The Brown Law Group Brown/Olcott, PLLC HOA Fees - Are You Kidding Me?!? Tucson, Arizona
The Brown Law Group is a bunch of scam artists. I missed two, two HOA payments and did not receive any statements asking for payment and I get a letter asking for $650.00 and to call them in the next 30 days or further action would take place. I called them three times and left messages from my cell phone so that I had record of the call and the length of time spent on each call. After that I waited for a return call as they say that it will take 24-48 hours for them to return a call. Nowhere in my phone records is there a return call. And today I get another letter stating that there is a lien placed on my house and that I owe them an astounding $921.10 and they will not accept partial payments.
What the heck??? I am a teacher and I don't even make that amount in one paycheck. I called and left a message for them to call me back but I'm not holding my breath. If I thought it would hold up in court I would try it but I feel as they know that they have me in the corner. What else am I supposed to do - their next action is to sue me and I'm sure that balance will double. I only hope that he gets his when he meets his maker.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
binarysamurai
Chandler,Arizona,
United States of America
HOA Laws in Arizona
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Thu, June 28, 2012
Sorry to hear about your problems,
You need to read Title 13 Arizona Revised Statutes regarding HOA and recent Arizona Laws that went into effect 01/01/2012 (see http://pvtgov.org/pvtgov/downloads/ars_hoa.pdf)
One of the statutes that is applicable to your situation is the fact that a lien can only be applied to your property for the past due HOA assessment fees (your HOA dues) not attorney/collection fees. It is illegal to place a lien for more than the assessment. These laws where designed to limit the power of the HOA to use foreclosure proceedings as a threat. The only way they can legally collect attorney/collection feeds is if they sue you, if they don't sue you then you only have to pay your past due assessment and then the lien is gone. Also any payments made by Arizona law have to apply to the past due assessment balance first (not attorneys/collection fees) so they can't keep racking up fees against you to create a lien/foreclosure situation.
Read the statutes, you can also file a complaint and/or request for a hearing with the Fire, Building, and Life Safety board in your area as the statutes granted that department jurisdiction over HOA complaints/issues.
(I am not a lawyer, nor do I intend to be. My information is solely based on my personal knowledge and provided as-is is is not to be construed as legal advice. I am not responsible for any action you take or fail to take in regards to this post.)