Haverford Hill Condominium

You better have thousands as repairs are often and plentiful. I owned one.

This place is horrible, roach infested in K building. Management here is absolutely terrible. The hallways, laundry room, elevator, and stairways are disgusting, never cleaned, and smells like mildew. A bunch of dirtballs live in this complex. I can’t wait to get outta here!

I have lived at Haverford Hill for more than 10 years. Yes the condo fees seem high but I have looked plenty in and around the area and compared to many other places in Delaware County they are right on target. I even considered moving to a twin home but once I factor in the increase in taxes it works out to be the same amount of money out of my pocket plus staying in the condo I don’t have to cut the grass or shovel the snow or worry about extra money for exterior maintenance. I know others who live in condos elsewhere and they to get snow assessments when the winters are out of the ordinary. I do wish they would allow washers and dryers in the units. They only have them in the common laundry room. Many apartments do not have them either and I guess that is why HH does not since they once use to be apartments and they do not have the proper piping to accommodate the drainage and dryers are a fire hazard they say. On the upside to that, no water damage from busted washer hoses. I had that happen to a friend and it was disastrous. The community is quiet and the people are friendly.
Overall a good place to live in Havertown!

I have to amend what I wrote a year ago. At the time, the condo fee was high but tolerable. I kept my mouth shut about it because I lived in a beautiful condo with a pool, and that was exactly what I wanted. Now, because of the brutal winter we endured, each unit owner has to pay a steep assessment, or additional fee, to cover the out-​of-​budget snow-​removal costs. This is on top of the already high condo fees. They say we will only have to pay the assessment for six months, then our condo fees will go back to normal. Yeah right. Not holding my breath on that one. This will bankrupt me.
I’m paying out the nose for a sole privilege: a swimming pool. Which isn’t that great of a pool to begin with, as half of it sits in the shade, which means that that end of the pool is usually too cold to swim in. These buildings were built in the late 60s and are showing their age, plus they suffer from a dearth of amenities: no handicapped ramps (if you’re in a wheelchair, forget about moving here), gym, or clubhouse. I don’t fault the condo association so much for these deficiencies (although I think these facilities could be added), as no one gave consideration to these things in 1967. Forget about adding them now, as the association has bigger fish to fry with the snow-​removal assessment.
I love my condo but will probably have to part with it, and wish me luck selling it, for Haverford Hill’s monstrous condo fees seem to be a well-​known fact among potential condo buyers. Not a happy camper right now. :(