[OH][condo] tree damaging driveway.

I live in a duplex type community. I have my own driveway. It's limited access and I'm the only one who uses it. The HOAs official bylaws are fuzzy about whether or not I'm responsible for it. I have a simplified copy of the bylaws that says the HOA is responsible. It directly says that. It also says the bylaws supercede whatever was written in the simplified version.The HOA is responsible for the main roads.

Anyhow it needs to be leveled. Maybe I'll have to pay for it, and maybe not. My neighbors had to pay for their driveway repair, so I probably will too. That's the first part of the problem. I don't think I should.

Problem number 2 is mostly why I posted. There's a common area tree right next to the driveway. It's gotten huge over the past 45 years since it was planted. And that's exactly where the pavement is rising. The roots are under the driveway.

I need board approval before I do anything. I alerted the management company about the driveway slab on June 27th. There was a meeting on July 17th. Crickets. Even with a follow up email there has been no response.

My question is, who is responsible for the driveway repair? I'm pretty sure the tree removal is involved (I'll need board approval and action on that, and the driveway work). There is a management company involved and everything goes through them. The board members are private.The management company supposedly takes care of everything. But I never get confirmation or feedback about the status on the things I need done or need to do.

It is worth noting that the management company is not known to be cooperative. Idk about the board. Maybe they aren't concerned about the commuty. Maybe there a communiction problem between the management and the board. Since I've lived here we've had to go to the city so that the city can intervene. This happened with a broken water pipe which is a different story.

I hope you all have some sort of wise advice on how to deal with this. Should I just go to the city and say there's a trip hazard? They've been sympathetic and helpful.