Your board, meetings & records

You ask for the detailed budget, contracts, minutes, or financial statements, and the response is silence, excuses, or "that is not shared." Access to records is one of the most important tools for a property owner, and its denial is a frequent conflict, especially when mismanagement is suspected. Typical friction includes excessive charges for copies, deadlines that are never met, and documents "that cannot be found." Successful resolutions formalize the request in writing and with a date, cite the association's obligation to maintain and show its records, and escalate the claim with a documented history of denials. On this page (free), we provide general guidance on which documents an owner is usually able to see. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive help drafting the formal request, providing documented follow-up, learning the links to applicable regulations, and support until you obtain the documents.

The board decides on charges, contracts, and rules in meetings you only find out about once everything is already approved: without a visible call to meeting, without an agenda, and without accessible minutes. This is a frequent complaint in communities with boards accustomed to operating without oversight. The pattern includes "working meetings" that actually make decisions, and urgent decisions that are later repeated as standard practice. Healthy resolutions require meeting notices with the advance notice and by the means stipulated in the documents, minutes available to owners, and the annulment or proper ratification of decisions made without due process. On this page (free), we offer an overview of how meetings should function. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive help with requesting meeting notices and minutes, drafting formal statements, links to applicable regulations, and ongoing support.

You are selling your unit and, to close, the association charges for the debt certificate (estoppel), the buyer's bank questionnaire, and copies of documents—sometimes hundreds of dollars and with extra "rush" fees as the closing date approaches. It is a frequent conflict because the seller is against the clock and has little bargaining power. Errors also appear in the certificate: balances you do not recognize and must resolve in days so as not to lose the sale. Successful resolutions require the breakdown and basis for each charge in advance, auditing the certified balance against actual statements, and correcting them in writing before closing. On this page (free), we offer an overview of these documents and fees. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive help auditing your certificate, disputing charges and correcting balances, links to applicable regulations, and guidance throughout the entire closing.

You bought your unit and later discovered charges that no one disclosed to you: a "working capital" fee upon moving in, already approved assessments, transfer fees, or costly rules that did not appear in the sales information. This is a frequent conflict in resales within communities, where information passes through several hands and arrives incomplete. Realistic resolutions review what was officially certified before closing, what documents were delivered to you, and who is responsible for the omission: the seller, the association, or both depending on the case. On this page (free), we provide general guidance on what must typically be disclosed in a purchase and sale within an association. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive an analysis of your closing and the documents received, help drafting the corresponding claims, links to applicable regulations, and step-by-step support.

Elections with candidates disqualified without explanation, questionable proxy votes, closed-door vote counts, or boards that re-elect themselves without competition year after year: election disputes are common where there are groups of owners dissatisfied with the administration. It is also common for the annual meeting not to be called on time, de facto extending terms. Orderly resolutions review the call, the eligibility requirements as written, the handling of proxies and the count, and channel the challenge through the mechanisms of the documents themselves and the assembly. On this page (free) we provide general guidance on the points where these processes usually fail. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories) you receive an analysis of your community's electoral process, help drafting challenges and requests, links to applicable rules, and support before, during, and after the assembly.