Derek Perkins wrote: The bank has recently taken a house on our road. The previous owner had not paid his dues for the year and I was wondering if the bank should be held responsible for the dues this year. They are using the road to show the house on a regular basis. What would be the proper protocol for going about this.
If your association is organized in such a way that assessments "run with the land" (as they do in a statutory road association), then the current owner of record is obliged to pay. If the bank has actually taken title, they are indeed responsible to pay.
Of course, it could be challenging to find the appropriate individual within the bank to contact about getting paid, and perhaps more challenging to get that person to actually make the payment.
I guess I'd start by sending an assessment notice to the bank and see what sort of response you get. You might try to find out to what address the town is sending the tax bill, and send it there.