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Q: I live in a mid-sized condo building in Chicago. Last year the common roof above my unit leaked and caused ceiling damage to my unit in several large areas, which required drywall repair, patching and repainting.

When I asked the homeowners association (HOA) and our management company about the repairs, they said they would repair and patch ...Read more

Q: A new owner bought an upstairs condo. Their unit is right above my condo. They’ve been renovating their unit every day, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. It’s been like this for four months. There is no end in sight.

The workers are noisy. They leave the windows open in the unit while working. I complained to the management ...Read more

Q: I’m ignorant of real estate law, so this may be off base. Maybe you can tell us if we’re correct to be angry.

My son moved back to Virginia last year. He was preapproved for a loan, got a real estate agent, and began looking at homes. Over a three-month period he looked at maybe 30 homes. He made several offers but was not successful.

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