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title: New owners unsure why they are paying for past expenses
description: They gave us a bill for a portion of the roof of the common area that we don't have access to, which was roofed about 8 months before we bought.
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# [New owners unsure why they are paying for past expenses](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/new-owners-unsure-why-they-are-paying-for-past-expenses)

 Written by [CondoAssociation.com](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/author/condoassociationcom) | Thu, Dec 31, 2015 @ 11:20 PM

We just recently purchased a condo. Our HOA now wants increase our dues by 17%.

Also, they gave us a bill for a portion of the roof of the common area that we don't have access to, which was roofed about 8 months before we bought.

The roof states our portions as almost $1000. Also, they say our portion is 29%, even though our square footage is less than some of the others. 

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