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Georgia Condominium & Homeowner Association News

  • Savannah Highlands neighbors feud with HOA (GA) March 12, 2024
    People who live in one Savannah neighborhood are butting heads with their homeowners’ association.  Though many neighbors declined to be interviewed on camera for fear of repercussions, one resident was willing to speak on the issue.  He says the common spaces that are supposed to be managed by the Savannah Highlands Homeowners’ Association are not being taken care of, and the cost of some recent projects isn’t adding up.  Read the article…………………………….
  • Residents upset HOA so negligent, Section 8 won’t let tenants live there (GA) March 9, 2024
    A homeowner’s association, or HOA, is responsible for maintaining the property values of the community under its jurisdiction. When HOAs make news, it’s often about complaints with an overzealous board fining residents for what they believe are irrational things……    However, residents at Peyton Place said the issues are piling up right now. One resident is calling attention to the community’s condition.       Read the article…………………………….
  • Residents can’t return home after massive tree falls through DeKalb Co. condo during severe storms (GA) February 29, 2024
    When the tree fell, there were families in every unit, except the one with the most damage.  One condo owner told Channel 2?s Candace McCowan she was at the mall and might’ve otherwise been in her bedroom right where the tree fell.  For now, none of the homeowners can return to their homes.   Read the article…………………………….
  • HOA sends him 1 dozen-plus parking tickets, but he doesn’t own a car February 27, 2024
    For years, the Belmont Park Homeowners Association in Coweta County has been sending Roberto Cardenas parking citations for cars parked around his property.  The only problem is, he doesn’t own a car.   Nonetheless, Cardenas paid the fines because he was afraid his local HOA would put a lien on his home.   Read the article…………………………….
  • State Rep Pushes Legislation to Regulate Property Management Comps, Community Association Mgmt (GA) February 22, 2024
    Companies that manage homeowners’ associations could soon be subject to more regulations.  State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick (D-Lithonia) recently introduced House Bill 1258, legislation she says will “increase accountability for property management firm brokers and community association management brokers.”     Read the article…………………………….
  • 5 displaced in Marietta multi-family condo fire, officials say (GA) February 21, 2024
    Five people were displaced after a fire damaged a multi-family condominium in Marietta on Tuesday morning, according to Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Residents upset HOA so negligent, even Section 8 won’t let tenants live there (GA) February 12, 2024
    A homeowner’s association, or HOA, is responsible for maintaining the property values of the community under its jurisdiction. When HOAs make news, it’s often about complaints with an overzealous board fining residents for what they believe are irrational things.  There is a bill in the Georgia Senate to create transparency and accountability within the state’s HOAs – but it has yet to get a hearing in the judiciary committee, a hurdle it must pass before it can appear in any ...

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Georgia Condominium & Homeowner Association Articles

  • Corporate Transparency Act 2022: Reporting Required for HOAs (GA)
    The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) that was enacted by Congress in 2021 will go into effect at the start of 2024. While the Corporate Transparency Act was implemented to combat the use of shell corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, and other entities to facilitate terrorist funding, corruption, tax fraud, and other illicit activities, it will also likely apply to HOA and condominium associations.   Read the article……………………………….
  • A Guide to Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA)
    The Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA) is a Georgia statute that provides for rights and authority that a homeowners’ association (HOA) can elect to be governed by in addition to its community-specific governing documents. The POAA was enacted to provide HOAs with powers and procedures, similar to the Georgia Condominium Act that governs condominium associations in Georgia.     Read the article………………………………..
  • HOA Electronic Voting and Bylaws
    An election for the Flagship Wharf Condominium Association’s board was upcoming. Members were told they could vote in person at the meeting, by directed proxy, or electronically through a unique link sent to each Unit. One of the candidates asked the board to amend the association’s Bylaws to explicitly allow for members to vote electronically prior to the election, but the board declined to do so. That candidate lost the election and sued alleging the vote was void because electronic ...
  • Homeowners’ association pros and cons (GA)
    Odds are that people in the market for a new home in the Golden Isles will buy one in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s association.  Realtor Missy Neu, chief operating officer for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodnett Cooper Real Estate, said the majority of newly developed neighborhoods have homeowners’ associations, while some of the older ones don’t.  Read the article………………………..
  • HOA Swimming Pool Maintenance Checklist (GA)
    As pool season quickly approaches, HOAs and condominiums should follow this simple checklist in preparation to open for the season.   Read the article………………………..
  • Six Common Types of HOA Litigation
    Litigation is a common way to resolve disputes, but is a legal action neither party wants to have to take. Litigation against homeowners’ associations (“HOAs”) and condominium associations most frequently filed by association members. Each lawsuit is unique but can often be categorized as one of the six most common types of HOA litigation filed against an association.    Read the article………………………..
  • Condominium & Homeowner’s Associations FAQS (GA)
    How can an HOA tell me what to do? HOAs and condo associations are created when the property and community are first being developed. Before the developer sells the first property, documents are recorded with the local city or county creating obligations that attach to the property itself such that they are binding on anyone………….Read the article………………………..

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