There’s still a lot of cleanup and investigation to take place, but first responders in Boulder say everyone who lived at the now-destroyed Whittier Place Condominiums has been accounted for. Read the entire article……………………………….
3 months after North Miami Beach condo evacuation, residents share struggles (FL)
Residents in North Miami Beach were forced to leave their condo building months ago due to unsafe conditions. Tonight, they are still waiting to return, and some say they are not getting the help they were promised. 7’s Kevin Ozebek investigates. Read the entire article……………………………….
Should the County Claim Proxy Voting Rights at Lake Anne in Reston? (VA)
The 2020 Board Elections for Lake Anne of Reston Condominium Association rained division among its directors. It led two directors to identify as president, one entrenched holding the association’s purse strings and the other seeking appeal in court. Read the entire article……………………………….
Community Seeks Equality with HOA Name Change
Several residents of a large-scale community in Raleigh, N.C., are seeking support from neighbors to drop the word “plantation” from the association’s name, Spectrum News 1 reports. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA thwarts its own developer who wanted to expand his Pender County neighborhood (NC)
Residents in a Rocky Point community have moved to stunt the campaign of the man who originally developed the neighborhood, and who failed this week in a bid to rezone more land and expand the single-family project. Read the entire article……………………………….
Lake Anne Property Owners Call On County To Intervene In Election (VA)
A group of Reston residents reached out to Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn recently seeking the county’s help in a matter affecting an upcoming homeowners association election. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOAs reminded to care for washes, basins after flood (AZ)
The Sahuarita’s Department of Public Works earlier this month sent letters to eight HOAs informing them it was their responsibility to routinely maintain washes and retention/detention basins located in all of the common areas within their developments. Read the entire article……………………………….
Large fire breaks out at condominium on Boulder’s Pearl Street (CO)
Several buildings at a condominium on Pearl Street in Boulder burned in a massive fire on Tuesday morning. The fire is at the Whittier Place Condos along the 2300 block of Pearl Street and affected 83 units, according to Boulder Fire-Rescue. Evacuations began once authorities arrived at the scene. Read the entire article……………………………….
Mountain lion captured in Palm Springs condo community (CA)
A mountain lion was captured and safely tranquilized in a Palm Springs condominium complex Monday, officials said. Officers from the Palm Spring Police Department and the California Department Fish and Wildlife were called to the Sunrise Palms condo community after the mountain lion was spotted, authorities said in a Facebook post. Read the entire article……………………………….
Industrious beavers, flooding causing headaches for Regatta Bay residents (FL)
Heavy rains and industrious beavers have been blamed for the most recent flooding issues in one section of the Regatta Bay development But homeowners in the areas around Windjammer Court and Maritime Court say water backing up onto their property has been a persistent and destructive problem for years that the well-to-do community’s homeowners association […]
Hollywood Condo Residents To Be Evacuated Because of Sewage Backup (FL)
Some residents of a Hollywood Beach apartment complex have to evacuate their condos after city officials were made aware of a sewer problem that was causing backups in several units. Read the entire article……………………………….
Fayetteville plans homeowners association “boot camp” (GA)
Fayetteville is hosting its fourth annual HOA Boot Camp to help members of individual homeowners associations within the city to network and discuss matters of mutual concern. The free event will take place 10 a.m.-noon on Oct. 16 at City Hall, 210 Stonewall Avenue West, and requires no pre-registration. Read the entire article……………………………….
Briargate residents to decide on property tax equity question 6B (CO)
Briargate residents will decide in November whether to resolve a long-standing property tax inequity issue in their neighborhood. A “yes” vote on question 6B will create a new general improvement district for the neighborhood to care for common areas, such as medians and parks, and ensure that all residents served by the district are paying […]
Board can set up fund for miscellaneous purchases (IL)
Q: My condo board has a question for your column. With meetings every other month, my board recently experienced a conundrum. We diligently work toward taking all actions in open board meetings. We approved a purchase for our workout room. Pricing increased following the meeting, and the amount approved by the board was less than […]
Florida Condo Associations Need Reserves in Place for Safety Repairs, Task Force Says
A task force report prepared by a section of the Florida Bar recommended that lawmakers overhaul the state’s condominium laws following the Surfside building tragedy that killed 98 people, urging a process to address inspections and ensure proper reserves are in place to make major safety repairs, among other issues. Read the entire article……………………………….
Incorporation forums in September opened topic to residents’ questions in The Woodlands (TX)
Among the 600 or so attendees at the incorporation information forum held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center on Sept. 23, white and yellow shirts identified a number of those who were committed to a position for or against the measure on the Nov. 2 ballot. However, among the hundreds of other […]
Foothills HOA experiment foregoes overseeding (AZ)
The grass won’t greener on one part of the Foothills Community Association’s common grounds this winter. But Foothills HOA board member Jon Samuelson said that cost has nothing to do with the board’s decision to forego overseeding on about 5,000 square feet of land Read the entire article……………………………….
Do Owner Petitions Require the Board to Act? (FL)
Q: My condominium is being overrun by commercial vehicles. I am trying to convince my board and fellow owners to change the documents to outlaw them. I got 15 percent of the owners to sign a petition to ban commercial vehicles. I gave the petition to the board but they won’t do anything. Aren’t they […]
Short-term rentals allowed in most areas of Vegas Valley (NV)
Q: I am hoping you can tell me the correct way to proceed on this issue. Our homeowners association rules state that Airbnb is not allowed. Yet, when I called to complain, I was told that other homeowners have complained also, but nobody has sent proof. Read the Q&A……………………………………..
Co-op and Condo Flood Insurance Premiums Could Jump by 10% or More (NY)
Created by Congress in 1968, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was doomed from the start. The premiums the program collected never kept up with the losses it covered, requiring the federal government to pump in more and more money. Climate change has made a bad system worse. If it were a private insurance carrier, […]
Many Condo Appraisers Will Start Assessing Building Safety (FL)
In response to the Surfside condo collapse, Fannie Mae says its condominium loan decisions after Jan. 1 will include a stronger look at the overall condo building. Loan decisions will consider current or planned special assessments and any deferred maintenance issues. Read the entire article……………………………….
Montgomery County condo complex evacuated due to safety concerns; residents in limbo (MD)
Residents of a condominium in Olney are in limbo after a major safety concern with the stairwells in the building forced evacuations. Read the entire article……………………………….
Ask the HOA Expert: Enforcing Architectural and Design Restrictions
Question: For many years, the board has not enforced architectural and design restrictions. Consequently, many unit owners have installed storm doors and/or changed the exterior light fixtures on their units. There is now little or no conformity regarding those additions or changes. Read the entire article……………………………….
Sweetwater Condo Community Risked Insurance Loss Over Tree Problem (FL)
With their property insurance in jeopardy, residents at a Sweetwater Condominium called NBC 6 Responds for help. Overgrown trees were interfering with a powerline near the El Polo Condominium and threatened to damage property. Aida Estevez, the Condo Association President, said she got a letter from the condo’s insurance provider concerning the trees. Read the […]
Condo owner fined for displaying “Thin Blue Line” flag near New Albany (OH)
There’s a flap over a flag flying in a New Albany area neighborhood. Both “Old Glory” and the “Thin Blue Line” flags are displayed on a couple’s condo porch. Now one of the banners is racking up hundreds of dollars in fines for its owner. Read the entire article……………………………….
KCK homeowner fed up with vacant condo that shares a wall with hers (KS)
Sheets of plywood cover the windows and doors on the end unit of a condominium fourplex in a neighborhood just west of the Legends in Kansas City, Kansas. Martha Ward’s condo shares a wall with the vacant unit. Read the entire article……………………………….
Investigators say exploding batteries sparked fire in Carmel Mountain condo (CA)
Investigators have determined that a fire that damaged a second-floor condo in Carmel Mountain on Monday was caused by exploding lithium ion batteries, a San Diego police said. Read the entire article……………………………….
Frustrated Powder Springs residents confront distribution center developer (GA)
“I don’t think anything was answered,” Springbrook Estates Homeowners Association president Jon Exume said after the meeting. “I think we need to have a meeting with the mayor, and we need him to come out and talk to the citizens. But overall, we didn’t get any clarity here. There was no resolution.” Read the entire […]
Delay in repair equipment delivery leaves Florida beachfront residents possibly homeless after evacuation (FL)
People living in an oceanfront condominium building near Fort Lauderdale were evacuated after authorities said electrical problems increased their risk of being electrocuted or getting caught in a fire. Now delays in getting some of the equipment needed to make repairs could force some 60 residents out of their homes at Crane Crest Apartments for […]
Lake Anne residents raise concerns over contentious board elections to county (VA)
Some residents at Lake Anne are turning to the county for help sort out its homeowner association’s contentious and divisive elections. In a Sept. 23 letter to Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn, more than 40 residents urged the county to not allow the property’s landlord to vote in condominium elections. Roughly seven percent of […]
Nottingham residents without water for days; growing frustrated with response to water main break (MD)
They said the HOA is telling them DPW is responsible to fix the problem, but the agency tells WMAR-2 News it’s the HOA’s job because the water main break is on private property. Read the entire article……………………………….
Condo board looks to evict buyer of heavily discounted 1MDB penthouse (NY)
The penthouse at Walker Tower — seized by federal agents five years ago in connection with an international money laundering scandal — is once again the center of controversy. The condo board of the luxury building at 212 West 18th Street is asking a New York Supreme Court judge to eject owner Ron Vinder, a […]
Condo concerns continue – city building official sends warning to Santa Clara (FL)
Three weeks after avoiding a condemnation order, a Key West condominium complex received a sternly worded warning from the city’s building department about the condo board’s and its engineer’s failure to act on urgent repairs. Read the entire article……………………………….
Rocky River condominium owners protest construction of neighboring building (OH)
The homeowners’ association of the Hil-Roc condominiums on Hilliard Boulevard is criticizing a potential building project that would replace another structure that was being constructed next door. Read the entire article……………………………….
‘Many Bubbles’ In Local Fountain Prompts Homeowner Complaints (IL)
Oswego police are investigating criminal damage to property at an Oswego fountain after someone put soap in it Saturday, causing “many bubbles.” Officers were called the Churchill Club subdivision, located off Wolf’s Crossing Road, around 11 a.m. for a complaint from the homeowners’ association who said an unknown person or group put soap in the […]
Dougherty Co. neighborhood asks for help getting drivers to slow down (GA)
Residents in the Southgate neighborhood are asking for either speed bumps, a four-way stop or both. They’re hoping taking those measures will help to slow down traffic. President of the Homeowner’s Association Willie Dawson said something needs to be done for the safety of homeowners and families in the neighborhood. Read the entire article……………………………….
Ocean City Condo Owners Ready for Elevation Project (NJ)
Residents at an Ocean City condominium complex had mixed emotions about leaving their homes. They were sad to leave, but hopeful that when they return in six months, they will find their units will be lifted far above the floodwaters. Read the entire article……………………………….
Miami-Dade Man Locks Young Girl and Man on Tennis Court in Scooter Dispute: Cops (FL)
According to an arrest report, the alleged victim had told police that he was supervising his 5-year-old daughter as she was riding her scooter in a gated tennis court at the complex in the 8500 block of Southwest 133rd Avenue when he was approaxched by Olsen. Olsen told the man that he was the president of […]
A Condo Board Fought a 9/11 Responder Over His Shoes. Now It Has a Bigger Problem: the DOJ (FL)
An apparently intractable conflict between a Florida condo board and a disabled 9/11 responder over him leaving his shoes outside his front door has become so toxic that the federal government has stepped in to try and resolve it. Read the entire article……………………………….
Neighborhood residents raise awareness after multiple car burglaries, thefts in their community (TX)
After their Fox Grove neighborhood was hit multiple times in one night with car burglaries, residents are hoping their frustrations raise awareness about the importance of being vigilant with your property. Read the entire article……………………………….
County, Oak Village HOA meet Tuesday over median mess (FL)
It all comes to a head Tuesday when commissioners will ask the Sugarmill Woods Oak Village Homeowners Association (HOA) why they are shirking their job of caring for the plants. A previous HOA board signed a stewardship agreement with FDOT to maintain the media. Read the entire article……………………………….
Management company did not pay HOA water bills (NV)
Q: From April 2, 2020, to Oct. 5, 2020, the water bills for our homeowners association were not paid by our management company, which resulted in late fees. They also showed an extraordinary use of water during those months. The management company claims they never received bills for those months. Read the Q&A…………………………………….
HOA Homefront – HOAs can meet purely virtually during emergency (CA)
Q: With the governor’s executive orders on COVID rescinded in June, is there anything preventing boards from conducting in-person meetings again? The members want an open annual meeting, but the board president wants to only do Zoom. I appreciate your help! Read the Q&A……………………………….
REAL ESTATE MATTERS: Electric vehicles could complicate condo cost-sharing
Q: We have 12 units in our condo building, and each unit has its own garage. The association pays for the electricity for all of the garage units. What happens if someone purchases an electric car? Would that unit pay more because they’re using more electricity? Read the entire article……………………………….
Illinois Condo Q & A
Q: The apartment building where I live is being converted to a condominium. Do I have a right to purchase my apartment? Read the Q&A…………………………………
Fire damages two condominiums early morning Saturday in west Toledo (OH)
Early Saturday morning a fire occurred in west Toledo damaging two condos on Graham Street. A structure with two condominiums on Graham Street was on fire. Toledo Fire and Rescue say they saw fire coming out of the front window of one of the condos. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA Homefront: Can a board mandate vaccinated or masks at the pool? (CA)
Q: Can our HOA require vaccinations and masks in the pool area and/or clubhouse? There are signs posted requiring both, but proof of vaccination has not yet been asked for. Do they have the authority to mandate them? Read the Q&A…………………………………….
Sundial Drive HOA Avoided Fee Increase By Replacing Decorative Grass (NV)
When mulling over the pros and cons of keeping its water-thirsty grass last year, the Sundial Drive Homeowner’s Association (HOA) surveyed its residents for input. The board was deciding whether to keep the grass and raise HOA fees to cover water and maintenance costs or replace the grass with a water-smart landscape. While some residents […]
Kentucky vacationers kicked out of Florida condo for not having service dog paperwork
A family vacation turned sour for seven visitors from Kentucky all because of a service dog. The family says they were kicked out of their condo in Perdido Key because they didn’t have paperwork for the dog. Read the entire article……………………………….