I get a letter stating these guys are taking me to court over HOA dues not being paid. The amount they were suing me for was the amount I did owe multiplied by nine! I called and called leaving messages without a response. Finally, I get a hold of an assistant and ask for settlement options to which they have none. So, I present some options that the assistant tentatively agreed upon. I then asked that these agreements be in writing and sent to me. This never happened. Next thing I know I get a summons. Once again I call endlessly to no avail. So, I hire an attorney and begin a counter suit based on the fact that the HOA breached contract first. Although this is documented to be true and we had strong case, my attorney advised me that the cards would still be stacked against us & I should try and settle. Nevertheless, after I threatened to counter sue, the Brown Law Group finally got back to me to settle. The amount they were asking for was absolutely astounding compared to the $300 or so that I actually owed. So, we couldn't reach a settlement that I could pay all at once.instead we agreed on installments, that look like a 30 year mortgage.
If they come after you, you won't know it until you're already being sued! They will NOT try to reach you so they can continue to charge these exorbitant fees. My advice to you is if you have the money, try to settle paying a lump sum, cause it would seem the legal precedents are such that you'll fight an uphill battle even with an airtight case. If you have the same amount of money to put towards an attorney and the time to fight these crooks, then I wish you the best!
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