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Condo Board Challenges Continue in Pennsylvania

By Mister Condo | April 10, 2019April 3, 2019 by Mister Condo

(Editor’s Note: this question is a follow-up to the original post that appeared on February 14, 2019. You can see that post here: https://askmistercondo.com/board-and-fellow-unit-owners-making-condo-life-uncomfortable/) M.K. from Pennsylvania writes: Dear Mister Condo, Thank you for your recent reply. We are taking your advice and putting our home on the market after doing $4K worth of work. The only thing holding us back is a job offer in another city. In the meantime, the old ladies and men…

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Board and Fellow Unit Owners Making Condo Life Uncomfortable

By Mister Condo | February 14, 2019March 19, 2019 by Mister Condo

M.K. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo is 40% Fundamentalist Christian. They have a weekly Bible study and control the Board. We had a ten-year standing water issue which was finally resolved when we took steps looking into a lawyer. They are so judgmental and repeatedly report us to the board over trivial matters. We moved out and now are moving back in after our home failed to sell. They kept…

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Previous Condo Owner Installed Hardwood Floors Improperly

By Mister Condo | December 13, 2018March 24, 2019 by Mister Condo

S.B. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, We are having problems with our hardwood floors cupping. We just found out that our Management told the previous owner that the floors were not being properly installed and this could happen. Isn’t it the responsibility of Management to let us know of this improper installation before we purchased the unit? Shouldn’t they help pay for some of the very expensive repairs we now have? Thanks for…

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Condo’s FHA Approval Expiration Date Critical to Sale of Condo

By Mister Condo | August 10, 2018July 23, 2018 by Mister Condo

J.D. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I have a buyer interested in my condo and ready to put in an offer and is FHA approved. The HOA’s FHA approval runs out in 37 days. If this buyer gets an offer in before that date can he still get an FHA mortgage? Mister Condo replies: J.D., congrats on finding a buyer for your condo. FHA approval is typically required by banks offering mortgages…