no proper ballots for election

I belong to a HOA seven yeaars now. From declarant to now a HOA five years. There has been no enforcement of covenants and if there is selective. I've asked through three management compnaies to see ballots after they are counted. None will be produced and this is done in front of other members. Our HOA is mostly elderly who don't want to be bothered. I'm a businessman who runs his own business. I've asked for proof of insurance it took two years to produce. The president drank wine on a elderly persons driveway and the rest of elderly shareholders follow the lead like a herd. So no chance of changing to members to serve to make changes. The HOA many times did not notify members of annual meetings properly and had to have them over again. The management company(an attorneyowned) does not even proof read whats sent to members. They send out a special meeting notice for a HOA. The ballot sent out says a condo association for an annual meeting. I don't belong to a condo assocaition in this neighborhood so we don't go and don't recognize condo association ballots. I bring this to the attention to the attorney and illegal elected board members because a qourum is called and get ignored. Not only that when I bring it up to other members or seek help they have to hire attorneys to intimidate us. July 202 they even sent an extortion letter saying they were going to put a assesment on us for their attorny costs which helps them cover up illegally elected board members. fast forward to May 2020 we decise to sell our house. The illegal board and attorney let us know we can attend a meeting to resolve the assesment. I tell my attorney no they are illegal roge shareholders not properly elected so we don't recognize their legitimacy. Over the weeknd on a Sunday night now our house is listed they tell my attorney they just had a board meeting and want to fine us 7,100.00 dollars. I refuse to pay and feel its balckmail at this point they know we are moving. They evern offer to take the assesment away if I sign a relaese for their actions. It's more than civil i think it's criminal when we are moving our family after all we have been through for 7 years. I'm looked at as the trouble maker because I speak up. There have been at least 80 violations of sheds, chicken wire fences etc. No architectual reviews and none provisded to sahreeholders upon request. I'm not the only person that has caused them attorney fees. The other person was never fined and the lady on her own spect 20,000 when they moved a ditch with out Corp of engineers approval. The attorney himself committed I think fraud and now extortion and blackmail either pushing for the assesment or the release if not. All help is appreciated down in Louisiana. I can go on there is so much more. Board spending money to fix fenses that are not owned by the assocation etc.

#2 I have a condo in Baton Rouge near LSU. The reserve study was done. I ask who came on site to perform it. The board will not disclose it. I ask what their qualifications were, the board will not disclose it. Either will the management company. They actually had an attorney contact mew to shut me up. It didn't work. Shareholders have rights.They assessed everyone 3,000 for repairs at a special meeting. A quorum was not had at the meeting. It states in the covenenats all meetings must have a 2/3 quorum. They had a 2nd meeting and say they don't need a qourum because the by-laws state second meetings quorum is not needed for meetings of (normal) business. A special assessment is not normal business. The covenants are clear but what about this little by-law term. I asked and agree things need to be fixed. The board refused to get quotes I gave them names and companies to call. There is no quote or cost for the work and no timeline to have it done. They put the cart before the horse so to say. Do they have a right to do that. It's about 12 buildings and componets do not all wearout at the same time. They have no designated plan or list of componets to replace and when. They spent thousands on a reserve study that is worthless it's all theory and no substance. Nothing in it says what componets are bad and how many. All things never wearout at the same time. Then why all three tousand dollars in one year? Can someone plese help me here. And the board basically nominates themselves over and over. The management company even sends the proxy vote out with the president of boards name on it to send to him to nominate himself and no one else. Can someone help me here? They refuse to give me contacts so I can call or send my concerns to other shareholders. I feel this is wrong and unfair. help, thanks again in Louisiana.

The HOA for my home is a Louisiana HOA not a condo association in the state filing. In Louisiana Condo legislative laws are different from HOA legislative laws. Two totally different guidelines and laws. You can't get money from a credit union if your account is at the bank. Samething here you can't be ruled under condo laws when you live in a HOA. You follow the law don't interpet as you wish. The HOA quorum was called using a different type association ballot. A condo ballot for a annual meeting. The mailed letter was a special meeting for a HOA. The management company mailed it out and did not even proof read it when they are being paid and run by an attorney. They were called on it and didn't fix it they covered it up now over two years. I sent attorney requests to see ballots and get information. They have ignored my attorney demands People who don't belong to something don't vote for something they have no business doing that they don't belong to it. It was made worst as when brought to the attoney and shareholders it was ignored. Thats fraud against other shareholders. We follow laws and covenants because we sign contracts to live by these rules not live by what a few people call acceptable because people are passive.

Number 2 response regarding the condo association. The condo asssociation I do belong to near LSU has every right to do a special assesment. My feelings and expression was there was no proper votes done and a real quorum. The questions of by-laws superceded covenants in my original question was ignored in your response. So were my questions the board and management company ignoring my requests for answers. I'm a former 9 year member of a properly run HOA in a previous neighborhood. These people who some are professional and run their own businesses feel they can ask for you to pay extra with out explaination, why? I don't buy that, I want to real numbers, estimates, and proposals first. If an emergency happens it's what special assesments are made for after a addressed need. This special assesment was done without quorum and without any real evidence. I can tell you your car may one day wearout so we will start special assesing you 3,000 a year for ten years because it will have to be replaced. But if I stored it and never drove it, it may last 20 years. So why is it right for you to be charged across the board to fix everything. The covenenats are clear each building assesment can be done separately and accordingly it's in the covenants.Why do we not have assesments based on each buildings needs not everyone assessed the same thing because not all doors go bad the same, windows, roofs facing different direction, garage doors etc.All buildings and componets do not go bad at the same time. Please comment to the questions not a broad analysis of your feelings. Look again at what I wrote before you comment. Thanks.

I think I will take a pass on this post.