Enforcement

Hi Sharon:

That is difficult as you stated if both work then they may not have as much time. One idea is for you all to try and meet once per week ... even if just for a few minutes ... to at least get all board members to review and sign any letters regarding enforcement of the rules. This way you may be the individual who draws up the letters and delivers; however, you will not be alone as the only person signing. I myself periodically get that same lonely feeling, but then others will out of the blue send a thank you email or something and it picks me back up.

Okay so now I am super pissed off!!! I recently called the tow truck on some illegally parked cars. Now half of the neighborhood hates me! I know this is part of the job, however, ITS ALWAYS ME! The other two do not enforce the rules so I look like the jerk all the time! People are posting stuff on facebook and telling kids to egg my house. Our neighborhood has some major parking issues and extremely narrow streets, and when people park illegally they compromise the safety of the entire development. I just don't understand why people only see the jerk calling the tow, not the person trying to make sure the emergency vehicles have access to our neighborhood. I just don't know if I have it in me to keep doing this! Can I just stop enforcing the rules so the other two have to step up?

We do not have a management company. We have like 76 units and up to this point we have not seen a need for one. We have always done everything in house. So after this I am wondering if it seriously time to consider having one.

The first incident with the tow truck the guy confronted me about it. He asked who called the tow truck. I told him it was me. I thought it would be cowardly not to stand by my decision. However, now i am rethinking that to be a very unwise decision. That was a week ago.

The second incident with the tow truck I have NO idea how they knew it was me. I was out of town that weekend. I had residents calling me and telling me there was a mass amount of illegally parked cars from halloween parties. So I called my fellow directors to take care of it.. one wasn't home (at one of the parties) the other wasn't home at the time. When the first one got home he told me he knocked on each of the party houses and informed them they need to make sure their guests are not parked illegally. I still got more and more calls so I called the tow truck. The tow truck guy came.. told people to move.. The residents called the POLICE on the tow truck.. (mind you the tow truck NEVER towed anybody). So one would tend to think that the board member who knocked on the door would be the one blamed for the tow truck. NOPE.. somehow they knew it was me!!!! I was grateful the one board member knocked on the door, and was kind enough to inform them of illegally parking, but he refused to pull the trigger on the tow truck.

So now i am the jerk who apparently thinks they own the neighborhood.

Our official communication is through e-mail. We have informed the homeowners on multiple occasions not to park in certain places.. Also had a discussion on it at the annual meeting (2 weeks ago) . AND It is on the front page of our website. AND It was on our facebook page.