Category: Q&A

Q&A Q&A: Recording a Meeting
2018 June Q&A: Recording a Meeting

Q. Can a condominium board restrict an individual board member from recording an executive (closed) session of a board meeting?                            —Concerned Resident A.   “The direct answer to the question is that a condominiu…

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Q&A Q&A: Election Battles
2018 May Q&A: Election Battles

Q. The last presidential contest may have rocked the nation, but it seemed tame compared to some of the elections we’ve had at our association. It seems every election is contentious, and sometimes they get downright nasty. Opposing “camp…

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Q&A Q&A: Can We Force an Audit?
2018 May Q&A: Can We Force an Audit?

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,…

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Q&A Q&A: Snowed In
2018 March Q&A: Snowed In

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…

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Q&A Q&A: When Drug Deals Happen at Our Property
2018 March Q&A: When Drug Deals Happen at Our Property

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…

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Q&A Q&A: Stained Relationships
2018 February Q&A: Stained Relationships

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 …

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Q&A Q&A: No Emotional Support for Neighbors
2018 February Q&A: No Emotional Support for Neighbors

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…

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Q&A Q&A: To Bid or Not to Bid?
2018 January Q&A: To Bid or Not to Bid?

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…

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Q&A Q&A: Comfort Animal
2017 December Q&A: Comfort Animal

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…

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