Condo Fees, Condo Assessments: HOA/Condo Rules and Your Rights

Condo and HOA rules on homeowners association fees & homeowners association assessments. Who controls condo/HOA financial decisions?

I receive weekly questions from condo association and HOA members regarding condo rules, condo fees and condo assessments.

These questions are answered in detail in our Homeowners Association Defense Kit or in specific special reports offered on StarrPublications.com. Answers may differ depending on your condo association documents or HOA documents, your state and of course, your personal situation.

The problem arises when condo association or HOA members are already involved in a bitter dispute with their condo board or HOA board over failure to pay condo fees or condo assessments – and when a simple black and white answer will not suffice.

At this point, we typically move into a one-hour consultation. In 99 percent of the cases, an hour is sufficient to address – and often put an end to – the problem.

Here is a short list of common questions on HOA/condo association rules and HOA/condo association policies on fees and assessments. You can find the answers here:

1. Condo Associations: How are condo associations and HOAs established and managed?
2. Condo Rules: Who approves condo association financial decisions?
3. Condo Association and HOA Fees and Assessments: What are condo and HOA policies on fees and assessments?
4. Condo Fees: Are condo boards and HOA boards required to collect condo fees when the amount is in dispute?
5. Condo Budgets: What are the budget responsibilities of the condo Association or HOA?

To your condo rights and HOA rights.

Learn how to protect your homeowner rights here.

Your Homeowners Association Rights: Condo Rights & HOA Rights

Dr. Joyce Starr – Your Condo Coach – HOA Coach. Homeowners Association Rights: Condo Association Rights & HOA Rights -Florida Condo Act FS 718 – Florida Law H 995.

Do you have a condo rights problem. Contact Dr. Joyce Starr – Condo Coach – HOA Coach at 786.693.4223 or visit StarrPublications.com for condo rights and HOA rights books and special reports.

Topic: Important changes to Florida Condo Act FS 718 resulting from the recent passage of Florida Bill H 995.

Show Date: SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 at 5:00 PM.  Join our mailing list on the right-hand sidebar to receive instant notification about future homeowner association rights broadcasts.

Guest: Jan Bergemann, President, Cyber Citizens for Justice, CCFJ.net. Back by popular demand, Jan Bergemann discusses condo association board candidate eligibility and certification.

He will also discuss the soon-to-be released CCFJ HOA REFORM SURVEY.  Although final survey results are still being tallied, Jan provides important highlights. Condo & HOA owners demand reforms, especially regulatory agency enforcement reforms and increased accountability for the people in charge.

The plunging housing market and roller-coaster stock market demonstrate that owners are being misled when told that condo associations and HOAs inherently protect property values.

To the contrary! Numerous condo associations and HOAs create a serious financial liability for their association members.

The many foreclosures and empty homes/units create a crippling financial burden for responsible owners. Associations have to raise the monthly fees and levy special assessments to cover the budget shortfalls caused by foreclosed and empty homes.

This results in greater financial strain on owners whose finances are already overburdened – causing more families to lose their homes!

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