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…
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Everything Not Coming Up Roses for this Condo Owner
D.R. from Ontario, Canada writes: Dear Mister Condo, Have the rules changed? I would like to plant flowers for the Board but am told that I must be employed by the Condo Corporation. If I sign a “no harms agreement”, can I do this voluntarily or has the law changed? Mister Condo replies: D.R., planting…
Failure to Plan is a Plan for Failure for this Condo
A.D. from Hartford County writes: Dear Mister Condo, If I may quote you, you said in a recent answer “Levying special assessments for something as common as roof replacement concerns me on a far greater level. If your association isn’t building adequate reserves for common elements in your condo association, you might want to ask…
Condominium Government and Enforcement
N.P. from New Haven County writes: Dear Mister Condo, What is the governing body of the condo association? What is the enforcement body? Mister Condo replies: N.P., the condominium documents should spell out the governing body of your condominium. For most condos, the Board of Directors is the governing and enforcement body. These are the…