I know I have written bout this before but i am on my condo board. Finally, finally, the board is down to just two people... me and another.

And I am frustrated beyond belief.

What is so rich is that we have a "problem" resident who is always complaining about things. And the truth is... I secretly agree with her but, always shut her down as if I don't because the other person on the board doesn't. So I am fighting for things I don't believe in.

We had an annual meeting on 9/23. I typed up a pre-meeting set of notes on how to answer. After the meeting all the secretary (secretary from the last board) had to do was take those notes and add a little more. It is 10/22 and she still hasn't posted them. Despite promises she would this weekend.

We had the 10/16 board meeting and I already posted the minutes. And with regard to that I sent the minutes to the other member on 10/17 and he still hasn't responded to approve or deny. I just got fed up and posted them.

Here is what I want to know,,, why does everyone act as if I am insane for wanting these things done quickly. I WROTE UP THE MINUTES... I am only asking the other board to approve them. And he seems unable to do that in a week.

Everything lately seems to move at a snails pace, except for me and my work, which apparently needs to be done -- at all times... asap.

[Skeezyks]

Well... my experience with this has been that basically no one (except you in your case) really much cares if-or-when anything in an HOA gets done. Association business is the absolute last thing on homeowners' agendas. If they run out of anything else to do, & if they happen to feel like it, maybe they'll get around to doing whatever it is they're supposed to do for the Association (assuming there's nothing particularly good on TV & they're not too tired.)

I don't know what type of people you have living in your HOA. We have kind-of a mixture of "senior citizens" & younger to middle aged pretty-well educated people. They're all people who should easily understand the need to maintain the Association & run it, essentially, like a business (for, in fact, that's what it is.) But do they? No. But, boy, if something comes up they don't happen to like, they sure know how to piss-&-moan about it!

I wish I knew what the answer to this is. Unfortunately I don't. I'm afraid it's just the nature of living in an HOA-type situation. Unfortunately for someone such as you who actually takes their responsibilities seriously & wants things done in a timely manner it can be an endless source of frustration. You have my deepest sympathies.

Originally Posted by Skeezyks

Well... my experience with this has been that basically no one (except you in your case) really much cares if-or-when anything in an HOA gets done.

Thanks I appreciate that you can appreciate the HOA situation.

Finally I got upset and asked the lady if she had the minutes and she goes, you can post them.. so I do, and *I* made an error and that unit owner was jonney on the spot to correct me.

It is just an overall thing though, everything I do I like to do fast. In fact my "mantra" is from a song from streets of fire -- the song is called "nowhere fast" the lyric goes, nothing wrong with going no place baby but we should be going nowhere fast. DARN RIGHT.

And everyone-- EVERYONE, goes along at a snails pace. Is there a town or a state or anything where people go fast naturally -- where things are done promptly. How can I make that happen.

I think someplace along the way it became ok to poke at everything and to just do a poor job. And though I don't like my problem unit owner she sure as heck did work when she was on the board.

I swear to god that treasurer doesn't even really understand the financials. I often have to send him a budget and tell him things about the finances and he acts as if it isn't his job to inquire.

I could go on... thanks...