Where does the Buck stop?

Where does the buck stop in the HOA?

In the office, with the on-site property manager (PM)?

With the President of the HOA?

With the Board of Directors?

With the Voting Members?

On June 3 the office was asked how many homes are in each of the 28 Neighborhoods. The first answer was list of Neighborhoods, but no homes were reported for Chapelwood. The total, excluding Chapelwood, was 2,526.

NOTE: According to the 2024 Budget and the CAMS contract, there are 2,480 homes!

The second reply from the office added 69 homes for Chapelwood, bringing the total in the HOA to 2,595. That's 115 homes above the 2,480 mark.  And no further response from the office since June 5. 

Why did the office clam up? Was the on-site property manager told to stop communicating with me?

She also has not responded to my request to inspect the 2023 Annual Audit, which all Members (homeowners) should have received by about May 1, 2024.

Nor has she responded to my request to inspect the Minutes for the May 20, 2024 Covenants Committee meeting. If you were at the June 18th BOD meeting, you heard a committee member inform the board that he had sent a report to the Board. And you heard the Board President say the board had not received it. The on-site PM said the office has no report from that meeting. Where is it?

I also asked what the "proper channels" were for approving the new 'No Guns' sign on the gate in front of the office and the pool. There was no BOD discussion or decision on that. Who gave the order?

The HOA is not an after-school club. It is a South Carolina non-profit corporation with CC&Rs and By-Laws. 

Who is responsible? Anyone?

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