Consumption and Real Estate
My Homeowners association sent me a bill to have my home repaired…?
Question : My Homeowners association sent me a bill to have my home repaired…?
It was recently discovered that when my home was built, the builders did a hurry up job and did a lot of things wrong. They installed windows with a nail gun, used the wrong tyvec, and now the header on the front of the house is rotting because of it. The people that built the house are no longer in business, and the company that hired them to do it is no longer in business. I thought we had a warranty on the house, but I guess that is wrong too. This home is only 4 years old. Now the Homeowners Association is sending me a bill for $ 4500 to fix the front of my house. How is this so and do I have to pay this? My home is fine, and probably could be fixed for about $ 100.
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Best answer:
Answer by Meilin
I guess that it depends on the terms of your contact.
If you live in an apartment with an agreed/approved contractor who has to do all of the work then you may have no choice, as there may only be one company who does all the maintenance, but if you live in house and you own both the land and the house then you can probably tell the home owners association to go take a running jump and do the repairs yourself.
Read you contract, if they can force you to pay, or to use a certain contractor, then it will say so in there.
My mom inherited some property where there is a residents association, and they can demand that certain type of repairs are made if it impacts on other residents, or that you do not do certain things like not putting up private security cameras that overlook communal areas, but they have no legal power to force you to use a certain contractor.
I would advice that you read your contract. Your home owners association may have no power at all. I think that you should just do the work yourself and if they don’t like that tell them to come back with a lawyer.
You are getting the tab for that and if you don’t the homeowners assoc can lien your property for that amount. You should read your CC&R’s (covenants conditions and restrictions) that you signed at the time of purchase. It will explain all that. You should have the option to chose or pick your own contractor to do the needed repairs. I will never again purchase any thing that has these attached. I learned my lesson on that some years ago. Hope this helps, and good luck to you.