I moved into a new condo in Oct. I bought the condo and noticed they didn’t have many handicap parking places. I did ask and they did put a few more up. They have a dog park here. When I go to take my dog there I have to hold on to someone’s car to get up and down off the curb. I have noticed there are no handrails to go down the steps to get to the pool area. I had a friend ask If they could put something up to help me with these things. I was told the HOA board got very angry about these requests, and said I would have to pay to have things put in if I wanted them. I would have to buy the materials and pay for someone to install them. I don’t think this is right! Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.

May 27, 2014 by Brad Gaskins

— Tracy S. – Asheville, NC ANSWER: This is not an uncommon situation you face based upon the questions we receive. There are several parts of this that must be considered. First, as a condominium unit it would fall under the Fair Housing Act Guidelines which apply to new construction after March 13, 1991. If this property were constructed prior to this date … READ MORE