Is it wrong to engage a lawyer with the transition of the HOA? Did I circumvent the developer? I don't understand why he would be angry at that?

We live in a small condo complex of 18 buildings that were built in the 1980's when our Tennessee county had minimal code enforcement and inspection. After 36 years construction flaws have reared their ugly head and a number of unit owners are threatening to sue the HOA for the faults

Does the developer/builder have to pay HOA fees on the 1 remaining unit not sold in a townhouse complex of 5? And if so, when does he have to start paying those fees? \?

How does a developer control the association without homeowners being part of it? The developer of our properties-not condos, is charging association dues but none of us are members of the “board”

Our developer is a bit of a control freak. He has yet to turn over the condo association to the owners and there is no timetable to do so. When asked, the developer says when he thinks the association is ready. How do we get the developer to transition over the condo association to the owners?

My HOA has specific guidelines for building in my community. The committee has granted a contractor the right to build a new home without submitting all the required paperwork and has failed to enforce all rules for violating the rules for noise, cleanup, etc.