Foreclose for Not Power-Washing?

Check out this article about an Atlanta-area HOA that is attempting to foreclose on a home owned for more than 20 years.

The story is in this article on AtlantaNewsFirst.com about George Watson, age 77.

How can actions like this get stopped? How can it be prevented, if something like this started in The Summit's HOA.

How many times has foreclosure been stopped in The Summit's HOA by a negotiated settlement of past-due Assessments or fines? Who decides on the amount of settlement? The Board? (Ever hear of a board action in the past 6-7 years?) While a property owner's name might not be revealed, the decision and amount certainly should be voted on!

If problems with dues or rules violations arise, why wouldn't the office of the HOA's property manager make a direct contact with the property owner?

Instead, they just put the computer to work and grind out notices. Do they ever stop to wonder whether their notices are being delivered or read?

The 2025 Budget for The Summit's HOA lists expected revenues of $50,000 from Fines-Violations (Line 4600) and $65,000 from Late Fee Income (Line 4250)!

What could possibly generate those amounts?

Should the Board of Directors, who serve 2,480 homeowners, establish a policy that the management office is to make a direct contact with a property owner who doesn't respond to a first notice about a fine or who is late paying his assessment?

Are those two Lines actually profit centers for the HOA, or do they just cover the costs of processing violations and collecting past dues. If the costs were eliminated, then the revenues wouldn't be needed.

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