Using authority that lets them punish homeowners who fail to cut the grass, one predominantly Black neighborhood in North Carolina slows the pace of investor purchases Read the entire article……………………………….
2 units destroyed, 4 damaged in Pinehurst condo fire (NC)
A fire engulfed multiple units of a condo building in Pinehurst on Saturday afternoon. Six condo units were impacted, including two with electrical damage, two with heavy water and smoke damage and two destroyed, according to Batallion Chief Steve Cox of the Pinehurst Fire Department. Read the entire article……………………………….
Firefighters Battle 2-Story Condo Fire In East Charlotte (NC)
Firefighters are currently at the scene of a large structure fire in east Charlotte. After arriving at the scene minutes later, firefighters saw heavy fire coming from a two-story condominium. Read the entire article……………………………….
St. James Plantation homeowner cries foul after neighborhood cites him for ‘Black Lives Matter’ flag (NC)
The residents of St. James Plantation in Brunswick County are expected to abide by the rules of the Property Owner’s Association (POA), which controls things like house colors, noise ordinances, and even what flags people are allowed to display in front of their home. That last item is exactly what has some residents pushing back […]
WRAL Investigates homeowners’ association: Window fight costing man $50 a day (NC)
Homeowners associations in North Carolina have enough power to take a home if a homeowner starts racking up fines. It’s the fear of a Cary resident Andy Cheng, who is getting fined $50 a day because of his windows. “It was not in the ARC. It was not in the guidelines,” Cheng said of newly […]
After Durham HOA fails to act, CBS 17 gets neighborhood lights replaced (NC)
A dark street in a Durham neighborhood is no longer driving a CBS 17 viewer crazy. Pat Loewy sent an email to traffic anchor Laura Smith about lights that haven’t been shining for weeks. Read the entire article……………………………….
Triad developer abandons neighborhood road covered in potholes and other problems (NC)
The original developer, Centex homes pulled out of the community and sold the project and the remaining lots to Barrington Estates LLC. The company sold many of the lots to builders, but many remained unsold. Several lots sat empty going on 10 years after the development was started. Read the entire article……………………………….
Trouble with your HOA? Here are your options as a homeowner (NC)
There are many neighborhoods across Hampton Roads that come with a homeowners association, but what rights do you have when you don’t think the HOA is holding up its end of the deal? Read the entire article……………………………….
Grandmother, child killed in Raleigh condo fire, 3 family members rescued (NC)
Crews said a mother and her infant daughter were on the back deck when firefighters arrived and had to be rescued. Firefighters also searched the home and rescued a boy who was trapped inside. Read the entire article……………………………….
Questions About Filing Your Association’s Federal Income Taxes? We’ve Got Answers
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year again! No, winter is no picnic for those who aren’t fans of cold weather. But the beginning of the year comes with more than just frigid temperatures and a lack of daylight. It also heralds in the menace known as tax season. Read the entire article……………………………….
Distressed Carolina Beach timeshare Condos To Be Sold In Auction (NC)
With one building stripped to its aging bones, the North Pier Ocean Villas sits vulnerable to whipping salty winds – the fate of the once-popular Carolina Beach timeshare condominium is in flux. Its homeowners association is stuck in debt and lacks the cash necessary to make the repairs necessary ward off a condemnation notice lingering […]
Families displaced from South Charlotte condos still waiting to come home 18 months after fire (NC)
Ten families displaced by a large condominium fire on Hedgemore Drive near the Park Road Shopping Center back in August 2020 have still not been able to move back into their homes. After 18 months, one homeowner says his insurance-provided living expenses have dried up long ago, and now he’s stuck paying his mortgage, HOA […]
Gates proposed for Mooresville townhomes opens authorization debate (NC)
It’s commonplace for issues between residents and their homeowners association (HOA) to become contentious at times, but those issues usually never leave the confines of an association board meeting at the neighborhood clubhouse. What’s not commonplace is for HOA discord to spill over into a meeting of local government officials, but that’s precisely what happened at […]
SCORE Looking For Suggestions For Next HOA Workshop (NC)
On Feb. 1 Transylvania County SCORE and its partners held a Zoom workshop on getting the most from a Homeowner/property Association (HOA). Read the entire article……………………………….
National Bank Fraud Affecting Local Residents (NC)
Pinewild Homeowner Association president Leighton Smith said that he believes that up to 25 people in the gated community have received checks from accounts started in their names. The association this week worked to get the proper information in the hands of the homeowners to protect their current accounts and their credit score. Read the […]
Questions About Filing Your Association’s Federal Income Taxes? We’ve Got Answers (NC)
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year again! No, winter is no picnic for those who aren’t fans of cold weather. But the beginning of the year comes with more than just frigid temperatures and a lack of daylight. It also heralds in the menace known as tax season. Read the entire article……………………………….
Another golf course set for redevelopment has neighbors fighting back (NC)
The idea of walking out your back door, sitting on your porch, and looking at the serene nature of a golf course has long been a retirement dream for countless Americans. But across the nation golf courses have been losing money and shutting their doors, leaving those who bought into the idea of an idyllic […]
HOA: Envirolink trying to buy troubled sewage system (NC)
The president of the company that services the troubled sewer system in the Eagle Creek subdivision is attempting to buy the utility. Eagle Creek Homeowners Association President Fred Whiteman said Envirolink President Mike Myers is attempting to buy the utility under the name Currituck Water and Sewage. Read the entire article……………………………….
Greensboro homeowner able to keep flags on property after dispute with HOA (NC)
The last straw for the Wenners came after some small United States flags were displayed in their front yard. The HOA board allowed the flags for a short time but eventually sent a letter asking the flags to be removed. Read the entire article……………………………….
Eagle Creek sewage system fails again, residents’ woes continue
The sewer system serving Currituck County residents of the Eagle Creek subdivision in Moyock has failed again. The situation is a repeat of a system failure that occurred in October 2020 in the 444-home subdivision. Read the entire article……………………………….
Fire claims condos, house at Bald Head Island (NC)
A Saturday night fire of unknown origin claimed three condominium units and a house on Bald Head Island, destroying property collectively valued at nearly $2-million, tax records state. Read the entire article……………………………….
Going Virtual for Your HOA’s Annual Meeting? Read This First (NC/SC)
As you’ve likely realized by now, virtual meetings are here to stay. And, though you may have mastered platforms like Zoom over the past two years, laws and best practices surrounding virtual meetings (especially annual meetings) for community associations continue to be updated. Here, we’ll dive into the expectations surrounding not only virtual meetings but […]
Broken Bills table of Magnolia Park leads to standoff with HOA in North Carolina
Around the start of football season, I wanted to embrace being a new homeowner and show my fandom by placing a Bills flag out in front of the house against my girlfriend’s best wishes. But it wasn’t until a neighbor asked about the Bills Mafia that I realized this was my opportunity to bring the […]
Raleigh neighborhood HOA decides to grandfather in renters after 180 families faced possible eviction (NC)
After announcing last month it would enforce a no-rental policy that would trigger up to 180 families to move, the Renaissance Park Housing Association Board of Directors has now decided it will be grandfathering in some renters. Read the entire article……………………………….
No more rentals: HOA ruling to force 180 families from Raleigh neighborhood (NC)
About 180 families who rent homes in a Raleigh neighborhood may soon be forced to uproot their lives and move out because of a ruling by the homeowners association. Mark Scearce is one of them. “I absolutely love it here. I love the whole design of the place,” Scearce said of renting at Renaissance Park. […]
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……………………………….
NC Governor Signs Bill Allowing Remote Member Meetings
As a follow-up to last week’s Community Association Legislative Update (Bill Adopted to Allow Electronic Membership Meetings and Voting in North Carolina Associations), Governor Roy Cooper signed HB 320 (“Modernize Remote Business Access”) yesterday, September 20. The law takes effect effect immediately. Read the entire article……………………………….
Several units at Ocean Reef condominiums damaged in Sunday fire in Emerald Isle (NC)
Several units in the Ocean Reef condominium development on Ocean Drive in Emerald Isle were damaged in a fire Sunday afternoon…..Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a blaze in the wall of the second story of a unit Read the entire article……………………………….
Home at last: Wellington Hills residents return to condos after devastating flood (NC)
Lying on a twin mattress on the floor of her bedroom, Peggy Ricke on Aug. 6 slept in her home for the first time in almost a year. Ricke arrived at her Wellington Hills neighborhood earlier that day with her car packed with a few belongings. She was there to finally pick up the key […]
North end turf war between Wrightsville Beach and Shell Island homeowners association settled (NC)
An agreement has been reached in a legal dispute over parking and land between the Town of Wrightsville Beach and the homeowners association of Shell Island, the upscale resort on the island’s northern tip. Read the entire article……………………………….
Preparing For Unexpected Large-Scale Repairs In Your Community Association (NC)
As a homeowner, you probably expect that certain elements of your home will have to be repaired or replaced over time, and the same rings true for common elements and structural components of community associations. However, large capital repair projects in associations are undoubtedly more complicated and expensive than your average home repair. And, of […]
‘Out of luck’: After inspection, Carolina Beach condos close to renters (NC)
A Carolina Beach condo complex was forced to cancel its rental reservations Friday after an inspection found corrosion deemed “unsafe” on a staircase. The cancellations left some vacationers scrambling to find another place to stay on short notice. With the complex’s proximity to the ocean, it’s not surprising that salt, rain and wind have lead […]
Pelican Watch condominiums in Carolina Beach temporarily closed after building inspection (NC)
Pelican Watch condominiums temporarily closing, after an inspection of the building found issues with its stairs, leaving some renters without a place to stay. A source said during the inspection weak points were found on some of condominium’s stairs, making the building not up to fire code. The structural integrity of the building was checked […]
Indian Trail evaluating electronic leashes (NC)
A board member from the Bonterra Village Homeowners Association has approached the Indian Trail Town Council about strengthening leash laws by excluding electronic leashes as a means of restraining dogs. Robert Roth, of the HOA, told the council July 27 that a jogger encountered what appeared to be a loose dog, but its owner assured […]
Got Compliance? If Not, Here Are Some Best Practices On Handling Community Association Violations (NC)
As a volunteer community leader, you probably never pictured yourself acting as the “town sheriff.” But community associations have governing documents which must be enforced, and someone must enforce them, right? When it comes to compliance issues, acting reasonably and uniformly enforcing the provisions of governing documents will make your time as a board member […]
‘The big gate key:’ Homeowners associations a top barrier to rooftop solar in North Carolina
But Jordt has one complaint: His homeowners association. It would only let him install solar panels on the back of his house, instead of the south-facing front where they would get the most rays and produce the most energy. The placement would cost him $10,000 extra, a financial no-go. For now, solar panels are off […]
Does Your Board Have A Set Of Ethical Standards It Follows? If Not, Here’s Why It Should
One of the most important aspects of being on the board of your community association, aside from carrying out the business functions of the association, is adhering to a set of ethical standards. As a board member, you are entrusted with the overall care of the association and are always called to act reasonably and […]
Pinehurst condos destroyed by fire overnight (NC)
Two condos were completely destroyed by fire overnight in Pinehurst. The fire broke out at Linville Gardens just after 2 a.m. on Sunday. The 911 caller reported flames showing from the units on St. Andrews Drive. A man in the lower unit and an older couple in the top unit were able to escape the […]
“It’s a disaster” | Sewage problems persist in a Moyock neighborhood, 10 months later (NC)
Smelly sewage problems persist in one Moyock community. For 10 months now, neighbors in Eagle Creek said they have had to deal with overflowing sewage after long periods of rain. Sewage pit systems across the neighborhood went down over the weekend. It left a lot of people without the means to use the bathroom, do […]
Homeowner associations not regulated in North Carolina
Realtors say when amenities are just promises, it can create confusion. That’s what homeowners tell FOX8 has continued to happen at Caleb’s Creek in Kernersville. The website shows a Village Center with shops, a pool, a lake for fishing and water sports, but homeowners are still waiting. Read the entire article……………………………….
Pickering senior told she cannot host food drive in her condo building (NC)
While a Pickering senior believes she was told she cannot host a food drive at her condo building due to religious purposes, the board says it simply doesn’t want to set a precedent. Read the entire article……………………………….
Topsail Reef Sandbags OK’d For 5 More Years (NC)
The oversized sandbags installed years ago as a temporary measure to protect an eight-building condominium complex from accelerated erosion on the town’s northeastern end can remain in place another five years. Read the entire article……………………………….
Charlotte firefighters battle fire at east Charlotte condo (NC)
Charlotte firefighters are investigating what caused a condo to catch on fire Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to Village Lake Drive and Pebblestone Drive at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday. They reported a two-story condo was on fire with heavy flames coming from the roof. Read the entire article……………………………….
Brunswick Forest residents fight for access to community pool (NC)
With summertime quickly approaching, pools are expecting to be a popular place to gather. Residents in one community are making a splash- in a different way. Residents of Brunswick Forest in Leland say the homeowners association isn’t following the governor’s orders. Read the entire article……………………………….
Q&A on Holding In-Person Association Member Meetings (NC)
Now that North Carolina allows larger in-person gatherings (see NC Easing Covid Restrictions), many of our homeowner and condominium associations are wondering if it is time to restart in-person membership meetings. Here are questions and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about meetings that we’ve received. Read the entire article……………………………….
Kernersville development homeowners surprised by HOA fees (NC)
When buying their two houses in Caleb’s Creek, a planned development in Kernersville, Josh Blackburn and John Howie said they knew they’d be waiting for some amenities. They just didn’t know they’d be waiting this long. Read the entire article……………………………….
Carolina Beach officials claim county overstepped jurisdiction in condo fire investigation, allege possible ethics violations (NC)
The actions of New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Chair Julia Olson-Boseman are being questioned by the Town of Carolina Beach after she allegedly directed the county manager to instruct county staff to conduct an investigation into the recent condominium fire in Carolina Beach. Read the entire article……………………………….
‘I’m scared people are going to die’: 911 call reveals chaotic scene as massive fire ripped through Carolina Beach condo complex (NC)
A recently released 911 call reveals the chaotic moments after a massive fire broke out at a condominium complex in Carolina Beach last Friday. The fire was first reported at the Paradise Cove Condominiums off Spencer Farlow Drive and near Snows Cut Bridge just before 1 p.m. Heavy flames and smoke were billowing from one […]
North Carolina court overturns ruling, says Duck beach access is private
A path to the beach in Duck is on private property and is not a public access, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. “All oceanfront lots there are privately owned and have been since before Duck was incorporated in 2002,” the ruling said. Read the entire article……………………………….