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/ Owner - July 5, 2012
  • Allstate’s Florida Company Defends 54% Condo Rate Hike. Blames Reinsurance, Hurricane, Rapid Growth March 18, 2024
    When Allstate’s Florida unit, Castle Key Indemnity Co., entered the surging condominium insurance market in 2020, it looked like it had made a smart bet: Within two years, the carrier had added no fewer than 123,000 policies.  Then came reinsurance price increases and $56 million in hurricane losses.    Read the article…………………………….
  • ‘Sick to my stomach’: Neighbors demand answers from HOA over flag violations (NC) March 18, 2024
    Nickey Crowley says for the last 20 years, he’s flown a gay pride flag outside his home in Holly Park with no issue.  Then in September of last year, he received a violation saying that flag did not comply with the rules set out by the homeowners association.  “Why now, is my pride flag an issue?” Crowley asked.  The violation stipulates that only the American flag can be mounted to homes in the neighborhood, but Crowley says numerous other non-American ...
  • Downtown Denver condo residents say bicycle lane poses safety concerns (CO) March 18, 2024
    Residents in a downtown Denver condominium say the installation of a bicycle lane is causing safety issues for the people living there.  This past August, the city installed a bicycle lane outside of Windsor Condominiums along Larimer Street.  But residents call it a hazard every time they step out their front doorstep.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Post-tension cable snaps at Emerald Bay – Village says no safety concern (FL) March 18, 2024
    Village officials said Friday night they are monitoring a failure of at least one post-tension cable that snapped at the Emerald Bay condominium Friday that sent chunks of concrete flying in the luxury condominium’s garage. More than a dozen parking spaces were closed off with yellow caution tape and holes could be seen in the garage ceiling.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Scottsdale HOA says manager stole $1.6M (AZ) March 18, 2024
    Scottsdale House board members wish they had been more attentive a few years ago.  After failing to do a background check on a twice-sued manager who ran the HOA for years, the board started discovering money was disappearing from funds targeted for repairs and upgrades.  The deeper into the books they dug, board members found more and more money missing – hundreds of thousands of dollars.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Q&A: HOA Balcony Repairs and Updates (CA) March 17, 2024
    Are you wondering about the balconies in your community? Well if you missed the presentation by ADAMS | STIRLING PLC regarding HOA balcony repairs and updates, here’s a follow-up Q&A by the Davis-Stirling.com Newsletter that may help.     Read the Q&A………………………………..
  • Free capital reserve studies available for APCHA condo units (CO) March 17, 2024
    The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA) is seeking participants in a free initiative aimed at supporting homeowners’ associations (HOAs) in long-term planning for maintenance and major repairs.  APCHA will fund 100% of the study costs, which amounts to nearly $167,000. The studies will seek to understand the financial health of HOAs in relation to future maintenance needs. Typically, such studies can cost HOAs up to $5,000, with higher costs for those undergoing their initial assessment.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Owner wonders why Condominium Act limits board member terms while HOA Act does not (FL) March 17, 2024
    Question: The Florida Condominium Act, Section 718.112, limits condominium board member terms. Why are HOA boards not included in this statute?   Read the Q&A………………………………..
  • Texas sues Colony Ridge development for fraudulent real estate practices March 16, 2024
    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Houston-area developers of Colony Ridge on Thursday, accusing them of deceptive sales, marketing and lending practices that allowed their sprawling housing development to flourish.Residents of Colony Ridge filed dozens of complaints for years about the development to state agencies, but Texas had little to show for addressing those concerns, according to a Texas Tribune and Houston Landing investigation.     Read the article…………………………….
  • Virginia woman battles HOA over tree removal after fallen tree killed her husband March 16, 2024
    A Virginia woman who says she cut down the trees in her yard after one fell on her house and killed her husband last year finds herself in a dispute with her homeowners association.  Allan Lee was taking a shower last July when a tree crashed through the house and killed him.   Read the article…………………………….
  • HOA Homefront: Must our manager attend the board meeting? (CA) March 15, 2024
    Dear Kelly,  Is it legal for the board of a community to host a meeting without including representation from the HOA’s management?    Read the Q&A………………………………..
  • Residents evacuated after crane collapses onto condo complex in Norwood (MA) March 15, 2024
    A crane collapsed onto a condo complex in Norwood Friday afternoon, but no one was hurt, according to authorities.  Crews arrived to find the crane resting on a building that was under construction.   Read the article…………………………….
  • HOA’s have different rules what it means for Police and streets (WA) March 15, 2024
    The city of Liberty Lake is known for its winding paths, street trees and homeowner’s associations. Recently, however, residents of some neighborhoods have been questioning the services they receive from the city, particularly police patrols and traffic enforcement.  Many neighborhoods in Liberty Lake were built by Greenstone Corporation, which set up HOA’s for each neighborhood. Though the rules and services vary, generally the HOA collects assessments to take care of common areas and sets rules that can cover everything from ...
  • Lauderhill leaders address public safety concerns at HOA event (FL) March 15, 2024
    City leaders gathered with department and homeowners association representatives Thursday to discuss a lengthy agenda of issues impacting Lauderhill, including public safety, taxes, code enforcement and storm water management.  “We do this community leaders breakfast about once every three to four months,” Commissioner S. “Ray” Martin said. “The idea is to make sure that we have a good exchange of information, and that you all can go back to your communities and share what’s going on with all of us.”  ...
  • River’s Edge Golf Course sold to homeowners association (OR) March 15, 2024
    The River’s Edge Community Master Association announced its purchase of Bend’s River’s Edge Golf Course.  The members of the association closed the sale and received the recorded title to the property on Friday morning.  “This is a wonderful day for the community,” said Jeff Kramer, president of the association. “We saved the golf course, and by doing so preserved a beautiful and precious amenity for our homeowners, and an iconic public golf course for the Bend community.”   Read the article…………………………….
  • With Green Bridge closed, HOA worries about emergency response times, home values (MO) March 15, 2024
    The recent closure of a century-old bridge in rural Christian County is causing concern among homeowners along Smyrna Road. They say the diagonal route, now severed, is a vital connection between the rural Rogersville and Ozark areas.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Condo residents facing carport collapse aftermath (ID) March 15, 2024
    A carport collapse at an Idaho Falls condominium more than a week ago is still causing frustration for the people who live there.  The carport at the Westwood Park Village Condos fell on top of about a dozen cars causing the some serious damage.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Study: Homeowners Associations Are Booming March 14, 2024
    About 75.5 million Americans reside in a community that’s governed by a homeowners association, representing more than 30% of the U.S. housing stock, according to the Foundation for Community Association Research (link is external). And that number is expected to spike, as the foundation expects more than 3,000 new HOAs to form in 2024 alone.     Read the article…………………………….
  • Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty after woman accused of killing pastor in HOA dispute (NV) March 14, 2024
    Court documents report the neighbor confronted the pastor and his family in front of his home after he made complaints about her to their homeowner’s association. Though the lawsuit does not name the HOA it says quote: “The homeowner’s association knew or should have known that Defendant would likely perform violent actions against deceased and Plaintiff as a result of on-going association dispute.”    Read the article…………………………….
  • As Home Insurance Costs Soar, 6 Million Owners Decide to Skip Coverage Altogether March 14, 2024
    As costs rise nationally, more than six million homeowners are reportedly skipping home insurance, which adds up to a total of $1.6 trillion worth of unprotected houses.  A new study by the Consumer Federation of America, an association of nonprofit consumer organizations, finds that 7.4% of homeowners don’t have insurance, leaving them exposed to major risks if their homes become damaged. Uninsured rates are much higher for Black homeowners (11%) as well as Hispanic homeowners (14%).   Read the article…………………………….
  • Massanutten Property Owners Association asks SCC to delay water rate increase as condemnation case drags on (VA) March 14, 2024
    Rockingham County is currently in a court battle with the Massanutten Public Service Corporation in an attempt to take over Massanutten Mountain’s private water system.  Last April, at the request of Massanutten residents, Rockingham County Supervisors voted to file for condemnation against MPSC due to its abnormally high water rates and other service-related issues.  As the court case drags on, the Massanutten Property Owners Association is seeking help at the state level to stop any further rate increases.     Read ...
  • Eroding bluffs could send California homes tumbling into the ocean. What can be done? March 14, 2024
    In the summer of 2019, the Casa Mira Homeowners Association sought to armor a stretch of coastline near a condominium complex, apartment building, sewage line and California Coastal Trail segment but were only authorized by the Coastal Commission to build 50 feet of seawall to protect the apartments.  The association filed a lawsuit against the Coastal Commission, arguing that homeowners had a right to protect their property under the 1976 California Coastal Act, which allows for the protection of “existing ...
  • New agreement puts parking problems at Ski Time Square Condos in rearview mirror (CO) March 14, 2024
    After 17 months without on-site parking, the homeowners association for Ski Time Square Condominiums has reached an agreement with the DBT Development Group that will provide both a short-term and long-term resolution.   Read the article…………………………….
  • 7 Investigates: Community in Crisis (MA) March 13, 2024
    The frustration is growing by the day among the residents of a condominium complex in Somerville.  An expanding homeless encampment under I-93 directly across from their lobby has become a chaotic scene over the past few months.  “I walk out here and there are people that shouldn’t be inside inside,” said Somerville resident Harish Rajaram.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Boynton’s Valencia Reserve is renovating clubhouse for $9.3M. Here is what homeowners will pay. (FL) March 13, 2024
    Homeowners in the Valencia Reserve development west of Boynton Beach have overwhelmingly approved a referendum calling for the expenditure of $9.3 million to rebuild their 13-year-old, 42,000-square-foot clubhouse.  Each of the 1,043 homeowners will need to pay about $8,000 for what will be one of the most expensive renovation projects undertaken in Palm Beach County at a non-golf course community.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Judge orders inspection of hoarder house in Ocean View Hills (CA) March 13, 2024
    She also blames neighbors for causing issues. At least three neighbors have filed restraining orders against Golden over the years, accusing her of harassment.  Also in the courtroom Tuesday, an attorney for the bank that Golden has a mortgage with, as well as an attorney for the homeowner’s association where she lives.     Read the article…………………………….
  • A Mooresville couple tried to paint their home. They were hit with a $1,000 fine from their HOA (NC) March 12, 2024
    Living in a neighborhood run by a homeowners association has its advantages, like maintaining uniformity with the exterior colors of the homes.  But after discovering some of their HOA’s “approved” colors didn’t even exist anymore, a Mooresville family found themselves asking, “Where’s the money?”  The family picked a color they liked, only to be hit with a $1,000 fine. That’s until neighbors stepped in.    Read the article…………………………….
  • ‘Fix our lights’: Murray neighborhood without streetlights for months, wants a solution (UT) March 12, 2024
    ABC4.com reached out to both Murray City and Rocky Mountain Power. The power company said it has communicated with residents and visited the neighborhood.  Rocky Mountain Power said that, based on the history of streetlight service in the housing development, the company does not own the light. Instead, the company says the responsibility falls on the homeowner’s association.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Town To Finalize Easement Agreement with Condo Association Near Mead Pond (CT) March 12, 2024
    Town officials last week approved funds for a survey of a condominium association’s property that includes an area along the eastern edge of Mead Pond.  The town didn’t realize when it proposed spending federal American Rescue Act funds to create a Flexi-pave walk around the pond two years ago that the abutting Park Slope condo association owns much of the property downslope from its residences, according to Public Works Director Tiger Mann.   Read the article…………………………….
  • 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…………………………….
  • HOA ‘3 Minute Rule’ Questioned (FL) March 11, 2024
    Q: Our homeowners’ association board only lets residents speak at board meetings after taking a vote. They can only speak for 3 minutes in total. My understanding is that the residents should be able to speak before the vote, and they can speak for 3 minutes per item on the agenda. What is the rule on this?  Read the Q&A………………………………..
  • HOA board wants a cut of the community game money (NV) March 10, 2024
    Q: I live in a 55 and older community. We have a new HOA board and a new management company. The board has decided, based on information from this new management company that from here forward they will take 5 percent of the winnings from our clubs — poker, bunco and trivia. It’s my understanding this board is now also stating they are “registered” as a charity. They have told the organizers of these games that at the end of ...
  • Florida condo owners are stuck in a ‘train wreck’ as prices drop and mounting insurance rates scare away buyers March 10, 2024
    Owners are trying to unload units in the face of the skyrocketing costs of maintaining an apartment in Florida. At the same time, prospective buyers are driven away by those same fees.  “It’s definitely been a slow-motion train wreck,” said Joe Humphfner, who owns a condo in Jupiter, near West Palm Beach.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Why your Home Owner’s Association fees in Colorado could be on the rise this year March 10, 2024
    According to industry experts, those who live inside neighborhoods that have Home Owner Associations (HOA’s) may see a steep increase in their fees this year. They say it is because of two things: skyrocketing insurance costs and increasing labor costs.  “A lot of our clients are seeing their costs increase up and down their budget, whether it’s because of the landscape contract increasing … or insurance, or the costs of our fees and management costs associated with running the association,”  ...
  • Does condo owner have recourse for common work that disrupts her peace and quiet? (FL) March 10, 2024
    Question: My 90-year-old mother comes down to Florida from Canada for health reasons and, of course, for the weather during the winter.  Last year we were informed her condominium would be lining the pipes. We informed them that she’s away for eight months a year and asked if they could please do the work during that time. We were assured that would be the case.   Read the Q&A………………………………..
  • Des Peres Alderman John E. Pound Pleads Guilty to $220K Embezzlement (MO) March 9, 2024
    John E. Pound, an experienced Des Peres alderman, admitted guilt to wire fraud charges, having embezzled $220,000 from a St. Louis condo association. Using his managerial position, Pound orchestrated unauthorized payments to himself over a decade, a federal court heard Thursday.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Cosmopolitan residents battle over Pearl District condo tower’s $31 million repair bill (OR) March 9, 2024
    For Tom Garcia, life at the posh Cosmopolitan condo tower became untenable during a heat wave last August.  The Pearl District building’s troubled HVAC system failed, again, meaning no air conditioning. The glass walls of his southwest-facing unit magnified the afternoon sun.    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…………………………….
  • Green Valley HOAs get Firewise ball rolling (AZ) March 9, 2024
    Three communities in Green Valley have become designated Firewise USA sites, and are encouraging homeowners associations to do the same to help protect Green Valley from wildfires.  The Firewise USA award is given to communities that have put in a lot of time, effort and planning to educate homeowners in wildfire safety and mitigate the impact of wildfires.  Read the article…………………………….
  • ‘It’s paradise lost’: Florida’s condo market is floundering March 9, 2024
    Karen Shipman and her husband bought a second-story condo overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in Venice, Florida when they retired in 2021, with the hopes it would be their last home.  Now, they’re no longer sure if they can afford to keep it.   Read the article…………………………….
  • HOA, condo fees rising for some Minnesotans March 9, 2024
    If you live in a condo or townhome in Minnesota, you may notice your fees are going up.  One insurance expert says this is a trend he’s been seeing for the last several months.  Helen Mitchell recently found out it will be more expensive to live in the Coon Rapids townhome she’s called home for the last 20 years.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Marysville homeowners remain stuck behind washed out road as search for solution continues (WA) March 8, 2024
    Steve Hall, who heads up the homeowners’ association, met with us Monday. He said seven homes and nearly two dozen people are impacted. At that time, Hall said beaver dams burst and clogged the culvert, causing the road to crumble. He said a fix is complex due to layers of land ownership in the area. The road is private and owned by the residents.    Read the article…………………………….
  • Copley HOA zoning change request denied by trustees (OH) March 8, 2024
    The Copley Township Board of Trustees Feb. 26 denied a request from the Copley Homeowners’ Association (CHOA) to remove the R-CD (Conservation Development) Residential District from the township Zoning Resolution.  Representatives from the CHOA said their goal with requesting R-CD’s removal from the Zoning Resolution was to prevent the misuse of zoning and preserve the character of the Copley community.     Read the article…………………………….
  • E-bike battery ignites flames in Bonita Springs condo (FL) March 8, 2024
    Fire crews say the call came it just after 7:30 p.m., after multiple neighbors reported they could see smoke coming from a unit on the second floor.  The three-story building had to be evacuated as crews tried to put out the fire caused by an e-bike’s lithium-ion battery, according to Chief Greg DeWitt.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Homeowners Associations implore Board to require public input for data centers (VA) March 8, 2024
    Residents of the community around Plaza 500 in Alexandria implored the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to require public input and approval before building large data centers, as they plan to do in Bren Mar. Plaza 500 is on the border with Springfield near Industrial and Edsall roads.   Read the article…………………………….
  • What homeowners, renters and neighbors are saying about Rio Del Mar HOA’s new coastal barrier (CA) March 8, 2024
    After the California Coastal Commission slapped a Rio Del Mar homeowners association with a fine nearing $5 million in December for turning a public walkway along Seacliff State Beach into private patios, the homeowners association decided to take it a step further.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Here’s what it takes to remove racist language from Oregon home deeds March 7, 2024
    Lake Oswego homeowners Gerrit Koepping and Elisabeth Zeller were the first Oregonians to remove long illegal discriminatory language from their property deed and have the historic document archived under a new law that took effect Jan. 1.   Read the article…………………………….
  • New videos released as officials give update on Surfside condo collapse investigation March 7, 2024
    Engineers studying the June 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside are releasing portions of video that confirm the sequence of visible events, but still cannot say whether the failure that triggered the collapse – what they call the “initiating event” – occurred out of sight, including in the pool deck, the parking garage or in the tower.   Read the article…………………………….
  • Ask the HOA Expert: Proxy Votes, Low Reserves, Transfer Fees, Special assessments March 7, 2024
    Question: Our Board dealt with a contentious issue recently. When it came time to vote, one of the directors pulled out a proxy from an absent director authorizing her to vote on his behalf. Is that proper?   Read the article…………………………….
  • Catastrophes are driving up condo insurance rates in Hawaii and nationwide March 7, 2024
    A ripple effect across the country is showing up in the condo fees for nearly 200,000 Hawaii residents, and experts say catastrophes are driving up their insurance rates.  Rising insurance premiums have a direct impact on the fees paid by owners to condo associations.  So far, there’s no easy solution.   Read the article…………………………….
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