Tomorrow, we meet with the auditor.
Not for coffee.
Not for vibes.
Not for a friendly chat about “industry practice.”
We are meeting because serious breaches of the Condominium Act were brushed off in public, as if legality were optional and accountability negotiable.
🚨 Let’s Be Clear About the Breaches
This isn’t nitpicking. This isn’t hindsight. This isn’t “owners overreacting.”
We’re talking about:
- Illegal borrowing from the reserve fund
- Operating accounts in overdraft
- Statutory safeguards treated as casual inconveniences
These are not stylistic choices.
They are black-letter legal requirements.
Calling them “common” does not make them lawful.
Normalizing them does not make them safe.
🧠“It’s Common” Is Not an Audit Opinion
When an auditor says:
“This happens often”
What responsible owners hear is:
“Don’t worry about it.”
But here’s the truth they don’t say out loud:
Frequency is not compliance.
Custom is not authority.
Convenience is not the law.
Auditors are not hired to soothe boards or sanitize risk.
They are hired to tell owners the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Especially then.
🗳️ Why This Matters (Yes, It Really Does)
This minimization happened in the middle of a governance decision – when owners were deciding whether to re-elect an incumbent board.
That matters.
Because owners rely on auditors to:
- assess financial health honestly,
- flag statutory non-compliance,
- and not downplay risks that affect voting, lending, or resale.
When breaches are waved away, owners don’t get informed consent.
They get managed.
And for those of us who are careful, responsible, and paying attention – that is unacceptable.
⚖️ Responsible Owners Are Not the Problem
Let’s say this plainly:
The problem is not that some owners ask hard questions.
The problem is that those questions weren’t answered properly.
The Condominium Act exists precisely because:
- money is pooled,
- power is concentrated,
- and owners need protection from “trust us” governance.
Auditors are part of that protection system.
Or they’re supposed to be.
đź“ť Tomorrow Is About Accountability
Tomorrow, the auditor gets a chance to explain:
- how “common” became confused with “lawful,”
- why statutory breaches were minimized,
- and whether owners were given the full picture they were entitled to.
This isn’t about embarrassment.
It’s about standards.
Because if auditors stop caring about the law,
the rest of us have to care even more.
And we do.
Stay tuned.
