• Gutters must be cleaned. Make sure your landscaper is doing that during every visit (minimum twice per month), especially during the rainy season.
• Water mitigation starts with landscaping. Take care when changing the landscaping of a property - especially if you want to change slopes/grades. Don’t plant trees too close to your home. If they are already planted, make sure the limbs are cut back to decrease the probability of debris falling onto the roof.  
• Install “alcantarillas” (concrete tubes typically used under roads and driveways) to help the water keep moving. 
• Study where your downspouts/rain chains end. Do they go onto the ground? Ideally, a concrete catch box will be connected to buried plastic pipes guiding the water into a more extensive water system.  
• Plant appropriate plants and trees in the proper locations.
• Keep all drainage clean of debris. Have your landscaper/property manager check them. 

Please contact Osa Property Management if you have any questions about your current water mitigation design on your property. We can provide a no-obligation quote.