When you fail
“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.”
—George E Woodberry

If the owner-activists fail in their attempts to defeat the board either in an election or to win a re-call referendum due to the incumbents conducting a dirty campaign, they take it very hard. They then may:

Give up
Many owners give up. One by one they put their units up for sale and move on. Others become apathetic, tune out and just do not want to know what's going on.

Switch sides
If you can't beat them, join them. Some owners trade their proxies for private gain. Perhaps they are allowed to park a second car in the visitor's parking lot, get their leaky windows fixed, own a second dog, mount a satellite dish on their balcony or get a small contract doing some work for the condo corporation.

Try again
Hopefully, the majority of the defeated owners will regroup, analyze what they did wrong and prepare for their next attempt.

They may retain a condo lawyer who will give them good advice. They could also strike up a relationship with a property management company who would be interested in getting the management contract.

They should buy a couple of books on fighting the condo board and look for help on the Internet. (See the References section on this website.)

Takes time
More often than not, the opposition does not win on their first attempt but they can win a majority of seats on the board on the second or third try.

Go for an administrator
Sometimes the owners will raise the needed funds to apply for a court appointed administrator.

Retaliate
A very small number of sore losers may think they will get "even" by vandalizing the director's cars or units. It's very stupid but it does happen.

You may see directors having CCTV cameras installed to monitor the front doors to their units and their parking spaces. Their cars may have been keyed, tires slashed or dog poop smeared on their door handles. Or, they may be afraid that such vandalism may occur.

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