J.M. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have a dysfunctional condo board of trustees where I live. It is a fourteen-unit condo and the self-managed board has been in place since condo was built in 1973. There was an attempt in 2009/2010 to hire a management company but the company dropped us after a…
Category: Board
$250 Pet Fee Instituted at Condo
G.S. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo association just changed the bylaws and now is imposing a one-time charge of $250 per pet. We have an issue with people, primarily students, not picking up after their pets. Most of the year-round owners do pick up after the pets. Do we have…
Ridiculous Paperwork Fine Levied by Condo Association
K.B. from Fairfield County writes: Dear Mister Condo, I have been assessed a fine for not mailing in an information form to the property manager by a certain date. Approximately 64 days later I received a statement that I owed $320 in fines ($5 per day) because the office claims it was not received. I…
Managing Condo Trustee Not Sharing Records
Z.Z. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo managing trustee does not send a regular itemized budget. I feel he consults with the lawyer when he wishes and it’s not necessarily in our best interest. What is the typical way information is shared about budgets and consults? I’d like to hear his…