suspected fraud

There are 2 budgets for our community. The master budget has 251 single family homes. The sub-budget is for 24 condos. The Condo owners are supposed to pay the master budget for the common expenses which are or should be? only for areas in the community which we all share example pool, clubhouse, gate..... But on the master budget they have also included painting and pressure washing their homes. It states in the master by-laws that these 2 items are the owners responsibilty--not the hoa. Condo owners are not receiving any value for this $25,000. but we have to contribute to this expense. Thats just one of my concerns I questioned the board about. I went tpo the clubhouse to go over the financial records and found some suprising entries. A member of the board came over to tell me how wrong I was--but with everything he said--he said nothing!!! It has been several days before I could get back to the financials and some of the pages have been removed and pages are not in order. Example statements dated May 2009 in with pages of dec 2010. Now I am being viewed as a trouble maker. But I refuse to be bullied and need some guidance from others who have encountered this. We have a management company and they say its up to the people on the master board. I live in SC.

Fraud is a matter for the police.

I have asked for itemized expenses and at first I was told it was percentages and way too complicated. So my question was if its so complicated then how are they able to figure it out?? This community changed management company in 06 and the neighbors trll me thats when regime fees doubled. I moved here in 07. The builder went bankrupt and thats when condo owners organized but before then they never had meetings.
And I've wondered was their response meant to tell me anyone not elected to this board is too stupid. I ran for the board but was told not enough members voted and they dropped the number of members required on the board. And sometimes its whats not being said which speaks the loudest. Actually when I started questioning the board about the budget I didn't expect this reaction from a few questions. If nothing to hide why remove pages from expense records? If I call police then what? State law doesn't do anything? These people can steal from us but because they are on a hoa board they can get away with this?

If this is based on percentages, then figure them out at YOUR end first.

You know how much you give to the master assoc., figure out how much goes to each category. They ought to be able to give you the costs and the percentages.

For example, if the lawn work costs $1,000 and your HOA pays 30%, that's $300 of your $21,000

Why don't you get an accountant involved to come in and help figure this out.

It really should be very simple.

Marilyn, I would make a request to the master Board for an audit. If that Board will not initiate an audit you could initiate a petition in accorance with your master association's governing documents and with enough members' signature cause an audit to be done on the master association's financial records.

This is a 55 and over community. I have seen some of these people bullied and brought to tears and they don't get involved anymore. And I was told no one wants to run for a position on master board any more. Which is sad that a few has decided they get to run everything and do whatever without having to account. I expect honesty and fairness which is not happening. I will not be bullied which has me labeled as a trouble maker.