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title: Is it legal for MI association to apply new payments to old late fee?
description: Every month for 3 years the association has used this late fee to create a perpetual default each month. Is this legal in MI?
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# [Is it legal for MI association to apply new payments to old late fee?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/is-it-legal-for-mi-association-to-apply-new-payments-to-old-late-fee)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Sat, Dec 19, 2015 @ 03:05 PM

Hello all, I'm in a court battle with my condo association in Michigan over a late fee for a payment they claim was not received.

My bank records show it was mailed. As such, I have refused to pay the fee. Every month for 3 years the association has used this late fee to create a perpetual default each month by applying my timely payments to the alleged o/s late fee, then to interest, then to legal. This creates a payment deficit, and then they apply another late fee.

Our bylaws say they can do this, but is this legal? Is there any case law?

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