Condo Q&A

Pest control for condo associations and HOAs

Written by stephen polinsky | Tue, Oct 23, 2012 @ 12:15 PM
Interested in learning how other condo's deal with pest control. Our condo Board has contracted with a pest control service to spray the interior units for bugs on an annual basis. This was not a widely known process until just recently. Owners were not required to grant permission and no advance notice was provided to unit owners. This is mostly a seasonal occupancy building along the eastern shore. Additionally, not all units are sprayed and this is clearly not a common area as defined in our governing documents. However, the Board has treated this as a common expense. Not a big expense but it would seem to expose the Association to potential damages. Is this typical way condo handle this? Suggestions?