Hello,
I'm looking for some advice on how, or if, to respond to a notification sent to owners in our HOA-managed townhome community. Essentially, instead of maintaining pressure washing responsibilities for concrete sidewalks, porches,and patios (all of which are noted in the bi-laws as areas for which the HOA is responsible) we received a notification that they will be renting power washers on an upcoming Saturday and if we, as owners, would like to pressure wash the sidewalk in front of our unit and the porch/patio areas then we sign up for use of the pressure washer but that we would also have to sign a waiver saying that we would be responsible for any damage that occurs. I do not want to assume responsibility for these areas and it seems that the only way to do this is to put up with the fact that they will likely never power wash them again. What recourse do I have, if any? Any recommendations on how to navigate this if my goal is to have them maintain these areas instead of ignoring and/or attempting to place the responsibility on the homeowners? Thanks, in advance, for any advice you might be able to offer--especially if you have any experience dealing with something similar.
Additional information:
1. The HOA has pressure washed these areas once (several years ago) in the 15 years I've lived here.
2. I placed a work order request last August requesting power washing of my back patio area as it appears that mold is taking over. The Property Manager responded (several months later after my prompting) that they were planning to power wash in mid-November. This did not occur and when I followed up again in February of this year I was informed that they put it on hold due to cost.
Thanks so much!
I'm looking for some advice on how, or if, to respond to a notification sent to owners in our HOA-managed townhome community. Essentially, instead of maintaining pressure washing responsibilities for concrete sidewalks, porches,and patios (all of which are noted in the bi-laws as areas for which the HOA is responsible) we received a notification that they will be renting power washers on an upcoming Saturday and if we, as owners, would like to pressure wash the sidewalk in front of our unit and the porch/patio areas then we sign up for use of the pressure washer but that we would also have to sign a waiver saying that we would be responsible for any damage that occurs. I do not want to assume responsibility for these areas and it seems that the only way to do this is to put up with the fact that they will likely never power wash them again. What recourse do I have, if any? Any recommendations on how to navigate this if my goal is to have them maintain these areas instead of ignoring and/or attempting to place the responsibility on the homeowners? Thanks, in advance, for any advice you might be able to offer--especially if you have any experience dealing with something similar.
Additional information:
1. The HOA has pressure washed these areas once (several years ago) in the 15 years I've lived here.
2. I placed a work order request last August requesting power washing of my back patio area as it appears that mold is taking over. The Property Manager responded (several months later after my prompting) that they were planning to power wash in mid-November. This did not occur and when I followed up again in February of this year I was informed that they put it on hold due to cost.
Thanks so much!
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