Property management concerns

This is a strange situation. Many homeowners in our community
are not happy with our property manager. They find her rude,
incompetent and condescending. She has formed an
alliance with two board members and is protected
by them in anything she does. Now, the property management
company that she works for, has contacted the board
saying they want to fire her because they have
found numerous problems in her performance, record keeping,
and she is a liability to their company as well as our
community . These board members refuse to have her
fired. The homeowners in the community know nothing about
this communication from the property management
company, since it was sent in a communication
to the board.

Florida laws recently changed and PMs can be sanctioned if they do not follow statutes and community docs. If there is a problem, you should report it to the state licensing board and they will investigate. You can also rate them on any internet business sites (just be sure to state facts and your opinion as just that). You can report them to the BBB for investigation. You can also do a door to door petition to ask the board to evaluate that contract and discuss at the next meeting (20% signatures will get you on the agenda). Finally, you can do a door to door recall petition and change to board members with a new board that will re-evaluate the contract. This last might be the safest for you because the PM will retaliate if you complain.

BB,

The PM is an employee of the CAM. If the CAM wanted to fire their employee, that is a decision of the MC. The Board would have little if any say about it.

I agree.

The call to the BOD was a courtesy call, nothing more.

If the BOD can control the Management Company, then the Management Company should be "fired" as they are unprofessional, sissy, wimps, etc.

I meant the management company.

The last time I checked, the MC worked FOR the HOA. The person that works for the MC is just a REPRESENTATIVE of the MC. It is up to the MC to fire THEIR employee. The MC's concerns sounds like they are more concerned of that employee's poor performance represented their company in bad light. That bad light may put them in danger of losing their contract.

What you all need to do is now put up your MC contract up for bid with 2 other bids. Take this opportunity to be competitive. You can still re-hire the existing MC with their new representative if you all choose. The MC contract should be annually anyways.