Hey Blondie -- can't figure out how to respond individually to each of your points (with the quotes), so here goes:
Highlight the text you want, then click the quote icon.
We have no room (literally) for clotheslines. We use fines sparingly, try to get the owners to correct the violation first....sometimes hard to tell who even owns the towels to know which unit to fine. I have a wooden drying rack in my unit and other owners should provide stuff like that to help the owners deal with beach towels, wet suits, etc.
A small outside clothes line won't require a lot of space. If you have a common laundy room is there a spot for a clothesline? Using fines sparingly is not working. Can't notice be posted in a common area, like the mailboxes and laundry room (if there is a laundry room), on each individual door AND notice to owners via mail?
Renters are not allowed to bring outside guests to the pool if it exceeds the max occupancy (e.g., unit for 4 has 8 people at the pool).
Occupany
in the pool is
different than how many people can be at the pool area.
However, we do have a few of those "zealous" Board members who don't think renters should be allowed to bring guests at all.
Rubbish.....
We were planning on resolving it this year with pool bands -- a unit of 4 would get 4 bands, problem solved. I would've, I'm sure, lent my extra bands to a neighbor who maybe had some extra family members down -- but I guess it won't be an issue now 'cause the new Board will probably chuck the bands entirely.
IMO, wait until this all plays out.
That will allow the one family of disgruntleds to resume their practice of renting out their unit, staying at their other larger house with no pool, but still coming over to use our pool (even when their unit is rented) AND bringing guests to boot. And you know what? Had they not been so in-your-face about it (bringing the guests with THEIR kids, kids screaming and annoying everyone), probably no one would have b*tched about it. And the people who complained were NOT Board members but of course they blamed us when we put a stop to it.
Okay, that's what you meant by outside guests. What a load of crap.
You are correct -- I will not resign because I'll then be as bad as those quitters who let me and another young lady run the whole d*mn place by ourselves for 6 mos. because they all quit and nobody else would volunteer to help. If they want me out, I will not make it easy for them.
It's your decision.
Budget -- don't your condo docs require the BOD to provide the budget to the owners???
Yes, and minutes of all meetings, including BOD meetings (they don't do that), an end of fiscal year accounting report done by an independent CPA using good accounting practices which is to be sent to each owner, which also is not done. The Association received $400,000.00 in insurance monies early last year. It was all used up around Thanksgiving, which explained why work stopped. Supplemental insurance monies were recently received, so now repairs have resumed.
If you don't mind my asking, what was the casualty and negligence situation?
Hurricane Wilma (Oct. 24, 2005) caused the casualty. The BOD screwed up from the very first decision, as dictated by the By-Laws for a casualty. On Nov. 4, 2005, the Prez annouced my bld was now leak proof. The next rain (Nov. 9), rainwater began pouring through electric fixtures, a/c ducts, and down through the walls. Nine people were still living in my bld running electricity and no one thought this was a fire & safety hazard except me. I unnecessary lost personal property, flooring, etc. due to the negligence of the BOD & contractors. The roof was still leaking into the electrical wiring for a year, as documented by me calling the fire inspector. The roof was approved by a bld inspector (via a picture sent by roofing contractor) Jan. 20, 2006. The roof is NOT done to code and still leaked into the wiring until recently. Despite my complaints to the BOD, they did nothing, except tell me that this was even my imagination. This is only the tip of the iceberg. If you want to know more, activate your private messaging and send me one. There's way too much and it's not appropriate to chit chat about it on the forum.
We're always concerned about that, especially because of the pool. Our first season, we found out our liability insurance didn't permit alcohol at the pool -- man, did THAT cause a stink with the disgruntled owners, who I believe thought we were just killjoys. Betcha one of the first signs they'll take down is the 'no alcohol' sign and they'll be celebrating their 'win' with beers around the pool....and jeopardizing our insurance.
Then, you can remove them from the BOD.
Thanks for sharing your experiences...always good to hear from impartial observers.
You're very welcome.
