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Old 11-22-2006, 01:29 AM
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Water leak into condo


What is the name of your state? NJ

I live in a condo. There is a leak on the side of my unit in which water seeps in underneath the baseboard near a window corner and the hardwood floor gets wet. When it happens, there isn't any evidence of it coming through the window itself, and I replaced the window seals. The leak is above the groulnd level, and only happens in wind-driven rain.

I observed the leak happen two times (in the past few weeks), and I believe it happened at least once before that. When it happens, I put a towel down to absorb the water. Beneath the surface, near where water seeped in, the drywall gets excessively moist according to a moisture detector, and can stay moist for days. There are no stains yet on the wallpaper side of the drywall. Baseboard is starting to warp a bit and hardwood showing early signs of damage. Damage inside the room is hardly noticeable at this point though.

Questions:

1) If the leak happens again, what should the association's next step be to protect my unit and the building?

2) If it keeps happening again, then at what point do I need to call in a pro to deal with potential mold and damage happening behind the drywall? Should me or the association already have gotten a professional involved with cleanup/restoration? So far, I've been using towels to absorb the water, but who knows what's happening behind the drywall (rot, mold?)

3) At what point do I have the right to insist that the association pay for professional cleanup and restoration? I live in NJ.

Thanks,

J.
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