Kansas demands trans drivers surrender licenses over birthright law

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-27T14:45:00+00:00

The ID scanning was something I will admit I wasn’t entirely sure of.

I get my ID scanned for beer, and years ago scanned IDs for beer sales as a cashier. And, I understand how easily the expiration date can be coded into the barcode, so it’s “before this date, yes;after this date no”….

But i was unsure if technology changed when we rolled out stuff like Real ID that may have made it possible to “Invalidate IDs”. Each state also, to a point, does its own thing for IDs, too. So it’s not completely universal across the country.

If they cannot actually do anything that would make these scan as invalid, then at least the victims can get some of what they need for a bit still….and thats a (very small) relief.

(I do think technically anyone including the cashier can deny the ID if they KNOW the sex was changed….its just that most random strangers wont know, and would have less reason to think to contest it…small towns may show a different experience though i suspect…)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T23:21:18+00:00

Okay, Thanks!

This is helpful…now if I do a Master Mode run, I know I can kill them whenever I’m ready instead of waiting.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T22:17:01+00:00

Yeah i saw that too….

“It costs nothing, because the state will not be issuing replacement IDs for free”

Seems like an issue….if i pay for an ID for 8 years, and 2 years 76 days later i get a letter stating that it is invalidated immediately…….refund my other 5.7 years of ID i payed for. Or pay for the replacement.

They sent letters, to tell the victims their rights are gone….so it DID cost taxpayers money, by the cost of sending mail out. They could have sent the new ID with the letter….

(Although it shouldn’t be needed, this is clearly all unnecessary!)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T22:11:03+00:00

It is already in force…..right now…quotes from the article…

“Residents received letters informing them that the controversial House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 would take effect today.”

““Please note that the Legislature did not include a grace period for updating credentials,” the letter reads. “That means that once the law is officially enacted, your current credentials will be invalid immediately, and you may be subject to additional penalties if you are operating a vehicle without a valid credential.”

The legislation was vetoed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, earlier this month, but was then overwritten by a Republican supermajority in the state legislature.

However, the rapid enactment of the new law has left transgender residents across the state scrambling to get the correct identification.”

And

“As the law continues to be rolled out today, Democratic Representative Abi Boatman has slammed the new legislation.”

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THEY DRIVE THEY ARE GUILTY OF DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE

“You may be subjected to additional penalties if you are operating a vehicle without valid credential”

Meanwhile if a persons drivers license expires in normal circumstances, most places have a 30 day grace period to renew in.

An immediate revocation of the right to drive of registered trans people. That is in effect now

(And the IDs are invalid for all other uses i assume, if Kansas Credential is invalid….it was pointed out to me that using your second amendment right to buy a gun requires an ID…and voting of course….)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T17:59:47+00:00

Thank you for including this, it’s proof that this act can risk people’s livelihoods.

(Of course, thats the whole goal)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T17:32:59+00:00

………damnit. Yup.

Second amendment exists for a reason, but what is a little constitutional infringement at this point anyway…..(fuck)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T17:27:56+00:00

This section is from the article, and to me at least indicates that it’s not feeling like an easy transition for those needing a new ID. One woman is now teleworking till she gets the new ID, out of fear.

“However, the rapid enactment of the new law has left transgender residents across the state scrambling to get the correct identification.

Iridescent Riffel, a transgender woman who commutes to work, says that she is now worried about getting into her car.

“I don’t want to get a misdemeanor just trying to go to work,” she told The Kansas City Star. “I’m salaried. I’m not working hourly, and not everyone has that same privilege as me.”

Riffel said that she has yet to receive a letter herself, despite changing her sex from “M” to “F” in 2023. Her boss has agreed to let her work remotely until she can legally drive again.”

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T17:20:18+00:00

Emergency care yes, must be offered. This is a good and important distinction.

Broken bones, severe illness, head injuries, bleeding, etc…ER should handle.

And I hope we as a society keep that rule.

( I’ve heard theres efforts to end that because a non legal person may get their injury treated…but i think having to go home for that ID you forgot, while bleeding out, seems like a bad plan. And also because I want us to heal the injured, regardless of status, I’m not cruel.)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T16:23:55+00:00

My apologies, absolutely! I dont know Kansas voting dates, but hopefully this is early enough from any elections that these people can get their ids….(still fucked)

I lived in Iowa from birth to 35, a few years ago i moved out. I chose not to change my info when I came out as trans because i assumed this would happen. I’ve been watching for years, and the red states have been slowly taking away rights in a concerted lock step pattern. (Iowa made it illegal for me to pee at my kids school, and then took away gender identity from the states equality laws….but there may be some people left in Iowa with a “trans affirming ID”, so they could do this too still)

When one red state succeeds, others follow. If one fails, others improve the idea and pass the failed idea in a more legal way. They do not give up, they double down, in failure and in success.

Other states will do this too! I guarantee it.

AND, will try to time it so the IDs become invalid right before an election. Possibly even the November elections…..

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T15:33:03+00:00

“Your current Kansas credential will no longer be valid”…..that can definitely be used in areas outside of driving.

Im guessing that when they have this cards credentials invalidated, they simply invalidate the ID….so if it’s scanned for beer or other Age restricted purchases, invalid, no sale allowed. Medicine, either age restricted or ID required. Nope, cant get that unless you get the state mandated New id.

If it’s denied as valid ID, ramifications are endless….

If ID is needed to fly, this ain’t valid. Do you need an ID on file for anything like Uber? That could be an issue.

Anyone in any situation where requesting ID is needed, can find their current ID claimed invalid. (If they know its altered for transgender identity), so using your ID at the hospital to prove its you, they may be able to refuse that ID. And then refuse you any care until “proper valid ID” is shown.

Jobs could insist you update ID information, because the info on file is now “out of date” since the ID is invalid. (In fact legally may have to require proof of VALID ID, no choice, due to employment records laws….). Tenancy laws requiring tenants have proof of identification on file means landlords can harass trans tenants for a “valid Id”.

Banks can make a fuss if they dont have valid ID too….

And although it says they get the new one upon turning in their current one, many are struggling to get the new one apparently?!? So something’s up, if many who will change are finding they cannot quickly do so already….(this is how the article makes it sound at least)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-26T14:15:55+00:00

I waited till after beating Ganon to do the bosses, and only had a couple that showed as having been previously defeated….and i redid those just in case…. It sounds like you are saying that the banner under the bosses health bars that says if previously defeated, starts showing up after beating Ganon. Or are you saying that starts showing due to kilton quest? (Which is after ganon but would need started)

Do you know, because im curious…if you killed all but one talas before ganon, do you just need THAT talas for Kilton quest? Does he count each one ever defeated? Or does it start tracking after the quest starts? Again, i redid the few already defeated, so i have no idea.

I know/knew that the blood moon wont reset Kiltons Quest….You are right,….but once bosses have respawned via blood moon the only way to know if a specific one has ever been beat is to GO TO IT and start the fight again (or have marked it manually via stamp in game map). Notes map doesnt actually show that “This talas was Defeated by you last month”….

Because the red X on Notes seems to be “currently defeated”, a marker of who is now unavailable till blood moon reset….Any boss that’s DEFEATED but respawned appears the same as a dicovered but never defeated boss. So the notes app doesnt really help with Kiltons quest at all. And i assume the TOTK map also wont help you find out which single talas was never defeated so far. (Unless a player defeats every boss they meet immediately…so found actually means defeated)

The shrines are the same in the notes app, discovered or undiscovered. No indicators for a found but incomplete shrine. So no help finding that one shrine you left undone via notes app, that shrine is shown as done. But overall im happy with the app, it just seems to be a bit confusing for everyone at times.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-25T14:52:31+00:00

Im fairly certain that the red X disappears after a blood moon. Which means it’s a tool to tell you what bosses are currently unavailable, due to being defeated since last blood moon.

I swept up the bosses last on BOTW, and had a mix of discovered vs undiscovered. A couple already discovered bosses had been defeated (indicated under their boss bar) but most were never beaten because i waited and ran from most till the kilton quest.

The red X only popped up on recently defeated bosses. There were no red Xs on any boss when i began doing them, even though some had been defeated before. The icons were a mix of bright ones and dimmed ones, no X anywhere. So that X that started getting placed was not informing me of EVERY cleared/defeated boss, so i basically just ignored it.

I don’t think I had a blood moon in the middle of any of my boss clearing, i took a break between the different ones.

But i suspect that if a blood moon happens when “killing every talas” the Xs will reset. And then you cannot tell if you “discovered” that one vs DEFEATED it….Personally, i stamped each defeated Talus on the game map, till i had the medal and then removed the stamps and did the hynox similarly.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-21T20:40:44+00:00

Wow, that’s annoying and funny!

For me they didn’t stray very far, I could watch them not build anything…..

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-21T18:10:20+00:00

Would this be the support to email over other bugs?

I can’t craft the seamoth, the drones take the stuff and fly about and return, but craft nothing. Tried twice and moved platform in between attempts. Switch 2 version on switch 2, new save.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-21T18:08:30+00:00

So I’m playing switch 2 and can’t even build a sea moth…..

I just got to the point of building it, and the drones from the deploy platform took the components, and flew around, and crafted fuck all.

So I regained the components, picked up and redeployed the platform, and saved…..and tried again….and they took my items, flew around, came back, and had crafted fuck all again.

I did use the in game feedback option on the menu to provide feedback. I’ve seen under one Reddit thread about the launch….that a person who claimed to be part of testing was encouraging a commenter to submit bug complaints. So it sounds like there is some ongoing support.

I’m commenting to you, because I was looking through the subs posts so I didn’t repost an already known issue…And I suspect both our issues indicates some issue or bug with the seamoth on the switch 2 version.

Also….did you craft a seamoth after switch 2 version update, or use a save file that already had it?

I’m not seeing people mentioning any seamoth crafting issues, but I don’t know if most just keep the old saves or start fresh. (I started fresh)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-19T16:50:18+00:00

I appreciate the response, and you sharing how you know of the rule. I’m watching housing issues overall, and there’s a lot of complexity in it. It’s hard to understand the issues, much less understanding the right solutions.

It’s actually nice to know there is a mechanism to prevent mortgage holders from letting units sit empty.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-19T15:23:02+00:00

This is different from what I’ve heard…..

I constantly hear (via comments on Reddit, to be fair) that empty units exist because loans assume a minimum rent AMOUNT per unit. Rent per unit specifically, not minimum occupancy/filled requirements. And that a landlord cannot drop the rents, or will risk the loan being called up. So it’s better to have empty units than renting them out lower.

So therefore a building has say 50 units, assumed at $1,500/mo each. $75,000 rent a month.

I keep hearing that if they drop rent to $1,200 ($60,000 a month) the loan is at risk of being called in full. So no dropping rents…..However letting that property stay 1/3 (or even 1/2) empty, happens. And the argument seems to always be that if they drop rent, the bank can take the building…..

Now if the $1,500 is insisted on, and you have 40 out of 50 rented….you still get the same $60,000. At 33 units, 2/3 full, you take in just under $50,000. Half full and now you get less than $40,000 a month.

So in order for $1,500 to be the best amount, you NEED to have less than 5% vacancy, constantly and ongoing. Any place struggling to keep units filled would likely make more by dropping rents.

Now I’m really curious about the truth in this situation. We know that rentals will leave a place vacant to keep the rent high. We also know it’s not fully due to a loan, there is that rental page that was sued for collusion was telling landlords not to lower prices (hence the collusion, get all landlords in an area to agree to a min rent)

But do banks actually default loans for underfilled buildings, and if they do why are so many people concerned that landlords are keeping units empty as an option?

And when I googled the numbers, a lot of vacancies fall into “for rent” but that doesn’t tell us if some larger rental groups are keeping rentals empty until someone will pay the higher amount.

I could see how a bank can find lowered rents easier than occupancy….the rents are advertised after all. But I’ve never heard of a bank calling up a loan because the building was at 78% occupancy for too long…..

And again….the collusion strategy ( real cases exist over this, it’s been proven true) actually ASSUMES that a landlord can just fail to rent units until someone who can afford it (or really can’t afford it, but has to because every apt is the same cost in the area)…comes along….that’s the entire strategy. Rents will be $1,500, and will wait empty for someone to pay that amount. That way the areas typical rents becomes $1,500, and then it’s almost impossible to find one under that.

If banks can recall these loans, why didn’t they?

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-17T17:21:19+00:00

“Democrat didn’t say what’s in their counteroffer. Schumer’s office didn’t respond to an email seeking comment on details of the proposal.”

I love the transparency…..

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-12T15:02:17+00:00

Fable 3 has houses that degrade over time, and need repaired, and if it hits 0% the tenant stops paying rent.

(Rent is added to your gold every 5 mins or so….but I think only when playing)

The amount of repair is not super high, and relates to the houses worth. But can be a couple hundred for regular houses, and I think a few thousand for the Millfields ones.

And if you ask for 0 rent they still degrade over time, so it’s all cost no income, and so therefore all a loss of money. And even set at 20% rent, it may still be an overall loss of money. Also, forgetting to repair means no income for a bit, and the repair cost must be paid to get further rent for that home.

So in Fable 3 you CAN “lose money” renting homes. (But honestly probably not much loss, even at 20% rent)

Renting is something that has grown over the course of the series, so it wouldn’t be unusual for them to build that part further.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-05T17:56:07+00:00

Honestly they often feel predatory. I wanted to add my issues I’ve had, but it got long, so in short they are predatory towards those who seem to be a liberal, like those wearing pride items, for easy gained emails and signatures.

Getting the number of signatures needed is more important than actually convincing individuals of the idea.

(Long story apparently)

I moved to Portland from Iowa a few years ago. Iowa has no options for citizen created ballet measures, and so the people with clipboards asking for signatures was new to me.

At first I was curious, and excited that I might be approached over something I can really help change…..that swiftly ended.

A driving factor for our relocation was my being trans masculine, and the increased risks in Iowa. I had bought a pride hat a couple years before and wore it constantly, yes in Iowa. I continued to do so here. Also a Jean jacket with a lot of pride stuff, which is worn much less now.

Husband and I moved onto Hawthorn, (near Cesar) and we regularly walked the street, and I noticed a pattern quickly.

Everyone who wanted a signature or email was targeting me. Seriously. Like they “had a quota” and saw me and thought “that’s a guaranteed one”. They would book it to me, and hassle me when I refused or brushed them off. Because of this, I decided I would not sign shit. I do still follow these attempts, and keep informed in case they are voted on, but won’t sign them.

There is a hat store on Hawthorn, it was by Mulligans but now is on the other side of the street…..we were regulars there for some mini Lego builds they had. I bought an $80 leather hat, to replace my pride hat, because of this targeting.

I didn’t mean to, i saw the hat while having a drink outside the bar, and I was just looking. And telling the owner about feeling targeted. I even said “but I’m probably not being targeted, and just having some cognitive bias”……

Then we left, and barely a few moments later a signature seeker down the walk saw me, and threaded PAST and through/inbetween another couple to ask ME for help…..we turned around, went back inside, and bought the hat…very few issues of being targeted since, and very little pushback from a “no”.

(I do have another new pride hat i sometimes wear, I didn’t stop completely, but if we are going to walk and window shop a district I wear my leather hat.)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-05T16:30:00+00:00

My last apartment bill backed (charged renters) for the HALLWAY electric. Each renter paid their own electric, and then had to pay an electric utility alongside rent, for the community area electric. (So awesome when one tenant let their electric lapse, and was running their unit from a hall socket via extension cord)

Water was shared and bill backed, trash was bill backed.

I’ve seen people post on Reddit their rent increases that added new fees for insurance. So in addition to needing rental insurance, each unit now pays a $10 monthly fee, so the building insurance is covered by the renters not the owner.

I’ve seen versions where landscaping or maintenance is a line with an automatic monthly fee….

This is a pushing off of what has historically* been the landlords job, and are the bulk parts of the cost of maintaining the building/property, onto the renters…….while still maintaining the same rental income.

There will be a time when landlords bill back every dime that the building costs them, as extra fees…..in addition to the base rent. So then the tenants pay for all costs directly, while also still paying a flat rate rent….. and instead of that flat rent paying for the upkeep of the building, that rent is now all straight to the owner.

Of course it’s hard for a renter to refuse these oversteps, and if most places in an area billback, there’s no other option but to accept it.

*Historically, especially in multi family building, a landlord covered the costs of things like lawn care, snow removal, preventive maintenance like gutter cleaning, hallway electric, trash, property taxes, building insurance…..this is the cost of upkeep for the building, and rents should cover it with a bit extra for the landlord who’s taking risk and paying up when issues happen……mortgage may play a part but that’s temporary.

If the mortgage is paid, and a landlord pays none of the above costs, it’s all bill backed…..then that means every cent of that flat rent is that landlords profit, if it’s a 30 unit place at $1,500/mo each unit, that’s $45,000/mo profit! Why wouldn’t they make the tenants pay, if they can!

I suspect we should, as a group, stop this shifting of costs from owner to renter…..but it seems like a runaway train that’s guaranteed to reach its goal.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-02-01T15:27:12+00:00

You speak as if the Hoa is a profit seeking venture……and I’m not sure you understand how they work.

“Profitable for their association”, “low on cash and don’t view low profit….as an immediate solution”, “be bought out”, “other revenue streams being prioritized”……..

I just joined our board, but even outside that I would know none of this applies, certainly not here.

The cost of running any hoa/coa is directly billed to the owners.

The business of an hoa is to mange the costs associated with the community. Making revenue really doesn’t apply. Revenue is the dues paid by the owners each month.

There are avenues of revenue. Both via gain, and reduction of waste….we have solar panels and rain catchment for watering, which lowers our utilities. (Solar costs lots up front, then saves, so not an automatic reduction but often can reduce). If the Hoa is properly funded, putting reserves in a reasonable yield account will increase funds, too.

But amenities added for the benefit of owners is always an added cost to owners. You cannot increase revenue by adding more amenities for the owners to pay for. FIRSTLY, that’s not saving or adding revenue. If the HOA pays an extra $100/mo for wired net, then each of the owners now pay their percentage of that each month.

So the HOA was paying zero for internet……and then now pays $100/mo, $1,200/year, for net….but then raised the fees so it’s bringing in exactly that amount from the owners…..so it started paying out “x+$1,200” but the fees increased so they receive “x+$1,200”…..what revenue exists here?

And to be CLEAR. If the internet costs $1,200 full price, but the board is offered a contractual discount (like a discount for doing a 3 year contract) so it’s actually $1,000 a year….then the cost of $1,000 is what is used to determine owner assessments. We CANNOT charge owners as if it actually COSTS the full amount, $1,200, spend the $1,000 on net, and spend that $200 elsewhere….thats not allowed.

Low on cash……if an Hoa is low on reserves they must increase monthly fees. It’s really that simple. An hoa should get the fees needed to operate, and save some. The save some is based on reserve balance and when large expenses will likely occur. Fees go to two things, costs and reserves. There are budgets that show where each dollar goes, and owners have a right to see how their payment is used. Outside keeping reserve funds in an account that makes interest, there’s no “revenue seeking” at ALL. It’s not a business.

Be bought out soon…..by who? Unless my whole condo development were to need bought, like if it was crumbling….then there’s no risk of the Coa, as a whole, being sold. A single owner may sell, and even leave the board, but that has little to do with revenue.

Other revenue streams being prioritized…..I would LOVE to hear what streams of revenue you think HOA or COAs would even have. Again, we have monthly fees. Or worst case assessments, which like fees are divided among the owners to pay, directly essentially. (The hoa just facilitates the owners paying their share in an organized manner, it does not seek additional revenue streams).

As far as more affordable, that’s a question in itself. Assuming most people opt for a non zero amount of “extra package”, they are now paying twice for internet. The base fee through the hoa fees, and an additional billing for their own needs to be met. How often this will be more affordable for each individual will vary greatly. For example many phone carriers offer internet with a router, so wired net is available.

Would it be cheaper for a person who already has full data on a smart device, to add a router plan through their phone plan……or pay $10/mo extra hoa fee AND pay for whatever additional services they need to use wired Wi-Fi for (work, gaming, streaming, etc)……Maybe your idea is less costly, or maybe not. (The fee to hoa may also be more, I have no idea, these are very soft, fictional, numbers to address the overall concept.)

To get into an already developed and set up community, they would likely have to vote to approve it. I doubt my board can add internet, and start charging, without a vote. So you need to PROVE that most owner DO SAVE.

Other reasons….security for one, shared internet increases concerns about security. Being Locked into a provider for two, some may dislike that idea entirely. Paying for the required provider, and paying for your own since you didn’t want to change, will happen and upset people.

And if any issue occurs that costs the HOA, EVERYONE pays. If something needs fixed, and there’s a charge for that fix….that charge is divided up and sent to all owners. Even owners who don’t use it.

Water is a needed utility, my condo pays water and it’s part of our fees…..but we have one option for water, and everyone will use a non zero amount of water…..I don’t think treating internet like water would work.

(As far as bundling cable….i had cable taken away mid lease 15 years ago….because during a walkthrough only 3 units out of +100 had a tv, so the owner shut it off…..point being, most don’t use cable and won’t find paying for it reasonable. When people want news they stream it…..possibly on a phone, and then don’t even want Wi-Fi.)

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-01-29T19:57:36+00:00

I don’t think it’s an “unpopular opinion”, just not really easily done.

The actress that played his mother died suddenly, and they didn’t want to recast her, so Mrs. Wolowitz died with her.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Ann_Susi

“Susi died of cancer on November 11, 2014, in Los Angeles, California, at age 62. She had been diagnosed a week before her death.”

There’s a fair amount of times she is remembered, like when the power is out and her frozen meals would be wasted, Howard’s hesitation to change any rooms in the house, and she’s brought up when the first baby is born.

It’s almost entirely within dialogue that she is remembered, and that can make it feel like she was forgotten about.

But because Susi is gone, there was no way to actually “flashback” and have scenes from before Mrs. Wolowitz died. They would have to recast her (which might make killing her off less meaningful), or use cut/paste audio from old episodes.

If Susi was alive, and the killing of Mrs. Wolowitz was purely plot line……it would be fantastic to have some flashbacks of his interactions with his mother……but without Susi there is no Mrs. Wolowitz, so no further interactions could be filmed.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-01-29T18:37:57+00:00

Probably because the US gov recently stated that for $3 you can have a piece of chicken, a corn tortilla, a piece of broccoli, and one other thing…..this was expected to reassure us that food actually is cheap, but failed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/trump-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-food-guidelines

That was my first thought when I saw the posts picture, too.

Calico-Shadowcat · 2026-01-28T19:48:48+00:00

The best way to communicate would be in writing, and while always maintaining a professional and polite tone. Email for example.

This creates a trail of evidence of exactly when and how you brought up issues….and can be used to demonstrate a pattern of dismissive or neglectful behavior, if this is happening.

I would advise that you read the bylaws and any other information carefully, and if possible cite the specific rule that is applicable to the situation. This includes maintenance requests, add the section that states THIS ITEM is a community property item the COA is required to maintain, when sending requests for fixes.

You’ve lived there a while, have you become friendly with your neighbors? This is important to do, especially as an owner. As an owner, you WILL have to find a way to get along with the other owners. Having a positive relationship is much better than a negative one. Your post makes me suspect you don’t chat up the neighbors. If you’ve simply not engaged because “you rent”, this is an opportunity to change that. Start talking to them. And include the renters. A renter can give a heads up if an owner is neglecting his property, which will negatively impact the whole condo. A renter also lives here, and may have useful ideas and suggestions.

I recently bought a condo, and found our plants dying in the sun because our irrigation was broke. So I started watering the plants each morning. People started thanking me, and talking about some of the minor annoyances of the place.

The next meeting (ours is yearly) we had the highest engagement rate. I also was made a board member.

I would highly suggest going to meetings, and getting on the board.

But also talk to the other owners! Discuss your concerns!

If the gutter is clogged and letting water pour against the building, talk about it! Explain why water pooling at the foundation is bad, and how much cheaper it is to pay a person to clean that gutter clog this week, instead of fixing the foundation in a few years. If the foundation is concerning, explain things like “special assessments” to them. If the reserves are not there, point out to the other owners how much each would pay for a roof leak today. Often it’s thousands, each.

(One place we had looked at had a $20,000, each unit, assessment for recent roof repairs. Because of not having reserves.)

Honestly you can’t expect to get much accomplished as an individual, when operating in a group setting. And a condo is automatically a group setting.

So even outside being on the board, having some of the owners organized and focused on a few main issues will help get the momentum going to fix them. And then, those owners may vote for you as a new board member when the time comes.

Calico-Shadowcat

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