Exterior Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement Responsibilities
Note: The listing below is not intended to be all-encompassing. It has been created to provide general guidance to owners. For additional information or clarification, contact Division 17’s External Maintenance, Architectural Control, and/or Landscape Committees. This is taken from Appendix A of the Division 17 Rules and Regulations.
Association Responsibilities
Common Area Elements and Components that are to be maintained, repaired and/or replaced by the Association include:
- Concrete Driveways, Sidewalks / Walkways, Patios, and Porches (for safety issues only) Specific replacement and /repair criteria are listed in Article 10 above
- Doors, External Entry (Excludes windows in entry door or screen/glass doors)
- Electrical Components, Exterior
- External Dryer Vent Covers
- Fencing attached to units and wooden gates with Division 17 standard Hardie-Plank construction
- Fencing, Perimeter Split-Rail
- Foundations
- Garage Doors and Mechanisms (Including Security Code Boxes)
- Gutters and Downspouts
- Mailboxes and Covering Structure in the Mount Baker area
- Irrigation & Landscaping System Components (Sprinklers, Pipes, Controllers, Etc.)
- Railings, Wooden (Exterior Porch Steps/Stairs)
- Roofing (including Roof Vents, Skylights, and Solar Tubes).
- Note: All actions involving any roof areas are to be performed solely by Division 17
- Security Lighting (Street Lamp Repair, including Bulb Replacement)
- Sewer System Lines * (See Note Below)
- Siding and Trim
- Subfloors (Unless Damaged via Negligence or Willful Action)
Owner Responsibilities
Unit Elements and Components that are to be maintained, repaired and/or replaced by individual unit owners at their own expense include:
- Accessories & Decorative Elements – Unit Exterior (Owner-Added)
- Air Handlers (See Heat Pumps Below)
- Arbors
- Appliances
- Cabinetry
- Cable/Satellite TV and Internet Wiring /Connections
- Cleaning of Siding and Trim
- Note: Cleaning of siding and/or trim by power washing must be coordinated with and approved in advance by the Exterior Maintenance Coordinator. Cost for repair of any associated damage from power washing or any other method will be the responsibility of the owner.
- Deck Surfaces
- Doors (Internal and External Screen and Glass / Storm / Security Doors). Note: Division 17 is responsible for the painting of the exterior surfaces of the external entry doors
- Doorbells
- Driveway – Snow Removal
- Dryer Ducting and Vents (Excludes External Dryer Vent Cover)
- Ductwork (Heating, Air Conditioning, Fireplace, etc.)
- Electrical Wiring and Outlets (Exterior and Interior)
- Exhaust Fans
- Fireplaces (Including Flues)
- Fire Protection Devices/Alarms
- Floor Coverings (Internal and Garage)
- Gates and fences requiring Architectural Control Committee approval
- Heat Pumps / Air Handlers (Including Ducting)
- Hot Water Tanks and Systems
- Landscape Plants and Irrigation Items (Within Fenced/Gated Areas) – Excludes Common Area Landscaping and Irrigation Systems (Control Boxes are to be maintained solely by Division 17)
- Lighting Fixtures (Excludes Street Lamps
- Pest Control (Includes Birds, Insects, Rodents, Etc.)
- Plumbing Lines and Fixtures (Including Domestic Water Lines – See Below)
- Propane Tanks, Lines, and Connections
- Railings, Non-Wooden (Exterior Porch Steps/Stairs)
- Sidewalks (Adjacent to unit) – Snow Removal
- Wall Coverings
- Water Softeners
- Water Spigots (External)
- Water Lines & Pressure Regulators (Associated with Individual Unit) * See Note Below
- Windows (Glass, Screens, and Frames)
* Depending on the issue and location, some portions may be deemed to be the responsibility of the SunLand Water District. All actions involving exterior water lines and components should be coordinated first with the Division 17 Exterior Maintenance/Landscaping Committees.