GordonS (Florida)
Posts: 10
Posts: 10
Posted:
Our HOA recently voted in a new board in February 2011.
The new President, who went door to door soliciting himself and issuing handouts with incorrect information is making illegal changes to our community.
Without bringing the subjects up in open meetings, he took it upon himself, and the other 2 new board members, to change management companys, attorneys, accountants and banks. When confronted on why the changes and why they were not discussed in an open meeting with minutes to reflect, he insisted he simply didn't have to.
Since he assumed his role, he has done nothing legally.
Funds were used, without notice, to have a July 4th barbeque at our clubhouse. He stated the funds used for the event were obtained by using the fees collected when a new homeowner is screened.
As far as the property management company...he fired the company who has been here for the past 13 years. They were on site 5 days a week, with their office being only 3 miles from our community. The company he changed to will only be on site twice a week, and their office being 19 miles away.
Our development consists of 255 attached family townhomes in clusters of 5.
The management company he terminated our contract with still manages 6 subdivisions within our community. Now we feel we have less support and staff on our development to assure everything is running smoothly.
Our President skirted around the fact on why he changed attorneys or accountants. Again, the other subdivisions have not, nor have any plans of making such a change.
On the issue of banks, when confronted why the change of banks at our last meeting, our President told us it was due to their fees. I personally contacted the bank and received a letter stating that no fees were ever charged to our association. We plan to show him this letter at our August meeting.
Despite all the changes, we have not seen a reduction in our maintenance. In fact, our President wants to construct a shed near our clubhouse to store a golf cart for the new maintenance compsny. A meeting is scheduled next week and many homeowners plan to attend this meeting (architectural committee meeting) to protest such a structure, as we feel it will be an eye sore to our community and cost the association thousands of dollars from our reserve fund.
Lastly, our new President has been rude to homeowners and verbally threatening to them. He has done the same to vendors and to his colleagues on our Master Association where he was elected 2nd Vice president this past March.
On a vote of 11-4 he was stripped of his title of 2nd Vice President at the last Master Homeowners meeting because of his behavior.
By the way, I was a recipient of one of his, now famous, threatening calls. I was at work at the time I received his call and could not calm him down. He even said to me " I bet you are taping this call". I assured him I was not, although I wish I was able to. After work, I filed a report to the local police department. Although I was not threatened physically, I wanted it on police record in the event either myself, my family or property was injured.
On last note, we recently found that our new President has a $20k lien on his home in our community due to his having unpaid IRS funds.
I represent a group of homeowners and asking...were his decisions to make all these changes, not in an open meeting with minutes to reflect, legal?
Thank you for your time.
Gordon S.
The new President, who went door to door soliciting himself and issuing handouts with incorrect information is making illegal changes to our community.
Without bringing the subjects up in open meetings, he took it upon himself, and the other 2 new board members, to change management companys, attorneys, accountants and banks. When confronted on why the changes and why they were not discussed in an open meeting with minutes to reflect, he insisted he simply didn't have to.
Since he assumed his role, he has done nothing legally.
Funds were used, without notice, to have a July 4th barbeque at our clubhouse. He stated the funds used for the event were obtained by using the fees collected when a new homeowner is screened.
As far as the property management company...he fired the company who has been here for the past 13 years. They were on site 5 days a week, with their office being only 3 miles from our community. The company he changed to will only be on site twice a week, and their office being 19 miles away.
Our development consists of 255 attached family townhomes in clusters of 5.
The management company he terminated our contract with still manages 6 subdivisions within our community. Now we feel we have less support and staff on our development to assure everything is running smoothly.
Our President skirted around the fact on why he changed attorneys or accountants. Again, the other subdivisions have not, nor have any plans of making such a change.
On the issue of banks, when confronted why the change of banks at our last meeting, our President told us it was due to their fees. I personally contacted the bank and received a letter stating that no fees were ever charged to our association. We plan to show him this letter at our August meeting.
Despite all the changes, we have not seen a reduction in our maintenance. In fact, our President wants to construct a shed near our clubhouse to store a golf cart for the new maintenance compsny. A meeting is scheduled next week and many homeowners plan to attend this meeting (architectural committee meeting) to protest such a structure, as we feel it will be an eye sore to our community and cost the association thousands of dollars from our reserve fund.
Lastly, our new President has been rude to homeowners and verbally threatening to them. He has done the same to vendors and to his colleagues on our Master Association where he was elected 2nd Vice president this past March.
On a vote of 11-4 he was stripped of his title of 2nd Vice President at the last Master Homeowners meeting because of his behavior.
By the way, I was a recipient of one of his, now famous, threatening calls. I was at work at the time I received his call and could not calm him down. He even said to me " I bet you are taping this call". I assured him I was not, although I wish I was able to. After work, I filed a report to the local police department. Although I was not threatened physically, I wanted it on police record in the event either myself, my family or property was injured.
On last note, we recently found that our new President has a $20k lien on his home in our community due to his having unpaid IRS funds.
I represent a group of homeowners and asking...were his decisions to make all these changes, not in an open meeting with minutes to reflect, legal?
Thank you for your time.
Gordon S.
! I am glad you did file the police report as that is EXACTLY what you should have done and so should others. Has there not been a recall meeting to recall him out of office? Wasn't clear in your post if that had happened yet.