--- title: Condo Associations - How To Make Your Own HOA Demand Letter description: Condo associations can send their own payment demand letters. Here is what's in a letter and a sample. --- [Skip to content](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/10392/Condo-Associations-How-To-Make-Your-Own-HOA-Demand-Letter.aspx#main-content) # Condo Associations - How To Make Your Own HOA Demand Letter | [Budgets & Finance](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/topic/budgets-finance) |   [Fees, Foreclosures, Delinquencies & Collections](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/topic/fees-foreclosures-delinquencies-collections) |   ## What do you think? Question: In today's environment, most condo associations and HOA's are dealing with [delinquent condo owners](https://www.condoassociation.com/collections/tabid/88863/Default.aspx) and late or [unpaid condo fees](https://www.condoassociation.com/collections/tabid/88863/Default.aspx).  Condo Associations must get proactive and help themselves get paid.  Sending an official 30-Day Notice of Demand for your Condo Association or HOA is the most impactful, yet cost-effective way to make delinquent owners pay*.* Traditionally, about 30%-60% of delinquent owners pay, in full, upon receipt of initial demand and collections letters. The first step can be to send a payment demand letter, which the condo association board can do themselves.  This letter put the delinquent owner on notice that the association has the right to place a lien against the condo owner after a certain amount of days.  Each state is different; make sure to look up your state's law on liens.  Here is what is normally included in an HOA payment demand letter.  This is the most impactful, yet cost-effective way to make delinquent owners pay.  Delinquent member notified of outstanding balance and Association's right to take legal action in 30 days in the form of a lien. - Delinquent member notified of outstanding balance and Association's right to take legal action in 30 days in the form of a lien. - Letter also notifies delinquent owner that the [association is considering a 3rd party collection](https://www.condoassociation.com/collections/tabid/88863/Default.aspx) option. - Notification strongly recommends delinquent member directly rectifies outstanding debt with association prior to end of 30 day window. See a [sample HOA payment demand letter](https://www.condoassociation.com/sample-documents/tabid/86424/Default.aspx) from our download section ## What do you think? Answers (13) #### What are your thoughts on this topic? ***Comments and postings are not legal advice**, but are the opinions of our readers. This forum and its contents are being monitored. Please be respectful of each other. *   ## Related Posts ### [Question on board liability for offended homeowner](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/question-on-board-liability-for-offended-homeowner) ### [Does any have sample condo or HOA violation letters?](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/101537/Does-any-have-sample-condo-or-HOA-violation-letters.aspx) ### [Looking for sample HOA or condo association violation letters](https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/41354/Looking-for-sample-HOA-or-condo-association-violation-letters.aspx) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "dateModified" : "2024-10-01", "datePublished" : "2024-10-01", "headline" : "Condo Associations - How To Make Your Own HOA Demand Letter", "image" : [ "" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.condoassociation.com/blog/tabid/19257/bid/10392/Condo-Associations-How-To-Make-Your-Own-HOA-Demand-Letter.aspx", "@type" : "WebPage" } } ```