Townhouse Roof Repair Responsibility

If the roof s wear and tear is simply the result of its advanced age it s time to start planning to replace it.

Townhouse roof repair responsibility.

If you get a contractor to replace that owner s portion of the roof the contractor won t provide a warranty because there s a seam between the two adjoining townhomes. In a lot of townhomes the hoa is responsible for exterior maintenance. The problem is the owner s roof joins other roofs. In fact hoas are required by law to take out insurance for common areas to protect against unforeseen damage and to cover major repairs such as roof replacement and unexpected plumbing damage.

But the governing documents are very vague about what exterior maintenance is. Occasionally a property owner is able to argue that a tenant caused the damage to the roof. The hoa has a responsibility to ensure the latter events to avoid asking unit owners for special assessments. If a townhouse is a rental property owned by a landlord who collects rent from a tenant the landlord is typically responsible for the roof repairs.

Similarly if the governing documents state that the association is responsible for roof repair and maintenance but requires the homeowners to repair maintain and replace the gutters the association should not replace the gutters without amending the governing documents since the responsibility for gutters is the owners not the. Maintaining a townhouse roof requires even more awareness for that reason you don t want to end up paying for repairs to your neighbor s home too. But for attached townhome units where the association has some responsibility for maintenance repair and or replacement of the walls and or building exteriors the answer as to who is responsible for the interior damage can be more complicated. A lot just say the association shall maintain exterior surfaces that unhelpful wording has led to some push and pull between hoas and owners.