Water may appear in one unit while the relevant pipe, entry, or approval belongs elsewhere.
DOWNTOWN SEATTLE / GUIDE
Tenant and Condo Coordination
Use current lease, association, alteration, management, and access information rather than generic assumptions.
PRACTICAL GUIDE
Separate occupancy from authority
Clarify occupant, owner, landlord, manager, association, common-system, notice, access, and cost authority.
Do not assign responsibility from the stain location.
Plan notices and neighboring access
Record who occupies the space, who owns it, who manages common systems, who receives notices, who can grant unit or common-area entry, and who may approve a shutdown or changed work. Do not infer those roles from the property type or from the person who first reported the problem.
Maintain one dated record of notices, observations, access, findings, approvals, invoices, and closure.