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KASS: Can condo ‘deconversion’ vote be left open?
Q: I read your recent column and would ask your opinion on the situation that currently exists in my condo building. There has been an offer made to purchase the […]
KASS: Condo board waited over weekend to fix A/C
Q: Our condo association has central air and heat and needs to be turned over twice a year from one to the other. Each unit has controls over the flow […]
KASS: How should a condo apportion assessments?
Q: We live in a 12-unit condo with six units two-bedroom and six units one- bedroom. The building was built in 1979. We have always paid the monthly assessment according […]
KASS: Board won’t mail meeting minutes
DEAR BENNY: I have repeatedly requested a copy of the board meeting minutes for the past three years. I live out of the building mostly, but it is my residence. […]
KASS: Check association’s intoxication coverage
DEAR BENNY: This question is a little late for the holiday season but may be helpful in the future. On New Year’s Day, our condo association had a “wine and […]
KASS: Look at the fine print before you lock
DEAR BENNY: What exactly is a “lock”? We are purchasing a condo, and the lender asked if we want to lock in the rate. We told him yes, but we […]
KASS: Seek guidance on condominium rentals
DEAR BENNY: I am one of your readers and was hoping you could point me in the right direction. I am on a condo committee considering implementing a rental restriction […]
KASS: Collect proof of neighbor’s nuisances
DEAR BENNY: I live in a 12-unit condominium. A few years ago, my downstairs neighbor rented out his unit to new tenants, who have been an absolute nightmare. They are […]
Condo owner soaked after Faucette gets flooded by leaky pipe
A Charlotte company that tried to withhold a $5,000 insurance payment as leverage in an ongoing dispute over condominium association dues will have to pay out more than $42,000 in […]
Rental caps increasingly divide condos
DEAR BENNY: Our condominium declaration allows renting but there is no rental cap or time period for the lease. We have a waiting list of people who want to rent […]
House bill would treat condos like homes
Thousands of condominiums and housing cooperatives that were damaged when Sandy struck the East Coast last year learned – after the fact – that they were not eligible for money grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Unlike single-family homes, which can get both grants and loans, community associations are considered “business associations” and are only entitled to loa[...]
Fate of foreclosed home worries neighbor
A house right near us has gone in to foreclosure. We are concerned because now the real estate agent says it’s being “donated to a charity.”
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