The March rain left homes flooded with water, and although Middle Tennessee has since dried up, some families are still without power over a week later. The Harding Place Condominium was one of many communities hit hard by the storm. The night it hit, water started filling into homes. Read the entire article……………………………….
Dispute erupts in upscale Ooltewah neighborhood as golf course owner seeks to create more home lots (TN)
A dispute at an upscale Hamilton County neighborhood has emerged over efforts by its golf course owner to see more houses built near The Ooltewah Club. Course owner Rick Stern wants approval from county planners to create 10 additional home lots inside the Hampton Creek gated community off Snow Hill Road. Read the article……………………………………
NFD: 1 killed in condominium fire in Hermitage (TN)
One person died in a fire at a condominium complex in Hermitage, according to Nashville Fire Department officials. It happened Saturday morning around 1 a.m. at the Fox Run Condominiums. Read the article……………………………………..
High-tech cameras used to fight neighborhood crime (TN)
Bellevue HOA say license plate readers are the newest technology for area neighborhood watch groups. In the Poplar Creek Estates neighborhood in Bellevue, your license plate is guaranteed to be caught on camera. Read the article………………………………..
Nashville condominium complex evacuated due to fire in air conditioning unit (TN)
Several condos of a Nashville complex have severe damage after an overnight fire on the roof of the building, according to the Nashville Fire Department. Officials tell News 2 this happened around 10:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Richard Jones Road at the Green Hills Terrace Condominiums. Read the article……………………………
Man arrested after allegedly spray-painting swastikas, racial slur on Spring Hill home (TN)
Shortly after the discovery of the vandalism, however, neighbors power washed and painted the homeowner’s garage — a community effort the homeowner described as “nothing but gracious.” ……An online fundraiser had also been set up by the homeowner’s homeowner association to help with the purchase of a new garage door. Any funds leftover are planned […]
Homeowners’ associations donate fingerprint kits to Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office (TN)
Sheriff Lawson says the kits will help solve crimes faster. “We are just happy to have them,” says Lawson. “I think it’s another great tool for patrol officers. It will help the victims too. Help us solve crimes.” The 25 kits were donated by the homeowners’ associations of Legacy Bay and Chelaque communities. Read the […]
Titans pay fans’ HOA fees so that he can keep his ‘Tennessee Tough’ sign in his yard TN)
A Tennessee Titans fan in Murfreesboro was told to remove his Titans yard sign or he’d be fined by his homeowner’s association. So what did the Titans do? They brought him a bigger sign of course. Read the article…………………………….
License Plate Cameras Raise Privacy Concerns in One Neighborhood (TN)
A Cordova neighborhood has installed cameras to reduce crime, but not everyone who lives there thinks they are a good idea. The solar-powered camera appeared recently in the Carrollwood Lakes subdivision in Countrywood. Carli Squires was happy to find out it is a license plate reading camera. Read the article………………………..
Woman takes swing at HOA (TN)
A Point Drive woman made her point recently when she took a baseball bat to her own mailbox in defiance of her homeowner’s association. The woman arrived at police headquarters to self-report the damage but noted it was interference by her homeowner’s association that pushed her over the edge. The woman explained that she was […]
‘Gated’ Fairview community has gate removed, road determined as public (TN)
A “gated community” in Fairview is gated no more. After research into the Stable Acres subdivision history, analysis of what’s allowed on a city public road, and input from the homeowners, the Fairview Board of Commissioners decided to take no action — essentially they chose not to vacate the public road. Read the article……………………………….
Consumer Advocate For State Attorney General’s Office Files Complaint Against Jasper Highlands Development Over Water System (TN)
The Consumer Advocate of the state Attorney General’s Office has filed a complaint against the Jasper Highlands development on Jasper Mountain, saying the group is operating a water system without obtaining a state certificate. Read the article…………………………..
Lakeland family claims discrimination by homeowners association (TN)
A Lakeland family is going public, creating a website to document what they call discrimination by their homeowners association. It’s called therealcoolsprings.com. It’s just the latest twist in a neighborhood dispute we first told you about in March. The Cool Springs Homeowners Association sued the family over the paint color on the trim of their […]
Columbia couple indicted on charges of stealing $100K from local HOA (TN)
Two Columbia residents have been indicted by a Maury County grand jury for stealing from their homeowners association while holding the two top positions in the group. Brenda Gracin, 64, and Mario Gracin, 66, have been indicted on charges of theft for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from the Benton Town Hall Homeowners Association. Read […]
Johnson City Fire Department: All occupants out safely after condo fire in Woodstone subdivision (TN)
Johnson City firefighters are working a condo fire in the Woodstone subdivision. Hill said two condo units were heavily damaged in the fire. He told News Channel 11 that four people were in one unit and a man in the other. Read the article…………………………..
Lawsuit accuses now dead ex-treasurer of Mt. Juliet’s Brookstone HOA of embezzling $290K (TN)
A Mt. Juliet neighborhood association has filed a lawsuit that accuses its former treasurer of embezzling more than $290,000 over a period of years. The treasurer being accused died in December. Read the article…………………………..
No residents injured in South Nashville condo fire (TN)
Nashville fire crews say no residents were injured when a two-alarm blaze broke out at a South Nashville condo complex. One firefighter had to be taken to an area hospital for evaluation. Read the article…………………………….
Hardin Valley neighborhood finds fun ways to keep busy at home waiting out coronavirus (TN)
…..waiting for their food orders at a pop-up food truck park at the Harrison Springs subdivision on Sunday, March 29, 2020. “We are glad to be out,” said Bowling. The homeowners association has been active in keeping residents engaged while still observing social distancing. Read the article………………………
Lakeland family being sued to force them to repaint trim on their house (TN)
Imagine being sued over the color of the trim on tour house. That is what one Lakeland family says is happening to them but they believe it may also be because of their race. They live in the Cool Springs subdivision, and this dispute has ended up in court. The neighborhood association is suing them […]
Chattanooga couple says condo complex won’t repair leaking roof causing mold and water damage (TN)
A Chattanooga couple says they have major damage to their condo because the roof of their building has been leaking for two months. Pots, pans, and towels litter the floor of Vickie Holloway’s condo, discoloration is visible on the walls and ceiling from water damage. Read the article………………………….
Legislators shouldn’t meddle with HOA restrictions (TN)
No cause has had a better advocate than Pamela Davis Needham, who is working against proposed state legislation that she says would limit homeowners associations on many issues, including restrictions of short-term rentals. Needham is founder of Save Our Neighborhoods and represents three local HOAs. She is working with Scott Ghertner of the 50-year-old Ghertner […]
Hermitage neighborhood installs license plate readers to catch criminals (TN)
So far this year, more than 2,100 cars have been broken into in Nashville, according to Metro Police. Jeremy Gossett, a Hermitage resident for nearly 20 years, noticed Nashville’s changing landscape and decided to do something about securing Hermitage Meadows. He is also on the board of directors. Read the article………………………..
Political battle ignites between Tennessee homeowner associations, absentee corporate landlords (TN)
The political battle between Tennessee homeowner associations and absentee corporate landlords over long-term rentals reignited this month in a state legislative panel. At issue are efforts by some HOAs — nonprofit organizations in subdivisions and planned communities that set and enforce rules for properties and residents — to alter rules involving large corporations buying homes […]
Royal Oaks Villas residents oust all but one board member after transparency complaints (TN)
Homeowners who are part of the Royal Oaks Golf Villas Homeowners Association have voted out a majority of their board members following a lawsuit and a tense called meeting Tuesday. Residents then met in the Royal Oaks Community Center late Thursday to decide the fate of three board members by vote. Read the article………………………
The US Postal Service wants to ‘cluster’ subdivision mailboxes — and developers aren’t happy (TN)
Mailboxes for future subdivision houses will become extinct if a U.S. Postal Service mandate for clustered mailboxes remains. “As we all know, we’ve had mail delivered to our houses since it was established by Benjamin Franklin, and that is now changing,” said Kevin Woodward, president of the Rutherford County Home Builders Association, which opposes the […]
Heritage Landing residents file lawsuit, say mold caused medical problems (TN)
Homeowners in the Heritage Landing subdivision are suing the condominium association, a property management company and subcontractors after suffering respiratory and gastrointestinal problems they argue were caused by mold that was not properly eliminated. Read the article………………………….
Heritage Landing Couple Says In $10 Million Lawsuit That Mold In Residence Made Them Sick, House Not Habitable (TN)
A couple that bought a condominium at the upscale Heritage Landing on the Tennessee River said mold under the house made them sick and the house no longer habitable. Tim and Muffy Mitch are suing the Heritage Landing Condominium Association, Morris Property Management, PDM Engineering, Mack McCarley of PDM, Precise Plumbing, Charles Reynolds of Precise […]
Eagle Bluff golf course in Harrison shuts down (TN)
On Thursday, we spoke with Cort Dondero, the President of the Homeowner’s Association in Eagle Bluff. He confirmed the course closed on Sunday, July 28. Read the article………………
Icon condominium owners fight developer for reimbursement following pool structure issues (TN)
Condominium owners at the Icon in the Gulch were forced to pay nearly $1.1-million to rebuild their pool after an inspector deemed it was at risk of collapsing. Now, residents are demanding that the developer reimburse them for the project. There were cracks in the pool, and 1,000 gallons of water leaking every day into […]
Cambridge Farms HOA meeting draws hundreds, ‘major dues increase’ to be discussed in June (TN)
So many Cambridge Farms residents gathered for a special Homeowner’s Association meeting March 18 to push for answers about a “major dues increase,” that a conference room at the Gallatin Civic Center could not accommodate them. The meeting moved to the gymnasium, where residents craned to hear board members as they shouted into a megaphone, […]
Fox Hollow homeowners association will be off the hook for problems at Memphis community (TN)
After inspectors reported increased criminal activities and a hole in the fence wide enough to drive a truck through, Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge said on Tuesday that the Fox Hollow Town Homes homeowners association can’t be held solely responsible for what happens there. Read the article………………..
HOA calls disabled veteran’s claims that he can’t install ramps at his house not true (TN)
He says the HOA won’t let him put in ramps around his house because they don’t look good, but the HOA says that’s not true. “Under no circumstances are we, the homeowners’ association, would deny anybody handicapped access. Never,” Bundren said. Bundren is the treasurer of the HOA and says they’ve done their best to […]
Trapped in their own homes: Disabled residents denied needed modifications by HOAs (TN)
“He has to put his leg on and take one step at a time,” Selross Adams said. “The garage is the only place there’s a rail he can hold on to.” Two federally approved wheelchair ramps, which would be safer to use, are folded up and stacked against the garage wall. The Department of Veterans […]
Judge wants all owners to answer for trash, blight at Fox Hollow Townhomes (TN)
The “complicated” problem of what to do about Fox Hollow Townhomes wasn’t untangled on Tuesday, but Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge did rule that the next order of attack is to cite every owner at the deteriorating townhouse community. There are about 75 units still standing at Fox Hollow, but on Tuesday, only two owners […]
Residents can’t get potholes fixed on road owned by defunct homeowner’s association (TN)
Potholes have been popping up all over the Mid-South. Neighbors living in one part of Cordova say the craters on their street make it nearly impossible to get home. The road is privately owned, meaning the county can’t fix it and neither can the residents who have to use it every day. Read the article……………….
Allenbrook roads in question (TN)
Residents in the Allenbrook community in Lenoir City are requesting action be taken to help fix roads in the subdivision that remain unfinished years after the developer went bankrupt during the recession and left without completing the job. Read the article………………………
Ooltewah homeowners buy Champions Club golf course for $2.1 million (TN)
Jim Brunjak has lived on the 14th hole at Hampton on the Lake for the past decade and watched the changes at the Champions Club golf course and country club through the years. Eager to restore and improve both the course and the club and its swimming pool, Brunjak and three of his neighbors — […]
Residents can’t get potholes fixed on road owned by defunct homeowner’s association (TN)
Potholes have been popping up all over the Mid-South. Neighbors living in one part of Cordova say the craters on their street make it nearly impossible to get home. The road is privately owned, meaning the county can’t fix it and neither can the residents who have to use it every day. Read the article………………
Royal Oaks Golf Course to close forever (TN)
Marnice Richmond knew what she was getting into when she took over ownership of Royal Oaks Golf Course, but she also knew she had the support of her father, Tinker, and that their combined energy could be enough to breathe life into the often-moribund business. After more than six years of effort, too many matches […]
Neighborhood uses high tech to fight back against crime (TN)
Every car from its color to its tag gets photographed, saved, and sent to a database that Ron Carlson and other homeowners in the Stockett Creek community can look up if there’s ever a crime. “If there was an incident, we can open it up for a homeowner,” said Ron Carlson, a volunteer with the […]
How homeowners associations can protect against short-term rentals (TN)
With the exception of transit, perhaps no issue has been more hotly debated than short-term rentals and their impact upon residential neighborhoods. While noise and lewd behavior complaints have received the lion’s share of coverage, the existence of STRs could have broader legal implications for the thousands of Tennesseans who live within a homeowner or […]
Nashville’s first prefab condo complex opens on industrial hill (TN)
Sam Blackman recently moved into a new home overlooking The Fairgrounds Nashville in the city’s first prefab condo complex, Alloy on Tech Hill. Modern and pristine, the studio off Nolensville Pike looks nearly identical to new apartments built from the ground up in the heart of trendy neighboring Wedgewood-Houston. But it was crafted on an […]
New TN law protects your rights to display political signs (TN)
A homeowners association in Knox County is admitting it was wrong after telling homeowners to take down political signs. A new state law protects your right to post those signs. Read the article………………..
ANDY’S CONSUMER TIP OF THE DAY: Homeowners associations (TN)
I’m a firm believer in neighborhood homeowners associations. I’m a firm believer in covenants and restrictions. I don’t want to see someone’s Dodge Dart on cinder blocks in the 3-foot high grass of their front yard anymore than the next neighbor. But let me tell you, when your board or a single board member goes […]
How one Franklin neighborhood is pitching a different sewage plant option
One Franklin neighborhood is voicing its concern with the city’s development plans for its new sewage treatment plant. The neighborhood of Chestnut Bend is next to the treatment plant near Franklin High School and Hillsboro Road, and on Friday, its homeowner association president along with Lystek International, a biosolid processing company, made its pitch for […]
LTVPOA completes sewer purchase (TN)
“Please understand, this POA board did not initially wish to buy the sewer plant,” said Farrell Odom, president of the POA board of directors. “This is a decision that was made because of the very limited options that were available. An 83 percent increase would not have been comfortable for us or anyone else.” Read […]
Joining a homeowners’ association: the pro’s and con’s (TN)
We continue looking at your rights and responsibilities, including the pro’s and con’s of association membership. They are questions that you need to ask when you buy your house.. Read the article…………
Museum Bluffs Condo Owner Sues Association, Owner (TN)
The suit says parking spaces are included as common elements under the master deed and they may not be conveyed without the approval of at least 80 percent of the owners. Read more……..
New owner and new life for Ashland City’s long-troubled Braxton condo towers
The past five years have been nothing but dramatic and traumatic for the Braxton Condominiums, two towers of luxury condos that loom over the banks of the Cumberland River in Ashland City, a half-hour drive west of Nashville. Read more…….