R.B. from Fairfield County writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a Planned Unit Development. The association wants to take 2 feet of my driveway to widen the road. Do I own the driveway or does the HOA? Mister Condo replies: R.B., I am sorry that you are likely to lose some driveway to make…
Month: March 2019
Seasonal HOA Common Wall Leak Causing Year-Round Unit Damage
A.Y. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I wonder should the HOA be responsible for repair of interior damage caused by exterior leaks? We live in a townhome and since this summer we started to notice moisture damage on our hardwood floor along the baseboard/molding of a wall facing the backyard (not a shared…
Homeowners Accuse HOA President of Embezzlement!
J.M. from New Haven County writes: Dear Mister Condo, My HOA President is embezzling funds from our HOA and it appears he is getting a “bonus” from the contractors we use. What are the correct steps to remove him from his position and possibly sue him (we have evidence of some of his transgressions)? Mister…
Failed Condo Building Maintenance Leads to Bigger Problem
R.W. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, A downspout (a rather large one) broke, allowing water to cascade down the side of the wall. My condo association was lax on fixing the tuckpointing of the building for 7 years and this allowed water to enter the sill above my window, and several other…