Management Company address??

Richard: How long has your Assn had this management company? Why was this person hired? Are you sure he is a certified management company, have insurance and bonded? If you are concerned you should do some background checking of the company. Check how much you pay him to handle your Assn and go shopping.

Why won't he list his home address as this is where his business is? If he is licensed I'm sure he must have a physical address. Check with your State about Management Companys to see if they have to be licensed. Why does it not look correct to you? Your Board should have an address for him because of your Assn records. If something happened to him how would you know where to go to pick up all Assn papers.

I am a past Board of Director serving as Treasurer and President. Hope this gives you a start.

Thank you, I'm going to do just that. Check it out and talk to the board.
Thanks.
Richard

I would agree, it seems minor, except if it is a CCR requirement, it is a CCR requirement. To an HOA, they are the laws, meant not to be violated. If you believe what's in the CCRs are minor, nitpicking issues, then change the CCRs. It's not up to the board to decide which clauses to enforce and which clauses to ignore.

Richard,

Is the Management Company also the statutory agent for the association? If so, it may be a violation of your state's corporate code to use a PO Box instead of a street address.

Bruse

Not an issue. We can agree to disagree.

I place registered, licensed, bonded whatever one needs to be higher on my list hten an address.

An alike story.

I moved back to a state after having not lived there for some 20 years and I was served some papers within 30 days. I asked my secretary if she knew an attorney who was versed in these issues. She said yes and gave me a name an phone number. I called, he asked for some facts, and he said OK, let me look into it and let us schedule an appointment. I said OK.

I showed up for the appointment. His office was in his house with a side entrance into the basement. I went in, and he was there. After introductions he noticed me looking about and he asked if I had some issues. I said well candidly I am more use to my lawyers being in a big building, foyers, names on plaques, receptionists , etc.

He said well, he was one of them once now he does it like this. I said well you came recommended, so let us give it a go.

Bottom line is he cleared up my issue rather fast and for what I conssidered cheap money.

While cliche to say, do not judge a book by its cover nor a professional by their address.

John,

By the way, I agree with you that stating a "physical" location is least important and, as I will point out below, is not even assurance of a legitimate business. My point all along is that if supplying a street address (physical location) is a requirement, we have no authority to waive that requirement, just as a secretary of state or a town/city clerk has no authority to waive that requirement if it is necessary to supply a physical address on an application for a business license (and it usually is).

Now, having a physical address is no assurance that the business is legitimate. Take a look at the following three business addresses:

1032 24th Street West, #245
Billings, MT 59188

1795 W. Broadway, #132
Idaho Falls, KS 83402

3184 Channing Way, #322
Idaho Falls, ID 83403

All three of the above are genuine physical locations and appear to be a suite in an office building location. However, they are in reality the address of a location that provides private postal drop box services for its customers. This is a trick often employed by scammers to make it appear that they are operating a business at a physical location. This trick even works on applications for business licenses that require a physical location on the application, since a physical street address is given.

By the way, all three of the above "businesses" have been shut down by the feds for illegal activity.

RichardL7 states:
"In the Condominium Document it states that the Management Company must have a physical address listed. But, as his business is in his home, can he get by with a Post Office box address and not a physical address of his home."

If true, the Board is ignoring their duty. Your complaint would be with the Board of Directors, not the MC.

"When asked to discuss a problem he want to come to our unit and talk to us, and does not want us to come to his home/Place of business. This does not look correct to me."

Why are you frustrated? If the MC is willing to come to your unit that seems like an excellent personal service which benefits the homeowner.

The only real issue I see here is the fact that court orders (Evictions, certain warrants, etc...) can't be served on Post office box. They have to have a physical mailbox in which to serve on. I had a tenant that didn't pay his rent for several months and had to evict him. Due to the fact he used a Post Office box for his mail for his business/home, it was not possible for me to serve the police to collect on my small claims court ruling. Often the police have to go in and remove an item that is worth the same amount or close to the amount of money owed. For example: This guy owed me 3K. He had a motorcycle registered in the county. The police could go get that bike for me to sell. If that bike sold for $5K, then I would have to give him the 2K profit. I could only collect the 3K that was owed. Court is ONLY to make a person "WHOLE".

I can understand why he would not want people coming to his home as MC. However, as President of a HOA, people often came to mine all the time. It can be kind of tough and lose some privacy. It doesn't sound like this person has fully embraced their role. It's a business to them. For me, it was just a life style and accepted the fact people would come visit at any time for any reason.

Thank you Roger, It has been clear for the past two years that a new
management Co is in order, but try as I might, I can’t get the Board to
read the Laws, Bylaws or any part of the Associations laws, and as for
the Management Company??? Well I would have better luck talking to
my Cat, and you know cat’s.
On a serious side, We are making progress and as my wife is now on the
board and is not afraid to address issues, we have a chance. The two of
us plus a few owner put the Board and M.C. on the Red carpet last
week, and now some home owners are also. We have a chance
and we are pushing hard for accountability. Also we have confronted
the Board and M.C. on failure to comply with rules, Regulation, state
laws and all documents for the Association. At the last meeting the
Board and M.C. was racked over the coals, and with back up
documentation. That’s why the question was asked about the P.O. Box
for the M.C. In school the word physical address was not hard to
understand, or so I’m thinking
Last part, is finding a good management Company and we will start
looking.
My Thanks to one and all and for the HOA Talk.com
Richard

Richard

Posting about your unhappiness with your association's Management Company and asked for advice is one issue.

Coming out here with some chicken$hit stuff about their address shows poor/sneaky/amateur/unprofessional, etc. traits.

Sorry, but you lost my respect.