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Could you please assist me with a few questions that I have in relation to our building’s impending replacement of the metal window frames and metal slide doors.
Its a typical walk-in, walk-up building of 25 units. Built presumably in the very early ’70’s. It has the original window frames and balcony slide doors.
My first question is, in a building of that vintage, are you sure the windows and sliding doors are common property? That’s not normally the case, unless your block has passed a by-law assuming ownership of the widows and doors, some time in the past.
However, even they aren’t common property, there’s a lot to be said for as many owners as possible getting their windows fixed at the same time for uniformity of design and savings brought about by economies of scale and shared ancillary costs (like scaffolding).