Real estate Q&A: Join your HOA board to have voice heardQUESTION: We live in a community governed by a homeowner’s association. Our board is gradually ignoring more and more of our bylaws, causing the quality and appearance of the community to decline. What can I do? -Don ANSWER: Whether a co-op, condo or a homeowner’s association, community associations all have rules that control them.
Not paying assessments? HOA may be able to forecloseQ: We have not paid our homeowner fees since early 2007, and I have received a notice of intent to foreclose lien from a local law firm. It states that if full payment is not received within 45 days of the date of the letter, the association will take legal action to foreclose my interest in the unit.
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Luciano: Lexington Ridge will accommodate one dog loverIt looks like you can teach an old condo association new tricks. After consulting attorneys, Lexington Ridge Condominium Association will waive its no-dog rule and let Sue Austin have a doctor-recommended pooch.
Fair warning: Some condo units contain common elements of associationQ: I bought a townhouse condo four years ago, and I just found out from a local plumber I hired that the main water shut-off valve for some of the other units in the association is located in my house. I was never informed about this from the seller or the homeowner’s association.
Board has an uncommon view of common areasQ: I live in a freestanding house that is part of a homeowners association. We have a neighbor who parks a 32-foot motor home in four guest spaces just outside our fence, with permission of the manager, for 24 hours every three or four weeks.
Couple Claims Neighbor’s Pets Destroyed Their CondoIt can be difficult enough in this real estate market to sell a property, but when the odors of cat urine and feces are added to the mix, a sale is an even trickier to come by.