Wed 26 Mar 2008
Yesterday, we had our homeowners association meeting at 7:30p. And it ended at 9:15p. I got to clear up the roofing misunderstanding with the people who were there, who questioned me because they had the COMPLETELY wrong idea about how contributions to an association responsibility such as repairing my roof worked. They thought I never contributed but I’m asking THEM to. Where the hell did they get that?! Apparently the secretary was a total moron when she talked to them on the phone about it.
Speaking of the moronic secretary, she not only resigned, but also refused to attend the meeting and return any email or calls about needing her to attend or participate. She also never gave HER contribution to my roofing, which I now know, because in the spirit of if-you-want-anything-done-right-you-gotta-do-it-yourself (and the thunderous silence of people volunteering when it was announced we need a new acting secretary), I am now acting secretary of our association. We also have a new president now, a young Asian guy, new neighbor, whom I’ve met before and totally respect as he seems to not only be intelligent, proactive but also sensible and eager to get to the bottom of “what the hell is wrong with this association and its funding issues?”.
Time to whip this association and its CC&Rs into shape.
I bet you feel better now that it’s all settled! And congrats on the new secretary position!!! That should be interesting and a great way to get to know your neighbors.
well well well.. miss secretary! congratulations
Congrats on secretary!!! I hope you get a lot accomplished, sounds like the new prez will help ya out!!!
today, HOA secretary. tomorrow, i’ll be wearing a CINDY FOR PREZ button!
Thanks, but I don’t WANT to be secretary. I just stepped up cuz nobody else was gonna do it, and the person who did it in the past couldn’t do it right. It’s not going to last, anyway… I DO plan to move before the year’s end.
So as Secretary what do you have to do? Do you get a break on your Assoc. fees?
Record-keeping, correspondence mostly, I’d assume. Since the meeting 1/2 a week ago I’ve already written the minutes, a letter to all homeowners re payment toward my roofing job, and will have to write 2 letters to 2 delinquent homeowners outlining just what we’re going to do to them ($25 late fee, then 9% interest, then lien, then foreclosure) if they don’t pay all their missed dues. And there were like 8 chains of emails going on between the officers/board members about management companies, termite companies, etc.
A homeowner’s association isn’t selling a product like a store or a manufacturer; dues are not a product, so no, there’s no discount on my dues.