The Board of our Maryland-Condo association has forbidden unit owners to communicate with the Board on association matters and issues, and requires that all association matters be communicated only to our property manager.
My concern is our management company is filtering out matters and issues that it doesn't like or which reflect badly on its performance in maintenance matters, and it is not passing on to the Board important matters and issues that it might not want to hear.
My questions are: "Is this form of communication restriction 'legal?' and "If I disobey this restriction, can I rightly be accused of harassing the Board by emailing particular Board members who might be my friends?"
The reason given by the Board for this restriction on communication is the following: "As you know the Association's Board Members are all volunteers with full-time jobs and families of their own. As such, please communicate to the Board in writing by emailing your property manager or by attending the Board meetings."
I would be very pleased to receive comments and hear of similar personal experiences on this issue.
