Beeping at Midnight

Your smoke detector's incessant chirping has reached hour three, and your desperate calls to emergency maintenance have gone straight to voicemail. As your neighbors begin filing noise complaints, you're trapped between building code violations and mounting social pressure. Sleep deprivation sets in as you face off against an automated system and an unsympathetic property manager.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Sleep-deprived tenant in Unit 4B

Conversation Partner

Marcus Chen, Night Shift Property Manager

Setting

Dark apartment with intermittent chirping, illuminated only by phone screen and emergency exit signs visible through window

Location

Silverleaf Heights Apartments, 2:47 AM

Learning Objectives

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Document all attempted DIY fixes for the smoke detector

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Gather evidence of neighbor complaints and noise ordinance violations

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Successfully cite relevant building codes or lease terms to force maintenance response

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“This is Marcus. I see you've called emergency maintenance three times in the last hour. As clearly stated in your lease agreement, section 4.3, smoke detector issues are only considered emergency situations if there's an active fire. Is there an active fire in your unit, 4B?”

This is how Marcus Chen, Night Shift Property Manager's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#757

What You'll Get

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