B.M. from New Haven County writes: Dear Mister Condo, My husband and I live in a small condo complex where the outside maintenance is paid for by the association. The irrigation systems, however, are individual in that each owner pays for the water used to irrigate the area around their condo. We have one home…
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Too Many Dogs Spoil the Condo!
G.T. from New Haven County writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a complex where we are allowed one dog per unit. About a year ago, a long standing resident had her 2 children move in with her from another state. Both children brought with them a dog! The first we knew, there were 2…
Special Meeting of the Condo Board of Directors
P.D. from Hartford County writes: Dear Mister Condo, What is procedure for calling a special Board of Director’s meeting? Mister Condo replies: P.D., the short answer is it depends on who’s calling the meeting and why. The Board of Directors is the group of elected volunteer leaders from within your community. They meet as prescribed…
Funding the Condominium Reserve Fund with a Loan
L.G. from New Jersey writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a mid-century, 7-story building that was converted from an apartment building. We lost part of our roof from Super Storm Sandy. We are applying for a SBA loan at 3% to pay for the repairs. My thought was we were paying most of the…