Does the HOA management company really work for the members of an association?

 An HOA management company will most often, if asked,  claim they work for the good of the community, but if that were really true, there would not be a growing number of complaints against HOA management companies.  

According to direct reporting from the SC DEPT of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, of all complaints reported in recent years since reporting began in 2018, property management conflict is number two, behind the number one HOA complaint, not following the by-laws. 

For the fourth straight year, management companies along the Grand Strand have more complaints filed against them than any other area of South Carolina.

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