by Kathy Dorough | Aug 15, 2015 | Assessment Collection
We have all heard the expression “that wheel won’t turn without any grease!” And every member of a Board of Directors of a community association knows that their Association cannot run without the regular and timely payment of assessments. Generally,...
by Kathy Dorough | Aug 15, 2015 | Assessment Collection
As a retired Magistrate Court Judge (DeKalb County), I was happy to be asked to write an article about the “Pros and Cons” of filing collection cases in Magistrate Court! A little background on Magistrate Courts in general: The first Magistrate Court was created in...
by Kathy Dorough | Aug 2, 2015 | Assessment Collection
…Or How to Collect the Judgment Once You’ve Got It” Part II of II In Part I of this Article, which appeared in the Second Quarter 2002 edition of Georgia Commons, we explored why it sometimes takes so long to obtain a judgment in Georgia. In the collection wars,...
by Kathy Dorough | Jul 28, 2015 | Assessment Collection
Or Why it Takes So Long to Obtain a Judgment in Georgia” Whether you are a member of a community association or serve on the board of directors, the one thing that really frustrates you is the neighbor who hasn’t paid his/her assessments. Most of my...