Citizen Sub Committee

The HOA to which I pay my dues every month has three members of the Board of Directors. None of the three live in the complex; they are all three absentee owners. They have little daily interaction with the members and are frequently unaware of the problems that occur within the complex. Their main concern is not the maintenance of the units, but the maintenance of the profitability of their rental units.

In viewing the hearing of the Task Force yesterday, I perceived that nearly all, if not all, of those who serve on the Task Force were real estate professionals or real estate attorneys or HOA Board members. Their perspectives are informed by their professional affiliation. It would be an improvement if there were an opportunity for some input to come from citizens who have had conflicts with their HOAs and can speak from the viewpoint of a member of an HOA. This could be easily accomplished by forming a sub-committee of such individuals who could present their ideas and perspectives on the questions being addressed by the Task Force.