What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NJ
In our condo association, the board holds "closed door" meetings and "decides to invoke" an assessment. Then, one person sends an email stating that the board decided to assess the owners X amount of dollars, with a due date, and a warning that if late, fines would be imposed.
We protested because the Board never held an open meeting to vote on / approve / levy the assessment. We sent a letter stating that we would be happy to pay our share of an assessment once it was formally levied by the Board at an open meeting called for that purpose. We also asked for invoices as a record of where the money is going, and that a response could be sent by them and their attorney.
BTW, their attorney supports this - he stated at a meeting that it was OK for them to do this because the amount was under $10,000. (What law is that?)
We probably will not get any response from them or their attorney, but when the due date comes & goes we'll probably get a letter imposing a late fee.
We have paid these unofficial assessments in the past as good-faith gestures, but the time has come to demand a record of these assessments.
What stand should we be taking, and how should we proceed?
Thanks.
In our condo association, the board holds "closed door" meetings and "decides to invoke" an assessment. Then, one person sends an email stating that the board decided to assess the owners X amount of dollars, with a due date, and a warning that if late, fines would be imposed.
We protested because the Board never held an open meeting to vote on / approve / levy the assessment. We sent a letter stating that we would be happy to pay our share of an assessment once it was formally levied by the Board at an open meeting called for that purpose. We also asked for invoices as a record of where the money is going, and that a response could be sent by them and their attorney.
BTW, their attorney supports this - he stated at a meeting that it was OK for them to do this because the amount was under $10,000. (What law is that?)
We probably will not get any response from them or their attorney, but when the due date comes & goes we'll probably get a letter imposing a late fee.
We have paid these unofficial assessments in the past as good-faith gestures, but the time has come to demand a record of these assessments.
What stand should we be taking, and how should we proceed?
Thanks.