Who paid for the construction of the private balconies for the penthouse units? Do the owner of the penthouse units pay maintenance on their new private balconies? You know the private balconies that only benefits the owners of the penthouse units. Yes, the same balconies that the owners of those balconies collect and keep money for special events(Like the air and sea show).
Now that we established that they are private balconies I hope the owners of the balconies paid for the construction of those balconies, and pay extra maintenance every month because they own more square footage. So that means that we should get a reduction on our maintenance and on our double assessments.
Can the board please answer my three questions: Who paid for the construction of the private penthouse balconies? Do the owners of the private balconies pay more maintenance and more double assessments? Do the other unit owners get a discount on their maintenance and double assessment payments?
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Michael Bencivenga, owner of units # 209, 301, and 319
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In other associations I belong to, a majority vote of three quarters of the landowners is required to make any structural changes to the property. Does anyone know if that would apply to the balconies? I am sure it msut be covered in our ByLaws.If so wouldn't they have to come down at the expense of the people whom put them up? Perhaps a deal could be struck, provided a "certificate of occupancy" can be obtained.
ReplyDeleteSomething smells fishy here
ReplyDeletemaybe its pork, lots of pork!
You are right.The owners of those private penthouse balconies need to pay extra maintenance every month because they own more square footage.I think we need to change the condo docts to include the new baconies.Those balconies are going to require maintenance.Like painting,and concrete restoration (that is very expensive).I know restoration wil not be rite away,but when the balconies get older.I am sure that that cost of concrete restoration will be passed on to us with a special assessement!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are waiting for the board to answer who paid for the balconies.If they do not answer we will have to wait for the certified audit that is required by law.The audit is way past the due date.
Also are those owners of the private balconies paying more maintenance every single month because they own more square footage.The maintenance gose off of the percentage of what you own in the building (and they own more now)and every one else owns less.
As a member of the court case I saw many checks written to architects, designers and suppliers of material for work done to the penthouse drawn from the ocean manor accounts. I'm glad that owners are now asking the right questions, hopefully in preparation for taking the right actions.
ReplyDeleteI never ever remember a meeting in regards to the construction of the balconies.When you change the structer of the building you need a 75% vote to approve BY THE OWNERS.I do not know of any one who would vote for that but the penthouse owners.
ReplyDeleteIt appears that the board this all on their own!!
Besides the extra maintenance they need to pay,they also need .to pay for the increased real estate tax!!!
We know that when you do a improvement your real estate taxes are based on the assessed value and that means the taxes are much higher now!!
The balconies are a MAJOR IMPROVMENT,that will be a big increase in the real estate tax that the ownes os the penthouse must pay!!!
What they did is against the law and we need to make sure they pay for it,and not pass it on to the unit owner in more double assessments!!!!