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Old 07-17-2017, 04:32 AM
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I signed on clearly understanding the agreement and the CPI increases as respects amenity fees. So I am not complaining. However and again only observation/question is would residents be better off financially if they paid for amenities based on usage rather than a monthly fee?

Secondly, and this is more than an observation rules were made to be broken. The assurance that the only manner in which amenitity fees can rise is via CPI can change on a dime if the powers to be determine that amenity fee flow is insufficient to meet expenses. Prices go up on everything. So "it will never happen" can in my view "happen"

As a sidebar its one of the reason I get concerned when a resident says why can't we have.... Or why can't the amenity fee pay for.........its the want v need issue over and over again. some of us are disciplined spenders meaning we study the price-value equation carefully before deciding on a purchase... some are not