About This System

Your Community,
Governing Itself

This portal is not run by any single person. It is a tool that lets Northbury residents manage their own community — transparently, fairly, and on their own terms.

The short version: Every vote, payment, repair request, and official decision your association makes is recorded permanently and cannot be quietly changed by anyone. Residents can see what is happening with their community and their money. No single board member, manager, or resident — including whoever proposed this system — has special access or control over anyone else's records or funds.

Who is in charge of this system?

The Northbury Condominium Association is. Not Bob Bishop. Not a management company. Not a software vendor. The association's own rules — your bylaws and the Michigan Condominium Act — govern how every function works. The technology simply enforces those rules automatically, the same way for every resident, without exception.

Bob is a unit owner, same as you. He proposed this. He does not run it.

What this does for you

As a Northbury unit owner, here is what changes.

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Your vote is real and verifiable

When you vote on a proposal, your vote is recorded and locked. No one can change the tally after the fact, lose the count, or claim the result was different. You can verify the outcome yourself.

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Association money is fully visible

Every dollar that comes in as dues and every dollar that goes out for repairs or services is recorded and available for any member to inspect. There are no private accounts and no surprise expenditures.

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Repair requests are tracked, not lost

When you submit a repair request, you get a reference number and the request is logged permanently. It cannot be ignored without a record of that. You always know where your request stands.

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The rules apply to everyone equally

The bylaws and community rules are publicly accessible and permanently stored. No one can selectively enforce them or quietly reinterpret them. What the rules say is what applies, period.

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Your private information stays private

Your dues history, personal contact details, and individual records are accessible only to you and the authorized governance council. Other residents cannot see your personal information.

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Available whenever you need it

Submit a repair request at 10pm. Check the vote count on a Sunday morning. Review your dues balance before calling anyone. The portal is available anytime, without waiting for office hours.

A direct answer to a fair question

Some residents have asked: Is Bob Bishop going to be collecting our fees and managing our repairs through this?

No. The portal is a tool for the association. Dues continue to be managed by the association according to its own rules. Repair requests go to the governance council for review, exactly as they do now. The difference is that the process becomes visible and trackable to all members, not just the people handling it.

Bob proposed building this system as a resident who wanted more transparency in his own community. He has no administrative role, no access to funds, and no special authority within the portal.

Common questions

Do I need to do anything differently as a resident?
No. You use the portal when it is convenient for you. Repairs can still be reported by phone or email if you prefer. Voting can still happen at in-person meetings. The portal adds options; it does not replace the ways you already participate.
What happens to my dues? Do they go through this system?
The portal tracks dues and payments transparently, but the association continues to control its own funds. No dues pass through Bob Bishop or any third party. The system makes the association's financial records visible to members, which is already your right under Michigan law (MCL 559.167).
What if I don't trust technology or I'm not comfortable using it?
You never have to use the portal to remain a full member of the association. All of your existing rights — to vote, to request repairs, to inspect records, to attend meetings — remain exactly as they are. The portal is an additional option, not a requirement.
Can the governance council or any individual change or delete records?
No. Once a record is entered — a vote result, a payment, a repair request, a meeting decision — it cannot be edited or deleted by anyone, including the governance council. This is the core protection the system provides. The permanent record is what makes self-governance real rather than just a claim.
Who decided to build this? Who approved it?
Bob Bishop, a Northbury unit owner, proposed and developed this as a project he believed would benefit the community. It is currently in an early evaluation phase. No association funds have been used. Formal adoption would require a member vote, as required by the Michigan Condominium Act.

Self-governance means the community decides

This portal exists to make your association more transparent, more accountable, and more genuinely controlled by its members. Whether to adopt it fully is your community's decision to make together.

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