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In our co-op building we have a shareholder on an upper floor whose large window air conditioner unit is dripping onto the patio of a ground floor shareholder, causing them to be unable to use part of their patio. Who is responsible for mitigating the situation to prevent the air conditioner from dripping onto the patio? Is it the upper floor shareholder or the co-op's responsibility?
Join the Conversation Comments (2)attach a thick string to the point where the water is dripping form so that the water drips onto it and down it. - water will flow along the cord. You should have a long cord that goes beyond the edge of the patio thus controlling the flow of the drip.
I am all with the cord/wick approach. also make sure all the debris is cleared from the channel /gutter the water flows to the grain hole. Bugs and yellow jackets like to make their nest in the outreach.
A word of caution, if you remove an AC from your window . If you leave it by the door to return it the next day,you may find 25 to 100 yellow jackets on your. Window with the most sun.
My opinion would be that the responsibility for fixing the problem lies with the owner of the A/C and not the co-op, because the problem originates with something that resides "inside" the shareholder's unit. If an amicable resolution cannot be found, the board should have the authority to compel the A/C owner to fix the problem or the board can make the fix and bill it back to the owner (check your proprietary lease for exact terms). A quick search on Google shows a lot of tubes, pans, and suggestions for ways to easily and inexpensively fix this.
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Managing agent should address this to the shareholder of dripping ac. I would write the board and managing agent with a photo addressing the situation. Of course, knocking on the door of the neighbor and nicely addressing this would be a good idea.
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