February 8, 2017 by Courtney Schwartzel Here it is! The list you’ve all been waiting for! We have compiled the absolute “need to know” bullet points about Open Meeting Law for Arizona Homeowners Associations. Arizona Open Meeting Law is in … 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
June 3, 2016 BY NICHOLAS NEHAMAS Condo associations across South Florida are ripping off consumers with high application fees in violation of state law, a Miami Herald investigation has found. Associations are allowed to charge people applying to buy or … Continue reading
April 16, 2016 BY BRENDA MEDINA AND ENRIQUE FLOR bmedina@elnuevoherald.com More than 250 South Florida condo residents marched Saturday through the streets of Doral to demand that authorities take steps to stop a wave of fraud hitting their neighborhoods. With … Continue reading
By ALICIA STICE Friday, March 4, 2016 at 2:00 pm What started as a spat over a hypothetical trail became a bitter battle that might force out the majority of the Highlands Homes Association board members and change the way … Continue reading
Posted By Molly Foley-Healy March 3, 2016 Yesterday, Senate Bill 16-082 (“SB 82”) was killed in the Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee (“Business Committee”) by the Republicans on a party line vote. As you will recall from an earlier … Continue reading
From Zillow Posted January 1, 2016 A steady increase in the share of U.S. homes that require monthly condo, mobile home or homeowner association fees (HOA) has important implications for the affordability of homes nationwide, particularly condos, which are an … Continue reading
BY AUDREY HUDSON A committee appointed by the South Carolina legislature to study contentious issues surrounding homeowners associations (HOA) identified numerous problems that require the state assembly’s attention, but failed to agree on solutions for key issues Read … Continue reading
December 4, 2015 BY AUDREY HUDSON ahudson@thesunnews.com Lillian Montaigne wants the state legislature to investigate HOAs, and like many Horry County residents beholden to the neighborhood boards, she has no shortage of criticism when it comes to how money is … Continue reading
BY DAVID SIDERS Legislation makes it easier for renters and HOA members to use clotheslines Assembly Bill 1448, by Assemblywoman Patty Lopez, D-San Fernando, comes amid heightened concern about greenhouse gas emissions in California – and the energy consumption of … Continue reading
Posted: Oct 09, 2015 7:00 PM CDT Updated: Oct 10, 2015 12:26 AM CDT By Jason Barry A lot of homeowners feel helpless, when they have a dispute with their home owners association, but it doesn’t have to be that … Continue reading
BY DANIEL WOODRUFF WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH 2015 A fight over the American flag in a Murray neighborhood has ended with a white flag. Six days after a heated confrontation, this battle in the Chestnut Place neighborhood appears to be over. … Continue reading
By Joshua Silavent jsilavent@gainesvilletimes.com Posted: October 3, 2015 For many residential property owners, homeowners’ associations are like a tetanus shot required after stepping on a nail. They serve a purpose, but can sting nonetheless. Hall County resident Ralph Isabella is finding … Continue reading
POSTED 10:37 PM, OCTOBER 2, 2015, BY JEFF MCADAM A Home Owners Association in Murray says they want to regulate how, when, and where homeowners can fly the American Flag, and attorney Quinn Sperry says they may be able to do … Continue reading
BY ZACH MURDOCK zmurdock@islandpacket.com On the hunt to score lucrative real estate at deeply discounted prices, eager individuals and investment companies flock to Beaufort County’s delinquent tax auction each year.some unwitting bidders will buy properties within some of the county’s most … 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
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
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
Written on September 12, 2015 by Beth Grimm So, this blog is about options you have, and your Association has, if you have become seriously behind in making homeowner assessment payments. You might ask this: “I owe a whole bunch … Continue reading
Question: We live in a gated community in Chandler. There are covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) that should be enforced by our homeowners association. Due to the economy and numerous foreclosures in our gated community, there has been a shortage … Continue reading
By Elizabeth Doran | edoran@syracuse.com The case of a Central New York couple sued by a homeowners’ association in the town of Manlius for parking their pickup truck in their driveway has been settled. The two sides reached an agreement … Continue reading
By Frank Lovece Do some of your fellow board members have “unofficial” meetings without certain members, where they decide things in advance of the regular meeting? Do they get together in secret and arrange to vote as a bloc? Is … Continue reading
by: Joe Adams, September 8, 2015 Q: I live in a homeowners’ association and the declaration of covenants provides that trash cans may not be put at the curb until 7 p.m. the night before trash pickup. I am new to the … Continue reading
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
A San Diego assemblywoman’s drought-driven bill to prevent homeowners’ associations in California from banning the installation of artificial turf was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown. AB 349, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, in response … Continue reading
By Ben Weathers Following a contentious legal dispute spanning the past several months, the president and vice president of the Russett Community Association have been replaced. In an Aug. 25 order, Anne Arundel Circuit Court Judge Paul Goetzke directed Annapolis-based … Continue reading
On April 17, 2014 the Washington Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision that struck down an amendment prohibiting short term leasing of homes. In doing this, the Court created a new strict test for amendments of covenants. Read the … Continue reading
By Stephanie Ballesteros Published: September 4, 2015, 9:14 pm Three families are joining a lawsuit against a condo association in charge of the Belmeade at Ridgely Manor in Virginia Beach. The families claim there was selective enforcement of the association’s … Continue reading
Posted: Jul 30, 2015 4:31 PM CDTUpdated: Jul 31, 2015 6:31 AM CDT By: Susanna Black Red, white and blue–and causing a big debate in the Seascape neighborhood. Rhona Sherrill says flying her American and North Carolina flags is her … Continue reading
by: Lindsay Raphael, Esq. July 30th, 2015 Previously the Condominium Act put the role of imposing fines on an impartial committee of other unit owners who are neither board members nor persons residing in a board members’ household. The statute … Continue reading
By David Pierce Pocono Record Writer Posted Jul. 30, 2015 at 11:14 AM Updated Jul 30, 2015 at 11:15 AM Joe Kowalski has been removed from the board of directors at A Pocono Country Place, despite receiving the most votes among six … Continue reading
By Tom Griffith A bookkeeper who handled condominium association accounts at Waterville Valley pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and other charges. The plea ended a multi year review of the finances of Stone Property and 28 condominium associations in … Continue reading
The board at the Tiber Island Cooperative Homes in Washington, D.C., passed a rule restricting owners’ speech rights after dissenters began challenging the board. A shareholder, John Jordon, opposed the change and is now publicizing the issue–including getting the ACLU … Continue reading
By Steven Martinez July 6, 2015 A 48-year-old Sussex woman reportedly stole more than $25,000 while serving as treasurer for a local condominium association, a criminal complaint says. Court records show that Lorene Lutey Treml — who was charged July … Continue reading
7/24/2015 by Aaron Ford, Karl Riley | Snell & Wilmer In 1991, the Nevada Legislature enacted the Uniform Common-Interest Ownership Act (UCIOA) which had been promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) (the Statute).[1] This law provides that … Continue reading
In West Virginia, homeowners associations (HOAs) now need to worry about how they go about collecting delinquent fees. If HOA debt collection efforts do not comply with the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act (the WVCCPA), an HOA could … Continue reading
Posted on July 24, 2015 by Kevin Hirzel In Michigan, the terms of a master deed, bylaws or other restrictive covenants are contractual in nature. See Rossow v. Brentwood Farms Dev, Inc, 251 Mich App 652, 658, 651 NW2d 458 … Continue reading
ABA and several other trade groups yesterday released a statement of principles on “super-priority” liens placed by homeowner associations that in some states have been recognized as senior even to claims by first-lien mortgage holders. The principles come in response … Continue reading
By: Simon Offord on April 23, 2015 The recent case of Huntington v. Miller confirmed again that a HOAs must accept partial payments and are limited in their ability to foreclose on an assessment lien when such lien is for less … Continue reading
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued a statement saying it has not consented nor will it consent to the foreclosure of a GSE-backed mortgage loan when initiated by a homeowners association (HOA) that has attached “super-priority” lien status … Continue reading
Arizona Legislative update – PDF Document from the Mulcahy Law Firm in AZ. The 2015 Arizona legislature adjourned on April 3, 2015. Although there was no new legislation, there were several changes to existing laws that affect planned communities and … Continue reading
by: Lee Rood, posted April 16, 2015 You’re eyeing a new condo or loft because you want to live close to shops and restaurants. Or because you like the new construction. Or you don’t want the hassle of lawn care and … Continue reading
By Robert Ducharme Posted Apr. 18, 2015 at 2:01 AM ‘ Most boards in condominium associations are filled with well-meaning, pleasant men and women who willingly give up free time. They do this, strangely enough, to volunteer at odd hours … Continue reading
The 2015 Session of the Virginia General Assembly will reconvene tomorrow, April 15, for a final vote on the Governor’s amendments and vetoes to the bills placed before him last month by our Delegates and Representatives. The Peacock Law Firm … Continue reading
By Kimberly Miller/ April 14, 2015 Homeowners hoping for more state oversight of the association boards that rule their communities are out of luck this year as legislation to increase scrutiny of HOAs died for lack of support in Tallahassee. … Continue reading
By Lloyd Dunkelberger , Herald-Tribune / Monday, April 13, 2015 A program that encourages the purchase of multiple units in distressed condominiums will get an extension through 2018 under a bill approved Monday by a House committee. The bill (HB 791) extends … 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
Bills open meetings, require more disclosure Angelique McNaughton, The Park Record POSTED: 04/10/2015 04:34:10 PM MDT This legislative session Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed six laws changing the way homeowner associations operate, including how they deal with rental units, … Continue reading
By RON PAGANO5:48 p.m. EDT April 10, 2015 It’s springtime and people are thinking of buying their dream house. However, if you are looking to buy in a community governed by a homeowners association, you may want to think again. I’ve … Continue reading
POSTED ON: FEBRUARY 13, 2015 , BY SIEGFRIED, RIVERA, HYMAN, LERNER, DE LA TORRE, MARS & SOBEL, P.A. Yet another report about an ongoing dispute involving alleged board member malfeasance at a Broward County condominium association has made the local … Continue reading