The day-to-day costs of running a multifamily residential building are significant. There’s the fuel oil, electric, cleaning supplies, equipment maintenance and service calls for repair and upkeep. Then there are the insurance costs, la…
Massive flooding. Widespread insect infestations. Devastating tornadoes. It’s a good thing those things don’t happen in New England. Condominium trustees and homeowners who thought New England was immune to such catastr…
lthough they are supposed to have a so-called reserve account to cover anticipated capital expenses—roof replacements, exterior maintenance, elevator upkeep, and the like—many condominiums, especially in the last few years of economic …
Q: “I live in a three-floor, four-room, 30-unit condo, mostly 50-plus, with the only family with children (ages two and three) living on the third floor above me. For the past year there has been an excessive amount of constant runni…
There’s nothing worse than dealing with someone who has let their power go to their head, and when you’re talking about a co-op or condo board member who starts to act above everyone in the community, huge problems can arise. …
Fenway is the name synonymous with Red Sox baseball and the venerable ballpark that the beloved team calls home. But to Bostonians who live in the distinctive neighborhood near Fenway Park, Fenway is their home, too—a friendly…
Launched just three years ago, New England Condominium’s annual Condo Expo has already become a fixture on the business calendar of vendors, service providers, board members, building staff members and residents throughout the region. Ea…
Anyone can be a victim of “defamation of character,” whether it’s in the form of slander (a verbal attack) or libel (slander that’s written and distributed). In the rarefied arena of residential communities, emotions can run high when pe…
Last year, a condo unit owner in Andover, Massachusetts, called the town’s Department of Public Works to complain that he had to drag trash containers to the end of the street and was wondering why the trucks couldn’t come by his drivewa…
Board members and property managers have all experienced finger pointing, in which the accusation, “You let them do it, so I can too!” is front and center. Lawyers and property managers all too frequently see the trouble that results wh…