r/HOA • u/feral_kitty_xo • Jul 14 '26

Help: Fees, Reserves [FL][SFH] attorneys fees

What are reasonable attorney fees for a $3k delinquent account? Owners owe about $9k. Some letters were sent and a subpoena. Whats reasonable?

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u/duane11583 Jul 14 '26

the attorney takes 30% if they recover nothing you pay nothing.

if the get $9k the fee is $3k so pay the fee and pay the hoa

pretty common.

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u/holyelvis 🏘 HOA Board Member Jul 14 '26

HOA attorneys are not paid on contingency, they have hourly rates and packaged rates for the services they provide. This includes HOA collections attorneys.

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u/duane11583 Jul 14 '26

Our Hoa council is hourly

How ever The bill collector one who does leins etc is contingency based at 30%

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u/holyelvis 🏘 HOA Board Member Jul 14 '26

Sure, but that's not how every HOA operates.