You need to check with a real estate attorney to see what’s legal. Since you didn’t hire the lawyer, I don’t think that you can be forced to pay the bill. Unless there is something in your HOA contract that says you’re responsible for legal fees.
The HOA president does not collect.
The HOA Treasurer sends a 15 day notice if the homeowner is at least 30 days deliquent. The Notice must meet the all legal requirements.
If the Homeowner does not pay the Assessments within the 15 days after the notice was mailed by first class mail, then the HOA is entitled collection costs, including attorneys’ fees and court costs.
Whether or not the Attorney bills the Association or the Homeowner, or for how much is not very relevant.
The relevant part is that the Homeowner may lose their entire house over a few hundred dollars.
The HOA will foreclose on the property, evict the owner and/or tenants, and sell it for what is owed.
The ex-homeowner is still required to pay all costs of collection and foreclosure.
At least that is the way it is in my state.
HOS president hired the attorney acting for the benefit of the HOA. Pres was aget of principal (HOA) HOA must pay. Done. uh, actually not
Fact attorney specializes in divorce does not mean they were not trained in other aspects of the law
good night
You pay a retainer fee for work that is described by the hour.
But you must ask for an itemized list and check on them because they basically charge whatever they want.
Once they work beyond the hours covered in the retainer fee, they start billing you again.
The entire thing is a huge scam. Keep your eye on the work and ask lots of questions about how long it took.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:57 pm
There is nothing wrong with asking for a retainer.
February 23rd, 2010 at 6:07 pm
You need to check with a real estate attorney to see what’s legal. Since you didn’t hire the lawyer, I don’t think that you can be forced to pay the bill. Unless there is something in your HOA contract that says you’re responsible for legal fees.
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:04 pm
The HOA president does not collect.
The HOA Treasurer sends a 15 day notice if the homeowner is at least 30 days deliquent. The Notice must meet the all legal requirements.
If the Homeowner does not pay the Assessments within the 15 days after the notice was mailed by first class mail, then the HOA is entitled collection costs, including attorneys’ fees and court costs.
Whether or not the Attorney bills the Association or the Homeowner, or for how much is not very relevant.
The relevant part is that the Homeowner may lose their entire house over a few hundred dollars.
The HOA will foreclose on the property, evict the owner and/or tenants, and sell it for what is owed.
The ex-homeowner is still required to pay all costs of collection and foreclosure.
At least that is the way it is in my state.
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:32 pm
HOS president hired the attorney acting for the benefit of the HOA. Pres was aget of principal (HOA) HOA must pay. Done.
uh, actually not
Fact attorney specializes in divorce does not mean they were not trained in other aspects of the law
good night
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:38 pm
You pay a retainer fee for work that is described by the hour.
But you must ask for an itemized list and check on them because they basically charge whatever they want.
Once they work beyond the hours covered in the retainer fee, they start billing you again.
The entire thing is a huge scam. Keep your eye on the work and ask lots of questions about how long it took.