E.S. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, We have 36 single-family detached units and 101 town home units. We own one of the single-family units. In trying to sell our unit, structural engineers have identified our unit as having faulty common elements (support beams, concrete slab and poured concrete walls are tilting) due…
Tag: Construction Defect
Condo Owner Removes Wallpaper to Find Building Code Violation
S.P. from Washington State writes: Dear Mister Condo, While stripping wallpaper from our condo bathroom, we found that the wall is not drywall or plaster. It’s Masonite or a particle board. We are the original owners, so this was a building flaw that was not to code. Who is responsible for having drywall hung? The…
Condo Sagging Floor Repair Responsibility
B.M. from Delaware County, Pennsylvania writes: Dear Mister Condo, Who’s responsible for condos sagging floor and more? Mister Condo replies: B.M., that is a great question! Back in 2014, I was asked a similar question; check out my answer here: https://askmistercondo.com/whose-responsibility-is-condos-sagging-floors-and-more/. My answer hasn’t changed much since then. You will need to review the condo docs…
Borrowing from the Reserve Fund to Fix Condo Building Code Violations
J.C. from Morris County, New Jersey writes: Dear Mister Condo, Can a Condo Association, incorporated in New Jersey, borrow and pay back money from the Reserve Fund? These funds would be used for building code issues that the builder did not complete. It is for a 300 + unit association with several million dollars in…