Unit Owner Maintainance Responsibilities
SECTION 2 - UNIT OWNERS MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
RULES RELATING TO MAINTAINING UNITS TO HELP PREVENT WATER LEAKS:1. Each Owner shall install steel-braided toilet tank fill hoses with steel connectors and ball valve shutoffs at the wall. These will replace any fill hoses with plastic connectors at the toilet tank and screw-type shut off valves.2. Each Unit Owner shall install steel-braided washer hoses to replace any plain rubber hoses. Further, each Owner shall install steel connectors and ball valve shutoffs at the wall connecting any and all dishwashers and washing machines to their water supply.3. Each Unit Owner shall install copper, steel braided, or nylon mesh tubing on icemakerrefrigerators to replace any plain plastic tubing.4. Each Unit Owner shall install steel braided hoses with steel connectors and ball valve shutoffs at the wall connecting any and all bathroom or kitchen sinks to its water supply.5. Any Owner or occupant that leaves their Unit unoccupied for more than forty-eight (48) hours shall turn off the water to all toilets and the clothes washer in the Unit. Furthermore, the Owner or occupant shall turn off the water to other portions of their Unit to the maximum extent possible.6. Each Owner shall provide the Association with the name, address and telephone number of an emergency contact, including both land line and cell phone numbers.7. Each Owner shall have a licensed contractor undertake all plumbing repairs that becomenecessary within their Unit and otherwise comply with all applicable rules regarding contractors.
8. Owners and occupants shall immediately notify the Association of (a) any broken or leaking water pipes, toilets, clothes washers or hot water heaters and (b) of any water intrusion into the Buildings from the roofs or windows.9. Each Owner shall visually inspect the water heater and expansion tank, if any, for leaks and corrosion on an annual basis. After the expiration of the warranty period for the water heater, on an annual basis, each Owner must have a licensed plumber check the water heater drain pan and drain line for debris, clean the drain pan and drain line as necessary, flush the water heater to prevent calcium buildup, and check the integrity and operation of the expansion tank. The Board or management agent shall establish a date for the Owners to complete such maintenance, and each Owner must provide proof of this maintenance to the Association within thirty (30) days from the established date.10. Each Owner shall replace the water heater no less than once every twelve (12) years, and any expansion tank must be replaced no less than once every seven (7) years. Each Owner must provide proof of age and date of installation of the hot water heater and expansion tank to the Association within thirty (30) days from the date that the Association requests this information through the Board or management agent.11. Each Owner shall ensure that the portion of any HVAC condensation line that serves only their Unit is inspected and cleaned on an annual basis.12. Each Owner shall install flood stops or substantially similar hardware on their appliances. Furthermore, after the expiration of the warranty period for any appliance, on an annual basis each Owner must have a qualified plumber or technician inspect the appliance and provide any needed maintenance. The Board or management agent shall establish a date for the Owners to complete such maintenance, and each Owner must provide proof of this maintenance to the Association within thirty (30) days from the established date.13. The failure of an Owner to comply with these provisions shall be deemed negligence and neglect by that Owner under Sections 8.1 and 7.3(F) of the Declaration.
ADDITIONAL OWNER OBLIGATIONS:1. Any Owner, member of the Owner’s family, Owner’s resident(s), tenant(s), or guest(s) isprohibited from throwing or flushing any foreign object (i.e., any item that is not intended to enter into the sewer/plumbing system) into the sewer/plumbing system, including but not limited to, female hygiene products and paper products, other than toilet paper.2. Each Owner shall be responsible for the repair or service upon a sewer/plumbing lineexclusively serving or uniquely related to his/her Unit at his/her own expense, whether or not such need for repair or service is caused by any foreign object or the like.3. In the event that any foreign object (as discussed in Paragraph 1 of this section) has caused the need for repair or service upon a sewer/plumbing line that serves the Common Elements or forms part of any system serving more than one Unit, the cost of such repair or service shall be charged and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the Owner’s Unit.4. Unit Owners shall clean the dryer vents servicing their Units at least every two (2) years toprevent fire hazards.5. Each Unit Owner shall have a working fire extinguisher on hand within their Unit.6. Each Unit Owner shall have working smoke detector(s) within their unit. POLICY RELATING TO MOLD AND MOLD REMEDIATION:1. As mold is not covered under the Association’s insurance policy, the Owner of the Unit isresponsible for all remediation of mold that occurs within a Unit. The Owner is also responsible for remediating any mold to the Common Elements or any Units if the damage is caused to either the Common Elements or Units by the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions. If the Owner is responsible for remediating any mold as set forth in this paragraph. The Owner must provide the Association with certification that the mold has been properly remediated. Furthermore, the Owner is responsible for remediating any mold on any items contained within the Unit, including, but not limited to, costs of cleaning contaminated furniture, clothing or floor coverings. Additionally, the Owner is responsible for any other costs that may be associated with mold within the Unit, including but not limited to, the cost of alternate lodging or storage until the mold is remediated. 2. In the event that an Owner refuses to remediate the mold in the Common Elements or any Units which was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions, the Board, an authorized representative of the Board, or of the manager or managing agent, or authorized contractor of the Association shall be entitled to reasonable access to each of the Units as may be required in connection with the mold remediation and shall have the authority to remediate such mold and to do whatever may be necessary for such purpose and all expenses in connection therewith shall be charged to and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the defaulting Owner’s Unit.3. In the event that the Board, the manager, or managing agent, receives information of possible mold infestation, the Board has the right but not the obligation to test said questioned Common Elements or Unit(s). If mold is discovered and is the result of the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions, all expenses to the Association, including but not limited to the cost of the testing shall be charged and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the Owner's unit.
ADDITIONAL OWNER OBLIGATIONS:1. Any Owner, member of the Owner’s family, Owner’s resident(s), tenant(s), or guest(s) isprohibited from throwing or flushing any foreign object (i.e., any item that is not intended to enter into the sewer/plumbing system) into the sewer/plumbing system, including but not limited to, female hygiene products and paper products, other than toilet paper.2. Each Owner shall be responsible for the repair or service upon a sewer/plumbing lineexclusively serving or uniquely related to his/her Unit at his/her own expense, whether or not such need for repair or service is caused by any foreign object or the like.3. In the event that any foreign object (as discussed in Paragraph 1 of this section) has caused the need for repair or service upon a sewer/plumbing line that serves the Common Elements or forms part of any system serving more than one Unit, the cost of such repair or service shall be charged and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the Owner’s Unit.4. Unit Owners shall clean the dryer vents servicing their Units at least every two (2) years toprevent fire hazards.5. Each Unit Owner shall have a working fire extinguisher on hand within their Unit.6. Each Unit Owner shall have working smoke detector(s) within their unit. POLICY RELATING TO MOLD AND MOLD REMEDIATION:1. As mold is not covered under the Association’s insurance policy, the Owner of the Unit isresponsible for all remediation of mold that occurs within a Unit. The Owner is also responsible for remediating any mold to the Common Elements or any Units if the damage is caused to either the Common Elements or Units by the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions. If the Owner is responsible for remediating any mold as set forth in this paragraph. The Owner must provide the Association with certification that the mold has been properly remediated. Furthermore, the Owner is responsible for remediating any mold on any items contained within the Unit, including, but not limited to, costs of cleaning contaminated furniture, clothing or floor coverings. Additionally, the Owner is responsible for any other costs that may be associated with mold within the Unit, including but not limited to, the cost of alternate lodging or storage until the mold is remediated. 2. In the event that an Owner refuses to remediate the mold in the Common Elements or any Units which was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions, the Board, an authorized representative of the Board, or of the manager or managing agent, or authorized contractor of the Association shall be entitled to reasonable access to each of the Units as may be required in connection with the mold remediation and shall have the authority to remediate such mold and to do whatever may be necessary for such purpose and all expenses in connection therewith shall be charged to and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the defaulting Owner’s Unit.3. In the event that the Board, the manager, or managing agent, receives information of possible mold infestation, the Board has the right but not the obligation to test said questioned Common Elements or Unit(s). If mold is discovered and is the result of the negligence or willful misconduct or omission of the Unit Owner or his family members, guests, invitees, tenants, lessees or other occupants, or due to the Owner’s failure to comply with any of the above provisions, all expenses to the Association, including but not limited to the cost of the testing shall be charged and assessed against such Owner and such assessment shall constitute a lien against the Owner's unit.