As the task of whistleblower is usually defined, homeowners in common interest developments (or HOAs) don't have an inviting territory to attempt such pursuits.  In fact, these bastions of private governments are far less conducive to tracking misdeeds by those in power than virtually any other governmental setting on any level. This difficulty to find an track, or document illegal acts by boards, managers, even legal counsel for an HOA is compounded by the widespread reluctance of local media to investigate reported deeds within the confines of an HOA. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES ® 1200+ followers on FLIPBOARD [ View the story "'Get out of jail' card for HOA Boards" on Storify ] "Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently." ~Henry Ford #dailyqotd #qotd http://t.co/fq1zI7UyVq — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) July 14, 2015

The actions of the board of directors for a typical common interest development, homeowners association (HOA) are typically and legally accountable to the homeowners, but only if the homeowners demand that accountability.  When stories of alleged malfeasance become public (like the one cited below), one has to wonder if the homeowners were really paying attention and what happened to transparency and due-diligence, two other values in governance that are often sacrificed when boards go astray. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES © Now with 1,200+ followers on http://socialcurrent see.com [ View the story "Malfeasance by HOA Board in self-dealing" on Storify ] "Turn your wounds into wisdom." ~Oprah Winfrey #dailyqotd #qotd http://t.co/fq1zI7UyVq — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) June 22, 2015