Dues, Fines and Payment Edit page

Dues: How to Pay? Dues may be paid by direct debit from a designated checking account. The owner may choose to pay a “fixed amount" every month or the “outstanding balance in full" every month. Since the water billing and gas billing will generally make each monthly dues payment a different amount, it is recommended that the direct debit be set up as "Pay Full Amount Due". There is no fee to use the checking account direct debit service from FirstService Residential in partnership with ClickPay. Please note that FirstService Residential cannot change amounts, accounts or any other financial information. It must be done by the owner.

Payments may also be made on the FirstService Residential portal by credit card; however, a 2.95% fee is charged for the credit card transaction.

Online Portal: FirstService Residential invites all owners to register for online dues payment and access to Community News at https://7pattonave.connectresident.com/  From this website portal, owners will be able to set up automatic monthly payments and/or pay any balance due.

Help by phone or email: If you need assistance, call FirstService Residential 24/7 Customer Care Center at 855.333.5149. You may also email general accounting questions to [email protected]

Payment by US Mail: send to 7 Patton Avenue Residential Condominium Owners Association, Inc., C/O FirstService Residential Carolinas, P O Box 30407, Tampa, FL 33630

Dues/ Assessment: The monthly dues assessment (operating dues, reserves and parking fees) is due on the 1st of the month.

Default: Default is defined as any Assessment unpaid for 30 days or more.

Interest: In the event of default, the owner is obligated to pay interest from the due date thereof at the Wall Street Journal Prime Lending Rate plus 6% per annum.

Late Payment Fee: If any Assessment payment is more than 15 days late, a late payment fee of 4% of the overdue Assessment may be applied. If an Assessment payment is more than 30 days late, a late payment fee of 4% of the overdue Assessment will be applied.

Board’s Duty to Recover Assessment: The Board has a duty, as defined in the Bylaws, to attempt to recover any assessment which remains unpaid, together with interest thereon, late payment fees, and the expenses of proceedings (including reasonable and attorney fees) in any legally permitted action to recover payments in default.

Lien: Any sum unpaid after 30 days past due shall constitute a lien on the Residential Condominium Unit upon filing in accordance with N.C.G.S 47C-3-116 and shall be enforceable by the Residential HOA.

Remainder Of The Year Assessments Immediately Due: After 60 days past due, in addition to other remedies available under the North Carolina Condominium Act and the Declarations, the Board shall have the right to declare all other assessments and installments thereof that are to fall due during the then current fiscal year to be immediately due and payable.

Assessment from the Master Association: A special assessment for a Common Element construction, reconstruction, repair, replacement or any capital improvement requires majority voting approval of the Master Association board. Since the Commercial Unit has 3 votes on the Master Association board and the Residential Unit has 2 votes, the Commercial Unit controls such decisions. Assessments would flow from the Master Association to the Residential Association (36.6%) and would be payable by each owner in proportion to their respective Common Elements interest. The Residential Association, and thus the unit owners, is legally obligated to pay it.

Assessments from the Residential Association: A special assessment, for something other than the Residential Association’s obligation to pay for a duly made Master Association assessment, requires approval of the Owners(s) having a majority of the Common Elements interest at a meeting held in accordance with the provisions of the Residential Bylaws.

No exemptions: No owner may exempt itself from duly made assessment liability.

Violations: The Board has extensive rights to abate or remedy, by appropriate legal proceedings, violations of the adopted Rules and Regulations or breach of any Bylaw or Declaration provision. The Board may also assess and collect penalties (including the Board's legal fees) against the defaulting owner for any such violation or breach.

Violation Hearing: In accordance with 47C-3-107.1 of NC Statute, a hearing shall be held before the executive board, or an adjudicatory panel appointed by the executive board, to determine if any unit owner should be fined or if condominium privileges or services should be suspended pursuant to the powers granted to the association in G.S. 47C-3-102(11).

Violation Penalty: In accordance with Section 7.7 of the Residential Declaration, and Section 7.6 of the Master Declaration, a unit on floor 11 through 18 in violation of the rental restriction limited to one (1) time (for a period of not less than 90 days) in any twelve (12) month period, or a unit on the 10th floor in violation of non-compete rental restrictions, will result in a violation hearing and penalty assessment of $100.00 per day against an owner for each day that the owner’s unit is, or has been, in violation.

Fines: Fines may be imposed for habitual offenders of these Rules and Regulations after reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard.