Not hot water

Sorry having the issue but help is hard to find now a days. Plus the HOA has to have the money to pay for this. That is understandable for getting bids if your HOA is not funded enough.

Still have water just not warm. Do not see that as something can not deal with. I had no electricity for a week when a tree limb fell on my power line. Took the week just to work out with insurance and find a company to fix it. It was 100 degrees out as well.

Is your HOA a multi-story building or buildings? If so, how many stories? Are all condos & common areas affected or just yours, as Tim asked?

Are the hot water heaters or boilers on your building's roof?

When you say the "HOA is working on it," do you mean the property manager? Or?

It sounds like you might have gas for your range top, too? If so, use your microwave or perhaps electric oven to heat water.

Just mine which has 12 in that building though the one laundry facility only has cold water as well this is a huge issue as sdge are involved since it’s now about cutting asphalt and getting to the gas line. The management association are just placing a bid to get this done with this city as of right now.. condo insurance does not pay for me to get a hotel

I don't think many if any of us here can help. Sorry. As suggested above, there probably are other ways to heat water in your unit. If you're friendly with neighbors, one might let you use their shower.

If your condo HOA has rest rooms or locker rooms for a pool, there's hot water there. In the end I don't think there anything the HOA will do for you except reimburse you for your portion of the $ of gas for however many days you have none. Save evidence of no hot water for those days to submit a request for reimbursement.

What is "sdge"?

It is a city in California's gas and a electric company.

Possibly a key to the pool shower that they put a lock on a year ago so none of us condo owners can use it !!

Aka former which I’m sure is a good thing to many

Can you possibly show a little kindness, Melissa?

I am not trying to sound mean. (I did see the STFU...) However, the HOA is NOT your landlord. The lack of hot water is not a reason for a hotel room. Even insurance would not cover that. It is also an additional expense added onto a project that may take some time to address. Last I checked it was about $200 a night for a decent hotel room now a days. 5 days is like 1K...
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One night on my way to working 3rd shift, I noticed my electric line hanging low across the road. It was dangerous. Called the utility department. They came out. Cut my power line from my house and rolled it up across the street. They then informed me that they can NOT re-attach my electric line until the issue is fixed and inspected.

That meant had to call insurance company to make a claim. Had to find someone to cut the limb off that had fallen on it. Pay the $1K deductible. Find a contractor or contractors for bids to repair. Arrange a day/time for them to do the work. Had to replace me entire electrical system because the existing one was not going to meet code when electric was re-attached. It took a week for the contractor to show up. Paid them $5000 out of pocket. Took them 12 hours to fix by replacing the pole that had ripped out the wall and the box. I ended up with some BIG holes in my house I also had to patch up.

After 6 days of no power/hot water, 100 + degree heat, and 4 dogs was able to call the utility department to re-attach my power line after they inspected it. I had no choice as the utility department has guidelines. Which with this being a gas line is probably even more restrictive. The HOA and even the repair people can only do so much. Hands are tied they are tied.

ValerieW1, since the COA provides the hot water where you are, the COA may be subject to rules about landlords providing services. I would call the phone number here https://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/cic and get the contact information for the agency that handles sub-standard housing issues. If you can get a government authority to give the COA a call and support your request for a key to the clubhouse showers, then this might make a difference.

The courts have said landlord-tenant law often applies to COA situations.

I’m sorry that you have to throw in third world countries and like I said they will not give us a key they haven’t for over a year to the shower at the pool. So instead of sucking it up why don’t you stick it up

Yes of course and today is now the 6 th day and in the last 4 days no one has been on site to rectify this situation and it’s now a whole other building affected by this and no emails no word from the property management.

Yes of course and today is now the 6 th day and in the last 4 days no one has been on site to rectify this situation and it’s now a whole other building affected by this and no emails no word from the property management.

It appears that Valarie has left the forum.

Yes it was you. You don't know when to let it go and you just keep repeating yourself over and over.

Oh shucks. I could have called it she just wanted to hear she had a case against her HOA. Until someone provided her that a venue she was out. Guess what? That is what happened.