News from Virginia

By Stephanie Ballesteros Published: September 4, 2015, 9:14 pm Three families are joining a lawsuit against a condo association in

The 2015 Session of the Virginia General Assembly will reconvene tomorrow, April 15, for a final vote on the Governor’s

Sen. Chap Petersen’s Homeowners’ Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming law. Today the bill passed the Senate

By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau As more and more Americans live in close neighborhood quarters, there’s a new

Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 9:27 pm Senator Chap Petersen’s (D-Fairfax) bill to establish the Virginia Homeowners Bill of Rights

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily:  Riverwalk Townes Residents Left with Unanswered Questions By Marie Albiges December 28, 2014 York County officials digging

By Jim McConnell STAFF WRITER Posted:  December 24, 2014 They were unable to prevent their homeowners association from completing a

By Jason Marks          Published: November 20, 2014, 11:37 pm VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A contentious

A Virginia Beach jury found a condominium association liable for failing to permit unit owners an opportunity to inspect and

By Steve Vaughan — The Virginia Gazette — 5:51 p.m. EDT, August 19, 2014 A simmering dispute over future development at Kingsmill has

Neighbors at War:  “Wrong Way, Lady!” By Ward Lucas April 16, 2014 A Democratic State Legislator in Virginia is crowing

TimesDispatch.com:  Day care controversy sparks wider debate in Brandermill By John Ramsey — April 4, 2014 Chesterfield County’s largest subdivision is

FairfaxTimes.com: Slippery slope for HOAs March 21, 2014 For those who live in one of Fairfax County’s 1500-plus homeowner or

Neighbors at War: Astute Analysis Of The Virginia HOA Debacle March 12, 2014 — By George Staropoli  I thank Ward (Lucas) for

The Washington Times: Relief from ‘homeowners association nightmares’ Gov. McAuliffe should veto Virginia bill March 10, 2014 By The Washington

Watchdog.org: Democrat, tea party hammer homeowner-condo bill By Kenric Ward — March 4, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. — A bill giving draconian extra-legal powers to

DAILY PRESS: Homeowners association bill hits skids Tide has turned against controversial measure, leading critic says By Travis Fain — February

Daily Press:  Homeowner associations may get more power By Travis Fain — February 26, 2014 RICHMOND — Legislation that would give

The Washington Post:  Homeowners associations fighting back in Virginia legislature (Bill would allow HOAs to charge fines not in declarations) February

The Daily Progress: Ex-Hollymead treasurer charged with embezzlement “They asked us to not make the audit public and to not

Posted on: 8:14 pm, July 22, 201 by Alix Bryan and Shelby Brown CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WTVR)–A garden could soon cost a Chesterfield family

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Lori Schweller Bills recently passed in the Virginia General Assembly extend the list of items

By Justin Jouvenal – Feb 10, 2013 02:13 AM EST The feud that consumed Fairfax County’s Olde Belhaven would span four

By Joe Beck – January 27, 2013 A woman convicted of embezzling from two parent-teacher organizations and a homeowners association