T.M. from Hartford County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am having water leakage in my basement along with two others in our connected condo building have problems. We had an expert come and verify the that Footing Drain has failed. The building is only 10 years old. The fix would be to excavate approximately…
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New HOA Dumpster Trashing Owner’s View
N.F. from New Hanover County, North Carolina writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our neighborhood has drives with 6 units on each drive. Our drive has a 2-car turnaround/overflow at the end that is right in front of our home and the unit across from us. Our HOA wants to put a permanent dumpster in that spot. It’s…
Condo Plows Snow Directly to Owner’s Cars
G.W. from Richmond County, Virginia writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in Condo with roughly 70 units. When it snows, the HOA contracts a company to clear the parking lots. In the process though the plows usually will plow the snow so that it creates a large mound of snow behind my car that prevents…
Condo Board Mulls Adding a Service Cart
F.L. from Monmouth County, New Jersey writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am a Board Member (Trustee) of a Condominium complex of four buildings with roughly 130 units combined. Each building is three stories, plus a basement with a laundry room and storage rooms. At our last Board Meeting, two Board Members brought up a proposal…