Bonita Fairways Community Association, the homeowner’s association of the Bonita Fairways community, recently purchased the Bonita Fairways Golf Club. Financial terms of the purchase weren’t disclosed. Read the article………………………….
Grandmother says she was told to take down graduation yard sign (FL)
A graduation sign celebrating a local high school senior has caused quite the commotion in one Volusia County community. Barbara Novak said she put up the yard sign over the weekend to honor her granddaughter but said she quickly received a call from someone claiming to be with her homeowner’s association telling her it needed […]
Neighbors talk effort to preserve Carmen Court condo complex off Speer (CO)
Neighbors looking to preserve a 95-year-old condo complex off Speer Boulevard already have crowdfunded the $875 they’ll need to submit a landmark nomination for the structure to the city. Sarah McCarthy, one of the three Denver residents who recently submitted a notice of intent to the city, and Lisa Purdy, who is assisting in the […]
Who should pay for Springboro dam repairs? Fight continues in court (OH)
The owners of the Marketplace at Settlers Walk are weighing whether to solve issues with a substandard dam between the shopping center and homes in the Springboro planned community without waiting for resolution of the state lawsuit brought to force action on the dam. Read the article………………………….
Bend neighborhood clears overgrown trees, bushes to prepare for wildfire season (OR)
A small group of residents in Bend’s Tillicum Village walked through their neighborhood Friday to assess the progress they made to protect the area from wildfire. Bert Neumaier, a Tillicum Village resident who organizes the volunteer effort through the national program, Firewise USA, was pleased with what he saw. Read the article……………………………
HOA Homefront: Harassment and handicapped parking questions (CA)
Q: A homeowner in our HOA is said to have harassed a new homeowner couple based on his objection to their interracial marriage. Some homeowners are asking the board to take action against the harassment, they claim cases like this have been ruled to be an HOA’s responsibility. I am looking at it as a […]
Island Golf and Country Club permanently closes in Plaquemine (LA)
For homeowners, the biggest question is what happens now. The HOA does not subsidize the Island with any of their fees. The burden on golf courses is not a unique one, as others have encountered the same fate nationwide. Read the article…………………………….
POA seeks permits to build beach and dune at Litchfield (SC)
Property owners on the southern tip of Litchfield Beach are seeking state and federal permits to pump up to 700,000 cubic yards of offshore sand along nearly a mile of beachfront. The project, proposed by the Peninsula Property Owners Association, includes building a 6-foot tall dune along 4,000 feet of beach. The purpose is to […]
Club West board seeks dismissal of golf course suit (AZ)
Foothills Club West Community Association board members have asked a judge to toss a suit that a resident-based nonprofit filed against them. In a petition filed earlier this month, the HOA board members said that the Club West Conservancy failed to back up its lawsuit with facts supporting its allegations and that it has no […]
Kissimmee property management company owner arrested, charged with fraud, impersonating officer (FL)
The former property manager exposed by 9 Investigates for allowing her ex-cop-turned-felon boyfriend to run security in a Kissimmee neighborhood was arrested for fraud and impersonating an officer, according to Osceola County Jail records. Sherry Raposo is the owner of the property management company that was fired by the homeowners association at Turnberry Reserve earlier […]
Condo residents concerned about La Jolla nursing home’s ‘garbage’ (CA)
The Racquet Club and nursing center share an alley, Leary noted, “and the nuisance of overflowing garbage from the center is a big concern for me and my neighbors. There are latex and nitrile examination gloves blowing around on the ground, as well as on the hill and road opposite the center where employees often […]
Condo column: Do emails meet the 48 hour requirement for board notices? (FL)
Q: We do not have a convenient place to post our notices in our 48 home HOA subdivision. In this electronic modern day, is posting on our website, which every owner has access to, appropriate to meet the 48-hour requirement or will we still need to send notice by mail or email seven days in […]
When Homeowner Associations Shade Out Solar Energy (MI)
Rick Freiman has a couple of reasons for wanting to put solar panels on his roof. They would save him money on his energy bill. But also, Freiman is a climate activist. He and his wife Deb want to shrink their carbon footprint. The Freimans live in a subdivision in Portage. They got a couple of […]
HOA admits timing error after homeowner Turns to Ted (TX)
Mary Peck walks to the shady side of her house and points up to the second floor siding. “That’s it,” she jokingly says. “This is our wretched green siding. This is what all the hubbub is about.” Peck and her family live in the Middlegate Village subdivision in northwest Harris County. The Pecks moved to […]
26 displaced after fire at Mpls. condo complex (MN)
Firefighters in Minneapolis responded to an early-morning fire that fortunately left residents uninjured. Crews were called to a condo complex at 3600 Penn Ave. North around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday. The fire, which raged to 2-alarm, required some of the building’s residents to be rescued by fire ladders. Read the article……………………………
Cedar Highlands residents to vote on whether to stay an incorporated town or go back to HOA (UT)
Cedar Highlands residents will soon vote on whether their town should remain a municipality or be formally disincorporated……If a majority of voters opt for disincorporation, the mountain community of Cedar Highlands would revert to its former status as an unincorporated portion of Iron County, operating under its own homeowners association (HOA). The mayor and Town […]
Homeowners can display political signs with some conditions (NV)
Q: We need your expertise in a controversy within our homeowners association. It has to do with when residents are allowed to put up signs in regards to elections. Read the Q&A……………………………..
Bogus battle over street parking puts Sunset Pass in HOA Hall of Shame (NV)
When the first parking violation notice arrived last summer, homeowner Robert Liang thought it would be easy to sort out. He was wrong. “I do believe that the HOA thinks you’re guilty until proven innocent,” said Liang. The car in the picture included with Robert’s notice of violation is breaking the Sunset Pass HOA rules. […]
Recreational weed is legal, but condo associations can still restrict smoking it inside (IL)
Q. Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Illinois, my condo association is attempting to adopt a restriction to our governing documents to prohibit the smoking of cannabis in my unit. How can this be allowed if recreational cannabis is now legal? Read the Q&A…………………………………..
Outgoing homeowners association treasurer won’t relinquish duties (OH)
On March 17, a Lazzaro Drive resident, who is also the Parkside Court Homeowners Association president, came to the police station to report a theft in office claim. The man said earlier this year a woman resident had been voted out as treasurer. She was given to the end of January to relinquish all duties, […]
Fire at Mound condos injures 2, displaces up to 70 (MN)
A three-alarm fire broke out just before 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at a condominium complex in Mound, injuring two and displacing 60-70 people from their homes one day before the Easter holiday. Read the article………………………..
Multiple Lawsuits Filed Regarding 154 Homeowners Association Board (MO)
Two lawsuits have been filed this month against the 154 Homeowners Association, which is involved in three suits related in some fashion to the makeup of the board of directors. Former 154 Homeowners Association board member Jerry Coalter filed a suit against the association last week after he was removed from the board by other […]
1 Hospitalized After Family Escapes Westland Condo Fire (MI)
A Westland man is listed in stable condition at a local hospital after a fire broke out while his family slept. Authorities said the fire started at around 4 a.m Tuesday at a condominium in the area of Ann Arbor Trail and Middlebelt Rd. Read the article………………………….
Video of woman destroying geese nests in Florence has residents outraged (KY)
Video of a woman in Florence destroying geese nests at her condo complex and mutilating eggs is causing, well, quite a flap. But, it appears the is within the law because she was acting on behalf of the condo’s homeowners association. Read the article…………………………..
Fire Destroys Winter Park Condominium: Owner Hasn’t Been Located (CO)
One person is unaccounted for after an early morning fire at a condominium complex in Winter Park. The fire started just after 3 a.m. Monday. Read the article………………………………
Homeowners group says Fontana judge failed to pay his association dues (WI)
The Indian Hills Homeowners Association has filed a claim of more than $5,000 on the home of deceased Municipal Judge David Jensen, alleging that Jensen did not pay his membership dues for five years…….The association filed the lien on the Jensen home at 738 Adahi Way on March 13 — less than two weeks after […]
Meadowlake Subdivision Is Officially Part of City (MO)
After years of trying, the Meadowlake Farm subdivision is now a part of the city of Washington. On Monday night, the city council voted unanimously to welcome the 61-lot neighborhood, located off Pottery Road and south of Highway 100, into the city limits. The vote put the finishing touches on a project that City Administrator […]
Yucaipa HOA Wants Frontline Worker Isolating in RV to Move (CA)
A borrowed RV in his driveway is home now for Michael Avila-Cabral. It’s where he’s slept for the past two weeks, after working as a physician’s assistant in a San Bernardino emergency room treating patients with coronavirus. “We’ll do the best we can, and weigh the risk versus benefit. Try to find that balance,” Michael […]
Association must provide notice and chance for hearing before imposing fine (FL)
Q: I come to you with a problem regarding a $200 fine for not attending a hearing that I was not able to attend. The hearing was about two palm fronds outside my front gate (not visible from the street). Someone took a picture of the fronds and sent them to the board with a […]
HOA boards should try to provide complete agendas (NV)
Q: For several years, I have been reading and sharing with others your homeowners association Q&A articles published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Thanks so much for writing those. I have had a couple of issues on my mind that have bothered me for some time and would like to present them to you for […]
Residents who refuse to follow the rules (FL)
Just about every planned community in Southwest Florida has governing documents recorded in the public records of the County containing various regulations as well as unrecorded “house rules” that the residents are supposed to follow in order to maintain a community of congenial, financially responsible residents with the objectives of protecting the value of the […]
HOA Homefront: Why not hire our neighbor?
A very common temptation in the HOA is to hire one of the members or a tenant to work for the association. The arguments often are that the resident or member is known to all, offering a discount, and knows the property well. Some HOAs even hire a resident to manage the association. Read the […]
Coronavirus: Residential fire in Indio tied to rental running ‘shelter-in-place special’ (CA)
Ilyad Khoury, president of Avail Property Management, a company that runs the homeowner’s association at the Montage development, said he has been receiving complaints about short-term vacation rentals being operated in violation of the various orders against them. Read the article………………………………
Residents in 11-unit condo in North Attleboro evacuated after early morning fire (MA)
Numerous people were evacuated from a multi-unit condominium building of Route 1A early Thursday morning following a small fire. The fire was traced to a dryer but filled the building with smoke, fire officials said. Read the article………………………….
Suburban woman forced to remove ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ sign over homeowners’ association rules (IL)
A homeowner in the southwest suburbs is angry after she was told her sign promoting social distancing isn’t allowed. Bette Borse put a “Stay Home, Save Lives” sign in front of her house in Willowbrook. She said a neighbor complained that it’s in violation of their homeowners’ association’s rules about signs. Read the article……………………………
News 13 Investigates: Property Pitfalls (NC)
A News 13 investigation exposes a developer that’s facing hundreds of foreclosures and buyers who are faced with losing their investments. It’s happening in one mountain community development. Read the article……………………………
Leesburg firefighters battle blaze that damages four condo units (FL)
The crews were called Wednesday to a burning residence in the Highland Lakes area, which was confirmed when Engine 82 arrived on scene a short time later. Two condos suffered heavy damage in the blaze, while two others had moderate-to-heavy damage. Read the article……………………….
Man’s body found after he was seen struggling in pond at Fort Myers condos (FL)
Fort Myers Police Department confirms a man is dead after he was last seen struggling to swim in a pond at Village Creek Condominiums complex Saturday. According to the FMPD Facebook post, police were on scene at the condos off Winkler Avenue, where a man was seen struggling in a “retention type pond” and was […]
Homeowner celebrates big win over Rancho Bel Air HOA (NV)
An HOA Hall of Shame story Darcy Spears first broke years ago has finally come to a happy ending. The homeowner who fought his HOA all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court and won collected on his court judgment and is shouting about it from his rooftop. Read the article……………………………
Owners might have right to keep sunshade (IL)
Q: We own a condominium unit that faces west. More than 10 years ago, my husband and I approached the then board president and requested permission to install a sunshade on the exterior of the unit. The president gave us verbal permission, and we installed the shade. In 2019, the board filed a lawsuit against […]
Serrano residents take board members to task (CA)
The Serrano El Dorado Owners’ Association Board of Directors faces a recall by its homeowners, the aftermath of a letter to county agencies regarding Parker Development’s Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan, which could be voted on by the El Dorado County Planning Commission as early as this spring. A portion of the CEDHSP hinges […]
Brighton Condo Residents Fed Up With Frequent Power Outages (MI)
Residents of a condominium complex in Brighton are unhappy with the frequent power outages that are occurring in their development. Residents of the Hamilton Farms condominiums say they have experienced five outages in a four-day period beginning last Thursday, and the most recent one — which took place early Sunday afternoon and didn’t end until […]
HOA responds to Clay County nurse’s ‘quarantine RV’ debate (FL)
The president of the board for a homeowners association under criticism for a policy not allowing a nurse to keep a recreational vehicle in her home has responded, a day after News4Jax published the report. The article, about a Clay County nurse who wanted to keep her motor home in her driveway in case she […]
Some pool closures cause frustration in Manatee County (FL)
Tara Preserve resident Debbie Tyo uses the community pool in Tara Preserve every day to help ease the pain in her back. The more active she stays, the less pain she feels. However, the pain is building. On March 16, the Tara Community Development District closed Tara Preserve’s pool, amenity center and racket courts. Read […]
HOA demands elderly woman clean driveway during coronavirus pandemic (FL)
An Osceola County woman felt her homeowners association crossed the line when it demanded she clean a dirty driveway during a pandemic. She thought it had to be a mistake, but then she heard it had to be done by Friday despite stay-at-home orders. Read the article……………………………
City of Aspen claims immunity against Burlingame Ranch HOA $8M claim (CO)
The homeowners association at Burlingame Ranch, a city of Aspen developed affordable housing complex, has hired lawyers as it claims the municipal government is responsible for paying $8 million in construction defects and other associated costs. Read the article………………………..
Convicted San Mateo HOA contractor has sentence cut (CA)
A painting contractor, convicted in the theft of $2.8 million from the homeowners association at Woodlake in San Mateo, had his prison sentence reduced by two years but the restitution upheld. Read the article……………………………..
Southern Nevada homebuilders challenged to use water efficiently
The availability of sufficient water resources to meet the needs of an expanding population will continue to be a challenge for the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association and its community partners over the next decade. Read the article……………………………..
A Phoenix woman wants to save a baby hummingbird. Her HOA may not let her
Caroline Davies has spent more time than usual outside since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Working from her north Phoenix home, she’ll take walks along the nearby canal as a break, maintaining proper social distance of course. It’s a chance to take in the beauty of her immediate environment. Read the article…………………………
Community Seeks County Water Service (MD)
Residents of the St. Martins by the Bay community are asking the county to connect them to public water. The Worcester County Commissioners have agreed to schedule a public hearing regarding a request from St. Martin’s by the Bay to expand the Ocean Pines Sanitary Service Area. The expansion, which has been petitioned for by […]