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Thief arrested after being caught on camera stealing mail from Cobb County neighborhood (GA) April 23, 2024
Police say they found 70 pieces of stolen mail in a man’s car. Video from a security camera shows the suspect in action. It’s just before 2 a.m. on Atwater Drive in Smyrna. A security camera was positioned perfectly to catch the man’s every move. He opens a mailbox, pulls out an envelope, places it in his pocket, looks directly into the camera, then walk he walks off. Read the article…………………………….
Trees keep falling in Cherokee Co. neighborhood, homeowners worry with every storm (GA) April 12, 2024
Cherokee County homeowners say with each rolling storm they sit with bated breath because of trees randomly falling on top of homes. “If a bad storm comes through those trees could fall right down,” Chris Frymyer said. O’Neal Wilburn showed Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Ashli Lincoln the damage to his bedroom when a tree fell on his home last month. Read the article…………………………….
Dunwoody Lemonade Days celebrates 25 years of revitalization (GA) April 12, 2024
Lemonade Days has been a Dunwoody tradition since 1999. The first event was held as a fundraiser for a campaign to replant trees following the devastating tornado that cut through Dunwoody on April 9, 1998. The Dunwoody Homeowner’s Association, Dunwoody Preservation Trust and Dunwoody Nature Center joined forces to replace trees with the “Replant the Dunwoody Forest” effort. Read the article…………………………….
Buckhead Condo Residents Riled Up Over Developer’s Plans (GA) April 5, 2024
A group of residents living in a historic Buckhead condo complex are concerned about an apartment developer’s possible changes to the property after it bought nearly two-thirds of the units, but the company’s leader says it has no plans to demolish the buildings there. The condo complex, Huntington Arms, is a set of brick buildings facing Peachtree Street on the south end of Buckhead. Designed by architect C. Wilmer Heery Jr., it opened as an apartment complex in 1929 and ...
Sisters sue a luxury townhome community’s HOA in effort to save a historic Black cemetery (GA) March 30, 2024
The cemetery is at the center of a lawsuit brought by descendants of people buried there against the homeowners association that owns the property. The lawsuit alleges the luxury townhomes’ HOA has failed to maintain the property as required, allowing nature to envelop the site and render it almost unrecognizable. Read the article…………………………….
Savannah Highlands neighbors feud with HOA (GA) March 12, 2024
People who live in one Savannah neighborhood are butting heads with their homeowners’ association. Though many neighbors declined to be interviewed on camera for fear of repercussions, one resident was willing to speak on the issue. He says the common spaces that are supposed to be managed by the Savannah Highlands Homeowners’ Association are not being taken care of, and the cost of some recent projects isn’t adding up. Read the article…………………………….
Residents upset HOA so negligent, Section 8 won’t let tenants live there (GA) March 9, 2024
A homeowner’s association, or HOA, is responsible for maintaining the property values of the community under its jurisdiction. When HOAs make news, it’s often about complaints with an overzealous board fining residents for what they believe are irrational things…… However, residents at Peyton Place said the issues are piling up right now. One resident is calling attention to the community’s condition. Read the article…………………………….

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The Importance of Professional HOA Contracts (GA)
Community associations cannot accomplish all the tasks they are responsible for without getting outside professionals to help maintain and service their assets. With every agreement to provide a service or to supply materials comes HOA contracts. Read the article…………………………….
Top 5 HOA Collection Policy FAQs for Board Members (GA)
Many board members and homeowners have questions about their HOA collection policy and how their HOA enforces the policy. We’ve asked our experienced HOA collection attorney team to provide the top questions they hear from association board members to help you better manage your community: Read the article…………………………….
Corporate Transparency Act 2022: Reporting Required for HOAs (GA)
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) that was enacted by Congress in 2021 will go into effect at the start of 2024. While the Corporate Transparency Act was implemented to combat the use of shell corporations, LLC’s, partnerships, and other entities to facilitate terrorist funding, corruption, tax fraud, and other illicit activities, it will also likely apply to HOA and condominium associations. Read the article……………………………….
A Guide to Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA)
The Georgia Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA) is a Georgia statute that provides for rights and authority that a homeowners’ association (HOA) can elect to be governed by in addition to its community-specific governing documents. The POAA was enacted to provide HOAs with powers and procedures, similar to the Georgia Condominium Act that governs condominium associations in Georgia. Read the article………………………………..
HOA Electronic Voting and Bylaws
An election for the Flagship Wharf Condominium Association’s board was upcoming. Members were told they could vote in person at the meeting, by directed proxy, or electronically through a unique link sent to each Unit. One of the candidates asked the board to amend the association’s Bylaws to explicitly allow for members to vote electronically prior to the election, but the board declined to do so. That candidate lost the election and sued alleging the vote was void because electronic ...
Homeowners’ association pros and cons (GA)
Odds are that people in the market for a new home in the Golden Isles will buy one in a neighborhood with a homeowner’s association. Realtor Missy Neu, chief operating officer for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hodnett Cooper Real Estate, said the majority of newly developed neighborhoods have homeowners’ associations, while some of the older ones don’t. Read the article………………………..
HOA Swimming Pool Maintenance Checklist (GA)
As pool season quickly approaches, HOAs and condominiums should follow this simple checklist in preparation to open for the season. Read the article………………………..