How can I use place_meeting to determine if two objects are no longer colliding in GameMaker Studio?

Question

I have an object called static_world_object, which I intend to be the parent of objects that are inanimate. I added code in the step event which I intend to check to see if a player object is currently colliding with it.

if self.image_alpha < 1{ // Checks to see if the static object has become transparent

    var obj_player_instance;
    obj_player_instance = instance_find(obj_player,0);

    if !place_meeting(obj_player_instance.x, obj_player_instance.y, self){
        show_debug_message("A");}
    else{
        show_debug_message("B");
    }
}

In the images added to the question, it can be seen that no matter whether I'm colliding with the inanimate object or not, it always logs "A".

What am I missing here?