The Psychology of a Homeowners Association Board Member

Serving on a homeowners association board of directors requires meaningless work for little to no pay. Normal people are not willing to waste their time on insignificant duties for no compensation. Homeowners association board members, however, are not normal people. They don’t want money. They want control. They want the glorious feeling of importance that they get when they tell you to wash your mailbox and know you have to obey or risk losing your house.

These board members do not care about property values. They want to feel that they live in a perfect world and that they are responsible for creating it and maintaining it. These board members are pathetic losers who have little control at work and in their personal lives. They use the association and its powers to feel significant and to give their lives meaning.

Do not be fooled when the board members claim to be looking out for your interests. It’s all about the power, and it will always be all about the power. The board members want control, and they love seeing you, the homeowner, seek their approval.