Re: where are all the condo fees going?

By now you must know that you are living in a socialistic housing arrangement.
So your condo fees are going to someone else's packet. Free yourself by getting
out of the socialistic housing.
-Sub







"lakinapook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I live in a smallish complex with no amenities (no pool, tennis
> courts, playgrounds, nothing).  There are about 125 units, and the fee
> is 159.14 per month.  I have lived here just over three years, and in
> that time I have never received an accounting of where the fees are
> going.  Prior to purchasing this unit, I know that they raised the
> fees to put new roofs on all the condos, but that project is long
> since finished, and other than some landscaping (which I received an
> assessment for), there haven't been any improvements to the complex.
> The manager only takes care of problems if you call him repeatedly, I
> noticed he is advertising his own personal business in the stationary
> used for our association mailings, he has made himself a sub
> contractor to take junk off the premisis (which I think is a conflict
> of interest, no checks and balances there).  Overall, I just think
> this guy is lazy.  I am thinking of running for the board for this
> upcoming year, the only problem is that I will most likely have to
> challenge someone on the board, and there are a lot of people who own
> these condo's and rent them out, it is about 60% renters in residence.
>  So basically a lot of the owners are apathetic to the issues around
> here because they don't live with them day to day, and they don't show
> up to vote.  I was thinking I could probably get the owners in
> residence to vote for me, I would knock on their doors myself, but do
> I have a right to know where they live and who they are?  So any
> advice at this time would be appreciated.  I know a lot of people
> around here are unhappy, but no one seems to want to take the time to
> do anything about it.
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