For homeowners
The first week after a violation letter
What to read, what to photograph and what to put in a two-line reply, before anyone mentions a fine.
Verity Dalrymple5 min read
HOA and community association law · Frisco
Every association letter has a next step. Here is yours.
Brauer & Aldridge is a Frisco firm for homeowners and for the boards they elect. Start with a guide or a short video, then bring us the letter, the amendment or the invoice.
46
Governing documents restated212
Payment plans written83
Appeals filed with architectural committees340
Board meetings attended
Our own counts for the last full year. They count work done, not outcomes, and every community is different.
- Fee quote in writingbefore we draft or send anything
- Flat fees for letters and documentshourly only where we say so
- Guides and videosfree, no sign-up
- One side per communityhomeowner or board, never both
Watch first
Reading a violation letter, one line at a time
Verity Dalrymple walks through a sample notice: what it says, what it leaves out, and what a good reply contains.
The notice, the cited rule, the deadline and the hearing request, in the order you will meet them. The guide has the same steps in writing.
Reading a violation letter, one line at a time
A sample letter with the names removed.
Guides
Plain-English guides from the lawyers who write the letters
One for the homeowner who just opened an envelope, one for the board that is about to send one.
For boardsWrite the payment plan before the lien
A board's step-by-step for turning a late account into a signed plan, and when a lien becomes the honest next step.
Hiram Aldridge6 min read
What we handle
Four kinds of work, each with its fee quoted first
Pick the one that sounds like your envelope. The page shows what we do, in what order, and what it costs before the next step.
- Quoted by the question
Counsel for the board
A lawyer to ask before the vote, the letter or the contract, and to sit in when the agenda is hard.
Counsel for the boardMeetings, elections and open records
Vendor contracts and insurance questions
- Flat fee per step
Assessments and collections
Reminder letters, payment plans and liens, in that order, applied the same way to every account.
Assessments and collectionsA written collection policy for the board to adopt
Liens and court filings only when a plan fails
- Flat fee per reply
Disputes with your association
A fine, a denied request, a records question or a hearing, from the homeowner's side of the table.
Disputes with your associationReplies to violation letters
Hearing preparation and records requests
- Flat fee per audit
Governing documents
An audit of the declaration and bylaws, then the redline that fixes what the audit found.
Governing documentsAmendments, rules and restated documents
Ballots and recording forms included
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