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In a last "peaceful" effort, I would send a certified letter demanding the repairs be made by a certain date, including verbiage that says you will be left with no choice other than to seek counsel to remedy the situation. It should get the attention of the "pres" and hopefully it will get done. Another suggestion would be to have the repair completed yourself, and reduce the cost from your regular assessment payment. (You may also indicate the intention to do this in your letter) 
 
 
 
Good luck to you.

Your condo docs should speak to the responsibility the association has to upkeep the common area. The Board President has no power to say yes or no to a repair...it's a Board issue. Write a letter to the board. Be carefull when holding back your condo fees (regular assessment) as most ByLaws have a provision that members/owners cannot hold back fees for any reason.

I agree with the above post. Don't withhold your fees. That only causes problems and this is not the only expense. 
 
 
 
Meet with your board. Volunteer to serve on an ad-hoc committee to get the problem solved. I recommend that you have a qualified engineer assess the problem, make a recommendation and if repairs or replacement is needed, an anticipated cost. 
 
 
 
It may be that money is tight. Or it may be that money is tight for the president who is delaying it for purely personal reasons. Whatever the reason is is unimportant except as an answer from the board. Maybe they are working on it. Check with them first before consulting legal counsel, because that will cost you and all your neighbors money. If you have to go that route, then do it, but not until you exhaust the other routes as reasonably as you can.

Mine is similar to the original one because I also have a leak. 
 
It is in the ceiling of my bathroom. I can't do anything about it because it's coming from 
 
the bathroom of the unit upstairs. 
 
This has been going on for years, 
 
with only temporary fixes. My 
 
ceiling is wet and looks as though it could collapse at any moment. 
 
I'm afraid I'll be killed if that 
 
happens. I am so upset that I can 
 
hardly deal with it anymore!! 
 
 
 
So should I also send a certified 
 
letter as you recommend? Thanks! 
 
 
 
Judy Eggart 
 
Carlton Palms 
 
224 E. Garden St., #351 
 
Pensacola, FL 32502 
 
(850) 438-1020

How liable is a Board for failure to adhere to bylaws and to see that repairs are done in a timely matter when common area water leaks damages a unit and create health issues. This is self managed Condo Association.

We have water damage in our building caused by improperly installed siding and guttering and flashing, as well as none working drainages system. These issues have been known for years, but the association never fixed the root cause, instead they keep wasting money on useless repairs. Our building is about 26 year old and the bricks walls were tuck pointed every 2-3 years. Now our building is falling a part and became health and safety hazardous. Our sidewalks more and more units start to have water damage and mold build ups inside and out of our building. Yet the association neglects the issue and keeps spending money on things that are less important. Some of us are at the point when we don’t see any other choice but to sick legal actions against the association, for putting our health and safety at risk. We live in St. Louis County Missouri and we are trying to find a way to report the building code and health and safety valuation in our state. What is the best way to handle this?