Your HOA Wants You to Pay Its Lawyers. Arizona Law Says Not So Fast.

When a dispute with your HOA turns ugly, the association's favorite threat usually follows. Pay up, or you'll owe our attorney fees too. Sometimes that threat is real. Often it is overstated.

Arizona law places meaningful limits on an association's ability to collect legal fees, and homeowners should never assume a demanded fee is enforceable just because it appears on a ledger.