A Reader called us, a tenant of a property on Świerkowa Street in Trzebień, who reported that water had been pouring through his ceiling since September 27, 2023. The person who reported the issue has a disability, cannot walk and uses a wheelchair. He immediately stressed that he pays his rent and regularly contributes money to the renovation fund.
The man told us that he had reported the matter to the Pod Świerkami Housing Cooperative. At first, he was granted PLN 200 to remove the defect. When he decided that this amount was insufficient, he appealed, and the service was then valued at more than PLN 600.
After the painting, the leak indeed stopped for some time. Then it started again—two stains appeared on the ceiling. Now there are even more of them. (This can be seen in the photographs from last Saturday.) The tenant informed us that during the night of February 9–10, 2024, the entire corner was flooded; because of the water dripping from the ceiling, he had to sleep sitting up, and place bowls around the property.
Moreover, the resident of Świerkowa told us that he heard from the cooperative’s president, Irena Nawrot, that there was no money to fix the defect. He also said that the president had stopped answering calls both from him and from the apartment owner.
What is more, according to the 70-year-old, the president accuses him of being someone who harms the cooperative’s good name. He also allegedly heard that if the institution loses its court case against the contractor, it will be our Reader who bears the financial consequences.
On Monday, February 12, following the reporter’s intervention, the owner of the company that had previously worked on the roof came to Trzebień. According to the Reader, the professional did not even have the opportunity to check what was wrong; the cooperative’s president prohibited him from going onto the roof.
On Wednesday, we spoke with the head of that company. He did not want to comment for the article, but confirmed our Reader’s account—he was indeed not even allowed onto the roof, which his company had previously worked on.
On February 12, we called the cooperative’s president, Irena Nawrot, who first told us that she was not authorized to speak with us and that she did not know whom she was speaking to, even though we introduced ourselves immediately.
During two conversations with the head of the cooperative, we asked several times for an email address so that we could officially inquire about the matter. We were only told that the apartment owner had the address.
In the end, the person who reported the issue gave us the aforementioned email address. Last Monday, we sent the cooperative our questions, but we still have not received a response. What is happening with the roof and the leaking water remains unknown. We will return to the subject.