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For anyone truly familiar with general small claims requirements: If a homeowners association collects monies from residents for the purpose of maintaining roads and common areas, does a resident adversely affected by nonperformance, e.g., a badly rutted road in front of his property, have a cause for small claims action? This would likely be a claim based on breach of contract, consisting of a written statement by the association regarding road maintenance, and the payment of fees by the resident(s). Damages sought would be based on actual expenses in fixing the road not maintained and/or estimates from a private contractor to perform work not done by the association.
 


racer72

Senior Member
Small claims court is for actual money losses, if you have suffered no specific losses do the the condition of the road, your small claims lawsuit will be tossed. If you were to pay out of pocket to have the road repaired, you might be able to sue. This would be based on the wording in your HOA bylaws. The best solution would be to get all the affected parties together and hire an attorney to force the HOA to comply with the bylaws.
 

FlyingRon

Senior Member
Besides, if you sue the HOA, they will defend themselves with your own money. Better would be to band together and replace the management with someone you view as effective.
 

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