Question : how to deal with unjust condo management association?
We live in a Condominium in ohio, and when we bought it the outside patio wall (brick wall structure) had a huge crack and has about a half inch gap between our wall and the neighbors wall. the crack was filled in with cement. Over the summer the management association decided to repave the street, due to all the vibrations from destroying the old concrete, the top row of bricks in the patio fell to the ground as well as well as the concrete in the crack. we contacted the association to fix it and they sent out a brick layer, who wanted to redo the repair as it was done before. we refused the repair because it would ultimately fall again and probably on one of our kids. The assocation sends us a letter from an attorney that stated that we broke the wall and we sent away the repair man thus they aren’t fixing it and we owe them the attorney fees ($ 500 FOR ONE LETTER!!!). the management people are a bunch of control freaks who wont negotiate and hide behind lawyers (Which they are hiring out of our pocket) Our neighbour had a similar issue and hired a lawyer and he couldn’t win the case. How can we deal with such assholes?
condo association management

Best answer:

Answer by estielmo
YOU are in the wrong here. You had a cracked (and patched) wall to begin with and they were willing make you whole by putting it back the way it was before they damaged it. You refused. Your loss.

The $ 500 is not reasonable, as it was not a necessary expense at such an early point in the negotiation.

How do you deal with a condo association? You go to meetings. You show leadership. You organize opposition to truly unreasonable actions. In short, you get involved and do work to make change.