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[OFFICIAL Starwood Thread:] 2015 Maintenance Fees

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SDO 2-bed eoy is $590.28, not counting the extra $5 optional payment. This represents an increase of $16 as compared to last year.

ETA it seems a few of you received this info a few days ago. I just got the email this afternoon. Interesting.


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2015 EOY Gold Plus at WKV is $765. Up from $733 2014. Both non-ARDA contributions. Modest increase, guess it could have been worse.

I must note within that $765 is the replacement reserve for $127.50. That seems a bit high??
 
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WKV 2 bedroom lockoff is $1,413.87 (not including SVN or ARDA).

Last year was $1,349.58. That's an increase of $64.29 or 4.8%.
 

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WKV 2 bedroom lockoff is $1,413.87 (not including SVN or ARDA).

Last year was $1,349.58. That's an increase of $64.29 or 4.8%.

Most of that increase looks like it is from "Prior Year Deficit" and "Housekeeping."
 

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WKV 2 bedroom lockoff is $1,413.87 (not including SVN or ARDA).

Last year was $1,349.58. That's an increase of $64.29 or 4.8%.

I had estimated 2015 at $1570.13 (5.83% increase, which is the average increase from 2007-2014) so am pleased that it didn't increase as much as I had budgeted. Over the last 10 years, since I bought in 2006 (when MF was ~$950), there has been a cumulative 45.72% increase in MF (not counting SVN or ARDA).

The average increase over the last 10 years is 5.67%. So, I'm going to budget $1501.59 for 2016.
 

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2015 Maintenance Fee Detail

Maintenance Fee $2669
Membership Fee $ 139

Total Fees $2808

FYI, this represents a 3.6% increase from 2014.
 

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Including SVN membership fee will skew the % increase as the SVN fee changes due to multiple ownerships (VOI). e.g. I pay no SVN fee for WPORV.
 
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Westin Desert Willow 2015 official

Our first official MF bill has arrived online:

2015 Operating Assessment - $1053.19
2015 Replacement Reserves - $298.64

Total is $1351.83

This is 0.3% LESS :eek: compared to last year's $1073.08+$282.74 = $1355.82

And here I was expecting a 3% increase on average... Pleasant surprise.

On the other side, property taxes are up by almost 3%, due to the removal of a credit the last 2 years of an overpayment in accumulated taxes.
 

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Trying to find out how the Board Vetoed

On hold With SVR Cascades HOA. And their telling me that they don't have the up dated information on the Proposed budget/Reserves :confused: :doh:
I have to have an email sent from the Supervisor . :confused::doh:
I'll update when I get it .
 

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Trying to find out how the Board Vetoed

On hold With SVR Cascades HOA. And their telling me that they don't have the up dated information on the Proposed budget/Reserves :confused: :doh:
I have to have an email sent from the Supervisor . :confused::doh:
I'll update when I get it .

What are you trying to get from them? If you just want some more details from the proposed budget, I can give you that, as I got it in the postal mail (as I'm sure you have or will shortly).
 

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2015 mf: Wporv (eoy)

Vacation Ownership Assessment = $1198.09 (EOY)
Replacement Reserves = $156.32

2015 Total = $1354.41
(3.75% increase over 2014)
Due: Jan 7, 2015

2014 Total: $1305.43
2013 Total: $1268.08
 
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2015 MF: WKV EY 1Bd Premium (Large)

2015 MF = $838.98
2015 Tax = $28.35
2015 Total = $867.33
(4.8% increase over 2014)
Due : Jan 9, 2015

2014 Total = $827.60
2013 Total = $803.28
 
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#36 and #37 do not detail the resort the MF is for. At least they don't on a tapatalk view of the forum.

It's in their title….
 

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2015 Billing

From: mystarcentral.

SVR- CASCADES 1Bed/1Bath - Annual
Current Year Charges
Maintenance Fee(s) $ 348.54
Tax - If Applicable $ 94.92
Membership Fee - If Applicable $ 0.00
Other* $ 0.00
Interest $ 0.00
Late Fees $ 0.00
ARDA ROC PAC Contrib.** $ 5.00
Sub-Total
Current Year Charges $ 448.46
Less Payments*** $ 0.00
Total Due $ 448.46 (UP $24.59)

SVR - CASCADES 2Bed/2Bath - Biannual EOY EVEN
Current Year Charges
Maintenance Fee(s) $ 362.17
Tax - If Applicable $ 70.70
Membership Fee - If Applicable $ 0.00
Other* $ 0.00
Interest $ 0.00
Late Fees $ 0.00
ARDA ROC PAC Contrib.** $ 5.00
Sub-Total
Current Year Charges $ 437.87
Less Payments*** $ 0.00
Total Due $ 437.87 (UP $23.25)
 
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From: mystarcentral.

SVR 1Bed/1Bath - Annual
Current Year Charges
Maintenance Fee(s) $ 348.54
Tax - If Applicable $ 94.92
Membership Fee - If Applicable $ 0.00
Other* $ 0.00
Interest $ 0.00
Late Fees $ 0.00
ARDA ROC PAC Contrib.** $ 5.00
Sub-Total
Current Year Charges $ 448.46
Less Payments*** $ 0.00
Total Due $ 448.46 (UP $24.59)

SVR 2Bed/2 - Biannual EOY EVEN
Current Year Charges
Maintenance Fee(s) $ 362.17
Tax - If Applicable $ 70.70
Membership Fee - If Applicable $ 0.00
Other* $ 0.00
Interest $ 0.00
Late Fees $ 0.00
ARDA ROC PAC Contrib.** $ 5.00
Sub-Total
Current Year Charges $ 437.87
Less Payments*** $ 0.00
Total Due $ 437.87 (UP $23.25)

Which phase?
 

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YYJMSP - I have updated my last post.
I was going by my original post. Sorry
 

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2015 Operating Assessment - $565.40
2015 Replacement Reserves - $152.11

Total is $717.51

This is 2.9% more compared to last year's $545.09+$152.11 = $697.20
 
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YYJMSP - I have updated my last post.
I was going by my original post. Sorry

No worries...

Weird, I don't see my Cascades bill online yet...
 

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YYJMSP - I called Owners Service just to make sure what I was seeing this morning was correct
And it was ,If you can't see it online and you have time give them a call.
 
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YYJMSP - I called Owners Service just to make sure what I was seeing this morning was correct :crash:.
And it was :bawl:. If you can't see it online and you have time give them a call. :hi:

I'm lost here - exactly what are you upset about?
 

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??? I'm not upset , just a little blue about the increase . That's all. Thanks for asking :hi:
 
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