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When you purchased your real estate, certain disclosures were made to you. One of these should properly have been the fact that the association was involved, or was about to be involved, in a lawsuit.
The board meeting minutes may have addressed it: escalating legal fees in the financial statements may have precipitated follow-up questions, and so forth.
If you completed no due-diligence prior to your purchase and did not discover it, that may be no excuse. Such a situation would be difficult to hide.
Because you own real estate in a business -- your allocated interest in 100% of it, based on what you purchased -- you are part of any lawsuit in which the association is involved.
You may have recourse if the disclosure was not made to you. You can seek legal counsel to protect yourself. Be prepared to offer proof of this lack of disclosure to you at the time of purchase.
Whether a new owner in a homeowner's association (HOA) is automatically part of a lawsuit depends on the circumstances and details of the lawsuit. If the lawsuit pertains to issues that occurred before the new owner's acquisition of the property, they may not be automatically included. However, if the lawsuit involves ongoing or upcoming issues that affect the whole community, the new owner may be included as a party to the lawsuit. It is best to consult with an attorney familiar with HOA laws in your jurisdiction for specific guidance.
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Can a homeowners' association force owner to pay fees that were collected by former homeowner association?
Your question sounds like there was an original HOA, which was superseded by a new HOA. Every HOA collects assessments to operate the community, and as an owner, your governing documents define your responsibilities to pay and the association's responsibilities to collect assessments. The new HOA has its own form of assessments, regardless of the form of assessments paid to the original HOA.
Is there any way out of an HOA?
Yes, absolutely. You can sell your property to a new owner, which removes you from the membership.
What is a homeowners association estoppel fee?
This is a fee charge by the HOA or Property Management Co. to remove one owner from (typically a seller) and add a new owner into (typically a buyer) an HOA. In NW Florida it's around $30-$50.
Is a new owner responsible for a pending lawsuit that was incurred by the previous owners?
Not enough information: owner of what? Lawsuit about what?For example: If you're the new owner of a building that has violated some ordinance, then yes, you will probably be responsible. If it's a personal claim against the previous owner of property for some accident liability, then no, you are not responsible for what happened before. On the other hand, there may be a lien on the property because of the lawsuit filed, or you could have purchased an entire business with all of its assets AND LIABILITIES in gross, and good luck with that.
What is the time period a Homeowners Association has to send its first assessment to a new property owner?
When you purchase property in an HOA, the assessment payment amount and due date are both part of your closing document package. The HOA may not automatically send invoices for assessment payments. Because there is no standard, your board treasurer can answer your specific question.
How many years back can a hoa collect dues?
If the same owner has built up years of past-due assessments, the HOA can collect them all. If you purchased a home with past-due assessments, and the HOA did not step in before title-transfer time, it is unlikely that you as the new owner are responsible for past-due assessments that the board failed to collect from the previous owner.
Can HOA pass dues of prior owner to new owner despite the fact that the new owner received free and clear title and an Estoppel Letter from the HOA?
If you have an estoppel letter stating that there are no outstanding dues or fees owed the HOA cannot pass any past due amounts on to you. That estoppel letter is binding.An estoppel letter is a legal document that outlines information regarding the current owner's financial standing in regards to the HOA, what is due and what has not been paid. It also indicates any assessments that are in progress or projected. The estoppel letter is legally binding. Negotiations often result between sellers and buyers once an estoppel letter is received and the negotiations determine who will be responsible for paying any amounts due. It is the responsibility of the buyer's attorney to make certain the buyer takes title with a clean slate.On the other hand, if the HOA is billing you for amounts due prior to your taking title that were reported in the estoppel letter then you need to call the attorney who represented you at your closing and forward the bills. Presumably, they didn't do their job. It would be a serious oversight on the part of that attorney if the outstanding fees and dues were not paid at the closing and the attorney should pay them.
Can a HOA put a lien on a house for non payment of dues when HOA papers weren't signed?
A lien clouds title to a property, which means that the property owner may not successfully transfer title to another owner until the lien is satisfied. As buyer, you are entitled to a 'clean title' to the property. The association may not file a lien against a new buyer upon purchase, since the new buyer is not obligated to pay assessments until the date of purchase and beyond.
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