Last month, State Farm announced that it would not renew insurance policies for 72,000 California houses and apartments, about 2 percent of its total policies in California. That announcement followed the company’s May 2023 decision to stop writing new policies in the state, citing “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure,” a move that was echoed by Allstate […]
South Dakota: Protection from HOAs Signed into Law
Today, February 5, Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 39 into law. SB 39 prohibits a homeowners’ association (HOA) from placing restrictions on firearms or firearm ammunition. This important legislation further strengthens firearm preemption in the Mount Rushmore State by protecting sportsmen from HOA regulations. Read the article…………………………….
Zimmermann Drive: Homeowners maintain but do not own
Members of both the Zimmermann Drive Homeowners Association and Van Buskirk Companies, which is developing the Zimmermann Landing gated community, have experienced that kind of frustration this summer. Much of the frustration focuses on Zimmermann Drive, a road skirting a portion of Lake Madison long maintained by area homeowners. Read the article………………………..
Meadow Crest Homeowners Association honored by DANR (SD)
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the Meadow Crest Homeowners Association public water system and the system’s operation specialists have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award. Read the article………………………..
Law firm representing Hideaway Hills residents files appeal (SD)
Court appeals continue in the original lawsuit against the state on behalf of residents in the neighborhood where a sinkhole opened in April 2020, while a new case has been filed against the state. Read the entire article……………………………….
Harbor HOA seeks to have road paved (SD)
Because funding the project is an issue, several proposals were offered. Former township supervisor Larry Kotten proposed doing an opt-out to cover the costs. Kontz offered a financial contribution from members of The Harbor Homeowners Association. “Some of us homeowners are willing to step up to the plate. We want it done that badly,” she […]
Law firm says it’s close to seeking class-action status for Hideaway Hills homeowners (SD)
A law firm said Wednesday it is one step closer in its bid to be certified to file a class-action lawsuit to represent Hideaway Hills residents An attorney for Fox Rothschild said Wednesday that the national firm has hired two companies to begin drilling in the subdivision as part of that process. Read the entire […]
SD House: 40 years for real estate covenants
Restrictive covenants on real estate in South Dakota should last longer but shouldn’t be forever, the state House of Representatives said Thursday. House members voted 55-14 to extend them to 40 years. They’ve been set at 25 years since 1925. HB 1084 now goes to the Senate for a second hearing. Read the article……………………………….
Rapid City (SD) annexes Countryside Subdivision properties
Rapid City this week completed the annexation of 238 residential properties in the Countryside Subdivision, according to a press release from the city. Read more……..