Articles By George Gombossy
Ask Attys Pat And George: Can A Husband and Wife Both Serve On A Ct Condo Board Of Directors?
A Connecticut couple wants to know if there is anything in the state statutes that would prevent both of them from running for board of directors at their condo complex. Glastonbury Attorney Patricia Ayers and Hartford Attorney George Coppolo agreed: state statutes do not prevent the two from being on the same board, unless the
Ask Atty Pat: How Can Ct A Condo Board Now Enforce A Rule It Has Ignored?
Charles and Mary of Wallingford want to know if their condo board can outlaw Playscapes retroactively if they have looked the other way when some owners installed them. Glastonbury condo attorney Patricia Ayers says it is a very trick question that doesn’t have a simple answer. She says the most reasonable way for the board
Lesson Learned: Ct Condo Owner Needs To Get Involved Or Sell
When Mary purchased her central Connecticut condo three years ago one of the incentives was that maintenance fees were kept steady. In 2009 the condo fee was $285 and living in the small complex (less than 50 units) seemed ideal. Then reality set in. Three months later unit owners faced $400 monthly special assessments for
Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Three Shelton Condo Owners Arrested While Investigating Property Manager
A state prosecutor Friday dropped larceny charges that had been filed against three Shelton condo owners accused of stealing financial documents from the property manager of their complex whom they were investigating for incompetence and double billing Joseph Miller, 79, a former board member, Kathy Benedetto, 56, a hospital accountant, and Joan Pagliuco, 66, a
Condo Boards of Directors Asleep At The Switch As They Authorize Property Manager To Write Huge Checks
The Connecticut General Assembly tried to do a good thing by putting limits on how much money property managers can write checks for without prior approval from the board of directors or for requiring the signature of a board member. Our legislators trusted the boards of directors to set reasonable limits. Big mistake in some
CCOC Has Historic Meeting With CAI, Agree To Work Together For Condo Owners
In what some may consider a historic event in Connecticut condo politics, executives of the Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition (CCOC) and executives of the Connecticut Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) met last week. Gail Egan, CCOC President expressed delight that both organizations came away from the meeting, with a mutual agreement to develop
Does Your Complex Allow Political Lawn Signs? Probably Not
For those condo owners who aren’t familiar with association rules, they will gain some more knowledge when they place a political sign in front of their unit. Most associations prohibit all signs on lawns, including for sale, tag sale, and political signs. And the Constitution’s First Amendment of Freedom Of Speech does not trump condo
Trump Sued For $6 Million For Mold In Trump Tower Condo Unit
High-rolling businessman and professional poker player Vadim Trincher has filed a $6 million suit against Trump Tower after having had mold issues since their upstairs neighbors started rehabbing their duplex. “According to papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Friday, Trincher and his wife, Elena , are seeking $6 million for mildew-related damages to their
Do Connecticut Condo Owners Have A Right To Inspect Proxy Votes?
There have been horror stories about condo boards destroying proxies or refusing to provide them to dissident unit owners. One condo owners asked this week whether that is legal. It is NOT. Unit owners have a right – under state statute – to inspect proxies for up to one year after they are tendered. That
Nine Fairfield County Condo Complexes Claim To Have Been Ripped Off By Property Manager For More Than $1 Million
Nine southern Connecticut condo complexes managed by the same Westport company claim that more than $1 million was stolen from them. The claim is contained in a Superior Court Law Suit filed by their insurer, Community Association Underwriters Of America, which is based in Pennsylvania, against Consolidated Management Group and its former comptroller, David Liptak.
