J.F. from Long Island, New York writes: Dear Mister Condo, The Board of Managers of my condo “shall not cast any of its votes for the election of any member to the Board”. Homeowners have the right to vote by proxy. Can the proxy be a board member? The BOMs personally solicited election vote proxies…
Month: April 2016
Marking the Condo Parking Lot to Confuse Burglars
C.C. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have had some burglary attempts on some of our units after the tenants have left for the day. We are looking to change our assigned parking numbers from actually indicating which unit the space belongs to to some kind of random number system so that…
Non-Smoking Condo Unit Dweller Fined For Littering Cigarette Butts!
E.C. from Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am the owner of a “rent to buy” condo unit; my buyer in his 4th of 6th year term to buy. The board has directed the management company to inform me via a letter just received, that because my buyer has thrown cigarette butts in the common…
Condo Board Request Unit Owner Mortgage Loan Info
B.S. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, I just received an email from the condo association saying all unit owners have to provide the name of the bank and the mortgage number back to them. Isn’t my mortgage number personal info? Do I have to give it to them? Mister Condo replies: B.S., your mortgage…