Property Manager and Board Fail to Provide Timely Notice

Sometime between midnight and 6am today, a member of the Board crept in and posted a notice regarding a meeting tonight about adapting a new budget for the year 2013.
The mailed notice was over two months ago, and no update was received with last month's (late as usual) assessment billing.

This is in violation of the state's condo code, specifically...

(765 ILCS 605/18.5) (from Ch. 30, par. 318.5)
(c) Meetings and finances.
       (3) Each unit owner of a condominium subject to the authority of the board of the master association shall receive written notice mailed or delivered no less than 10 and no more than 30 days prior to any meeting of the board of the master association concerning the adoption of the proposed annual budget or any increase in the budget, or establishment of an assessment.

Plus...

Notice of meetings shall be mailed or delivered at least 48 hours prior thereto, unless a written waiver of such notice is signed by the persons entitled to notice before the meeting is convened.
Copies of notices of meetings of the board of the master association shall be posted in entranceways, elevators, or other conspicuous places in the condominium at least 48 hours prior to the meeting of the board of the master association.

Where there is no common entranceway for 7 or more units, the board of the master association may designate one or more locations in the proximity of these units where the notices of meetings shall be posted.

None of these clearly-stated rules was followed, legally-invalidating any decisions made at tonight's meeting.
But then, the property manager and Board tend to ignore such legal niceties when it doesn't suit their purposes!
In addition, we have yet to receive the minutes from the September meeting.
What is the Board hiding?
And why, during the  incredibly-busy holiday season, did the property manager and Board fail to provide timely notice?
It's like they didn't want unit owners to attend...

We have another function to be at tonight, but may cancel to be sure we cover (and record) the open part of the meeting as permitted by the state's Condo Code...

(765 ILCS 605/18.5)(from Ch. 30, par. 318.5)(c)(4)(C)
Any unit owner may record the proceedings at meetings required to be open by this Act by tape, film or other means; the board may prescribe reasonable rules and regulations to govern the right to make such recordings.

There's currently nothing in the condo declaration or rules/regulation prohibiting our doing so.
They may attempt to pass a new rule prohibiting recording, but it wouldn't take effect until the new rule/regulation is passed by majority vote and published/distributed to all unit owners.
If the Board or property manager attempt to strong-arm us, we'll call the police (the police station is only a block away from the off-site meeting location.) and file charges.

Addendum:
While there is a late notice in the lobby of '60, there is none in the lobby of '58!
It's as if they don't want the residents of '58 to attend...

Posted at our blog and distributed via hardcopy to subscribers and non-Board unit owners.

Did You Know...?

Both The Twit and The Eunuch are balding at a most remarkable rate?
But I, despite being older than one of them and younger than the other, still have a lovely full head of hair?

Property Manager's Vendor Requests Assistance Part 2

This morning, Jeffrey Kratowicz of Jeffrey's Plumbing buzzed me and requested I aid him in getting access to the buildings.
I did so and informed him that I would be billing the Management company for my services that he specifically-requested.
It's the second time in a month that I've been requested by the management company's vendors to aid them in carrying out their duties.
(The first time was HERE.)

Oddly, Kratowicz was not here on a plumbing matter, but to aid contractors who are replacing hallway windows get access to the building!

Considering the considerable sum management presently owes me for services (plus late fees, which are still accruing) dating back to 2008, you'd think they'd be a bit more cautious in requesting my aid, since they're well aware I'll bill them for it!

Assessment arrives Late, NO Board meeting Minutes enclosed, yet again...

We received the latest assessment (late as usual) and, surprise, surprise, there's no Board Meeting minutes included in the envelope!
The Twit, the Twat, the Tart, and the Eunuch have failed in their responsibilities...again!

One way to avoid telling an embarrassing truth is to say nothing at all.
That seems to be the policy of the Property Manager and Board.
As you remember, both the Board and Property Manager stated they would correct the inaccurate statement in previous Minutes that there was a rodent infestation in our unit when it was, in fact, 2E (In the same "line" of units, but two floors higher) that had visits by rodents.
(We've had none to date!)
Yet, here we are, three assessment mailings later, and there's no Board meeting Minutes included in the (as usual) late-arriving assessment billing. (It was postmarked November 21st, a day after it should have arrived!)
Interpret as you will...

Invasion of the Roaches?

There's a new notice in the lobby.
It states that it's "mandatory" that an exterminator be allowed in on November 17th to spray.
There are two items of interest in the notice.
One is that it specifically-mentions roaches.
We have not seen a single roach in our 7+ years here!
We have glue traps down to catch the occasional spider or millipede that does crawl around, but no roaches...
The other is that the exterminator listed in the flyer, Aerex, is different from the one the Board has used as long as we've been here...AND Exterminators!
Why the change?
Did the property manager not pay her bill to AND Exterminators?
Or, like her role-model Mitt Romney, she "...likes being able to fire people who provide services to me!"?
We'll give you a report (probably with video) after the new exterminator's visit.

Is Our Property Manager Modeling herself after Mitt Romney?

Is our property manager the Mitt Romney of Claremont Condos?
Like the Republican presidential candidate, she obfuscates her so-called achievements, failing to provide specifics when asked.
Like Romney's famous unreleased taxes, she refuses to release detailed information about the condo's finances.
(Compare the financial release several years ago [9 pages] to the current [2 page] financial statement.)
What's she hiding?
And, like the Republicans, she's attempted to block properly-conducted elections for our condo board.
Of course, if she's the Mitt Romney of Claremont, that would make the Whistleblower the Barack Obama of our little complex.
Makes sense.

Assessment arrives Late, NO Board meeting Minutes enclosed...

One way to avoid telling an embarassing truth is to say nothing at all.
That seems to be the policy of the Property Manager and Board.
As you remember, both the Board and Property Manager stated they would correct the inaccurate statement in previous Minutes that there was a rodent infestation in our unit when it was, in fact, in 2E (In the same "line" of units, but two floors higher) that had visits by rodents.
(We've had none to date!)
Yet, here we are, two assessment mailings later, and there's no Board meeting Minutes included in the (as usual) late-arriving assessment billing. (It was postmarked October 22nd, two days after it should have arrived!)
Interpret as you will...