D.H. from Pinellas County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our by-laws or declaration does not provide for the association to provide cable service for all condo residents and now the board wants to subscribe to cable and adding it to the maintenance fee without a vote. The property management says it is just like a…
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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…
Property Values Plummet in Poorly Maintained Condo Association
L.S. from Hartford County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, What can you do if the management company doesn’t enforce the bylaws of owners the condo complex is turning into such a mess. Damaged windows, ripped screens, garbage on decks, signs in windows. It’s so disappointing. Letter after letter, nothing gets results. Now my property values…