Everyone agrees that condominiums need to be painted regularly. But ask what color should be used, and you could get as many answers as there are people living in the building. Aesthetic continuity can be extremely important to…
Spring beckons, with the promise of all those blossoms bursting with color from early flowering bulbs. If only it were that simple. Spring beckons, all too often, with fungus on the lawns, desiccated yews, branches dangling fro…
The roof carries a lot of responsibility – it protects those living inside it, insulates them from the heat and colds and shelters them from harsh New England winters. And it’s because of these major responsibilities that it needs to be …
For many, having a home by the ocean is the embodiment of a dream come true. For condominium managers and board members, though, there is also the responsibility of caring for and protecting these homes from the added wear-and-tear cau…
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 12, 2010 – that’s when New England Condominium magazine’s annual New England Condo Expo returns to the Seaport World Trade Center at 200 Seaport Boulevard in Boston, showcasing over 150 exhibitors f…
Q Do you have any information on what to do about a neighbor who admittedly has a problem with cockroaches and occasionally mice? I moved into a new unit about a month ago. I had an exterminator before I even moved in, and after a month…
When people mention “suburbs,” it’s not uncommon to think of quiet towns – bedroom communities – lacking the vibrancy of the nearby city that residents head off to each morning. Malden, Massachusetts, however, though only a 12-minute tra…
Usually, life in a condo goes on uneventfully on a day-to-day basis, with routine maintenance, elections, gardening, move-ins, move-outs and the like taking up most of its attention. Every once in a while, however, something comes up t…
A lot of people buy condominiums because they never want to have to mow a lawn or shovel snow again. But eight owners of University Park Lofts in Worcester, Massachusetts, had no choice after the developer at the mostly-vacant 37-unit …
In today’s difficult economy, more and more homeowner associations are facing the prospect of dealing with some form of distress. Whether it’s physical distress from lack of funding for repairs or financial distress from foreclosures an…