The Hamden Fire Marshal’s Office announced Wednesday the cause of the Hamden condominium fire, which displaced over 50 people earlier this month. The investigation revealed that the fire on Warner Street started in the pantry closet of one of the units. There was a mini freezer inside the pantry that was plugged into an extension […]
East Haven Condo Fire Displaces 20, Damages 6 Units: Report (CT)
Twenty residents of a condo complex on Birch Lane in East Haven have been displaced after several units caught fire Monday night, WTNH reported. Read the entire article……………………………….
Black Point lawsuit underscores gray area between land and Long Island Sound (CT)
A waterfront homeowner wants to know who’s responsible for a gaping hole in the gray area between his seawall and the Long Island Sound. Read the entire article……………………………….
One person dead in Plainfield condo fire (CT)
Local and state authorities are working to determine the cause and origin of a Monday Plainfield condominium fire where one person was found dead. Central Village Fire Co. firefighters were dispatched at 2:52 a.m. to a four-family complex at 107, 109, 111 and 113 Sachem Drive for a reported structure fire. After the fire was […]
Fire destroys two-unit condo building in Glastonbury (CT)
A two-unit condo building on Hollister Way South in Glastonbury is a total loss after a fire Friday night. Read the entire article……………………………….
One person dead in Plainville condo fire (CT)
One person is dead following a fire in Plainville early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at a condo building on Russell Avenue. Plainville Fire Chief Thomas Moschini said crews saw heavy fire when they first arrived on the scene. The fire was coming from one of the condo units and starting to extend to […]
‘We barely got out’: CT teacher escapes condo fire with family, struggles to find housing
Gianna Fiorentini’s daughter Hazel wasn’t ready to sleep in her new toddler bed and walked into her parents’ bedroom around midnight on July 19. With not enough room in the bed for three, her father David Tilzer decided to sleep downstairs on the couch. Read the entire article……………………………….
Name Change To Trump Parc Stamford Takes Effect (CT)
Downtown Stamford’s tallest luxury condominium tower officially rebranded on Monday, as a new name change went into effect. Formerly known as Trump Parc Stamford, the building at 1 Broad St. is now Park Tower Stamford. The change came after residents voted to “change the legal name to better reflect the building’s persona,” according to a […]
3 families displaced by Shelton condo fire (CT)
The first arriving fire unit reported a “large body of fire” coming from the middle unit of a three-unit condominium complex, fire officials said. Crews were immediately concerned about fire exposure to the other units, officials said. Read the entire article……………………………….
Waterbury firefighters working to put out hot spots after condo complex fire (CT)
A fire broke out Friday night at a condo complex on East Main Street. Firefighters are currently working to put out hot spots. Read the entire article……………………………….
Milford firefighters battle blaze at condo complex (CT)
Crews battled a two-alarm fire at a condo complex on the city’s east side Saturday afternoon. Read the entire article……………………………….
Connecticut’s first condo lifted for pyrrhotite removal in Willington
Congressman Joe Courtney joined community leaders, engineers, and residents were at the Willington Ridge Condo complex Saturday in an effort to improve condominium infrastructure in Willington. Read the article……………………………….
Two families displaced, one resident goes to hospital after Danbury condo fire (CT)
Two families were displaced Wednesday in a fire that damaged a condo complex. One person evacuated the condo and went to the hospital to be evaluated for burns before firefighters arrived, Danbury Fire Department said. Read the article………………………………
Fire leads to evacuation at large East Hartford condo complex (CT)
A pre-dawn fire in a large condo complex in East Hartford forced residents to flee their homes Wednesday morning. Read the article……………………………..
Stamford Condo Board Votes To Remove Trump’s Name From Building (CT)
A Stamford, Connecticut, high-rise condominium has removed former President Donald Trump’s name from its branding. The Trump Parc Stamford erased Trump’s name from its front facade this week after its condo board voted unanimously to change the name. Read the article…………………………….
Fire crews responding to large condo fire in East Haven (CT)
Fire crews are on the way to a large fire reported at a condo complex at 75 Redwood Drive in East Haven Sunday, an eyewitness told News 8 Sunday. According to footage sent to News 8 from an eye witness, the first and second floors in part of the condo are engulfed in flames. Read […]
Stamford woman says complaints to management about condo’s cracking foundation not being resolved (CT)
A Stamford woman who lives in a condominium says her faith in condominium associations is crumbling. Janet Davis says the foundation of her condo is cracking and she can’t get any answers about what to do from the board of directors who manage the place. Read the article………………………………….
One Critically Injured After Three-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Fairfield County (CT)
One occupant was home at the beginning of the fire and self-evacuated. Danbury Hospital Nuvance Health EMS was on scene and transported the resident to Danbury Hospital Center emergency room where they are in critical condition, Gagliardo said. Read the article…………………………………..
Man critically injured in Plainville condo fire; neighbors, cops inhale smoke during rescue (CT)
A 76-year-old man is in critical condition after two officers pulled him from a fire at his Plainville condo Tuesday, police and fire officials said. Richard Thomas is being treated for burns to the head, arm and back at The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital, they said. His wife, Ellen Thomas, 71, was admitted […]
Monroe firefighters battle condo fire, escape partial floor collapse (CT)
Officials said the condo unit that caught fire was unoccupied and under renovation. However, police and firefighters helped alert and evacuate several senior citizens from adjacent units. Firefighters were also able to escape injury when they found a partial collapse of the main floor into the basement. Read the article……………………………..
One firefighter injured, about 20 displaced in condo complex blaze in East Haven (CT)
Fire crews in East Haven are battling a blaze at The Village condo complex on Main Street Wednesday night. Footage sent in by a News 8 reporter on the scene shows clear fire damage to second floor windows. Read the article…………………………
Funding for crumbling foundations study already paying dividends for condo owners (CT)
Fresh funding for the study of crumbling foundations in the state, appears to be paying dividends, lowering the cost of testing for pyrrhotite to nothing for some homeowners, including residents at Ryefield Condominiums in Vernon. Read the article……………………………..
BLM condo sign flap prompts Jewett City renter’s move (CT)
A local renter is preparing to move out of her Jewett City condominium complex after weeks of disagreement with complex officials over what she says is her overt support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Crystal Allard moved into the Anthony Estates complex off Anthony Street a year ago with her husband and the couple’s […]
$742K Verdict After Stairwell Banister Collapsed (CT)
The plaintiff was walking up a staircase in a common area of her building. Reportedly, the stairwell’s banister had broken nearly three years earlier, and had been duct-taped together by another tenant. While the plaintiff was ascending the stairs, the taped-together stairwell banister collapsed beneath her weight. She fell backward down the staircase, and sustained […]
Avondale homeowners helping hospital workers (CT)
On Wednesday, May 27, the Avondale Homeowners Association (AHA) provided over 400 meals for the staff of the Westerly Hospital in appreciation for their dedication and hard work, especially during these difficult times. Read the article……………………………..
Rules for a reason — Darien’s private neighborhoods are owned by the homeowners association (CT)
Darien has several private streets and neighborhoods. Usually, private neighborhoods are owned and run by a homeowners association. There are signs that indicate “private,” but don’t always specify or spell out what that means. The most formalized of Darien’s private neighborhood areas is the Tokeneke Association. Their signs make what is permitted very clear. The […]
Three-Alarm Condo Fire Breaks Out, Closing Several Roads In Stamford (CT)
Several area roadways are closed as firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm fire at a large condominium complex. Read the article……………………….
Woman pronounced dead at the scene of a Waterbury condo fire (CT)
Police say a woman was found dead inside a Waterbury condo this morning while crews battled a fire. First responders were called to 32 Manville Street around 7 a.m. for a reported structure fire. The fire was at the condominiums found at the address. Read the article………………………….
How To Access HOA Records (CT)
ONE UNIT OWNER WRITES:I missed our last board meeting and requested a copy of the financial reports.I was advised by our management company I could go to their office [45 minutes drive] and would have to pay $75 for an administrative fee. Read the Q&A…………………………………….
Lawsuit Claims Condo Board Misused Common Fees (CT)
The directors of a Heritage Hill Road condominium association violated state law by using common fees to effectively expand their own personal patio areas, according to a lawsuit filed last month. The nine board directors of the Oenoke Association voted in March to fund a privacy fence replacement project “as an excuse to illegally and […]
Residents challenging town’s findings on private roads (CT)
Residents of four roads are disputing the town’s position that they should no longer receive services such as plowing and paving. The town has said the roads are private, but the residents argue that they should be considered public. Read the article…………………………..
New Canaan Man’s Company Sues Heritage Hill Road Condo Association (CT)
During a secret meeting last month, the board of a condo association in New Canaan adopted overly restrictive leasing rules in a way that violates state law as well as the organization’s own governing documents, according to a new lawsuit. Read the article………………………….
Bunker Hill Condo residents living without hot water, heat, for nearly three weeks (CT)
A group of Waterbury residents at the Bunker Hill Condominiums reached out to News 8 after saying they haven’t had hot water and heat in their homes in 3 weeks. They say they’ve had to boil water to wash themselves and stay warm. Among the residents who reached out to us: A woman who is […]
Man charged in setting fire at CT condo complex
Police have charged a resident of a condo complex that went up flames Tuesday morning with arson, according to WFSB. Daigin Mosby, 38, who is a resident of the Westwood Condominiums on Kane Street where a two-alarm blaze ripped through portions of the complex Tuesday morning, was charged hours later with first-degree arson and first-degree […]
West Hartford condo fire out, no injuries (CT)
Firefighters extinguished a fire at a West Hartford condominium complex early Tuesday morning. No one was injured, fire officials said. Eight to 10 condos in the Westwood complex, 100 Kane St., were damaged, and the American Red Cross and town social services employees were working to find temporary housing for residents. Read the article………………………..
State should help fund new water mandate (CT)
It is important for policy makers to understand that “public water systems” are, in fact, largely privately owned and operated. They are “public” in the sense that they are used by the citizens, not that they are necessarily owned by a government entity. A condominium association could be faced with costs in excess of $100,000 […]
CFSIC recieved over $12 million in claims from condo owners with failing foundations (CT)
Just a week after Gov. Ned Lamont signed a law allowing condo owners to participate in the Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company Inc’s foundation repair and replacement funding, over $12 million worth of claims have been submitted. Read the article………………………….
Bridgeport condo residents vote to pay flooding damage repairs (CT)
Residents of a city condo complex have agreed to cover the $235,000 cost for repairs made after flooding damaged units last September. “There was a lot of discussion, a lot of anger and they voted to approve it,” said Cartright Towers resident Judith Rudikoff after a meeting of the condo’s residents and members of the […]
Condo Maintenance Man Ran Over Man With Car: EH Police (CT)
East Haven man have arrested a condo maintenance worker who is charged with running over a man with his car after the two got into a confrontation on Saturday On Saturday, East Haven police were called to 130 Coe Avenue (Breezewood Condominiums) for a dispute in progress with a report of a pedestrian struck with […]
Residents decry conditions at downtown Hartford’s Bushnell on the Park (CT)
Soon after it opened in the late 1970s, downtown Hartford’s Bushnell on the Park honed a reputation as a power address for corporate executives, local television glitterati and players on the Hartford Whalers hockey team. The days of Oriental rugs in the lobby and a doorman are long gone. And the slow decline in recent […]
Condo associations now eligible to apply for crumbling foundations funds (CT)
The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company announced Monday that it will start working with condo associations to secure funds for the replacement or reimbursement of work done on their crumbling foundations. Read the article…………………….
Weekapaug residents and fire district engaged in high-stakes land dispute (CT)
Two couples who own property in Weekapaug are suing the Weekapaug Fire District and the Weekapaug Homeowners Association Inc., claiming they have legal rights to a portion of property known as Lot 6, which was given to the fire district in the mid-1960s. Read the article…………………..
StoneWood condo residents missing home for the holidays year after fire (CT)
For tenants of the StoneWood Condominiums in Norwalk, the passage of a year hasn’t brought them back to their homes in time for the holidays. A massive fire broke out inside the condos on Richard’s Avenue on Dec. 11, 2017. More than 50 condos were left vacant for months as the building underwent demolition and […]
Editorial: Why shut these crumbling condos out of state repair funds? (CT)
Debra MacCoy is considering all her options — including handing the keys back to the bank — now that she’s learned the crumbling basement in her condominium is ineligible for state remediation funds. Mrs. MacCoy isn’t alone. Nearly a quarter of the 772 homeowners who have reported cracking foundations to the state are also out […]
School board member arrested at Success Village meeting (CT)
Often-controversial Board of Education member Maria Pereira has been arrested after a Success Village Apartments Board of Directors meeting got out of hand. The Wednesday night meeting concerned the removal of five Success Village board members. Sources said Pereira was supporting one of the board members being removed. The meeting had nothing to do with […]
Half Moon Bay lawsuit pits marina against condos (CT)
A simmering dispute between the directors of the homeowners’ association of Half Moon Bay in Croton-on-Hudson and the marina dockmaster has spilled over in court. Steven Plotkin, dockmaster and co-owner of a condominium unit, launched a lawsuit against the association’s directors for $1 million this month in Westchester Supreme court, claiming he is not being […]
Naugatuck Woman Secures $250,000 Settlement After Fall on Ice (CT)
A 55-year-old Naugatuck woman, who injured her left ankle, back and neck when she fell on ice and snow in a condominium complex, has settled her case for $250,000. Natalia Dubrovinskaya was taking out the garbage for her boyfriend, who lived at the Hidden Brook condominiums in Naugatuck, when she slipped and fell, according to […]
Condominium association files suit against paving company (CT)
A condominium association has filed a lawsuit against a paving company in town over a dispute regarding work promised but never started. On March 6, the Southington Manor Condominium Association, Inc., which represents the condominiums at 273 Queen St. in Southington, filed a complaint with the New Britain Superior Court against Betkoski Brothers, LLC. Read […]
CCOC Q&A – Meeting Notices
Q: Our Board of Directors meets regularly every 2nd Tuesday of the month. Yet it seems there are an excessive number of email votes that are non-emergency situations. Unit owners are told this can be done, it is authorized, and the “vote” can be recorded in the minutes of the following months Board of Directors meeting. […]
The Legitimacy Of Adopted Amended Or Repealed Rules
A source of conflict between boards and unit owners is the enforcement of rules. The power of the Association of the enact and enforce rules in not unlimited. To be enforceable, the rules must be legally adopted and within the Association’s power. Read the article…………