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Old 01-27-2025, 01:17 PM
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The prevailing rates for the last few years were $179 in 2022 then $189, $195, and now $199 for 2025.

The amenity fee increases on a home in the month it was put on the market the very first time. Particularly for resales, this is not the month you purchased, it is the month it was put on the market. I purchased in May but my fee adjusts in February.

When you purchase a home the amenity fee is set to the prevailing rate as listed above. If you purchased in 2022 your initial amenity fee was $179.

If you purchased AFTER the month your fee increases then you saw your first increase in 2023 and you should be paying between $189 and $196 now.

However, if you purchased BEFORE the month your fee increases AND IF the fee increases even on recent sales then you could be paying between $202 and $211 now. I don't know if this actually happens but it would simplify the application of the increase and it would explain claims of $210 amenity fees so perhaps it does happen.

I don't have the prevailing rate for 2021 to know what the numbers would be for a purchase in that year. Purchasing in 2023 or 2024 would not have resulted in a $215 fee today.

Still, the fact remains that the prevailing rate, adjustment month, and adjustment calculations were available at the time of purchase.
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