Townhomes, shared walls and community rules
In townhome and villa communities, the roof may be shared across several units or divided by firewalls. A leak in one unit can start at a neighbor's wall flashing, and repairs sometimes have to be coordinated. Some associations hire one contractor for the whole building, while others let each owner arrange work within set standards.
The Sawgrass Expressway, Lyons Road and Florida's Turnpike frame the city, and the communities between them are close to lakes and open green space. Trees planted decades ago are now tall, so limbs and palm fronds fall onto roofs, and humidity encourages algae and moss on shaded slopes. Gutters and valleys fill with debris quickly.
