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My coops windows are leaky. I could swear I saw my plants swaying from the cold winds and there is a draft. What do you recommend I do? My coop board is unresponsive and I have the worst managing agent.
which is part 2 - is there a comprehesive list of worst managing agents. I
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Frankie,
Your proprietary lease should provide some guidance as to who is responsible for maintaining the windows in your co-operative. When you write to your board site the proprietary lease section that identifies who is responsible.
A qualified window maintenance vendor may be able to solve your issue by replacing rubber gaskets around the glass, weather stripping or spiral balances. We have had similar issues in a condominium and the Board has started a maintenance and repair project to solve the issue.
Best of luck.
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