Howard Dakoff – Page 28

Owner seeks accommodation for navigating dark stairwell

August 24, 2021 at 3:17 p.m.

Q: I am a senior citizen with Parkinson's disease, which seriously compromises my sense of balance. I own a first-floor unit in a three-story walk-up condominium building. The back stairwell...

Owner seeks accommodation for navigating dark stairwell

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

Q: I am a senior citizen with Parkinson's disease, which seriously compromises my sense of balance. I own a first-floor unit in a three-story walk-up condominium building. The back stairwell...

Odds stacked against fair election with this proxy

August 24, 2021 at 3:03 p.m.

Q: Our bylaws require voting for board elections be held on a noncumulative voting basis. The last election had four people running for two open positions. Proxies were solicited and...

Odds stacked against fair election with this proxy

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

Q: Our bylaws require voting for board elections be held on a noncumulative voting basis. The last election had four people running for two open positions. Proxies were solicited and...

Board member puts new spin on president’s role

August 24, 2021 at 2:47 p.m.

Q: The president of our six-unit condominium tosses out laundry accidentally left overnight in machines from the common laundry room. When asked why, he says it is his right/duty "to...

Board member puts new spin on president’s role

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

Q: The president of our six-unit condominium tosses out laundry accidentally left overnight in machines from the common laundry room. When asked why, he says it is his right/duty "to...

Removing all board members is no easy task

August 24, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.

Q: I live in a condominium association, and it is clear to me that our board of directors is completely dysfunctional. What does it take to remove all the directors?...

Removing all board members is no easy task

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

Q: I live in a condominium association, and it is clear to me that our board of directors is completely dysfunctional. What does it take to remove all the directors?...

Village does about-face on development’s design

August 24, 2021 at 2:16 p.m.

Q. We live in a suburban planned unit development. The developer was granted concessions by our village for design flexibility. These concessions include narrower streets and sidewalks than required by...

Grass-cutting fines deemed high by owners

August 24, 2021 at 2:02 p.m.

Q: I live in a community association that includes a nature area within it. For the last 10 years, the board has not maintained the nature areas nor enforced rules...

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