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HOA board members reimburse themselves without owner consent


Question:

I’m on the board of a 200 unit Condo Community which has unit over unit homes. Our Treasurer’s unit which has a unit over it, suffered water damage in November and she Had to move out of her unit for three months. I was told that the water damage was caused by the upstairs neighbor moving out and leaving water running in the laundry room when the movers Disconnected the Clothes washer. At our last board meeting, I noticed a check written to the Treasurer for $7800. I asked the Manager and the Treasurer what it was for and they said they got push back from the upstairs neighbor when they tried to get her to take responsibility, so they said the HOA had to reimburse the Treasurer for some things not covered by her insurance policy. We have experienced a few of these unit to unit damage bailouts in the past, however the Board of Directors Has always had an opportunity to vote on whether they wanted to get involved if it involved common area damage. Another issue I have is that the $7800 was expensed to “materials”…..this also seems improper that the BOD was not given the opportunity decide whether to demand that payment from the upstairs neighbor. I would like other’s views on whether these actions seemed improper


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