B.V. from Llano County, Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, The Board just sent out a letter notifying owners that our new Master Insurance Policy requires all units to have fire extinguishers. The community has never required this before and while it makes good practical sense, nothing was said about size – A,B,C or a combination of…
Category: Condominium
Ground Floor Condo Offers Little Privacy
R.J. from Contra Costa County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a very large senior community (roughly 7,000 residents). We have numerous condominiums scattered about in buildings housing up to 20 condo units. Most all building are above street level except for the building my condo is in. My building has six condos,…
HOA Board Trying to Decide on Pool Opening
A.A. from Santa Clara County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, We are deciding whether or not to reopen our pool during COVID-19. Has anyone had a good or bad experience with opening up their pool? Our CDC guidelines has a list of how to do this safely, but it seems safer and less costly to…
Leaky Condo Roof Reveals Lack of Reserve Fund
C.B. from Oklahoma writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have an old condo complex that was built in 1964. Needless to say, we cannot afford new roofs (one million dollars to replace them all) so we patch them the best we can. We have an owner who just bought a condo last year and had a…