09-15-2014, 09:39 AM
I've been a lurker on this forum off and on for 7 years, a property owner in HPP for the past 4 years, and a resident for the past 9 months. I am not a part of a "cabal" and have had minimal interaction with the HOA. My desires from the HOA have always been "keep my fees reasonable, pave my road when you get around to it, and keep the drama to a minimum."
This forum is a great source of information for absentee owners and a great way to feel connected to the dream that came true for my family. In the past, I've been able to get a sense for where the middle ground is on a conflict, but this one has me stumped. The version of "truth" I'm getting through private channels closely aligns with the points Carol made. This makes me wonder what drives the other side of the conflict. Open meetings and transparency would go a long way towards helping me understand their actions.
I signed a petition asking for the special meeting because I was hopeful this matter could be addressed with further communication. I was unable to attend the meeting, but the accounts I have read on this forum would lead me to believe that the meeting process has completely broken down. IMO the meetings that I have attended in the past were 2/3 venting and 1/3 the board taking care of business after the people venting left. Maybe I am missing something, but it seems the new board majority could have done whatever they wanted if they just went about it the right way.
I'm left with three main concerns. The first being is what exposure I may have due to the current board's actions. Secondly, I see a breakdown in the current operating process. I don't see this being corrected without legal action or an election. I'm not sure what is broke can be fixed before either of those events occur. I'll have to just be patient on that one. My last concern is that I believe the board is now in direct control of all HOA funds and the accounting for the HOA's finances. Perhaps this isn't a change from before, but I would expect a certain amount of control through separation of duties to be in place.
I also understand that most of these actions were taken by a slim majority of the current board. This makes it important to me that if even if I disagree with the current actions of the board, there is still a minority that could have the same objections being expressed by the membership.
This forum is a great source of information for absentee owners and a great way to feel connected to the dream that came true for my family. In the past, I've been able to get a sense for where the middle ground is on a conflict, but this one has me stumped. The version of "truth" I'm getting through private channels closely aligns with the points Carol made. This makes me wonder what drives the other side of the conflict. Open meetings and transparency would go a long way towards helping me understand their actions.
I signed a petition asking for the special meeting because I was hopeful this matter could be addressed with further communication. I was unable to attend the meeting, but the accounts I have read on this forum would lead me to believe that the meeting process has completely broken down. IMO the meetings that I have attended in the past were 2/3 venting and 1/3 the board taking care of business after the people venting left. Maybe I am missing something, but it seems the new board majority could have done whatever they wanted if they just went about it the right way.
I'm left with three main concerns. The first being is what exposure I may have due to the current board's actions. Secondly, I see a breakdown in the current operating process. I don't see this being corrected without legal action or an election. I'm not sure what is broke can be fixed before either of those events occur. I'll have to just be patient on that one. My last concern is that I believe the board is now in direct control of all HOA funds and the accounting for the HOA's finances. Perhaps this isn't a change from before, but I would expect a certain amount of control through separation of duties to be in place.
I also understand that most of these actions were taken by a slim majority of the current board. This makes it important to me that if even if I disagree with the current actions of the board, there is still a minority that could have the same objections being expressed by the membership.