That actually sounds like a really good idea, if the non-paying owner is actually engaged in the community, but most likely the non-payer would be one of those “drive in and garage down” types.
I have to say the Santaluz model of cutting cable/internet/gate transponder is one of the best I’ve heard of.[/quote]
“Drive in and garage down types”. LOL. Exactly. That’s the problem with that type. In some condos where I own, you can take the garage to park your car and then the elevator goes directly up to each apartment so you don’t actually have to face the “walk of shame”.
But still I’d imagine it’s embarrassing for everyone in the building to see how much you owe and are late. That usually guilted people into paying on time. When that didn’t work, the building started assessing big interest on the late amount and that helped.
But yes, I thought it was ingenious how they used those methods to get people to pay. Apparently it’s working very well as my HOA fees actually came down this year from last year. I think some of these things they are doing are new because they used a different system with the gates last year.
But this new system with the stickers is very high tech and they can deactivate them. Or for example, if you had some regular employee (some of my neighbors have live in staff/maids/nannies) in the event of a dispute, you can just give them the sticker # and Santaluz can deactivate it. Previously they used transponders which once someone had they could open. This is a much more secure system.
