DoverPost.com: Levy Court considers taking over responsibility for Homeowner Association Fees
By Jeff Brown Posted Nov. 7, 2013
Dover, Del. – More than 50 members of local Homeowners Associations attended the Nov. 6 Kent County Levy Court meeting, intent on finding a resolution to the problem of how to get deadbeat community members to pay their required dues. HOAs are charged with collecting money from community residents to pay for services such as storm water pond maintenance, upkeep of common areas and snow removal. Problems arise, often causing dissention within the community, when someone decides they no longer wish to pay the fee, but continue to receive services from the HOA. Studies have shown between five and 10 percent of HOA members do not pay their dues. It’s an issue many HOAs have struggle with for years, but it now appears Levy Court is considering a solution. HARP committee chairman Ben Kuntz told commissioners when HOAs fail, consequences can be widespread. Read more:
Dover, Del. – More than 50 members of local Homeowners Associations attended the Nov. 6 Kent County Levy Court meeting, intent on finding a resolution to the problem of how to get deadbeat community members to pay their required dues. HOAs are charged with collecting money from community residents to pay for services such as storm water pond maintenance, upkeep of common areas and snow removal. Problems arise, often causing dissention within the community, when someone decides they no longer wish to pay the fee, but continue to receive services from the HOA. Studies have shown between five and 10 percent of HOA members do not pay their dues. It’s an issue many HOAs have struggle with for years, but it now appears Levy Court is considering a solution. HARP committee chairman Ben Kuntz told commissioners when HOAs fail, consequences can be widespread. Read more: