Your accusation sounds like there is already litigation afoot.
You are best advised to seek counsel from an association-savvy attorney, who can review your evidence with you and help you decide whether or not to pursue your cause.
The situation you describe does present a conflict of interest. Best practices dictate that this be resolved either with the engagement of a new association management firm, or the sale and move out by the currently engaged property manager.
Without a state listing, this will be a tough question to answer. You can ask anyone on the board of this association, or any property owner, who should have or be able to get that information for you.
It is generally not recommended for a board member of a homeowners association to also serve as the property manager. This can create conflicts of interest and make it difficult to maintain impartiality in decision-making. It is best to have separate individuals or entities fulfilling these roles to ensure transparency and fairness in managing the association.
One can hire a property manager online from a number of websites. One can visit the 'Institute of Real Estate Management' website and click on the 'Find a member' link. Alternatively one can find them on the 'National Association of Residential Property Managers' website.
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Your association's attorney can help you read your governing documents to follow the process required before filing a lien on a unit title. Or you can read your governing documents to determine what steps the board and the property manager can take in advance of engaging your attorney to resolve this matter and collect the money owed.
Read your governing documents to determine whether or not you can grill on the property using this kind of equipment. Your board or association manager may also be able to answer your question. There is no standard.
Any manager for a condominium association is a vendor, usually under a contract. Read the contract to find the termination clauses.
Your property manager's relationship with you, if you are an owner, is generally through your board of directors. However, if you have an emergency or a maintenance matter, or another matter that you want to be addressed, you can contact your property manager directly. When you contact the property manager, it's also a good idea to include the full board of directors in your communication, so that all involved are aware that there is an issue requiring resolution. As an owner in good standing, you are entitled to answers, remedies and treatment that is civil, timely and appropriate. Why? Because you are a voting shareholder in the association, which pays the property manager's fee.
Usually not. However, realize that when you don't pay your assessments, fines or special assessments -- for which the lien was filed -- you continue to ask your neighbors to pay your bills. You can continue to do this, so long as you're comfortable taking this position in your community.
Common sense is a better arbiter of this question than a statute. Association managers -- if they are paid for maintenance, preservation and protection of the association's real estate assets -- should be expected to 'walk the property' on a regular basis. In this case, an association may not be willing to pay for this regular task if the association manager is located a long distance away.
A Property Manager is the role defined by a real estate agency and involves the rental management of a property on the agencies rent roll. An owner of the rental property employs the agency to "manage the property" and the agency employs the property manager to complete the task.