Tag: Habitability

Q&A Q&A: Remediating for Bed Bugs
2013 December Q&A: Remediating for Bed Bugs

Who is legally responsible for 1) coordinating, treating and 2) paying for treating bedbugs in a condominium unit? If one of the condo units is rented out to a tenant by the unit owner, does that change things? Once it spreads, does that ch…

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Q&A Q&A: Water World?
2012 March Q&A: Water World?

Q I've had a long existing leak in my full bathroom since the owners above me have  moved in. It so happens that the owner's son runs a bath for as long as two  hours at a time, blasting the water full force. Over time, this has caused  d…

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Q&A Q&A: Buying Without a Warranty
2010 December Q&A: Buying Without a Warranty

Q I am buying a condo, the developer wants me to waive the implied warranty of habitability? Is this normal? His reason is that they have rehabbed the building and didn't build it from scratch. Should I be concerned? —Prospec…

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Law & Legislation Breach of Fiduciary Duty
2006 Jun Breach of Fiduciary Duty

While a condominium owner owns his unit, and a shareholder in a cooperative owns shares of a corporation, there are a lot of aspects of their living situations that they can't control. If the elevator doesn't work, or the grass isn't bei…

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