HELP Partial Board making changes in Management

Hi, I have been successfully managing this community for four years and the
majority of the long time owners respect what I have accomplished and support
me strongly. Many of them used to serve on the Board but when things started
going well, they allowed other new owners to run and serve.

The Board was up to 8 people and four of them resigned this year due to moving, etc.
This left four very inexperienced people on the Board led by a President that
has a personal problem with us. She appointed her next door neighbor
to the Board and started trying to get us fired. She is rushing this through
without even polling the membership to see how they feel and it looks like
she has gotten this partial Board to vote to fire us. There is only one member
that is using good judgment.

I have a lot of support from the membership but most are unaware that this is
going on. The one "good" Board Member has been letting me know because
he feels it is completely inappropriate how it is being handled. The Annual Meeting
is coming up and he thinks it should be discussed but the President is rushing it through. I can't (don't want) to expose the Board Member that has come to me.

We're a small company and I really don't want to loose this property. I know most
of the long term owners would support us. I am going to consult with an HOA attorney to see what can be done but I'm looking for advice in this situation.

You are sweet talking the wrong people. You need to convince the current board that you have the best management company around.

Since you have been there for 4 years, you have a history. So build on that - or defend it - but your task is to convince those who hire you - the Board.

Mary, you may be better off in the long run without this property but what does your contract allow for? Can either side walk away without cause and how much notice are they required to give? What do the HOA's documents allow for? Unfair or not your contract is with the BOD not the members and they have little say in whether a BOD replaces a MC.

MaryH,
As the property manager you surely must know that the Board does the hiring and firing. So why would you consider seeking the advice of an attorney? Also, your expressed attitude towards the current Board members is upsetting to me. I would either resolve the problems with the current Board or terminate under the terms of the management agreement.

Yes Roger, I'm very aware that the Board does the hiring and firing. I would
consult an attorney because this BOD is not acting in the best interest of the
community but on a personal agenda - and is pushing it through with a partial Board.

Have you never experienced a situation where the Board is incorrect? My concern
is for the community as a whole, not just my own interest.

I've put an incredible amount of work in this community. When I started they
were in big trouble, the membership was angry, and the buildings were in disrepair and on the verge of having their decks condemned. Property value hadn't increased in 3-4 years, and realtors didn't even want to show the property. I worked with the membership, we got a capitol improvement loan, made renovations, developed and enforced rules, and even in the depressed market things improved dramatically. I reached out personally to the real estate companies in our area inviting them to take another look at the property. Values are higher than the comps in their area and the homes have been selling within weeks of going on the market.

This Board is made up of new members with no historical experience with this or any other HOA and is led by one person that has a personal problem with me because I've called her out on some violations concerning her own property. Not
sure what is so upsetting to you. Again, have you not ever had Board
members that were making bad choices?