B.B. from Collier County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo association received funds from an insurance claim filed regarding hurricane damage. Included in the claim were windows, a roof, and various other items. If the association wants to use some of the funds received in the settlement to purchase new windows for all owners…
Month: June 2020
Consumer Price Index Dictates Condo Common Fees
Dear Mister Condo, J.L. from South Carolina writes: I’m president of an 8-unit condo with no reserve. Current dues to each owner are $175, total, $1,400 monthly. By the time we pay all the routine bills and management $260/monthly, we are left w/ no money to do anything. I’ve tried to increase dues, but management tells me we…
Owner Questions Condo Association’s Right to Tow
M.S. from Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in an 88-unit condo community. The Declaration of my community provides that parking spaces are common elements and that common elements are appurtenances to units; I thus own a 1/88 interest in the common elements. My Association has adopted a parking decal rule and has installed signs…
Condo Board Requires Serial Numbers of Hot Water Tanks
G.E. from New Haven County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Can condo boards ask unit owners to supply serial numbers and age of hot water tanks? Mister Condo replies: G.E., the association has a right to know how old your water heater is. Serial numbers are the easiest way to jive the age of the…