Milton (GA) wants to connect, or reconnect, with local HOAs

Milton is reaching out to residents who live in neighborhoods with a Homeowners Association, or HOA, that provide valued amenities and services. The city often turns to HOAs to prepare and inform citizens about key developments affecting these neighborhoods including road closures and emergencies.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Residents frustrated with city’s potential Dunwoody Village rezoning deal (GA)

Brian Daughdrill, an attorney representing the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, said there are documents that allude to an agreement and mention various existing buffers. However, he said that’s a moot point, since the City Council could create its own precedent by enforcing a 150-buffer now.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Marshals shore up Shorewood (GA)

The Shorewood neighborhood on Lake Hartwell is looking much better than it did when Marilyn Bathen and her husband moved there 15 years ago.  Bathen, who hails from California and is the president of the Shorewood Homeowners Association, attributes the cleanup to work spurred by the Stephens County Marshal’s Office.    Read the entire article……………………………….

Neighbors eye gate as cheaper homes go up (GA)

Some North Rivoli Farms residents want to erect a security gate in front of their neighborhood as cheaper-than-expected homes are now under construction at the new nearby Bolingbroke Manor on Sanders Road.     Read the entire article……………………………….

County can’t help Cedar Creek resident with ATVs, road condition (GA)

Monroe County commissioners said they couldn’t oblige Red Cedar Court resident Anita Thomas’ request on Tuesday, June 15 that the county take over maintenance on roads in Cedar Creek Estates subdivision off Hwy. 83 North. Thomas said her neighbors are not willing to pay to bring the roads up to a level suitable for travel.  […]

City of Dothan clarifies social media post on neighborhood associations (GA)

The City of Dothan made a post regarding neighborhood associations and it led to confusion within the community.  The city isn’t asking communities to make HOA’s or collect individual homeowner’s information but rather if neighborhoods want to make an association to help provide a voice for their area it is encouraged.     Read the entire […]

3 people killed in shooting at South Fulton condo complex (GA)

Perry says she and the other residents living in the complex are fed up with the crime and lack of security. She pointed out that the front gate has been broken and wide open for years.   A member of the Complex board told Jennings by phone that the complex recently bought a license plate reading […]

The Latest Modifications to Georgia’s Community Association COVID-19 Restrictions Operations and Amenities as State Continues to Reopen (GA)

Governor Kemp’s latest Executive Order, Empowering a Healthy Georgia, issued on April 30, 2021 (“April 30th Order”), extends some of the guidance and mandates applicable to community associations covid-19 restrictions from his prior March 31st Executive Order , but eases operational restrictions for gyms and fitness centers as well as for food service areas.   Read […]

5 displaced, dog rescued during Union City condo fire (GA)

It happened at the Shannon Villas condominiums located at 4701 Flat Shoals Road. Union City officials said the blaze started in one of the middle units and firefighters were able to contain it to that one unit.  Firefighters also said they had to rescue a dog from the fire.    Read the entire article……………………………….

Around Town: New homeowners association president asks, what is Dunwoody? (GA)

Fiscella’s new job requires him to consider how those various points of view fit together, if they do. He’s the new president of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, the 51-year-old, 881-member group that promotes the city’s homeowners’ interests and claims to be “one of the most powerful associations of its kind in the United States.”   Read […]

Georgia’s COVID-19 Restrictions Modified for Community Association Operations as Vaccine Rollout Expands and State Reopens

With the expansion of vaccine eligibility to all Georgians aged 16 and over, Governor Brian Kemp’s Executive Order, Empowering a Healthy Georgia, issued March 31, 2021 (the “March 31st Order”), substantially revises the guidance and mandates applicable to all Organizations that continue in-person operations during the COVID-19 pandemic—including community associations.  Read the entire article……………………………….

1 rescued, 1 arrested in fire at Tucker condo complex (GA)

A raging fire at a Tucker condominium complex Friday morning trapped a resident on a second-floor balcony…….“Thank goodness our crews were able to get in there and get some ground ladders out, and bring him on down with minor injuries,” Bentley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.   Read the entire article……………………………….

Fire displaces 20 at troubled South Fulton condo community (GA)

Nearly two dozen people were displaced over the weekend after a fire broke out at a troubled condominium community in South Fulton.  Ten units at the Camelot Condominiums off Old National Highway were impacted by Sunday’s blaze, according to the American Red Cross. The fire is the second major blaze families at the condominium community […]

Subdivision residents ask Catoosa County officials for storm drain assistance (GA)

During the Dec. 1 Board of Commissioner’s meeting, resident Courtney Bowers of Kailors Cove Circle addressed commissioners during the public appearances portion of the meeting and politely asked if the county would consider adopting the private drains.  Bowers represented her Homeowner’s Association (HOA) in Somerset Estates off Baggett Road.     Read the article………………………….

Lake Dow homeowners get reimbursement (GA)

The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted to refund $35,000 to the Lake Dow Homeowners Association that was paid in connection with an application for a special service district to cover maintenance and repair on a dam in the community.   Read the article…………………………

Yes, HOA’s in Georgia can regulate political signs

With only days until Election Day, the pressure is on for candidates and their supporters to sway voters. Shows of support often come in the form of campaign signs in yards of neighborhoods. But can homeowners’ associations in Georgia regulate or restrict signs, including political ones?   Read the article……………………………….

Jones Creek golf course fails to sell (GA)

Tripp Nanney, the president of the Jones Creek Homeowners Association, has said that Saul is asking too high a price. Nanney said interested investors have told him that even after buying the land, it would cost a new owner several million dollars more to rebuild the course to peak playability after being closed and untended […]

Homeowners: HOAs selectively request removal of social justice signs, flags (GA)

Homeowners in Gwinnett and Cobb County are questioning the changing directives and enforcement surrounding homeowners associations’ stance on social justice signs and flags.  The recent denials and requests to remove Black Lives Matter and Pride signs and flags have prompted two Gwinnett homeowners to consider legal action, while both associations point to their rules and […]

Jones Creek golf course to be auctioned (GA)

A defunct Columbia County golf course is going on the auction block more than two years after closing while embroiled in lawsuits.  The 18-hole course of nearly 7,000 yards is nestled among hundreds of upscale homes whose residents have expressed concern about the course’s future.   Read the article……………………………

Suwanee works out agreement with HOA for trail access (GA)

The Suwanee City Council recently approved an agreement with the Pierce Point subdivision homeowners association for access and trail maintenance to the Suwanee Creek Greenway. The section of greenway between Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Suwanee Elementary School is on land that belongs to the Pierce Point subdivision.    Read the article………………………………

Several families displaced after overnight fire at DeKalb condo building (GA)

The American Red Cross of Georgia is helping several families who were displaced from an overnight fire at a DeKalb County condo building.  The non-profit said its volunteers were assisting 10 families – a total of 17 people – who live at the Georgetown of Atlanta Condominiums on Colonial Way in DeKalb County.    Read the […]

Authorities investigating series of fires at Vinings condominiums (GA)

Cobb County authorities are investigating a string of fires that were intentionally set inside a Vinings condominium complex this week, officials said Friday.  The three fires, which have all been ruled arson, were set at the Vinings Central Condominums   Read the article…………………………….

Local residents angry and confused at HOA decision to keep pool closed (GA)

Though Dawson County pools both private and public have started to reopen for summer activities with new safety procedures, residents of the Creekstone subdivision off Hwy. 53 in Dawsonville say they are disappointed and confused by the decision of a private HOA management company to keep their pool closed through the pandemic.    Read the article……………………………….

Palmetto Hall to keep “plantation” in name after vote (GA)

Palmetto Hall Plantation on Hilton Head Island will keep its name, after the idea of dropping “plantation” from its name did not receive enough support.  After an online petition asking that the word “plantation” be dropped from the names of all housing developments received more than 5,000 signatures, Palmetto Hall sent a letter to its […]

Local HOAs debate opening pools due to COVID-19 (GA)

Summer is officially here, which means many will head to their neighborhood pools to cool off. However, some neighborhoods have been hesitant to open pools because of COVID-19.   Local homeowners associations have had to make tough decisions about opening their pools, including facing potential legal action should any residents contract COVID-19 at the pool.    Read […]

Residents frustrated as some Forsyth County HOAs announce pools will remain closed (GA)

Residents in some Forsyth County neighborhoods are left searching for answers as they have watched subdivision pools open all around them while their own amenities have remained closed.  The Riverstone Plantation Homeowner’s Association is one of several boards in Forsyth County that made the decision to keep their amenities closed with no opening date planned. […]

Faith Over Fear Crosses: A local homeowner’s association is telling residents to take them down, and some are not too happy (GA)

“Faith Over Fear Crosses” are supposed to bring people joy during this pandemic. One Columbia County HOA is making residents take them down.  “We don’t feel that anybody has the right, whether its a covenant or anything else to tell us we don’t have constitutional rights to have freedom of religion,” said Ken Johnson.   Read […]

Dam in Middle Georgia Bursts, Draining Lake

A middle Georgia dam has burst, with a local official saying the failure was caused by recent heavy rains…..Bacon said she found in February that the dam needed repairs. Ivey Mayor Brenda Broach says the city, county and Holiday Hills Homeowners Association have been working together in recent months on repairs. She called the breach […]

Sun City relaxes solar panel regulations (GA)

The Sun City board of directors recently announced a change to the Community Association’s governing policies that will introduce relaxed regulations for the placement of solar panels on homes inside the community.   Read the article………………………..

Police find 5 pipe bombs in DeKalb condo community; suspect in custody (GA)

Investigators made the discovery in a home at the Clairmont Terrace community on Northeast Expressway, police spokeswoman Michaela Vincent said. Officers told Channel 2 Action News at the scene that one of the devices was found near the complex’s courtyard, prompting the search. Read the article…………………………..

Fire damages condo complex for second time this year (GA)

Firefighters spent several hours battling a fire at the Camelot Condominium complex on Old National Highway in the City of South Fulton Thursday night……This is the same complex where a large fire displaced dozens of residents in late January      Read the article…………………………

Homeowners may have to fork over $800K for new dam (GA)

A big dam is becoming a big headache for some homeowners in Fayette County. Mandates and zoning changes are forcing residents of a community lake to possibly fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The reason is the Georgia Safe Dams Program which, according to its website develops and maintains “inventory of dams, classifying dams, […]