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…
Tag: Noise
Condo Board Grants Approval for a Noisy Condenser!
K.B. from Santa Fe County, New Mexico writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in condo where I am in the upstairs unit and other owner is downstairs. I have a swamp cooler and the owner downstairs installed (with board approval) a condenser for air conditioner. I can hear it go on and off from 30-36…
Condo Board Holds Rooftop Party Against HOA Rules
L.C. from Cook County, Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, What can be done about an HOA breaking the rules? My condo doesn’t allow music on the 3rd floor deck, except with earbuds or headphones. But, once a year the board of directors decides to have summer social, that very few people attend, and they get…
Condo Board Uninterested in Noise Abatement
B.V. from Westchester County, New York writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condominium recently announced that there will be a very noisy long-term (months) project going on at our property, outdoors. Several of us living closest to the work site have requested temporary sound barriers be erected but the Board has refused our request. Don’t they…