By: Barbara G. Hager In Connecticut, common interest communities, especially cooperatives and condominiums, often have very limited space allocated to parking. Many complexes were built in the early 1980’s and it seems they did not plan for each unit to have two,...
Month: December 2018
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Month: December 2018
Month: December 2018
WHAT’S THE RULE ABOUT HOLIDAY DECORATIONS??
By: Barbara G. Hager So, it’s Christmas and I want to put up decorations at my townhouse (condo). Can I put a wreath on my front door? Can I put a balloon Santa in front of my unit? Can I string lights on my deck railing? Or did I read somewhere that I can only...
A thought before meeting with contractors
By: Ronald J. Barba The scenario is all too frequent when a board elects one of its members to meet contractors ahead of a major project. Invariably, the board member with the most time on their hands is chosen to contact the contractors and to meet them on site to...
Winterization
By: Kristie Leff With the cold temperatures now upon us, it is important that associations make sure that non-occupied units are property winterized so that water pipes do not freeze. The reason this is important is because a pipe freeze can cause water damage to...