B.B. from Fairfield County writes: Dear Mister Condo, Our condo manager is also a resident in our association. Is he permitted to serve on the condo board? Our condo board allows him to sit at their table and speak freely at the board meetings while making other residents wait until the end to speak. Aside…
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How Too Many Non-Resident Unit Owners in a Condo Association Changes Everything
E.C. from Litchfield County writes: Dear Mister Condo, The same people who established the condominium in which I live still control it. Though units were first sold in 1990, one of the developers maintains 15 of the 130 units. This block of condo units represents 15 votes, which when added to condo units controlled by…
This Condo Has it All! Renters, Roaches, Broken Trash Chutes…
S.M. from Miami writes: Dear Mister Condo, I live in a condo in Miami and we have the most incompetent Board. The building is self-managed and we currently are under a lot of problems, like roach infestation, water leaks, building trash chute compartment broken and trash coming out of the compartment. The building runs more…
Should Condo Owner Get Paid for Condo Gardening?
G.W. from outside of Connecticut writes: Dear Mister Condo, Can you volunteer to do gardening at a condo without pay? Mister Condo replies: G.W., the very nature of volunteering indicates that there will be no pay. If pay is offered, it is employment, not volunteerism. Typically speaking, it is bad policy to hire condo residents…