# How can my HOA raise additional money, without raising monthly assessments?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-hoa-raise-additional-money-without-raising-monthly-assessments/794509>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 24, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-hoa-raise-additional-money-without-raising-monthly-assessments/794509 "2017-08-24T01:50:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-my-hoa-raise-additional-money-without-raising-monthly-assessments/794509/61 "2017-08-31T00:59:40Z")

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Raise your monthly assessment slowly. If people complain, show them the books. If they still complain, tell them if they want to do things differently, then they should get on the board and try running it themselves.

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