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If you have not learned the lesson of how silence and confidentiality and secrecy hurt homeowners more than they realize, allow me to, perhaps, convince you once and for all.We already know that a...

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Clearly, as I stated before, I do not buy into the caulk gun fix for the leaks in the older buildings. Also, as stated before, I am in favor and have advocated the retention of a professional engineer...

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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with name, with permission... SteveFrom my recollections, sponsor meetings with the HOA Board and annual meetings, our Sponsor was taking a...

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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with name, with permission... SteveI failed to address the issue of maintenance as the culprit for leaks.  First, if we needed more aggressive...

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I was asked an interesting question by a resident this afternoon. Perhaps one of our board members can answer it.For the sake of argument, let us say the HOA has to assess the community for repairs to...

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I was discussing another issue with Mark D., a former board member, and I asked the question posed above with reference to who pays if problems are found in condo buildings or townhouses &...

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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with permission... SteveThe Sponsor has been attempting to fix leaking garages from the day they were built. He cannot suddenly disavow any...

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Steve - Your arithmetic is fine, but it's based on the assumption that the total cost of repairing the leaks in the garages would be $600,000. The problem is that we don't know the basic cause of the...

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I have just finished reading the board excerpts for Monday's meeting, and I concentrated upon the parts dealing with the garage leaks which I understand were not on the agenda at all for the Monday...

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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with permission... SteveThe matter of the garage leaks is tied into Statute of Limitations problem, which I believe can be surmounted by a...

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We have the potential for another significant rainstorm on Wednesday. This time instead of it being a Nor'easter, it will be a South'easter. Consequently,the buildings that leaked like a sieve on...

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Re: The boy who cried "Leaks!!"

Many Condo Suite buildings have not responded to the blog regarding garage leaks. Does this mean that they are dry or does it mean that nobody has bothered to look. This is vitally important...

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As usual, the problem is silence. Despite 6 to 8 years of leaking garages and storage rooms and maintenance rooms, it is amazing how the problem can be totally ignored by some.Our HOA could easily...

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I have been talking with Chris F., the chairman of the Maintenance Committee with respect to our garage leak issues. We have agreed that we will be sharing data with respect to the situation. And we...

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Note: Building 44 did not have a leak and was reported, last storm. drback7@aol.com Dr. Mark Rosenberg

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As I mentioned in another thread, this storm did not bring the major garage leakage that we saw just two weeks ago with the Nor'easter.From reports I have received, Buildings 50, 54, 7, 36, 22, 31,...

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I fully understand that the community is currently focused on the proposed casino, and it is good to see the community coming together to work on a project like that. It is good practice for the time...

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We have a storm coming today. I have just sent off the following email (see below) to our 3 Board of Directors along with the Chairman of the Maintenance Committee and the three Board of Managers from...

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I have received an email from a resident and am posting with permission,... SteveSteve,I think we need some clarification here. What I am hearing is that Sponsor will no longer TRY to fix the leaking...

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Re: The boy who cried "Leaks!!"

So, what changed with respect to the builder's strategy of fixing garage leaks? Perhaps I am reading the situation wrong, but it sure appears to me that the resident board members were taken by...

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This appears to be the oldest photo in the blog database of garage leaks. It is dated  December 13, 2007 and was taken in Building #4...And then on July 22, 2008... also at Building #4...If residents...

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