TonyM2 (California)
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We moved into a new development in October 2005. We were the second family to move into the development. We now have approximately 10 households so far. We were told that there would be Association fees due annually. When we built our home the cost was stated at less than $100 per year. We expected the amount to go up as more and more people started building and moving in. During that time we've been waiting for the developer to announce when the first dues were due, how much, and when we were going to have our first meeting to choose our officers,etc.
Last week we received a letter from an attorney for the developer stating that $648.00 dues were due and retro-active to the date we moved in. It also stated that we were going to have to pay 10% late fees for the prior year and 2 months. Finally, the letter stated that a lien would be placed on our home if we didn't pay immediately.
Now we don't know how to contact the developer and were told, by the attorney that sent the letter, that he wasn't familiar with our situation but that everyone in the development received the same letter.
What I want to know is do we send the money and hire an attorney; or do we hire an attorney and not pay anything for now until we get some answers from the developer?
We don't have any idea what the developer is going to do with the money. There has not been any improvements to the development since we moved in; except by the individual homeowners. I was under the impression that we form an association committee and then decided the amount needed to maintain the development. I was also under the impression that we would receive a bill or something to tell us who to send the check too and a report explaining where the money was going and how much was in the bank.
Last week we received a letter from an attorney for the developer stating that $648.00 dues were due and retro-active to the date we moved in. It also stated that we were going to have to pay 10% late fees for the prior year and 2 months. Finally, the letter stated that a lien would be placed on our home if we didn't pay immediately.
Now we don't know how to contact the developer and were told, by the attorney that sent the letter, that he wasn't familiar with our situation but that everyone in the development received the same letter.
What I want to know is do we send the money and hire an attorney; or do we hire an attorney and not pay anything for now until we get some answers from the developer?
We don't have any idea what the developer is going to do with the money. There has not been any improvements to the development since we moved in; except by the individual homeowners. I was under the impression that we form an association committee and then decided the amount needed to maintain the development. I was also under the impression that we would receive a bill or something to tell us who to send the check too and a report explaining where the money was going and how much was in the bank.