09/08/2022
Punctured by woodpeckers
July 20, 2016 - The contingency fund is an essential kitty for any co-ownership. The recent misadventure of a group of co-owners in Kelowna, British Columbia, reminds us that it could be used well before the common portions reach the end of their life expectancy.
The said co-owners association had to spend $ 225,000, prematurely on account of substantial damage to its building facades caused by woodpeckers (maybe the offspring of the infamous Woodywoodpecker ). These birds have literally eaten away all the outer cladding....