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title: Can HOA claw-back legal fees from owner?
description: Florida homeowner (current on all regularly assessed HOA fees) in a Homeowner's Association controlled development, I was recently the victim of a foreclosure
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# [Can HOA claw-back legal fees from owner?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/can-hoa-claw-back-legal-fees-from-owner)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Tue, Dec 6, 2016 @ 05:02 PM

As a Florida homeowner (current on all regularly assessed HOA fees) in a Homeowner's Association controlled development, I was recently the victim of a foreclosure action taken against me which has been voluntarily dismissed by the Plaintiff. My question is: can the HOA assess me for their "co-defendant" attorney fees? I can find nothing in the Florida Statutes nor in the HOA CC&R's or By-Laws that gives them these rights by law.

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