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DOB seems to have requirements in their Code regarding A/C brackets, but not through the wall sleeves. In our building, there are sleeves of various sizes.
Can our co-op require shareholders to purchase a specific size sleeve, even though DOB doesn't? The reason may be for aesthetic reasons, and/or to prevent ice buildup that can fall...
the co-op can regulate size etc of sleeves, or even not allow someone to make a hole and install all as long as it's not arbitrary and there's sound reasoning behind the rule.
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The bracket regulations are specifically concerned with AC window units that can fall if the window is opened. It is not concerned with through-the-wall units in sleeves that cannot fall, or permanently installed window units where the windows and AC unit are screwed, barred and blocked. The brackets are designed to be attached to the window frame and function as a support independent of, and entirely separate from the function of the window itself. Window sleeves are entirely an internal issue of the coop as to installation through the brick-face and structure in a manner such that it does not allow water to enter to fascia and damage the wall by causing leaks etc. internally. size and uniformity are a cosmetic issue, not a structural issue.
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