First step: Put everything in writing to the board and send it certified. Be brief and precise. Tell them they are violating the warrent of habitability by not completing the project.

You said you had mold around your A/C. Is the A/C yours according to the PL or the co-op?

Obviously,the managing agent and/or the board should have provided you with the intended scope of their work.

To inspect the sleeve, the A/C had to be removed from the sleeve. If the A/C was yours, you should have removed it to facilitate the inspection of the sleeve. This is very similar to changing windows in a co-op. Residents are requested to remove drapes, furniture and other furnishings since this is personal property.

Obviously, the co-op assumed the removal of the A/C so that the inspection and removal of the sleeve could be done. In such a case, the co-op should have placed your A/C back and avoided further complaint. If the co-op did not do it, it should have informed you that putting the A/C back was your responsibility.

Finally, if the sleeve was rotted, but the condensate water was damaging the front wall around your unit, it was probably due to an incorrect pitch of the A/C when it was installed. An A/C should be pitched a tat higher up front so that condensates evacuate through the back of the sleeve and out the building not through the front and into the internal wall of the apartment.

So, make sure your A/C is installed correctly by lifting the front a bit. This will avoid water and mold growing on the internal wall. In fact, if the A/C was incorrectly pitch and this was the cause of the mold, it stands to reason that YOU own the mold remediation as may be caused by your own equipment.


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