Hoarding

The Right Way for a Co-op Board to Deal With a Hoarder (NY)

What should a co-op board do — and not do — when it's made aware of a hoarder living in…

2 years ago

Co-op Board Learns That Hoarding Is a Mental Disorder (NY)

A shareholder in our small, self-managed co-op is in his eighties and is suffering from dementia. Because of his hoarding,…

2 years ago

Recent Court Decision Respecting Hoarding (ON)

In the case of Peel Condominium Corporation No. 12 v. Gill, the condominium corporation applied to Court because of the…

2 years ago

How to Address Hoarding in Your HOA

Hoarding is a prevalent issue in condominiums and homeowners associations. While clutter all over a resident’s yard can diminish curb…

3 years ago

Ask a real estate pro: What can neighbors do about hoarder’s unkempt home?

Q: A resident of our community is a hoarder and does not maintain his home. We are concerned that the…

3 years ago

Tips for HOAs/Condos Dealing with Hoarders (AZ)

There is a growing problem in community associations – hoarders. These owners hoard books, newspapers, trash, knick-knacks, furniture, scrap metal,…

3 years ago

Ask a real estate pro: What can condo association about owner’s smelly squalor?

Q: A unit owner in my building lives in such squalor that the hallway reeks as if something has died.…

3 years ago

The HOA and Hoarding: How to Handle Messy Situations

According to the American Psychiatric Association, hoarding is a clinical disorder. However, not everyone who lives in a messy house…

4 years ago

How to handle hoarders in a condo or homeowners association

We live in a society where erratic, awful behavior can be purposefully glamorized, particularly through reality TV. Consider the homeowner…

4 years ago

HOARDING – DISABILITY, NUISANCE AND COMMUNITY CONCERN

Hoarding is one of the more challenging condo community problems to address. It is an illness, a nuisance to residents…

4 years ago