Exclusive Use Common Area

I live in a 2-level condominium complex where units have exclusive use front patios and decks. Residents used to receive advance notice of repairs and maintenance, but not anymore. There has been power-washing where residents weren't aware and didn't close windows; water dripped from upper decks down to furniture/belongings on lower porches. Most recently, they had repairmen with rolling carts out on our porches doing full replacement of porch lighting fixtures. I appreciate the upkeep, but I feel we should have some right to notification. When I call the PM office, the administrative personnel doesn't even have these activities on the schedule. I've scoured the CC&Rs and know the HOA can enter the unit for cause, but what about very disruptive work to exclusive common area with no notice? Thoughts?

I agree with Sheila. But I also think the PM should as a courtesy give residents notice when work will be done in their exclusive use areas that are attached tether condos. So make a polite cvil request to the Board to instruct the PM to do that.

Kim didn't say, but the question assumes that the association is responsible for maintenance of these areas. In my community, individual owners are responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the limited (exclusive use) common areas - so this situation wouldn't arise.

Which makes me wonder, since Kim said that the administrative personnel don't even have the activities on the schedule. So... who is doing the work?

There seems to be a lack of communication all around. Of course the association should give notice if they're going to be working, that's only fair. If homeowners are cleaning things without giving their neighbors a heads-up, that's a different problem - perhaps people can be encouraged to let the neighbors know. Any activity that damages people's property is the responsibility of whoever is doing the work, so it's in everyone's best interest to give adequate notice. Maybe there is a new board or a new property manager in the community and they're still learning the ropes, so homeowners should let them know when things don't go right.

I'm in a high rise condo too, Kim, but workers would have to come through units, except for ground floor patioss, to get to our exclusive use balconies. Per one of our CC&Rs, the Assn. must give us notice to come into our units UNLESS an emergency.