As for rejecting the 'payraise'. I suggest you have a one on one with Rod F and have him explain why that entire offer was a poisoned chalice. I would have liked the money, but not at the expense of throwing away the entire reason for even having an Association. There was a reason they had Clause 7 in the mix (and refused to take it out when challenged). The fact that you and many others couldn't understand the long term implications of what the management were trying to do is worrying. It's not always about the money...but that is all you keep seeming to mention.