As an owner, it means that your title to your unit is 'clouded' -- your title is encumbered/ not clear -- by the amount of your assessments past due and accumulating, that remain unpaid.
A lien may also appear on your personal credit report if the title is in your name.
Your association manager or board may be able to answer your question.
The value of your insurance depends upon the value of your condo. The important thing is that you have enough insurance to replace the condo. If you got the condo for a low price many years ago you can't insure it for that because you'd not be able to get another to replace if it were destroyed. The cost of the insurance on yor condo is based on several factors. In some cases your condo association will dictate the amount of coverage you must have.
SBA loans are vetted for use by small business. The association may be a small business, but the purpose of the loan should be to expand and grow the business, which is not a goal of an association in a common interest community. If the association needs money and wants to take out a loan, there are banks that will loan money to associations, based on the association's ability to collect assessments from owners. Best practices dictate that the board sit down with a banker to discuss loan options.
Typically, yes, if it is a bona fide lien due to not paying your assessments or for a fine as a result of non-compliance with house rules. Note that laws vary from state to state, so it is a good idea to talk with an association-savvy attorney in your area for more info on your state's laws. Try to work out a payment plan with the condo association if you are in financial trouble. Your mortgage company might also be able to help. Note, however, that they may declare your loan in default for not paying your assessments.
Read your governing documents to determine whether or not you can grill on the property using this kind of equipment. Your board or association manager may also be able to answer your question. There is no standard.
Read your governing documents to determine your responsibility to pay your condominium assessments. The governing documents also define the actions that the board must take to collect these past due amounts in advance of foreclosing on your home to sell it in order to retire the debt. You can hire an association-savvy attorney who may be able to help you negotiate with your association over the past-due amounts and help you maintain your home.
When you click on the purple house in the bottom right corner, a little menu will pop up. It gives you three options: Go to your cub condo, visit a friend's condo, or options. Click options and then you will be able to lock your condo.
A homeowners policy for the owner of a condominium would be form HO-6. This is the policy that you would ask for. It covers the items owned by the condo-owner which is usually from the sheetrock inward. This would include the paint or wallpaper, flooring, and everything else inside the home plus a share of the common items shared by members of the condo association. These items are usually the roof, the landscaping, roads, parking, swimming pools, common rooms or meeting areas. While this is generally true, it may not answer the question. You should be able to obtain a copy of the master policy from the condo association. You can certainly get a copy of your own HO-6 from your own insurance agent.
Somewhere in your governing documents, probably in pages filed with the local property tax authority, you should be able to find a legal description of the land, which will make this easement specification.
There is no standard. Association counsel may be a good first stop in order to ascertain all the variables. The situation requires evidence of the permission granted, together with the conditions specified in the permission. Otherwise, if the damage is an insurance loss, the association can work with the master-policy carrier who can help determine who is responsible to repair the damage. The owner may carry insurance that can be tapped for this purpose. If this is a personal injury matter, an attorney specializing in that practice may be able to counsel both parties.
When you sublet your condominium when it is not allowed, the association may be able to step into the revenue stream and fine you the equivalent of your rental income, in which case, financially, you lose the use of your real estate and lose the benefit of making money from it.
A local realtor may be able to answer your question.