar, so I don't know for sure. The absentee landlord is pretty sketchy and does not return any correspondence. I can't even get his phone number. I have tried getting the DEP to help but they can't force the issue unless there is a constant flow coming into the basement. I would put up with the leaking (put in a sump pump) but I think part of my cellar floor is caving in. Is there anything short of serving the landlord with papers to resolve this?
September 15, 2009
Documents in Humid Basement
Any advice on keeping paper files in a humid basement? Keeping the records in our co-op member's apartment is becoming a space constrained, but protecting the documents is also important.