Liability of Condo Associations for Damages Caused by Failure of the Common Elements

As a practitioner for many years in the area of association law, I have been aware of a long-standing difference of opinion among association attorneys as to the obligation of a condominium association to pay for damages caused to the Common Elements (CE), Limited Common Elements (LCE), and to the Units and personal property of owners by the failure of the CE. An example would be water damage caused by the failure of the roof to keep rain water out. On the one hand, some association attorneys argue that an association’s only obligation with regard to such an event is to repair and replace the CE, up through the primer paint covering the walls of a unit      Read the article………….

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