Apartment Window Replacement in Tulsa, OK

T Town schedules apartment window work through the property's management. On each of the three apartment complexes we have done, we worked closely with the management team, and the management sent every tenant a notice a week before the window replacement started. We plan the order of the units with them.

An Oklahoma landlord must give a tenant at least one day's notice before entering, and enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable, under the Oklahoma Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (41 O.S. section 128). A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry for repairs or improvements.

A tenant cannot unreasonably refuse entry for window replacement: Oklahoma law says a tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord entering to make repairs or improvements. If a tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord may ask a court to compel access or terminate the rental agreement (41 O.S. section 128).

Yes, in buildings built before 1978: the EPA's lead rule requires paid renovation in pre-1978 housing to be done by a certified firm, with a certified renovator performing or directing key tasks, and replacing any size window counts as renovation. In Oklahoma, firms are certified by the Department of Environmental Quality, whose program is for the most part identical to the EPA's.

HUD-assisted apartments built before 1978 have extra lead rules: HUD's Lead Safe Housing Rule is designed to help ensure that federally assisted housing, and federally owned housing being sold, does not pose lead-based paint hazards to young children. Where it and the EPA rules differ, HUD says the more protective provision applies.

Replacement windows in an existing bedroom do not have to meet today's escape window size if the new window is the maker's largest standard size that fits the existing frame or rough opening, and is the same operating style or one with an equal or larger opening, and the building is not changing occupancy (2024 IEBC 505.3; IRC R319.5). New openings need 5.7 square feet.

Apartment windows need fall prevention devices when an operable window is replaced, its opening sits less than 36 inches above the floor and more than 72 inches above the ground, and it opens wide enough to pass a 4-inch sphere, under Oklahoma's 2024 existing building code (IEBC 505.2). The devices must meet ASTM F2090, whether the sash and frame or the sash alone is replaced.

An apartment building falls under the International Building Code: the residential code covers only detached one- and two-family homes and townhouses up to three stories with a separate means of egress (2024 IRC R101.2). Oklahoma's amended building code requires escape openings in all Group R-2 apartment occupancies (IBC 1031.2).

PSO's multifamily program offers up to $45 per window as part of a custom rebate package, alongside other building envelope upgrades. It starts with an energy audit of the property; PSO's team identifies the opportunities and builds the package. Request an audit through PSO's multifamily page or at 888-776-1366.

ENERGY STAR windows apply to apartment buildings of three stories or less: the program's Version 7.0 criteria cover residential buildings and define them as buildings three stories or less in height. Windows meant for taller, non-residential buildings are outside the program.

The window warranty for an apartment building depends on the maker and on who owns the building. If your property gets Gentek windows (our main residential line), Gentek gives a 30-year prorated warranty when the building is owned by a corporation, partnership or other entity rather than a resident owner, with labor for the first year, and its glass breakage warranty leaves out apartments and condos.

T Town's own crew does every apartment job, with no subcontractors. It is a trained, long-time crew; the brothers who own the company, Andrey and Vadim, supervise the work and help with materials, and bring in extra hands they have worked with before on big jobs.