Condominium/Real Estate Law Blog
Condominium Home Inspections are Important
Posted by Jeff Barnes on October 05, 2011
If you may think that a condominium unit inspection is unnecessary when contemplating the purchase of a unit, think again. However, a home inspector who just inspects a unit from the interior drywall inward is not enough. Although an interior inspection of the unit is necessary, the home inspector should also examine the roof and roof discharge, siding, window and door systems, decks, foundation, driveways, elevator, electrical panels, switches, fixtures and outlets, heater, air conditioning, and plumbing. The home inspector should also look for any type of rot, deterioration and other type of water damage both in the unit and the common areas. Although the condominium association may be responsible for the repair of all common and limited common areas of the condominium association, it is still in the potential buyer’s financial interest to be informed of exterior problems. For example, a roof not maintained could produce water damage to the interior of the condominium complex and perhaps even your unit. By way of another example, leaking window systems may cause deterioration to the structure or even rot or mold. Considering that each owner shares in the collective costs of maintaining, repairing and replacing the common/limited common areas of the association, which could equate to a large assessment to each owner in the event a common/limited common area has an issue, an inspection of the common/limited common areas should definitely be included in the condominium unit inspection.
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