I hope this investigative process has a successful outcome, but there seems to be some communication disconnects between the parties. I would suggest that "free, informed consent" must always be conditional. meaning that it can be revoked, since "free and informed" can be compromised by not-fully-truthful "informedness." The management companies are often not completely truthful about what the exact benefits are to the people, and often fail to provide full promised funding or other terms. If consent can't ever be withdrawn, then it isn't truly "free." And withdrawal cannot have large penalties, that would be providing another unacknowledged benefit to the companies, that of a risk-free investment.
I hope this investigative process has a successful outcome, but there seems to be some communication disconnects between the parties. I would suggest that "free, informed consent" must always be conditional. meaning that it can be revoked, since "free and informed" can be compromised by not-fully-truthful "informedness." The management companies are often not completely truthful about what the exact benefits are to the people, and often fail to provide full promised funding or other terms. If consent can't ever be withdrawn, then it isn't truly "free." And withdrawal cannot have large penalties, that would be providing another unacknowledged benefit to the companies, that of a risk-free investment.