1.
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I take funds or obtain benefits from the association that are not
available to non-board members (free parking spot, better parking spot,
quicker contractor service, use of association funds for personal
reasons – even if I pay them back). |
2.
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I trust the treasurer and don’t check or compare the association financial reports against the bank statement. |
3.
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I and the other board members make decisions in secret – we don’t
invite or tell the members when and where the board meetings will be
held. |
4.
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I don’t follow the association documents for a whole bunch of “good
reasons”: We have never done it that way. It no longer makes sense.
It’s easier this way. The documents are too difficult to
understand/follow. |
5.
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I have the board enter into contracts with businesses that I, my family members or my friends have an ownership interest in. |
6.
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I have the board decide not to hire professionals (engineer, accountant
or attorney) to deal with construction, financial, tax or legal issues
that arise to save the association money. |
7.
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I don’t have the association purchase insurance or enough insurance or
the right insurance to protect itself. General liability &
Property, Worker’s Compensation, Directors & Officers,
Fidelity/Crime? We don’t really need all of these anyway. |
8.
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I “help” the members and association by not having a reserve study or
reserve fund set up because the owners can pay for common element
replacements when they occur. |
9.
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I take advantage of some fact that I learned because of my director/officer position and don’t offer it to the association. |
10.
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I have the association fix water damage without locating the cause of the problem to save the association money. |
11.
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I don’t have the board establish a document destruction policy that
complies with the law, thereby increasing the risk and costs to our
association. |
12.
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The board and I don’t run objectively fair elections. |
13.
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Rather than only keeping a record of actions taken at meetings, I
demand that the minutes of the meeting capture the essence of every
comment at the meeting. |