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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THREE years ago, the residents in the Housing Board flat below ours reported a water leak in the ceiling of their toilet. The HDB officer checked our kitchen toilet and recommended a new layer of plaster to solve the problem.
In a matter of weeks, repairs were completed, but another problem cropped up - drainage. A second round of repairs improved the water flow.
In November last year, a few of the toilet tiles emitted a cracking sound and when the HDB officer checked, we were told that the tiles had been dislodged. A new contractor checked the problem the following week, after which we were told to wait for repairs.
A few months on, we are still waiting. After my husband's repeated calls to the HDB without success, I decided to phone the HDB officer on March 23.
I was told that the office had asked for a new contractor to be assigned. I called again a week later and this time, the HDB asked for an extension as it had sent a warning letter to the contractor.
It has been a week since, but we are still waiting. Do we also have to keep on calling the HDB? Chai Mooi Kean (Mdm)
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->THREE years ago, the residents in the Housing Board flat below ours reported a water leak in the ceiling of their toilet. The HDB officer checked our kitchen toilet and recommended a new layer of plaster to solve the problem.
In a matter of weeks, repairs were completed, but another problem cropped up - drainage. A second round of repairs improved the water flow.
In November last year, a few of the toilet tiles emitted a cracking sound and when the HDB officer checked, we were told that the tiles had been dislodged. A new contractor checked the problem the following week, after which we were told to wait for repairs.
A few months on, we are still waiting. After my husband's repeated calls to the HDB without success, I decided to phone the HDB officer on March 23.
I was told that the office had asked for a new contractor to be assigned. I called again a week later and this time, the HDB asked for an extension as it had sent a warning letter to the contractor.
It has been a week since, but we are still waiting. Do we also have to keep on calling the HDB? Chai Mooi Kean (Mdm)
