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# Condo association ethics - fining dead owner and collecting from estate

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## What do you think? Question:

Does anyone know if a [property manager](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx) is allowed to charge a deceased person for burned out light bulbs while the condo is on the market and then go to the closing and collect $3,750 from the estate of the deceased person? This is what our property manager bragged about doing when someone asked her if the school teacher's condo sold. She volunteered this information when someone asked her if the school teacher's condo sold. We would have never known she did horrible things like this if she didn't volunteer this information and I think she was bragging about what she did. Of course, we don't know what is done with the fines and I believe it is going to pockets close to our president and our property manager. This action by our property manager okay by our [HOA](https://www.condoassociation.com/CondoAssociation/tabid/83434/Default.aspx) or at least the president of the HOA is beyond what I think an ethical person would do. This action makes me sick. We have been mistreated just like the wonderful deceased school teacher has been. The sons of the school teacher didn't attend the closing as they are out of state and the lawyer just handed over the money to this wicked property manager. I would think that the sons are not aware of the awful thing that was done. It was not for the maintenance fee but for burned out light bulbs as bragged about by the PM. I hope no one else in this country has to put up with this kind of horrible person. Sadly, the person who brought this management company to our condo is the present president. Is this even legal?

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