Special Assessment Letter from HOA

You do not write off currently paid, or less than 90 days overdue, accounts as bad debt. Nor are all delinquent accounts written off as bad debt.

 

If I decided to let my yard go, not fix my front light etc etc. and I get fees for these offenses... should YOU pay for that if I decide not to pay? I would not expect you to.

The letter did not clearly state delinquent accounts due to foreclosures only.

Clarity has now been established, thank you.

 

I disagree that this is common knowledge (unless you are in the industry or on a board). This is the first I have heard of it. It is certainly not common knowledge for potential buyers from out of the area.

The point is, this is a matter of *perception* not reality for potential buyers.

 

I certainly prefer the special assessment/lump payment. Put the additional cost behind us and focus on 'normal' operations. $38/$150 is much less than I expected.

Whether we are charged directly (special assessment) or indirectly (buried in a monthly bill) society will still complain when a service their club, company or government "should" provide is not available. Everything has a cost and it is the Board's job to properly manage and execute our budget. If they are not doing a good job, we have a responsibility to hold them accountable and vote them out.

If this is the worst we have to face this year, we are doing well.

 

TWO DAYS and this is no exaggeration. If in fact you toured the community as you stated, you would have had a difficult time getting onto the street. When a plow finally came by, the cars shoveled out by their owners were plowed back in. It was a horrendous mess and only made worse by the compacted clumps of ice that had formed under all the snow.

This was the first time in ten years we had such shabby plowing, or lack of.

 

I completely disagree with your assessment. A small, one-time fee that is paid off within a few months will have no negative impact on your home.
If we raise assessments several dollars per month, that IS something that will be compared when people choose communities.

 

Well, your opinion was echoed by few. For HOA maintained streets, compliments exceeded complaints by about a 20 to 1 ratio. And most complaints were about when they plows would be back, not to get done a first time.
Meanwhile, us VDOT streets were waiting for a first plow when I travelled on many HOA streets that were down to BARE PAVEMENT.

 

First , the snow removal for all of the Broadlands was outstanding. After visiting friends in Landsdowne and Potomac, MD they got minimal if anything in regards of snow removal so Kudos to the company who did this for us and the HOA management for handling this past seasons snow EMERGENCY.

Second, anyone who complains about how the HOA is run or thinks they can do better, show up to the HOA meeting, run for office, get involved. I can tell you if you don't know what's going on, especially in today's economy and market, the HOA is doing a superb job with the budget and managing it. I would rather not see any increases in HOA monthly dues, or a special assessment, but the lesser of two evils is the assessment. No one could have planned for this last budget busting snow storm. NO ONE. So if you don't like it or think you want to complain about it, attend the HOA meetings and get involved. The meeting agenda is posted prior to each meeting by Cliff on this forum.

 

What determines if a street is:

a) VM owned?

b) HOA owned?

c) Public (VDOT) owned

 

When Broadlands was 1st formed in the early 90's the county and the state required certain roads to be VDOT and others to be HOA. So before a street is ever constructed it is already determined who will be in charge of maintenance for it. Most of this determination has to do with the width of the streets, how many homes are on the street access to other streets, firelanes and I am sure there is much much more.
There are NO streets that are VM owned - they are VM maintained this is during the construction phase of a road and the associated homes. Once VM finishes with an area they need to get a bond release from the county. What a bond release does is basically the county agreeing that VM completed everything they needed to do in an area and are no longer responsible. Part of getting that release is turning the associated road over to the HOA or VDOT (as was already determined). This allows the HOA or VDOT to walk the street and make sure it is in excellent condition before accepting.

Staci

 

And those "few" were probably from one street. I don't care how you size it up, just don't imply it never happened, when in fact it did.
Now back to the Special Assessments......

 

Just pay the damn thing!

 

People, if you don't like the way things are run here in Broadlands RUN FOR THE BOARD!!!
I for one want to thank all the Board members for the time and effort they put into what is clearly a thankless job. My wife audits HOA's all over the metro area and has seen what the snowfall/economy has done to many other HOA's. We here in Broadlands should be thankful we're only facing this minor assessment.

 

Look Troll, I'm not bellyaching about the special assessment like everyone else. Go play in someone else's sandbox!

 

If you want another perspective, my sister lives in Springfield and they have no HOA. They also have people with broken down cars parked in their driveway or in front of their houses (really just the guy at the end of the street but very noticeable) but that's another topic.

During the really bad snow storms, a week after it ended and we were able to drive somewhat on our streets here, her street had not been touched. The only way to get down the street was to follow in the tire tracks that someone else had been brave enough to make for you. When I got to her street I called her to tell her I was not going to chance it. I usually go visit her every weekend. I didn't see her for a month.

 

I disagree on all points.

 

Very well put!