MarieL (Illinois)
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Posts: 82
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Iam an owner/residentin a Illinois Common Interest Community.Our HOA pays a hired one man free-lance bookkeeper about $240.00 an hour to heep the books.We have 34 units,annual assessments total $44,400.00 and about 60 checks or less are writen anually for expenses A small scale operation.
I recently learned that several years ago the hired bookkeeper in our HOA neglrected to pay a tax installment on the common property of about $140.00.The common property was sold to a tax buyer and cost the HOA s over $1,100.00 to redeem it. This negligence was conceled from the HO's with false information about this expense documented in the annual income and expense report the bookkeeper submitted and falsely documneting this expense in the annual minutes. The bookkeeper was shielded by the board president and treasurer who wrote and signed the check to redeem the property and the bookkeper still works for the HOA..
My question, was this concealed, deceitful cover-up illegal or possibly criminal action? Should the bookkeeper be fired and the board officers involved in this questionable costly cover-u be asked to resign from the board??
I recently learned that several years ago the hired bookkeeper in our HOA neglrected to pay a tax installment on the common property of about $140.00.The common property was sold to a tax buyer and cost the HOA s over $1,100.00 to redeem it. This negligence was conceled from the HO's with false information about this expense documented in the annual income and expense report the bookkeeper submitted and falsely documneting this expense in the annual minutes. The bookkeeper was shielded by the board president and treasurer who wrote and signed the check to redeem the property and the bookkeper still works for the HOA..
My question, was this concealed, deceitful cover-up illegal or possibly criminal action? Should the bookkeeper be fired and the board officers involved in this questionable costly cover-u be asked to resign from the board??