B.M. from Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, If a unit owner or board member causes the association to call an attorney unnecessarily by insisting to have her answers in writing can she be responsible for the fees? Mister Condo replies: B.M., attorneys can be very useful to condos and HOAs. Many facets of governing an…
Tag: Communications
Condo Board Meeting Virtually Without Notice to Owners
R. from Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is it considered acceptable for written consents of the directors to be argued out via email, by the email of the consent at hand? Where the matter is a major topic, and one that would be for open session, but has never been on a prior agenda, has…
Spreading the Word About a Condo Special Assessment
S.W. from Pennsylvania writes: Dear Mister Condo, What is the best way to communicate a plan to announce special assessment project? Mister Condo replies: S.W., special assessments are never popular. However, if the condo is going to survive there are times when there simply isn’t any other way to raise the capital to do so….
Changing the Condo’s Annual Meeting Date
P.Z. from Berkshire County, Massachusetts writes: Dear Mister Condo, Can we change our annual meeting date from October to Late August as requested by Unit owners and Trustees? Mister Condo replies: P.Z., there are many reasons that associations decide to change their annual meeting dates. As long as the rules for making that change are…