Water damage in a condominium building Legal Matters - Steven J. Adamczyk Special to Naples Daily News Q: A downstairs unit suffered water damage in our condominium building and we are fairly certain the damage is coming from the shower pan in the upstairs unit. The owner of that upstairs unit is refusing access and won’t let the association fix the common elements. The owner has represented that he fixed the problem, but he won’t let us confirm that the damage has been mitigated. What do we do now? T.B., Naples A: This is more common than you would think, and it is unfortunate because standoffs over access will typically only exacerbate any water damage while the parties try to figure out how to mitigate the damage.