You probably wonder what this is all about. You received it in a mailing from Candlewick, which is the requirement after passage of the resolution to adopt. This will affect very few property owners but below you will find an explanation that was read during the last board meeting. This is not new and has been used by your association in the past. Please read below.
Forcible entry and detainer is the legal term for an action that is a last resort used by our association to collect past due accounts when all other means have failed including establishing payment plans and working with the property owner to settle the account. When it becomes obvious the property owner has no intention to pay we must use the procedure in order to collect the funds and avoid additional cost to other property owners in the form of increased dues to recover the unpaid dues, assessments, and other charges.
For some time it has been stated in our rules and regulations the right of Candlewick association to foreclose on properties to recover the unpaid debt, however the forcible entry and detainer action is less invasive to the property owner than the foreclosure. We have to date removed no family from their home by this action.
Ken Dillenburg