V&C
We have agreed to a settlement for Viktor & Cornelia. Although we believe
90% of their claim was without merit, we agreed to apply some of the legal
budget for the case to their settlement in order to finalize the issue. In our
opinion, they ended up with more than they deserved but we spent less than our
budget for the case including legal fees.
Pool Roof
Despite a 3-month project during which the entire pool roof was changed, it
continues to leak. The contractor has returned multiple times to correct
caulking and membrane issues but to no avail. The upper roof has large puddles
of water which indicates that water is not draining adequately. This is
partially due to an inadequate slope but there could also be condensation and
other issues.
It is likely that the contractor will redo the upper roof in the spring as
the Contractor is concerned that, even if the leaks are stopped for now, the
roof will not last the full 10 year guarantee. Rest assured that a new upper
roof will cost us nothing as it is part of the guarantee.
Power failure(s)
About 3 weekends ago, there was power failure in the PH2 common areas caused
by the building’s make-up heater.
Then, last weekend, the heating coil of the make-up heater of PH1 burned out
and tripped the main breaker in the electrical room. Since electricity flows
from PH1 to PH2, both buildings were affected. It was eventually diagnosed that
the issue was caused by water infiltration which caused a short circuit. The
caulking around that area has now been redone.
To make matters worse, although the generator started as it should, after a
few hours, it just stopped. This meant that the electronic door system, the
corridor lights, elevators, garage doors, etc. could not work. Our systems
started to work again once the generator was restarted manually.
At first, Hydro indicated that the problem was theirs. A crew arrived but
only after a 3 hour delay to determine that, in fact, it was a building problem.
This is no surprise given that only our buildings were affected. However, it
meant that power was not restored until our electrician arrived about an hour
later. Power eventually was restored by 10:15 PM.
Resolution – Renters
There have been some incidents recently where owners who rent their condos
have returned to use the pool and facilities. It has always been our policy that
when you rent your condo, you pass the rights to the renter for the duration of
the lease.
We have formalized this policy with a board resolution at our last board
meeting and have also posted a notice about this. This resolution will be part
of the agenda of our next AGM.
Videotron Contract
A survey of our residents’ attitude toward the Videotron TV contract was
distributed recently. We encourage everyone to send in their feedback.
Happy Holidays
Happy holidays everyone. Have a happy and healthy new year.
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