When you pay a special assessment on a condo, you still get the condo. In fact you benefit directly from the money being put into upgrading or fixing the building. It's an investment (of a sort, even if not by choice) in your property, or at least a cost associated with you owning it, living in it or renting it to others.
If you sold the place and moved out and the condo corp was able to come after you for special assessments after you left and no longer had the use of the house, were unable to use the upgrades and derived zero benefit from it then maybe your example would be a bit closer to that of spousal support.
I think in that case you might feel the system was not fair.
Consider it analogous to leaving the condo, moving out and still being forced to continue paying the rent or mortgage on it for another 5 years. Try paying rent on two homes at once and see if you can move on with your life. Try buying a new 60" LCD television every 30 days for 5 years. That's what spousal costs in real terms.
If you sold the place and moved out and the condo corp was able to come after you for special assessments after you left and no longer had the use of the house, were unable to use the upgrades and derived zero benefit from it then maybe your example would be a bit closer to that of spousal support.
I think in that case you might feel the system was not fair.
Consider it analogous to leaving the condo, moving out and still being forced to continue paying the rent or mortgage on it for another 5 years. Try paying rent on two homes at once and see if you can move on with your life. Try buying a new 60" LCD television every 30 days for 5 years. That's what spousal costs in real terms.
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