More than $4.3 million in concrete will be laid down for sidewalks in Lakeland this year but not a penny more will be spent on one planned project after residents convinced city commissioners Monday there is overwhelming opposition to installing sidewalks along Sandpiper Drive. Read the entire article……………………………….
Augusta residents on private roads seek city trash pickup (ME)
Residents on Three-Cornered Pond want something the residents of most other homes in the city get now: their trash picked up at their homes by the city. But not all of them are willing to sign over a public easement to their private roads that officials say is required for city crews to venture onto […]
Neighborhood residents concerned with dangerous exit (AL)
A neighborhood in Huntsville is sounding the alarm in the name of safety. Woodmill Trace is located on Christopher Drive, just down the road from the intersection of U.S. Highway 72. The intersection of Christopher Dr. and Highway 72 is the only exit out of the neighborhood. Read the entire article……………………………….
College Place agrees to take ownership of private infrastructure at Autumn Meadows to ensure improvements are made (WA)
The Autumn Meadows Homeowners Association, which governs a residential subdivision in College Place, has agreed to transfer ownership of all privately owned infrastructure to the city and pay around $200,000 for that infrastructure to be brought up to city standards. Read the entire article……………………………….
Citrus County tells homeowners group to pay for U.S. 98 median sod (FL)
A Citrus County community is on the hook for paying the county to sod a mile of U.S. 98 median after a landscaping agreement fell apart. Citrus County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to bill the Oak Village Homeowners Association the cost, estimated at $36,000, to re-sod the median after the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) […]
Huntsville Police officers will soon access more security cameras around the city (AL)
HPD Investigator Mike Eichhorn says they’re mostly on Homeowners Association buildings and private businesses. He says every Flock camera in Huntsville will be privately owned, HPD will not be buying any additional cameras. Read the entire article……………………………….
SCORE Looking For Suggestions For Next HOA Workshop (NC)
On Feb. 1 Transylvania County SCORE and its partners held a Zoom workshop on getting the most from a Homeowner/property Association (HOA). Read the entire article……………………………….
Land Use and Zoning Basics for Community Associations (NC)
Recently, I detailed a variety of land use laws and land use regulations pertinent to community associations and community association managers. The webinar, which is part of Ward and Smith’s Community Association Building Blocks series, analyzes how municipalities and municipal governments utilize comprehensive zoning ordinances and land use plans to regulate development and how associations […]
West Chester pledges $19.2M in funding for NorthPoint mixed-use development (OH)
Dillin has also been in negotiations with the Beckett Ridge Homeowners Association to possibly build a retention pond on a vacant, wooded pocket of land on the north side if West Chester Road to help mitigate the flood plain. Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA Presidents Strikes Back at Citizens Opposing ‘No’ Parking Signs in Lexington Park (MD)
The St. Mary’s County Board of Commissioners held a public forum on Jan. 11, where many of the citizens complained about the parking restrictions. Citizens believed that the commissioners’ board added park restrictions off of misinformation given by a Homeowners Association (HOA) member. In defense of the HOA, the HOA president has responded. Read the […]
Lake California residence worried about fire evacuations (CA)
People living in Lake California a community just north of Red Bluff and in Tehama County, only have one route in and out. “It’s tree-lined, there are heavy ditches and a fire apparatus would not be able to come up that road and have residents exit safely,” said Sharon Crawford, Lake California Property Owner’s Association […]
No public water tap-in for Granger condominiums; county still helping with on-site treatment (OH)
A public water system tie-in won’t be used to mitigate well problems at Granger Lake Condominiums, but Medina County still plans to help with on-site treatment improvements. Read the entire article……………………………….
Kissimmee folks fuming over lack of mail delivery service (FL)
One Central Florida neighborhood, Trafalgar Village, is lately full of fuming residents. Trafalgar Village residents have not received their mail for more than two weeks. The Trafalgar Village community in Osceola County has had problems working out an agreement with the United States Postal Service (USPS). Read the entire article……………………………….
Granger residents asking for county help with water system troubles (OH)
Concerns over water system failure at Granger Lake Condominiums has led to homeowners association leaders asking Medina County for help. Built out in separate development phases since the early 1970s, the condos now lie on the north and south sides of Granger Road between State and Medina Line roads. Read the entire article……………………………….
Destin officials to ask state for more oversight on high-rise condos (FL)
The City Council agreed Monday to ask local state legislators to strengthen the state’s oversight of high-rise condominiums. With a 5-2 vote, the council took that action instead of voting on a proposed ordinance that called for periodic city-required inspections of tall buildings in Destin. Read the entire article……………………………….
Town to pay up to $80,000 to fix Phoenix Street trails access point (AZ)
The Town of Payson has asked the council to dip into contingency funds to put in parking along Phoenix Street at a popular hiking trail access point. The council heard the request during its Dec. 9 meeting, but delayed pulling the trigger on the project until February to give the homeowners association time to overcome some […]
Court sides with Falmouth in homeowner association sewer suit (ME)
The Maine Superior Court has ruled that the town of Falmouth has the “unambiguous” right to extend a sewer line through The Woodlands neighborhood. The Woodlands Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit against the town in November, claiming that an existing sewer easement didn’t allow the town to build a new line through the private neighborhood. Read […]
County-HOA median mess heads back to commission (FL)
A terse letter from the county attorney’s office apparently wasn’t enough to persuade The Sugarmill Woods Oak Village Homeowners Association (HOA) to honor its contract and maintain its share of the median along U.S. 98. So the whole matter once again comes back to county commissioners for a decision. Read the entire article……………………………….
Pflugerville disc golf course draws lawsuit, petition over safety concerns (TX)
The first nine holes of Falcon Pointe disc golf course are at the city-owned Central Park at Falcon Pointe, 18720 Falcon Pointe Boulevard. The second nine holes of the course are across the street on land owned by the Falcon Pointe Homeowners Association except for a pond that is owned by Travis County Municipal Utility […]
City’s Approval of High-Rise Next to Surfside Condo Under Scrutiny (FL)
The role that city officials played in allowing a luxury condominium to be built next door to the now-collapsed Champlain Towers building is under new scrutiny by plaintiffs and investigators. Read the entire article……………………………….
Co-op and Condo Owners Get a Lifeline Against Foreclosure (NY)
Co-op shareholders and condo unit-owners are among the New York homeowners who will be eligible to apply for $539 million in federal pandemic-relief funding to catch up on their debt and stay in their homes, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Read the entire article……………………………….
Auburn City Fire Department and HOA team up for fuel reduction work (CA)
What began as a complaint of a dying tree has resulted in 40 acres of fire risk reduction work and a partnership between a local homeowners association and the Auburn Fire Department. Read the entire article……………………………….
City working on cataloging, regulating Laredo HOAs (TX)
During the Laredo City Council meeting, Homeowners Associations landed on the radars of local leaders. Councilmembers discussed on Monday night cataloging and having regulations for HOAs to allow easier access for residents and to protect them from abusive behavior. Read the entire article……………………………….
How residents of Fox Chase subdivision in St. Charles keep their neighborhood beautiful (IL)
It’s not that the city of St. Charles’ public works department can’t keep the median it owns in the Fox Chase subdivision in good shape. However, it is more than a half-mile long along Fox Chase Boulevard from Winners Cup Circle to Dunham Road. That’s a lot of trees and planting beds to maintain. Read […]
Macomb approves residential road improvement project participation policy (MI)
Macomb Township residents seeking to get subdivision roads fixed now have a means to apply to the township for assistance. On Nov. 23, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to institute a residential road improvement project participation policy. Read the entire article……………………………….
Condo and Homeowner Association Board Members and Property Managers meeting provides great info (FL)
About five years ago, Aventura Commissioner Dr. Linda Marks asked the Aventura Marketing Council/Chamber of Commerce (AMC) if they were interested in providing valuable programming for Board Members of associations. Since Aventura has over 100 associations within its 3.2 square miles, the answer was a resounding “Yes!”. Read the entire article……………………………….
Town examines short-term rental regulations (AZ)
Fasano said during staff’s research into the issue, they contacted 26 random homeowners associations in town to see what regulations they had in place to deal with short-term rentals. He said 13 HOAs had some limitation on the rentals but were “a little nervous to enforce that, because it might get tied up in a […]
Blackstone home owners association seeks help (IN)
Fred Snyder, 1077 Blackstone Boulevard, Home Owner’s Association Board Member for the Blackstone subdivision, brought a couple of requests for the board’s consideration. He said he spoke to Street Superintendent Brent Warren a couple of weeks ago and he suggested he come to the board meeting Read the entire article……………………………….
HOA 101: How to Start Working with Your Local Government
Juggling everything from rule enforcement to meeting management can be tough for any board member of a homeowners’ association (HOA). However, you might be able to take some items off your to-do list by working with supportive partners—namely, your local government. Read the entire article……………………………….
Breaking News: City and Rock Springs Ridge HOA part ways on land swap (FL)
It began on a sunny day in April at the Apopka Amphitheater, and ended at the same venue on a November evening plagued by mosquitoes. The whirlwind romance between the City of Apopka, Rock Springs Ridge Homeowners Association and the Golf Group ended with a counter offer Read the entire article……………………………….
Permitting snafu that put Ambassador and Commodore South Condos on recertification delinquent list being addressed (FL)
Technicalities, a lack of communication or even proper record-keeping can sometimes hinder a building recertification process, landing property owners or its management teams on delinquent lists. Read the entire article……………………………….
Florida Condo Associations Need Reserves in Place for Safety Repairs, Task Force Says
A task force report prepared by a section of the Florida Bar recommended that lawmakers overhaul the state’s condominium laws following the Surfside building tragedy that killed 98 people, urging a process to address inspections and ensure proper reserves are in place to make major safety repairs, among other issues. Read the entire article……………………………….
Lake Anne residents raise concerns over contentious board elections to county (VA)
Some residents at Lake Anne are turning to the county for help sort out its homeowner association’s contentious and divisive elections. In a Sept. 23 letter to Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn, more than 40 residents urged the county to not allow the property’s landlord to vote in condominium elections. Roughly seven percent of […]
Dougherty Co. neighborhood asks for help getting drivers to slow down (GA)
Residents in the Southgate neighborhood are asking for either speed bumps, a four-way stop or both. They’re hoping taking those measures will help to slow down traffic. President of the Homeowner’s Association Willie Dawson said something needs to be done for the safety of homeowners and families in the neighborhood. Read the entire article……………………………….
Palm Beach County, West Boynton communities reach compromise to avoid hefty construction fees (FL)
“It was a huge relief this compromise was achieved,” said Beth Rappaport, president of Coalition of West Boynton Residential Association. “It really did resolve a lot of problems for the HOAs.” Read the entire article……………………………….
East Ascension drainage approves discussions with Prairieville subdivision association (LA)
The East Ascension Drainage Board approved of Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment entering discussions with a Prairieville homeowners’ association regarding work on a private retention pond. Read the entire article……………………………….
LETTER: Snow Hill residents say thanks to government officials (VA)
Recently the Snow Hill HOA Board of Directors had the opportunity to work with several government?entities in order to resolve a long-term issue for our community.?We could not be more pleased with how our officials worked with us, and with each other, to help us.? Read the entire article……………………………….
Should Ascension Parish help fix a subdivision’s controversial flooding prevention reservoirs? (LA)
Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment will open talks with a Prairieville homeowners’ association about costly repairs to their neighborhood’s private drainage basin, even as some parish council members warned the move could start a precedent that would open a “Pandora’s box” of requests from other subdivisions. Read the entire article……………………………….
Picture Rocks residents look to the county for help with dangerous road conditions (AZ)
It’s road so badly damaged from monsoon that it’s forcing people to move. West Ina Road, near North Sandario Road in Picture Rocks, is literally driving people away. Some residents say the roads are so bad, even emergency vehicles can’t make it through. Read the entire article……………………………….
Residents of El Zoco Condos in Santa Barbara Turn to City for Help with Needed Repairs (CA)
Hundreds of decorative sidewalk tiles, almost too beautiful to step on, adorn the courtyard. Here and there, on the faded walls of the four-story building, are pieces of art, like the one of two people kissing with fingers crossed. Even the cars here carry a message, like the Volkswagen bug with the bumper sticker that […]
Lacey City Council reviews proposal that would allow HOAs to remove trees (WA)
Dubbed as a “city of trees,” Lacey’s City Council reviewed a proposal to provide Home Owners Associations (HOA) with more flexibility to remove otherwise healthy trees within their property. Read the entire article……………………………….
Helderberg Lake Community Association seeks funding for dam repairs (NY)
The Helderberg Lake Community Association is attempting to repair the dam at Helderberg Lake, in Berne, but first it must obtain necessary funding — approximately $500,000 — which it’s attempting to do through the Berne Town Board. Read the entire article……………………………….
Blueberry Ridge residents at meeting (NJ)
Residents of Traditions at Blueberry Ridge attended the regular meeting of town council—held at 7 p.m. on August 23 in town hall—for the second month in a row regarding concerns over the retention basin on the corner of Third Street and Old Forks Road. During the first public comment portion of the meeting, Bob Ruberton, […]
Area Residents Collaborate To Stave Off Creek Erosion (NY)
In a quiet culdesac off Route 430 in the town of Ellery, a creek that sometimes turns into what seems like a wild river has been eroding sediments and quickly depositing them into Chautauqua Lake. While a passerby wouldn’t know it, the residents on and around Sunset Bay Road are well aware — and have […]
Macomb develops new approach to subdivision road improvements (MI)
Macomb Township residents living in the Chelsea Park subdivision near 22 Mile Road could see a solution to their crumbling roadways due to recent action by the Macomb Township Board of Trustees. Read the entire article……………………………….
Camas threatened with lawsuit over lake (WA)
City leaders say they have temporarily halted the committee’s activities after receiving notice last week that someone intends to sue the city, as well as the Lacamas Shores Homeowners Association over what he contends is a failure to maintain a biofilter on the shores of Lacamas Lake. Read the entire article……………………………….
Key Biscayne condo recertification process essentially on target in wake of Surfside disaster (FL)
It didn’t take a tragedy like the one in Surfside for some condominium or apartment owners to take proactive steps when it comes to safety. Read the entire article……………………………….Take, for instance, the Oceansound structure on Key Biscayne, the largest condominium property within Key Colony on the southern fringe of the island.
Residents frustrated with city’s potential Dunwoody Village rezoning deal (GA)
Brian Daughdrill, an attorney representing the Dunwoody Homeowners Association, said there are documents that allude to an agreement and mention various existing buffers. However, he said that’s a moot point, since the City Council could create its own precedent by enforcing a 150-buffer now. Read the entire article……………………………….
‘Dangerous’ seawalls? Naples sues property owners, turns out, City owns them (FL)
Over the last three years, hundreds of thousands of tax dollars were spent by the City of Naples to sue property owners along seawalls they said were in disrepair. As it turns out, the City owned the seawalls all along and they ultimately settled. It’s all about a question that dates back to roughly 2012, […]
Tierra Verde residents want county and city to help pay cost of dredging (FL)
Residents of a Pinellas County community say they shouldn’t have to foot the entire multi-million dollar bill to keep their canal from drying up, so ABC Action News wanted to find out what’s behind the water worries along a popular boating waterway. Read the entire article……………………………….