Dues are not an option!!!
No, as a matter of fact, I don't live on one of those lake front properties that you feel benefit from the HOA dues.
However, that is irrelevant, and a mute point, because the dues are not an option. When I moved into this neighborhood, I agreed to pay monthly dues as established through the by-laws of the Westlake Homeowner's Association. In addition, the dues go toward paying for the upkeep of the grass along Westlake Blvd.,and, yes, the common area. The entrance off of MacArthur Blvd. is maintained, lit and watered with the dues, along with the other entrances leading into the neighborhoods.
The dues allow the Association to be a part of the Neighborhood Alliance, to receive crime reports and have a liason with the Hefner Division Police Station. Did you come to the meeting in which Sgt. Epperly was speaking about keeping the neighborhood safe? The dues also help provide welcome baskets for new members of the neighborhood. They also help pay for taxes and insurance, and to keep an attorney on retainer,so that he can file liens against the property owners who don't feel like they need to pay the dues, which they agreed to pay when they signed the papers at closing. I understand the disconnect for those people whom live outside of the lake area, but they sure do seem to mention the lake when they go to sell their home.
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No, as a matter of fact, I don't live on one of those lake front properties that you feel benefit from the HOA dues.
However, that is irrelevant, and a mute point, because the dues are not an option. When I moved into this neighborhood, I agreed to pay monthly dues as established through the by-laws of the Westlake Homeowner's Association. In addition, the dues go toward paying for the upkeep of the grass along Westlake Blvd.,and, yes, the common area. The entrance off of MacArthur Blvd. is maintained, lit and watered with the dues, along with the other entrances leading into the neighborhoods.
The dues allow the Association to be a part of the Neighborhood Alliance, to receive crime reports and have a liason with the Hefner Division Police Station. Did you come to the meeting in which Sgt. Epperly was speaking about keeping the neighborhood safe? The dues also help provide welcome baskets for new members of the neighborhood. They also help pay for taxes and insurance, and to keep an attorney on retainer,so that he can file liens against the property owners who don't feel like they need to pay the dues, which they agreed to pay when they signed the papers at closing. I understand the disconnect for those people whom live outside of the lake area, but they sure do seem to mention the lake when they go to sell their home.
By Benefit from the HOA dues