The letter sent to the Dockside Association Board of Directors on February 15th required them to correct a number of problems. One of the main concerns is whether the building is fit to withstand an emergency. Read the article………………………..
Homeowners in Berkshire Forest community report religious hate mail being distributed (SC)
On Wednesday, it was reported that hate mail directed towards certain religious groups was circulating around the Berkshire Forest neighborhood. Residents said fliers were placed throughout the neighborhood with food, seemingly dog kibble with it to hold the fliers down. Read the article………………………..
Residents return to formerly-deemed unsafe Renaissance Towers in Myrtle Beach area (SC)
More than four months have passed since residents of the Renaissance Towers were told to leave and that their homes were no longer safe. Horry County police evacuated the entire 22-story building and deemed it unsafe on October 7, 2022, by county code enforcement. Empress Management told residents the foundation was deteriorating, “substantially worse” than […]
Charleston mulling Dockside condos evacuation order over structural safety questions (SC)
Residents of Dockside Condominiums, the tallest building in Charleston, may be forced to vacate the 19-story harborfront structure by the end of February if the condo association does not come up with a city-mandated plan to immediately stabilize corroded support columns. Read the article………………………..
Large sinkhole rips through a Bluffton neighborhood (SC)
One Bluffton neighborhood is dealing with awful fumes and water issues after a main waterline has been damaged due to a sinkhole. Read the article………………………..
2023 Homeowners Association Complaint Report Released (SC)
The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) is releasing the fourth Homeowners Association (HOA) Complaint Report. The 2023 Report is a compilation of data from complaints received January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Press release……………………………….. Report access…………………………………
Horry County leads state in number of HOA complaints filed, report shows (SC)
Horry County received the top spot when it comes to residents complaining about homeowner’s associations. Read the article………………………..
Greer neighborhood holds emergency meeting after weekend break-in and shooting (SC)
The Brushy Creek Townes Homeowners Association called an emergency meeting Tuesday night after the break-in and shooting over the weekend. Read the article………………………..
Homeowner’s association under scrutiny by Columbia residents (SC)
Residents of the Brookhaven neighborhood in Northeast Columbia tell WIS their homeowners association (HOA) is growing increasingly worse. The Brookhaven Association holds 1,055 homes under the purview of an HOA managed by Cedar Management Group. The Charlotte-based company was hired to manage Brookhaven in 2019. Read the article………………………..
Brookhaven homeowners denied entry to HOA meeting (SC)
News report about Brookhaven annual meeting. Watch the news report………………………………..
‘It should have come down’: Renaissance Towers lawsuit states board members knew of dangerous conditions, acted negligently (SC)
Residents decided to take action by filing a class action lawsuit less than a week after the building was deemed unsafe against Renaissance Towers’ HOA board. The lawsuit claims condo owners had to live in tents at a nearby campground because they weren’t able to get into their units. Read the article………………………..
7 displaced in early-morning Carolina Forest apartment fire (SC)
Carolina Forest residents are displaced after a multi-unit fire Tuesday morning at the Windsor Green condominium complex. This fire marks the fourth fire in the Windsor Green community. Read the article………………………..
6 displaced, 4 units damaged in Daniel Island condo fire (SC)
Firefighters arrived and saw a fire on the outside of the four-story residential building. The department says crews worked the fire from the outside to the inside and extinguished the fire. Read the article………………………..
High-rise board challenges allegations in Horry County condo evacuation (SC)
The homeowners association of Renaissance Tower contends it can’t be sued for damages that led to the October evacuation of the 21-story condo due to structural failure. Read the article………………………..
Alligator attack of woman in 2021 leads to lawsuit filed against Hilton Head Plantation (SC)
An alligator attack that occurred last year has led to a lawsuit against Hilton Head Plantation and The Rookery, a neighborhood in the area. The lawsuit comes after a Sun City woman was killed in another attack earlier this year.
HOA concerned about security at Greenville Country Music Festival (SC)
One of Greenville’s biggest music festivals is starting tomorrow, but the event is now getting some backlash from people who leave nearby. Thousands of people are expected to be at the Greenville Country Music Festival this weekend. However, some who live by the stage, have reservations about the event. Read the article………………………..
Oceanfront South Carolina condo owners claim evacuated condo had known structural damage for years (SC)
Some people who own condos in an Horry County oceanfront condo building said the property managers ignored structural damage for years, resulting in residents being evacuated Oct. 7. Read the article………………………..
Black woman in Myrtle Beach upset after parking space number is only one painted black by HOA (SC)
A Black woman in Myrtle Beach says she had an “uneasy feeling” after her HOA painted the unit numbers for designated parking spaces and hers was the only one that was black. Read the article………………………..
Horry County condo tower residents say they’re being evacuated due to unsafe conditions (SC)
ABC15 is on the scene of a developing situation Friday night at the Renaissance Towers south of Myrtle Beach in Horry County. A sign that has been posted on the door of the building states the building is unsafe and its use or occupancy is prohibited by Horry County code enforcement. It states that violators […]
Horry County folks’ federal flood insurance jeopardized by appeals board, state says (SC)
State officials fear that an obscure board’s decision to allow a developer to build dozens of homes in an Horry County flood zone may lead to higher flood insurance premiums for locals and could even jeopardize residents’ ability to obtain flood coverage. Read the article………………………..
Orangeburg taking over neighborhood’s sewer; DPU plans to improve system (SC)
The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities has reached an agreement in principle to take ownership of Northwood Estates’ aging sewer system. Read the article………………………..
Conway homeowners file complaint against HOA (SC)
The Alpharetta Farms development has filed a complaint against homeowner association company Wright Management after the homeowners said the HOA didn’t follow its bylaws. A meeting to address Wright Management and Alpharetta Farms Board’s failure to provide financial statements and hold annual meetings for the last five years was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was […]
Residents need to get better at living with gators (SC)
From now on, those officers will relocate an alligator from someone’s home only if that home is part of a homeowners association with a communal pond, lake or other suitable gator habitat. If the home isn’t part of an association or the neighborhood has no suitable habitat, then the officers will monitor the animal and […]
The wild west of homeowners associations in South Carolina
Michael Cassar has been locked in a costly, two-year legal dispute with his homeowners association over three steps he wanted to build off his backyard deck in an upscale Greenville neighborhood. And now he gives newcomers here a heads-up. “If you’re buying a home in Greenville and it’s under 20 years old, there’s probably 90% […]
Private road in Horry County neighborhood officially closed amid concerns (SC)
One Horry County neighborhood has now seen a private road officially closed a month after WMBF Investigates first looked into the issue. Read the article……………………………….
WMBF Investigates: Horry County neighborhood road closure causing concerns (SC)
“If only the 240 people who pay for that road use that road, we would have no problem,” said Couture. “But the problem is now we have these other 50 homeowners’ associations driving over the top of that road, yet not paying a nickel towards it, and now our life expectancy [of the road] has […]
Homeowners accuse Palmetto Bluff of ‘deceptive and costly hoax’ in lawsuit (SC)
A group of homeowners is suing Palmetto Bluff, accusing its developers of “a deceptive and costly hoax” and a plan to flip the luxury community “at a high profit.” Read the entire article……………………………….
‘Palmetto Bluff Hoax’? Homeowners Suing Over Crowded Amenities, Plan To ‘Flip’ Resort (SC)
Homeowners at one of the state’s most exclusive resorts say they are victims of a “hoax,” which has left them with overcrowded amenities, ever-rising and “illegally” assessed club fees and a broken agreement over short-term rentals. Read the entire article……………………………….
Some people living in Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick County say they haven’t gotten mail in 2 years (SC)
Organizers of a grassroots movement from Savannah Lakes held a rally near the chamber meeting in order to bring the issue front and center to their representative in hopes of getting it resolved. “To try to put some pressure on the upper echelon post office people to talk to our CEO of our POA and […]
Orangeburg taking over neighborhood’s sewer; DPU plans to improve system (SC)
Residents of Orangeburg’s Northwood Estates have long been concerned about the aging sewer system in the neighborhood. The help they were seeking finally came during a recent Orangeburg City Council meeting, when members agreed to take over the private system. Read the entire article……………………………….
Pine Top residents promised help; multiple failures causing problems, city official say (SC)
Unlike most of the roads in the city, which are owned by the state, the city took over the roads in the subdivision shortly after it was developed in the 1990s. The only exception is the road over the dam, which is the responsibility of the subdivision’s homeowners association. Read the entire article……………………………….
Flag Fight: SC bill would clear up rights to display American Flag within HOA communities
The battle of property rights and the right to police what homeowners put on their property is once again front and center in Columbia. Read the entire article……………………………….
City moves to allow food trucks in residential neighborhoods (SC)
The changes to Greenville’s City’s Land Management Ordinance — unanimously approved by the City Planning Commission on March 17 — would allow anyone living on a two-acre or larger lot, or a collection of lots that equal or are greater to two acres, to bring in temporary food trucks where “the principal use is a […]
Some Springdale residents concerned about alligator in neighborhood pond (SC)
“The pond is all owned by, it’s private property owned by the houses surrounding the pond. We have a homeowner’s association, but still each own homeowner has their own rights to the property,” Lee said. Read the entire article……………………………….
Flag Fight: SC bill would clear up rights to display American Flag within HOA communities
The battle of property rights and the right to police what homeowners put on their property is once again front and center in Columbia. For years, legal battles have quietly been waged along the Grand Strand between homeowners and their HOAs. Horry County has led the state in complaints lodged towards HOAs in recent years. […]
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……………………………….
Barr Lake residents in Lexington say water quality pond poses safety concerns (SC)
Neighbors living around Barr Lake in Lexington want sidewalks fixed, grass added and weeds maintained at a large water quality pond in the middle of their street, Rainbow Shad Way. “I’m not trying to cause an issue or a problem,” said resident Brian Zarb. “It’s all within our home right here, and we just would […]
Editorial: South Carolina has lessons to learn from Florida condominium collapse
No one expects South Carolina will ever see the kind of dramatic building failure that killed 98 people north of Miami last June, when an entire side of a 13-story condominium collapsed as most residents slept. Of course, no one expected it would ever happen in Florida, either. Read the entire article……………………………….
They said they would sue, now they have (SC)
Keep It Green is joined by three couples that own property in The Colony and that community’s homeowners association in asking the court for a declaratory judgment that the county violated its own ordinances and procedures in approving the zoning change for 14.8 acres owned Read the entire article……………………………….
SC Woman Sues 9 Neighbors For Alleged Harassment Over Her Exercise Routine (SC)
A Sun City Hilton Head woman has filed a lawsuit against nine of her neighbors, accusing them of bullying her over her daily workout. Kathryn Kreider, who has lived on Devant Street part-time since November 2020, says her neighbors have “engaged in a series of coordinated attacks” on her reputation, making false accusations about her […]
South Carolina man told to take down Christmas lights
A South Carolina man says his Christmas display will have to come down after the HOA’s property management company told him his decor violates the master deed and bylaws. 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 […]
North Myrtle Beach files lawsuit against Conway-area Carolina Pines RV Resort (SC)
North Myrtle Beach is not happy about the campers. The city on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Carolina Pines RV Resort, accusing the campground of illegally using one of the city’s beach cabanas that by city ordinance is reserved for homeowners’ associations within the city limits for bathing and clothing changes during beach visits and […]
‘That’s a bit negligent’: Management company hired convict to manage finances for Rock Hill HOA. Now she’s facing new embezzlement charges (SC)
The former CFO of a development company in Rock Hill has pleaded guilty to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company. Residents in one community have reason to believe that money came from their HOA fees and assessments and they’re asking the developer why a CFO with a history of embezzlement was hired […]
Ruling clears way for DeBordieu to start groin project (SC)
A beach renourishment project will begin at DeBordieu this fall with construction of three rock and concrete groins to follow before spring. A state Administrative Law Court judge this week rejected a request from an environmental group to halt the work while it appeals the permits. Read the entire article……………………………….
4 families displaced after Thursday evening fire destroys 2 condo units in Simpsonville (SC)
Firefighters worked into the early morning hours of Friday battling a blaze that broke out Thursday night and displaced four Simpsonville families. Read the entire article……………………………….
SCAM ALERT: Greenville police warn about Homeowner’s Association scam (SC)
Greenville police says they’ve received several reports about people receiving calls from someone who claims they are with the local Homeowner’s Association. The caller is demanding money for work that supposedly needs to be done on the person’s property to comply with HOA standards Read the entire article……………………………….
Conway residents will soon receive lower water bills (SC)
Conway residents will be saving a few dollars on their water bills in the coming months, due to a S.C. Supreme Court opinion originating in Greenville County and an Horry County case still making its way through the judicial process. Although Conway’s two charges are included on and paid through the city’s water bills, they […]