M.L. from Aransas County, Texas writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our 100-unit condo complex has been “under construction” since 08/2017 after Hurricane Harvey. Shockingly, there are less than 25% of the units to punch list. We still have many buildings at studs. Our master policy has paid almost $15 million and, from what I understand, the…
Category: Construction Defects
Condo Unit Requires Sewage Line Snaking Every 8 Weeks
S.O. from Franklin County, Ohio writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our association needs to enter our condo unit bi-monthly to snake our sewage line. We feel this is too invasive, and that it is just a band aid for the bellies we have in our sewage line. We have had back-ups and understand the need to…
Support Piles Never Installed for Condo Detached Homes
E.S. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have 36 single-family detached units and 101 town home units. We own one of the single-family units. In trying to sell our unit, structural engineers have identified our unit as having faulty common elements (support beams, concrete slab and poured concrete walls are tilting) due…
Condo Owner Removes Wallpaper to Find Building Code Violation
S.P. from Washington State writes: Dear Mister Condo, While stripping wallpaper from our condo bathroom, we found that the wall is not drywall or plaster. It’s Masonite or a particle board. We are the original owners, so this was a building flaw that was not to code. Who is responsible for having drywall hung? The…