Post #335302 by slapbass on Fri, Sep 28, 2007 7:19 AM

My HOA decided that all the condo owners had to pay for someones mold problem in their condo...It had been vacant for years and when the owner came to check it out it was deemed hazardous ..I still have no idea how the HOA decided we needed to pay for it but we did..Not just to get rid of mold either..They remolded the whole inside with hard wood floors and other upgrades..The owner never intended to live there so he basically got a new condo for free and in So Cal where a 1000 sq ft condo was going for 400,000 we never recooped any of our assessment fees..As a single guy with a single income, assessment fees are not something one can easily take on and especially for 8 months.. We had a meeting and the board told us it would be more expensive to have our lawyers fight it than it was to just pay and be done..I left the meeting telling them I hope my condo has mold cuz I have some remodeling Id like done,however..no mold..Condo living in So California can be a pain in the arse..But what the heck..The weathers beautiful..RANT OVER!!!