HOA misconduct

[paula s]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA

I own a timeshare in Southern California. I have reason to believe that the Board of Directors and the management company are not conducting meetings according to the rules. For example, I have been in contact with owners who have sent letters to the Board for consideration at meetings and they’re never mentioned in the minutes and sometimes, not even discussed. We never hear back about our concerns/suggestions. I have contacted the management company and am ignored.

Can a Board behave like this? Can they ignore communications to them from homeowners in good standing (maintenance fees are all up to date)? Can they solicit questions/comments for annual meetings and then ignore them in the minutes to a meeting? Is there a department or agency within the California Government that oversees these types of things?

 

[FlyingRon]

To answer this we would have to review the HOA by laws, etc... If you really want to know, take everything to a lawyer. In the ones I've dealt with, there's no requirement that the board take up anything that homeowners submit (nor do individual board meetings need minutes). If you don't trust the board, it pays to be vigilant by actually exercising what rights you have to actually attend their meetings, get reports of their actions at the annual (or other association wide) meetings, and vote them out at the next opportunity.