I own a unit on the top floor in a co-op and I’ve had issues with the leaking roof for the entire 7 years I’ve owned it. They’ve done several patch jobs but the problem remains and gets persistently worse with each heavy rain storm. Part of my ceiling has collapsed (twice!) once in the living room and the other in the bedroom. With the last heavy rain storm, water was leaking through the lighting fixture in the kitchen and the cable wiring in the living room! I’ve been quite patient with them because \u00e2\u20ac\u0153they are working on it trying to find the source of the leaks\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and I have indeed heard and seen roofers on the roof, pretty much every summer. However, the problem still remains. I am now trying to buy a condo and feel that my hands are tied because I will have a very hard time selling my co-op with the waterproofing issues. The building allows unrestricted renting but I’d be hesitant to put a tenant in the apartment with the issues. God forbid the ceiling collapses again and on their head! I would like to threaten to withhold my maintenance until they have completely fixed the issues but I’m not sure that would fly legally. Other than the leaks, the apartment is in pristine condition (new kitchen, updated bathroom, oak hardwood floors, etc). Any advice on what I can do (other than the obvious, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fix up the ceiling like nothing is wrong and only show it when it’s not raining\u00e2\u20ac\u009d- which is probably illegal anyway)?<\/p>\n
Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I own a unit on the top floor in a co-op and I’ve had issues with the leaking roof for the entire 7 years I’ve owned it. They’ve done several patch jobs but the problem remains and gets persistently worse with each heavy rain storm. Part of my ceiling has collapsed (twice!) once in the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66271,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-55299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-waterproofing"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/waterproofing-i-1\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Waterproofing Issues Galore","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/waterproofing-i-1\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/04\/waterproofing-i-1\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Waterproofing","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"jad2k"}],"creator":["jad2k"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2011-04-17T19:56:25Z","datePublished":"2011-04-17T19:56:25Z","dateModified":"2011-04-17T20:12:35Z"},"rendered":"