Articles By George Gombossy
New Condo Laws Scheduled For Monday Public Hearing In Hartford
A public hearing has been scheduled for Monday on several proposed bills involving Connecticut condominium laws, including legislation that would require banks to reimburse associations for up to 12 months of maintenance fees in case of foreclosures. The hearing will start at 10 a.m. by the Judiciary Committee of the state General Assembly in room
Branford Condo Owners Still Trapped In Their Homes Three Days After Storm
How good of a job did your condo association do in clearing the record snow from last weekend? If you are one of the 17 families living at Lakeview Drive in Branford you are probably not thrilled. Milam Lagella – who took the photo above – says he his family has been trapped in their
Ct Condo Complexes Face Potential Financial Hardship As A Result Of A Judge’s Ruling
Condominium owners around the state face potentially higher fees as the result of a recent Superior Court ruling which limits dramatically the responsibility banks have to pay condo common charges in foreclosure cases. New Haven Superior Court Judge Michael G. Maronich ruled that condo associations are limited to six months in fees that they can
Condo Complex Mandating Doggie DNA Testing To Catch Owners Who Don’t Clean Up
Fed up with dog owners who are too lazy to pick up their dogs’ droppings, an upscale Orlando condo complex is requiring all owners to provide DNA samples to the association. According to the Orlando Sentinel The Vue will start matching feces left on the designated pet park against the samples and will fine the
West Hartford Condo Board Seeks Permission For Compensation
In a victory for transparency, the board of directors of the Hampshire House condo complex in West Hartford has sent ballots to unit owners seeking permission for a small compensation. As an owner of one of the units (which I rent out) I received a ballot this week asking if I would approve each board
Does Your Condo Association Permit Unit Owners To Have Electric Generators?
We have had a couple of questions from Connecticut condo owners about whether they are allowed to use electric generators in case of outages. Does your association permit them? If so, what restrictions and requirements does it have? If your complex has individual generators, have they caused any problems?
West Haven Condo Property Manager’s Attempt To Replace The Board Of Directors Fails
In one of the more unusual legal maneuvers, a West Haven property manager attempted to set up a condo owners’ meeting in a last ditch effort to save its contract with the Mallard Brook Owners Association. Despite the fact that only board of directors have a right to call association meetings in Connecticut, Fischer Realtors,
What Recourse Does A Connecticut Condo Owner Have If The Association’s Contractor Damages His Unit?
Question from JH Here is one item that brings may questions and concerns with owners of a condo where the board has hired a contractor to perform work on the exterior of all buildings which results in interior damages to units causing anything from nail pops to cracks in Sheetrock. Both the board and the
Can A Connecticut Condo Board Restrict Owners From Renting Their Units?
Paul of Plainville asks what appears to be a simple question; can a condo board of directors restrict owners from renting their units or do owners have the right to vote on this issue? Unfortunately the answer is complex and could depend on the exact circumstances involved in each condo complex. The decision could have
Are Agendas Required To Be Sent Out To Ct Condo Owners For Regular Meetings?
Brian J. Woolf wants to know if his condo complex – Surry Hill II in Glastonbury – can refuse to send him agendas for regularly scheduled meetings. Condo attorneys that I contacted say state condo laws only specifically require agendas to all unit owners for special and annual meetings, not for regular meetings which are
