Do You Think Condo Boards Are 'Little Kingdoms' (POLL)

Condominium owners are mad as heck and not going to take it anymore, or so says Brian Harte, 37, of New Haven County, of the Connecticut Condominium Owners Coalition (CCOC).

"There is no remedy for people who spend thousands and thousands of dollars defending situations where the property is not being maintained," Harte says, emphasizing the fact that condo owners have no recourse to take action against unscrupulous Condo Boards.

“There is a layer of politics that unit owners within these complexes face, but the boards play by whatever rules they choose to live by,” according to Harte. “A lot of animosities arise when people find they have no where to turn for help.”

Some condo owners complain that their boards of directors and management companies ignore their complaints and CCOC is working to see that state laws that have been created to protect condo owners work as intended.  

More than 250,000 people in Connecticut live in condominium type housing – hundreds right here in . 

Earlier this month the CCOC issued a survey to more than 800 condo owners in the state. The survey closed with a final count of 301 responses, and all counties in the state were represented. The result of the survey shows that almost half of the respondents had concerns about the way their condominiums operate.

The survey included 38 questions about the way the boards are required to operate, such as:

• Does your board: Provide adequate meeting notices with place, time, and agenda?
• Provide previous year’s minutes for owner review/questions?
• Provide owners with financial statements at board / annual meetings?

The CCOC has compiled the survey data into a proposal that has been submitted to numerous representatives, senators, and specific legislative committees that have expressed support for condo law.

To see the proposal, visit the CCOC website.