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Seasonal condo association locks out disabled owners in winter

Posted on Fri, Nov 05, 2010 @ 08:21 AM
  
  
  
  
  
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Our condo is a mountain property that is closed in the winter, and homeowners are not allowed to occupy their units from November to May, and the water supply is turned off. During the off season, the Condo Board allowed in the past for unit owners to check on their property, or even to stay in them without water. This year, they are locking a gate and refuse to give the unit owners the combination to the lock, in effect, denying us access to our property. They said we can 'walk around the gate' and 'walk up the driveway' to check on our property. However, some of us are disabled and cannot walk up the steep and long driveway. The driveway itself is actually an easement on our neighbor's property. What can we do? The property is in North Carolina, and we are a 47A condo association.

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Can handicap condo owner force board to install motorized chairlifts?

Posted on Sun, Dec 20, 2009 @ 05:45 PM
  
  
  
  
  
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We are a small condo association with 4 units located in MA. Our building is located in the historic district of our town and was built in 1810.

One of the condo owners is trying to force us to install two motorized handicap chairlifts for the outside and inside staircases. She had a pre-existing arthritic condition before she moved in and was told at that time that she would need condo board approval to make any changes to the common area.

She purchased her unit anyway, which is on the 2nd and 3rd floor. We require 75% board approval for any changes/additions to the common area. We feel bad that she has this condition, however none of us feel that we should shoulder the responsibility of her poor decision.

Are we legally obligated to install the chair lifts and handicap access? We all purchased our condos as a historic restoration and none of the other owners/trustees, want to install the motorized chair lift.

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