S.L. from Suffolk County, Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Hi! We bought a condo that included the parking spot in the deed. There are 12 units and all 12 deeds include the parking spot. But there is only room for 11 spaces. How does this get solved? Mister Condo replies: S.L., Hi! This is an…
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Who is Responsible for Exterminating Condo Mice?
P.O. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo association refuses to treat mice in a building of three connected townhouses. They say it’s a unit problem not a condo issue. We feel it’s a maintenance issue. What say you? Mister Condo replies: P.O., mice infestations are no laughing matter. Many buildings in in the…
Cape Cod Condo Owner Wants to Add a Deck
D.T. from Barnstable County, Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Condo association with 12 individual units. My neighbor wants to add a deck to her unit. The Trustee is saying she has to get permission from the abutting owners. Common area is in between all units. In my research I can only find that she needs…
Buying and Converting a 2-Unit Condo to a Duplex Home
M.H. from Middlesex county, Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, We own a condo in a two-condo unit house and the family below us is selling their unit. We’d like to buy that unit as a rental property but also to protect us against a bad condo relationship with any new buyers. We’d also like control…