E.H. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I have had an issue with wall damage for almost two years now. I have written emails to our property management group, called, attended the monthly board meetings to try and get this resolved, spoken with board members and nothing is being done. The last three…
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HOA Board Controls Use of Boat Slips
J.T. from Pinellas County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, My HOA comprises 8 units. The HOA has 2 boat slips allocated on a wait list and offer them on a “first come” basis. I am a full time resident and reside here year-round. This is my home. One of the boat slips is empty and I…
This Old Condo is Very Expensive
A.J. from Middlesex County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, I found out recently that the master insurance policy on this old house (1832) turned into condos in 1988, 8 units, was cancelled by the insurance carrier due to the condition. The president, who is almost 80 and president for 20 years, doesn’t live here fulltime,…
Unhappy with Special Assessment for Condo Parking Area
T.B. from Dade County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo just got hit by the Board with a $1.7M Special Assessment (approximately $10K per unit) to resurface the parking floors. The Board didn’t provide any engineering report or any kind of official inspection to justify this, except “visual inspection by the property manager”, so…