Throw "O" out! Bill "O" for the damages done to the floor-- "M" may never see a penny of the money, but it's worth trying. Take pictures of the floors throughout the house/salon making sure to include photos of the floor under both your and M's stations to show that it IS possible to preserve the floors and that these floors did NOT look like that before "O" worked there. M's new rental agreement with any new booth renters should include a clause regarding the preservation of the floors (and the rest of the salon as well) making it clear that the renter WILL BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE for damages! If possible-- she should collect a security deposit from booth renters. And there should be photos or video taken of the space at the beginning of each tenancy with a checklist (like doing a walk through when you rent an apartment) to show the condition of the space when the renter takes possession of it. Meanwhile-- I agree that M is being disrespected and that it's time for O to go rent someplace else.
Maggie Franklin: Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz, Visalia CA "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." Maggie Rants [and Raves]@Nails Magazine Facebook --- On Wed, 2/23/11, Katherine Fahrig <[email protected]> wrote: From: Katherine Fahrig <[email protected]> Subject: NailTech:: Question for salon owners and booth renters To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 2:06 PM Hey Gang, I have a question for you all from the woman who owns the salon where I rent booth space. Here is the background. M owns a small house that has been converted into a salon. She refinished the original hardwood floors and put in all new windows when she bought the building from the previous business. The house is almost 80 years old with all original wood floors and most of the original wood work and plaster walls, some minor remodeling has been done to change the floor plan slightly. You get the picture? This is a restored 80 year old house. Problem: O is a booth renter who rents one of the rooms to do hair. M spoke to O about caring for the 80 year old floors when O moved in 2 years ago. O refuses to use a matt under her styling chair and as a result the floor in O's room needs to be refinished. M has asked O to use a matt and O flat out refuses saying that the floor is old and that's what old floors look like and she does not mind that the floor looks worn. ( all the varnish is gone, bare wood is exposed ) I have been renting my room for 8 years and I have a rug under my table to protect the wood floors. The floors in my room look the same as the day I moved in. M is a hair stylist and uses a matt under her chair. The floor in her room looks the same as the day she had it refinished, 12 years ago. O still refuses to use a matt. How can M get O to see the problem? O simply does not see the problem. O is from Russia and thinks that the floor should look like it does. I do not know if it is a cultural thing? Language thing? M is ready to throw O out. M said that the rent that she is collecting is not worth redoing the floor every 2 years. M is very angry and feels disrespected. I think that I calmed M down a little convincing her that O is not being disrespectful. O just does not see that there is a problem. "What? (shrug) The floor is old, this is what old floors look like." I thought that M was going to "snatch her baldheaded" as my mother used to say. M is really getting stressed about this, business is down and she's looking at spending $1000 to refinish a floor that would not have been ruined if O had just used a matt. She's even offered to buy whatever matt O wants. I bought my own rug for my room, hey? Go. Any suggestions, ideas, comments? Give it to me and I'll pass it all on to M. Katherine St. Louis, MO Sent from my iPad -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
