Maintenance Policy
Ever wonder what items are your responsibility and what needs to be handled by either the Condominium or Association? Here’s a chart that might help answer that question!
In the event of a loss covered by insurance, the Condo policy will cover the exterior of the building and the interior as it was originally offered. Your personal insurance is responsible for any improvements or betterments made to your unit. For your own protection, be sure you have adequate homeowners insurance coverage — a Condominium HO6 policy if you own your unit. (Renters should check with their Insurance Agent.)
Item | Association/Condominium | Unit Owner |
Clubhouse, pool & tennis court | All Association | None |
Roadways & parking areas | All Association | None |
Street lights | All Association | None |
Sidewalks | All Association | None |
Storm sewers | All Association | None |
Sanitary sewers | All Association except pipes which service more than one unit | All piping within & outside unit until it joins with a pipe serving other units |
Front shrubbery & beds; Also rear for Chappelle Villas | All Association except owner plantings | Whatever owner plants |
Concrete stoops & steps | All Association | None |
Chimneys | All Condo | None |
Roofs & vents | All Condo | None |
Gutters & downspouts | All Condo | None |
Outside walls | All Condo | None |
All basement walls & floors | All Condo | None |
Party walls | All Condo | None |
Patios & balconies (Not enclosed) | All Condo | None |
Unit interiors | None | All, including wiring; plumbing which services your unit & all associated leak damages |
Furnaces, hot water tanks & A/C units | None | All |
Windows | Exterior trim; sash painting & caulking | Entire window including glass, frames, screens & storm windows |
Townhouse exterior doors | Paint, caulking & trim | Entire door, glass & trim |
Townhouse front storm door | Condo | Changing glass/screen |
Garden Unit exterior doors | Entire door including paint, caulk, trim & glass | None |
Garden Unit hallway doors | Painting common area side of door & numbers | Door & all hardware |
Sliding glass doors | Exterior painting & caulking | Entire door, glass, hardware & screens |
Exterior patio/balcony storage unit door | Painting & replacement of door | All hardware (All if enclosed) |
Basement door, Garden Unit | All Condo | None |
Basement storage door, Garden Units | None in CO. In CV, painting hall side of door & numbers | All |
Townhouse patios, grass & shrubbery | None | All |
Townhouse gates | Seal & stain | Gate & hardware |
Townhouse fences | All Condo | None |
Townhouse light fixtures by front door | All Condo | None |
Townhouse light fixtures by rear door | None | All |
Front lighting fixtures on Garden Units | All Condo | None |
Patio & balcony lights on Garden Units | None | All |
Common area hall & basement lights | All Condo | None |
Exterior flood lights | All Condo | None |
Light fixture in basement storage area | All Condo in CO | All owner in CV |
Garage doors | Condo does exterior trim; painting& caulking of doors & frames | Door, hardware, tracks & opener |
Sump pumps | All Condo | None |
Electric service | Niagara Mohawk services transformers & lines feeding them; Association is responsible for wires from transformer to meter | Wiring from meter into unit; all interior wiring |
Gas service | National Fuel Gas services up to first fitting at entrance to unit | Interior piping from meter to appliances |
Water lines | Common supply, including lines which pass through one unit to service others & all lines servicing more than one unit | All interior piping |
Telephone | New York Telephone services wiring up to the demarcation point inside unit | All interior equipment |
Cable television | Adelphia Basic for CO | Owner installed wiring in CO;All in CV |