J.G. from Windham County, Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo association is responsible for outside of units and common grounds. Does this also make the Association responsible for control/elimination of pests such as bugs, bees, etc. even if there is nothing in our declaration specifically about these nuisances? Mister Condo replies: J.G., proper pest…
Tag: Nuisance
Condo Board Allows Indoors Marijuana Smoking
A.I. from New Jersey writes: Dear Mister Condo, Hi, our downstairs neighbor who rents, smokes marijuana indoor and sometimes with his friends and the odor seeps into our apartment. We spoke to the landlord and the self-managed board, both of them aren’t willing to do anything since we are allowed to smoke indoor and the…
Careless Condo Owner Creates Big Mess
G.B. from Cook County, Illinois writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a condo complex in that consists of 60 units divided up into 6 buildings. A tenant in the building I live in decided to remodel her unit. She never notified the Board or our management company that she was doing this. During the…
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…