In this week's tip, we send a dire warning: Owners are mad as heck and more willing to try to "throw the bums out" than ever before.
That's according to two of HOAleader.com's expert community managers, who say they're seeing a notable spike in recall elections.
They're not
the only HOAleader.com experts who are seeing a notable growth in these events that can leave destruction in their wake.
Let's start with the good news. Elina Gilbert, a shareholder at Altitude Community Law in Lakewood, Colo., who has
specialized in community association law for 24 years, is not seeing "that many" recall elections in her state.
"I'm not saying they're not happening; it's just not a huge number of them," she reports. "I'm seeing a lot more animosity in
communities. But I don't think anyone wants to do the extra work that goes into a recall election."
However, Gilbert is the outlier among the experts we checked in with. "Absolutely and unfortunately," is the response from James R.
McCormick Jr., CCAL, a partner at Delphi Law Group in Carlsbad, Calif., who has represented association clients for nearly 30 years, when asked if he's seeing a growth in recall activity among his clients.