S.H. from Los Angeles County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is one of the condo owners allowed to pay themselves for watering the plants? Who is allowed to hire a gardener on behalf of the HOA? Mister Condo replies: S.H., it is typically not allowed to pay HOA members for “work” they perform on behalf of…
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HOA Entry Garden Maintained by Uninsured Volunteer
P.R. from Hartford County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I was maintaining the garden at the front entrance of our HOA community for two years. I was told that I could no longer do it because I was a liability to the association. Our HOA does have HOA insurance and when I contacted them I…
Underfunded Reserve and Lack of Condo Volunteers Likely Related
M.M. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, 2 questions: We are a 36-townhouse community (in 5 buildings) that is 5 years old. We had a capital reserve study done about 3 years ago and the report we received said we should be putting $45,000 per year in reserves. This seems high – your…
Confronting Condo Homeowners is Not a Volunteer Duty
W.P. from Howard County, Maryland writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am a volunteer “building captain” who takes care of minor building issues (i.e. emergency lights, light bulbs, watering issues, squeaking doors etc.). I have been asked by our board to tell a unit owner in our building to remove their bike from an area on common…