As a follow-up.
I received the final invoices from the condo board today.
The final bill was 15k: 5k in emergency work (for my unit and affected units), 5k in repair work for my unit (non-emergency and I was given an estimate and asked if I'd like to go with this company or someone else as it was up to me to decide).
The first two repairs mentioned above were not a surprise and I had no issue with and would fall right at the nose of my insurance coverage which includes 10k less the deductible.
The third invoice I received was a surprise and not communicated earlier which was another 5k for non-emergency repair work to the other affected units. This was done by the original restoration company and I wasn't in the loop whatsoever in terms of those original estimates, 'shopping' around/comparing quotes and etc.
I'm a bit baffled by this, I understand that I/my insurance could be on the hook to repair the affected units...but given it's non-emergency work, shouldn't I be in the loop/process to confirm/approve those repairs? Seems like we could have had this repaired at a much lower price given it was non-emergency work from other contractors and it would have impacted my decision making in the the repair I did for my own unit given this could be potentially 5k out of pocket.
Has anyone come across this situation before? Just want to have as much info as possible ahead of speaking with my insurance and the building.
Thanks again in advance.
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