As was warned, on January 22, 2025, the United States Supreme Court has just lifted the stay imposed by the District Court of Eastern Texas. All corporations, in our case, all HOAs and Cooperatives, must file Beneficial Ownership reports without delay. To remind those that have not already filed their reports, each Association must provide […]
Bridgeport police investigate ‘hateful’ fliers telling immigrants to ‘get out’ found in South End (CT)
As he went outside to take a walk Wednesday, Navarun Gupta said, he spotted about 20 small fliers on the lawn around his condominium in Bridgeport’s South End. On each flier, one side bore the message: “Get out” and “You’re not welcome,” translated into multiple languages. The other side said, “Deportation now,” and “Report all […]
Citizen group floats ideas to regain beach access at Compo Cove (CT)
At issue is a locked gate at the end of the walkway, presumably installed by Cove residents’ homeowner association, which blocks pedestrian access to the town beach…..“The public historically had access to this beach until the gate appeared about 20 years ago,” said Johnson. “We are all taxpayers, and I think we want to understand […]
This hidden mineral is crumbling thousands of home foundations across New England
In 2020, Karen Bilotti and her husband, Sam, started to notice fine lines in their basement’s concrete walls. Ordinarily, they might not have given them a second thought. But the Bilottis had recently heard about a growing group of nearby homeowners in Massachusetts with larger cracks in their foundations, and Sam began to worry. […]
Status of CTA Filing Mandate from FinCEN (CT)
Significant developments have emerged from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Initially, the District Court enjoined enforcement of the CTA, prompting the Government to appeal and seek a stay of that decision. The Fifth Circuit initially granted the Government’s motion, temporarily reinstating […]
Manchester condo residents face generator bill after going a month without power (CT)
Residents of a condominium complex went about a month without power, leading to them paying for electricity through a generator, costing them each thousands of dollars out of pocket and the loss of their refrigerated food before power was restored Thursday. Read the article…………………………….
‘We are hopeless right now.’ | Manchester condo owners plead with Eversource to fix weeks-long electricity issues at complex (CT)
People who live at Lawton Gardens Condominiums in Manchester are frustrated after nearly a month of electricity issues. “It’s just been a huge problem, one thing after another,” said resident Bob Soucy. A large, and sometimes inconsistent, generator is the only thing powering one of the two condo buildings, after the complex lost power Nov. […]
Breaking: Court Lifts Stay on CTA – January 1, 2025 Deadline Looms for Community Association Boards and Management
The First Circuit Court of Appeals today lifted the stay on compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), delivering a significant victory for the government. The court found that the government has a strong likelihood of success in defending the CTA’s constitutionality against pending challenges. Read the article…………………………….
Wilton resident narrowly escaped condo fire by jumping from second-floor window, official says (CT)
A resident of a condominium was able to narrowly escape an early morning fire after jumping from a second-story window, according to an official. The occupant jumped with the help of responding police officers, Blanchfield said, and needed to be transported to an area hospital by EMS for the injuries they sustained. Read the […]
US Government is Appealing Texas Court Injunction of the CTA
What a mess a Texas Federal Court and now FinCEN are making regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Days ago, District Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction ordering that the entire CTA is enjoined nationwide and that the US government in enjoined from enforcing the BOI Reporting […]
Corporate Transparency Act Update! (CT)
On December 3rd, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas published a decision in the matter of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al. issuing a preliminary nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act essentially blocking the Treasury Department from enforcing the Act’s beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting […]
Selectwomen ink contract for Old Mill project, mum on beach access issue (CT)
With no discussion of beach access, the Board of Selectwomen last week signed a $4.739 million contract for reconstruction of the Old Mill tide gates and walkway. Currently, a gate is locked at the end of the walkway and open only to private homeowner association’s residents who live beyond the gate. Read the article…………………………….
20 people displaced by fire at Bloomfield condos, chief says (CT)
Upon arrival, Jones said, crews saw heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story, attached wood-frame condominium structure. He said the first arriving officer upgraded the assignment to a task force activation, which brought additional fire companies to the scene and for station coverage. Read the article…………………………….
Facing $200K in repairs, Danbury condos remain without heat after August rainstorms
After nearly three months, city resident Alessandra Zocolotti still has no gas in her Shelter Rock Road condominium complex. And she said she’s getting frustrated. Everyone in Zocolotti’s 10-unit complex on 160 Shelter Rock Road was excavated after flooding from August’s deadly rainstorm caused a mudslide and severe damage. Read the article…………………………….
Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) – UPDATED
On Oct. 24, the motion for preliminary injunction filed by CAI National was denied. The injunction was sought to postpone the deadline for community associations to comply with the act’s burdensome requirements until the case could be fully heard by the court. Read the article…………………………….
Does East Lyme have to kill the geese to get rid of goose droppings? (CT)
Efforts to gauge the appetite of the Giants Neck Beach Association for euthanizing its resident Canada goose population have prompted a discussion on more humane ways to drive the waterfowl out of the area. A September survey from the Giants Neck Beach Association Board of Governors was filled out by 97 members, with 57% in […]
Police rescue woman from fire at Northbrook Condos, cat dies (CT)
Police officers and a home health aide carried a disabled resident to safety and she was taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation by the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service after a fire broke out in her unit on Rosewood Circle at Northbrook Condominiums around 6:35 p.m. Saturday. Read the article…………………………….
Danbury firefighters rescue 5 residents, cat from Triangle Street condo blaze, department says (CT)
The Danbury Fire Department said on Facebook that the fire broke out in Building B at around 3:17 p.m. and firefighters responded shortly after. The department added that responding crews found “heavy smoke issuing from a third floor balcony slider and numerous people trying to evacuate” on arrival. Read the article…………………………….
Firefighters respond to condo flooding in Danbury CT
Danbury firefighters prepare to search the Overlook Court Condominiums on Coalpit Road in Danbury Connecticut as rising flood waters threatened residents August 18, 2024. Up to 10 inches of rain fell in Fairfield County Connecticut during the day. Read the article…………………………….
Sinking condo in Hamden highlights gaps in home insurance coverage in CT, officials say
Nearly everywhere Vanessa Brown looks inside her withering condominium on Pine Rock Avenue, she sees traces of the torment she has endured there over the last decade. Built on poorly compacted fill dirt, the foundation of Brown’s home, which belongs to the Pine Rock Condos complex, has been settling for decades, compromising its structural stability […]
CT Supreme Court rules high end beach community can’t stop homeowner renting to transient guests
A divided state Supreme Court took up the question of short term home rentals Monday, concluding that zoning regulations adopted by a high end Connecticut beach community cannot stop the owner of a waterfront property there from renting it to transient guests for weekends over the online vacation site Vrbo. Read the article…………………………….
Unfinished business: More than a year later, cases against developer William Ferrigno continue (CT)
It’s been a little over a year since issues with a partially completed neighborhood in Simsbury first began to surface. Residents of Cambridge Crossing, a stone’s throw from the International Skating Center of Connecticut, were frustrated and fed up with the lack of action on concerns they had about the conditions of their neighborhood due […]
Residents of Brookfield condo complex question costs, need for DNA tests in dog feces crackdown (CT)
Jill Lounsbury, who has lived in the Oak Meadows condos for six years, said she has not decided whether to comply with the Brookfield development’s new mandate requiring DNA testing for all dogs as part of a crackdown on residents who fail to clean up after their dogs. Read the article…………………………….
Condo Owners Vote To Pay Full Water Debt (CT)
The members of a Fair Haven Heights condo association have voted to pay their entire $138,000-plus overdue water bill?—?and will now try to collect from the complex’s former property manager, whom they accuse of failing to promptly address the leak that left them in such a financial mess. Read the article…………………………….
CT condo complex requires dog DNA testing to crack down on poop cleanup: ‘Being treated as children’
In an effort to crack down on dog feces cleanup, a local condominium complex is requiring DNA testing for residents’ dogs, a move that many residents are saying is too much overreach.Oak Meadows Homeowners Association on Federal Road in Brookfield has entered into an agreement with a laboratory to collect and test DNA samples of […]
Condos Drowning In Water Debt (CT)
A years-long leak has sunk a Fair Haven Heights condo association into $138,000 in debt?—?landing the group in bankruptcy court, and leading to a legal fight over whether the association’s water bill or urgent maintenance should be paid for first. Meanwhile, Winters Run resident Rose Appi has been living with all of her furniture in […]
1 injured, up to 75 displaced after Stratford fire at Main St. condo building (CT)
One person was injured and up to 75 were displaced Saturday after a fire broke out in a Main Street condominium building, a fire official said, and all residents of the building were displaced……. He said the fire extended into at least two additional units and heavy smoke caused significant damage throughout the building, making […]
Brookfield condo fire displaces 10 families (CT)
A fire broke out in a condominium complex on Boxwood Drive early Thursday morning, leading to the evacuation of several residents and displacement of 10 families Read the article…………………………….
Two people hospitalized after 2-alarm blaze at Brookfield condo complex (CT)
The fire appeared to have consumed a large number of units in at least one of the buildings. “There are numerous agencies working in the area. Please use caution,” the post said.
House passes bill making it easier for condo owners to install solar (CT)
The bill serves as an expansion of the solar rights of members of common interest communities, which include condominiums, community apartments, planned developments, etc. A provision in the State’s Clean Air Act, passed in 2022, already prohibited common interest communities from adopting or enforcing rules that would prohibit community residents from installing solar panels. That […]
Fire in Chester condo complex destroys several units (CT)
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…………………………….
Town To Finalize Easement Agreement with Condo Association Near Mead Pond (CT)
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 […]
West Hartford Condo Blaze Displaces Occupant (CT)
A kitchen fire at a local condominium Sunday afternoon spread enough inside to displace the unit’s occupants, according to the West Hartford Fire Department. Read the article…………………………….
More than a dozen people forced out by fire in Middletown condo complex (CT)
More than a dozen people were forced out of their homes by an early morning fire at a condo complex in Middletown. The fire broke out at the Pepper Mill Village Condos on Burgundy Hill Lane around 3:30 a.m. on Thursday. Read the article…………………………….
Naugatuck Woman Secures $250,000 Settlement After Fall on Ice (CT)
A 55-year-old Naugatuck woman, who injured her left ankle, back and neck when she fell on ice and snow in a condominium complex, has settled her case for $250,000. Natalia Dubrovinskaya was taking out the garbage for her boyfriend, who lived at the Hidden Brook condominiums in Naugatuck, when she slipped and fell, Read the article…………………………….
A CT dam disagreement emerges as climate change impacts state. ‘It’s for our safety… our family’
The lake is remote, nestled in the woods in eastern Connecticut, with just an appliance store and an auto exhaust servicer nearby. Ashford Lake’s 53 acres are surrounded by residences, members of the Ashford Lake Property Owners’ Association, who enjoy kayaking in the summer and ice fishing in the winter. Read the article…………………………….
Condo Column: The package problem (NH)
Something seemingly simple has become a problem. Package delivery. Since the pandemic hit, and Amazon took over the world, package delivery has become a booming business leading to some problems at condominium association. This, of course, has led to an increase in the actions of criminal entrepreneurs, aka Porch Pirates, those who steal packages off […]
Judge orders Farmington Valley developer to comply with order to provide accounting funds (CT)
The Farmington Valley developer accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients could face a contempt of court charge if he doesn’t comply with a judge’s order by mid-January. Read the article…………………………….
‘It’s Just Been Chronic’: Park Street Condos Hire Environmental Consultant (CT)
A condominium association on Park Street has hired environmental consultants to help figure out what’s causing an odor and fumes rising from catch basins and drains outside the complex, officials say. Read the article…………………………
‘She really hasn’t left the building’: Elevator at Cromwell condo broken for months (CT)
Residents called NBC CT Responds for help, but it appears there’s not much recourse with the systems in place locally and at the state level Read the article………………………..
New lawsuits filed against Avon developer accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars (CT)
The Farmington Valley developer accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients still has yet to face a judge. William Ferrigno, the owner of Sunlight Construction, is charged with first degree larceny and violating state contractor laws. Read the article…………………………………
Residents Forced To Move Out Of Unsafe Montville Condo Building (CT)
A Montville eight-unit condominium building was shut down last week and remaining residents had to leave their homes, according to The Day. Read the article……………………………
Condo Column: A Hidden Danger
About two years ago in Michigan, which becomes relevant to New Hampshire by the end of this column, there was damage to a condominium that was covered by the Association’s Master Policy. After the deductible, the check to be paid by the carrier to the Association was $40,000.00. All was going to be good. Then […]
Two tenants still living in Montville condominium building as water about to be shut off (CT)
wo months after gas lines were removed from a condominium building at 23 Georgia Road ? forcing tenants to either leave or live without heat, hot water or gas stoves ? two tenants who still live there are facing another utility shutoff. Read the article……………………………….
Their Connecticut neighborhood has stood unfinished. Now the developer faces criminal charges.
The streets in Katie Barcelo’s neighborhood aren’t quite finished. In fact, her home is surrounded by others that have been unfinished for more than a year. Read the article………………………………….
Condo Column: The proper Reserve Study (CT)
Last time I explained why the need for a Reserve Study exists. This time, some ideas of what you should have in one. First, as a reminder, a reserve study is simply a better budget planning tool that identifies the components an association is responsible to maintain or replace, the current status of the reserve […]
Former condo president alleges ‘financial ruin’ at The Wellington in White Plains (CT)
A former president of The Wellington condominium in White Plains is suing the board of managers and its management company for nearly $1.5 million over alleged financial irregularities. Joseph Silva accused the current board and White Management Ltd., Eastchester, of fraud, in a complaint filed Aug. 17 in Westchester Supreme Court. Read the article………………………..
Bricks fall from Manchester condo wall onto cars, fire official says (CT)
Bricks fell off an exterior wall of a condominium complex Wednesday night, damaging three cars and triggering an evacuation, a fire official said. Read the article………………………..
Families in unfinished Simsbury neighborhood worried about regular payments (CT)
Some residents of the Cambridge Court home owners association, known in Connecticut as a common interest community, have been waiting years for their builder, William Ferrigno of Sunlight Construction to complete their neighborhood. From a lack of streetlights and road signs to incomplete sidewalks and drainage systems, their wish list is a long one that […]
Angry condo buyers tell CT town: ‘a lot of people have been taken advantage of’ (CT)
Frustrated by unpaid tax bills and growing complaints from property owners, Simsbury officials are considering a tax foreclosure against the Cambridge Crossing condominium complex. Read the article………………………..