>Nobody wants to pay for what is a collective problem. Sometimes I think condo's shouldn't even be legal because of this. They should all be apartments with a c

>Nobody wants to pay for what is a collective problem. Sometimes I think condo's shouldn't even be legal because of this. They should all be apartments with a central management company. We shouldn't have a democracy; people won't vote for reps who will vote to pay for things that don't directly affect them. It's a problem as old as time :) Buying into a condo has the risk of this sort of thing happening. It has to be carefully assessed. IMO for condos specifically, the board shouldn't have to hold a referendum to do special assessments. It should be a majority of the board.