How do you soundproof a condo?

That said, here are the best ways you can soundproof common condo walls:

Install sound barriers over the condo wall.
Add more drywall (mass)
Employ decoupling techniques.
Use a damping compound (Green Glue)
Invest in wall hangings.
Audio blankets.
Soundproof curtains and carpets.

How many votes do you need to remove a director in a condo?

This means that, in a condo with 100 units, 51 affirmative votes are necessary, either in person or by proxy, for the removal of a director. Obviously, it is difficult to obtain the cooperation of so many owners of units, especially in condos where a majority of owners live elsewhere. How Is a Requisitioned Meeting Organized?

When can court force condo owners to sell?

One unit owner’s persistent bootlegging was enough for a judge to make the order to sell last February. In York Condominium Corporation No. 82 v. Singh, the court had earlier ordered the owners to stop selling alcohol and cigarettes out of their Toronto condo.

Do you have to be the owner of a condo?

“It must be executed and recorded by the owner of the property, because that’s where you’re changing from a conventional form of ownership to a condo form of ownership and dividing the property into units and common elements.”

How many condo owners have to be present for quorum in Ontario?

A quorum is a specified minimum percentage of owners who have to be present, either in person or through a proxy, for a meeting to be valid. In Ontario, it is 25% of all units in a condo. If one person owns 30 units in a condo of 120 units, this person counts for 30 and can constitute the quorum by herself!

How many condo owners need to agree on selling the building?

How many condo owners do you need to agree on selling the building as a condo deconversion? Legally, the HOA will need to take a vote. The number of votes required to force a sale is different in every state. In Illinois, for example, 75% of the unit owners are needed to vote yes to allow the sale of the entire property.

Can a condo owner be forced to sell?

At any time in the future, those investor-owners can easily decide to sell their units to a bulk buyer, leading the way to a condo termination and deconversion, and a situation where you would be forced to sell your condo, like it or not. Consider your equity position and the timing of a potential sale one, two, five, or ten years in the future.

Who are the owners of the Florida condos?

Last year, the complex was sold to a group of investors calling itself Madison Oaks Partners. They said the condominium “failed,” and claim they are within their legal rights to buy out the current owners at “market value” and convert the condos back into rental apartments.

Can a minority owner Stop a condominium sale?

The next step was to initiate a condominium termination agreement, and, because the investor held a controlling voting interest in the association, minority owners have usually been unable to block a termination attempt. If the investor’s first attempt was not successful, the second attempt often was.