Board preventing me from performing Treasurer's Duties

I was recently made the Treasurer of a condo association and the Board is preventing me from doing my job as outlined in the Bylaws. As an example, the President won't let me ask the Property Manager questions or request source documents. The President also prevents homeowners from asking questions at the Board meetings.

The condo association is in Maryland, any thoughts on going a legal route?

Is a Board majority saying no you cannot have documents or ask the manager questions?

Ignore the President.

Contact the MC and ask to review the financials (be specific in what you want to review).

If you are blocked from doing so, bring the issue up at the next board meeting and, in front of the Board, ask the President and the MC why you are being prevented from doing your duty and what is it they are trying to keep you from finding out.

As more context, here is the Treasurer's role as noted in the bylaws:
The Treasurer shall have responsibility
for corporate. funds and securities and shall be responsible for
keeping full and accurate accounts of all receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the corporation. He shall be
responsible for the deposit of all monies and other valuable
effects in the name, and to the credit, of the corporation in such
depositories as may from time to time be designated by the Board
of Directors. He shall be bonded under a fidelity bond in such
amount as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
President bullies others, there are five board members, two just sit in the meetings and vote yes or no on topics, the other board member is a good friend of the President.
Homeowners voted me in this past June, Board members voted me in as Treasurer. I provided an overview of revised financial statements that I will prepare and went over Board to keep an open mind.
Property management company employees (supposedly some functions are segregated, but no evidence) are the only signers on all accounts, manage the delinquencies, approve invoices, pay invoices, perform bank reconciliations, etc. When I asked to see the cancelled checks, I was told no as well as being provided the original statements, and directly receiving the lockbox report from the Bank that shows the monthly maintenance fee payments.

Good advice on the attorney, I have a lawyer friend who may provide a good attorney and the Anne Arundel County States Attorney is researching for me.

thank you, agree about the President. The last time this happened to me, I found fraud and now I am concerned something unethical is going on because the grounds are in disrepair - my building was only fixed because I made a comment. Board does not proactively do maintenance/improvements on the building and grounds - they rely on homeowners to report issues. I found deck wood and pillars rotting - so it is probably occurring with other buildings.

I am not on the Bank accounts and the Board agreed to let me see source documents during the last meeting, but that has since changed when I requested the documentation this week.

Linda,

It's a shame that the MC isn't required to be licensed in MD. Otherwise I would also suggest making a complaint against their license. Unfortunately, not an option.

Sounds like my HOA late last year. The president insisted on opening all the mail, approving every check that went out (even though her signature was not required), gave herself the final say on every meeting agenda and the minuts of every meeting, unilaterally tried to impose a loyalty oath on the other directors, demanded that the rest of the board not discuss any subject whatsoever with the homeowners outside of a board meeting, started a backstabbing campaign against one director because, "she talks too much," and tried to strongarm a new annual budget line item for an "unspoken amenity" that doesn't exist anywhere in our governing documents.

Do whatever it takes, legally, to make sure you are able to carry out the Treasurer's duties in accordance with your bylaws. You may have to find enough owners that care enough to help correct the situation.

Except for being bonded and handling money paid to Association, you potentially have the same rights to view these documents as an Owner!!! I am with others in that if you are being denied to see documents ... what Is anyone trying to hide??? If you do not have anything to hide their is no reason to deny proper access.