Q: If back owed fees have been caught up on the abandoned unit, does the association have the right to continue to collect?
I have been renting a unit from a complex for 3 years. It's come to my attention that the owed fees to the unit are well passed being caught up. And I have continued to pay the same monthly rent, after well into a year of the owed balances being paid.
A: I do not understand. How is it abandoned if you are living there? Why would your rent be tied to the owners fees?
A: It sounds like you have a lease and the terms of the lease would govern, abandonment is a legal concept that may or may not be applicable here.
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