A.B. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in one half of a 2-unit condo – very acrimonious – neither one has ever paid condo fees – how does a single unit owner (unilaterally and without cooperation from the other) establish a budget/common expenses, so as to make legal any assessment (and subsequent mortgagee…
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Does Local Building Code Supersede Condo By-Laws?
G.S. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo was built in 1985 and condo bylaws prohibit any external changes. In the process of finishing my basement, I want to change two set side-by-side small windows, each about 30″x20″, to one large about 60″x40″, which equals to 4 existing windows. My contractor told me that…
How Much Can the Condo Board Round Up Fees?
K.S. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our board and management deleted our capital reserves on a roof project and has since obtained a loan for it. We have 3 types of condos with 3 different percentages of ownership. They have increased our condo fees and have also added on a capital reserve fee and…
Condo Association Seeks to Assess Elevator Repair Costs to Single Owner
R.L. from Middlesex County, Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo association sent me an invoice of around $1000 to fix the elevator. They claimed that the elevator was jammed by a toy that my toddler son lost. None of my family was aware of anything like that. My boy lost the toy several months…