To-Do List

What To Do when you’re wondering about maintaining, renting, selling, or modifying your unit:

UNIT MAINTENANCE:

-Heating & Cooling —  Each unit owns a furnace in the ceiling and an air conditioning compressor on the roof. To avoid expensive trouble, it’s wise to perform regular twice-a-year inspections and filter changes.

Call American Heating to set up this service.

-Clothes Dryer Vent Ducts —  Dust accumulates in dryer vents, and it is a fire hazard. Ducts must be cleaned every other year, and owners are individually responsible for doing so.

Call Ductz Indoor Air Professionals to set up an appointment.

RENTING & SELLING:

-Moving In & Out —  Be sure to schedule all moves in & out at least two weeks in advance with CMI. Moves are disruptive to life at The Elizabeth, and fines are assessed for failing to comply.

See the House Rules page for details.

-Rules & Regulations —  All Elizabeth occupants — owners, tenants, and guests — are required to know and abide by the rules & regulations set forth in our governing documents. If you’re selling or renting, be sure new occupants are made aware of these documents and of their responsibility to comply with the provisions therein.

See The Elizabeth governing documents.

MODIFYING YOUR UNIT:

-Architectural Review Procedures —  Unit modifications can impact other units. Safety, value, noise suppression, workmanship, insurance, and other factors must be considered when contemplating changes, and jumping through the hoops is not a simple task.

Read about the proper procedures here.

-Prepare a Description of the Work —  Figure out what you want to accomplish and write it down.

-Prepare Plans if Required —  Big changes often can’t be understood without actual drawings. (If you don’t have a clear idea about the work you intend to do, no one else will either.) To find out if your project is ambitious enough to need plans describe the work you have in mind to CMI.

-Find a Contractor —  Contractors who work at The Elizabeth must be competent, of course, and they must also be licensed, bonded, and properly insured.

Here’s a list of contractors recommended by owners who have used them:

-Prepare a Written Contract —  Put the scope of work down on paper, and make sure the contractor agrees in writing to comply with all Elizabeth Lofts  standards and practices.

-Submit Request —  Once you’ve got your ducks lined up, submit your request and all the documentation you’ve prepared to The Elizabeth Board of Directors through CMI.