Why homeowner associations have fee increases is not mysterious; here are a few things that everyone should know about it.  The short answer to fee increases is that the cost of goods and services in general increase so naturally the HOA ends up paying more for goods and services, too. Still, some HOAs are better at keeping fees low than others. The way they do that is by maintaining control over the annual budget. The following paragraphs describe some of the low-hanging fruit in lowering HOA fees.    Read the article…………..