T.K. from New York City writes: Dear Mister Condo, I own a condo in NYC. My condo board and management agents have not been responding for three years to my complaints of suspected interior wall water leaks which I am not responsible for nor am I allowed to deal with myself. Water has by now…
Tag: Legal
Condo Owners Refusing to Pay Creates Delinquency Issues
S.M. from Ohio writes: Dear Mister Condo, There are a lot of delinquency problems at my condo due to poor previous management company. My question is how to collect effectively. Mister Condo replies: S.M., regardless of how the previous management company performed, it is the owners that didn’t pay their common fees and assessments as…
Condo Board Regrets Giving Away Use of Common Grounds
M.W. from Arizona writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our older condo building with two dozen units built in 1974 in need of new cold-water plumbing. The problem is that over the years whoever was on the prior boards approved the use of common space for 4 buildings out of 6 that could fence in back door…
Requirement for Condos to Have Working Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
D.R. from Fairfield County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is it a Connecticut state law that condo units need to have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector? Mister Condo replies: D.R., common sense and safety dictate that working smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors save lives and should be in every home. Connecticut did pass…