Many condos and townhouses include exclusive use patios and balconies.  Often these patios and balconies are the source of water intrusion into the Unit.  When leaks are sourced to balconies or patios, it is important to then identify the cause of the leak and distinguish between failed maintenance  and failed

HOAs and their property managers often times blame unit windows for leaks into the Unit.  Even if owners swap out old windows for retrofit new windows, short of holes in the glass or faulty installation, the windows are probably not the problem.  Many multi-family projects have stacked units with one