First, the conodminium association placed the lien, the management company just did the paperwork. A lien is placed on your condo to make sure you can't sell it without the back debts being paid. It is done to protect the association. This is usually done when assessments aren't paid on time. If you have fallen behind on your payments, then the association can withhold certain services, possibly even turning off utilities (depending on your documents and state law), but can't lock you out of your home. They can, however, foreclose on your unit if assessments continue to go unpaid.
The Condo Management magazine is mainly a magazine geared towards homeowners and condo management in states like Florida, California, and New York. It will feature articles about condo living in general.
You can find your answer by calling the condominium or its association management company.
Typically, the management company or treasurer of an HOA or Condo association prepares the Estoppel Letter, Form, or Certificate.
Some condo association management companies in Chicago include Root Reality, Inc and SGJ Property Management. You can learn more about these companies online at their respective websites.
You can address a letter to the board of directors of a condominium association, and use the mailing address of the association. This might be the president's address, or the address of the management company.
It depends on your agreement with the property management company. Criminal charges are unlikely, and a civil case will only be accepted by a judge if the shrubs were killed due to the damage.
Your answer depends on the nature of the job to be performed.
Condo insurance can be purchased at the same places that sell homeowners insurance and will cover the costs of your property inside your condo and will pay for damages incurred.
Depending on your governing documents, usually, the responsibility for preserving, maintaining and protecting the communally owned assets belongs to the board of directors.The board of directors -- or the developer if the condominium development is relative new -- signed a contract with the management company.At the board's discretion, it can fire the management company by cancelling the contract.If owners have disagreements with the management company, the owners can refer to specific sections of the governing documents to show where the management company is not conforming to the appropriate governance guidelines.If the management company chooses to ignore the governing documents, then owners can send a formal complaint to the board of directors, documenting the potential breach of contract based on this non-conformance.The service agreement, however, is between the board of directors on behalf of owners, and the management company.
generally this is going to be your homeowners association within the condo, although it can many times be managed by a professional management company. I personally live in a PUD (Planned Unit Development) community, which is very similar to a condo complex. In my neighborhood, all of our property maintenance and insurance issues are handled through the HOA. If all else fails, you could contact your condo association and ask them. hope this helps!
Even if a condo association does not have direct employees, there can still be potential situations where workers compensation coverage is beneficial. For instance, should an injury happen on site to a worker from the property management company or to a subcontractor, some states might hold the property owner (the condo association in this case) liable, despite the worker not being a direct employee of the association. It's also worth bearing in mind how your property management company handles their own insurance. Some property management firms, like Daisy Property Management, ensure that all their staff and subcontractors are properly covered, giving peace of mind to the condo associations we support. However, it's always beneficial to have a comprehensive review of your condo association's insurance portfolio completed by a licensed insurance professional to ensure there are no gaps in coverage. This should ideally be updated annually or when there are significant changes to the association's properties or operations.
The contract will specifically state who is responsible to pay for security. Reimbursments among residents is not a matter the vendor should face.