M&M
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 | | 08/06/2007 2:18 PM |
 Alert | Did anyone else see this letter in the newspaper about our HOA?
I am just looking for a few thoughts and opinions on the thing.
Might be worth a look, since we are paying so much and seeing very little done.
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Sinbad
Posts:3017
| | 08/06/2007 2:22 PM |
Alert | ***official stop by***
I have read and understood the posting on this thread and have nothing to add.
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momof2boys
Posts:75
| | 08/06/2007 2:26 PM |
Alert | | I have always wondered why our HOA fee's are among the highest in Maricopa. Someone once said that it is because we are a smaller community, so we have less homes in our development to spread the fee's around. I think some communities have the trash included into their fee's, but we dont even have that. We still have to pay the $30 every 3 months on top of the almost $200 for the HOA. | | | |
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Java Lover
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| | 08/06/2007 4:24 PM |
Alert | Which paper? I would like to read it.
And yes the reason we pay so much is because we have 73o-some-odd homes compaired to 3000+ homes. However, I'm always keen on ways to reduce spending if it still honors the spirit of our community. | | | |
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MaricopaTrainer
Posts:123
| | 08/07/2007 9:04 AM |
Alert | | I would also like to see it, but missed it. And momof3 don't forget the cable payment in addition to what you already pay as well. | | | |
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rgirlz3
Posts:16
| | 08/07/2007 9:44 AM |
Alert | | can you let us all know which paper you read it in and when. Im still trying to find it. Thanks | | | |
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rgirlz3
Posts:16
| | 08/07/2007 9:44 AM |
Alert | | can you let us all know which paper you read it in and when. Im still trying to find it. Thanks | | | |
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albaby
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| | 08/09/2007 8:42 AM |
Alert | Hello! Just wanted to add I saw it as well. It was in The New Edition Newspaper. (its the newest of the maricopa papers). I'm curious if we could get people to go along with this and try and get our fees lowered. The paper said something about a management company that we can vote out and that is one of the reasons it is a larger fee. Then the HOA would have to do the work themselves and lower our price.
I have a friend that just moved into maricopa maybe 8 months ago. Her HOA includes use of 2 pools and I belive 1 park. Her fees are also about $30 less then ours!! I think we need some kind of change!! | | | |
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MaricopaTrainer
Posts:123
| | 08/09/2007 4:07 PM |
Alert | | I do too. I don't think it's fair that we have less then anyone and get charged the most. It's not OUR fault there are less homes. This is OUR community and there must be a way to change it. | | | |
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rgirlz3
Posts:16
| | 08/09/2007 4:31 PM |
Alert | I do understand some of your concerns, however has anyone been to a board meeting and brought it up.
I am on the board and I can say for sure that no one has brought this to my attention. I would love hear if you all would have a better idea for us. Please feel free to let us know we are all open and willing to listen. Thanks and have a great day.
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darlene_000
Posts:39
| | 08/10/2007 7:55 AM |
Alert | | It does suck that we have almost nothing, and pay high HOA fee's... but come on people... we knew what the fee's were before we bought our homes... if you didnt like it then, maybe you should have looked in a diff community? | | | |
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MaricopaTrainer
Posts:123
| | 08/12/2007 12:05 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By darlene_000 on 08/10/2007 7:55 AM
It does suck that we have almost nothing, and pay high HOA fee's... but come on people... we knew what the fee's were before we bought our homes... if you didnt like it then, maybe you should have looked in a diff community?</div>
You assume we knew I guess. But no not all of us did. We were not given the HOA info until after we had already applied for a loan, and signed for the home. So it was already in the works. When we found out we freaked but it was already too far along in the process. We were also told that there were to be changes in the works that never happened. | | | |
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M&M
Posts:0
| | 08/13/2007 7:04 AM |
Alert | Sorry i did not put the name of the paper out there. Busy week.
Okay so does anyone know the author of the article?
I would like to look into the things, and see what we can do.
I dont mind in getting a meeting going.
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Java Lover
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| | 08/13/2007 4:26 PM |
Alert | It is 'our fault' that we have less homes, we moved here!!! Hello?! Seriously, I don't know when you moved in, but if you drove around the neighborhood where did you think they were going to put, what a club house? A pool?
The board, that we homeowners elected, can fire the management company and then they hire another. The next management company is going to do what this one does or maybe they wont' do things and our bills won't get paid and notices won't go out. Or do I understand that you want to self-manage? Are you an expert in all the legalities of HOAs? Are you going to handle the finances? Do the drive throughs? Contact and have a business relationship with ALL of our vendors? Why is anyone going to listen to you? Where are we going to house our offices? Build one in one of the parks?
Sorry if I come off sarcastic but I meant to. I have been through this before and there is way more to this then anyone has thought of. Go to a meeting and find out how things are done, and then if you don't like it then run for the board and try to effect change the proper way. | | | |
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Java Lover
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| | 08/13/2007 4:29 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By albaby on 08/09/2007 8:42 AM
It was in The New Edition Newspaper. (its the newest of the maricopa papers). </div>
I didn't see it and havn't recieved but two of these papers. LIttle tid bit if you didn't know, the owner of the paper lives in AC.
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M&M
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| | 08/13/2007 7:12 PM |
Alert | interesting.
Thanks for the info.
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