In a situation wherein a person refuses to pay maintenance fees, what can be done? Every time we ask whether we can cut off snow removal from the person's driveway, we are told that it could be considered a 'grey area.' What if the person s…
Q I seem to be in the minority on the board upon which I am a director and chair of the finance committee, as I believe that, since shareholders are lessees/renters, and the corporation is the lessor/landlord, then the corporation should …
Q If the HOA has title to a unit and a bank holds the mortgage and takes it back from the HOA is the bank responsible for all expenses?—i.e., maintenance, taxes, water and electric. The bank has allowed one unit to become uninhabitable an…
Due to sudden and unfortunate circumstances, one of our condo's board of directors had to start the foreclosure process on his unit. The board is not sure how to handle the situation—if there are any conflict of interests. Does he have to r…
Q My property manager told me that the moisture meter in the hallway adjoining my bathroom has a high reading. There’s no visible damage on the wallpaper in the co-op hallway, there’s no visible damage, and there’s no leaks in the bathroo…
I live above a daily cigar smoker, and particularly in the warmer months I like to leave my windows and balcony door open. I’ve complained several times to the board and management that the smoke is getting into my unit, my rug, my bed shee…
Q My condo's board recently approved a plan to provide an office for our property manager. Since the building did not have a space for an office, they want to put up walls in one of our common areas, so the property manager has a place to…
Can Pool Usage Be Restricted to Adults Only? Q Our community has a neighborhood pool, which myself and my neighbors greatly enjoy using. My husband purchased our home, in fact, because it was directly next to the pool. Recently thou…
Must notices of rule violations be sent by certified mail? Can they be sent via priority/tracking mail? Can they be sent by email? Must complaints by others to a rules committee always be placed on standardized form or can they be emails, t…
Q I live above a daily cigar smoker, and particularly in the warmer months I like to leave my windows and balcony door open. I’ve complained several times to the board and management that the smoke is getting into my unit, my rug, my beds…