Pets/Animals

Beaver dam builds concern for nearby neighborhood (KY)

The first time around, local council representative Brenda Monarrez granted $2,500 in neighborhood development funds to remove the dam. The…

1 week ago

Condo Roofs Becoming Home to Protected Birds (FL)

Many individuals residing in Florida community associations are attracted to their homes by the favorable climate and natural beauty, such…

1 week ago

Homeowners look to protect families, pets from coyotes — if HOAs allow it (NV)

Dangerous encounters with coyotes across the Las Vegas valley have caught the attention of many concerned about the safety of…

2 weeks ago

How six local homeowners associations humanely kept 300 goose eggs from hatching (IL)

Last year, over 300 eggs were prevented from hatching in just six local homeowners associations. Robeson Meadows, Westlake, Timberline Valley…

2 weeks ago

Neighbor Cries ‘Fowl’ Over Chicken Ban (FL)

Q: My homeowners association inconsistently enforces its rules. Rules often overlooked include bans regarding permissible animals and owning chickens on…

2 weeks ago

Is Your Co-op Vulnerable to Unauthorized Pets? The Pet Law is a Beast (NY)

In the case of 360 E. 72nd St. Owners Inc. v. Wolkoff, a New York State Court in Manhattan handed…

2 weeks ago

Evicting geese with dogs, umbrellas and laser pointers

Canada geese are big, pretty birds when seen from far away, but when they get close to people they cause…

3 weeks ago

Condo roofs are becoming nesting sites for threatened shorebirds. Here’s why. (FL)

As Florida’s wild natural beaches have become more and more scarce, beachside buildings with gravel rooftops have multiplied by the…

3 weeks ago

Family fighting keep chickens as pets in Waxhaw neighborhood (NC)

A Union County family that was fined for keeping chickens as pets has scored a big win.  The family was…

3 weeks ago

Blacksburg 4th grader starts petition to get rules changed in HOA (VA)

A little girl in Blacksburg is taking on her neighborhood HOA in a battle over backyard chickens.  “There’s a farm…

4 weeks ago