N.M. from Cook County, Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, We are a small condo association and have a basement unit that requires an ejector pump to pump its sewage into the sewer line. We all have our own furnaces and water heaters and each unit is responsible for their replacement and repair. Is the basement…
Category: Neighbor Issues
Condo Owner Using Handicapped Visitor Parking
S.S. from Rockingham County, New Hampshire writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our 20+ unit condo is a 55 and older community in New Hampshire. This was a privately developed project on private property 20 years ago. Each owner has a ground floor inside garage assigned parking space. Also, on the property is an outdoor parking lot…
Condo Neighbor Behaves Like a Sump Pump Chump
P.F. from Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo is on a lot with a high water table so the sump pump runs often. The neighbors have adjusted the floats on their pump so it rarely runs which causes mine to run constantly. I’ve spoken to them. What else can I do? Mister Condo replies:…
Enforcing Flagrantly Ignored Condo Speed Limit
D.F. from Hartford County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, We Have cited and fined a resident for speeding in the Village. We were advised by an attorney that unless we could prove she was speeding by radar, we would have a difficult time collecting any fines. What good is our “no speeding” rule if we…