IS my condo board creating a monopoly with this rule?*Corrected version**?

Question

There is a rule in place that says Air conditioners must be hoisted by crane onto the roof.I cannot find any mention of heating/air conditioning appliances, installation or otherwise mentioned in my copy of the association rules. I have spoken to several board members who all seem to know "matter-of-factly" that taking anything up through the third floor opening is a "finable" offense.
Many have explained to me that someone dropped a unit, thereby cracking a
tile. The time, expense, & inconvenience replacing this tile was so great that we
collectively vowed to never ever let it happen again. Recently, i attempted to get competitive pricing to have my AC fixed or replaced.These heating & AC people are not in the business of arranging cranes. They will do this to honor the association, but all acknowledge that it is really un-necessary. They are quick to point out that they are fully bonded, insured etc in the event of a broken tile.
In the end, their cost of arranging the crane prices them out of the market.
Company" X" enjoys monopoly status because of his ability to obtain a crane at
little or no cost to himself. I have "heard" all kinds of hearsay pricing from
anywhere from $300-$600 for the crane alone.When I ask for a written quotation I get an attitude.I decided to forego air-conditioning this summer since I couldn't get intelligent quotations from anyone. I am seriously considering selling my unit at a reduced price to let the new owners "deal with it".

Answer 1

Move, I hate Condo Boards. Been there done that and I will never do it again. What a crock :)

Answer 2

Condo boards are as close as we want to get to communism in America. Just think if the whole country was like that. At least with a condo you can sell and move back to freedom.

Answer 3

Welcome to the mini-gods of the home international. it rather is one huge difficulty with condos. the sole difficulty you're able to do is to connect the board and grow to be "one among them" then you somewhat may additionally make the regulations. jogs my memory of tale, a woman have been given a warm tub and positioned it outdoors at a house complicated. Then she grew to grow to be the top of the assn board and made a rule outlawing all warm tubs, yet she grand fathered hers in because of the fact it became already there. So she became the sole one with a warm tub. Mini-Gods back.

Answer 4

There's nothing you can do about it. I suggested to friends that moved into a "community" con-do to check it out, they didn't, thought I was telling a story.
When they found out they couldn't leave their auto in the driveway overnight or, to even wash their car in the driveway, they started asking questions.

That's when they found out their guests had to park two city blocks away and walk to their homes, no parking in the drives or the street. They recently moved.

Answer 5

if you got nothing better to do, become a royal pain in their back sides and go to every meeting and be disruptive and mean spirited, for this is what they richly deserve, otherwise, and i'm sure you have a life, move...it is a crock, have an attorney look at it.