Usury and Unpaid Assessments

Generally, usury laws should not apply to homeowners association late fees.  However, some courts have not agreed.  Usury laws apply only to loans and homeowners association assessments are not considered loans.  However, homeowners and/or their attorneys occasionally attempt to argue that an association’s interest and late fees are usurious.  In order to fully protect anGo to Resource

Understanding Your Collections Status Report

Understanding what is happening with your association’s delinquent accounts at Altitude Community Law is probably one of your board’s top priorities in these tough economic times. One tool for you to use in fulfilling your fiduciary duty with respect to managing the financial assets of your association is our status report. We produce a statusGo to Resource

Understanding Bank Garnishments

How Does a Bank Garnishment Work?  In your recent status report from Altitude Community Law it says that the court has issued a bank garnishment. Is that good news? What can you expect as a result?  These questions and more are addressed below. What is a bank garnishment?  It is a document issued by theGo to Resource

Top 5 Defenses in Collections & How to Beat Them

Nearly half of the delinquent homeowners turned over to the Altitude Community Law Collections Department either pay off their balance or enter into some sort of payment arrangement relatively quickly in the process.  For those homeowners that don’t, it becomes necessary to take the next legal step: filing a county court lawsuit. The majority ofGo to Resource

Three Ways to Gain Control Over Delinquencies in This (Still) Tough Economy

Earlier this year, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (an affiliate of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce) presented the 2010 Economic Forecast for Metro Denver, and it was not all bad news! Briefly stated, the EDC suggested that Metro Denver has the necessary fundamentals to bounce back from this economic recession. For example, DenverGo to Resource
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