Q:     I live in a 38 unit condominium building. I recently learned that an investor contacted our board of directors. The investor was interested in purchasing our building to deconvert it into apartments. The investor offered the board a very ...

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Julieta Corredor, her two sons and their families have used their two-bedroom townhouse in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district as a place for honeymoons, family gatherings and college housing during the more than 30 years ...

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DEAR BENNY: I never thought I would be writing, however I am dealing with an over-zealous condo board president who recently was elected to our board. My wife and I own a condo (not our primary residence) and have an ...

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DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — A popular tourist destination in Deadwood is planning a $35 million condominium-hotel expansion, but some residents oppose the project. The Chalets at Deadwood Mountain Grand proposal calls for 103 one- and two-bedroom units on a steep ...

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DEAR BENNY: My sister and her husband own a condo that recently had one of the decks in the condo development collapse. The resident on the deck suffered a broken back. Now there is conflicting information on what repairs need ...

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DEAR BENNY: We have an owner/condo board member who claims he was given permission by the board (which he was also on long before I moved here) in 1999 to not have his lawn treated by the landscaping company.  His ...

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DEAR BENNY: I’ve been reading your articles for over 10 years. They have been very helpful both to me and my condo association. I serve as vice president in one of the properties.  It is a small condo, not more ...

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CHARLOTTE –Call Wendy Field one of the post-recessionary urban pioneers, a bellwether for what expert observers say is a slowly re-emerging trend in Charlotte multifamily development: Small for-sale town house projects – and even a few condo efforts – in ...

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DEAR BENNY: In Massachusetts, is it legal for trustees in a condo association to get paid by not paying their condo fees and by getting travel fees? Also, isn’t unlawful to hire a landscaping firm without soliciting three bids? Is ...

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DEAR BENNY: I enjoy your column and learn a great deal from it. I’m writing not with a question, but a comment on the letter about what condo owners should do about a secretive, super-assessing board of directors. Your answer ...

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