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Magali Outley
Sep 11, 2025
I originally posted this review 9 months ago as a homeowner. Since then, I have been elected by the membership to serve as a Director of The Village at West Meadow Master Association. My experience since joining the Board has reinforced the concerns I previously expressed.
As a Director, I have repeatedly requested Association records necessary to fulfill my fiduciary responsibilities, including management agreements, vendor contracts, Board meeting minutes, financial records, invoices, insurance information, governance documents, and documentation relating to significant Association projects. Despite multiple written requests over several months, many of these records remain outstanding or have not been meaningfully addressed.
During a Board governance training conducted by the Association’s legal counsel, Directors were advised that Board members are entitled to review Association records necessary to carry out their duties and oversee the Association. We were also informed that Directors do not access records through the same process as homeowners because oversight of Association operations is part of the Board’s responsibilities.
Transparency is demonstrated through timely communication, complete disclosure of Association records to the Board, and cooperation between management and the elected Directors. Based on my experience, those standards have not been met.
I also want to clarify that PMI’s response to my original review referenced the Association’s annual election conducted through a third-party voting platform. My original review referred to a separate recall election that occurred before the current Board was elected.
I remain willing to work professionally and cooperatively with management. If these issues are resolved through timely production of Association records, improved communication, and compliance with the Association’s governing documents and applicable Arizona law, I will gladly update this review to reflect those improvements.
(((Original Review)))
Our community has had an extremely negative experience with PMI Phoenix Valley and its community manager, Jim Bell. Since this company was brought in by our HOA board in early 2024, fees have gone up without transparency, new and aggressive charges have been added, and homeowners have been subjected to practices that feel exploitative rather than supportive.
Examples include:
• Retroactive dues were demanded for months before PMI even began managing the community.
• New “fees” created out of nowhere (processing fees, collection fees, “project management fees”), many of which exceed the actual HOA dues.
• A recall election was held by homeowners under Arizona law, but Jim Bell refused to announce the results, left with the ballots in hand, and created serious concerns about chain of custody, transparency, and compliance with state statutes.
Even more troubling, PMI has a direct connection with Sean Cannon, an attorney who was suspended by the Arizona Supreme Court for 18 months in 2023 for dishonesty, misrepresenting homeowner debts, and charging excessive fees. He now handles collections and compliance for PMI, which is a clear conflict of interest and puts homeowners at risk.
Instead of serving the community, PMI Phoenix Valley appears to operate in alignment with a few board members, not the homeowners they are supposed to represent. Their practices have created financial hardship, mistrust, and division in our community.
Homeowners deserve transparency, honesty, and fair management — not hidden fees, conflicts of interest, and questionable election practices. Based on our experience, I would not recommend PMI Phoenix Valley to any HOA or community looking for trustworthy management.