Parc Lafayette Condominiums

[Richard]

^ the bylaws read that there needs to be a 80% approval of owners in order to facilitate repairs,even if you bring in a new management company if you do not have that 80%,there is nothing they can do to force anybody to pay for improvements.

It also includes A/C as the individual owners responsibility per unit,it seems like the only thing the HOA is liable for is exterior windows and doors/frames.

It is strange that they went with Geothermal for just the lobby,they could have used a rooftop chiller with Geothermal and tapped into every unit,for what it cost to set up they were already half way there and heating and cooling would have been nominal per month per unit let alone minimal future maintenance issues.

Hopefully you guys are not wasting money on “gas” filled thermal windows.

[kuuma]

^ the bylaws read that there needs to be a 80% approval of owners in order to facilitate repairs,even if you bring in a new management company if you do not have that 80%,there is nothing they can do to force anybody to pay for improvements.

It also includes A/C as the individual owners responsibility per unit,it seems like the only thing the HOA is liable for is exterior windows and doors/frames.

It is strange that they went with Geothermal for just the lobby,they could have used a rooftop chiller with Geothermal and tapped into every unit, for what it cost to set up they were already half way there and heating and cooling would have been nominal per month per unit let alone minimal future maintenance issues.

Hopefully you guys are not wasting money on “gas” filled thermal windows.

thank u for explaining my own building's situation to me i definitely learned a lot this was very helpful

[Richard]

thank u for explaining my own building's situation to me i definitely learned a lot this was very helpful

Not sure if you are being sarcastic but you posted

structural improvements to catch up on deferred maintenance from previous regimes,

The management company only acts on the owners wishes,if they need 80% approval it looks like the previous owners decided to forgo the maintenance which would have had little reflection in the actual regime,it’s the owners that have to stay diligent.

Operating under 35 year old by-laws that did not prove effective in the past,yes you should stick with your building situation because there is no guarantee that the investment you are making today will remain protected.