Delinquent assessment accounts

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SusannaM (Florida)
Posts: 366

Posted:

the other post "angry resident" does not really reflect the discussion that ensued and thus I decided to enter a new thread.

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Posted By SusannaM on 10/18/2008 10:09 AM
Our new pro. mgmt. co is actively pursuing delinquent accounts, which had not been done in the past. Our delinquency is at 9%, and the report shows lot address not names. You don't have to publish the homeowner's name. That's not necessary. However, address of house on website, why not ??? Owners come and go but the lot/parcel remains the same.

I'd like to add that a few "letter of intent to lien" have been mailed by attorney. I've been told that here in Florida homeowners have 45 days to correct situation before a lien can be filed. So it'd be probably be best to wait until January to publish delinquent report on our website. I'd like to see what our delinquency report shows as of 12/31. The board has recently vote to increase our assessment by 10% in 2009, which in FL they can. IMO, that's better than a special assessment later. However, my concern is that we'll probably have a higher rate of delinquency by 3/30/09.

KirkW1 (Texas)
Posts: 1,665

Posted:

I don't think it is a good idea to specify which houses are delinquent. I would instead give a breakdown of the number of houses that are delinquent and how far delinquent they are. You could break it down by block, but I would not give any mroe detail then that in any kind of public report.

Residents need to know that you are working to collect dues as much as possible. They further need to know that you are being fair and consistent. They do not need to know who is being processed.

SusannaM (Florida)
Posts: 366

Posted:

Good thinking. I am not on the board and agree that homeowners should have an idea of what's going on. Our membership is mandatory.

BrianB (California)
Posts: 2,820

Posted:

you can do as Kirk suggests, and then include a line in your information/propaganda:

"Wanna know who is stealing services from the HOA without paying their share? Check out the Country REcorder website at www.khhafhadj.com and look for liens filed in the neighborhood."

Your mileage may vary with this tactic, but i have found that between the burning torches and eggs/tomatoes/veggies being thrown at my home, you can make a nice omlet.

SusanW1 (Michigan)
Posts: 5,202

Posted:

What is to be gained by publishing NAMES of delinquent homeowners?

If shame or humiliation worked, we'd all be doing it.

I agree with Kirk: simply state the facts (amount of deliquencies) and the Board's efforts to collect. That shows the board is doing all it can do.

SusannaM (Florida)
Posts: 366

Posted:

SusanW, my post specifically says naming names is unnecessary. Don't care to hear whether you agree with Kirk or not.

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