- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
I just purchased a condo in NJ as an investment. The whole process went smoothly until all the payments were made. Afterwards, i received the bylaws from the HOA and management company's "required charges". Here are the two main issues
1. The management company charged me $500 to provide me the electronic copy of these documents. I think this is a ridiculous amount to provide me something i am owed by law after the purchase is complete.
2. The management company is also demanding a NON-REFUNDABLE "move in fee" of $500 everytime a tenant moves in. Regardless of whether or not any damages take place during the move. I would rather pay a lawyer $1000 to take them on legally then to pay this outrageous fee. I don't think I owe a management company ANYTHING to move into a property i own. Now if some damage takes place during the move-in process, i can definitely pay for that (and maybe even give them a refundable deposit) but for this to be non-refundable seems inappropriate and probably not legal. Moreover, it significantly impacts my cash flow.
I haven't signed any documents that say that i agree to pay this fee.
Any legal avenues i can take? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
1. The management company charged me $500 to provide me the electronic copy of these documents. I think this is a ridiculous amount to provide me something i am owed by law after the purchase is complete.
2. The management company is also demanding a NON-REFUNDABLE "move in fee" of $500 everytime a tenant moves in. Regardless of whether or not any damages take place during the move. I would rather pay a lawyer $1000 to take them on legally then to pay this outrageous fee. I don't think I owe a management company ANYTHING to move into a property i own. Now if some damage takes place during the move-in process, i can definitely pay for that (and maybe even give them a refundable deposit) but for this to be non-refundable seems inappropriate and probably not legal. Moreover, it significantly impacts my cash flow.
I haven't signed any documents that say that i agree to pay this fee.
Any legal avenues i can take? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.