With parades ramping up and just days until Mardi Gras, many people are expecting work on road projects to also ramp up before more visitors come into the city, but people living at one building on St. Charles Avenue say they were forced to take what they think should be city matters into their own hands.    Read the article…………………………….

Two buildings at a condo complex in Leonia were destroyed in a Friday morning fire.  The fire broke out just after 8:30 a.m. on Grand Avenue. Multiple crews responded to the location from neighboring municipalities throughout Bergen County.   Video news report……………………..

There are several very good reasons why community associations prohibit residents and their guests from feeding the wildlife. Alligators, crocodiles, birds, iguanas, snakes, raccoons, possums, stray cats and other animals present more than just a nuisance and inconvenience; they can create dangerous, unsanitary and destructive conditions resulting in costly repercussions.     Read the article…………………………….

After nearly two hours of discussions, High Springs Commissioners rejected a controversial proposal to create a special government unit. The proposal would have allowed developers of a large neighborhood now under construction to tax future homeowners.  High Springs City Commissioner Katherine Weitz led opposed Bridlewood Subdivision developers asking for a “Community Development District.” (CDD).    Read the article…………………………….

The calls and emails suddenly started pouring in for Lisa Gardner, president of the condominium association at the Marenas Beach Resort. A scientific study, led by the University of Miami, published in December had found that 35 buildings along Miami’s barrier islands were sinking beyond what was typically expected. The Marenas, a 28-floor condo hotel in Sunny Isles Beach, was one of them. Residents wanted to know what to think.   Read the article…………………………….

Q. We have questions regarding our condominium association in Darien: How do we know if our condominium association is considered a “common interest community association?” Our association does not have solar panels. Would the Illinois Homeowners Solar Rights Act apply if we were considering solar panels? Finally, how do we know if our condominium association is a not-for-profit corporation?    Read the Q&A………………………………..

Twenty-three residents of Villa Del Sol are taking legal action against the condo board, current and past property managers and engineers for negligence.  This comes after 36 residents were evacuated from three buildings on the property after an inspection found structural damage in August 2024.    Read the article…………………………….

The Kingfisher Inn, a beach resort in southern Horry County, plans to move forward with reopening despite concerns of structural safety.  About a year ago, the property manager raised concerns about the building’s condition leading to an investigation by a structural engineer.   Read the article…………………………….

Dozens of homeowners and tenants who live in San Jose’s Garden Park Village condominium complex, many of them immigrants, say their HOA board has been hitting residents with arbitrary and excessive fines for more than a year, even putting workers on rooftops to look for violations within residents’ private patios.  Read the article…………………………….

In Texas, those deed documents may have been passed down from owner to owner for almost a century. Deeds cover one neighborhood or subdivision, each with its own unique sets of rules and regulations and can sometimes even vary from lot to lot.   Read the article…………………………….

Question: My HOA’s Design Review Committee conducts approval and denials on homeowner requests using email with no face-to-face meetings. What about the open meeting concept?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

Mountain Green Condominium Association, a 45-year-old, 215-unit association with a restaurant, spa, gym and two pools located across from Snowshed Lodge on East Mountain Road, is embarking on a $48 million renovation.  The renovations, under DEW Construction Corporation, will take about 2 1/2 years to complete.  Read the article…………………………….

Condo owners are waiting for answers on whether lawmakers will do anything to ease concerns over rising fees.  The News Service of Florida reported that State House Speaker Daniel Perez has ruled out “bailouts” for condo owners facing high fees. Previously, State Sen. Jason Pizzo, a Democrat out of South Florida, echoed similar comments. Tom Schoeller is the condo association president for Casa Del Mar 1 in St. Petersburg. He pushed back on the use of “bailouts,” saying that condo ...

Even though she never signed anything new or agreed to any extension, the timeshare’s HOA voted last year to extend timeshare agreements by 10 years. — A metro Atlanta woman says she thought after 29 years she was finally out of her timeshare contract, but then it was re-upped for another 10 years without her consent.    Read the article…………………………….

A man is in critical condition after being rescued from a fire in Hampton Wednesday morning, officials say.  Hampton Fire and Rescue said they responded to a fire in the 600 block of Willow Oaks Boulevard near Gosnold’s Hope Park. When crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames coming from a “middle of the row” condo.    Read the article…………………………….

A lawsuit challenging the Prince William Digital Gateway data center project – filed by the Oak Valley Homeowners Association and 10 Gainesville-area residents – is advancing to an evidentiary hearing on March 6.   Read the article…………………………….

A homeowner’s association in Fort Worth has hired lawyers to oppose Keller ISD’s potential plan to split the district into two. The HOA insists that any decision to split the district should involve a public vote.   Video news report……………………..

A 40-year-old Plaistow, N.H., man was arrested yesterday in connection with an explosion at a Westville Road condominium complex last Nov. 10.  Derek John Blanchette was arrested and charged with alleged reckless conduct, use of a deadly weapon; endangering the welfare of a child; falsifying physical evidence; acts prohibited, involving ketamine; and acts prohibited, involving methylenedioxymethamphetamine.     Read the article…………………………….

Q: At an eight-unit condo building in Brooklyn, the sponsor failed to pay the homeowners association dues for unsold units, as required under law, and he stopped responding to emails and calls after he transferred control of the building to the board. The dues are about $30,000, plus interest. Other than filing a lawsuit, and incurring more expense, is there a way to get the sponsor to pay the dues with interest?    Read the Q&A………………………………..

It may be more than two decades old, but an agreement on a Captiva resort’s density still holds, a Lee County judge has ruled. That means no more than 912 units are allowed at South Seas Island Resort, which occupies about a third of the island.    Read the article…………………………….

A High Point man is dealing with a growing sinkhole in his backyard, but what’s even more frustrating is that he’s unsure who is responsible for fixing it.  The issue is a damaged stormwater drainage pipe. Hamdy Eltokhy said he has spent the last three weeks searching for answers. He’s reached out to plumbers, the City of High Point and his homeowners association for help. He said he’s been sent in circles with no solution in sight.    Read the article…………………………….

Plans for a new memorial in Surfside are coming to light.  Renderings for the memorial, which will be built to honor the victims of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse, were obtained by Local 10 News on Monday.    Video news report……………………..

The fire broke out at Martin’s Landing in Roswell on Monday evening.  So far, officials say there have been no reported injuries.   Read the article…………………………….

A new bill could shake up suburbia by creating a right to plant political yard signs—even if your homeowner’s association says you can’t.  House Bill 16 would let HOAs and local governments keep “reasonable restrictions” about where, when, how big and how many signs people displayed. But outright bans would be prohibited.    Read the article…………………………….

New building safety legislation ensuring that Florida’s aging condos have the money to undertake necessary repairs could trigger the “next wave of homeless people” in the state, Florida State House Representative Mike Caruso has warned.  Republican lawmaker Caruso, an ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, is calling for legislators in Tallahassee to amend the controversial new law, SB 4D, which has triggered the unfolding condominiums crisis in South Florida.   Read the article…………………………….

Q: I am on the board of a 54 home HOA. One of the owners has basically all plants in his front yard. That has been that way since I moved into the community 14 years ago. I don’t believe anyone gave him permission to do that but apparently the board at the time turned a blind eye. We now have the next-door neighbor to this house I mentioned starting to move his landscaping farther out into the grass and ...

Residents are being evacuated due to a carbon monoxide leak in condos on Jefferson Street near the intersection of Campbell Ave, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.  A man who was cleaning the building spoke with WDBJ7, saying he was using a gas-powered pressure washer in the basement when fumes went up the shaft.     Read the article…………………………….

The growing tension between tennis and pickleball players at Valencia Shores, a 55-plus community west of Boynton Beach, led to the rejection of a plan to convert another tennis court into pickleball and bocce facilities. The referendum, which required a two-thirds majority, failed to secure enough votes, leaving the community divided over the issue.   Read the article…………………………….

A Homeowners Association (HOA) in Iroquois County is calling for action after the latest crash on a road just outside their neighborhood.  Last month, WCIA reported on 18-year-old Elaine Carmen-Loveless, who was driving on County Road 200 North in Loda when she lost control of her car and ended up in Bayles Lake. Now, people living around the road are asking the county for something to be done.   Read the article…………………………….

New California law, under Civil Code Section 5551, required a visual inspection of “exterior elevated elements” by Jan. 1, 2025. That deadline has expired, leaving a liability risk for unaware or otherwise noncompliant HOAs.  The statute arose from 2019’s Senate Bill 326, sparked by a dry-rotted balcony which in 2015 collapsed and killed six people in Berkeley. Apartment landlords are subject to a similar Health and Safety Code statute from SB 721, enacted in 2018.    Read the article…………………………….

There are run-of-the-mill lawsuits over construction defects in condo buildings. And there is the the lawsuit unfolding at the four-tower Gramercy Square Condominiums.  The condo board has filed a lawsuit accusing the condominium’s original developers, Clipper Equity’s David Bistricer and Chetrit Group’s Meyer Chetrit, of creating defective condo units, The Real Deal reports. The board also alleges that Bistricer and Chetrit, along with two other named defendants, misappropriated up to $800,000 in condominium funds. As a result, the board is ...

The developer of a West Palm Beach waterfront condominium billed as the ultimate in luxury is being accused by its association of a bait and switch scheme where promised high-end finishes and amenities were replaced by cheap alternatives or not delivered at all. According to a nearly 500-page legal complaint filed Feb. 5 in Palm Beach County against the developer of La Clara condominium, buyers of the multi-million-dollar units were sold pre-construction residences based on flashy brochures claiming “pleasure springs ...

A late-morning fire damaged an Oceanside condominium Thursday and left one resident injured.  The blaze broke out shortly after 10 a.m. in the 3600 block of Vista Campana South, east of El Camino Real and south of state Route 76, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.    Read the article…………………………….

Question: Does the three stories or higher new inspection rule count a parking level below the three living levels of a condo, thus actually making the building itself four stories? —     Read the Q&A………………………………..

Q. I understand there is a new law for condominiums that when the Board of Directors considers a contract at a board meeting, a copy of the contract must be attached to the meeting notice. Is this true?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

More than $2 million is how much a Colorado judge ordered Mastino Management and owner Kim Bacon to pay to an HOA that she was responsible for operating.  “We started digging around right around as soon as all this all came to light,” Craig Haynes, a former resident, said.  Court records show that last spring, a judge determined that from 2018 to 2020, Bacon intentionally diverted nearly $700,000, which were mostly homeowner fees from Traditions HOA.     Read the article…………………………….

A former condo president in New Smyrna Beach has been accused of taking about $1 million from a condo association, leading to huge fee hikes for residents, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.  In a news release, deputies said that an investigation into the theft began after the sheriff’s office received complaints in April 2024 from residents at the Smyrna Beach Club condo complex.    Read the article…………………………….

Leonard Webb and his wife, Diana Porter, are living a condo owner’s worst nightmare.  The retired school teachers have been forced to vacate their freshly remodeled three-bedroom unit at The Hammond North Condominiums in College Hill to allow for remediation and reconstruction after two separate fires in March 2022 and February 2023.    Read the article…………………………….

A Cedar City property manager already facing multiple felony charges for alleged financial crimes is now the subject of a civil lawsuit seeking to recover more than $750,000 that was allegedly misappropriated.  The lawsuit, filed in 5th District Court by Velocity Holdings LLC, claims that Blake Floyd Cozzens and his company, Blake Cozzens Holdings Inc., operating as Stress Free Property Management, improperly handled homeowners association funds, making unauthorized transfers and creating bank accounts without approval.   Read the article…………………………….

Q: I have a few questions. 1. Why can homeowners associations get away with whatever they want to do? Is it because they know the homeowners don’t want to invest in legal fees, to fight them? 2. The HOA president, of my community, told me in September of 2022 that he was working on fixing the numbers and letters of the buildings, but that never transpired.    Read the Q&A………………………………..

Palm Beach County’s condominium and townhome market limped through 2024 still suffering aftershocks from the Surfside tragedy and facing higher insurance costs that led to the lowest number of deals closing in at least a decade.   Read the article…………………………….

An issue relating to the developer’s right to install a water line along an access easement on adjacent private property could delay the comprehensive permit process for the proposed 12-unit condominium development at 25 Ipswich Street in the Rockaway Annex neighborhood.    Read the article…………………………….

A controversial 911 tower built on property in the Orchard subdivision is nearing completion. According to Habersham County Radio System Administrator Tom Priddy, the civil work is nearly complete with just a few minor clean-up items still remaining. “The tower is not currently operational,” he said. “The antennas and microwave dishes should be installed within the next six weeks hopefully.”   Read the article…………………………….

Members of North Strand HOAs spoke with WMBF News on Wednesday about ways to reduce complaints after Horry County was named the top county in the state for HOA complaints in 2024.  “We just feel that when you are transparent or you talk to people, people feel comfortable,” Jack Haines said. This is one way Haines believes HOAs can reduce the number of complaints filed.    Read the article…………………………….

Dozens of people in aging condominiums are dealing with broken elevators damaged a week ago during the storm.  “With the heavy rain, I noticed there was dripping like inside the elevator from when you opened the doors,” said Haunani Pohaku.  Pohaku is one of them, living in a decades-old building with 12 floors on University Avenue.     Read the article…………………………….

Myrtle Beach’s new long-term rental regulations face a legal challenge from a condominium company that alleges the city’s policy will cost the firm millions in profit.  MBSC Property South LLC has accused the city of causing them more than $10 million in damages. They also say the company will lose over $6 million in projected profit since the city enacted its moratorium and ban on where hotel rooms can be converted into long-term rentals.     Read the article…………………………….

A group of Seaside Heights property owners – primarily seasonal residents whose condominium units are located on and around Hiering Avenue – doubled down on their opposition to the reconstruction of a bath house destroyed in Superstorm Sandy, saying the amenity would make the beach on their street too crowded. Residents of one of the nearby condominium developments have also complained that a second-floor deck that would allow seniors and disabled residents to view the ocean would obstruct their view.  ...

When the entire homeowners association (HOA) board at Grenadier Lakes at Welleby in Sunrisa abruptly resigned, dozens of condo unit owners were left in financial limbo, forced to pay twice for insurance because state law delayed the election of new leadership.  With no board in place to authorize payments, the community’s insurance provider demanded more than $20,000 by Friday.   Read the article…………………………….

Members of a homeowners association opposing an apartment building in their gated community barricaded land from its owner, inflaming a land-use dispute in Spring Garden Township that appears nowhere near resolution.  Read the article…………………………….

The pickleball-tennis wars have reached a feverish pitch at Valencia Shores, a 55-plus development west of Boynton Beach whose board was looking to take away another tennis court to accommodate the growing demand for pickleball.    Read the article…………………………….