Amenities & common areas

Your pool or gym fob is deactivated "due to a pending balance" or an alleged violation, even though you continue to pay the same fee that includes those amenities. It is a frequent pressure tactic: the administration uses access as leverage for collection or discipline. Conflicts include suspensions without notice, also applied to tenants and family members, and without a clear appeal process. Favorable resolutions verify whether the documents authorize such a suspension, whether the procedure was followed (notice, opportunity to pay or defend), and negotiate immediate restitution while the substance of the matter is addressed. On this page (free), we offer an overview of how these suspensions are used. As a Mi Junta member ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive an analysis of your suspension, help drafting the restitution request, links to applicable rules, and step-by-step guidance.

Reserving the activity hall, gazebo, or court is becoming increasingly expensive: hourly rates, deposits, cleaning fees, and sometimes mandatory insurance. Conflicts arise when fees increase without clear approval, when the deposit is not fully refunded due to claims of generic damage, or when cancellation rules are abusive. This is a frequent issue for families celebrating birthdays and community activities. Successful resolutions require the approved fee schedule, documentation of the hall's condition before and after with photos, and challenging withholdings that lack an itemized breakdown. On this page (free), we provide general guidance on these charges. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive help challenging withholdings, drafting refund claims, links to applicable regulations, and ongoing support.

A meeting that runs late in the gazebo, teenagers in the pool after closing, a dance practice in the lounge without a reservation: "improper" use of common areas leads to fines and sometimes the suspension of privileges. It is common for the sanction to be based on a report from a guard or a neighbor, without evidence reviewed with the owner. Fair resolutions require identifying the exact rule and schedule, reviewing available evidence, and applying proportional consequences, especially for first incidents. On this page (free), we summarize in general how these uses are sanctioned. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive an analysis of your fine, help drafting your response and hearing request, links to applicable rules, and full support.

You get called out for a prohibited pool float or an extra guest at the gym, while others do the same thing every week without consequence. Selective enforcement—sanctioning some but not others—is a frequent and corrosive complaint: it turns reasonable rules into instruments of favoritism or retaliation. Documenting it is the key: dates, photos, comparisons, and the pattern of who is held to the rules and who is not. Successful resolutions use that pattern to demand uniform enforcement or the review of the sanction imposed. On this page (free), we offer an overview of how this problem manifests. As a member of Mi Junta ($29 per month, covers all categories), you receive help building the comparative record, drafting the formal statement to the board, links to applicable rules, and ongoing support.