Am I legally obligated to pay property owners association fees for a service I didn’t sign up for, don’t use, or want and that I don’t need?
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Am I legally obligated to pay property owners association fees for a service I didn’t sign up for, don’t use, or want and that I don’t need?
I bought property only (no house) and the property owners’ corp wants to bill me %$00 for association fees. Am I legally obligated to pay for a service?
Asked on August 1, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
If you own property, whether with a house on it or not, within a property association, you have to pay your share of common area and maintence fees. It's not "taxation without representation" since you voluntarily chose to buy land in an area with such an association (you did not have to; there are many areas with no associations). Having chose to buy within an association, you subjected yourself to its rules and therefore fees.
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