All Forum Posts by: Marc V Palmeri

@Russell Brazil I find this question odd.  I'm not sure what my personal feelings on the situation have to do with it.  Are you suggesting that following the association bylaws is voluntary?  The trustees are supposed to be upholding and enforcing these laws.  How am I supposed to trust that this person is acting in the best interest of the collective owners with things like budgeting if they are clearly willing to openly break the same laws to serve their own interests.

@Account Closed Thank you Mark.  I will do so.  

@Taylor L. Thank you Taylor.  This is precisely it.  They are renting each room individually on a short term basis so there are constantly people cycling through this unit, all of which are given keys to the front entrance and garage door openers.  We've had several break-ins over the past 3 months, so it's a safety issue, an issue of ethics, and an issue with the wear and tear on the elevator and building as there are people moving in and out of this unit after several weeks to several months.    

Hi,

Its recently come to my attention that one of the trustees of our condo association is short-term leasing their unit in violation of our bylaws (which require rentals to be at least 1YR terms).  I find it alarming that a trustee either doesn't know the bylaws or is purposely breaking them to serve their own interests.  I feel like it's one of those situations where it's not an egregious enough for there to be any real recourse, however, I find it extremely unethical that this person whom is supposed to be making decisions in the best interest of the collective owners is willing to break the rules to advance their own interests.  Has anyone dealt with a similar situation before that could provide some advice on what to do about this?

thanks,
Marc

Thank you @Todd Wheatley

Hi,

Does anyone have a reliable snow removal service in the 02122 area of Dorchester for a small, 3-unit condo association?  The company we had been using for several years shut down their business and we've been struggling to find someone that is both reasonably priced and reliable.  

thanks!

Marc

This is great.  Thank you everyone!

@Karl B. This is great, thanks Karl.  I did not know marijuana smoke detectors existed.

Hi,

I have tenants that are ignoring the no smoking addendum in their lease and smoking both weed and cigarettes in their unit daily.  So far I've only communicated via text or face-to-face that they are violating their lease, but they are still doing so and just trying to hide the smell.  My question is, is there anything more I need to do to (i.e. issue a formal written notice of lease violation) in order to prepare for the possibility of keeping a portion of their security deposit to pay for eliminating the odor?  I've read up on local (Massachusetts) law/guidelines regarding utilization of security deposit but it's pretty vague in this regard.  I'd imagine this falls into the "normal wear and tear" category but I just don't know how you measure or prove it and how much tangible evidence I need to have ready showing that I've warned them repeatedly.  

thanks,

Marc 

I should also mention that there is a gut reno going on next door for another 3 unit MF that has been vacant for like a year.  Once that work started our mouse problem got worse (although it was already pretty bad).  Is it possible I need to find someone to seal the foundation of our building to ensure they can't get in from outside, and then once the indoor population is isolated try to stamp them out?  I discussed this with the exterminator and they said sealing the foundation wouldn't be something they could do themselves.  

@David S. Thanks, maybe this will help.  They do have a dog.  

Hi,

I own the 1st floor unit in a 3 unit MF condo building in Dorchester.  There is a huge mouse problem that I just can't seem to conquer.  I've had an exterminator out 3 separate times but that only seems to diminish the population for a few weeks and then they come back.  Filling the gaps and holes doesn't help because they just chew new ones.  They laid poison pellets and traps everywhere but it doesn't seem to help much.  I've already had to have an electrician over twice because the mice chewed through different wires.  Does anyone have any advice?  I'm out of ideas at this point.  The exterminator I used was a BP referral and are very highly rated.  I don't see the point in sending over a different exterminator to just do the same work.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

thanks!

Marc