Three employees of a Marco Island marine construction company are facing charges after officers said the men were caught replacing a beach boardwalk on South Seas West condo during sea turtle season, court documents show. Read the article……………………………..
GL Homes, Valencia Reserve settle lawsuit over construction defects (FL)
The Valencia Reserve HOA filed a lawsuit in June 2016 alleging GL Homes built a faulty irrigation system that left homeowners with either ‘parched or oversaturated lawns’ among other concerns. GL Homes has agreed to pay $850,000 to the Valencia Reserve Homeowners Association to settle a four-year old lawsuit alleging that the homebuilder left the […]
Florida Recalls HOA Board for Troubled Osceola County Community (FL)
The homeowner’s association board for an Osceola County community has been recalled by a state agency. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ruled in favor of more than 200 residents at Turnberry Reserve, recalling the November election results. Read the article……………………………
La Jolla’s Colony Hill HOA is sued over rejection of home renovation plans (CA)
Some homeowners associations have reputations for being difficult. But few get sued by residents. But that’s what happened to the Colony Hill HOA in La Jolla after two homeowners sought to renovate a property but were denied on grounds that the project would be “too large for the location and creates a severe impact to […]
Metro Detroit residents concerned after dozens of duck carcasses found near neighborhood pond (MI)
Dozens of ducks are dead in a metro Detroit neighborhood, with some nearby residents claiming the homeowner’s association isn’t doing enough to mediate. “There’s bits and pieces of duck carcasses everywhere,” said one resident who was concerned about his kids and dogs outside around the dead animals. Read the article……………………………….
Tips on road maintenance in a property owner association (NC)
I have heard from a number of people who live in homeowner and property owner associations and the concerns they have regarding roads, as well as water runoff and the issues which can be related with them. Having recently been involved in the review and selection process of evaluating solutions for road work, it pays […]
Mike Tyson Involved In Huge Argument With Las Vegas Neighbours Over His Pooping Pigeons (NV)
The boxing legend begun keeping the birds as a way to improve his mental health after stepping away from the ring. But his fellow Las Vegas residents have become enraged after finding the paintwork on their cars heavily damaged. ‘Iron Mike’ revealed: “They tried to stop them in Vegas and stuff, but they couldn’t stop […]
Suspended Osceola County Commissioner Fred Hawkins speaks publicly about arrest for first time (FL)
Hawkins showed a special deputy badge, issued by Sheriff Russ Gibson, while he tried to enter the HOA election meeting. He was heard on camera saying he is with the sheriff, before telling a security guard she was about to be arrested. Read the article……………………………
Navy couple fights to save home from HOA lawsuit (FL)
The Nottingham Harbor subdivision is home to Chris Roling and Robin Roling. It is where the Navy Second Class Petty Officer and husband are raising their seven children. “This is our home,” Robin Roling said. “We are here.” The couple is now engaged in a fight with their Homeowners Association over dues; it is the […]
Condo Association Doesn’t Cover Unit Finishes (FL)
Q: I own the top unit in a two-story building. Heavy rains caused roof damage which caused significant ceiling damage in my unit. The property manager quickly sent a roofer to fix the exterior problem. They will provide service to replace my ceiling sheet rock but will not pay for ceiling paint. Why shouldn’t it […]
After decade-long legal fight, Montclair luxury condo owners will finally have leaks fixed (NJ)
Last week, when storm Isaias swept through Montclair and water began pouring in through the wallboard above the windows of her high-end condominium in the Siena, Dagny Henderson was at the ready with buckets. The next day, when the curtain rod in her bedroom came crashing down, loosened by the spongy wallboard, the 87-year-old widow […]
Firefighters respond to Westlake condo fire (OH)
A fire broke out at a Westlake residential building Sunday morning, firefighters confirm, and it is now contained. Read the article……………………………….
Gated community serves Adam Botana for trespassing while campaigning (FL)
State House candidate Adam Botana was reported for trespassing in a Fort Myers gated community while door knocking. Surveillance cameras on July 13 caught the Bonita Springs Republican rolling through the back gate of the Forest Country Club on an electric scooter. A week later, Botana was served with a warning from the homeowners association […]
Siena gets long-awaited fixes after suit settlement (NJ)
Developed on the former Hahne’s Department Store property, the building’s owners quickly sold all but eight of its 101 units as buyers sought what the builders termed an “enclave of luxury in an urban village setting” at Church and South Park streets. But soon owners of these luxury condos were plagued with leaks through walls, […]
About 30 People Displaced After Condominiums Catch Fire In Aurora (CO)
Aurora Fire Rescue says about 30 people are now displaced after a fire tore through a condominium complex. Firefighters responded to the Red Sky Condos near Sable Boulevard and Dearborn Way Saturday morning. Read the article……………………………
Condominium not obligated to hire property manager (FL)
Can a condominium with more than 10 units and a budget in excess of $100,000 self-manage? Or do the Florida statutes require them to hire a licensed property manager? Read the Q&A…………………………………..
Fireworks violation questioned (FL)
Q: I live in a homeowners association (HOA). On July 4th I celebrated with fireworks. I now have been sent a violation letter stating I violated the HOA rule against fireworks. Read the Q&A………………………….
Peacock problems: Clearwater community killing peacocks, law enforcement says it’s not illegal (FL)
There’s a peacock problem in Pinellas County. Some said there’s too many, others argue there aren’t enough. Some neighbors consider the wild animal’s therapy pets while others call the peacocks a nuisance and kill the birds to get rid of them, but that solution doesn’t sit so well with everyone. Read the article…………………………..
Condo board exiles restaurant’s resident birds (FL)
Humans aren’t the only Key West residents struggling to find long-term housing these days. Bailey, Tango and Lola, the birds that have lived in the outdoor courtyard at New York Pasta Garden for up to 17 years, have been exiled by the condominium association that governs Duval Square. Read the article……………………………
HOAs can fine homeowners but can’t force them to follow rules (NV)
Q: I am a Realtor in Las Vegas and have lived in a homeowners association community for 22 years. Early last year the HOA sent out detailed deviations to all homeowners with a timeline for completion/response. This year, our HOA has let homes have weeds as tall as a child, brown lawns, dead palm trees […]
Grand Chute police discontinue parking on condo property to monitor neighborhood activities (WI)
Question: Do police have the right to park on private property to run the license plate numbers of all the cars driving on a private road? This is happening on Green Meadow Drive in Grand Chute. I believe they are breaking our Fourth Amendment rights, invading our privacy and trespassing, but they refuse to leave. […]
Ocean City Condo Complex to Rise Above Flood Level (MD)
Chronic flooding at the Ocean Aire Condominiums is so bad at times that stormwater literally surges as high as the windows. But residents living at the condo complex at 43rd Street and West Avenue in Ocean City’s south end won’t be moving out. They’ll be moving up. Read the article………………………………
Condo World: To tow or not to tow, Part I (NH)
People do the darnedest things with cars. They park on the grass; they take the space or spaces of other units; they take up three or four spaces when assigned two spaces; they fail to move for the plow. The list can be long. When these types of things occur, usually a board of directors […]
Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Partners with HOA, Installs New Playgrounds (ID)
Children of Idaho Falls have two new areas to recreate thanks to the City of Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department and a partnership with a local homeowners association. Located just west of Sand Creek Golf Course, the Dunes Subdivision HOA partnered with the City to install a new playground in Dunes Park. The HOA […]
Developers: No plans to drop ‘plantation’ in Florida community names
When Charlene Smith and her husband Matthew began searching for a place to live in Florida, they considered several communities before deciding on ICI Homes’ Plantation Bay. The couple moved from New York City into their new home here three weeks ago. While both are Black, the community’s name didn’t bother them at the time. Read […]
Private clubs continue to find that the most likely buyers are current members or nearby homeowners
Private clubs continue to find that the most likely buyers are current members or nearby homeowners. A group of 70 members recently acquired Tippecanoe Country Club in Canfield, Ohio, and the Palm Desert Resorter Homeowners Association acquired Palm Desert Resort Country Club in California. Read the article……………………………
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Condo association erects ‘private property’ signs
Q: If our condo association posts “private property” signs, are there any implications? Read the Q&A………………………………
Woman dead, others injured after condo fire at Grove Isle in south Indian River County (FL)
A woman died and two people went to hospitals with injuries in a condo fire at Grove Isle off U.S. 1, a fire official said. After the condominium caught fire, five other condos were damaged by smoke, but Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Roger Dion said the cause of the fire remains under […]
Roof rips off Ocean City condominium (MD)
Tropical Storm Isaias was more of a wind event than a rain event for Ocean City, after the roof of a condominium ripped off, most likely by a strong wind gust, approaching 70 to 80 mph. Read the article………………………………
Foothills HOA reformers score major bylaws win (AZ)
Early last year, two Foothills Association homeowners got curious about their HOA board in the wake of a springtime vote to oust longtime board President Bill Fautsch. Though the recall bid failed when two corporate members with significant blocs of votes threw their weight in Fautsch’s favor, Ron Doherty and David Randolph began for the […]
Construction firm alleges Venetian Islands condo association skipped out on $720K (FL)
A construction company alleges the condo association at Nine Island Avenue on Miami Beach’s Venetian Islands skipped out on $723,000 for a major renovation. Miami-based Critical Path Construction is suing the condo association at Nine Island Avenue, alleging the association breached its contract after it failed to pay the construction company for completing 99 percent […]
Landmark Preservation Commission to weigh in on status for Denver’s Carmen Court Condos (CO)
The Landmark Preservation Commission will weigh in Tuesday on a request to designate the Carmen Court Condominiums in Denver as a landmark. The request is pitting the owners, who say they don’t want the designation, against some neighbors, who do. Read the article……………………………..
Subdivision change initiated to help homeowner (TX)
She continued, “Nothing seemed out of the norm. It wasn’t until we submitted a building permit application we were given the news that the city had no record of a subdivision application from 1946. So the city considers our lot and the next-door neighbor’s at 1303 S. Fifth as one large lot.” Under city regulations, […]
Firelight Meadows, Water and Sewer District report early findings, talk next steps (MT)
Last fall, Firelight Meadows and the Big Sky County Water and Sewer District No. 363 discussed the possibility of annexing Firelight Meadows into the water and sewer district. This proposition could take a step further at an Aug. 11 meeting when the Firelight Homeowners Association (HOA) will host the water and sewer district to present […]
Surf City condo fire displaces approximately 30 people overnight (NC)
Roughly 30 people have been displaced after a structure fire at the Surf Condos in Surf City ignited late Monday night as Hurricane Isaias ripped through the region, Pender County did not open any emergency shelters ahead of the storm. Read the article…………………………….
New HOA president acting like ‘Lone Ranger’
Q: We have a president that started out good but now would put the one on that new Geico commercial to shame. Sneaks around tagging cars and looking for anything she can issue a violation for. Most without warnings. She has hassled several owners to sell just because she doesn’t like them. Read the Q&A……………………..
Owners of Boston’s Rowes Wharf complex vote to oust Jim Shane from board of trustees after battle over proposed million-dollar project (MA)
Owners of the Rowes Wharf complex, an iconic part of Boston’s waterfront, have voted to oust former board president Jim Shane from its Board of Trustees. The vote came following a months-long battle over a proposed million-dollar Club Room project created by Shane, who asked residents to vote for the plan and promised to pay […]
Invasion Of Privacy? Police Catching More Criminals With Community License Plate Reader Cameras (CA)
Vacaville Police tracked down yet another stolen vehicle out of Stockton and made another arrest with the help of community cameras equipped with License Plate Recognition or LPR cameras. Read the article…………………………………
Columbia couple indicted on charges of stealing $100K from local HOA (TN)
Two Columbia residents have been indicted by a Maury County grand jury for stealing from their homeowners association while holding the two top positions in the group. Brenda Gracin, 64, and Mario Gracin, 66, have been indicted on charges of theft for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the Benton Town Hall Homeowners Association. Read […]
Proxy voting in HOA elections often neither secret nor private (FL)
Can you advise me on what a legal voting proxy should have on it when voting for new members of the board? Are we supposed to sign the proxies so that, when we look back on the vote, we know who voted for whom? Read the Q&A………………………………
Neighbors select new name for Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood (CO)
The votes are in, and the new name for Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood was revealed Saturday. Stapleton United Neighbors announced that Central Park was chosen as the neighborhood’s new name. The name garnered 63% of the final vote. Read the article…………………………….
Turmoil at The Villages as 4 HOA directors apparently rescind resignations (AZ)
The dissension is mounting in The Villages at Rancho El Dorado. “It’s getting really ugly right now,” a resident said this week. As of Friday, the community will be without an onsite management company after Associated Asset Management of Tempe turns out the lights at the clubhouse office. Read the article………………………………
They May Be Coming After Your Emotional Support Animal (FL)
On June 24, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1084 into law, prohibiting housing discrimination for people with a disability-related need for an emotional support animal (ESA). In the ongoing battle between CONDO Associations /HOAs and residents with emotional support animals(ESAs) and service animals, this new law should crank up a number of disputes and […]
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Board member seeks approval for change in documentation
Q: I am on the board of a condo association and it was brought to our attention by a past owner who was selling his unit that a potential buyer noticed that the par value noted in the governing documents of our association did not match that in the multiple listing services in our local […]
HVAC units catch fire on top of condo building in Norfolk
Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on the roof of a Norfolk condominium building on Thursday. Read the article……………………………
Club West course owners raise sale possibility (AZ)
The ongoing struggle over the future of Club West’s dead golf course took some surprise turns last week when the somewhat antagonistic parties began talking and the new owners indicated they’d listen to a solid plan for buying it from them and restore it to a sustainable championship playing field without houses. Read the article………………………………..
Marco Island condos fined $4K for sea turtle lighting code violations (FL)
Marco Island code enforcement magistrate Myrnabelle Roche issued $4,000 in fines Tuesday against several condos for violating lighting restrictions during sea turtle season. In general terms, buildings located on the beach must either turn off exterior lights visible from the beach after 9 p.m. from May 1 to Oct. 31 or replace them with low […]
LCSO investigating KKK letters left in Gateway community mailboxes (FL)
People in one Gateway neighborhood found letters from the KKK in their mailboxes, prompting the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to open an investigation. The letters are allegedly from the “Cypress Cay” branch of the KKK and are filled with racial slurs about members of the Cypress Cay community. Read the article…………………………….
Bay Area couple battling HOA over BLM, anti-Trump signs (CA)
Amid a community of townhouses in Danville, a yellow hummer sits prominently in the driveway of one of the homes with two signs on the windshield. One message supports the Black Lives Matter movement. The other says, “Trump Is A Donkeys Rear End.” But the residents recently received an email from their homeowners’ association, the […]
Seven Bridges Delray: Federal Lawsuit Seeks $7M, Alleges Harassment, Discrimination (FL)
A Federal lawsuit is seeking $7M from the Seven Bridges Homeowners Association — as well as a homeowner — as a family claims it was harassed, discriminated against, and told to move to a “Ku Klux Klan” community. Read the article……………………………