I am a homeowner in the Woodbrooke Estates Condominium development in Staten Island, and I would like to inform anyone who might be interested of the questionable, and possibly illegal, conduct of the Woodbrooke Estates Condominium Section 1 Board of Managers. The Treasurer of the Board of Managers, Anita Chalfen, refuses to comply with sections of New York State Real Property Law Article 9B (Condominium Act) Sections 339-v and 339-w. Specifically, Ms. Chalfen refuses to hold elections for seats on the Board of Managers and she refuses to hold annual homeowner meetings as required by law.in fact, I have heard that annual homeowner meetings and elections for seats on the Board of Managers haven't been held since the sponsor turned over the development to the homeowners association in the mid-1980's! Additionally, Ms. Chalfen refuses to allow the inspection of condominium books of receipts and expenditures, and we have never received an annual report from her! Because of Ms. Chalfen's refusal to abide by provisions of State Law, I can only assume that, not only do improprieties exist in the books of our condominium, but there is also the possibility of criminal wrongdoing on her part. Letters describing the conduct Ms. Chalfen and this crooked Board of Managers have been written to the local newspaper (The Staten Island Advance), the New York State Attorney General's Office, the Richmond County District Attorney's Office, and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Hopefully, in the near future, either the Advance, or one of these government agencies will conduct a thorough investigation into the operation of the Woodbrooke Estates Condominium Section 1 Board of Managers and the financial shenanigans of the board's treasurer, Anita Chalfen. When this happens, Ms. Chalfen and her corrupt cronies on the board will be facing arrest and incarceration.
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