late fees for not paying assesment

Our association had 6 homes that had not paid their annual association dues for 07. We turned them over to collections after a few months. We are told there is a law that prohibits the fee for turning them over to collections is not billable to that homeowner. They will only have to pay the dues and then the costs for the colletion agency. All of the rest of the Homeowners have to pay the $75 per homeowner turned over to collections. Any help??

Read the law in your state and the CC&Rs for your development. My expectation is that the association can charge only what is permitted in the law and CC&Rs.

Amend the CC&Rs to provide for assessment of a late fee. I recommend a fee only covering the costs to the association (administrative plus interest on money that has to be borrowed). Late fees should not be gouge fees, in spite of how members may feel about other members who do not timely pay their assessments.