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title: How to handle damage resulting from a nearby unit?
description: If a condo unit is damaged due to a neighboring unit, what is HOA policy or procedure for this situation? owner-to-owner resolution or via legal means?
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# How to handle damage resulting from a nearby unit?

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## What do you think? Question:

This question is submitted by George S. out of Wilmington, MO 

Occasionally a condo unit is damaged as the result of an event in a neighboring unit.

For example, having water leakage from neighboring units, issues related to renovation/construction work, etc. 

Does anyone have it in their HOA documents a policy or procedure example for handling this type of damage stemming from a neighboring unit(s)?  Or is this a problem for unit owners to resolve on their own or via the legal system in the courts?

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