Video ID: 4cVM2x6YCMI
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cVM2x6YCMI
Added At: 20-04-26 16:01:04
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Categories: Ai, Technology
Tags: what, happens, when, routine, inspection
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Can one inspection shut down an entire building overnight? I work in IT and I was sent to this new location to set up the computer network. The landlord refused to install any network wiring and the quotes we received were very expensive. So, I packed my car with cables and tools and drove about 8 hours to do the work myself. I had around 30 network lines to install, which meant a few days of work inside what we thought was a finished building. We arrived early on a Monday, expecting everything to be ready. At first, it seemed fine because the morning was cool. But after about an hour, the building started getting warmer. By noon, it was already uncomfortable, and by the afternoon, it felt extremely hot. Rooms with large windows felt like green houses. That's when we realized there was no air conditioning working. We later found out the landlord had already been told about this issue weeks earlier. To make things worse, there were still workers inside the building. It clearly wasn't finished. The next day, it was already hot when we walked in. By the afternoon, everyone was exhausted from the heat. The facilities manager kept calling and asking for the air conditioning to be fixed. While working in the ceiling, I noticed a large hole in the duct system. The unit was running, but no cool air was coming out. We were told the compressor was broken. The third day was more of the same. It was hot, uncomfortable, and frustrating. Around midm morning, some technicians finally arrived. After a few hours, they said the system was fixed. When we asked what they had done, they refused to explain and said they could not share that information. That response felt suspicious. Later, we were told they had changed the refrigerant, which did not make sense. That kind of change would normally take much longer and require major work. It seemed like they had only done a quick temporary repair. By the fourth day, there were still many problems. Some areas of the building did not even have running water. Workers were still finishing construction, and the air conditioning still could not keep the building cool. As we started packing up to leave, I noticed something strange about the fire sprinklers. Some were pushed up into the ceiling while others were hanging lower than they should be. It looked like they had been damaged while someone was working above the ceiling. At that point, we informed the landlord that the building was not ready and that we wanted to end the lease. The landlord refused and pointed to the contract, saying we were locked in for 5 years. We contacted our lawyer and real estate agent, but they said it might be difficult to get out of the agreement. So, we decided to take a closer look at everything. While checking the building, I noticed there was no fire alarm panel in our area and the smoke detectors were not connected to anything. Then one of our team members mentioned he had never seen any building permits displayed anywhere. That raised serious concerns. The building had clearly gone through major changes, including new walls, plumbing, electrical work, and fire system adjustments, but there were no permits. We decided to contact the city inspector. When the inspector arrived, he checked the records and confirmed that no permits had been issued for the work. He found several serious violations and immediately placed restrictions on our area. The building lost its approval for occupancy. When we mentioned the fire system, he became even more concerned and contacted the fire department. A few days later, fire officials came to inspect the building. They discovered there was no working fire alarm system in our section. Then they checked the main sprinkler system for the entire building and found there was no water pressure. Because of these safety issues, the entire building was declared unsafe and shut down. In the end, the landlord had tried to hold us to a long-term lease for a building that was never safe or ready to use. After the inspection results, they were forced to return our deposit and rent. Now, our company is also asking for compensation for the time, effort, and costs we went through during this situation. Our lawyer believes we have a strong case. What started as a simple work trip to set up a network turned into discovering serious problems in a building that should never have been rented out in the first