Are you facing aggressive fines, neglected repairs, or a dispute over delinquent assessments? While Maryland Homeowners Associations (HOA) and Condo Associations (COA) hold significant power, they must still operate within the bounds of the Maryland Homeowners Association Act and your specific governing documents.
At Ben Akech Law, we represent homeowners in disputes against boards. We understand that your home is your most significant investment, and we provide the strategic litigation necessary to hold boards accountable when they overstep.
We focus on the three most common areas where associations fail their residents:
Associations often impose heavy fines for minor violations or target specific homeowners while ignoring others. Ben Akech Law scrutinizes board actions to ensure they follow strict due process. Consequently, we can often get fines overturned by proving the board acted outside its authority or failed to provide proper notice.
When a COA fails to repair a leaking roof or an HOA neglects common area drainage, your property value suffers. Because boards have a fiduciary duty to maintain common elements, we take aggressive legal action to compel repairs and seek damages for any resulting property loss you have sustained.
If you have fallen behind on dues, Maryland boards may move quickly to place a lien on your home or even initiate foreclosure. However, errors in ledger accounting and illegal late fees are common. We intervene to audit association records, negotiate fair payment plans, and prevent the loss of your home.
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