Homeowners association dues

[Agent 0659]

Talked to the Ass. Prez, seems the developer was supplementing the dues with his own money until all the lots were sold to keep the dues down and make it easier to sell lots. Now that they are all sold he is pulling out his part and thus the increase. Seems we have been had :liar: :liar: :liar:

Cock suckers!

 

[xusnhtus]

I get some BS thing in the mail from the sewer company, increase from 58 a month to 65 a month!!!!

WOW Agent 65/month? nobody can say your full of shit! :lol:

 

[Mjolnir]

Talked to the Ass. Prez, seems the developer was supplementing the dues with his own money until all the lots were sold to keep the dues down and make it easier to sell lots. Now that they are all sold he is pulling out his part and thus the increase. Seems we have been had :liar: :liar: :liar:

Cock suckers!

when you signed all of your contracts that should be in writing. they should have also told you verbally.

 

[acehistr8]

Mine are right about $1,000/year. Decent townhouse development, most places are 15-20 years old appraising at @$480, good neighborhood a half mile from the Metro.

For that $80/mo or so we get trash, all landscaping, snow removal, towing of cars in the wrong spots etc. Paying it has just become a fact of life in this area, I dont even think twice about it anymore. Other than DC, only maybe LA/SF have housing markets as crazy as this.

 

[JB22]

doesn't sound right i was vp of or condo assciation for 2 yrs in ohio we could only raise it certain percentage according to our by laws if you have an outside managment company there is your biggest expense . when the snow is removed here [3"] it is 3900 bucks that is just for plowing streets /driveways . the board has give you financail statements every month sounds like bad management . how much are they putting in savings for future reopairs

 

[taoist]

...to answer the original question, they will tack on late fees, court costs and atty fees at some point when they sue you...and win. They will place a lien on your place and wait until you decide to sell it...when they will recoup whatever you didn't pay x3.... :com:


...but this was by far the funniest line in this thread....

And 6-5 dont give me any of your, "I dont pay any dues I live off the land BS" Shit man you still havent ever used an ATM!! :scared

I have a childhood, life-long friend who would say exactly that!!!

 

[TJBELL]

Mine is $1,798

:142crying :142crying :142crying

 

[Phenom]

I am on the opposite side, as one of the board of directors of our subdivision. The rules governing your fees should be in the Covenants that you received at closing. In our community, the BOD is only allowed to raise the fees a maximum of 5% each year without a 2/3 vote of all of the homeowners. We are in the same prediciment, that the community was recently finished and the fees were set very low by the developer in order to induce people to buy, now that all the homes are sold, the fees are not enough to cover expenses, and at the current rate will eliminate all of the reserve fund unless the homeowners vote on Monday to increase the fees almost double what they are now...or else no landscaping, trash pickup, street lighting, maintenance of the gates, etc...It sucks from the other side as well, because I also have to pay the fees, but I have spent many hours trying to come up with alternatives, and there just aren't any...

Sorry for the long response, just trying to give a perspective from the other side...

Also, Agent, did you get my Golf money, I sent it last week???

 

[BahamaMama]

Nasty Topic--I will never buy place where there are dues again.
Got double dipped on last venture in Sandestin.Had to pay Sandestins association dues--and Beachwalk Villa dues--THEN in addition they paint buildings every 3 years at 3 times it would cost to have it painted on my own and tack that on. It was blatant thievery.
Got out of that mess when I found I could buy golf package including housing cheaper than I could stay at own place and play.
They got me once but never again.

I am SO with you on this one DTB .... (but have never and WOULD never llive under an association)

no way on this earth i would ever let ANYONE tell me how to landscape MY yard, what color i could paint MY house....etc....etc....



(edit): if Redsfann reads this, my tune may be different if i still owned 1025 my lord, i can't believe what Joanna has done to that place!!!!!

 

[Agent 0659]

Phenom, got your money and updated the Fantasy Golf Thread.
Spoke to the Prez and he doesnt even have a copy of the budget. I did however just dig out my copy of the Bi-laws or covenance or whatever. It says:

As required currently the developer of the subdivision is controlling and maintaining the HOA until enough lots are sold that it can be turned over to the homeowners.
blah
blah
blah

It covers:
mowing
fertilization
mulch and flowers, entry maint.
utilities for entry IE: lighting and irrigation
lake treatments
property taxes on common area
liability on common area
IT DOESNT MENTION THE FUKCING MONEY PIT SWIMMING POOL OR THE $10,000 THEY PAY SOME ASSHOLE MANAGEMENT FIRM WHO WONT RETURN A PHONE CALL

Items not covered are

curbside personal trash
snow removal from driveways and sidewalks
private police patrols

Seems Im fukced and will have to pay up. Can they REALLY put a lien on your house? Lawyers?

 

[ScreaminPain]

Most of you guys had better stay where you are and stop bitching... :142crying

I live in an nice but rather avg. develpment in So.California. The association fee is $265 per MONTH.
When I got divorced, I moved from a lakefront house and paid $565 per MONTH. Included lawn maintenance, fish stocking (once per year), club privileges, but nothing special.

If I could pay a couple hundred a year, I'd jump for joy.

 

[Agent 0659]

Most of you guys had better stay where you are and stop bitching... :142crying

I live in an nice but rather avg. develpment in So.California. The association fee is $265 per MONTH.
When I got divorced, I moved from a lakefront house and paid $565 per MONTH. Included lawn maintenance, fish stocking (once per year), club privileges, but nothing special.

If I could pay a couple hundred a year, I'd jump for joy.

Thats just rape, thats all there is to it.

 

[neverteaseit]

Agent you need to read your homeowners association book but usually they can put a lien on your property but most likely they will take u too small claims and charge u about 10 times original amount and they nearly win 100% of time at least were i live at they do.

my dues are 370.00. thats for 6 pools, landscaping which is over 120,000.00 a year, snow removal and cutting all these a-holes houses can't cut there own dam grass. plus i live on a golf course. but dont see much discount there. green fees are 50.00 for residents.

talking about water bills. hell i am in iraq, my house is VACANT but still have utilities on and heat set on 60. Water bill 63.00 a month, every month since i left. gas last month 140.00 with no one living there, electric was only 35.00.

come home on leave, have to get car insurance. well guess what I have to pay a uninsured motorist penalty because i had no insurance since sept 2004. well no chit sherlock i have been fighting a gd war for you sob's talk about helpn a soldier out. to top it off i am still paying the insurance because if i cancel again i will be penalized again. phuck u. i am waiting for the katrina effect to ripple thru next. i am sure we will see it once your homeowners insurance is renewed.

hell i may feel like bombn something when i get home.

 

[ImFeklhr]

Doesn't anybody rent, or live in cities anymore.

Then you just get gouged by landlords, and (basically) can't write any of your housing expenses on your taxes.

 

[TAZ]

You guys are gonna hate me but mine is $100 a YEAR. Granted we do not have any pools or common areas to speak of, the money just goes for landscaping and repairs to the entrance way, lighting, fencing, etc. We have the same rules as others about landscaping, no sheds in street view, no cars up on blocks, etc. People know the rules so they don't push, therefore the association doesn't need to fight back. Only 80 homes in the development and we run the association ourselves.

About unpaid dues, the answer as I understand it is that the association can file a lien and take you to small claims court. The only problem is that someone has to take the time to do it, which is why some do not. We go the other route mentioned above. If a house gets listed and they owe dues, we send a letter to the Realtor, explaining the delinquent dues. No one wants to have anything stall a closing so they pay up every time. We cc: the association's attorney on the letter, but don't really send it to him. Pretty good bluff, have to option to follow through if someone calls though.

 

[Agent 0659]

Neverteasit- Call me on your insurance and Im serious! Thats ridiculous and I will get that waived NO PROBLEM. Call me!!

My question is I have these Bi-laws or whatever and they say all this shit that you guys are saying, BUT there is nothing with my signature on it saying I agree to this BS or that I was even given a copy of it. Does that hold any water?