Homeowner associations: Devils or angels?
By Paul Bannister • Bankrate.com One of every five Americans lives under rules and regulations that could confiscate their homes from them, […]
By Paul Bannister • Bankrate.com One of every five Americans lives under rules and regulations that could confiscate their homes from them, […]
By Michele Lerner • Bankrate.com Highlights One benefit of an HOA is fewer responsibilities for maintenance. A drawback is the lack of
Evan McKenzie – March 27, 2013 I testified at the Maryland State Senate hearing yesterday in support of S.B. 1062. The hearing
By Cindy George — March 27, 2013 Charles Babineaux, whose tug-of-war with his Harris County HOA was the subject of the
By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel posted: March 25, 2013 The developer of the half-built Bimini Bay resort in Davenport withdrew more than
March 15, 2013 We’re smack dab in the middle of the Session that ends at midnight on May 27th. Still
Lauren Ritchie COMMENTARY March 17, 2013 Sixteen homes, 16 sets of panicked owners. The residents of a Leesburg subdivision that
Proposed Texas HOA/COA Laws – 2013 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Business & IndustryTIME & DATE: 1:30 PM or
By Cindy George – March 15, 2013 — Houston Chronicle Burglars, be forewarned. You’ll hurt yourselves trying to break through
By: George Staropoli As an alternate to making HOA governments a state entity, the creation and establishment of a bona
Pamela Dittmer McKuen Community Living March 15, 2013 Chicago Tribune: It’s complicated evicting delinquent owners After months of trying to
By Frank Cerabino Palm Beach Post Staff Writer If you think the shenanigans with Florida elections are bad at the
By: Evan Axelbank – March 16, 2013 BOCA RATON, Fla. – Every single home in the Boca Quay gated community
Orange County Register: Condo owners win secondhand smoke case Published: March 12, 2013 By Marilyn Kalfus An Orange County jury
By Mary Shanklin — March 7, 2013 A standoff of sorts has occurred at the gates of one of the region’s
March 2, 2013 By David M. Bendoff Q. I am a unit owner in a homeowner’s association.
Mar. 1, 2013 11:33 PM By Trevor Hughes A Fort Collins property manager accused of stealing $75,000 in rents from
Posted: 5:59 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Kissimmee police said a thief now has the bank account information for thousands
By Jim Sanders The Sacramento Bee Published: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 Millions of Californians would not be able to smoke
February 27, 2013 Incoming Speaker of the House Mark Ferrandino brings a very personal perspective on homeowners associations to the
By George K. Staropoli February 27, 2013 The following is my comment to a post by Evan McKenzie on his
I was on Nevada Public Radio the other day with the state ombudsperson, an HOA lawyer, and an owner advocate.
By Jeff German LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Posted: Feb. 24, 2013 Federal prosecutors have charged nearly 40 conspirators in the scheme
By Paul Squire | 02/24/2013 More than a year after three homeowners at a 55-and-older community in Calverton filed a
By Jennifer Sorentrue Palm Beach Post Staff Writer – February 9, 2013 A small group of Century Village residents has
By Michael E. Miller Thursday, Feb 21 2013 Icon South Beach Residents Angry After Board Prez Cashed $113,000 in Checks
By: Beanie Adolph Buying into an HOA is far worse than co-signing a note with strangers. A note has a
Texas is just like Arizona- the CAI controls the legislature. From George Staropoli: Observations on AZ legislative treatment of HOA
By Carole VanSickle – February 19, 2013 Vacation-home buyers are finding it harder and harder to finance their purchases, even
February 18, 2013 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – Fraudulent, dishonest and criminal. Those are the words used to describe an
By: Tamara Sone – The Desert Sun – February 18, 2013 RANCHO MIRAGE — What began as a routine Homeowners Association
By Jeff German – LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL – February 4, 2013 A key player in the massive scheme to take over Las
By Brian Sullivan – February 1, 2013 There’s a mindset that craves the acquisition of any kind of authority and
February 11, 2013 BAREFOOT BAY, Fla. —A turf war is unfolding in Brevard County. A couple who re-landscaped their yard
February 12, 2013 Lexology.com: Property owners are entitled to fee award arising from invalid claims made by homeowners association Barger
February 13, 2013 VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County deputy has been suspended after being arrested on grand-theft charges. Investigators
February 9, 2013 $1,356,880 Awarded Homeowners; $616,678 for Attorney Fees Houston – Years of frustration and lawsuits finally ended Friday
By Justin Jouvenal – Feb 10, 2013 02:13 AM EST The feud that consumed Fairfax County’s Olde Belhaven would span four
By Fred Grimm – February 2, 2013 It doesn’t much matter if developers employ lowdown tactics; if they wheedle, cajole, bully,
The small vegetable garden that had an Orange County man’s property management company threatening to remove it will get to
ca5.uscourts.gov – February 08, 2013 “Thus, we hold that MCTA’s right to collect assessments is not a compensable interest under
By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel – February 6, 2013 Homeowners behind on their community-association dues would have to make good on the
By: George Staropoli, February 5, 2013 Citizens For Constitutional Local Government, Phoenix, AZ The legal doctrine of Monell claims appears
By Jack Fink – February 4, 2013 DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Residents at the Sable Ridge Condominium complex say they’ll never forget
By Dan Carden – January 31, 2013 INDIANAPOLIS | Seeking to rein in tyrannical homeowners associations, the Indiana House on
Summerchase’s HOA president told we could not attend that meeting to ask questions. By: Archith Seshadri – WJBF News Channel 6 –
The Illinois Supreme Court essentially has ruled that private security officers can exercise real police powers By: newssun.suntimes.com – January 31,