There were two violations amounting to $1000 each. Looked at Florida statue 720.305 -
https://www.flsenate.gov/La they fines as per the below. I only came to know about this quite a few months after from my tenant when they received the notice by the time fines were already $2000.
(2) The
association may levy reasonable fines. A fine may not exceed $100 per
violation against any member or any member’s tenant, guest, or invitee
for the failure of the owner of the parcel or its occupant, licensee, or
invitee to comply with any provision of the declaration, the
association bylaws, or reasonable rules of the association unless
otherwise provided in the governing documents. A fine may be levied by
the board for each day of a continuing violation, with a single notice
and opportunity for hearing, except that the fine may not exceed $1,000
in the aggregate unless otherwise provided in the governing documents. A
fine of less than $1,000 may not become a lien against a parcel. In any
action to recover a fine, the prevailing party is entitled to
reasonable attorney fees and costs from the nonprevailing party as
determined by the court.
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@Richard F.:
Aloha,
It is definitely your responsibility to update your HOA management of any mailing address change. How else would they (anybody) learn of a change?
Do you have a copy of your HOA Governing Documents, including the Rules that you violated? Is there a schedule of fines, or some system for assessing the amounts? $2000 is
VERY excessive, at least for an initial violation. Perhaps you were assessed multiple fines over many months due to ignoring the first? Even so, I would seriously question that process. If they are not being consistent with the manner and dollar amount of fines being issued, there could easily be a Fair Housing issue.
