A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado, is facing an $8,000 special assessment due July 1. In fact, every unit in their townhouse community has been hit with the same charge, tied to a roof replacement project estimated at over $2 million. The homeowner took to Reddit looking for advice on how to proceed, where neighbors have shared concerns about the assessment in general.
According to the post, the bill is due in less than a month, an amount many residents say they just can’t pull together on short notice. The homeowner and others have questioned several parts of the process, including that the management company sought only one estimate, that absentee and non-votes were counted as yes votes, and that the bid included a roughly $200,000 oversight fee sent straight to the association. Residents have also said one board member told the meeting that the board wasn’t unanimous, but the project went ahead anyway.
The roof work stems from a claim tied to a 2024 hail storm, and the roofing contractor has said the community’s roofs are not up to code. Some residents who bought their homes after the storm say their own inspections found no problems, and several have reported that their insurers will not cover the assessment. A vote was held over a two-hour Zoom meeting, and the homeowner says residents were given only a few minutes to cast their votes in the chat…