S.Y. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo board discriminates against unit owners who want to list their unit for sale outside the condo realtor. If you list with the condo’s realtor, the realtors commission of 6% is paid from the condo’s 10% “marketing fee” levied when a unit sells. If you…
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How To Enforce Condo Building Renovation Requirements
S.O. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, When a new owner renovates – without any discussion with the board/management and does things that should not have been done – what can board do? Can they make them halt, and make them put it back to the way it was, and if so how?…
Condo Reverse Mortgage Woes
R.H. from Wisconsin writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am president of a condo association. Currently we have 11 existing buildings that are occupied (2 units per building). There still are 7 more buildings that will be built in the coming years. We basically have 58% of the project built and completed. I understand that you…
Ownership of Burst Condo Water Line Questioned
T.G. from New Haven County writes: Dear Mister Condo, If a hot water line bursts in an outside wall who is responsible, the unit owner or the board? Also, the line was not where the Board said it was. Our kitchen sits above our neighbor’s garage. The board said both hot and cold lines are…