An ordinary Saturday morning in Lakewood turned into tenants’ worst nightmare after a fire at the Kirtland Houses Condos. “First thing I heard was yelling in the parking lot,” said one tenant living in the building. Read the article………………………..
Ohio bill would protect flying Thin Blue Line flag
….Miller said he purposely kept the bill narrow. “For those that wish to get another type of flag added to the exemptions, they can offer a bill and try to push that through the General Assembly if that’s their wish,” he said Read the article………………………..
Ohio bill would allow residents to fly “Thin Blue Line” flag despite landlord, HOA rules
A bill in the Ohio House is aiming to stop landlords and homeowner associations from prohibiting residents and tenants from flying the pro-police flag known at the Thin Blue Line flag, reports WEWS. Read the article………………………..
Ohio lawmakers want to prohibit landlords, HOAs from banning ‘thin blue line’ flags
Two Ohio Republicans want to make it illegal for landlords, homeowner associations and others to ban the flying of “thin blue line” flags after the father of a fallen officer was told to take his down. Read the article………………………..
Firefighters Activate HazMat Response Following Chemical Odor at Condo on Cleveland Ave, Arlington Heights (OH)
Upon arrival firefighters detected a strong odor and investigated the interior of the building. Firefighters donned self-contained breathing apparatus, and activated a HazMat Level 1 response at 5:46 p.m. Read the article………………………..
Crews battle 2 alarm condominium fire in Avon Lake (OH)
The Avon Lake Fire Department responded to a blaze at Smugglers Cove Condominiums Saturday morning after a car fire inside an attached garage spread to the structure. Read the article………………………..
After more than 3 years, condo complex destroyed by Memorial Day tornadoes demolished (OH)
It has been more than three years since the Memorial Day tornadoes destroyed a condominium complex in Harrison Township. The complex located at Lofty Oaks Lane was in the direct path of the tornado. Five units were left unliveable. Read the article………………………..
City orders extensive facade restoration at Madison House condo tower (OH)
Cincinnati’s building department has ordered the Madison House condominium tower to repair all leaks in the 19-story building’s windows, balconies and façade, threatening to impose quarterly fees if violations are not corrected within 60 days. Read the article………………………..
Granger Township plans to use ARPA money to improve water at condo association (OH)
The Granger Township Board of Trustees is planning to use some of its funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to assist in on-site water treatment improvements at Granger Lake Condominiums. Read the article………………………..
Columbus co-op aims to help homeowners install solar panels (OH)
Williams, of Galloway, joined Solar United Neighbors after her experience installing solar panels on her own home, which she described as time-consuming and frustrating. Williams had to battle with her homeowner’s association, who wanted her to put the panels on the rear of her house, where they would collect far less sunlight. Read the article………………………
High-rise condo still without power nearly 2 weeks later (OH)
It’s been nearly two weeks since power went out at The Regency Condo’s in Hyde Park. Residents were left in the dark after a water main break shut the electricity off. Read the article……………………….
‘I feel discriminated against,’ Grove City couple frustrated with flag violations from HOA (OH)
A Grove City couple said they felt targeted and discriminated against after receiving half a dozen letters from Omni Community Association Managers telling them to take their flags down from their front porch. Read the article…………………..
Mount Vernon residents learn alternatives, costs for cattle dam repairs (OH)
Following the presentations, residents asked questions ranging from stormwater management to how building permits were issued. Several residents said they did not know the dam was private property or there was a homeowners association involvement. Read the article…………………………
6 Dublin subdivisions receive grants to beautify the neighborhoods (OH)
The entrances of six Dublin neighborhoods are getting a facelift, thanks to the 2022 Beautify Your Neighborhood grants. Established in 2011, the matching grant program provides annual funding assistance to support Dublin homeowner and civic associations in enhancing neighborhoods with sustainable beautification projects that enhance and benefit the wider community, according to Aisling Babbitt, a […]
Hundreds of residents are without power after pipes burst at Hyde Park condo building (OH)
Power went out at The Regency on Madison Road early Monday morning. The sprinkler system burst, leaving all 20 stories in the dark. Read the article…………………………
Fire damages condominium in Crestview Hills; 2 firefighters suffer minor injuries (OH)
Once firefighters arrived, they saw heavy fire and smoke coming from the building. Crews were able to evacuate the building and get all occupants out of the building without injuries, Amon said. Read the entire article……………………………….
Neighborhood fights back, puts up police flags after resident told to remove it (OH)
Almost a dozen people living in the Cumberland Crossing neighborhood have put up police flags since last week. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA tells father of fallen officer to take down Thin Blue Line flag (OH)
Five years and one week ago, a gunman killed three people at a Licking County nursing home. The father of one of those victims — who was the newly-appointed police chief in Kirkersville at the time — had been flying a “Thin Blue Line” flag at his Etna home off and on since then. But […]
What to do when you don’t agree with your Homeowner’s Association (OH)
Susan Gorman has lived in her Hilliard-area condo since 2012, but in late 2020, things changed after so-called “upgrades” were made to the parking lot. “You just don’t have much room to maneuver around here,” Gorman said. “I have property damage to my car where my neighbor kept hitting it. Because there’s just not enough […]
2 fires at abandoned Whitehall condos generates attention from police, fire departments (OH)
The Woodcliff condos are slated to be demolished soon. The city is hoping to secure the money needed for demolition in the next 30 to 45 days. Read the entire article……………………………….
Township officials work on solution to stormwater woes (OH)
Trustee Rick Patz said on March 15 the lake on Beechwood Drive filled up and a deluge of water gushed into the stormwater system. He and Interim Service Director Frank Buehner determined plugged catch basins were causing the problem. Patz said the system, including catch basins and lake drains, was installed by the subdivision’s developer, […]
High-rise condo fire puts Cincinnati’s push to require self-closing apartment doors in spotlight (OH)
Sanders is in charge of Cincinnati’s fire prevention efforts. A key area of focus when it comes to safety is apartment doors that close automatically. Read the entire article……………………………….
Avondale townhome owners clash with management over negligence charges (OH)
Some Avondale homeowners are speaking out against the president of their board for the Harvey Point Homeowners Association. They said their association management has been negligent of their properties and preying on vulnerable people with fines. Read the entire article……………………………….
New condo guidelines cause strain for mortgage lenders
In the wake of the condominium tower collapse in Surfside, Fla., that left 98 dead and 136 homes lost, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued letters with temporary requirements of condo and co-op projects related to the maintenance of these buildings. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA residents fight for right to install rooftop solar panels (OH)
Some Ohio homeowners have been battling for their ability to live green and use solar panels on their residences. A state bill aims to make it easier for those in homeowner associations to use the technology. Read the entire article……………………………….
West Chester pledges $19.2M in funding for NorthPoint mixed-use development (OH)
Dillin has also been in negotiations with the Beckett Ridge Homeowners Association to possibly build a retention pond on a vacant, wooded pocket of land on the north side if West Chester Road to help mitigate the flood plain. Read the entire article……………………………….
Fraud Alert: Mortgagee Questionnaire Scams
In response to the tragedy at the Surfside condominium in Florida, Federal mortgagees are starting to update their questionnaires that are required to be completed in conjunction with the financing of a condominium unit sale. These changes include questions about the current status and condition of the property that are difficult to answer, along with […]
No public water tap-in for Granger condominiums; county still helping with on-site treatment (OH)
A public water system tie-in won’t be used to mitigate well problems at Granger Lake Condominiums, but Medina County still plans to help with on-site treatment improvements. Read the entire article……………………………….
Snowbound Maple Heights residents learn private roads don’t get plowed by city (OH)
As the snow started to fall and pile up on Sunday night, anxious homeowners all over northeast Ohio peered out the window to the driveway, wondering what kind of mess they were going to wake up to on Monday morning. It was not pretty, but if the city you lived in was prepared and had […]
Granger residents asking for county help with water system troubles (OH)
Concerns over water system failure at Granger Lake Condominiums has led to homeowners association leaders asking Medina County for help. Built out in separate development phases since the early 1970s, the condos now lie on the north and south sides of Granger Road between State and Medina Line roads. Read the entire article……………………………….
Maple Heights fire guts 16-unit condo building, sends 3 to the hospital (OH)
Residents of a sixteen-unit condominium complex on Maple Park Driive just off Granger woke up to some terrifying moments about 5:40 Monday morning. “A nightmare,” said Shadelta Randle, displaced by the fire. “Look at this building. Imagine being woken up out your sleep by smoke. And fire flames.” Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA headache: Abandoned house on private road (OH)
This house has been the bane of our existence since I moved here six years ago,” says Sylvania homeowner Kathy Casey. The house is on Kuenzler in Sylvania sold for $435,000 in 2005. “We know that she pays her homeowner’s association fees and her property taxes are up to date,” says Casey. Read the entire […]
Condo owner fined for displaying “Thin Blue Line” flag near New Albany (OH)
There’s a flap over a flag flying in a New Albany area neighborhood. Both “Old Glory” and the “Thin Blue Line” flags are displayed on a couple’s condo porch. Now one of the banners is racking up hundreds of dollars in fines for its owner. Read the entire article……………………………….
Rocky River condominium owners protest construction of neighboring building (OH)
The homeowners’ association of the Hil-Roc condominiums on Hilliard Boulevard is criticizing a potential building project that would replace another structure that was being constructed next door. Read the entire article……………………………….
Fire damages two condominiums early morning Saturday in west Toledo (OH)
Early Saturday morning a fire occurred in west Toledo damaging two condos on Graham Street. A structure with two condominiums on Graham Street was on fire. Toledo Fire and Rescue say they saw fire coming out of the front window of one of the condos. Read the entire article……………………………….
Vietnamese pot-bellied pig is a pet, can stay in his home, judge rules (OH)
A Vietnamese pot-bellied pig will get to stay with his owners after a Warren County Common Pleas Court judge adopted the magistrate’s decision that determined the animal was a household pet and not livestock. Read the entire article……………………………….
Sparks fly during homeowners association meeting at American Legion hall in Brook Park (OH)
A Brook Park man, 70, told police Aug. 11 that he felt threatened by another man at American Legion Post 610, 19944 Sheldon Road, during a homeowners association meeting. Read the entire article……………………………….
Repairs on the way for Madison House condo tower as vigilance on the rise amid Florida collapse (OH)
Cincinnati building inspectors have ordered the Madison House condominium tower to repair windows, walls, concrete and rebar in its three-story parking garage. But that’s only one of the major changes underway in the 19-story high rise, where condo owner Edgar Ragouzis sounded the alarm about structural issues by talking to the WCPO 9 I-Team July […]
Several area fire departments battle North Ridgeville condo fire (OH)
Multiple west side area fire departments fought a condo fire on Willow Brook Lane Wednesday night. Fire departments from Avon, Westlake, North Olmsted, Olmsted Township, and Olmsted Falls are on scene provided mutual aid, according to North Ridgeville fire, Read the entire article……………………………….
Condo owners’ appeal could be last legal hurdle for offshore wind in Great Lakes (OH)
A legal challenge by two lakeview condo dwellers seeking to block Lake Erie’s first offshore wind farm faces a high legal bar before the Ohio Supreme Court — with equally high stakes for clean energy in the region. Read the entire article……………………………….
Bass column: How I fought the HOA so I could fly the ‘W’ flag again (OH)
I could not believe the email I was reading. That team flag I was flying at my townhouse? Stop doing that. That sign of joy that baseball had returned from the pandemic and my team had won? Take it down. Read the entire article……………………………….
Know your rights: how condo owners can get action for safety problems (OH)
It has been just over a week since a condo building collapsed in Surfside, Florida. You may be wondering, what are your rights if you own a condominium or you are part of a homeowners association? If you have structural issues and leaks in your building and you’re a condominium owner, you can’t make those […]
Owner of Roundwood Manor in Hunting Valley gets another chance to fight for plan to turn historic mansion into condos (OH)
A state appeals court is giving the owner of a century-old mansion in Hunting Valley with ties to the Van Sweringen brothers another chance to argue that the well-to-do east side suburb improperly applied its zoning code to a years-old proposal to turn her mansion into condominiums. Read the entire article……………………………….
Nuisance lawsuit filed against owners, management of Clermont County condo development (OH)
The Clermont County prosecutor filed a nuisance lawsuit Tuesday against the owners and management of a condominium complex in Pierce Township, citing crime and safety concerns. Prosecutor Mark Tekulve’s suit seeks to appoint a receiver to take control over the One Royal Oak Condominium development, commonly known as “On the Green” and “Saint Andrews”, according […]
Elderly residents of Mentor condominiums claim property manager is harassing them (OH)
19 News is investigating disturbing allegations made against a Mentor property manager. Residents, former employees, and Mentor City Councilman Sean Blake tell 19 News these problems have been going on for years. Read the entire article……………………………….
Judge rules woman can keep her Vietnamese pot-bellied pig after legal dispute with HOA (OH)
A Warren County couple that found themselves in a legal dispute because they wanted to keep a pot-bellied pig as a pet received good news on Wednesday after a judge ruled that the Price family can keep Arnold. Read the entire article……………………………….
Ohio Woman Challenges HOA Regarding Her Pet Pig (OH)
After buying a unique household pet, one couple is now in a fight with their Home Owner’s Association to get to keep her. Katherine Price has a unique household pet, a two-year-old Vietnamese pot belly pig named Arnold Ziffel. Price had another pig just like Arnold while growing up in Vietnam. Read the entire article……………………………….
Former Bainbridge home association treasurer pleads guilty to grand theft (OH)
Joseph Kolenic, 83, the former treasurer of the Bainbridge Pilgrim Village Homeowners Association, recently pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft, a fourth-degree felony, in Geauga County Common Pleas Court. (Need subscription to read entire article)………………………
Tall grass, weeds and water damage land Avondale property owner in court (OH)
Nearly three years after the Avondale Community Improvement Association took property owner Tom Woosnam to court, the property remains unoccupied and the case is still unresolved. Read the article…………………………………….
A woman and her pot-bellied pig: The legal battle over who gets to define what a pet is (OH)
Arnold is on a diet. Because she’ll eat anything, including dog food. Her belly almost drags the ground, and so does her chin. Her grandmother can’t help but spoil her. Arnold is a pot-bellied pig. Read the article………………………………..