>P.S I would advise you to read through your HOA bylaws. I am not a lawyer, but my understanding is that it is not ethical for a trustee to essentially award money like that to themselves. If they had a legitimate cost, such as they bought lightbulbs for common areas, that’s one thing, but the developer should not be reimbursing themselves for lost time. Do your bylaws also not state anything about automatically becoming a trustee? Ours makes each unit owner a trustee within 30 days of purchase automatically.

I am going to read over them tonight, but I think he still has control for 4 months. I don't know if he will stick to those 4 months though. There are still some maintenance issues from the last storm a couple weeks ago that he was "fixing". The unit that was being sold flooded and we probably need a bigger sump pump. I hope he will close out these projects before quitting.

I like going to Improv Asylum every year or two.

That property manager is a thief. Its probably like 30 minutes of work a week, tops. Don't pay because a building of that size obviously does not need a property manager.

You can shop at the Coast Guard Exchange if you are active, retired or reserve military personnel.

Good cheese shops.

Walking around the north end during a summer afternoon like a random Wednesday at 1pm is especially nice. Avoid the weekends.

I like the sandwiches at Monica's Mercado but otherwise I agree. I'm not originally from Boston but I was very surprised at how mediocre most of the Italian places are. You're right it is a tourist trap a bit at this point.

Otherwise in the summer it's a fun place to check out when things like the feasts or other events are going on.

that was in writing -- my real estate attorney forwarded my list of questions to their attorney and that was their written response. (I added in my input in the 2nd paragraph).

Stanza dei Sigari is the best cigar bar in the area.

Before other liquor stores caught up, V. Cirace & Sons was one of the few places to get obscure cocktail ingredients. They still get amaro that other stores have never even heard of, but for the ones found elsewhere, the price is a touch high.

I mean Monica’s is probably the best sandwich I’ve ever eaten, I love Dinos take out, I frequently buy bread from Bovas, and that’s all on one street corner

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Nice. I didn't know that was a thing. Have to keep that in mind

The SJC will likely have the final say on this - but it just goes to show how little sway the Democrats have with each other. It'd be way easier and faster to vote him out instead, but there's no real party leadership outside the state house it seems.

Could you imagine if his Republican counterpart in Florida or Texas tried bucking desantis or abbot? Gone instantly.

This. I've lived in 2 and 3 unit condo buildings and our dues have been VERY low, nobody's getting paid for the work. The tasks for the head of a small HOA are:

• Track dues coming in and common area utility and insurance bills going out (approx 1 minute per month, everything should be on autopay)
• Coordinate whose turn it is to shovel/weed/garden/vacuum common areas or hire someone to do that.
• Buy new trash cans when damaged (if the city doesn't issue municipal trash cans).
• Keep an eye on the checking account to save up enough for the inevitable repair of the roof/siding/etc. in a few years.
• Every few years get a rebid on the master insurance policy to see if you can find a better rate.

There's no reason for any HOA officer to be paid anything in an HOA that small. All of your dues should be going directly to the HOA checking account, and nothing should be coming out of it that isn't paying for insurance or specific services that everyone agrees upon.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like they are asking to be fired/non-renewed in more words.

Is there hopefully some limits on what the Initial Board is allowed to do? This sounds like a really bad agreement for you and the other buyers. If I read this a buyer I'd be scared. Is this a normal agreement for new developments? I'm in an already established building so I'm not sure. In our setup, a simple 51% majority can spend money that's already in the condo account, but it takes 75% to make an assessment (raise the monthly rates or do a one time charge to all units)

They don't usually have the political will to fix the roads until a death happens on that road.

You might be confusing HOA's that govern a neighboorhood of single family houses and condo associations that govern shared buildings. (Or maybe you are saying never buy a condo, it's unclear. But condos are pretty commonly the only way for regular joes to afford a place in the city.)

Wait a second✋️

I thought it was just cyclists 🚴‍♀️ who broke traffic laws and motorists 🚗 did no wrong???

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Did you get that in writing or did someone tell you that verbally?

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This is the correct take. Or large pieces of luggage. Get your coffee at the airport.

Just want to mention that some work places offer free classes for first time home owner related courses so also check with your respective employer.