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Incompetent HOA fails to repair man's condo's multiple water leaks, man is reprimanded when he hires a restoration company to fix it instead: ‘After this nightmare, never again’

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    Waste time not fixing my roof, get mad when I repair the interior damage
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    The HOA I'm a part of it's too expensive for the failure to repair. I also have a COA. We notified them that water was getting in from multiple locations in my condo and they were like
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    "sorry we'll see when we can get someone." I'm trying to sell this place because I have to move for work and it got so bad that an entire two walls into my floors
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    was wet from the rain. I finally got a buyer, he's beeing informed of the situation and still wanted the property with expectations that the repairs are done.
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    Well I got interior repairs started. Had a restoration company get into the walls and start running the dehumidifiers, still pulling. water after 3 days, walls so bad you could get into them with a
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    butter knife. I finally hear back from my HOA after a week and they're mad I didn't go through them for interior repairs. Those are my responsibilities. Ugh. I just needed to vent I hate these people so much.
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    Edit to add: The HOA lady emailed me again saying her roof guy who, last time he rolled through mind you told me she was a drunk is supposed to call me and come by today.
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    Thanks for the heads up On top of that. Why the is it 300 dollars a piece to get the documents for the HOA and COA? That has no right to cost that much.
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    Yusei FudoStan OP. 17h ago Update: The roof company the HOA hired called and told me they totally patched everything. Obviously they didn't. Said he'll try and get here by the end of the week. Sure man, sure.
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    puropinchemikey • 17h ago Lmao. These people are top tier con artists.
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    . Len_S_Ball_23 · 5h ago Don't forget to record all conversations with company, get them to reiterate WHEN they fixed it, co-ordinate that with dated pictures taken afterwards. It will help with the court case.
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    eighmie 1d ago • The HOA may be responsible for interior repairs if the interior damage is caused by their negligence.
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    redclawx 23h ago OP to the HOA: "The inside walls are my responsibility as per the CC&R's. The outside walls are your responsibility per the CC&R's. So here's the thing. I'll fix my and you fix your And then we can live happily-ever-after and
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    part ways after the repairs are complete. OR, you can continue to delay repairing what's your responsibility, there-by delaying the closing of the sale on my condo and then be hit with a
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    lawsuit for tortious interference. I would much rather leave the lawyers out of this and not have to go to court, wouldn't you? So do everyone a favor, get off your and fix your "ן
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    DallasActual • 1d ago Past condo hoa president here. Any condo hoa that doesn't prioritize water intrusion is outrageously incompetent.
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    lankaxhandle • 1d ago . If it's been leaking for that long, be on the lookout for lots of mold.
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    Yusei FudoStan OP 17h ago • Thankfully no mold has been noticed in the initially wall removal so fingers crossed
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    Angus_Fraser • 1d ago Hopefully you're not moving into another HOA
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    Yusei FudoStan OP 1d ago Thankfully no, we've gone out of our way to look for places explicitly with no HOA. After this nightmare, never again.

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