Assessment Recovery

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Every community association needs effective policies and processes for collecting delinquent assessments. For more than 25 years, the attorneys of Epsten Grinnell & Howell have been helping community association clients collect their members’ delinquent dues. The firm has a long track record in this sensitive area of owner relations and understands the essential aspects of timely and effective collection of delinquencies.

As part of the legal consulting relationship, our firm assures that association clients have a comprehensive written collection policy, that the association and its managers adhere to the policy, and that clients diligently pursue their policy’s specific procedures in taking collections actions. In the process, our attorneys assure that your association complies with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Essentially there are three avenues for collecting delinquent assessments – a monetary judgment obtained through Small Claims Court; a nonjudicial foreclosure action; or a Superior Court action that produces a monetary judgment or foreclosure. Each method has advantages and disadvantages. Epsten Grinnell & Howell legal counsel will work with you to identify and successfully implement the best option for each collection situation.

The timely collection of assessment dues is essential to the financial well-being of your organization. For more information on this practice area, see Assessment Collections for Community Associations Q&A, Be Familiar with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Delinquent Homeowners − Who Knew?