Articles By George Gombossy
Refusing To Pay Condo Fee Is Like Playing Russian Roulette With A Fully Loaded Revolver
Standing on principle is an admirable trait. But it’s a losing strategy when you use it as the reason to withhold payment of your condo maintenance fee or fine. Let’s just say it’s like playing Russian Roulette with a fully loaded revolver. Just ask Tom Savoca of Madison, Mary of Eastern Connecticut, and Josie Harrison
Beware Of Firms Offering To Sell Your Timeshare
Thousands of consumers who got sucked into buying timeshares are trying to dump them to stop the steep annual maintenance fees on properties that are no longer attractive to them. Knowing there are these desperate people out there, con artists are working overtime to make sure these consumers get fleeced again. The latest examples comes
South Florida Sunny Isles Beach Is Preparing For 530 new Luxury Units
The Miami Herald reports that Sunny Isles Beach appears to be the next condo boom in South Florida. This photo of Sunny Isles Beach is courtesy of TripAdvisor “It may be early in South Florida’s newest condo boom, but the modestly populated barrier island city of Sunny Isles Beach in Northeast Miami-Dade County is emerging
Stratford Condo Complex Bans Mezuzah On Door
“A condominium owner in Stratford has been told by her condo association that she must remove the mezuzah from her doorpost,” according to the Jewish Ledger. “The California Condo Association has asked condo owner Barbara Cadranel to remove the mezuzah — the small object placed on the doorpost of a Jewish family’s home in fulfillment
Smoking Is The Hot Button Issue In Ct Condos And Condos Throughout North America
From Connecticut to California and from Tampa to Toronto, condo board of directors are trying to determine how to deal with pressure from non-smokers who are demanding NO SMOKING zones throughout their projects – including in owners’ units. The battles are raging over smoking in outdoor areas like swimming pools at a Cheshire complex, recreational
Look Up Complaints Against Connecticut Condo Property Managers Here
Does your property manager have a history of complaints filed against it with the Connecticut Consumer Protection Department? Well if they have you can now look it up right here. If you would like to have details about a complaint please send me an email specifying the case; george@ctcondonews.com The data consisting of three years
South Florida Condo Market Entering New Positive Phase
With the for sale sign up on the last two major bulk sales of South Florida condos, investors have cashed out and taken their profits from buying blocks of condos. While low and mid level condo prices are still in the dumps, at least sellers won’t be competing with investors with large blocks of units
Newtown Condo Project Planned For 178 Homes By Toll Brothers
Condo sales in Connecticut may not be doing well compared to resale of single family homes, but that isn’t stopping Toll Brothers, one of the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, to announce the construction of 178-resort-style project in Newtown. Toll Brothers recently purchased The Woods at Newtown on Route 25 between exits 8 and
Can A Board Require All Unit Owners To Pay For Fireplace Cleaning Even If They Don’t Have A Fireplace?
A recent question from a condo owner is whether she can be required to pay for cleaning of fireplaces even though her unit does not come with a fireplace. Obviously it is not fair to require payment of maintenance of those who have fireplaces, but in Connecticut it is legal, according to Glastonbury attorney Patricia
New York Appellate Court Says Condo Board Members Can Be Sued Personally: What Impact Would That Have In Ct?
As it stands in Connecticut condo board members are largely immune from civil lawsuits for actions they take in their volunteer roles. But a ruling next door in New York by the Appellate Court may give some Connecticut lawyers ideas of challenging that immunity here. According to a storyin the Wall Street Journal by Josh
