Call 6 Investigators: Homeowner, association spar over goldfish By Kara Kenney August 15, 2017 JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind — A Johnson County homeowner is fighting to keep goldfish in her driveway despite requests from her homeowners association to move them.Carol Hanquier … Continue reading
INDYSTAR: Lawsuit claims an Indiana HOA discriminated against disabled The question of whether a Lafayette homeowners association discriminated against the disabled pierces heart of ongoing lawsuit. By Taya Flores, The Lafayette Journal & Courier August 30, 2015 Is it legal … Continue reading
NEIGHBORS AT WAR: Are We Winning? Hunter’s Run Decision Says We Are! By Ward Lucas June 17, 2015 I never thought I’d see this day. But doesn’t it seem to you like more and more Homeowners Associations are losing big … Continue reading
Posted February 6, 2015 Legislation championed by co-author State Representative Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, holding homeowners associations to higher standards of accountability was unanimously approved by members of the Indiana House of Representatives. House Bill 1286 establishes procedures for settling disputes … Continue reading
POSTED 2:19 PM, OCTOBER 29, 2014, BY KENDALL DOWNING, UPDATED AT 11:31PM, OCTOBER 29, 2014 A central Indiana veteran and his wife tell us a dispute with their homeowners association (HOA) about their flag pole has been resolved. It will … Continue reading
The Hancock County prosecutor has threatened to sue a local homeowners association in response to a dispute over a flagpole the association told a resident violates its covenants. Read more
Opposing Views: War Vet Hangs Two Flags On His Property; Homeowners’ Association Demands He Remove them By Lina Batarags October 22, 2014 A Korean War veteran from Greenfield, Indiana, is in a dispute with a local homeowners’ association over a … Continue reading
FOX59.com: Veteran not backing down after homeowners association says his flag pole must go By Kendall Downing October 20, 2014 GREENFIELD, Ind. — It’s a fight over a flag pole, and now lawyers are involved. A central Indiana veteran said … Continue reading
WAVE 3 NEWS: Family hopes deck collapse video will educate about potential deck dangers By Eric Flack — February 25, 2014 NEW ALBANY, IN (WAVE) – “My life flashed before my eyes.” Those are the words of one of 24 people … Continue reading
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Civil Rights Commission has found probable cause to believe that Michael T. and Angela M. Lazo of Hobart violated the Indiana Civil Rights Law (Ind. Code § 22-9, et. seq.) when they issued a special assessment against … Continue reading
Effective March 1st, a series of new Marion County Small Claims Court rules went into effect. Many of these will impact the association’s rights and abilities when it comes to collecting past due assessments. Rules worthy of note are as … Continue reading
I was on Nevada Public Radio the other day with the state ombudsperson, an HOA lawyer, and an owner advocate. It was a good conversation. But there was something that kept going through my mind that I never got a … Continue reading
By Carole VanSickle – February 19, 2013 Vacation-home buyers are finding it harder and harder to finance their purchases, even with good credit and a healthy down payment. In some cases, the culprit behind their lenders’ skittishness is not even … Continue reading
By Brian Sullivan – February 1, 2013 There’s a mindset that craves the acquisition of any kind of authority and takes full—even excessive—advantage of it. Individuals afflicted with said mindset tend to amplify the significance of insignificant matters and insist, … Continue reading
By Dan Carden – January 31, 2013 INDIANAPOLIS | Seeking to rein in tyrannical homeowners associations, the Indiana House on Thursday voted 93-3 for legislation requiring the financial and communications records of homeowners associations be made available to all association … 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
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