Category: Q&A

Q&A Q&A: Voting by Proxy
2017 April Q&A: Voting by Proxy

Q. For the annual meeting, there are seven people running for five positions. The management company sent a proxy to all owners and requested that it either be mailed to them or dropped in the mailbox in the building lobby. This mailbox i…

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Q&A Q&A: Why Can’t We Use Clotheslines?
2017 April Q&A: Why Can’t We Use Clotheslines?

Q. With the arrival of nice weather, we would like to save energy and practice a “greener” lifestyle by hanging our laundry outside. There is no formal line-drying area at our townhome community, so we asked about installing a line on our…

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Q&A Q&A: Is the Board Limited to Owners?
2017 April Q&A: Is the Board Limited to Owners?

Q. We live in a fairly large condominium building, and, of course, don’t know all of our neighbors. We recently learned that one of the newly-elected members of our association board is a resident, but not actually a unit owner. Is this a…

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Q&A Q&A: When a Board Comes Under Attack
2017 March Q&A: When a Board Comes Under Attack

Q. I serve on the five-member board of a wonderful 10-year-old condominium community of single-level duplexes and triplexes. Our board members, one of whom served on a previous “do-nothing” board, generally get along well. However, anothe…

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Q&A Q&A: Is More Parking an Improvement?
2017 March Q&A: Is More Parking an Improvement?

Q. A few years ago, the board decided that we needed additional parking on our six-building property. Without consulting the owners of the building most immediately affected, they had a contractor tear up the front lawn of that building a…

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Q&A Q&A: Writing Rental Rules
2017 February Q&A: Writing Rental Rules

Q. Our new condominium association contains, as part of its common elements, an atrium and courtyard. What do I need to know about instituting rules and regulations for these common areas in light of the fact that the board would like to …

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Q&A Q&A: Staying in Bounds
2016 December Q&A: Staying in Bounds

Q. What if any are the limits to what the board of trustees are required to do under Massachusetts General Statutes 183A? What happens if they overstep their bounds?                — Unauthorized in Auburn A. “The mandatory provision…

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Q&A Q&A: To Assess or Not?
2016 December Q&A: To Assess or Not?

Q. I’m currently trying to get information on or determine what specifically a board cannot assess owners for. Our bylaws are extremely clear on what we can assess for—largely major improvements for the building. However, what can’t or sh…

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Q&A Q&A: Are Video Meetings Allowed?
2016 December Q&A: Are Video Meetings Allowed?

Q. With all of today’s technology available, and with video/audio conferencing by Skype or other means more popular today, I’m thinking that more associations would like to hold their meetings via the Internet or telephone conferencing. I…

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