Tahiti Beach Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Pfeffer
The owners won: the Third DCA affirmed partial final summary judgment barring foreclosure of the lien for the $285,000 fine. Section 720.305(2)’s fine limits an…
hearings/fines process — hero
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HOAs don’t always win
Real published decisions. Plain English. MIXED outcomes are labeled.
Dwork v. Executive Estates of Boynton Beach Homeowners Association, Inc.
Dwork won completely on appeal. Strict compliance with § 720.305(2)(b)’s at-least-14-days hearing notice is a mandatory prerequisite before an HOA may impose fi…
hearings/fines process — hero
Gillis v. Jackson Shores Townhomes Association, Inc.
Gillis won: the Second District reversed judgment for the association and remanded for entry of judgment for the homeowner. The $100 fine was invalid because th…
hearings/fines process — hero
Congress Street Condominium Association, Inc. v. Anderson
Anderson won on the fines. General Statutes § 47-244(a)(11) and the association’s declaration and bylaws require notice and an opportunity to be heard before le…
hearings/fines process — hero
Walker v. Windsor Court Homeowners Association
Walker kept the teachable win on the lien: the Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment removing the HOA lien based on unpaid fines. The declaration authori…
MIXED — fine-lien authority only; never withhold dues
The fight kit
- Member-win cases — public digests where associations lost ground
- HOA History — origins, fees, harms, honest goods, fight back
- Guides — demand / document / hearing steps
- States — cited notes, A–Z
- Ask HOAMie™ — members-only AI helper (verified email + membership)
Your HOA wasn’t an accident. It was designed.
Homes associations grew out of planned communities, federal mortgage policy, and templates that made membership automatic and fees lien-backed — what scholars call residential private governments. The fees fund shared roofs; the fine, speech, and foreclosure fights hitchhiked later. Read the cite-backed History, then arm yourself.
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