Lien on my property my hoa

Dana, you don't give much info here. Why was the action improper? Why was the amount wrong? Whatever the case, normally there is plenty of back-and-forth between a member and the HOA (i.e. conversations, meetings, warning notices, etc) before it gets to the Lien stage. In my state there has to be an opportunity for a formal hearing regarding the violation per se, if the member feels it to be unjustified. If the HOA attorney is moving against you, you need an attorney of your own and fast.

nooooooooooooooooooooooo....

unfortuneately you owe them $22 for postage plus any and all costs they incurred to collect it (the lawyers fees)

you have two coices:

pay up now

OR

get your own attorney and fight it out to the death (you will probably lose)

my advice:
if you can't afford the ammenities your dues are buying ~ move into a cheaper home

sorry for the tough love, but, facts are facts

You need to realize you caused this. By paying late, you caused these fees, and failure to pay them, results in more fees. Pay on time or early.

DITTO

end this now before it gets much much worse for you



ps. your HOA directors are really scuzz-buckets ~ in lieu of other words

You have no idea how bad my hoa is and I don't know who to complain to. They are doing illegal things and no one kows how to stop them. Who over sees hoa?

In reality, no one. If you have an individual issue, you need to bring them to court.

Dana, if you had a previous outstanding balance and have proof of payment, show them the proof and ask for the lien to be removed. If you do not have proof of that payment, then you are out of luck. Perhaps your board was asleep at the wheel and did not do the lien years ago when they should have or perhaps there is a policy not to do a lien unless a certain threshold is crossed which you may have done more recently. Maybe you stalled the lien by making some smaller payments and the board held off in the hopes you would catch up. In any case, you should supply proof of payment to get the lien removed. Or pay the outstanding fees and all the costs associated with collecting your fees.

You need to figure out if the money you pay them will settle both issues, or just the lien. And before you pay the lien, figure out if you already paid or not. Cancelled checks, bank statements, etc.

Judge: Did you know you were late with your dues?
Defendant: Yes.
Judge: Judgement is for the HOA, you can pay the clerk on your way out.

To the OP YES by all means consider the advice Mike has provided.

Mike has a real good lawyer who represented him. He paid $50,000 and then the lawyer asked to be removed from the case.

Or you could do as Mike has done engage in 10 years of litigation representing yourself and go 0-5 in court against your HOA.

Mike also highly recommends a $250 on-line law course. He paid for it and claimed it got him all the results he now howls about. 0-5

Mike's suggestions about lawyers taking your case for free I would not put to much chance in that.

Mike's suggestion about the attorney general well is many states they have no role in HOA disputes.

And Mike's suggestion about the DA well more than likely this would be seen as a civil matter not a criminal act as Mike's suggests.

To sum it up Mike has a long history of failure with legal opinions not backed by facts.
He has engaged in years of litigation with his own HOA and has accomplished ZIPPO.

Now having no the cards to play he whines and cries like a little girl about how EVER HOA, EVERY HOA BOARD, EVERY HOA lawyer is rotten to the core. Believing most folks with at least 1/2 a brain would see through his insanity.

Listen to Mike, end up where MIKE is. Foaming at the mouth about what should be and in fact never will happen.

My suggestion ask for a complete accounting of the charges made to your account and then reach a settlement ASAP. The hole will only get deeper the more you delay.

The postage charges are NOT what the post office would charge but rather the cost of having a law firm do a mailing. As you were behind in dues more than likely they can add the costs of seeking payment from you.

PAY your HOA dues either early or on time and you won't have a problem.

In 10 years Mike in the 5 cases you were the plaintiff against your own HOA just how many have the court ruled in YOUR favor?????

The answer would be ZERO.

I rest my case......