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Posted By CathyA3 on 04/19/2025 11:43 AM
You need to read your governing documents - specifically the sections that define Common Elements, Limited/Exclusive Use Common Elements, and Unit. Then you need to read the sections that define Association responsibility and Unit Owner responsibility. These will tell you who is responsible for maintaining the decks.
Decks are usually defined as Limited Common Elements, meaning they're for the exclusive use of the owner of the unit to which they're attached. But different communities handle maintenance responsibilities differently. In some communities the association maintains the decks, and in others the unit owners do. What matters to you is what your particular community does.
Adding to the above, check your governing documents to see what they say about the roofs. I assume they're association responsibility, which is the norm in condos. And also see if there is anything that addresses a roof deck (separate from regular decks and balconies). This is an uncommon situation, so I can't begin to guess if the association would replace the roof deck along with the roof. It may if the roof deck is its own thing and not defined as a Limited Common Elements.
(Why do developers do stuff like this?)