I bought a rental house in a community nearby and paid homeowner association dues and obey the rules ever since.
Last fall the management company changed hand. Somehow the old company failed to deliver my real mailing address to the new company. It resulted in that I didn't receive any of the HOA bill statement nor the warning of late notice till this October. According to the new company, they sent those mails to my rental address, where my tenant failed to forward to me, or didn't get delivered, I don't know.
Then I got this $1000 bill including late fee and a lien on my house all of sudden, said they finally got the right address from the former company in July.
I argue with them that I should not be required to pay all these late fees and extras because somebody else didn't do their job, i.e. deliver the bill statement correctly. Today I got another notice that I need to pay this $1000 by end of month or more late fee will be due.
I want to know what options I have. I don't mind pay the due, but it seems not fair that I will be responsible entirely for other people's mistake.

Thanks for advice.

Jane

You take the lien to court challening it, and see if the judge will rule on what is actually owed

Hello Jane:

I don't know how you run your business, but I know what bills I have. If one DOESN'T appear, I know it. If it doesn't appear for TWO months in a row, I know that I've got a problem.

You are obligated to pay HOA dues. You knew that you were. You must have been aware that you hadn't paid in some time. If you weren't, that's NOT some clerk's fault. It's YOUR fault, and you are obligated to pay the late fees. At least that's how I see it.

excon