HoA violation fines

[Prateek Bansal]

Hi,

I was charged $2000 HoA violation fines and now a debt collector has started sending me notices.

I was never notified of these violations (removing pallet board from backyard and repainting the home) in time as they kept sending me notices to my old mailing addresses. I got to know about this from my tenant and took the right action to 1) get the right mailing address and 2) address the two violations however it was too late and now I am incurred with $2000 fine + debt collector charges.

First I have heard about many other homeowners complaining about these violations were unjust. For example the house was in pretty good state and even the tenants didn't feel that it required repainting however I still went ahead and got this done. Second, when the notices are sent to the incorrect address, the post office generally notifies the sender about the correct mailing address however there were no actions taken by the HoA management team on this. Considering I was never notified in time, do I have a case here to dispute these charges?

I would appreciate any guidance here. Thanks in advance!