I posted another review 2 years ago, but the ID had a nickname and I was falsely accused of trying to hide something, I am reporting this one separately. Apologies to those who would know who I am by the nickname.
Preferred Management is hostile to the residents who pay the dues which pay their paychecks. Like other reviewers noted, I mailed something to the address they supplied for correspondence, and was told they never received it. When they changed their system, my account had a miscellaneous charge that I had never been notified of or billed for. Assuming that anything overdue longer than 6 months would have warranted a letter, I sent them a letter and attached my support for 6 months of payments. I asked how they could not correct their accounting errors after being provided with support. My questioning charges I don't know about was considered inappropriate (I think he also said it was disrespectful and inaccurate), like we're just supposed to hand money over to them if they demand it. That was when I was told they didn't receive the correspondence. I don't know if that's true or not, but it had a return mail address and did not come back to me. After dealing with the owner, she credited back part of the charges and I paid the difference.
A management company who works for the entire association, and not just the 3 Board members, should have a mailing address that someone actually checks and responds to. And if they have the right to assess miscellaneous charges like this, we, as the members who pay them, should be provided with a list of what those charges are and be notified when they charge us so we can contest them.
It's now 5 months after this incident. I received a violation letter that my garage door needed to be re-painted. An issue with the letter is that there was a low level of oxidation on the door that could only have been seen from the driveway, and since I had not granted them the right of ingress or egress on my property, it's really kind of creepy (either they trespassed or are using surveillance without telling us). I painted the garage door as I had already called someone before I received the letter; however, someone in the neighborhood was surprised that I received a letter when they thought their garage door was worse. Be advised that if you object to their practices, there is at least a possibility that you might be singled out for different treatment.
I will be writing a letter to the Board Members about this. However, and as much as Preferred Management will say they act at the direction of the Board, they don't have time to deal with these items and rely on Preferred Management.
This final point relates to ALL management companies, even though it will generate a very terse response anyway. But a Board that relies too much on the recommendations of any management company to rubber stamp things because they don't have time, runs the risk of approving the corruption of any management company that may get kickbacks for recommending a specific vendor to service the community. read more