A.M. from Miami-Dade County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, I share a dryer vent with my neighbor as well as others share with their neighbor We were budgeted in 2019 and 2020 for dryer vent cleaning. Several excuses have been made to not clean and the money was used for something else according to the…
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Condo Board Member Wants to Remove Pet Restrictions
R.C. from Lake County, Indiana writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo prohibits pets with the exception of service dogs as required by federal law. Now a Board member wants to change the rule to allow pets. Several of us have allergies to dogs and cats. Do we have any recourse if the rule is changed?…
Condo Fine and Warning Policy Changes
R.R. from Garland County, Arkansas writes: Dear Mister Condo, After 36 years, the board changed the amount of a fine from $100.00, with warning letter first and 30 days to fix the issue, to just a copy of the new rule as warning letter. Meaning no warning letter and chance to fix the issue to…
Florida HOA Boat Slip Repair Chaos May Sink Board President
J.B. from Miami-Dade County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a HOA (also carry my CAM License) with 28 townhouses in North Miami Beach. I have two questions: 1) We are rebuilding our HOA common element boat dock. A construction company is working on the repair. Before they finished the repair, boat owners…