S.U. from Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo association Zoom 2020 Annual Meeting conducted in November had two main items on the agenda: elect 3 officers and ratify or reject the 2021 budget approved by the board. The proposed budget resulted in the monthly condo fee increase. The meeting package sent to unit owners included the ballots…
Month: February 2021
Damaged Electrical Wires May Not Belong to Condo
R.F. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I report a damage of electrical wires inside the walls that cut the electricity of two outlets in my unit, the Board refused to send someone to check or fix the problem. What I can do about it? Mister Condo replies: R.F., I am sorry that…
Gurgling Toilets Create a Condo Mystery
A.D. from Hartford County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am having problems with two back to back toilets in bathrooms that back up to each other. When either flushes, water is drawn out from the other. There is also gurgling I assume it must be the lines in the walls. They share a common…
HOA Likely Not Responsible for Repair of Crushed Drain Pipe
J.S. from San Diego County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, Rain drain pipes from my back yard go under my house to the street. At the curb on the street inside the concrete form about 8 inches in the plastic pipe is crushed. Because the plastic pipe is crushed It can’t be cleaned and it…