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# Condo association improperly handling collections with owner

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## What do you think? Question:

I have a dispute with my condo board. I owe them money, but have been paying them monthly sums to clear the debt and stay current until recently, when I learned that the Board has been collecting my money, had the property manager post my payments to my acount without giving me credit for timely payments and in fact charging interest and late payments. I also learned that the property manager at its own initiative or at the direction of the Board was using my money to pay the Board's lawyer who was hired by the Treasurer to file a lawsuit against me. There's a rule in the bylaws that says my money must be used for ordinary condo fees and not legal fees until later when the dspute ends. Legal fees are then determined and must be paid in full by the losing party after resolution of the dispute. In other words,the losing party must pay his legal fees and the legal fees of the winner. The problem i am facing is the property manager is using a good part of the money I gave them to pay off my debt and stay current to pay the Board's lawyer. This seems downright improper and I should be able to take legal action here. Comments would be deeply appreciated.

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