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For example, if a roof will last 20 years but cost $20,000 to replace, the HOA must set aside $1,000 a year over 20 years to pay for it, money raised through special assessments.
Special assessments often require a homeowner-vote if the amount exceeds a prescribed limit established in the association's by-laws. In California, for example, a special assessment can be imposed by a board, without a membership vote, only when the total assessment is five percent or less of the association's annual budget. Therefore, in the ...
In many states, the process of assessment and collection may be viewed as a two-year process, where values are determined in the first year and tax assessed and paid in the second. [36] Most jurisdictions encourage property owners to declare the value of their property at the start of the assessment process.
Transfer fee supporters responded that (1) the existence of all assessments, including HOA dues, special assessments, etc., is disclosed early in the contract stage, when buyers have an opportunity to review all matters of title before deciding to proceed with the purchase; (2) this disclosure/decision process is identical to other fees, such ...
Imagine being a property owner in a condominium who is humming along paying the mortgage and then getting a letter from your homeowner's association (HOA) informing you of a six-figure assessment.
A $21 million special assessment fee has outraged residents of two 16-year-old buildings at 1060 Brickell in Miami, Florida, with some unit owners facing individual bills exceeding $40,000.
Per the new Florida law, all three-story-plus condo buildings and at least 30 years old must undergo a mandatory engineering assessment before Dec. 31, 2024. Condo associations must also shore up ...
The rights of the fee-simple owner are limited by government powers of taxation, compulsory purchase, police power, and escheat, and may also be limited further by certain encumbrances or conditions in the deed, such as, for example, a condition that required the land to be used as a public park, with a reversion interest in the grantor if the ...