J.H. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, I am president of the Board for my condo. The son of a unit owner and his girlfriend living in the unit are extremely heavy smokers which is causing the unit owner next door great consternation as the smoke seeps through the common block wall between units. We have been…
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Previous Condo Trustee Allowed Unit Owner Delinquency to Go Unchecked!
M.C. from Middlesex County writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our trustee just sold her unit making me the new trustee. After she left, I found out one of the Unit owners wasn’t paying their HOA fees and that the former trustee had used funds I put in the Reserve Fund for my share of assessments to…
Noisy Condo Neighbor Serves On the Board and Doesn’t Follow Rules
W.T. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I have been having a problem with the owner of the Condo above me. I have asked him several times to try and cut down the noise on his floor (walking, dropping heavy objects, etc.t) which makes noise come down into my condo. He also has…
Condo Grease Trap Back-up Leaves Unit Owner Footing Amelioration Costs
K.K. from Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, My condo sustained water damage from a backup in the sink drain line shared by three units, in a three-story building. My unit is on the first floor, and when the exterior grease trap backed up, water was forced up through my kitchen sink and into the unit….