Q. My condo bylaws state that an annual audit must be performed, but our board won’t do them, leading us to suspect something may be amiss. What can we do? —Suspicious Owner A. “The ‘Condominium Statute,…
Q. I have a cat that is an emotional service animal (ESA). My neighbor also has an ESA, but it’s a dog. This animal barks non-stop. I’ve woken up early in the morning when they had the dog in the hallway. My bedroom is right there and I a…
Q. I own a condo in a small brownstone in Boston. We have three owners and four parking spaces accessed via the alley in back of the building. Our titles indicate we each have the “right to use” a specific spot or spots. The spaces are…
Q. Does a condo board of trustees bear any liability in regard to an owner whose son lives in their condo with his girlfriend, and both allegedly purchase drugs in our hidden parking lot on a daily basis? Residents have observed them do t…
Q. I am a trustee at a 50-unit condominium association in Massachusetts and I have a question. There are two condominium owners involved. One owner lives above the other owner. The upstairs owner had a minor leak from a shower head. It …
Q. I live in a 40-unit condo building with a no-pets amendment dating back from 1980. A woman purchased a unit and has been seen with a dog, and the dog barks all the time. She signed all the disclosure forms stating “no pets, no renters…
Q. At the most recent open board meeting, seven contracts were approved by the HOA board. Some of the contracts were not put to competitive bid. The board indicated that these (including snow clearing) were “renewals,” and that the board…
Q. I live in a 40-unit condo building, which has a no-pets amendment from 1980. A woman purchased a unit and has been seen with a dog, and the dog barks all the time. She signed all the disclosure forms stating ‘no pets, no renters,’ and…
Q. My boyfriend lives in a condo. The association and management asked if he’d be interested in painting the interior hallways and decks. No ladders would be involved. His background is in roofing. Management said he needs proof of insura…
Q. Our relatives, living in a townhouse complex in Massachusetts, have a concern. There were four members on their board, but recently, a fifth joined, clearly for his own self-interests and agenda. He is a lawyer who represents several …