Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 08/01/10 10:58 am, wrote:
Florida passed a new condo law in, I believe, 2009, that bans board
members from serving on boards if they are in arrears with their
maintenance assessment. That would have saved a lot of grief for my
condo a few years back. Imagine condo owners wanting and needing
repairs, like new roof, and a deadbeat on the board voting it down. It
gets really, really nasty. There aren't any professional standards or
ethics in my area....
Somebody told me that a condo/HOA board member will sometimes vote
against necessary maintenance because then s/he will have to pay an
assessment -- "I'm planning to move anyway, so let the people who come
later pay the assessment."
Perce
I still have footprints on my face from former neighbors. After about
three years of really, really hostile turmoil between those who wanted
maintenance and those who didn't, a couple of owners sold and moved. We
were desparate to get things back to at least civil relationships and a
fairly responsible level of maintenance. Then comes a new owner who
bought two units to remodel without building permits and flip them.
They were pretty crass and didn't much know when to keep their mouths
shut....told us from git-go that they only planned on staying about two
years. OF COURSE they weren't going to ok large projects (like fixing
sagging roof) and they doubled their money. It's "Lets make a deal"
every day...go along and you are free to do anything you please."