M.C. from Middlesex County writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our trustee just sold her unit making me the new trustee. After she left, I found out one of the Unit owners wasn’t paying their HOA fees and that the former trustee had used funds I put in the Reserve Fund for my share of assessments to…
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Condo Board Unwilling to Maintain and Upkeep Common Grounds
J.W. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, The association refuses to repair muddy spots in my lawn. They are from the clay dirt and require maintenance. Mister Condo replies: J.W., maintenance and upkeep of common areas are the purview of the Board. I assume the area you are describing as “my lawn” is,…
Noisy Condo Neighbor Serves On the Board and Doesn’t Follow Rules
W.T. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I have been having a problem with the owner of the Condo above me. I have asked him several times to try and cut down the noise on his floor (walking, dropping heavy objects, etc.t) which makes noise come down into my condo. He also has…
Condo Grease Trap Back-up Leaves Unit Owner Footing Amelioration Costs
K.K. from Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo sustained water damage from a backup in the sink drain line shared by three units, in a three-story building. My unit is on the first floor, and when the exterior grease trap backed up, water was forced up through my kitchen sink and into the unit….