A DeKalb County couple who say they were blindsided by thousands of dollars in old homeowners association charges are now fighting to save their first home from foreclosure, even as new records raise broader questions about the finances and leadership of the community where they live.
Atlanta News First investigative reporter Anastassia Olmos reported that Tatiana Pimentel used her life savings to buy a home in the Whitehall Forest East Condominium Association in 2024, only to learn less than a year later that the HOA was seeking nearly $8,000 in dues allegedly owed by the previous owner and never disclosed to her at closing.
Since then, attorney fees and additional assessments have pushed the amount the HOA says it is owed to roughly $20,000, according to Pimentel, while the association itself is carrying a $5.1 million past-due water balance with DeKalb County.
Couple Says The Charges Were Never Disclosed
Pimentel and her fiancé, Obren Cicmil, told Atlanta News First they spent months trying to find an attorney willing to take the case after the foreclosure action began…