City Property Management DOES NOTHING for the money paid to HOA. Gilbert, Arizona

Where is the money going? City Property Management has stood idly by and watched our former semi-upscale community turn into a ghetto. There are several homes that clearly are in violation of the CCR's but nothing is ever done. Our trees are dying, the common areas are dilapidated, and some of the properties are PERPETUAL eyesores. The pool are was fixed recently, but there is so much more they could be doing for us. At meetings, the managers ignore the homeowners and behave in a condescending manner whenever they are confronted with concerns about the direction this community has taken.

We pay exorbitant HOA dues and there is virtually NOTHING to show for it...Seems like there may be only a handful of homeowners paying anymore and rather than aggressively going after the non-payers CPM thinks the answer is to increase the dues for the people that are paying. Excuse me, but this isn't Paradise Valley and it's WRONG to think that it is OK to charge nearly two hundred dollars a month to live in this ghetto.

They SAY they are going after the non-payers and CCR violators to collect what is owed, but then turn around and say it isn't worth the cost in attorney's fees to go after people with bad credit. Huh? Well, an ASSOCIATION means EVERYONE. ALL property owners need to follow the CCR's and pay the dues. If they don't, well, then it's time to disband the HOA.

Say what you want about the real estate market, the economy, and yadda yadda yadda, but the fact is that everyone needs to contribute their fair share and it is the management company's RESPONSIBILITY to be aggressive and pro-active in community up-keep and collection of dues and fines. We feel like we are flushing our money down the toilet. This is an outrage! Where is our money going? It really is beginning to look very fishy to us.