What are the individuals rights of a condo owner not to be haressed by condo board?

Answer 1

It depends upon why the condominium board is in special and frequent communication with you.

Read your governing documents to remind yourself of your legal obligations, responsibilities and rights as a condominium owner.


If you believe you're being harassed, you can file a police report and pursue a no-contact order in a court of law.


If, however, your condominium board is communicating with you for violating rules that are spelled out in your governing documents, it will be difficult for you to prove a claim of harassment.

Answer 2

Yes, board members are human: a board member 'can' harass owners.

Is it legal? Probably not, unless the board member harasses all owners equally, in which case, the board member's tenure may be short.

If you believe that a board member is harassing you or a group of owners, read your governing documents to determine the reason you are receiving messages from the board member.

If you believe that you are not in violation of your governing documents, and if you believe that the harassment is unwarranted, you can contact an association-savvy attorney, who can help you stop the behaviour.

In that case, the association may be responsible for your attorneys' fees, as well as those incurred by the association in order to defend the board member's actions toward you.

You can also report this unwarranted harassment to your local police, for the record.

Finally, be aware that the board's responsibility is to enforce your governing documents, and that notifying you of your violation(s) is simply good business, even if you consider it harassment.

An Expanded Answer

Holding the office of board member does not give one the right to harass anyone. A board member has only the rights and authority set forth in the rules and regulations that generally include the enforcement of rules, regulations and assessments. In fact, officials are often held to higher standards than civilians.