Our board had a director whose wife was a real estate agent and suddenly, without a community discussion or vote, the number of permitted monthly open houses was doubled.  It was only the tip of the iceberg in the poor overall management of our complex.I found the advice to the questioner to be right on target . . . for another era.  However, in today’s world, where honest, transparent, non-self-dealing board members are few and far between, and in NY State, where there are inadequate protections for homeowners in such communal living situations, I found the conflict of interest problem totally expected and the advice more than a bit naive.

Our board had a director whose wife was a real estate agent and suddenly, without a community discussion or vote, the number of permitted monthly open houses was doubled.  It was only the tip of the iceberg in the poor overall management of our complex.I found the advice to the questioner to be right on target . . . for another era.  However, in today’s world, where honest, transparent, non-self-dealing board members are few and far between, and in NY State, where there are inadequate protections for homeowners in such communal living situations, I found the conflict of interest problem totally expected and the advice more than a bit naive.

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