Kaiser Group

Ben Kaiser gets negative stars. I bought a condo from him in 2005 and have been dealing with the fallout of his dishonesty and negligence ever since. He lied to us about pretty much everything, but since our first lawsuit against him was settled for a pittance, before we discovered numerous additional structural flaws in the building, we have no further recourse. The 25-​year old water heaters that he claimed were new had to be replaced within a year, and now the entire plumbing system has numerous leaks and needs to be replaced as well. He also did not properly fund the reserve account, which is illegal, but because none of us had owned a condo before and many were first time buyers, by the time we figured it out it was too late. Also, there were more than the acceptable number of layers of roofing, which caused shingles to blow off last winter and necessitates a roof replacement in the next 2 years. Now, 6 years later, we have incredibly high HOA dues in order to fund the reserves we need to do all the required repairs and retro-​fits. Needless to say, none of could sell now even if we wanted to. You would think that one of the numerous home inspectors or realtors might have drawn attention to any one of these problems, but I guess they are all incompetent, too. Live and learn… my advice is, before buying a condo read up on all the ramifications of group ownership. It’s way more complicated than you think. And don’t do business with this shyster in groovy clothing.