IT Guy Gets His Company Out Of A Five-Year Lease On Faulty Building By Calling In Inspections And Condemning It

One bad building can turn a routine work assignment into a full-blown headache, and that is exactly what happened here. An IT worker was sent to help wire a company site that looked fine on paper, but quickly turned into a mess of broken systems, missing basics, and one very stubborn landlord.

What started as a five-year lease became a fight over faulty air conditioning, water issues, and a building that seemed to have more problems every time someone looked closer. The owner would not let the company walk away, so the employee kept noticing what everyone else had missed.

Then the inspections started, and the whole situation went sideways fast.

OP’s company signs a five-year lease on a building that’s faulty as hell, and the building owner won’t cancel their contract, so one IT guy gets the building condemned.

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OP shares his story:

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He had to wire a building his company rented.

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And it is an itchy and messy job.

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After an eight-hour drive, they arrived at the site. The AC wasn't working, and it was summer.

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That was only the start of the problems.

The building is basically a greenhouse, and working without A/C is a nightmare.

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The AC technicians fixed it, but still no cold air.

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The AC technicians came again and fixed the problem but wouldn't disclose what they did.

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They filled the system with the wrong gas.

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The AC crew is really messing it up...

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More problems arise—no water, too many workers around, and the AC can't keep up...

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OP notices the fire sprinklers are out of place. This is because the AC technicians actually stood on the sprinkler system while fixing the AC.

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By then, the building was already raising red flags.

This reminds us of the snowy cleanup mess where the $600 deal turned into unexpected drama after it was done.

By this time, OP’s company is looking for a way out of this hellhole.

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They are desperate.

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OP notices many more flaws and calls in the inspection.

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And the inspectors were ruthless.

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The entire building got condemned.

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Story in short:

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The building's owner is still trying to fight them, but he will end up paying for all of OP's company expenses.

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Redditors had a lot to say about that outcome.

Redditors applauded OP.

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Always nice to hear...

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Game Over!

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So satisfying.

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Pure win.

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Fire marshals don't make compromises.

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Yes, lawyers are to blame here.

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Cutting corners, cheap repairs that last only until the repairmen leave the building, and disregarding people's safety… This is awful.

It is hard to understand how someone can willingly put others in danger just to save a few bucks. But, unfortunately, people like this exist.

So it is important to call them out when you see such gross negligence.

Some buildings really do fall apart the moment someone looks closely.

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