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Best practices dictate that the association is responsible to 'maintain, protect, and preserve' the common areas.

In addition, the association's liability policy covers accidents in common areas.

That said, it is reasonable to expect that the association will remove the snow and ice from common areas where people walk, park and drive. Lack of action by the association could be evidence of breach of duty.

As a personal comment, during high pile-up or unusual snow periods, the board can enlist residents to clear common areas. The board can work with its attorney and the insurance vendor to develop 'extreme weather condition' parameters and guidelines so that the work can be done by residents instead of vendors. This could save the association money.

The foregoing suggestion could part of any disaster or accident or emergency plan developed by the board to handle any kind of an unexpected event.

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