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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Highland Condos vote did not go well.

 

There was supposed to be a vote for board membership but it didn't happen. I got so pissed off with their stupid bullshit , I walked out realizing that it was a waste of my time. 

First I mentioned that the e-mail address for the condo board should be available for all the owners so everyone knows what each other feels about the horrible job they are doing. My education is Electronic engineering. I retired as a Electronic specialist working on mainframes and network systems. and I can't believe the bull shit they were trying to tell me. An agreement was set up to have something for everyone. Lets see if that ever actually happens.

Next they agreed with me that the place has become a dump but blame everyone else for the problems. They spent almost 28,000 for lawn care the last two years. When I told them they could of  brought a shed and all the equipment needed for half the price. that we can do the work ourselves , getting rid of the expense forever , I was told that people were too lazy to do that. Well maybe they are too lazy , but along with with another neighbor and condo owner we did it for 8 years for the last 6 condos. We both spent our time and money without asking for even a nickel. Nor did we ever get so much as a , " Thank You " for our efforts. 

The last straw for me was one of the board members said if I don't like the ways things are done run for the board. Considering that last year was the first time in 13 years they even had an election how would one get on the board? For 14 years they have been on the board and refuse to get off. They act as if it is a birth right. 

With all their talk they can't seem to gasp the fact that they are the board and it is their responsibility to fix the problems. Problems they created in the first place. but the game is blame blame blame everyone else. It's like listening to CNN . 

I do apologize to the people that ask me to represent them and vote for them but I couldn't listen to their bullshit any longer.  







Monday, November 11, 2024

Highland Upcoming Vote

Wednesday , the highland Condo with have a vote for board members. Below I added a link from the New York Attorney Generals office on the,  "The Condominium Act " which is the New York State law that governs the establishment of condominiums. The decisions made by courts in cases involving the Condominium Act are the case law which interprets the statute.

 https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/how_to_handle_problems_with_a_condo_board.pdf

Any condo board that haven't updated their by-laws accordingly are in violation of New York State law.  

One law states; 

Contents of the by-laws (Section 339-v): ( election of managers and terms (with at least one-third ending annually). 

No where does it say that the positions held by people that end can rerun for the same position !It states END PERIOD. 

I have talked to other condo people that have served on the condo board at Brunswick Meadows on Grange road , also assigned Rte. 142. They told me they follow the law to the letter . They have elections every year and at least 1/3 of board members are removed. 

There is a condo at Brunswick Meadows for sale right now and the asking price is 339,000 dollars. their condo fees are 220 dollars a month. The property is at least 20 times the size of ours and the grounds are beautiful .Take a ride up to see for yourself .  

The present board here has turned this place into a dump while holding the positions for approximately 14 years, does anyone really believe that giving them more money and keeping them on the board will change anything? Of course not !!! 

See everyone Wednesday. 




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