With home ownership comes neighbors, and it seems you can’t trust your neighbors not to turn the place into a junkyard or an overgrown suburban jungle. Luckily there are homeowners associations, to make sure Joe on the left doesn’t paint … Continue reading
KHOU11: Harvey victims say HOA rules are holding up recovery Author: Jason Miles February 16, 2018 It’s been nearly six months since Hurricane Harvey and much of the Houston area is still recovering. In some cases, homeowners say HOA rules … Continue reading
Statesman.com: Austin couple sues homeowners group over condo sale By Shonda Novak August 16, 2017 A couple who owned four units in the Villas on Town Lake is suing over the recent sale of the 1980s condominium project, saying they … Continue reading
Click2Houston: Spring homeowner battles HOA over pool safety fence By Amy Davis, Reporter/Consumer Expert July 5, 2017 SPRING, Texas – A family in Montgomery County is at a standstill with their neighborhood homeowner’s association. The Bender’s Landing HOA Board doesn’t … Continue reading
REPORTING TEXAS: Legislature May Address HOA Foreclosure Issues in Upcoming Session By Hojun Choi December 02, 2016 The Texas Legislature may make another run in the 2017 session at curbing the powers of homeowner associations. The likely focus: restricting the … Continue reading
San Antonio Express-News: Schertz neighborhood threatens lawsuit against developer over high HOA fees By Richard Webner November 18, 2016 Residents of a neighborhood in Schertz are threatening to sue local developer Chris Price, who they say has hoarded control of … Continue reading
Houston Chronicle: Texas court upholds ruling against short-term rentals …opinion …conflicts with the ruling of a similar case in Austin… By Nancy Sarnoff November 17, 2016 Thinking about leasing your home during Super Bowl LI? You might want to check … Continue reading
Chron.com: Memorial residents allegedly uncover HOA holding secret elections after ‘willfully deceiving’ notification practices By Jaimy Jones November 7, 2016 The Clayton Woods Homeowners Association was supposed to hold its annual meeting and board member elections Wednesday evening, but at noon that … Continue reading
The Foundation for Community Association Research estimates that there are at least 18,600 “Homeowners Associations” (or “HOAs” for short)[1] in the State of Texas, and that the total value of all homes that are governed by a Texas HOA is … Continue reading
CBSDFW: McKinney Homeowner Fights Back When HOA Cracks Down On Political Signs By Gabriel Roxas August 25, 2016 McKINNEY (CBS11) – A McKinney homeowner says his freedom of speech is under attack after his HOA cracked down on political signs … Continue reading
SPRING HAPPENINGS: Homeowners Association Says Blue Memorial Ribbons Must Come Down Spring, Texas July 19th, 2016 Read article at link below. Poll taken for: Do Homeowner Associations have too much control? Results Morning 7/20/16: Yes – 91.49% No – 6.74% Undecided 1.77% … Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas, July 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Hohmann, Brophy & Shelton, PLLC, announces that it has filed a putative class action lawsuit and is investigating further claims of wrongdoing by Niemann & Heyer, L.L.P., and other Texas Homeowner Association (HOA) … Continue reading
KXAN: Hutto HOA says homeowners need permission to fly U.S.flag By Lauren Kravets June 22, 2016 HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — A flag flap had some Hutto homeowners on the defensive, facing off with their homeowners’ association on when they can fly … Continue reading
HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Judge sides with residents in Garden Oaks case By Erin Mulvaney June 13, 2016 A Harris County judge has ruled that even though a Garden Oaks family’s garage violated the deed restrictions in the popular neighborhood, the group that … Continue reading
ABC13.COM: HOA SELLS HOME OF WOMAN WITH OUTSTANDING DUES By Lauren Lea May 23, 2016 TOMBALL, TX (KTRK) — A woman is being evicted from her home near Tomball after she says her homeowner’s association foreclosed on her home and … Continue reading
ABC13 NEWS: FAMILY, HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION BATTLE OVER FOOD TRUCK BUSINESS By Mayra Moreno May 13, 2016 SUGAR LAND (KTRK) — A battle is brewing in one Sugar Land community over a family’s food truck. The New Territory HOA is telling a … Continue reading
HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Garden Oaks homeowners group challenged in state court By Erin Mulvaney April 8, 2016 Jurors decided that a house’s garage violated the rules but that the owners did not have to comply because similar violations in the neighborhood … Continue reading
KENS5.COM: Disabled vet concerned HOA fees dispute will lead to foreclosure By Dillon Collier March 14, 2016 SAN ANTONIO — A disabled Air Force veteran who lost nearly all his hearing after going through treatment to remove a tumor … Continue reading
KRISTV.COM: Money missing from local HOA account By Bart Bedsole February 11, 2016 CORPUS CHRISTI – A lot of money is missing from a local homeowners association account, and residents there met Thursday night to get some answers.The neighborhood involved … Continue reading
Neighbors at War: Impact of Embezzlement in an Emergency! By Ward Lucas January 12, 2016 OK, the biggest reason for a Homeowners Association is to protect property values. Right? Well, let’s visit another of hundreds of thousands of parallel cases … Continue reading
PATHEOS.COM: Do Children Have a Right to Play? Neighbors retaliated with gangsta rap and …lewdest lyrics… By Rebecca Frech January 14, 2016 Collin County – Friends of ours are being sued for allowing their children to play outside. Yes, that’s … Continue reading
Houston Press: TIPPING POINT: IN HUNTINGTON VILLAGE, THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION HAS ALL THE POWER By Dianna Wray December 15, 2015 Most of the time Ebony Washington is able to pretend everything is fine. She even waves when Huntington Village Community … Continue reading
In a case of first impression, today the Houston Court of Appeals, 14th District, issued its opinion in KBG Investments, LLC v. Greenspoint Property Owners’ Association, Inc. The court held that in order to recover civil damages under Property Code … Continue reading
ABC13.COM: Great-Grandmother Battles Homeowners’ Association Over Color of Garage Door “You bought the home. You paid for it, they didn’t.” October 1, 2015 HOUSTON (KTRK) — An 89-year-old grandmother is facing off with her homeowners’ association in the Glencarin subdivision … Continue reading
Monday, September 28, 2015 Bruce Olson A bitter three-year dispute in Kingwood’s Royal Shores Village was possibly laid to rest Sept 17. A Harris County Court jury awarded all legal expenses incurred to homeowners Jill and Christopher Curran in their … Continue reading
7 on your side: HOA theft victims ‘We’ve been kept in the dark for years’ By Julia Jenae’ September 30, 2015 WINNSBORO, TX (KLTV) – An East Texas community says thousands were embezzled from their homeowners association account after years of … Continue reading
Dillon Collier, KENS 52:37 p.m. CDT September 10, 2015 Hayner, the president of Ranger Creek homeowners association, acknowledged this week he is violating HOA by-laws, which forbid residential property from being used for business purposes. Read the article
By Jim Douglas Posted September 4, 2-15 The Timarron community hugs the Byron Nelson Golf Course in Southlake. Homeowners pay for and expect a genteel lifestyle. That’s not what they’re getting from one home on Regency Crossing — not according … Continue reading
JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR: New Texas Law Lists Requirements for Condominium Defect Litigation By Clayton Cannon, Collin Warren – Adams and Reese LLP September 4, 2015 The Texas Legislature recently passed House Bill 1455 which addresses defect and design claims relative … Continue reading
ABCNEWS: Dinosaurs on Couple’s Front Lawn Yard Turns Heads in Planned Community By Avianne Tan via Good Morning America August 26, 2015 One front yard in the planned community of New Territory in Sugar Land, Texas, has been turning heads … Continue reading
KEYETV.com: HOA Threatens Lawsuit over Energy-Efficient Shingles By Melanie Torre August 6, 2015 A Round Rock couple has been threatened with a lawsuit because of the new, white shingles on their house. The heavy rain in May, particularly on Memorial … Continue reading
KXAN.com: Homeowner told flood debris violates HOA rules By Angie Beavin June 5, 2015 HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — Lisa Taylor’s Hutto home flooded knee deep on Memorial Day. The water rushed through their home, in the back door and out … Continue reading
WFAA.COM: Carrollton homeowners steamed over disappearing trees By David Schecter June 10, 2015 CARROLLTON — Angry residents at the Villages of Greenway Park development want to know why their homeowners’ association cut down two dozen trees without any warning. The … Continue reading
KENS5.com: Board member’s marriage to HOA employee is a conflict of interest Jennifer Bell is the community manager of the Villages of Westcreek in west Bexar County. Her husband, Christopher Bell, was elected to the HOA’s board of directors last … Continue reading
fortbendstar.com: Sugar Land woman says HOA crossed the line By Michael Sudhalter May 22, 2015 Last winter, Sugar Land resident Eleanor Burgess put an 18-inch decorative Christian Cross in her front yard garden as a memorial to her 92-year-old mother … Continue reading
everythingLUBBOCK.com: Homeowners of ‘African Descent’ Unwelcome in Subdivision May 20, 2015 By Staff ATHENS, TX – David Dodd and the Texas Civil Rights Project announced legal action Tuesday against the Clearwater Bay Homeowners Association at Cedar Creek Lake in East … Continue reading
KENS5.com: S.A. homeowner fighting back against HOA attorney fees, threats of foreclosure By Phil Anaya May 19, 2015 A single San Antonio mother with a sick daughter said she’s been told her homeowners association intends to move forward with proceedings … Continue reading
By Tracy Clemons Monday, April 13, 2015 06:31PM Imagine coming home from a hard day’s work and having to be concerned about where you park. That’s what residents in the Clearwood Crossing subdivision say they are dealing with. We lost … Continue reading
FOXSANANTONIO.com: Navy vet gets house back after HOA foreclosure State Rep. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, has introduced legislation (HB1335) to cap HOA attorneys’ fees associated with the foreclosure process. SAN ANTONIO – A retired petty officer is getting his home … Continue reading
Houston Chronicle: Prime property center of court dispute in the Woodlands Yet every homeowner in The Woodlands has a covenant included in their deed designed to protect the beauty of the master-planned community of 100,000 By Cindy Horswell March 27, … Continue reading
March 13th was the official date that all bills needed to be file by. Listed below are HOA bills filed with the legislature for 2015. Most are single-issue bills.However, SB1168 – West and its companion bill HB2797 – Villalba are … Continue reading
Harris County Court Judgment: Church’s Restrictive Reserve “E” Not Subject to HOA Deed Restrictions Filed February 9, 2015 The Court Judgment ordered that: (1) Restrictive Reserve “E” owned by Defendant Mt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church is not subject to the … Continue reading
WOAI.com: Measure Would Limit HOA Attorneys Fees By Jim Forsyth, February 12th 2015 Members of the Texas Legislature are taking aim at a familiar target–Home Owners Associations. News Radio 1200 WOAI reports State Rep Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) has filed a … Continue reading
TEXAS Family COUNCIL: San Antonio Homeowner Loses Home to HOA for Exorbitant Attorney Fees February 10, 2015 Updated: Tuesday, February 10 2015, 08:21 AM CST SAN ANTONIO — Richard Miller says he served in the United States Navy for 14 years, … Continue reading
KRGV.COM: Tracking the Dough Residents are paying money to neighborhood associations, but not seeing any improvements February 10, 2015 Channel 5 News McAllen – The money is collected through water bills, but city officials say they are not following their … Continue reading
click2houston.com: Spring man says neighborhood civic association is discriminating against him By Samantha Ptashkin February 5, 2015 SPRING, Texas – The Texas Workforce Commission has issued a charge of discrimination against a Spring civic association on behalf of one of … Continue reading
LIBERTYINSTITUTE.org: VICTORY! Congregation Toras Chaim Free to Continue Worship in Private Home Judge grants summary judgment upholding the religious liberty rights of Liberty Institute client to peacefully study tenets of faith February 4, 2015 Today, at a hearing on a … Continue reading
KRGV.com: Homeowner Wants HOA Dissolved January 13, 2015 By Shelley Childers BROWNSVILLE – A Brownsville man said his homeowners association is not working and wants the organization to shut down. Jack Jew wants his homeowners association to go away. He … Continue reading
WFAA.com: Frisco transitional living home reaches settlement with HOA Details of the agreement are sealed. By Jobin Panicker January 1, 2015 FRISCO — A transitional home for homeless women has come under much scrutiny in Frisco, but now a settlement … Continue reading
The Dallas Morning News: Residents express concern over proposed drug, alcohol recovery home By DANIEL HOUSTON Neighborsgo Published: 31 October 2014 On one of her regular strolls through the neighborhood, Richardson resident Jane McGehee noticed a “for sale” sign had … Continue reading