My condo association board hired First Community M...

My condo association board hired First Community Management because they were the cheapest and let me tell you you get what you pay for. For 15 years I have owned a condo in a high-rise building. The unit that I purchased came with a storage locker. Our developer removed some of the storage lockers in our building to put in bike rooms so people who bought early got them and a few people who bought later didn t. The later purchasers also paid much less for their units so it was fair. Our property manager recently decided that I didn t own my storage locker anymore and, without even consulting me, cut off my lock and took the items that were inside! He claimed it was because there weren t enough storage lockers for every unit in the building and it was someone else s turn to use it; however, there is nothing in my purchase agreement or condo bylaws that says that. There was never an agreement voted on by the unit owners to implement this rule. It wasn t even communicated to owners. First Community Management just took it upon themselves to make a decision that negatively impacts my property value, and then damage and steal my belongings. It is so far out of line, but my property manager does not apologize or accept any responsibility for actions that cannot be legal. I have asked several other owners in the building if they have been made to give up their lockers and they all said no. When I asked if they had ever heard of this rule, they all said no (one is a former board member). When I asked First Community Management for some evidence of this rule beyond their say-so they refused to comply. When I asked why it wasn t being enforced uniformly they refused to answer. When I said that not applying rules fairly and consistently to all units is discriminatory, our property manager replied, This kind of comment will not be tolerated and must stop immediately. Or what?

I have had several property management companies over 15 years of living in condo buildings. I haven t had much of an opinion on most of them either way they got the job done in sometimes contentious circumstances with minimal negative impact to residents. That s what they re supposed to do. I have never experienced anything like this before. Avoid First Community Management at all costs. Spend the money to hire professionals.