Because a grandfathered owner doesn't want to be subjected to Hoa special assessments to pay for failed boondoggles, or be dragged into long drawn out Mexican lawsuits, doesn't mean that they are unwilling to pay for security services and road grading.
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I have seen it done quite successfully in SanCarlos very recently. Some Hoas are competent and some are a financial disaster.
This isn't about what you can or cannot get away with. It's about being a good neighbor. The dues at Las Conchas are $100 a month, if you enjoy the roads and security that that fee provides, do the right thing and help support it, we'd have alot more breakins without it. The condos on Sandy beach is another story. I think the HOA dues are exhorbitant. Paying your dues is a bit like the thread on the Border postings about not cutting in line. Like they tried to teach you in grade school: play nice , do the right thing and no cheating. Some never got that.
Good to know. Agree with you about some HOA's being competent and others not so. My experience is that very few owners either do not go over the financial stuff or don't understand it. It's important to go to the annual meetings and ask questions if there is something you do not understand about the budget or financials. Being an HOA board member is a very time consuming job. And a thankless one as well. It is difficult to find people willing to step up and be a board member. But I recommend everybody do it at least once. You learn a lot about how an HOA is run.
I used think the same thing about the high HOA dues for the condos on Sandy Beach. But then when I broke it down and compared it to what we pay in the US, it seemed comparable. Those HOA dues on Sandy Beach include water, sewer, trash pickup, 24-hour security guards, internet, cable TV, and maintenace/repair/replacement of exterior components. We have a lot of very nice amenities to enjoy (swimming pools, hot tubs, gym, playground, charcoal grills, etc). Some resorts seem to keep the dues under control better than others. Puerta Privada is the best with keeping their dues low, but they don't have to deal with renters. If I had to do it over again, I would purchase there.
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Thanks Jim, I am familiar with that thread but it didn't mention the fact that the Brewers were challenging a newly formed HOA which is an obvious game changer. I thought you must have found that info elsewhere. Still curious about some basic Mexican HOA legalities such as are Mexican Nationals really exempt and the verbiage on the voluntary/mandatory thing.
Mexican Nationals are no more exempt than non nationals. The same rules apply. Hoas, dues, liens and foreclosing on delinquent accounts is substantively the same as in the US.
It's people like Landshark that make HOA's work here in Playa Encanto. With collections this year I was able to approve two new quads for the guards, a newer tractor to grade the Interior roads, the main road coming is graded every 15 days. We also have street signs that we have never had before. We have rights to a piece of property that we will make into a covered meeting place. Without owners paying their fees, this would of never of happened.
We provide 24/7 security and trash pick up two times a week
HOA's need paying members to make all this work.
We provide 24/7 security and trash pick up two times a week
HOA's need paying members to make all this work.
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Landshark
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Troublemaker!Now that is something I would not put up with, streetsigns.