Conflict of Interest for Association

Question 1: Is it a conflict of interest for the Condo Association if a unit owner who has his/her unit up for sale to run for the Board of Directors or serve as an officer? I feel the individual's agenda would be interest of a short term nature whereas the Association's is long term.

Question 2: Is there an organization one can turn to if the Association refuses to follow its By-Laws and lets people vote as Board Members who are not on the Board. What if they just ignore complaints and the situation continues?

Thanks.

Cookie, are you sure that it is against the By-Laws for your board members to not be members of the Association. While it might seem obvious that it be a requirement it is often not when it is typically difficult to get Owners involved in the Association. Owners are those on the deed and so not requiring board members to be Owners also allows the spouses / partners to be part of the board even if they are not officially on the title. For that reason mine, and most that I know of, allow volunteers to be anywhere, not just your Owners.