By AISLING SWIFT – Naples Daily News – January 28, 2013 MARCO ISLAND —Kane, a trained service dog, can sit and stay at his owner’s Marco Island condominium community. But other terms of Larry McKay’s settlement with South Seas East Condominium … Continue reading
Proposed bill would help homeowners in gated communities State legislation would make it easier to access meeting records By Beth Brelje – February 02, 2013 More than half — 64 percent — of homes in Pike County are inside private homeowner … Continue reading
By Sonja Isger and Jennifer Sorentrue – Palm Beach Post Staff Writers – January 26, 2013 WEST PALM BEACH — Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously agreed to delay a decision on a developer’s plan to turn a former golf course near … Continue reading
By Tom Lyons – January 23, 2013 Sarasota – The Tamaron Homeowners Association is fun to hear about because its board has been known to go beyond what other HOAs do. Some get heavy handed about strict enforcement and rigid interpretations … Continue reading
by Crystal Cruz – January 28, 2013 MESA, Ariz. — Kim Harris puts out food and water for feral cats around her condo in Mesa. Last year Harris took pity on the one-time skinny animals. “When the cats are hungry … Continue reading
By Joe Beck – January 27, 2013 A woman convicted of embezzling from two parent-teacher organizations and a homeowners association was sentenced Thursday in Frederick County Circuit Court to four years in prison and ordered to pay $119,312.40 in restitution … Continue reading
By Louis DiPietroIthaca – January 23, 2013 Proceeding with a comprehensive overhaul of its lakeshore zoning law, the Ulysses Town Council is facing criticism from a group of Cayuga Lake homeowners requesting town leaders pitch the plan overboard. Over the … Continue reading
Illinois Supreme Court rules subdivision police can detain drivers By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune reporter – January 25, 2013 The homeowners associations responsible for managing subdivisions across the state have the power to enforce their own traffic rules through a private … Continue reading
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel3:17 p.m. EST, January 23, 2013 The treasurer of a local condo association faces a felony grand-theft charge, suspected of embezzling more than $45,000 over a four-year period, records show. Investigators say management at the Semoran Club … Continue reading
The community’s HOA rules prohibit backboards from being left on the street when not in use, McCormick said. But the association doesn’t have jurisdiction over public streets, leaving enforcement to the county. Published: Jan. 24, 2013 By BROOKE EDWARDS STAGGS … Continue reading
By Jeff German LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Leon Benzer’s long-awaited indictment this week has been a coming out party, of sorts, for the federal and local investigators who have pursued him for years. His name was linked to the massive scheme to … Continue reading
By: Melissa Foy Wichita Falls police arrest the building manager for a local condominium and charge him with embezzling from homeowner association funds. Forty-eight year-old Benny Wayne Hopkins is charged with theft over $20,000 and is not now listed on … Continue reading
By: Michael Mayo Sun Sentinel Columnist – January 23, 2013 Two nuisances of South Florida life — nitpicking condo/homeowner associations and overzealous towing companies — collided to produce a senseless tragedy last week. Elias Konwufine, 39, died after he tried to stop … Continue reading
By Billy Ball – January 23, 2013 Fear, shock and consternation: This is how some condo owners at Collins Crossing in Carrboro feel after learning each of them must cough up a $5,400 assessment fee by early February. One angry tenant says … Continue reading
By: Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Nevada today returned an indictment against 11 individuals for their alleged roles in a scheme to fraudulently take control of homeowners’ … Continue reading
By: TV Guide – January 16, 2013 Holly Madison‘s relationship with her homeowners association has really gone to the dogs. The former Girls Next Door star is selling her home in Southern Highlands, Las Vegas, because of an ongoing dispute with the … Continue reading
By: George K. Staropoli, Editor January 16, 2013 Richard Glassel murdered 2 board members in 2000 and was found guilty in 2003. He died in prison yesterday at 74, of natural causes. On January 10, 2003 Susan Glassel attended the … Continue reading
By David G. Savage – Tribune Washington bureau – January 15, 2013 WASHINGTON — A house that floats on the water and has no power to move on its own is a home, not a vessel, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 7-2 … Continue reading
By Chris Morran – January 14, 2013 Some residents of an Indiana neighborhood say the leadership of their homeowners association have gotten a bit power-hungry and lawsuit-happy, and the HOA’s response to a local newspaper doesn’t do much to help out the association’s … Continue reading
ORLANDO, Fla. – Residents of an Orlando condo complex fed up with owners not cleaning up after their pets are using a high-tech way to catch the culprits, taking DNA from the dogs. The Vue at Lake Eola in downtown … Continue reading
By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau – January 10, 2013 GALVESTON – A Kemah homeowners association has filed suit over what it believes to be financial wrongdoing committed by one of its directors. In a lawsuit filed Jan. 7 in Galveston County District … Continue reading
By Thomas B. Langhorne It’s your castle — your house, your yard, your garden. But if you choose to live in a subdivision governed by a homeowners association, you’re not always the king. In fact, you might be too much a … Continue reading
By Jeff German Federal prosecutors are preparing to seek a long-awaited indictment as early as next week in their final push to charge conspirators in a massive scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations. The Las Vegas Review-Journal has … Continue reading