B.J. from Cook County, Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, An owner who is in violation of the one dog rule is running for the board. If elected she will have a vote on a dog policy issue. I think she should recuse herself from the vote on the basis of self-interest and fiduciary responsibility. Mister…
Category: Condominium
Parking Garage Access Blocked by Other Condo Owners
A.D. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a 6-unit condo. Each Unit has an assigned parking space and a garage. Space between building and parking spaces is barely enough to turn into a parking space or garage. Unit 1 refuses to use their garage, and instead parks in front of the…
Pool Cabana Rental Angers Condo Owners
S.F. from Broward County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, Can a general common element, (the pool cabana), of the condo association of 444 units be used for private party by an owner of said association at the exclusion of all the other owners? In other words, the cabana would be reserved & rented for exclusive use…
Disabled Vet Displaced as Condo Association Forecloses on Landlord
J.M. from Cook County, Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, My situation is an unusual one. My landlord has accumulated $5000 of assessment fees and the association has just given me a summons (served by a sheriff) of a court date in one week for eviction. I am a disabled veteran who has been living here…