A Vietnamese pot-bellied pig named Arnold Ziffel is the focus of dueling lawsuits between a Springboro couple and their homeowners’ association. Read the article…………………………………..
Ohio wins judgment against Norwood condo developer who left town with deposits (OH)
Ohio’s Attorney General has won a $93,750 judgment against a Norwood condo developer who left town without refunding deposits for his unfinished project. Read the article……………………………………….
Liberty condo group files lawsuit (OH)
A Liberty condominium group of 41 lot owners within the Kline’s Farm development has sued the community development group, its real estate agency and others, alleging violation of community rules. Read the article……………………………….
Sandstone Ridge HOA in Berea commits to installing missing subdivision streetlights (OH)
Ward 2 Councilman Chris McManis read aloud an email at the Feb. 1 City Council meeting that indicates that the homeowners’ association — and not the city — will pay for streetlights never installed on two streets in the Sandstone Ridge subdivision. Read the article……………………………..
ODNR files civil suit relating to Knox Cattle Company Dam (OH)
The suit names The Landings Property Association Inc., Mullins Bros Ltd., Delano Asset Management LLC, Crown Hill Condominiums at Mount Vernon Unit-Owners Association, the City of Mount Vernon, and 10 homeowners who reside or formerly resided on Mallard Pointe as defendants. Read the article………………………………..
Civil lawsuit for damage done during George Floyd protests dropped (OH)
A lawsuit filed by a Downtown Cincinnati condominium unit owners association has been dropped less than a month after the first court appearance. Attorney William Blessing filed a motion to dismiss for Court Street Executive Suites, the plaintiff, on Jan. 11. Read the article………………………………..
Longtime Sandstone Ridge streetlights issue in Berea to be resolved (OH)
A longstanding situation involving the lack of streetlights in one section of the Sandstone Ridge housing development in Berea will be resolved in 2021. Read the article…………………………………..
1 dead after fire breaks out in Centerville condo (OH)
Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that broke out at a Centerville condominium Friday afternoon. Initial reports indicate firefighters located one person injured inside while searching the structure. The condition of the victim was not immediately known. Read the article………………………………
Popular ‘Katie Land’ Christmas display stokes Plain Township neighborhood feud (OH)
In the seemingly quiet Wicker Creek subdivision brews a longstanding neighborhood feud that has ensnared a beloved Christmas light display. Both sides are dismayed. Both feel afflicted by past grievances and want the other side to let it go. Read the article…………………………….
HOA president struck by car after confronting group checking door handles at Euclid condominium complex, police say (OH)
Three unidentified males struck a woman with their car after she spotted them checking door handles at her condominium complex Sunday afternoon. The woman suffered a serious head injury in the incident that happened about 2 p.m. at Bonneville Tower Condo Read the article…………………………………
Apple Valley POA hosts Festival of Trees to benefit Food For The Hungry (OH)
The Apple Valley Property Owners Association will once again host a Festival of Trees at the Floral Valley Community Center through New Year’s Eve. Each year, clubs and organizations of Apple Valley decorate a Christmas tree, and the public is invited to come and vote for their favorite tree. Read the article………………………………….
Limo with offensive message sparks conversations about inclusivity (OH)
Neighbors in a Columbus neighborhood are pleased that a limo was removed from their neighborhood which had what they call an offensive message written on the windshield. The Homeowners Association President of the neighborhood Matt D’Oyly said he began receiving messages about the limo nearly two weeks ago when he was out of town. […]
Brunswick Hills Fire Department helps put out morning condo blaze (OH)
The firefighters assisted the Brunswick City Fire Department with the blaze, which reportedly broke out at the Oxford Heights Condominiums on Bennington Boulevard. Photos of the fire’s aftermath show quite a bit of structural damage. Read the article…………………………
18 displaced after condo fire in Fairfield (OH)
At least eighteen people were forced out of their condos into the cold early Tuesday after a fire broke out in Fairfield. Read the article…………………………….
Homearama homeowners face $10,000-a-year special assessment (OH)
….But now that the show’s over and she’s preparing to move in, Sliverthorne said she and her husband are reeling from the prospect of having to pay a $10,000-a-year special assessment over the next 15 years to cover part of the development costs. Read the article………………………………….
Westlake condo association asks resident to remove Trump flag (OH)
A Westlake man said one of his neighbors complained to the management company after he put up a flag supporting President Donald Trump outside his home in the Village Green condominium complex. Read the article………………………………..
Firefighters rescue multiple people after fire in Springfield apartment building (OH)
A family who escaped from the Olympic Street condominium fire in Springfield is thankful for the firefighters, who rescued them by ladder and the family dog, who alerted them to the fire in a neighboring condo. Read the article………………………………
Fire crews battle large fire at Hidden Lagoon Condominium (OH)
Fire crews are at the scene of a large fire at the Hidden Lagoon Condominiums in Green Township. A witness tells WLWT she saw the fire when she was driving near the complex around 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Read the article……………………………….
Galloway neighbors say HOA targeting Black Lives Matter yard displays (OH)
Refynd Duro says she knew she wanted to take a stance. She’s seen a lot as a nurse working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and her son is half black. So when she received a sign from her union, the Ohio Nurses Association, she knew the two causes she cared about most […]
Dozens of residents evacuated from Fairfield apartment fire (OH)
Dozens of people are displaced by a Fairfield apartment fire early Tuesday, according to Butler County dispatchers. Police arrived prior to fire crews and evacuated several residents from the first and second floor, dispatchers say. Firefighters evacuated the third floor. Read the article……………………………..
Firefighters respond to Westlake condo fire (OH)
A fire broke out at a Westlake residential building Sunday morning, firefighters confirm, and it is now contained. Read the article……………………………….
Homeowners in New Albany neighborhood asked by HOA to remove Black Lives Matter signs (OH)
Homeowners in a New Albany neighborhood are taking to social media after their homeowners’ association asked them to remove signs from their yards. On Wednesday, the Hampsted Village HOA posted to Facebook asking residents to remove their Black Lives Matter signs by July 26 at 9 p.m. citing sign policy. Read the article……………………………..
What’s the real flood danger in Ohio? More homes at risk than thought
Nearly half a million properties in Ohio are at risk of flooding — more than double the number recorded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a new modeling tool released Monday. Read the article………………………………..
Condo owners file suit City of Canfield, association blamed for flooding issues (OH)
Owners of a condominium in the Hunter’s Woods Condominiums of Canfield have filed suit against the city of Canfield and their homeowner’s association over flooding that damaged basements May 28, 2019. Read the article………………………………
North Olmsted man chokes HOA president over flooding issue, police say (OH)
When North Olmsted police arrived at the victim’s home at 6357 Stafford Dr., the alleged assailant had already left the scene. Multiple witnesses, and the unnamed victim, reportedly told police that Dean Kohler had come to the victim’s home and began to yell obscenities, saying the victim, who is the housing development’s homeowner’s association president, […]
Who should pay for Springboro dam repairs? Fight continues in court (OH)
The owners of the Marketplace at Settlers Walk are weighing whether to solve issues with a substandard dam between the shopping center and homes in the Springboro planned community without waiting for resolution of the state lawsuit brought to force action on the dam. Read the article………………………….
Outgoing homeowners association treasurer won’t relinquish duties (OH)
On March 17, a Lazzaro Drive resident, who is also the Parkside Court Homeowners Association president, came to the police station to report a theft in office claim. The man said earlier this year a woman resident had been voted out as treasurer. She was given to the end of January to relinquish all duties, […]
Bratenahl condominiums concierge sentenced to 6-9 years for stealing over $200,000 worth of jewelry from residents (OH)
The concierge at Bratenahl Place condominiums was sentenced Wednesday to six-to-nine years in prison for stealing over $200,000 worth of jewelry from residents. Between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8, Anthony Djurovic entered four different apartments while residents weren’t home and stole the jewelry. Read the article……………………….
‘Trump 2020’ sign staying up despite order to take it down, says Dublin woman (OH)
After receiving repeated directions to remove a “TRUMP 2020” sign from her yard, Ingrid Grass says the sign is staying right where it is, no matter the consequence. Last week, the homeowner’s association in Dublin’s Park Place neighborhood sent Grass a letter informing her that a yard sign was in violation of the HOA bylaws […]
County launches investigation into Trotwood HOA (OH)
The Montgomery County Recorder has referred a case involving the Westbrooke HOA to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office after residents said they can’t get answers about liens placed on their properties. Read the article…………………………
Liens imposed on Trotwood homes damaged by tornadoes, residents say (OH)
Community members who talked to News Center 7 say they don’t know why the treasurer is doing it but it is untimely because many of them have been displaced from the Memorial Day Tornadoes or they are living in their homes while trying to rebuild. Read the article………………………….
She bought a home for $1 on a road that might not exist. She hopes you learn from her story (OH)
Riddick won the chance to buy a house for $1 through the HUD Dollar Homes program, an initiative designed to help first-time homebuyers and stabilize neighborhoods. But the key that should have unlocked a future of stability for Riddick instead has left her feeling trapped. That’s because her Northside home sits on a section of […]
Parkside Reserve residents say HOA board is AWOL (OH)
Residents of the Parkside Reserve development are raising questions about the homeowners association that is supposed to govern their properties. “I live in an HOA that both exists and doesn’t exist,” said Jerry Vanderground, a resident of the development, during a phone interview Wednesday. Read the article…………………………..
Springboro dam lawsuit moves toward settlement or trial (OH)
The lawsuit the state filed in August over the condition of a dam holding back water that could flood the Settlers Walk neighborhood and an adjoining shopping center is moving toward settlement or a trial in November. Read the article…………………………..
Private roadway in Lorain could turn public, with engineering study moving to full council (OH)
The city is looking at engineering needs to take over a private roadway and assess condominiums for the necessary repairs. Council’s Streets and Utilities committee met Monday evening to discuss if the engineering department should investigate construction costs and property assessments to rehab a private drive turned public if nearby property owners agree. Read the article…………………………
Builder named in Ohio Attorney General’s lawsuit claims he’s finishing jobs
In the past year, 19 News has tried to get help for homeowners or others who have problems with contractors. One case jumped out and that is the case of Tom Cutura. 19 News went to an address where court papers show Cutura was served a suit by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Read the […]
Middleburg Hts. officials troubleshoot Wexford Glen detention pond problem (OH)
A frequently clogged detention pond outlet in the Wexford Glen neighborhood in Middleburg Heights has become a concern for residents living in the 50-home community. Councilman Bill Meany assembled city officials and met with Pat Greco, Wexford Glen homeowners’ association president, at a special Dec. 9 meeting to troubleshoot the problematic pond. Read the article…………………
West Chester condo owners claim scheme led to $380K-plus loss (OH)
A group of West Chester Twp. condominium owners claim some condo association board members and a contractor have bilked them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, both in a criminal complaint and civil lawsuit. Read the article…………………………
Sagamore Hills condo owners fight 500% Cleveland water bill increase (OH)
Some Sagamore Hills condo owners, living in the Greenwood Village neighborhood, are upset and frustrated with the Cleveland Division of Water, and are now facing what they say is more than a 500% increase in their water bills. Read the article……………………….
Condo resident defies homeowner association, leads one-woman Gazebo protest (OH)
On Nov. 14, police were dispatched to a Berkshire Circle condominium where contractors were present to knock down a gazebo. Read the article……………………..
Magistrate assigned to Springboro dam safety lawsuit (OH)
The lawsuit, filed on Aug. 2 by the Ohio AG against the Settlers Walk Homeowners Association and MCS Land Development, is one of 10 currently pending in Ohio courts, filed on behalf of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources as part of efforts to get dam owners to take steps to take proper care of […]
Crews battle fire at Batavia Township condo complex (OH)
Crews battled a fire at a condominium complex in Batavia Township early Wednesday. The fire started around 3 a. m. on Commons Circle Drive. No one was injured, according to dispatch. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Read the article……………………..
Condo complex fire in west Toledo closes road (OH)
Toledo Fire crews are fighting a two-alarm at a condo community in west Toledo. The fire is happening at Northington Condominiums on W. Alexis Rd. One neighbor told WTOL she heard someone scream, “Your house is on fire!” causing her to run out of the building and call 911. Read the article……………………..
Judge ruling means no end in sight for Olmsted Falls bridge saga (OH)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael J. Russo’s ruling last week regarding the decades-long Baker’s Creek bridge saga in Olmsted Falls provides no long-term resolution for all parties involved. Read the article…………………………
Police: Father was doing ‘donuts’ before truck crashed into Fairfield pond in fatal incident (OH)
The bodies of a father and daughter were recovered from a pond late Monday night after a red pickup truck drove into the water earlier in the evening. A boy was rescued after a passerby saw the boy surface from the pond in the Villages of Wildwood Read the article………………
Extension granted in Springboro dam lawsuit (OH)
The lawyer representing a Springboro homeowners association has been given more time to respond to a state lawsuit over the condition of a dam in the Settler’s Walk neighborhood…….The lawsuit filed Aug. 2 claims the HOA and MCS Development, owner of a strip center anchored by Dorothy Lane Market, failed to take action after multiple […]
Hebron couple seeks help from lawmakers to address homeowners association concerns (OH)
Overgrown grass, a 50-foot burrow pit, and fences growing algae are a handful of complaints Hebron residents Wayne and Nelva Carruthers have about their homeowners’ association. In a letter to The Advocate, Wayne Carruthers said he and his wife knew of the HOA upon moving into their Lake Forest home. But what they didn’t know […]
Covenants barred blacks, Jews (OH)
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed discrimination in housing sales and rentals across the United States. But the remnants of racism past still exist in many housing association documents, as one woman recently discovered. Read the article………………………New London resident Amy Bond posted on Facebook Friday an image of covenants — rules or restrictions — […]
Inspection of Kinsman Lake Dam in 2016 found several problems (OH)
An inspection of the Kinsman Lake Dam in June 2016 noted several issues that needed to be fixed, which the Ohio Department of Natural Resources says did not appear to be completely rectified. WKBN requested ODNR’s inspection reports Monday after Kinsman Lake overflowed last weekend, trapping people in their homes. The flooding destroyed bridges and […]
1897 coal mine collapses in Wadsworth leading to modern day problems for condo owners (OH)
When a Wadsworth condo development was built it was state of the art. Since then, it has been a nightmare for residents for residents who own one the Salwa Lane properties. The condos were built on top of a coal mine that was closed in 1897. Read the article………………………..