The Trails at
Woodlot
HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL FEES
IMPORTANT PAYMENT CHANGES:

Online Payment Service by Credit Card:
  • Log onto www.smartstreet.com
  • In the upper left corner, click "Pay Assessments"
  • Follow instructions to pay, including
  • Association Name: The Trails at Woodlot Homeowners Association  
    (Columbia, MD)
  • Homeowner Account # (found at top of your invoice)
  • Credit Card Info:  (Mastercard, Discover, AmEx only)
  • Payment amount (see below)
  • For assistance using Smart Street:  888-705-0600

Payment by Mail - MUST INCLUDE TOP PORTION OF INVOICE:
  • If you prefer to mail a personal check or money order, mail to:
          The Trails at Woodlot HOA
          Payment Processing Center
          P.O. Box 105007
          Atlanta, GA  30348-5007
2010 Annual Fees:
Single Family Homes:

The single family 2011 annual fee is $303.64

 Townhomes:
The townhomes 2011 annual fee is $622.81. The payment is split into four installments of $155.7. The dues dates are February 28, April 30,
July 31 and October 31, 2010.  Owners will receive an invoice
approximately 30 days prior to each due date.
LATE FEES:
Any assessment not paid within 15 days after the due date shall bear interest  from the due
date at the rate of 10% per annum and shall be subject to a late charge of $5 or 5% of the
assessment, whichever is greater, and the Board of Directors shall have th right to declare the
entire balance of the annual assessment and accrued interest thereon to be immediately due
and payable. In addition, the owner shall be liable for all costs of collecting any such
assessment, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs. All such interest, late
charges, and costs of collection shall be deemed to be an additional assessment hereunder.
(Amended and Restated Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions  5.11).
Collection Fee Policy:
July 24, 2007

THE TRAILS AT WOODLOT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
     
COLLECTION PROCEDURES

The Trails at Woodlot Homeowners Association Board of Directors considers the
timely payment of the Association dues CRITICAL to the successful management
of the Association.  The following Collection Procedures are effective as of the
date of this document.

  1. Association dues from single-family homeowners are due on or before
    January 1st of each year. Association dues from the townhouse
    homeowners are due quarterly, i.e., on or before January 1st, April 1st, July
    1st, and October 1st of each year.  The Association, through the
    Association’s management company, will send an invoice to the homeowner
    in advance of the due date.  Failure to receive an invoice does not
    preclude timely payment of homeowner assessments.
  2. If the dues are not paid within 30 days after the due date, a late fee of
    $5.00, or 5 percent, whichever is greater, will be assessed; and interest at
    the rate of 10 percent per annum will accrue from the due date until
    payment is received.  The Association’s Management Company will send
    the homeowner a delinquent notice (2nd invoice), giving the owner ten (10)
    days to pay the full amount due.
  3. If payment in full is not received by the prescribed time in the delinquency
    notice, a FINAL NOTICE (3rd invoice) will be sent, which will inform the
    owner that if the account is not paid in full within 10 days, it will be referred
    to the Association’s attorney for collection through the legal process.  
    Additional costs for collection, plus legal fees, will be added to the amount
    due and will become the owner’s responsibility to pay.
  4. If the account is turned over to the Association’s attorney, the homeowner
    must work directly with the attorney concerning the account until the
    account is paid in full.
  5. When a delinquent account is referred to the attorney for collection by the
    Association's management company, the owner will be sent a formal letter
    with a 30-day due date for the amount due, including attorney's fees
  6. If the homeowner fails to pay the amount due by the due date, the attorney
    will prepare a District Court Complaint against the owner.  The complaint will
    be filed with the Court and returned by the Court to the attorney for private
    process service.  A private process server will serve it on the owner.  The
    owner is responsible for Court costs and private process service fees.
  7. As authorized by the Board of Directors, the attorney will file a lien against
    the property, send the homeowner a formal notice by certified mail and
    physically post the notice on the property. A lien will then be filed 30 days
    after the homeowner receives the notice.  The owner is responsible for
    posting costs and lien filing fees.
  8. Once the Complaint is served, the homeowner must attend a trial for
    judgment.
  9. Most Judgments are obtained under Affidavit.  Based on the documents
    filed, if the homeowner does not appear to defend the suit, a Judgment will
    be entered the day of the trial.
  10. Collection attempts are made against bank accounts, wages, etc.  However,
    if there is no   information regarding assets, a District Court Oral
    Examination Request will be filed by the attorney and served on the
    homeowner.  The homeowner must appear in Court, and the attorney can
    question him as to the whereabouts of assets.  The homeowner is
    responsible for all filing fees and private process service fees
  11. If the owner does not appear for the Oral Examination, a Show Cause
    document must be filed with the Court.  This document is returned and
    served on the homeowner, who must appear to Show Cause as to why the
    homeowner did not appear for the Oral Examination.  If the homeowner
    does not appear for this proceeding, the Judge will issue a bench warrant
    for his/her arrest.  The homeowner is responsible for all filing fees and
    private process service fees.