I was in a similar situation as yourself...not knowing your situation it is hard to provide a solution; however, in my case i documented every letter, every phone call, and every home visit they made to me. Eventually that documentation i gathered caught them in a lie they couldn'trebuttal. It was then I threatened to sue. Since then they've left me alone. It sounds like you live in a deed restricted community, make sure you fully understand every part of the deed before you take action; you may have missed something and they could have a valid although petty point. If you post more information about your situation I'm sure myself or others can help you further. Good luck.
If you are facing harassment and discrimination from your homeowner association, there are a few steps you can take to protect yourselves. Firstly, review your association's bylaws and rules to ensure you are aware of your rights. Document any instances of harassment or discrimination, including dates, times, and details of each incident. Share this documentation with other affected homeowners to build a collective case. Consider reaching out to local community organizations or advocacy groups that provide legal assistance for those who cannot afford an attorney.
Your best advisor will be a paid association-savvy attorney. Take your permission documents to counsel and seek professional advice. Include your governing documents in the package you take with you, together with the historic designation materials..
That depends on whether a former owner of your land agreed or arranged to make the property subject to the homeowner's association. The encumbrance would show up in a title examination. You should contact the attorney who represented you in the sale and ask if the property is subject to the homeowner's association. If it is that should have been reported to you at the time of your purchase.
If you own property you want to develop, you can work with a common interest community-savvy attorney to help you create the association that you want. If you want to convert existing properties to an association, you may be required to gain agreement from every owner involved in the area you want to convert. Again, the attorney can advise you.
A common interest community-savvy attorney can help you address your particular situation. .
Your association is a corporation -- usually, a non-profit. Associations in California are operated and exist under California State Condominium, Co-op and/or Homeowner Association law. Your association-savvy attorney can help you understand the regulation you want, and how to go about achieving it.
Depending on the court, if you can find an attorney qualified and licensed to practice in that court who will take on your challenge, then, yes, if the court allows the challenge.
If the homeowners' association has recorded covenants and/or bylaws against the home in question, and the dues required by the covenants and/or bylaws have not been paid, a lien can be filed immediately in most cases, regardless of foreclosure or sale of the property. However, to ensure that the lien paperwork is filled out correctly (and avoid thousands of dollars in attorney fees should the homeowner challenge the lien in court), the homeowners' association should hire an attorney to prepare the lien documents.
In the defense of the Insured.
No. Not unless they are an agent of the homeowner under a valid Power of Attorney or other agency agreement.
To report homeowner association fraud in Illinois, you can contact the Illinois Attorney General's office. You can file a consumer complaint with their office either online or by mailing a written complaint. Provide details about the alleged fraud, including any evidence or documentation you have.
The governing documents detail the power and authority of the board, and generally, yes, do represent owners. A common interest community-savvy attorney can answer your specific question.
It depends on the laws of the jurisdiction in which the homeowner's association is organized.Another AnswerThe time delay depends on why the association wants to file and lien, and against what property title.When the association wants to cloud the title to a property owned by someone who is in arrears for paying assessments, the time is defined in your governing documents.Filing a lien, however, is one of the last actions that the association may take. The final action being foreclosure on the home, to sell it in order to collect past due amounts.Finally, you are best advised to work with your association's association-savvy attorney, to insure that the correct lien for the correct amount is filed properly in order to protect the association.