M.H. from New York City writes: Dear Mister Condo, Is board responsible to contact unit owner about noise coming from upstairs unit? Mister Condo replies: M.H., the Board is responsible for ensuring that you have peaceable enjoyment of your unit, which should be outlined in your governing documents. However, if a neighbor is the one…
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HOA Fountain Creates Homeowner Nightmare
D.M. from Broward County, Florida writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a neighborhood of single-family homes with an HOA. My backyard is adjacent to a canal which is approximately 100′ wide. The HOA board installed a very large water fountain almost immediately behind my house in the middle of the canal. The noise from…
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…
Condo Dryer Vent Noise Needs to Be Investigated
D.L. from San Bernardino County, California writes: Dear Mister Condo, My wife and I live in a condo complex where we live upstairs and our unit is above the garage. The person next to us is downstairs and their dryer vent comes up from their unit and goes in between our floor and the roof…