B.S. from Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a 118-unit condo consisting of numerous townhouses. Recently, our president struck parking restrictions, unilaterally. They were allowing one car on street, the rest in your double garage. Worked well for 15+ yrs. Within 1 year, our landlord properties went from 8 to 25 because of…
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Unspecified Fire Extinguishers Mandated by Condo Board
B.V. from Llano County, Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, The Board just sent out a letter notifying owners that our new Master Insurance Policy requires all units to have fire extinguishers. The community has never required this before and while it makes good practical sense, nothing was said about size – A,B,C or a combination of…
Condo’s County Tax Records Incorrect
B.V. from Travis County, Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, I just found out that the county tax records were wrong and had the 2616 square foot units listed as 2122 square feet from the beginning. Owners all pay the same amount of assessments based on wrong information for the last 12 years. The County corrected…
Perils of Purchasing Condo Units “Under Construction”
M.L. from Aransas County, Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our 100-unit condo complex has been “under construction” since 08/2017 after Hurricane Harvey. Shockingly, there are less than 25% of the units to punch list. We still have many buildings at studs. Our master policy has paid almost $15 million and, from what I understand, the…