They've got to be kidding me!!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2004
They've got to be kidding me!!!
3
Sat, 12-11-2004 - 4:06pm

In the mail came a letter from the association company informing us that ~

1) the monthly dues would be increasing by $10.00

2) residents must sign up for direct withdrawl from checking or savings for the monthly payments and if you didn't you would be assessed and additional $15.00 fee annually!!!

I have never heard of such a thing! An extra fee for not doing direct withdrawl? I'm steaming over this.

Has anyone else encountered this with any other companies?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 12-11-2004 - 6:29pm
Our association fees go up very year. You should check your association by laws to see what kind of power they have to change the terms of the agreement. Is it something the whole community had to vote on? Were you notified? If you are in good standing (ie do not pay late) in my opinion they shouldn't be able to penalize you.
Good Luck!
Sandra
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-15-2003
Sat, 12-11-2004 - 8:30pm

Actually, my car insurance company does something like this.


They don't word it that way though. They tell you that if you do direct pay then your monthly charge goes from $4 to $1, essentially saving you $3 a month. Heck, that's $36 a year.


I signed up for it, but not for that reason.


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~okee

(formerly oneandonlyother)

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-29-2003
Sun, 12-12-2004 - 7:42am

I would be steamed,too! I have had bad experiences with h/o associations, one reason why we moved. That and I had a home biz (big no no for most h/o associations). Come on, it is babysitting for goodness sakes! I am not changing oil in the driveway. When we moved in, it wasnt' a problem. That, and we were not allow to put a dish on the roof without prior approval that it wasn't in an ugly spot. What is that? That was a stipulation about 12months AFTER we moved it. So we had to take down the stupid dish that had been up for a year, and go to cable, since we couldn't get a signal without the dish being on the roof. Oh, and we couldn't take it down ourselves, we had to have a receipt to 'prove' we had a professional installer take it down.

But yes, the auto withdrawl I would be hacked off about. I usually paid our dues quarterly or every six months.

Sola