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Condo Adviser: Condo association has authority over common area landscaping

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The condo association's board of directors also has the authority to enter into landscaping contracts

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Q: I am an owner in a small suburban townhome association. Approximately 25% of our townhome association’s yearly budget is spent on landscaping, which the association is responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing. However, there is no input from the owners regarding landscaping maintenance, repair or replacement, and the board of directors makes all the landscaping decisions.

Do we have to give that information to the realtor? A: As a preliminary matter, any unit owner, including a unit owner selling their unit, is entitled to inspect, and make copies of, the books and records of account of the association per Section 19 of the Condominium Act. Thus, while a realtor is not entitled to inspect or receive copies of books and records of the association, their client is entitled to that information and in theory could share it with their realtor.

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