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Neighbors Vow to Help Fight Santa California Ruling (NM) September 19, 2024
Allies and neighbors of a woman who was effectively forced off her land near Abiquiú when a judge sided with her Homeowner’s Association say they will help pay to have the case appealed. Melinda Grogan, a resident of the Santa California Subdivision east of Abiquiú, said a court ruling Oct. 9 by state District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson rendered her half-acre lot virtually useless by allowing the Association to enforce the subdivision’s rules on her property. The Association, which represents ...
‘This is not right’: Albuquerque police investigating HOA president’s paychecks September 10, 2024
Members of an Albuquerque homeowner association are now paying much closer attention to what the association is doing with their money. And they want other HOA members to learn from their experience. Fed up with how their neighborhood looked, a few members asked to look at the association’s finances. They wanted to know what their dues were paying for each month. Now, their HOA is under new leadership, as the Albuquerque Police Department investigates suspected mishandling of their payments. Read ...
County advises Valle Vista residents to revitalize homeowner’s association to combat open space dumping (NM) May 29, 2024
In the late 1970s, a developer designed the Valle Vista subdivision south of Santa Fe with four acres of open space for residents to enjoy. But rather than serve as an amenity, the land has become a hot spot for illegal dumping — and a burden to people living in the area. Read the article…………………………….
Mission Viejo couple sue Santa Fe to stop demolition of part of house (NM) April 3, 2024
Two residents of the Mission Viejo subdivision in southeastern Santa Fe have sued the city over its attempt to force them to demolish a part of their home that intrudes into open space in the development. Read the article…………………………….
Last Of The Lakes: Latest Chapter In Golf Course Saga (NM) August 20, 2023
Not everyone was happy, but that’s often the case when you’re about to lose an iconic part of your neighborhood. And that’s what’s happening at The Islands at Rio Rancho, once a gorgeous respite for residents and wildlife, and a few lakes where countless golf balls were sent to a watery grave. Read the article………………………..
Northern Meadows neighbors frustrated with HOA (NM) August 19, 2023
Residents in Northern Meadows are fed up. If you live in a community with a homeowner association, you know the fees can be a hassle – but you at least expect to get some services out of it. “For the first 10, 15 years, we had no problems, but in the last 10 years, it went kaput,” said Edward Uhrich, a homeowner in the neighborhood. Read the article………………………..

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Playing The HOA – A Continuing Study in Audacity (Part III)
Mrs. Delinquent*, who owned a unit in an HOA in New Mexico, had stopped paying her mortgage and HOA dues. As a result, she was having her home foreclosed upon by a bank, and the HOA referred her file to Axela Technologies. The collection solution provided by Axela Technologies was working the file to recover the delinquent assessments from the owner in the amount of $17,000 while the bank was pursuing foreclosure on the property. Read the article……………………………..
HOAs Must Understand Use and Power of Contracts
The board of directors in a homeowners association (HOA) is responsible for the functionality and governance of the community. One of the powers and duties delegated to the board of directors is the power to negotiate and enter into contracts, which is highly significant to the operation and bylaws of an HOA. Read the article………………………..
According to One Bankruptcy Court, the “Wrangle Over Executoriness May be a Tale ‘Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing’”
After a dispute arose between a developer of a subdivision northeast of Albuquerque and a homeowners’ association (“HOA”) over the ownership of certain common areas in the subdivision, the HOA brought an action against the developer seeking to compel it to convey the disputed property Read the article…………
CAI Best Practices: Ethics
Simply put, when someone is employing ethics, he or she recognizes what is right and what is wrong and is choosing to do the right thing; however, as a great deal of business ethics literature will attest, “the right thing” is not always straightforward. For example, most ethical dilemmas in the workplace are not simply questions of “Should Bob steal from Jack?” or “Should Jack lie to his boss?”
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