“One of the first incidents I’ve been assigned to was there’s a neighbor, or resident, that was putting dog feces on the sidewalk,” Young said. “He didn’t want people walking on the public sidewalk behind his home.” Young said the homeowner’s association asked the man to remove the feces after several neighbors complained, but Young […]
Hoover council OKs $3 million road and dam repair, annexation of Riverchase Country Club (AL)
While the dam and property beneath the road are on private property, the Riverchase Country Club cannot afford to pay to fix the problem, City Administrator Allan Rice said. Thus, the section of the road that goes across the dam has remained closed for more than a year. Read the article………………………..
City, Alterra HOA working out erosion issues created by overpass construction (AZ)
When the city built the overpass across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, as part of the project it moved North Maricopa Road to align with the new structure. That led to erosion in the Alterra community, which lies south of the overpass and west of State Route 347/Maricopa Road. Read the article………………………..
Subdivision homeowners still waiting on street damage to be fixed five years later (AL)
Springville Public Works Department Director Earl Peeples said since the developer of the subdivision went bankrupt, these roads were never technically turned over to the city. Instead, they’re owned by the homeowners association which never formally organized. Read the article………………………..
Rockdale County officials assisting residents of condo complex left without water service (GA)
Some residents of a Conyers condominium complex have been wondering where their water went after members of the homeowners association switched utility management services at the beginning of the new year. Rockdale County officials have sent packages of bottled water to residents of the Viewpointe East Condominiums Read the article………………………..
Burlington mayor says police overtime for condo association ‘will not continue’ (VT)
The Burlington Police Officers’ Association, the union for Burlington officers, signed the first agreement with River Watch Condominium Association for extra police patrols in late October 2022, according to Samantha Sheehan, a spokesperson for Weinberger’s office. The contract was first reported by Seven Days. The condo association and union repeatedly renewed the agreement until January. […]
Homeowners group wants town to plow private roads equally (RI)
A homeowners’ association is asking the town of South Kingstown to either stop snow plowing private roads at taxpayers’ expense under what’s called “tradition” or plow all private roads in town. Read the article………………………..
The impact of stolen mail on a local neighborhood and what we can learn from it
The USPS tells News5 in response to the concerns of the neighborhood mail delivery times have been adjusted to help residents have more daylight hours to pick up their mail and it also worked with the local homeowners association which has now installed additional lighting and security cameras to the mailbox area Read the article………………………..
Treasure Lake POA awarded grant for ATV trailhead master plan (PA)
The Treasure Lake Property Owners Association has been awarded $73,500 for the formation of a master plan for an ATV trailhead at Cayman Landing Campground, a project planned in partnership with the Elk County Riders ATV and recreation group. Read the article………………………..
Travis County commissioners shoot down proposal from HOA looking to install more license plate readers (TX)
Travis County Commissioners have rejected a proposal that would have placed more cameras on public roads that police say can help solve crime. Members of the Rob Roy on the Creek Homeowners Association asked the County if they could use public roads to put up license plate readers operated by a company called Flock Safety. […]
Development Review Committee discusses HOA responsibilities (TX)
Members of the Wilson County Development Review Committee want to make sure the county isn’t taking over responsibilities of homeowners associations (HOAs). Committee members tackled the issue at their Jan. 5 meeting while discussing possible revisions to Wilson County Subdivision and Development Rules and Regulations. Read the article………………………..
Rockingham County updates Massanutten POA on effort to purchase water system (VA)
The executive committee of the Massanutten Property Owners Association (MPOA) held a special meeting on Monday alongside Rockingham County officials. The meeting was held to update property owners on the county’s effort to purchase the Massanutten water system. Read the article………………………..
Condo Owners Want More Power To Fight Their Homeowners Boards (HI)
As the Hawaii Legislature prepares for the 2023 session, scheduled to begin Jan. 18, a loose association of condominium owners is joining forces with a longtime advocacy organization to push to make Hawaii one of roughly half a dozen states in the U.S. with a third-party ombudsman to help settle condo disputes. Read the article………………………..
St. Simons HOA asks for ownership of neighborhood park (GA)
Among other things, the Glynn County Commission will discuss Thursday a request from the Island South Condo Association to abandon a small parcel of public land used as a park. Read the article………………………..
Whitefish neighborhood approaches city with road issues (MT)
The condition of the roads in The Lakes neighborhood has spurred the residents to bring the situation to the attention of the Whitefish City Council. John Murray, a resident of the Lakes Homeowners Association, told Council at its Dec. 5 meeting that safety has become an issue when driving through the subdivision. Read the article………………………..
County replies to HOA letter on secondary roads (IA)
County officials said they were open to negotiating Secondary Road Assessment Districts in the area, but only through the process spelled out by state code, which allows local land owners to petition the county for road improvements, as long as residents agree to cover at least half of the bill. Read the article………………………..
How Lebanon will protect Five Oaks golf course after Windtree, Hunters Point redevelopments (TN)
Residents of a Lebanon neighborhood built as a golf course community want to keep it that way and have secured a zoning change through the city to do it. Five Oaks in Lebanon has more than 500 single-family, townhomes and apartment units that include a private 18-hole golf course, pool, tennis courts and 21,000-square-foot clubhouse […]
After double homicide, Martin County Sheriff’s Office meets with community leaders about safety (FL)
Days after two people were killed in Stuart during a dispute over rules in a homeowners’ association, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office met with community leaders to talk about maintaining safety in their neighborhoods. Read the article………………………..
Miami-Dade County Providing Condo Owners Assistance for Special Assessments (FL)
Miami-Dade County is offering some condo owners loans up to $50,000 to cover costs associated with special assessments. “A loan up to $50,000, with zero percent interest,” said Ignacio Ortiz Petit, Senior executive assistant to the executive director of Miami-Dade Public Housing. “This is a program that we have done in conjunction with our mayor, […]
‘Nothing’s been done,’ Norwich Twp. residents want answers to years long flooding problems (OH)
Norwich Township residents told ABC 6/FOX 28 they are fed up with flooding on their property and inside their homes. The families live along Smiley Road and on property under Norwich Township jurisdiction. Across the street is a condo community called The Lakes at Mill Run. A pond on that property backs up to Smiley […]
Homeowners frustrated after USPS, HOA refuse to fix damaged mailboxes in Copperfield neighborhood (TX)
Some homeowners in Copperfield say neither their homeowner’s association nor the postal service will replace their mailboxes after a driver damaged them beyond repair last week. Long-time Southcreek Village homeowner Rita Hoffman said the cluster box unit (CBU) that she shares with 10 other neighbors was destroyed last Monday. Read the article………………………..
Piano teacher’s conflict with HOA offers lesson in homeowner resources (CO)
Millions of Americans switched to working from home during the pandemic, and for some the change was permanent. But what should you do if your home-business conflicts with the rules of your HOA? Read the article………………………..
Windsor Council balks at relief for 55-plus housing community roads (CT)
Residents spoke both in favor and against the idea of the town providing financial relief for residents of age-restricted private communities, because they pay the same property tax rate as other residents, yet also pay for services including snow plowing, street maintenance, and street lights, via their homeowners’ association fees. Read the article………………………..
Bozeman trying to standardize HOA covenants (MT)
Zoning codes, planning laws, city ordinances and state regulations govern residential properties in Bozeman. Often, so too do homeowners association covenants, which can dictate things like where residents may put their boats or recreational vehicles or what their fences can look like. Read the article………………………..
Condo Developer May Seek Elmhurst Subsidy (IL)
A developer proposing a condo complex in downtown Elmhurst is presenting options for a smaller project at the request of zoning committee members and neighbors. But there’s a catch: The developer would then seek financial help from the city. Read the article………………………..
Supervisors move to take control of Wolf Run Drive (IN)
“Wolf Run Crossing is a homeowner association that requested that the township take over their roads over off West Pike,” Anderson said. “Close to their entrance way, they have pillars on the edge of the street, and the discussion here was whether to remove those pillars or allow them to remain. … The concerns are […]
Trustees hear from homeowners association (OH)
First to speak was resident Bill Jobe, president of the Villa Rosa Homeowners Association, who presented to the board numerous concerns from Villa Rosa Drive residents: speeding, road conditions and street lights. Jobe said the roads had not been repaved in the last 15 years. Read the article………………………..
New Colorado grant program can help cover electric vehicle charger costs
In the world of grants, there’s usually a lot more interest than money available. That seems to be the case with a new grant program for electric vehicle chargers. The Colorado Energy Office recently announced $3 million in available funding for its “Charge Ahead” grant program. That program will cover up to 80% of the […]
New Market council will enlist HOA to help with parking dispute (MD)
The town of New Market is turning to a local homeowners association to help settle a neighborhood disagreement over parking spaces. Read the article………………………..
Carlton Square Homeowners Association fed up with trash left by concert, stadium attendees (CA)
Inglewood Mayor James Butts is routinely observed taking daily walks around the City which gives him a birds eye view to how the city looks to passerbys. He is however, “Ray Charles” to the trash left behind from attendees leaving SoFi Stadium and the Kia Forum which is part of his normal walking route. Read […]
Here’s the plan for putting out fires in 4 Taunton neighborhoods with no hydrants (MA)
The cisterns in the older neighborhoods — like Debra Drive and Fiddler’s Way — haven’t received regular maintenance because residents were unaware the city considers them privately owned by the neighborhoods themselves. Farrar said he believes Debra Drive and Fiddler’s Way were supposed to have homeowners associations responsible for the cisterns, but that also didn’t […]
Monroe Township approves enforcement of state traffic laws in Renaissance at Monroe (NJ)
Monroe Township police officers will now be able to enforce state traffic laws in Renaissance at Monroe, an adult community, following the adoption of an ordinance amending township code. Read the article………………………..
Downtown Condo Owners Demand Solutions after Bullet Pierces Resident’s Window (MI)
“You destroy property, it can be replaced or repaired,” Kribbet said. “This was human beings attempting to harm or kill human beings.” Then things got even worse. About a week later, on Saturday, Sept. 17, Kribbet went outside around 10:30 p.m. She had been elected to the board of her condominium association and said she […]
Orangeburg taking over neighborhood’s sewer; DPU plans to improve system (SC)
The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities has reached an agreement in principle to take ownership of Northwood Estates’ aging sewer system. Read the article………………………..
Zimmermann Drive: Homeowners maintain but do not own
Members of both the Zimmermann Drive Homeowners Association and Van Buskirk Companies, which is developing the Zimmermann Landing gated community, have experienced that kind of frustration this summer. Much of the frustration focuses on Zimmermann Drive, a road skirting a portion of Lake Madison long maintained by area homeowners. Read the article………………………..
Arcadia homeowners concerned over privacy, security ahead of Cholla trail reopening (AZ)
A city spokesperson says they have asked the neighborhood’s HOA to provide plans. But the city is still waiting for that and added any plans for a fence would require approval and could not negatively impact the trail. Read the article………………………..
A dispute over sidewalk damage puts Seaside and some of its residents at odds (CA)
The city of Seaside and residents of Seaside Highlands are at an impasse about who is responsible for repairing city-owned sidewalks in the neighborhood that are being damaged by the roots of sycamore trees. The cost of that work, in the city’s estimation, approaches $1 million. It’s a significant sum when divided among the development’s […]
At your service. Or not. In some condo setups, you don’t get what you pay for. (MA)
In many communities, units shell out for, but don’t receive, the same municipal services as the owners of single-family homes. Read the article………………………..
Moody Council addresses Springview maintenance responsibilities (AL)
Members of the Springview Homeowners Association spoke during a meeting of the Moody City Council on Monday, Sept. 12, where they addressed questions about maintenance responsibilities of streets and sidewalks. Read the article………………………..
Privately-owned pond at Willow Springs Ranch to get 4 acre-feet of water (CA)
A privately-owned, man-made pond at Willow Springs Ranch that some residents of the subdivision community recently worried could dry up will soon receive 4 acre-feet of water, a short-term solution that should sustain the pond and its ecosystem until the next wet winter season arrives, the president of the Willow Springs Homeowners Association said Monday. […]
The long road to improving water service to Alpine Heights (AZ)
The Payson Town Council at its last meeting got a refresher course in that old adage — the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The council listened as 11 members of the Alpine Heights Homeowners Association railed against a plan to build a backup water tank on the hilltop above the subdivision. Read […]
LYONS ROAD NIGHTMARE: Closed Road, Danger, Palm Beach County Doing Nothing For Months (FL)
Shawn Ellen, president of the homeowners association at “The Bridges,” said his community has had enough. He organized a town hall meeting that is set for Monday to discuss the issue. As of Friday morning, many of the Palm Beach County officials who have dodged BocaNewsNow.com’s calls are slated to appear. Read the article………………………..
Monroe to receive $1 million in state funding for flood mitigation efforts for Rossmoor community (NJ)
Monroe Township will receive $1 million in state funding to address flood mitigation programs for the Rossmoor adult living community, which was devastated by Tropical Storm Henri in August 2021. Read the article………………………..
Small team of federal investigators still investigating tragic Florida condo collapse (FL)
The infamous collapse of the Champlain Towers condominium tower in Florida last year made millions nervous about their own buildings, and the case is not really over. Since the June 2021 tragedy, a team from the National Construction Safety Team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been on the case. Read the […]
OPD gains access to Grand Oaks (HOA) security camera data (MS)
The Board of Aldermen voted to approve an agreement between Oxford Police Department, and Flock Safety to share video footage captured in the Grand Oaks subdivision. Read the article………………………..
Drainage issues frustrate Jacksonville homeowners as rainwater floods their neighborhood (FL)
Others have reached out to the city and a letter posted on their front doors by the Augustine Green Homeowner’s Association urges more people to do the same. They were told the nearby drains outside the community are clogged with debris, bottles, trash and dead animals. Read the article………………………..
Decision on ethics complaint against Milton official on standby (GA)
While the Milton City Council has agreed to compensate the White Columns Homeowners Association for traffic calming devices along its residential streets, a dispute between members of both parties continues. Read the article………………………..
Residents contend with White Columns Homeowners Association action (GA)
A packed house greeted the Milton City Council Aug. 1 to speak on whether the city should compensate the White Columns Homeowners Association for traffic calming devices it had installed along its residential streets. Read the article………………………..
Dead-End Solution Hits Pothole (MA)
Last winter’s contentious situation between residents of Marion Village Estates and developer Ken Steen over snowplowing responsibilities on Fieldstone Lane sent the newly formed homeowners association onto Town Meeting floor looking for acceptance as a town street. Their motion failed, as the town cited the hammerhead dead end to Fieldstone Lane as a key obstacle […]
Broken mailbox deadlock delivers headaches in USPS, HOA dispute (TX)
At least 16 Leander households are stuck in a saga of missing mail, misinformation and misery — part of a nearly four-month dispute between a local homeowners association and the U.S. Postal Service that’s delivering nothing but headaches, residents said. Read the article………………………..