This article describes who is responsible to maintain (which includes cleaning), repair, and/or replace building components in your unit, reflecting the Board's implementation procedure and interpretation of the governing documents and California law. While this is newly published to the website in this short form, none of these procedures are new, as they're based on recorded agreements that are decades old. For more information, review the governing documents of the Association (CC&Rs, Rules and Regulations, and other operating rules).
Window frames and glass, screens, balcony door and glass, and screen door
You maintain, repair, and replace, both inside and outside, including locks, handles, etc. These are all subject to uniformity requirements. Exterior molding must be replaced if removed for a window/door repair or replacement. Stucco adjacent to windows is maintained and repaired by the Association, unless you or your contractor break it during a window installation.
Front door
The Association maintains and repairs the outside. You maintain and repair the inside as well as the locks, handles, etc. You replace the entire door and frame when necessary, subject to uniformity requirements.
Floor
You maintain, repair, and replace flooring material above the subfloor (the subfloor is the layer of wood on top of the joists). The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the subfloor and joists for perimeter flooring, and all foundations.
Ceilings
You maintain, repair, and replace the drywall attached to the framing above. The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the framing above the drywall for perimeter ceilings and, for top-level units, the roof and all roof components.
Walls on the perimeter of your unit
You maintain, repair, and replace the drywall attached to the inside of perimeter wall framing of your unit. The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the framing behind the drywall.
Walls, pillars, and doors not on the perimeter
If the wall, pillar, or door frame bears a load, the Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the load-bearing framing, while you maintain, repair, and replace everything else (drywall, the door itself, etc.). If not load-bearing, you maintain, repair, and replace all components.
Exterior walls
The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces, except for exterior walls of your unit that are adjacent to your balcony, as these are considered inside walls of your balcony (see Balconies).
Balconies
You maintain and repair the patio floor, inside of walls, and ceiling. The Association maintains and repairs the framing, rails, drains, and exterior of the balcony. If any part of the balcony needs to be replaced (for a remodel or end-of-life), the Association does this.
Parking spaces
You clean the ground and repair damage. The Association will repave when it reaches end-of-life. The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the walls, ceiling, pillars, etc., adjacent to your parking space.
Storage cabinets
Even though these are assigned for exclusive use by residents, the Association maintains, repairs, and replaces these.
Plumbing
The Association maintains and repairs water or drain pipes that carry water or waste for more than one unit. You maintain and repair water or drain pipes that service only your unit, even if the pipes are outside your unit (such as in the crawl space, in the parking area, or inside a perimeter wall). "Repair" includes fixing leaks and clearing blockages, even if fixing the leak requires replacing pipe segments. When it comes to replacing plumbing that has reached end-of-life, the Association replaces all plumbing outside your unit (even if it serves only your unit), but you replace all plumbing within the perimeter of your unit.
For plumbing fixtures (sinks, showers, toilets), you maintain, repair, and replace.
If you need water shut off for repairs or remodels of your plumbing or fixtures, please read the paragraph on this page for more information.
For the 5400 and 5414 buildings, you maintain, repair, and replace the electric water heater that serves your unit, whether or not it is inside your unit, including the pipes attached to it that serve only you.
For the 5349 and 5403 buildings, the Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the common gas boilers that produce hot water for all units, including the water pipes that carry hot water for multiple units.
Other utilities (electrical, telephone, cable)
You repair, maintain, and replace cabling that serves your unit. The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces utility boxes in common areas or parking spaces, although you have the right to access them as necessary to add or maintain service to your unit.
Air conditioning and heating
You maintain, repair, and replace your fan coil unit and any heating technology. This includes branch pipes and valves for chilled water. The Association maintains, repairs, and replaces the rooftop chillers and common chiller pipe loops which pass through each unit.
Appliances
You maintain, repair, and replace all other appliances either within your unit, or which serve only your unit (for those who have a water heater in a crawl space).
Pest Control
Relocation costs, lost rent from your tenants, loss of use, loss of or damage to personal property
You bear the cost for all incidental loss due to leak, flood, fire, etc., even if the cause of the loss originated from outside your unit.