Special assessment - urgent

[raj3001]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

Hi,

I pay maintenance fees for condo that I own and have never been late in the last 10 yrs. However they also charged some one time special assessment which I did not get notified for. They claim to send me mail for this, but I did not receive it. Now I came to know about it and I am willing to clear and pay off the amount. However meanwhile, they also filed special civil for it, which I did not know. So once I clear the amount, they are also asking for legal fees. It is already such a sudden large burden to pay this assessment so can I ask them to waive the legal fees, is there a way to do this. If they had notified me sooner I would have paid the balance right away. Please help, how best to resolve this situation.

 

[Zigner]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ

Hi,

I pay maintenance fees for condo that I own and have never been late in the last 10 yrs. However they also charged some one time special assessment which I did not get notified for. They claim to send me mail for this, but I did not receive it. Now I came to know about it and I am willing to clear and pay off the amount. However meanwhile, they also filed special civil for it, which I did not know. So once I clear the amount, they are also asking for legal fees. It is already such a sudden large burden to pay this assessment so can I ask them to waive the legal fees, is there a way to do this. If they had notified me sooner I would have paid the balance right away. Please help, how best to resolve this situation.

Yes, you can ask. Contact the person that is asking for the money and ask.

 

[raj3001]

re:

thanks for the response

what is considered reasonable attorney fees here....the fees they are asking is almost the same as the amount due. How do I negotiate this down? to possibly zero. The association did not notify me and went on to file the complaint

Also, do I need to answer the complaint or I can directly file a notice of motion to dismiss, without filing an answer?

 

[954Rental]

I would ask them for proof of mailing, also they should have contacted you by phone or email and mail again if they were going to add legal fees. I would ask them to add a second address if you don't live there and also ask them to send all notices by email as well as snail mail.

 

[quincy]

raj3001, here is a link with information for you to review: http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/prose/10542_ans_cplt_spc.pdf

You can contact the court for proof of service.