Annonymouse100 t1_j2de5sl wrote
Fighting no, clarifying and working to update any indescrepencies, Yes! This is your association, you are a part of it and third party management is accountable to the homeowners and the board. The HOA can have a huge impact on your property values and the overall desirability of the community. Get involved, ask for clarity, work to get the documentation or website updated. Lawsuits or even just the management costs associated with working these out in an owner by owner bases come out of your pocket.
ExPorkie15 t1_j2dojll wrote
Yeah this. They say they don’t see it? So provide the screenshot of it to show them which page has it, then see what they say. Chances are you are not the only home owner getting overcharged. Or in the end they might just update the website to say 3.25% in the future and say the $3.25 was wrong.
Nothing wrong with making a small push to clarify but certainly not a hill worth dying on in my option.
scottstedman t1_j2e646h wrote
> The HOA can have a huge impact on your property values and the overall desirability of the community.
Just tacking onto this for an affirmatory personal anecdote; the condo complex I live in has been in pretty desperate need of repairs for about a decade now but the HOA board has continually put off the repairs and projects in favor of keeping dues low because they didn't want to pay for it. Now that the chickens have come home to roost, the repairs are badly needed and we are faced with a massive special assessment that is hurting resale value to the tune of almost a hundred grand per unit. It is truly staggering, shocking incompetence on the part of the board. We are selling to leave the state as we're in a high COL area and will still be able to afford a nice house elsewhere with the sale proceeds, but having the value cut by almost 20% because of the board's incompetence hurts a lot.
Hold your HOA accountable for every penny you can. Even your $3.50 overcharge.
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