Location: Chantilly, Virginia
what happened: So my husband painted our door brown instead of the oak color that the HOA wanted (we later found out). we got the first hearing letter in Oct 2009 and since my wedding is the day before the hearing date, therefore i couldn’t attend. My now-husband called and explained the situation and ask the management what we can do in terms of what color should we paint the door to avoid the fee, they told us to write a letter to the Board of Directors (BofD). so we wrote the letter about how we couldn’t attend the hearing. Then a month later, we got a bill of $900 fine for the door. We were furious and called the management again. And of course, they told us to write to the BofD again. So we wrote a letter explain how we wanted to work with them to figure out the color to avoid the fine. Still no words, no calls, no letter from them for months. then we got another bill with late fee this time for the $900 charges. my husband and i went to one of the semi-annual HOA meeting and told them face to face about what happened. The owner of the management company was there and said he would look into it and gave us an answer. we dealt with him for few days and re-send all the letters we had to him and all he told us was he would ask the BofD to review again and notify us. So few weeks pass by and we got a letter from a paralegal about how the BofD rejected our request (once again) and we had to pay the fee. My husband and i walked over to one of the BofD’s house to try to talk to her about this issue and not only she refused to talk to us, she said it’s not legal for her to talk at the point and we should talk to their paralegal. So we called the paralegal and she told us she’s only the paralegal and we had to talk to the BofD. What the heck??!! so few days ago, we got an official court order to appear on the court for our “debt” and this time, it has the $900 + late fee + attorney fee, total of $1400!!! it’s crazy!!! it’s not like we didn’t try to resolve this issue, but their lack of communication and unresponsiveness should cost us money! i don’t know what to do right..should i appear on court and defend ourselves or should i try to negotiate and pay only half ($450 i am only willing to pay half of $900)? and what are the chances that the judge will be on our side if we go to court? oh btw, we live in Chantilly, Virginia. Please help and thanks!
In state of florida,can a HOA enter an abandon property under foreclosure, but not foreclosed, for emergency and health issues affecting neighboring owners to make repairs in place of a non responsive owner?
Our neighborhood was part of a homeowners association and in 1999 the builder who was running it left. Since then there have been no dues collected, services or anything. The pool has back taxes associated wit it that were sent to a non existing address. We have someone who wants to buy the pool for $1 and fill it in. The by-laws say 75% of the residents need to vote to dissolve the association. I have over 100+ votes authorizing me to dissolve the association and sell the pool for $1. However the remaining people who moved in over the years were told there was no association and do not want to sign anything. Is there any precedent here where I can resolve this mess. The pool is an eyesore with dirty water, frogs, snakes & weeds. Can i obtain the authorization from the recorder of deeds on what have in Platte County, Missouri ?
If a person owns a home in S.C. with cars registered to that home has rented a Townhouse in V.A. run by HOA for a temporary job assignment do they have to change to DL & plates to VA in order to park in front of they temporary residence?
What action can a homeowner take when a HOA does not adhere to the Uniform Planned Community ACT within Georgia? Isn’t there someone that oversees HOA’s?
My HOA sent two letters to us informing us that our porch furniture and statuary need to be approved by the Architectural Committee. They will charge us for the privilege…..The furniture and statue have been there for three years. They are tasteful, just a bench and an angel statue. Do they have the right to say something after 3 years? My suspicion is that they just want the money for ARC applications, I will have to fill out two, one for each “violation”
My husband and I purchased a home to be built in an upcoming neighborhood in Prairieville, Louisiana. Our home was the 4th house built in a 57 home neighborhood in 2007. The neighborhood was finished at the beginning of 2009. Now, in May of 2010, some of our neighbors want to create a homeowners association and left a list of “rules and regulations” on our door. One of them had an attorney draw up paperwork listing these “rules”. They mentioned that the builder was supposed to file this paperwork but never did. Last night, five households held a meeting at a neighbor’s home. Do we have to abide by these “rules and regulations” and pay the yearly “dues” even though we have been living here (happily) for 3 years?
I live in a subdivision in Northeast Ohio, and have paid my HOA dues as defined in the homeowners contract I signed. The issue now is that the HOA is asking separate dues for snow removal. There is no provision for separate dues in the homeowners contract.
Additionally, this snow removal fee is assessed only to a handful of members, whom the HOA has deemed their property to be on a private street. The “private street” circumstance is also not covered under the homeowners contract.
I’m concerned about paying this snow removal fee, since I don’t believe I am contractually obligated to do so. I also do not want to enable the HOA to charge for dues not specified within the homeowners contract.
What legal options do I have? Can I take the HOA to small claims court to decline my obligation to the snow removal fee?
Tacoma, WA Homeowners Association…
We’ve just learned that the builder is or has filed for bankruptcy. The bank refuses to loan more money even though the builder has three additional buyers ready to go. Where does all this leave the homeowners of the completed townhouses. Can the bank change rules regarding the homeowners association? Can the bank hold a fire sale of the remaining lots and allow new owners to build homes of inferior quality to what is already here? What about our home warranties?
The current HOA board went back and audited HOA monthly due payments for 11 years. Is there a statute of limitation regarding how many years back the HOA board can review and charge for any late fees.
