‘I asked for invoices for the cash and he sent me one fake invoice dated a month before any of the cash withdrawals were even made’: HOA member withdraws $10.000 in cash without asking for permission, leaving them wondering what to do

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Olivia Arocena • Writer and Editor
Sep 3, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

Some people will purposefully exploit the fact that nobody will confront them. Especially when money and power are involved, these personality traits will flourish; you just have to let them

This Redditor posted this on a subreddit that's all about despising HOAs and all the drama that puts us through; like, life wasn't already hard enough to have to worry about people doing crazy financial stuff in a random association on top of it. I thought the problems stopped when you owned a house, but it seems that they follow every group of people.

It is very hard to trust people with money in general, that's precisely why accountants like OP even exist. If it were for me, and I were in a situation just like hers, I would call this out. 

Trust me, I'm a big believer in choosing one's battles, but this would definitely be one that I would choose.

In the end it's about money, and money that wasn't spent on what it was supposed to be spent on. Plus, if he is being this shady about it, how can the association trust him in the future? You'd never know what he's capable of doing. Everything should be as transparent as possible.

Does the drama from HOAs ever stop? What would you do if you were in a situation like hers?

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  • My HOA is a scam

    I was on the HOA for 19 years and did the accounting. During that time we ALWAYS had a surplus and I always went to every meeting saying
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  • we needed to reduce the fees. I quit when the new president insisted on full rights to the account with no explanation because I had to sign the tax
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  • documents. That same year 10k was withdrawn over 3 months in cash. I asked about it and he said the 5k limit on the CC&R was increased to 10k - although he did not
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  • A neighborhood that seems quiet

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  • actually ask the community or get the 2/3 approval AND didn't give me an updated CC&R. In addition, I asked for invoices for the cash and he sent me one fake
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  • invoice dated a month before any of the cash withdraws were even made. I want to call this out, but am not sure what to do. My husband wants me to just let it go, but I'm
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  • mad. Nobody gives an invoice for cash they didn't get yet and nothing was actually done in the common areas. In addition, nobody got an invoice for paying the yearly dues.
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  • Chair-Lemur-Table Don't let it go. Report them and demand a full accounting if they don't provide it since it sounds like pretty blatant fraud. Maybe contact an attorney to send the demand letter.
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  • loki2002 Why quit instead of just telling him "no" and calling him out during a meeting?
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  • Ornery-Average-6202 Let other homeowners know, someone will know an attorney or some person to dictate the next step
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  • If I were her, I would organize a meeting with all the other HOA members and decide what to do. That way, she could unburden herself and rely on others to decide how to act. Plus, it’s everyone’s money, so she should let everyone know. I don’t think letting this slide is a good option in this case; somebody who has shown their true colors like this shouldn’t keep having all that power over other people’s money.

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