Articles By George Gombossy
Condo Complex Proposed For Shelton
The Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission is considering an application to build 36 condo units at 550 River Rd. Torrington-based ATA Realty is in contract to buy the land and wants to build a 36-unit condominium complex there, according to the Valley Advocate. “A public hearing on the application before the Planning and Zoning Commission
Compensation To Board Members A Touchy Issue At West Hartford’s Hampshire House Condo Complex
Board of directors at West Hartford’s Hampshire House Condo Association have been quietly grappling with the sensitive topic of whether they should get free labor from the association’s maintenance staff in return for being board members. The issue is so sensitive that there has been only two meetings where it was discussed on the record
Connecticut Unit Owner Wants To Fire Management Company: Good Luck
Trying to get rid of a management company that is firmly planted into a Connecticut condo association is impossible unless the board of directors agree. That is what a former board member learned after raising questions about how to get rid of her management company. The unit owner, who lives in the New Haven area,
Few Condo Complexes In Connecticut Are FHA Certified Leaving Many Unable To Purchase Or Take Out Reverse Mortgages
While the Federal Housing Administration has loosened its eligibility rules, not many buyers and sellers in Connecticut will be able to benefit from them. A check of FHA approved complexes shows that in West Hartford there is only one complex that is FHA certified and therefore eligible for low down-payment mortgages. There are dozens of
Small Condo Complexes Can Quickly Become Nightmares
When considering buying a condo in a small complex, keep in mind the fewer the units the more potential there is for nightmares. On the surface, everything may look fine in a complex with fewer than 50 units, but things can turn ugly quickly. I am sure that the handful of people who purchased condos
Ct Condo Associations That Suspect Theft By Property Manager Must Report Immediately To Insurance Carrier
Boards of directors at the dozen Connecticut condo complexes managed by Westport-based Consolidated Management Group should alert their insurance carriers if they suspect that money has disappeared from their accounts. Scott Sandler, a Farmington attorney whose firm Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken specializes in representing condo associations, said Thursday that state laws require that both management
Should Connecticut Condo Associations Require Extra Liability Insurance From Contractors?
Dan, who owns a condo in central Connecticut, wants to know if his association is taking the right approach by requiring contractors to carry additional liability insurance when they work in the complex. “It has been a practice of our management company to require contractors to hold additional liability insurance for the condo association and
Cats On Leashes? Yep Connecticut Boards Can Force Condo Owners To Leash Cats Outdoors
Just because a condo rule hasn’t been enforced, it doesn’t mean it can’t be enforced anytime the board feels it wants to enforce it. In the case of a 42-unit condo complex in Eastern Connecticut, no one bothered with trying to control indoor-outdoor cats until recently. But a recently elected president decided to enforce the
More Than $500,000 Disappeared From At Least Two Ct Condo Associations
Another lesson on why condo owners should keep a close eye on how their finances are being handled by their property managers as Westport, Ct. police investigate the disappearance from at least two condo associations. The Connecticut Post is reporting today that that “Two clients of Consolidated Management Group Inc., of Westport, have estimated total
A Legal Cat Fight Over A Dog Winds Up In Federal Court
A disabled Minneapolis woman’s fight to force her condo association to permit her to have a “companion dog” instead of a cat is now in federal court. “Diane Orenstein’s doctor, her psychologist and her social worker all say that a trained “companion dog” would help the 55-year-old woman cope with anxiety, depression and social isolation
