Ocean Breeze Owners Asked to See Our Own Records. Here's What Happened (Part 1)

For six months, owners at Ocean Breeze at Arverne by the Sea have been asking to see the financial records we are legally entitled to inspect. This video walks through what happened — sourced entirely from firsthand documents, emails, and recordings, in the parties' own words. Watch and come to your own conclusions. ⏱ Chapters: 0:00 Introduction: In Their Own Words 0:20 Six Months of Requesting Records 0:37 The Attorney's Letter Refusing Records 1:16 Owners Turn to Proxies — Management Pushes Back 1:47 CondoVoter and the Conflict of Interest 2:37 An Owner Receives a Cease-and-Desist 2:57 The Recording — and How It Was Used 3:45 "The Records Have Been Available" — vs. the Full Recording 4:02 Inspection: Charged for Copies, but Refused Them 4:56 Inspection: The Records That Couldn't Be Accessed 6:26 Minutes and Election Records 7:22 Seven Times Asking About the $4.5M Assessment Account 10:28 The "All Records Provided" Claim and Cancelled May 29 Appointment 11:09 The Owner Contact List 12:25 "It Wouldn't Shock Me": Management and the Election 13:07 The Incumbent's "Records Are Available" Claim 13:57 What We Received — and What's Still Missing 15:21 The $3 Million HELOC and the Loan Document 16:07 The Questions Every Owner Should Be Asking 18:22 The Choice 19:04 How to Vote and Protect Your Vote 📋 The full list of records received, records still outstanding, and the questions owners deserve answered will be posted at OBVote.com soon. 🗳 The annual election closes June 9. If you've already voted, your most recent vote is the one that counts — you can still update it through CondoVoter (search your email for 'CondoVoter') Please make sure to also back up your vote with a proxy at OBProxy.com — it takes less than 30 seconds through DocuSign and you will receive a signed copy via email for your records. Ocean Breeze, Ocean Breeze at Arverne, Arverne by the Sea, Arverne, Rockaway, CondoVoter, All Area Realty Services, Daniel Bondarsky, Eleni Magoulas, Smith Buss Jacobs, Emanuela Lupu, Jose Saladin, Donna Cornett, Yasemin Tunca, Rockaway Beach, Queens condo, Queens HOA, HOA, homeowners association, condo association, HOA transparency, HOA accountability, HOA election, condo board election, records inspection, HOA financial records, HELOC, proxy voting, HOA proxy, unit owner rights, condo owner rights, board accountability, property management, condo management, election integrity, OBVote, OBProxy