Teacher Terry
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I have owned both houses and condos with a HOA. My only experience previously was when I was married and my husband was treasurer of a condo hoa that had 40 units and things ran smoothly.
3 years ago I bought a 42 year old condo in a complex with 150 condos. 3 years ago I was asked to fill a empty seat and then I ran for the seat a year later. My term expires in March and I am so stressed out and done.
To summarize my experience is that 3 of the 5 people on the board do all the work. It has ceased to be a collaborative effort and if I stay it will become adversarial.
It’s a lot of work because the management company just calls one of us to meet vendors, take care of emergencies, etc because 3 of us have master keys. I really resent doing the work that we are paying the company to do.
It’s started to affect my health in that I broke out with eczema and can’t get rid of it and I am having trouble sleeping. No one ever runs for the board besides the people on it. I am being pressured to stay but am adamant about leaving.
Because of the age of the condos and neglect by the previous board 7 years ago we are having to deal with many issues. The reserve study says the complex is in good shape. So what have been your experiences being on a HOA board?
3 years ago I bought a 42 year old condo in a complex with 150 condos. 3 years ago I was asked to fill a empty seat and then I ran for the seat a year later. My term expires in March and I am so stressed out and done.
To summarize my experience is that 3 of the 5 people on the board do all the work. It has ceased to be a collaborative effort and if I stay it will become adversarial.
It’s a lot of work because the management company just calls one of us to meet vendors, take care of emergencies, etc because 3 of us have master keys. I really resent doing the work that we are paying the company to do.
It’s started to affect my health in that I broke out with eczema and can’t get rid of it and I am having trouble sleeping. No one ever runs for the board besides the people on it. I am being pressured to stay but am adamant about leaving.
Because of the age of the condos and neglect by the previous board 7 years ago we are having to deal with many issues. The reserve study says the complex is in good shape. So what have been your experiences being on a HOA board?
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