Following numerous pedestrian accidents here in the Midlands, one neighborhood is saying “no more!” Woodlake residents reached out to WACH FOX about an ongoing speed problem around their community and want the brakes put on it now. Read the article………………..
SC island property owners want homes torn down after beach erosion
A private island community in Beaufort County is suing the state over beach regulations — but in a twist, a homeowners association isn’t trying to circumvent the rules, but rather get the state’s help in removing six homes. Read the article……………
Woodlands of Clemson clubhouse: passed inspections, up to code (SC)
A structural engineer said hundreds of factors will need to be considered as investigators try to figure out why Clemson apartment complex’s clubhouse collapsed early Sunday morning during a party. Ed Harris, a forensic engineer and the principal at Building Inspections & Engineering in Greenville, said the items that need to be analyzed in looking […]
Shaky dams haven’t been repaired since 2015 flood. Now Florence is coming. (SC)
The hole in the Windsor Lake dam isn’t hard to miss. It formed on the side of the old earthen structure, just below a public road that runs over the dam, upstream from hundreds of homes. Behind the dam is a sparkling lake, built decades ago to enhance development. Despite state efforts to make S.C. […]
Lake Katherine HOA board members prepare for Hurricane Florence by lowering water levels (SC)
Bruce Guignard knows the drill all too well, “We had about five feet of water inside of our house and about eight to nine feet outside,” explains Guignard. The 2015 floods caused severe damage to Guiginard’s Lake Latherine home. ….”This will likely be more rain then we saw with Hugo or other Hurricanes,” Gov. Henry […]
Homeowners angry after DHEC locks up community pools (SC)
Homeowners in Waterway Landing recently found themselves locked out of their community pool area with a letter saying the Department of Health and Environmental regulations require pools to have bathroom facilities. The property management company posted the letter on the locked gate to the pool and homeowners tell WMBF News they received the notice by […]
The ‘Trump effect’: How a norm-scrambling presidency is changing the way one subdivision talks about race
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. • Before he heard from neighbors about the confrontation at his subdivision swimming pool, Jovan Hyman saw a shaky video of it on his phone, where it was quickly going viral. He clicked the link, which opened on turquoise water and a white woman walking quickly toward three black teenage boys, one of […]
South Carolina passes HOA reform law
Home owners associations in South Carolina are now under more scrutiny. Gov. Henry McMaster signed an HOA reform bill Wednesday, ending a three-year process for the bill’s supporters. Read the article………………
Judge grants preliminary injunction in lawsuit over noise complaints at Riptydz (SC)
A judge has granted a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit over noise complaints involving a Myrtle Beach bar and restaurant, and the condominium complex that neighbors it. Read the article………………
Buses will run as usual despite confusion about routes on private roads (SC)
Officials say Horry County Schools buses will run as usual on Wednesday despite confusion about routes on private roads. Earlier this summer, the South Carolina Department of Education issued a letter to school districts saying that school buses would not be allowed to travel down private roads without permission from the owners of the roads. […]
A woman was walking her dog by a lagoon. Then an alligator pulled her underwater, police say.
A South Carolina woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog on Hilton Head Island in what authorities said was an “extremely uncommon” attack. Officials with the Beaufort, S.C., County Sheriff’s Office said the woman, identified by authorities as 45-year-old Cassandra Cline, was pulled into a lagoon Monday morning by the eight-foot-long reptile. […]
Residents cleared to return to Charleston condo complex after emergency repairs (SC)
People who live in a condominium complex on James Island received clearance to return to their homes. The City of Charleston confirms it granted clearance for Pelican Pointe Villas residents to move back in. City officials say the building failed an exit light inspection Tuesday, but that issue has since been resolved. Read the article………………
Creating a state homeowners association czar is a bad idea (SC)
Last May, as the 2017 legislative session in Columbia drew to a close, a bill that had been passed by the House, designated H. 3886 and titled the South Carolina Homeowners Association Act, was put on the Senate calendar for consideration. After reviewing the bill and discussing it with several managers for community associations in […]
Sanford’s bill aim: ‘Treat taxpayers the same’ in private community storm cleanup (SC)
If another hurricane strikes South Carolina, Rep. Mark Sanford wants residents in private communities and neighborhoods with homeowners associations to be eligible for help cleaning up debris. The Republican congressman introduced a bill last week — the Disaster Assistance Equity Act — that would allow common interest communities — neighborhoods, condominium complexes, and cooperatives that […]
Hilton Head Plantation to raise fees to cover hurricane costs (SC)
Hilton Head Plantation property owner’s will be paying an additional $250 in fees next year to cover the costs of Hurricane Matthew. About $1.1 million has been budgeted for 2017 to cover the costs of damage from the storm, a release from The Hilton Head Plantation Property Owner’s Association said Monday. Read the article,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Groups want to change lack of oversight, regulation for HOAs in SC
When homeowners are part of an HOA, they expect their street lights will stay on and their lawns will get cut. But there are groups that manage millions of dollars paid in dues to the HOAs each year — and they go largely unregulated. Read the article…………
Most HOA boards are doing what they are supposed to do
I’m not sure what Mr. Houser expected out of this study, a complete handcuffing of all HOA boards or what. He stated that the study committee was made up of special interest of developers, Realtors, property manager companies and attorneys, but had limited representation of the homeowners’ interests. Read the article………….
No hope yet for change in POA/HOA laws (SC)
For anyone who missed the S.C. legislative HOA law revision committee meeting broadcast online Oct. 27: All I could see on the committee were the people who still control the POA/HOA system in SC: the management companies, developers, and HOA lawyers. Read the article……….
Myrtle Beach homebuilder agrees to privacy fence in Carolina Forest community
A dispute between a group of Carolina Forest homeowners and an area home developer has reached a resolution.\ R.S. Parker, which is building 56 new homes at The Farm at Carolina Forest, has agreed to install a fence separating his property from existing homes in the 800 block of Carolina Farms Boulevard. Residents had asked […]
Myrtle Beach (SC) -area representatives file HOA bill to address issues and concerns
State reps. Nelson Hardwick, Mike Ryhal and others have filed a wide-ranging HOA bill that would address many of the concerns residents have about homeowners associations. Read more……….
Bill (SC) would send POA board members to class
Area property owners associations opposed a bill that would have allowed the state to collect a fee to handle disputes between the groups and their members. Instead of money, a new bill would require association board members to spend time learning about their responsibilities. Read more………
South Carolina senators Rankin, Jackson prefile bills aimed at regulating HOAs
After taking testimony across the state from homeowners frustrated by their homeowners associations, state lawmakers have filed separate bills aimed at making HOAs more tolerable. Read more……….
Local lawmakers work towards HOA legislation (SC)
Local law makers are working on a draft bill for HOA legislation. The bill will focus on three trending issues they feel would hold the most significance on the floor while helping the most people. A top concern for some law makers is to make sure people know what they are signing up for when it […]
West Ashley condo complex fighting completion of I-526
A West Ashley condominium complex is the last neighborhood to say no to finishing Interstate 526. Read more……..
Fox Run to vote on special tax district (SC)
Residents of the Fox Run Plantation neighborhood off North Road say they want street lights for safety. During a recent Orangeburg County Council meeting, council members unanimously approved a resolution allowing a referendum for the voters within the neighborhood to determine if a special tax district should be formed for the purpose of funding street […]
Board president steps down from The Farm HOA
The second annual meeting was held at The Farm, and the election for the two board seats was completed. I, as the incumbent, and Robert Carter were the only names on the ballot, and easily won the election. One write-in candidate had three votes. Thank you to all who attended, or sent in a proxy. […]
Water main break caused outages at condominium
Northlake Condo office manager Trely Wolfe said old pipes and repairs made to them years ago were to blame for the main break. After a plumbing service got the problem fixed and turned the water on, it froze in the pipes, which delayed getting water into the condos further. Read more…….
Condo Owners’ $15M Award Over Faulty Stucco Is Overturned
A South Carolina appeals court overturned on Wednesday a county circuit court’s decision to grant to homeowners at the Twelve Oaks at Fenwick Property Owners Association Inc. about $15 million, the claimed cost to repair contractors’ faulty construction that allegedly caused water to infiltrate the owners’ condominiums. Read more…….