by homeowner on June 23rd, 2009

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Our Homeowners association sends all mailings and voter ballots in the first name on the account, mainly the male or husband. I think it's sexist and disciminatory but do we have legal grounds to make them change this practice?

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on June 23rd, 2009

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    It seems reasonable for them to send it to the first name on the account - any other decision is almost certainly more discriminatory. But it seems reasonable for you to decide which name goes first.

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    • The property management company that actually sends out the mailings says that the way their data base works, we cannot change it to my name or use both names. Since I am the one on the committee and the one who actually pays the HOA dues and votes I think I should at least have name recognition.

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      by homeowner on June 23rd, 2009

    • I agree: I think they have a rotten database. I suggest that you (both) legally change your names, so that the person on their database no longer exists. What are they going to do now? Do they not have a statutory liability to correct databases which contain faulty personal data? You are probably in the US, but in the UK I could make a case that they are required to correct the database by the Data Protection Act, which can impose serious fines (£1000 per day) if they do not reasonably conform.

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