Post by Admin on Oct 12, 2016 9:07:33 GMT -5
Recently we were sent a letter from Metro Associates. It was a statement to tell the owners, the skylights on the buildings were the responsibility of the owners and not the Association. Just as Metro has previously told owners, who called with leaking windows, the windows were the owners problem and not the Association's. And because owners have been desperate to get repairs done, in order to live comfortably and protect their investment, many have fallen victim to paying for repairs twice. Once by paying maintenance fees and a second time out of their own pockets to get the repairs done.
The Association's, controlled Board, has once again shown their total lack of competency and has attempted to push it's responsibility for repairs onto the owners. They rely on the owners being ignorant of the Master Deed and By-laws, with the attitude, so often spouted at prior meetings, "If you don't like it, then sue me".
The Master Deed clearly states, the skylights to be part of the exterior walls of the building "AND" is maintained by the Association. The glass of the window is the responsibility of the owner. Glass in the skylights; glass in the windows; glass panels of the sliding glass doors. "ALL" of the the framework that is an integral part of the roof or walls are part of the weather-proofing structure of the building. In simplest terms, it's part of the systems that keep the rain and weather outside from coming inside. The glass is for personal enjoyment of the owners of the units. So if you liked more light you bought a unit with more windows. And you accepted the additional costs of repairs for more glass. You also reduce the amount of materials the Association needed to repair the unit.
The Association (Metro Associates) has not maintained the roofs in an adequate manner for years, as a result, the framework of some skylights have likely become rotten and deteriorating. This poor maintenance has been forced onto the owners for years and now the resulting additional repairs are being forced onto the owners once again.
The owners have been forced into paying for extra fees, they didn't owe;
The owners have been forced to pay for multiple repairs billed for the same shoddy patchwork;
The owners have been forced to pay for malfeasance by a corrupted Board.
This is just one more way, Metro Associates is using the Board, to add more cost to the owners and more monies flowing in it's direction.
The Association's, controlled Board, has once again shown their total lack of competency and has attempted to push it's responsibility for repairs onto the owners. They rely on the owners being ignorant of the Master Deed and By-laws, with the attitude, so often spouted at prior meetings, "If you don't like it, then sue me".
The Master Deed clearly states, the skylights to be part of the exterior walls of the building "AND" is maintained by the Association. The glass of the window is the responsibility of the owner. Glass in the skylights; glass in the windows; glass panels of the sliding glass doors. "ALL" of the the framework that is an integral part of the roof or walls are part of the weather-proofing structure of the building. In simplest terms, it's part of the systems that keep the rain and weather outside from coming inside. The glass is for personal enjoyment of the owners of the units. So if you liked more light you bought a unit with more windows. And you accepted the additional costs of repairs for more glass. You also reduce the amount of materials the Association needed to repair the unit.
The Association (Metro Associates) has not maintained the roofs in an adequate manner for years, as a result, the framework of some skylights have likely become rotten and deteriorating. This poor maintenance has been forced onto the owners for years and now the resulting additional repairs are being forced onto the owners once again.
The owners have been forced into paying for extra fees, they didn't owe;
The owners have been forced to pay for multiple repairs billed for the same shoddy patchwork;
The owners have been forced to pay for malfeasance by a corrupted Board.
This is just one more way, Metro Associates is using the Board, to add more cost to the owners and more monies flowing in it's direction.
