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HOA CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT: CAI finally admits to being a business 501(c)6 trade organization By George K. Staropoli January 15, 2017 […]

McClatchyDC: HOAs from hell: more horror stories, more fraud – and prospect of legislative action By Judy L. Thomas December 23,

THE MORTGAGE REPORTS:  Are HOA Dues Making Real Estate Unaffordable? By Peter Miller December 15, 2016 HOA Dues Don’t Make

The Washington Post: Condominiums in Crisis: Financial troubles put many communities at risk By Bill Turque September 18, 2016 For five

STRONGTOWNS.ORG:  SUBURBAN POVERTY MEETS HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATIONS By Nathaniel M. Hood August 16, 2016 What will happen to Homeowner’s Associations in

The Wall Street Journal:  Neighbor Disputes Turn Wealthy Areas Into War Zones By KATY MCLAUGHLIN July 28, 2016 The battle

DAILY DOSE:  FHFA Vows to Keep Fighting HOA Super Priority Liens By Brian Honea May 10, 2016   The Federal

Kiplinger: 5 reasons You Hate Your Homeowners Association 5. Some home buyers simply refuse to consider homes governed by an

Neighbors at War:  KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) Ward Lucas March 9, 2016 Guest Blog by Nila Ridings Many will

DSNEWS.com: Servicers: Stop HOA Liens From Interfering With Investor Profits By Xhevrije West March 10, 2016 For some time there have

Neighbors at War:  Associa, CAI and Crooked HOA Transfer Fees By Ward Lucas February 14, 2016 Transfer fees are among

CCFJ.NET:  HOAs Behaving Badly –  and How Homeowners Can Fight Back   Article Courtesy of  FOX NEWS   Published February 9,

LEXOLOGY.COM:  Federal Court in FDCPA and NCDCA case filed by aggrieved former borrower may disregard findings of fact made by

Written on September 12, 2015 by Beth Grimm So, this blog is about options you have, and your Association has,

NeighborsatWar.com:  HOA Survey is Expanding guest blog by Sara Benson August 17, 2015 So far, we have several hundred responses

The Survey says….   Well, that’s where we need YOUR help.  Over the past several decades housing and homeownership has changed

JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR: Courts, States Continue to Wrestle with Homeowners Association Assessment Liens By Kenneth Jarin, Joseph E. Lubinski, Abran

The board at the Tiber Island Cooperative Homes in Washington, D.C., passed a rule restricting owners’ speech rights after dissenters

ABA and several other trade groups yesterday released a statement of principles on “super-priority” liens placed by homeowner associations that

REALTY BIZ NEWS: Homeowner associations liens cause problems for buyers By Mike Wheatley May 19, 2015 Home buyers may soon

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a statement saying it has not consented nor will it consent to

By Robert Ducharme Posted Apr. 18, 2015 at 2:01 AM ‘ Most boards in condominium associations are filled with well-meaning,

MarinaCityOnline.com: Is your condo association run by a ‘bully board’? By Don DeBat April 19, 2015  “Bully boards” are so

By RON PAGANO5:48 p.m. EDT April 10, 2015 It’s springtime and people are thinking of buying their dream house. However, if

Neighbors at War:  Disbanding an HOA By Ward Lucas April 14, 2015 Posted on April 14, 2015 by Ward Lucas

The Washington Post:  Banning speech close to home By John Jordan April 3, 2015 About 20 percent of Americans live

NEIGHBORSATWAR.com: HOA Embezzlement Hits All, From High & Mighty to Small & Weak By Deborah Goonan March 15, 2015 Some

George K. Staropoli: The unconstitutional delegation of implied rulemaking powers to HOAs In regard to the delegation of legislative powers

NEIGHBORSATWAR.com: HOA Embezzlement Hits All, From High & Mighty to Small & Weak By Deborah Goonan March 15, 2015 Some

Professor Gary Solomon: THE BOTTOM LINE: HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS IN AMERICA January 14, 2015 History dictates: Not knowing the truth is

LawfirmRBS.com: Community Association Managers, Lawyers, and Tooth Whitening?  The key to boards avoiding claims of antitrust appears to be “active

Mortgage Servicing News: The Hidden Impact of HOA Delinquencies By Rosie Biundo February 26, 2015 Homeowners association claims pose serious threats to

The New York Times: Reform the Condominium By Matthew Gordon Lasner February 17, 2015 FROM New York to Miami, from

Posted on February 9, 2015 by wkolobaric As the housing market continues to slowly recover from the foreclosure crisis in

HUD Press Release The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged a 1,144-unit

HOUSING WIRE:  FHFA issues warning on “super priority” liens By Ben Lane December 22, 2014 The Federal Housing Finance Agency

PVTGOV.WORDPRESS.COM:  From NJ Supreme Court Twin Rivers to Dublirer: HOAs are Separate but Unequal Governments By George K. Staropoli December

MORTGAGE PROFESSIONAL AMERICA: Federal district court bars HOA foreclosure sale of first lien HUD-insured mortgages By MPA December 2, 2014 Recently,

by Ali Donoghue | November 19, 2014 For many prospective homebuyers, a homeowners association (HOA) is not top of mind.

HOUSINGWIRE.COM:  Court rulings in unpaid HOA fees raise risk in RMBS, SFR deals Moody’s: Newer deals have provisions to mitigate

JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR: “First” Deeds of Trust now Second in Line? …the Nevada Supreme Court upheld the foreclosure of a

Assessments – commonly known as HOA dues – are the lifeblood of any Homeowners and Condominium Association. Each association has

Neighbors at War: CAI Seeks Federal Legislation, So Should Homeowners Rights Advocates By Deborah Noonan November 14, 2014 CAI makes it

BY ARI PHILLIPS POSTED ON AUGUST 21, 2014 AT 1:01 PM UPDATED: AUGUST 21, 2014 AT 2:54 PM Homeowners’ associations are naturally

By David Myers  Posted November 7, 2014 A recent court ruling strengthens the ability of many homeowners associations to file

By:  Rob Samouce A recently reported case confirms what we have to sometimes tell clients to their dismay. If an