A.S. from Westchester County, New York writes: Dear Mister Condo, 30 single Ground level units built twenty years ago. The town hired inspection company to inspect and approve installation of electrical grounding using one grounding rod at time of construction even though Town and County electrical grounding specifications called for two grounding rods at time…
Tag: Construction Defect
Developer Closes Corporation After Building Defective Condos
Y.L. from Long Island, New York writes: Dear Mister Condo, The developer hasn’t repaired leaks in individual units that resulted from an improperly constructed roof of our new condo building within the 6-year warranty period. He has now transferred the remaining ownership of his unit to his new company and he says the former company…
Broken Water Pipe in HOA Leads to More Problems
J.G. from Cobb County, Georgia writes: Dear Mister Condo, I had a water pipe leak a few weeks ago. I contacted HOA as I didn’t know where the leak was coming from. They called a plumber, who found the leak. Pipe that serviced my unit only. I get the repair is my responsibility. The pipe was about…
Noisy Condo Caused by Construction Defects
E.G. from Los Angeles County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, 200 or so unit senior condo complex built in 2008/2009 in California opened with numerous noise complaints about impact noise coming from above units that have hardwood flooring HOA Board for past 12 years always responded that it was a neighbor-to-neighbor behavioral problem which has…