I have several units in a townhouse property with VERY active ONsite board members. Although they have a professional management company, the board * especially the president * likes to keep everyone AWARE of what is going on with weekly e-mails.
Recently, she UNILATERALLY changed the rules of the HOA to prohibit the use of grills on the decks......HELLO! There is a process for the change of these rules and it involves notification to the HOA owners and some discussion. This board president took it upon herself to MISread an edict from our local Fire Marshall about the use of CHARCOAL grills and their danger if not attended and used properly on the unit's wood decks.
Unfortunately, a second e-mail advising of her FIRST e-mail MISTAKE was not read by all and there is now a brouhaha over the issue of her communications.
FIRST * the HOA does not have a website that provides documents, rules, notifications, etc. and the professional manager can not create one for their association with their antiquated management software. OK * plan B, they won't use MeetTheNeighbor(www.meettheneighbors.org) website option as the board can't control it. I recently suggested a Facebook page where owners and residents could go and got a blank stare with some eye blinks.
http://mariaeves.com/video-tutorial-how-to-make-a-facebook-group/
So now what do they do when they need to notify residents? They are posting NOTICES near the mailboxes where residents get their mail.
To me, this is BACK to SquareONE....with so many electronic options, why is the only option for communication by the HOA from the Dark Ages?
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