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title: How to determine if board is playing favorites
description: I suspect that my condo board is getting kickbacks by hiring the same maintenance company for everything.
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# How to determine if board is playing favorites

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## What do you think? Question:

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How can I, as an owner, gather the necessary information to prove such a claim? The reason I am worried about this is that I feel we are possibly being overcharged. If the board does not go out and solicit bids, at least on a yearly basis, then what are the chances that we are paying higher than necessary rate?

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