Reply #15: Mine too.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

I've been the president for 10 plus years - because nobody else wants the job. I got shanghaied when I missed a meeting but sent a note that I wanted to install a skylight in my condo (common roof). After the meeting, my neighbor told me "congratulations you got your skylight and you are the new president" LOL

The position holds no "power" because we don't vote as a separate board. We hold every vote to the 6 owners. We've never had a dispute and only a couple votes that weren't unanimous. Heck, the way we "govern" is probably not even technically legal. The by-laws say we should hold more meetings and have separate board meetings. Ptooyey I say.

In 11 years we finally had to asses one fine. Our new neighbors, recent college buddy graduates a.ka. "the boys" who bought their first "pad" together needed a little "help" in the noise and respecting property area. The every weekend parties were getting to wear on a couple neighbors. But it was the pissing off the deck and rolling the 5 gallon Hinkley and Schmidt bottles belonging to another owner down the block and busting them open on the sidewalk that earned a fine. They had several warnings, no pleas, from me and the other owners prior to the fine. They made their offending guest pay the fine and there hasn't been a problem since.

We jokingly call our association a commune. Not much gets done at meetings but a bunch of wine drinking. But all the bills get paid and me and my boyfriend have become de-facto maintenance and wrangler of whatever tradespeople get hired.