L.P. from New York writes: Dear Mister Condo, I paid for my condo fees with money orders. Now the management is saying they didn’t get the ones for May, July, September, November. How do I get to see who signed the money orders to put in the bank? Mister Condo replies: L.P., depending on how…
Tag: Common Fees
Special Assessment Levied Every Year to Keep Common Fees Low
T.S. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a self-managed, 5-unit, condominium. Our Board is levying a Special Assessment, which I am fine with paying, as it is for work I have been trying to get them to complete for years. However, this is my concern. Last year, the Board levied a Special…
Difference Between a Condo Special Assessment and a Regular Assessment
E.B. from America writes: Dear Mister Condo, We received a notice of “additional assessment” which the management company tells me falls within the Regular Assessment category and not the Special Assessment category, the only two categories defined in our bylaws. It is to tear out the roads and replace them, a project in the $125,000…
Condo Pays for Natural Gas Benefitting a Handful of Owners
D.K. from Alabama writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is a condominium budget valid when it assesses charges to all units for a common utility expense, even when not all units have access to the benefits of the utility benefits? To be specific, the HOA dues are being used to pay for natural gas used in some…