There is an old saying that the two dirtiest words in community associations are “special assessment”. Board meetings at which special assessments will be discussed and imposed are often the only well attended meetings throughout the year in many communities. The reason for this is simple: Tell people they have to pay a special assessment on top of their regular maintenance and they often have questions about the reason for the assessment and objections to the additional financial burden.   Read the entire article……………………………….

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