Can fines and suspensions of amenities be effective against a problematic owner or tenant?
Fines, if done properly, can be a useful tool to compel compliance with your community rules. Nobody wants to pay a fine, particularly daily fines of $100 up to the statutory maximum of $1,000. In the majority of cases, the owner and/or tenant who is fined will respond disputing the fine and may even request a hearing before the association’s fining committee. In these cases, the board can use the fines as additional leverage to compel the owner and/or tenant to bring the property into compliance (which is the board’s ultimate goal).
