The rule
40 Owners Force A Meeting
Article II, Section 3: owners holding 25% of the interests can call a special meeting. 40 of 159 is the working target. Names stay off the public site until we hit it.
Independent residents · Brookhaven, PA
Trimble Runresidents fortransparency& safety
Protecting our homes, our families, and our property values.
Stop forcing our seniors out. Stop spending our money unnecessarily.
The president said if you can’t afford the assessment, you’ll have to sell. Forty owners can force a special meeting. That is the bylaw — not a slogan.
Oct 20 · election
7:30 p.m., community room. Three of five Council seats.
Sep 30 · assessment
Two extra condo fees. First half due. No payment plans.
Oct 19 · ballots
Due at noon. Cannot attend? Fill a proxy first.
Special meeting
0 / 40
40 owners to go
Article II, Section 3 — 25% of proportionate interests. 40 of 159 units is the working target. Names stay confidential until we reach it.
Article II, Section 3
40 of 159 units.
A petition of owners holding 25% of the proportionate interests forces the president to call a special meeting. Collect extra so a weighting surprise does not sink it. Renters cannot sign this form — they can still stand with their building.
One card, every paper
Fill your name once.
Saved on this phone only. It fills the petition, a proxy for the Secretary, and a records letter. You do not retype it at each door.
Fill this once
Your info
Legal name as on the deed, plus unit. Email is how we reach you if Council answers.
Key points
What neighbors need to know before they sign.
Safety
Heat, Leaks, Fire
Buildings C and D lost heat and hot water in a freeze. Building A had fire after known leaks. One shared loop: boiler dies, everyone is cold. Heat is due back October 1 — the newsletter told owners to check the transformer, zone valve, and thermostat themselves. That’s Common Element work (Declaration Article I, Section 2: heating that serves more than one unit). Not a DIY errand.
Money
Two Extra Condo Fees
The 2026 assessment equals two extra fees. Half due September 30, balance November 30. No payment plans. The president said if you cannot afford it, you will have to sell. Stop forcing our seniors out. Stop spending our money on no-bid work.
Seniors
If You Can’t Afford It, Sell
That is what the president told neighbors facing the assessment. We are looking for a community board and Cares volunteers so seniors are not pushed out of their homes. Forty owners can force a meeting. Stop the waste.
The lot
Paid, Overdue, Now Promised
Residents report over $50,000. Paved in 2019. The September newsletter admits sealcoating was overdue and says resealing starts this month. Credit the work if it happens — then ask who bid it.
Pipes
56 Years Old. Lined, Not Replaced.
Most water, heat, and sewer pipes are 56+ years old. They are lining cracked sewers because “the cost to change them all out would be prohibitive.” That is a reserve-study sentence.
Contracts
The “PIPELINE” Monopoly
The same small circle keeps the sewer and drain work — lining cracked pipes instead of replacing them, then lining the next crack. Decks, roofs, siding, trees: no competitive bids. Friends of the people making the calls. Ask who owns the lining shop.
Safety
A Pool People Can Actually Use
Slip-resistant steps and two handrails so no one falls. Pennsylvania fair-housing law covers this condo pool: a resident with a disability can request a lift or other modification. Stairs alone are not access.
October 20
Three Of Five Council Seats
Annual meeting Tuesday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the community room. Bios due September 22. Ballots due October 19 at noon. If you cannot attend, fill a proxy.
The ten purposes
What the special meeting is for.
- 01
No Self-Dealing, No No-Bid Work
Article III, Section 2 · 68 Pa.C.S. § 3303
- 02
A Real Reserve Study
Article VI, Section 1
- 03
Open The Assessment Books
Article VI · 68 Pa.C.S. § 3303
- 04
Common-Element Leaks Are Common Expenses
Article III, Section 2(B) · Article VI, Section 1 · 68 Pa.C.S. §§ 3307, 3312
- 05
Licensed Work, Real Permits
Local building codes · Article III, Section 2
- 06
A Resident Events Committee
Article IV, Section 11
- 07
Forensic Audit Of The Finances
Fiduciary duty · 68 Pa.C.S. § 3303
- 08
Heat, Water, And Fire Repairs
68 Pa.C.S. § 3307 · Article III, Section 2
- 09
Parking Lot And The Contractor Purge
Article VI · Article III, Section 2
- 10
A Pool People Can Actually Use
68 Pa.C.S. § 3302(a)(6) · PHRA 43 P.S. § 955(h)(3.2) · 16 Pa. Code § 45.5 · Fair Housing Act
Why we are here
Transparency. Safety. Property values.
Transparency
No-bid work, related-party contracts, and assessments without a real explanation are how 159 homes lose money together.
Safety
Heat failures in a freeze, known leaks, and a fire after those leaks are not paperwork problems. They are how people get hurt.
Property values
A cracked lot, original siding on most buildings, and a community with no resident life is how a 1972 condo gets marked down at sale.
Neighbors · not the office
We’re looking to build acommunity boardto help make Trimble Run better
Stop forcing our seniors out. Stop spending our money unnecessarily.
Community board
Help make Trimble Run better.
Run by community members. Not Council. Not the office. Events, neighbor help, watching the walks — at least three people under the Code. We meet anyway until they make it official.
0 neighbors already said yes.