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A building super is a "jack-of-all-trades" (a person who is fairly good at doing many different things, but not an expert in any area) who needs to know a little bit about "carpentry" (working with wood), electricity, "plumbing" (working with pipes that carry water), and "landscaping" (plants put around buildings for beauty). When something breaks in an apartment "complex" (a large building or several buildings, each with many apartments), the "tenants" (the people who pay money each month to live in a home or apartment) are supposed to "notify" (inform; let someone know) the super. If the super cannot fix it, he or she should schedule an appointment for a "professional" (someone who does the work as a full-time job) to "come in" (visit; come to the place) and do the work.

Some supers also work as "building managers." A building manager needs to have good "interpersonal skills" (the ability to communicate and have good relationships with other people), because he or she is responsible for showing units to "prospective tenants" (people who may want to live in the unit in the future), collecting "rent" (money paid each month) from current tenants, and conducting "move-in and move-out inspections" (assessments of the condition of a unit before and after people live there). The building manager might also organize social events, such as holiday parties, for the tenants.

Often the super and/or building manager is a tenant who lives in the building and receives "free" (does not have to pay) or reduced rent "in exchange for" (in return for) performing basic maintenance work and interacting with the tenants.