Assessment Collection
Halk, Oetinger, and Brown is a leading provider of assessment collection legal services in Arizona. Services include collection demand letters, recording of notices of lien, foreclosure and judgment enforcement and collection. We share the risks of collection with our clients by collecting our fees directly from the homeowners in breach of their contractual obligations. Why should your community be penalized for fees when the homeowner failed to uphold their obligations?
Assessment Collection - Our firm offers a contingent fee retainer where we collect assessments for no charge to your Association.
At Halk, Oetinger, and Brown, we believe delinquent homeowners should pay for the attorney fees and court costs for their failure to pay contractually obligated assessments, not your association.
When a homeowner fails to respond to your management company or association’s letters and certified mail noticing them about your intent to send them to collections, we’re ready to take legal action.
Our firm will send a preliminary demand letter. If the owners do not pay, we record a Lien for Assessments against the delinquent owners’ property. If the owners still do not pay, we will obtain a judgment to encourage payment as ordered by the court and resolve the matter. If the owner still refuses to pay pursuant to the court’s judgment, foreclosure may be an option. Foreclosure lawsuits can often be filed at no cost to the Association if the home has sufficient equity (approximately 25% depending on the home). If there is insufficient equity in the home, we will foreclose for a flat fee. There will not be any surprises when you get your bill for unexpected hourly charges. We assess our collection fees and costs directly to the delinquent owners, not your association.
If we don’t collect, we don’t get paid. At Halk, Oetinger, and Brown, we’re focused on results, not billable hours.
Our firm offers a contingent fee retainer where we collect assessments for no charge to your Association, except for foreclosures in “insufficient equity” cases as discussed below.
Our unique flat rate monthly fees provide predictability and certainty to Associations. Our goal of $50 per month client fees make legal costs consistent and cost-effective.
Every Association we take on as a client is assigned a dedicated attorney and collector. Our team will understand all your Association’s legal needs.
From covenant enforcement to construction defects to inter-association conflicts, our firm provides the full range of legal services to our clients.
Assessment Collection
Halk, Oetinger, and Brown is a leading provider of assessment collection legal services in Arizona. Services include collection demand letters, recording of notices of lien, foreclosure and judgment enforcement and collection. We share the risks of collection with our clients by collecting our fees directly from the homeowners in breach of their contractual obligations. Why should your community be penalized for fees when the homeowner failed to uphold their obligations?
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