I live in Minnesota and have been in my townhouse for 2 years. In my association we pay $230/month for trash/recycling, snow removal, lawn care, and supposed exterior maintenance of our units. A lot of money for not a lot of services. This winter I have had a lot of trouble with ice dams and it has caused damage to the interior of my unit. I have had a lot of trouble with trying to get the HOA management to respond to my voicemails/emails concerning the need to come to my place and remove ice-dams. I am getting pretty frustrated (not to mention the fact that my insurance rates have gone up due to the ice dams which should have been prevented per what the insurance company says--the HOA should have been on top of such things). I am extremely weary and frustrated with the lazy and lackluster response from the HOA. Can I send them a letter informing them that this winter I will be with-holding my payment, and handling the snow removal on my own? It would cheaper, and much more timely and I feel like I could trust the result (not to mention, if I were privately hiring someone, they would respond to my call or emails!).
Does anyone know if I have any legal standing to with-hold these HOA payments under circumstances such as this?
Does anyone know if I have any legal standing to with-hold these HOA payments under circumstances such as this?