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Board president can't get owner to respond in FL


Question:

I am our board president and we have a situation where a condo owner was getting water in her bathroom ceiling.

The association's management rep sent a leak detector company out twice, once in June and Sept (without the involvement of the board), and the leak was determined not to be a pipe but from upstairs owner water seepage over the edge of the bathtub when taking a shower. Unsealed grout and unsealed tub spout were also found.

The upstairs owner refuses to speak with anyone, but after 3 months has quit using that bathroom. The owners affected want the association to pay for their mold removal and for new ceiling sheetrock because the management rep said we would.

Our documents are before 718, and actually the owners are responsible for the walls. The detection company has already cost the assoc $700. It will be another $350 for the mold removal and new ceiling.

I know you will say contact the associatoin attorney. That will just be more money. We have fired our management.

Our rules and regs say the upstairs owner is responsible. She will not speak to anyone. At this point it will be next to impossible to tell this owner that the management rep was wrong. She is expecting a check.

The first detection check got paid by the association, as we felt the association needed to find the leak. Kind of a mess. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


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