M.N. from San Diego County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, My neighbor’s bathroom ceiling got mold and damage and a cracked ceiling. My plumber came over and found the problem was from leaking inside of my bathroom valve. I called insurance to file a claim and they approve to fix my bathroom, but denied to…
Absent Condo Owners Tasked with Common Area Upkeep
B.H. from Sarasota County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo has a rule on the documents that states each unit owner shall maintain his unit, and especially the exterior of his unit, in a clean and orderly manner, and in a manner which will not be offensive to any other unit owner. We each have a…
Condo Can and Should Ban Smoking
L.M. from New Haven County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Hello, do you have any information about a smoke free policy within a condo complex of 280 units? For months now, my downstairs bathroom reeks or marijuana and cigarette smoke. I have no way of proving where it is coming from. Yesterday, a man sat…
HOA Required to Maintain Boat Docks
A. from Pinellas County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have a boat slip but the dock needs repair on the pilings and the hardware. We hired a diver and they said that all of the pilings are eaten by worm burrowers and fungus with splits. How do we get the HOA to do the repair?…