Direct
confrontation
“Damn the
torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
—Admiral David Farragut
Most of the time, at some point, you have not kept your opinions to
yourself so the manager and the board have identified you as a
disgruntled owner or director. You can expect to receive little or no
cooperation from them especially if they perceive you as a political
threat.
They now know that you are actively trying to remove them from the
board.
Keep your nose clean
It is extremely important that you give the manager and the board no
excuse to fault your behaviour. Follow all the provisions of the
declaration, by-laws, policies and the rules to the letter. Never
threaten, raise your voice, swear or act in any way but civil towards
the board members, the manager and all persons working at the building.
If you do, they will use it against you: be sure of that.
Never park your car in the visitor's parking lot, don't ask the
directors questions about the condo in the common elements or knock on
their unit doors or they can say you are interfering with their quiet
enjoyment of their units or common elements.
Legal action
Most importantly, never, never, never threaten or even hint that you
may take the board to court or even suggest that you have retained a
lawyer who specializes in condominium law.
Once you do that, they have
an excuse not to give you any information or allow you to examine any
of the corporation’s records and they may be able to declare that since you are
planning litigation against the corporation, you are illegible to run
for a position on the board.
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