Category: Q&A

Q&A Q&A: No Board Quorum
2015 March Q&A: No Board Quorum

Q I am a unit owner in a condominium. The board of managers should consist of 5 members, but for the last five or more years, there have only been 2 people serving on the board. These two make all the decisions for the entire condo. Since…

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Q&A Q&A: Pony Express
2015 January Q&A: Pony Express

Q In this day and age, must notices of rule violations be sent by certified mail, or can they be sent via priority/tracking mail, or even email? Must resident complaints to a rules committee always be submitted via a standardized form, or…

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Q&A Q&A: Noticing Violations
2014 December Q&A: Noticing Violations

Q     In this day and age, must notices of rule violations be sent by certified mail? Can they be sent via priority/tracking mail? Via email? Must complaints by others to a rules committee always be placed on a standardized form, or can t…

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Q&A Q&A: Responsibility for Bed Bugs?
2014 November Q&A: Responsibility for Bed Bugs?

Who is legally responsible for A) coordinating the treating for and B) paying for the said treating, in regard to bed bugs in a condominium unit? If one of the condo units is rented out to a tenant by the unit owner, does that affect things…

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Q&A Q&A: Using the Pool
2014 November Q&A: Using the Pool

Q We have a very small pool in our community—so small that it would be impossible for all the homeowners to utilize it simultaneously. I had asked if we could get a lifeguard instructor who could offer a class for adults in water aerobics…

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Q&A Q&A: Conducting an Audit
2014 October Q&A: Conducting an Audit

My condo board recently voted to approve an audit for the association, but I found out our own CPA—who has handled our finances for five years—will be conducting the audit. Is that a sound decision? Are there any legal issues with conflict …

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Q&A Q&A: The Windows of the World
2014 October Q&A: The Windows of the World

Q I believe as a board member that since shareholders are lessees/renters, and the corporation is the lessor/landlord, the corporation should bear responsibility for the maintenance and repair or replacement of the entire facade of the bu…

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Q&A Q&A: Seen and Not Heard?
2014 September Q&A: Seen and Not Heard?

Q I live in a condo in which the majority of the residents are older or active adult age. However, it seems that there are several families with children with which we are having problems related to noise complaints. For the past year or …

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Q&A Q&A: Dealing with a Damaged Walkway
2014 August Q&A: Dealing with a Damaged Walkway

After this winter, a concrete walkway in our condo property was completely ruined. Several unit owners contend the property manager used rock salt instead of the usual calcium chloride. If we can establish that rock salt was indeed used as …

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Q&A Q&A: Office Space for Manager
2014 August Q&A: Office Space for Manager

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…

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