At 7pm there was a knock on my door, it was a board member. He asked if I had observed any flooding in my unit. He said that the ceiling in the workout room was leaking. I said we were running the washing machine & I would check. I looked under the machine and did not observe water. I relayed this to Mr X and he left. At this time, my daughter was in the bathtub, but there was no water on the floor.
Around 9pm Mr X knocked again and said that the leak had stopped, and the next time that I ran the washing machine I should look downstairs to see if I observed any leaking. I agreed and he left.
I mentioned to my wife that the leak, excluding internal piping, could only come from two places: the washing machine or the bathtub. I surmised that it could be from the bath overflow valve, but I would have to fill up the tub far over the valve to test the theory, which I declined to do.
Sunday the ceiling in the workout room was dry and no leaking occurred. Also, my wife left town for the week.
Monday the ceiling in the workout room was dry and no leaking occurred.
Monday I received a call from my wife that building staff had called and wanted her to let a plumbing company who was at our door, to inspect the unit. This was impossible as my wife was 100 miles away, and I was at work. The building does not have keys to individual units, and can only breach the door if an emergency is in progress.
In the Condo declaration, it states: “The board of agents may enter any unit for necessary repairs. Such entry shall be made with as little inconvenience to the owner as practicable….”. I would think notification would fall into this category.
We then received a bill for 250 dollars from the Management Company for the plumbing visit that did not occur. If I file a suit in Small Claims Court, is it against the Condo Board, the Management Company or both?
Thanks for any input.
Around 9pm Mr X knocked again and said that the leak had stopped, and the next time that I ran the washing machine I should look downstairs to see if I observed any leaking. I agreed and he left.
I mentioned to my wife that the leak, excluding internal piping, could only come from two places: the washing machine or the bathtub. I surmised that it could be from the bath overflow valve, but I would have to fill up the tub far over the valve to test the theory, which I declined to do.
Sunday the ceiling in the workout room was dry and no leaking occurred. Also, my wife left town for the week.
Monday the ceiling in the workout room was dry and no leaking occurred.
Monday I received a call from my wife that building staff had called and wanted her to let a plumbing company who was at our door, to inspect the unit. This was impossible as my wife was 100 miles away, and I was at work. The building does not have keys to individual units, and can only breach the door if an emergency is in progress.
In the Condo declaration, it states: “The board of agents may enter any unit for necessary repairs. Such entry shall be made with as little inconvenience to the owner as practicable….”. I would think notification would fall into this category.
We then received a bill for 250 dollars from the Management Company for the plumbing visit that did not occur. If I file a suit in Small Claims Court, is it against the Condo Board, the Management Company or both?
Thanks for any input.