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We raise yearly costs to shareholders every year by a percentage between 3 to 4%. The rational is that the shareholders become acclimated to an increase very year. Heaven forbid we skip a year and then because of some quirk, we need to raise maintenance by a double digit value. It would be pandemonium. Our assessment has remained constant at about $6 a share for several years. Prior to three years ago, we raised the assessment at the rate of $.25 a year to finally arrive at $6. Now our 45 year old coop building and property with 500 units and 160,000 shares garners about $960.000 a year for our capital improvement program.
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