Covid-19 CARES ACT

Have any of you filed for the covid-19 cares act. I'm new to our board and having concerns about our fellow board members. I'll give you some basic info on my situation. Our is a non profit and the board does not get paid. Wich I think is great. If it's true. we contract our management from a big management company Wich we pay the manager salary out of community funds. Ever since covid-19 has become an epidemic we have doubled our issuance of violations.The BOD budget is set for 1,200.$ a month last month we received 67k$ in violations. Then the other BOD approved our management company to apply for the covid-19 cares act. Well they got approved and added the money to our budget. I don't know why the management company would do that. I have a feeling I'm gonna get voted off the BOD since I represent the best interest of community and not the management. They are the one who runs the everything and when I try to ask questions I feel I'm bullied by the property manager by saying phrases like "you don't know how this works" or " you wouldn't know how to run this community with out me". Last I knew the BOD is supposed to run the community not the property manager, plus certain members of BOD have secret meetings with out the rest of board to make quorum. They discuss certain homeowners to target and harrass and issue violations for items that are not in violation. I try to talk to fellow Board members but get a cold shoulder. I love my community and representing it. But I feel like something shady is going on and I personally don't want to get caught up in some kind of bad activities for being on the board. Any info would be greatfully appreciated.

I was told by our PM that HOA's do not qualify for CARES Act.

Unless your manager is a direct employee of YOUR association, you or the management company DO NOT qualify under the CARES ACT. Both parties are gaming the system.

Your elections are being rigged.

I am curious about your numbers? $1200.00 monthly income and now $67K in fines. You know they will have to pay federal taxes on that income, because you have no expenses to offset.

Jon,
Couple of things that caught my eye in you original post.

#1 Anyone who wants to become a Board member should be aware of a dues increase that happened 6 months ago. If they are not aware they clearly do not know much or have cared in the past about the HOA they are living in.

#2 The jump in fines seems astounding. Typically HOs must get a few warning or curtesy notes prior to the fines being sent out. This normally takes months.

#3 I agree that there seems to be some shady stuff going on and the PMC may be so used to calling the shots that they do not take direction from the Board. If 1 or 2 Board members are in with them this should be called out.

Tuff road you are about to travel on.

Jon,

Based on what you have said, I would consider contacting the governing agency in your state; and, perhaps, to notify the Federal Treasury of the Board's attempt to collect CARE money as a not-for-profit.

More on how different condo/co-op law firms are interpreting the CARES Act PPP section differently:
https://cooperator.com/article/co-ops-condos-hoas-ppp-loans/full

Are you aware that, nationwide, HOA governing documents and state statutes nearly always provide only one way to remove an elected director from a board? This is by a vote of the membership.

I hear you about the seemingly improper fines, but given that you seem to think the board can remove a properly elected director (when it's almost guaranteed it cannot), I am concerned about your understanding of other aspects of the HOA.

This board has removed a duly elected director from his or her seat? If I were an owner at your HOA, I might be talking lawsuit.

Last I heard Arizona was one of the many states crystal clear in its laws that board meetings on subjects like assessment increases need to be open to members. (Though I am not sure the Board must permit members to speak at its meetings.) Regardless, if these meetings are not open to members, I might be talking lawsuit.

Ok so I finally was able to get some info as to why they applied for the cares act credit. Supposedly it's because they had to shut down our common areas and playgrounds, when our state went on lockdown during the pandemic. They don't hold any events for members, what would give them the right to apply for it shutting down our playgrounds does not limit any type of revinue from assessments. Also they have advised our landscaping contractor to limit cleaning/maintaining our common areas while shut down during lockdown.