Ethics

Say something twice, to a room full of the people you answer to, and you should be able to back it up. 175 E Delaware Pl. HOA Board President, Scott Timmerman, told board members and owners that document requests frequently go unclaimed. It seems reasonable to expect he could answer a simple related question: how many, exactly? What came back was everything except a number. After multiple requests, the questions just sat there, the way unanswered questions do when no one intends to answer them.

Don’t look to Section 18.4 of the Illinois Condo Act for ethical guidance; it’s more like a recipe book for legal compliance.

Even AI can spell out in great detail why it’s unethical for an HOA board president to send a letter to owners each year during elections with a list of candidates they endorses.

An HOA ethics policy is essential to foster trust, transparency, and accountability among board members and committees tasked with creating and enforcing community rules. So why does our board leadership continue to fight against adopting one?