How much are the VAT annual dues and when are they due?

Currently, the annual dues are $315 and are due February 1.

What are my dues used for?

The dues are used to maintain and improve community assets, reserve areas, and landscape easements. A complete financial report is distributed at the annual meeting.

When is the annual VAT HOA meeting?

The annual meeting is held the first week in February as specified in the governing documents.  The meeting notification, indicating date, time, and location, is included in the Annual Assessment Packet sent to every homeowner in December.

What is the Board’s job and how are Board members selected?

The Board manages the business and upholds the governing documents of the Homeowners’ Association. It is comprised of volunteer VAT homeowners. This is a non-compensated position. Board members are elected at the annual meeting for two (2) year terms.

When are Board meetings and are they open to homeowners?

The VAT Board meets monthly. Homeowners may request to attend a Board meeting by contacting the Board in advance [email protected]. Homeowner participation in a meeting is limited to their business interest with the Board.

Are Minutes of the Meeting available to homeowners?

Minutes of the Meeting (redacted) are available upon request.

How do I complete my dues payment?

Account Payment Options
There are four dues payment options and these are outlined below. Two of these options will incur a nominal fee that is assessed and collected by the payment processor – this is not a payment to the property manager or to the HOA. The options which incur these fees are noted below.

REQUIREMENT:  All dues payments will need to reference the homeowners Towne Properties Account number (T-XXXXXXX) that was provided in the Homeowner introduction packet. If you do not have this packet – please fill out THIS FORM and submit to Towne in order to receive this information. This step must be completed if using options 3 or 4 below.

Option 1: Personal Check – Homeowners can submit their dues payments via personal check however they will need to reference their Towne Properties T-number. As well as submit their payment with a payment stub. If you need a payment stub please reach out to our Property Manager, Vicki Smith at: [email protected].

Option 2: Bank Online Bill Pay – Homeowners can submit payment via their personal bank’s online bill pay service.

To complete payment via your personal bank bill pay please be sure to complete payment with the following information:

Make check payable to: Village at Thornapple

  • Mail to:
    PO Box 621717
    Orlando, FL 32862-1717
  • Reference:
    6883-8582-t####### (these numbers are unique to each homeowner property)

Option 3: Credit/Debit Card – This is handled via the Towne Properties homeowner portal. In order to access the portal you will need to have completed & submitted the Towne Properties Registration Form.

To access the portal please visit: https://www.towneproperties.com/ and select LOGIN, choose the login type: HOA/COA. 

This method will incur an additional processing charge.

Once logged in to the Towner Properties homeowner portal click on the “Pay Now” link which will redirect to allow entry of card details.

Option 4: ACH/echeck – This is also handled via the Towne Properties homeowner portal and their payment partner Alliance Bank. Details are found below and in the welcome packed that was mailed out. This method will incur an additional processing charge.

The management company ID for Towne Properties is 6883. The Association ID is 8582. Also required: Bank routing information and bank account number for the funding bank/account.

Bank account information can be entered by clicking on “ECheck/ACH” which will redirect to an additional portal via Western Alliance Bank. Homeowners will need to create a login on the banks website to enter the appropriate account information and schedule payment.