Mainenance reduction?

Hello, I live in a co-op in a pre-war building, and I have owned it since 2016. My question is, if my living situation significantly changes (because of the building) and for a prolonged amount of time, is a reduction in maintenance ever considered? My situation is that I live on the second floor, with all of my windows (all rooms are windowed) facing one exposure/direction. Shortly after I moved... [more]

Hello, I live in a co-op in a pre-war building, and I have owned it since 2016. My question is, if my living situation significantly changes (because of the building) and for a prolonged amount of time, is a reduction in maintenance ever considered? My situation is that I live on the second floor, with all of my windows (all rooms are windowed) facing one exposure/direction. Shortly after I moved in, in 2017, a very large and complete scaffolding was erected for LL11 work. It so happens that, being on the 2nd floor, the “top” of the deck of the scaffolding is literally right outside ALL of my windows. It 's like a large, very ugly, wooden-planked patio, with walls, that surrounds the windows in all directions. It has completely cut off all views I used to have, and I am within arm’s reach of the workers outside my windows. Now I know this is necessary, expected work. However, due to complications on the management side (with the company doing the work, which had to be replaced by another company, and the city, etc. – I don’t know the specifics), the work was paused, and was, as far as I can tell, indefinitely held up. Now of course because of the virus, there is no work being done at all, and who knows if anything is even scheduled. In total, it has now been 3 YEARS that my windows have been surrounded by warped, creaky wood, and it seems like it’s going nowhere. Inspections have to be done every five years, so I’m afraid that as soon as this comes down (if it ever does) it will time to put a new scaffolding back up. I know maintenance is tied to the number of shares one owns, but this seems a bit egregious, and certainly not what the value of the apartment was based on. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience in maintenance reductions, even if they are just temporary. If so, what would you think is the best way to determine if anything could be done? Thank you! [less]