D.B. from Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, I was recently voted as Treasurer of our Condo Association in Illinois. The previous Treasurer made copies of everything. He has boxes and boxes of copies. I would rather scan all of these documents and shred the originals. Do the scanned documents fulfill the Illinois requirements for record…
Category: Condominium
Do I Own the Deck on My Condo?
G.V. from Tampa, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is my deck common area if the condo board has not paid me for it? I had it built and payed for it myself. Mister Condo replies: G.V., the short answer is “it depends”. What it depends upon is how the agreement worked back when you installed…
Speed Bumps Damaging Condo Resident’s Cars
H.Z. from Colorado writes: Dear Mister Condo, Does the parking lot have to have “slow down bumps” and have many? These things are destroying my car because they are in front and back of the building. Mister Condo replies: H.Z., if you are hitting speed bumps fast enough to destroy your car, then my answer…
Old Condo Building Plumbing Causing Expense to Remodeling Owners
I.I. from New York City writes: Dear Mister Condo, I think that my NYC condo is not following it’s By Laws with respect to plumbing repairs. The building was built in 1932 and most of the plumbing is original. When a unit owner renovates and a plumbing leak happens in the riser (Common area) even…