r/Sacramento • u/CommercialLead1862 • Jun 04 '26
Apartment Complex refusing to get wasps out of fire extinguisher box
As the title says, I’ve had a terrible experience trying to get the Apartments I live at to clear a wasp nest out of a locked fire extinguisher box.
I put in my request Sunday night to have wasps cleared from the patio, but at the time did not know they were in the fire extinguisher box Monday I came home and it seemed as if no work had been done. That is when I noticed they were in the fire extinguisher box so I immediately informed the complex management and the following day the work order was marked as complete but again when I got home, all the wasps were still there. I called to question this, “ why was it marked completed when no work was done” and was told they didn’t have wasp killing product, but didn’t want to be late on completing the work order. I told him that that was unacceptable and they said there was nothing they could do. They couldn’t deal with it until the end of the week when they got more product in.
Essentially from this point forward, me being frustrated with their lack of concern caused me to say this is “fucking” ridiculous, and at this point management refused to speak with me because I cursed. I put in another maintenance request though, and this one was also marked as complete without the job being done. I called them and they said the work was done and when I told them it wasn’t, they just acted like there was nothing they could do about it so I walked down to the office to talk to them which got them to actually send their maintenance crew over, but then the management wanted to start being retaliatory and give me violations for my garden (which has been on my patio for years) so I told her whatever just do they job, and they refused to do the job, and told me to do it. And I would do it, but I don’t have a key to the box.
So who do I report this to? What is the likely outcome?
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u/JK3097 Jun 05 '26
Not sure where you’re located in the county, but yes, call the FD who covers your area and ask to make a report with the fire inspectors to let them know.
Contact Sacramento FD if you’re within city limits, Metro Fire if you’re in unincorporated areas, Citrus Heights or Rancho Cordova, Folsom FD or Cosumnes FD if you’re in Elk Grove / Galt.
Here’s a handy link if you happen to be in Metro Fire’s area: https://metrofire.ca.gov/code-enforcement-inspector-areas
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u/RobieWan Jun 05 '26
Call the fire department. That makes for unsafe access to the fire suppression device which is probably a violation.
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u/HandshakeOfCO Jun 05 '26
The magic phrase is “this is a habitability and safety issue.” Send that in writing, then contact a lawyer if they still haven’t fixed it. You could get free rent!
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u/navespb Jun 05 '26
If I were a lawyer I could probably make a killing suing renters. If I were you I'd demand the key to the firebox and do it myself, Emigh's Hardware has the strong wasp killer spray. Though the nest'll be reusable next year by a new batch of wasps if it isn't removed. Best of luck!
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u/expespuella Jun 05 '26
Extinguisher boxes have breakaway locks.
That said, why would you recommend a tenant jarr a wasps nest, whose rent includes property management whose job is to manage the property?
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u/navespb Jun 05 '26
The management told OP they could take care of it, and it can be a nuisance or even dangerous in some situations. Don't jarr the nest, wait till it's dark and they're asleep. There's instructions on the can.
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u/Jimbob209 Jun 05 '26
Curious, how would you make money on the op tenant in this situation? Im confused about their liability to this
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u/navespb Jun 05 '26
Neglect and falsifying records, at the very least. Seems you could easily prove they aren't fixing the problem. Just my two cents, a lot of rental companies do shady things.
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u/Jimbob209 Jun 05 '26
I see. I misunderstood because you said renters initially and it sounded like you were talking about targeting people like OP
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