HOA Transparency is needed before 2026 budgeting completes
Would you trust your funds to a bank that required you to inquire via written postal mail, return receipt, (at $10 per request) and wait 10-20 days for a response -- if you get one at all?
Or a bank that had a policy claiming that multiple records requests consititues 'harassment'?
That's what's been happening to your Medley neighbors/auditors who are requesting statutorily-required recordkeeping from HOA management, Castle and the HOA attorney.
Residents have requested records of vendor bids, meeting minutes, loan financing terms, proxy votes, etc.
Yet your neighbors at MedleyMembers are being stonewalled in getting the information that Florida Statute 720 mandates!
The resistance to reasonable, legal requests has been resulting in penalties of $50/day charged to the HOA (us!).
That begs the question -- Why would professional management prefer incurring these penalties over simply readily providing disclosure?
Also, most requested documents should have already been posted back in January 2025 per §720.303(4)(b).
The good news is DIY Auditors are gaining traction and many requested records are now appearing in TownSquare and linked to Community update emails. That is the direct result Medley homeowners auditing compliance of 2024 Florida 720 procedural statutes.
(Still no answer on why it took legal action to address non compliance though.)
We are making progress but there are still outstanding records requests.
It's vital we know what occurred in 2025 before committing to a 2026 budget.
MedleyMembers welcomes comments in this forum to track status of your outstanding records requests below.
We as homeowners can only provide oversight when we have the same information that HOA governance has.
PS be sure to check out our related audit blog posts at https://www.medleymembers.net/blogs/