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I saw an apartment a few days ago and took a walk on the roof. The roof was covered with shingles (or something shingle like) which is unusual but makes for a pleasant appearance. What disturbed was that I found a soft spot where water was clearly trapped beneath. This portion of the roof was above the apartment I was looking at the apartment comes with private roof rights and a deck. How concerned should I be? Assuming you have to re-roof, the deck would have to be torn out and I’m sure it wouldn’t be reimbursed by the coop. Are there easy fixes? i.e. start by tearing off the shingles?