Al, I had a situation like that last year: for my work as a Realtor, I was at a vacant (and trash-strewn) property on a block with a lot of vacancies, waiting for my buyers to show up to see the vacant house. The buyers arrived, and when I turned to open the front door, I noticed a trash violation stuck between the doorknob & the frame. Then I realized that the 2 people going up & down the block in uniforms that I'd noticed, but not paid attention to, while I was waiting for my buyers were trash ticket folks. They drove away just as the buyers arrived.
I looked at the ticket and noticed that it was dated for an hour later than it actually was (I think it was 11 a.m., and the ticket was for noon)and also, it was dated for the following day! My buyers were there to confirm where and when it was found, and to agree that that it was dated wrong. The property was still going to be trash strewn the next day, so the ticket wouldn't be wrong about the offense - but the question was, were the ticket folks planning to take the next day off, so they were doing tomorrow's work today? I took it home, scanned it, and got an email address for the Streets Dept. I emailed them the scan BEFORE the time & date written on the ticket, with a full explanation of where & why I'd found it. (I think that I also pointed out that leaving a ticket at a clearly vacant property was unlikely to result in anyone noticing or paying it.) It wouldn't have been possible for the employee to easily explain getting both the date & time wrong when she wrote a ticket, and since I sent it by email, the actual date & time were clearly proven; she couldn't dispute what I was telling her supervisors. No one responded to me, but later I heard indirectly that my email caused quite an upset for the ticketing team and resulted in reassignments. So if you can, do the same if you ever get another "early" ticket or warning. Don't assume that the leadership knows what the individual worker is doing and it's part of a bigger plan! Melani Lamond -- Melani Lamond, Associate Broker Urban & Bye, Realtor PA License Number AB048377L 3529 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104 cell phone 215-356-7266 - office phone 215-222-4800 #113 I-Fax 215-525-3460 Recipient of the most recent Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors awards Diamond award for over $8 million in sales and ALL SIX of the West Philadelphia awards This email is intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the original message at the listed email address. Thank you.
