Illinois
Hi,
A bunch of us homeowners want to volunteer some of the maintenance work at our condo association. Things like making sure timer switches are set to proper times for the year, changing light bulbs or broken switches, planting grass, fixing dry wall, some cleaning. Our management company says that they don't want volunteers because they are afraid we will hurt ourselves while volunteering and sue the association. We offered to sign releases of liability stating that we won't sue them and we were told that this is not acceptable because such releases don't hold up in court. I'm not sure these points are valid. Are their concerns valid? Is there something I can do to get them to allow us to help?
Thanks much!
Hi,
A bunch of us homeowners want to volunteer some of the maintenance work at our condo association. Things like making sure timer switches are set to proper times for the year, changing light bulbs or broken switches, planting grass, fixing dry wall, some cleaning. Our management company says that they don't want volunteers because they are afraid we will hurt ourselves while volunteering and sue the association. We offered to sign releases of liability stating that we won't sue them and we were told that this is not acceptable because such releases don't hold up in court. I'm not sure these points are valid. Are their concerns valid? Is there something I can do to get them to allow us to help?
Thanks much!