A referendum underway inside one New York condominium building has led to bitter divisions between once-friendly neighbors, who have handed out dueling information and lobbed accusations of wrongdoing back and forth as votes are tallied.    Read the article…………………………….

An Ocean City condominium complex with a history of alleged structural problems dating back more than 40 years has been declared unsafe and was closed down by the city.  Ocean City’s construction official issued “unsafe structural notices” and ordered the Seaspray condos to be vacated until repairs can be made, city spokesman Doug Bergen said.     Read the article…………………………….

An elderly man died Friday morning in a fire at a condo complex on Jacksonville’s Southside, firefighters said.  The fire broke out shortly before 4 a.m. at the Lakecrest Condominiums on Belle Rive Boulevard, just east of Southside Boulevard.    Read the article…………………………….

The Westminster Civic Association board ignored residents’ pleas during the association’s annual meeting Tuesday evening, dismissing a petition signed by some 80 households calling for the board members’ removal.  Westminster residents said the annual meeting was a packed house     Read the article…………………………….

At a Thursday afternoon event where only about 35 people were expected to join, Jerome Tinianow, sustainability professional and proprietor of West Urban Sustainability, was excited to see almost 50 people associated with homeowners associations attend the April 4 Owners Association Sustainability Workshop in Big Sky.     Read the article…………………………….

Sue Savio, president and owner of Insurance Associates and former president of the Hawaii Independent Insurance Agents Association, told Insurance Business America that insurance costs for condominiums have risen by 100 percent to 1,000 percent in certain areas.  Cj Paet, vice president of operations for Cadmus Properties, told local news website KITV 4 Island News that premiums for one condominium in the Piikoi area managed by his company have jumped from $70,000 to $270,000 a year.    Read the article…………………………….

Starting May 1, community associations in Fairfax County interested in installing electric vehicle charging stations for their residents will be able to apply for technical assistance and partial reimbursement through the Charge Up Fairfax program.  Electric vehicles, or EVs, are better for the environment and less expensive to fuel and maintain than gas-powered vehicles. The convenience of at-home charging makes EV ownership more practical, but that can be a barrier for residents of community associations who may not have access ...

“To me they are just abandoning us, they don’t care. To the point the people living up there are getting sick and tired of it. If we don’t make a fight right now, we’re going to lose everything up there. And we don’t get much already anyhow,” said Brian Clark, president of the Georgetown Lake Homeowners Association.   Read the article…………………………….

A microwave started a fire at a condominium building in Harford County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.  A neighbor of the occupant heard a smoke alarm and later discovered the occupant inside her apartment with heavy smoke, fire officials said. Another neighbor assisted her out of the apartment.   Read the article…………………………….

This week, some are training on how to respond to what would be a true nightmare: A condo collapse in Daytona Beach Shores.  The Federal Emergency Management Agency is hosting the training at the county’s Emergency Operations Center at 3825 Tiger Bay Road Daytona Beach. Volusia County and chose the scenario. The county’s coastline is lined with condos and hotels, and some were evacuated as a precaution because of Hurricane Ian and Tropical Storm Nicole.    Read the article…………………………….

rudy Allen has buyers’ remorse after dealing with what she describes as ‘issue after issue.’ The trombone player sold her home in 2020 and moved to the Sunridge Villas condominium on Westpark Drive in Southwest Houston.  “It’s been very far from an oasis. I just stay in my house,” Allen said. “I regret purchase of this property.”    Read the article…………………………….

Federal investigators on Thursday shared updates on their probe into the cause of the catastrophic 2021 condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, providing key insights into the factors that may have led to the deaths of 98 people under a mountain of rubble.  Investigators have identified hundreds of possible points of failure in the building, eventually narrowing down about two dozen hypotheses of what could have triggered the collapse, officials with the National Institute of Standards and Technology said in a ...

In a deed-restricted neighborhood in Hillsborough County, some residents say they’re out of options to get neighbors to follow county code and deed restrictions.  In Hillsborough County, short-term rentals are allowed but must be rented out for at least seven days. One neighborhood in the county says it’s easy enough to find rental after rental available for stays shorter than a week.    Read the article…………………………….

In December, Two Rivers Subdivision HOA filed a complaint with Ada County’s Fourth District Court against Yuriy Buchinskiy and his wife Valentina Buchinskiy aiming to force them to stop operating their small businesses out of their home in the upscale subdivision.   Read the article…………………………….

As Florida’s wild natural beaches have become more and more scarce, beachside buildings with gravel rooftops have multiplied by the thousands. Shorebirds that nest in the sand have had to adapt.  Several species, including black skimmers, least terns, roseate terns and American oystercatchers, have taken to nesting on the plentiful gravel rooftops of buildings near the waterfront.   Read the article…………………………….

A fire in Chester Tuesday destroyed several units inside a condominium complex.  Chester Fire Department Chief Thomas Marchiano says the flames broke out in the afternoon at the Whispering Hills condominium complex inside a garage and spread to the apartments above.    Read the article…………………………….

A fire in Chester Tuesday destroyed several units inside a condominium complex.  Chester Fire Department Chief Thomas Marchiano says the flames broke out in the afternoon at the Whispering Hills condominium complex inside a garage and spread to the apartments above.    Read the article…………………………….

Z&L Properties has sued bidders who violated a court restraining order to buy 10 condominiums auctioned at cut-rate prices in Downtown San Jose.  The China-based developer filed the lawsuit against two buyers as well as San Diego-based Nationwide Reconveyance, a trustee for a homeowners association at a 320-unit condo tower    Read the article…………………………….

A pair of Florida developers have bought a 2.5-acre beachfront property near the Naples Beach Club and plan to build a luxury condominium tower on the site.  BH Group and the Kolter Group, both from South Florida, paid $102.6 million for the property — which has 200 feet of beach frontage    Read the article…………………………….

A select group of people living at the Belleza at Ponte Vedra Condominium complex reached out to Action News Jax questioning the HOA’s authority to charge them thousands in legal fees.  Five residents living at Belleza tell Action News Jax the fees have been piling on for well over a year, claiming it all dates back to a project the condo’s board of directors approved back in 2020.   Read the article…………………………….

A neighborhood in Highland was flooded by what was initially believed to be a pipe burst, but Provo River Water Users Association said it was actually due to a mechanical failure of a manway cover.  The flooding happened Saturday afternoon near the intersection of 6400 West and 10400 North.Tens of thousands of gallons of water were seen rushing out of the Murdock Canal, which is overseen by the association.     Read the article…………………………….

Most people never hear about the California FAIR Plan until their homeowner’s insurance gets canceled.  “It’s not a normal home insurance policy,” said Amy Bach, executive director of the nonprofit United Policyholders. “It only covers fire, lightning, internal explosion. It doesn’t cover water damage, leaks, your toilet overflows.”    Read the article…………………………….

In the wake of a 2021 Florida law, condo owners are facing a variety of new requirements and potentially massive fees. Following the collapse of Champlain Tower in Surfside, the legislature passed a statute requiring, among other things, that buildings over 30 years old (20 years on the coasts) be inspected and collect reserve capital from owners in order to make repairs. In some cases, these could result in assessments as high as $100,000 over the next year for individual ...

Virginia’s residential landscape boasts the 12th spot nationally with the highest number of homes belonging to Homeowner Associations (HOAs).  Based on data from the Foundation for Community Association Research from December 2021, more than 2 million Virginia residents live in over 9,000 HOA communities across the Commonwealth.    Read the article…………………………….

An Owasso resident calls on the community to help fix a broken park bridge after the city and neighborhood HOA said their hands are tied.  The bridge in the Three Lakes neighborhood is completely falling apart.  With the unkept conditions, it’s a huge liability, and danger to the kids who play or those who want to enjoy a walk or a bike ride.   Read the article…………………………….

Q: It’s been four years since COVID, and quite frankly, I’m tired of hearing excuses from lazy people who refuse to convene as normal. And while I understand the convenience of Zoom meetings, they are not without fault and major issues.   For one thing, there will always be “technical” difficulties. It’s the internet, after all.    Read the Q&A………………………………..

In the Steiner Ranch Community in northwest Austin, there are three areas with neighborhood tennis courts, and some of them have pickleball lines.  Residents can make reservations to play either game, but recently a debate has landed on the courts at the Bella Mar community center over whether a tennis court should be converted into four pickleball courts.    Read the article…………………………….

According to O’Brian, when firefighters arrived, they found “a heavily involved garage fire, and it was spreading up into the attic.  The fire spread to three units in the six-unit building and the other units were damaged by smoke.    Read the article…………………………….

Maybe one North Carolina insurance provider should join the industry trend and advertise: “Hello Beach Plan policyholders! Do you need a new roof? Want to save on your property insurance? How about we help you out with as much as $8,000 toward a much stronger roof that is fortified to withstand storms? And don’t worry — we’re not asking you to pay it back.”    Read the article…………………………….

Mail theft has been an ongoing issue in her Arden Arcade condominium community, Woodside Homeowners Association, over the past few years, she said.  Braden filed a report with the inspection service to help her recover her stolen credit card in February.  “You’ll receive an email response in 1-3 days,” the confirmation said.  She never heard from them.   Read the article…………………………….

In a two-hour annual meeting last week that was at times tense and other times jovial, members of the embattled Dobson Ranch Homeowners Association elected three board candidates who had been critical of the previous board’s handling of financial turmoil over the past three years.    Read the article…………………………….

Dear Readers: This week, I wanted to remind everyone that the December 31, 2024 deadline for condominiums to obtain a Structural Integrity Reserve Study, or SIRS, is fast approaching. For any budget passed on or after December 31, 2024, the reserve funds mandated by this required report cannot be waived.    Read the article…………………………….

But the plan of the trustees is clear. They’ve written a proposal to go before the homeowners’ association for a vote. It would allow the three trustees to declare a home a “nuisance” and issue an undetermined amount of fines that could be collected by placing a lien on the home. The wording is so broad that nearly anything could be declared a nuisance by the trustees.    Read the article…………………………….

A little girl in Blacksburg is taking on her neighborhood HOA in a battle over backyard chickens.  “There’s a farm behind my house so like why not?” said Avery Prussin. “Why am I not allowed to have chickens? Like there are horses, cows, like a bunch of things.”    Read the article…………………………….

Q: The board of my condo association, which has over 400 units, has been charging and collecting a fee of around $900 from all new owners when they buy a unit and the fee is categorized as a “capital contribution.” Is such a capital contribution allowed under the Florida Condominium Act?    Read the Q&A………………………………..

Some Sarasota County property owners who didn’t need flood insurance have gotten notifications from their mortgage lenders — about 6,000 homes were impacted after they were moved into FEMA’s new flood zone mapping. Up to 1,000 along the Honore Avenue axis in Palmer Ranch are also included.    Read the article…………………………….

The Laketown Wharf Resort Condominium Association has responded to the mandatory evacuation of 63 units.  The owner’s association attorney is Brandon Burg. Burg issued a statement Friday morning saying they’ve hired an engineer to inspect the 2-stairwells deemed structurally unsound by Panama City Beach inspectors.   Read the article…………………………….

Gatekeepers for the Meadowlakes Property Owners’ Association are requiring that all roofers present valid state identification before being allowed into the incorporated gated community.  The move follows a “barrage of storm-chasers” entering the city in the aftermath of a large hailstorm” on April 9, POA President Don Wheeler told DailyTrib.com     Read the article…………………………….

It was a full house at the new Gold Canyon Community Center on March 27. The attraction was the first-ever gathering of neighborhood leaders coming together to share interests, concerns and best practices for the common good of Gold Canyon.   Read the article…………………………….

In many areas, like Woodbury, for example, in-home child care is in high demand. One provider who asked to be unnamed due to current conversations with their HOA, and who lives in a different Woodbury HOA community, is facing a similar issue to Leonzal. She runs an in-home daycare and was recently informed that her daycare was brought up by someone during a board meeting where someone argued it was a business and therefore is against the HOA bylaws.   Read ...

Al Thomas and his family won’t forget what happened on the banks of a nearby retention pond on Feb. 20, 2023.  Their neighbor, Gloria Serge, walked her dog when a large alligator lunged out of the pond.  “He grabbed her leg, and he dragged her in, and they do that spinning,” said Thomas of the attack that killed the 85-year-old woman.    Read the article…………………………….

Cherokee County homeowners say with each rolling storm they sit with bated breath because of trees randomly falling on top of homes.  “If a bad storm comes through those trees could fall right down,” Chris Frymyer said.  O’Neal Wilburn showed Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln the damage to his bedroom when a tree fell on his home last month.    Read the article…………………………….

Dorothy Sipp and her husband, John, have lived in Darien’s Hinsbrook subdivision for nearly four decades.  “There always have been rumblings that there is this homeowners association,” Dorothy Sipp said, but the couple never came into contact with it.  Until last week.    Read the article…………………………….

At least 16 units in an apartment complex in Collier County have been without power for nearly a week, leaving residents coping with lost food and increasing Florida humidity, and no electricity.     Read the article…………………………….

The sign in front of the Oceana condominium complex perfectly explains the problem: Unstable cliffs. Danger. Stay back. But what does that mean for owners of the 13 units? Every time water washes up on the rocks at the base of the cliff, the owners are hit with a wave of concern.  “The fear is that our building is going to fall into the ocean,” said condo owner Russ Rasmussen.    Read the article…………………………….

Two men have been arrested following a stunning crime at a South Florida condominium making the 83-year-old victim’s family ask questions.  Coconut Police Police said that a building manager and director of security who were employed by a Coconut Creek retirement community were arrested for allegedly stealing from one of its residents.    Read the article…………………………….

Two groups of Steiner Ranch residents are at odds over the proposed introduction of pickleball courts within the homeowners association community.  On April 4, a group of residents created a petition that advocated for converting one tennis court at the Bella Mar Community Center into four semi-permanent pickleball courts. The petition alluded to a recent meeting between the HOA board and the tennis committee, which included conversations on the proposed initiative.    Read the article…………………………….

Q: I am on the board of directors of a homeowners association (HOA) in Evanston, Illinois. The board is gathering information about installing electrical vehicle (EV) chargers on our HOA property.  The board is particularly interested in the concept that was described in your article from last year. You said there is an option for an outside company to install and maintain the EV charger. Then, they share revenue with the HOA.   Read the Q&A………………………………..

The Island Winds Condominium Association has lifted their ban on Florida Audubon from using their property to monitor shorebird nesting.  Dave Nusbaum, president of Island Winds Condominium Association, said the association’s ban was lifted after the settlement between the nonprofit and property owners Kurt Kroemer and Ed Rood over their lagoon walkover near the Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area, and for Audubon dropping the lawsuit against the Town of Fort Myers Beach over the town council’s approval of a ...

For the second time this year, Panama City Beach officials are calling for a mandatory evacuation from a high-rise condominium.  Inspectors say a stairwell at the Laketown Wharf complex on Front Beach Road is structurally unsound. As a result, the city is requiring a number of residents to get out of their units by 5 p.m. Saturday.   Read the article…………………………….