Op/Ed

Insurance is a Privilege Not a Right (CA)

As you (hopefully) know, certain types of insurance are required by state statute in California, as well as in most…

1 year ago

Disregard for existing conservation easements threatens Killearn Chain of Lakes | Opinion (FL)

The Killearn Chain of Lakes, already deemed impaired by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and burdened by excess…

1 year ago

Devil in the details of Royal Connaught condo dispute (ON)

Royal Connaught Inc. disclosed to prospective purchasers that it “… will be charging rent to the Condominium Corporation for the…

1 year ago

Toxic People Are Sometimes Hard to See

One of the most dysfunctional organizations I have ever been involved with was a neighborhood homeowners association (HOA). The politics…

1 year ago

National media focuses on impact of Florida’s new condo safety law on association budgets | Opinion

Arecent segment on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria show focused on the financial repercussions of Florida’s new condominium safety…

1 year ago

Amending? Be Careful What You Wish For

When amending condominium documents, one of the primary criteria is that the amendment must be reasonable in relation to the…

1 year ago

Industry group seeks more time on Surfside-inspired condo inspection law (FL)

A Surfside-inspired law imposing stricter inspection and funding guidelines for condominiums won’t go into effect for almost another two years,…

1 year ago

Back off! Private condo owners don’t own the waterfront. We all do. | Editorial (NJ)

For years, a luxury development known as Admiral’s Walk, which bills itself as having “Edgewater’s only private waterfront walkway,” has…

1 year ago

Should your HOA community in Florida install new license plate reader security cameras? | Opinion

During the past several years, a number of deployments by homeowners associations of a new type of security-camera system called…

1 year ago

Valleyfield ethics? (NC)

We don’t know why there’s a particular problem with parking and neighborly civility in one subdivision in Graham.  But the…

1 year ago