Condo Association Boards at Their Dysfunctional Best

Upon returning from vacation, Amy and I discovered that we had a letter from the Board of our Condo Association. I assumed it must be the materials for the annual meeting, but inside was a far greater treasure – an invitation to a Special Meeting of the Board called through homeowner petition! The last meeting I attended resulted in a two-part blog extravaganza (part 1, part 2), so the conflict implicit in the Special Meeting

Condo Association Meetings: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (Part 2)

Yesterday we reviewed the good aspects of the annual homeowner’s meeting that I recently attended for the complex in which Amy and I own a unit.  Today we’ll get into the Bad and the Ugly. The Bad 1. This particular complex was built as apartments in the 1960s and converted to condos in 1979.  If we assume that major maintenance was performed in anticipation of selling the units, then most of the improvements are approaching

Condo Association Meetings: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (Part 1)

First, Kyle, Amy’s husband, will now be a blog contributor.  Below is his first blog.  We’ll eventually figure out how to distinguish his posts from Amy’s… I recently attended the annual homeowner’s meeting for the complex in which Amy and I own a unit.  It was my first event in the community, and after perusing last year’s minutes in the pre-distributed packet I was optimistic that it would be an exciting evening out. (Amy: You’re