The Washington Post: HOA’s lack of transparency raises red flags for home buyer By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin September 11, 2017 My wife and I made an offer on a property in a self-managed Virginia community of single-family homes. … 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
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
Sen. Chap Petersen’s Homeowners’ Bill of Rights is one step closer to becoming law. Today the bill passed the Senate unanimously. The bill, SB 1008, codifies a series of protections for homeowners that live in a home owners’ association (HOA) … Continue reading
By Kathryn Watson | Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau As more and more Americans live in close neighborhood quarters, there’s a new sheriff in town — your local homeowner association. And there’s an ongoing battle in Virginia to determine just how much … Continue reading
Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 9:27 pm Senator Chap Petersen’s (D-Fairfax) bill to establish the Virginia Homeowners Bill of Rights (SB1008) will be heard in Senate General Laws Committee on Monday, January 26th. Sen. Petersen’s Virginia Homeowners’ Bill of Rights … Continue reading
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily: Riverwalk Townes Residents Left with Unanswered Questions By Marie Albiges December 28, 2014 York County officials digging into the issue of an unfinished subdivision in Yorktown have yet to answer citizens’ questions about when their streets and … Continue reading
By Jim McConnell STAFF WRITER Posted: December 24, 2014 They were unable to prevent their homeowners association from completing a controversial land purchase last week, but several Woodlake residents insist they’ve only just begun to fight for the future of … Continue reading
By Jason Marks Published: November 20, 2014, 11:37 pm VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A contentious relationship between a Virginia Beach condo association and its residents ended with a vote Thursday night to replace the board members. … Continue reading
A Virginia Beach jury found a condominium association liable for failing to permit unit owners an opportunity to inspect and copy association records. Not only must the condo board allow inspection and copying, they must pay for an audit of … Continue reading
By Steve Vaughan — The Virginia Gazette — 5:51 p.m. EDT, August 19, 2014 A simmering dispute over future development at Kingsmill has resulted in postponement of a scheduled election for the community’s board of directors while a court clarifies disputes over election … Continue reading
Neighbors at War: “Wrong Way, Lady!” By Ward Lucas April 16, 2014 A Democratic State Legislator in Virginia is crowing about getting a law passed in her state. The new law will allow HOA officials in self-managed communities more time … Continue reading
TimesDispatch.com: Day care controversy sparks wider debate in Brandermill By John Ramsey — April 4, 2014 Chesterfield County’s largest subdivision is split over whether certain home-based businesses are a nuisance or a convenience. The debate began months ago in Brandermill, when … Continue reading
FairfaxTimes.com: Slippery slope for HOAs March 21, 2014 For those who live in one of Fairfax County’s 1500-plus homeowner or condo associations, a recent piece of legislation in the General Assembly sparked an intense debate about the rules of suburban … Continue reading
Neighbors at War: Astute Analysis Of The Virginia HOA Debacle March 12, 2014 — By George Staropoli I thank Ward (Lucas) for covering the developments at the Virginia Legislature regarding: 1) the right of HOA to fine members even though the sacrosanct … Continue reading
The Washington Times: Relief from ‘homeowners association nightmares’ Gov. McAuliffe should veto Virginia bill March 10, 2014 By The Washington Times – The federal government has no equal in imposing intrusive, burdensome and annoying laws. State governments are usually more … Continue reading
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 homeowner associations is taking a beating from Democrats and tea party Republicans — and it’s on the verge of becoming law. House Bill 791 “aims to … Continue reading
DAILY PRESS: Homeowners association bill hits skids Tide has turned against controversial measure, leading critic says By Travis Fain — February 27, 2014 RICHMOND — Legislation that would grant more power to some homeowners associations ran into trouble Thursday, as some … Continue reading
Daily Press: Homeowner associations may get more power By Travis Fain — February 26, 2014 RICHMOND — Legislation that would give more power to homeowners associations cleared the Virginia Senate Tuesday. It has already passed the House in a slightly different … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Homeowners associations fighting back in Virginia legislature (Bill would allow HOAs to charge fines not in declarations) February 17, 2014 — By Rachel Weiner Virginia’s legislature is poised to pass a bill that would allow homeowners associations to charge … Continue reading
The Daily Progress: Ex-Hollymead treasurer charged with embezzlement “They asked us to not make the audit public and to not even talk about it at cocktail parties because it could lower our property values,” Moruza said August 13, 2013 — By … Continue reading
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 a lot of money, because their patch of flowers and vegetables has upset the homeowner’s association. Chris Gilson loves his … Continue reading
Posted on June 30, 2013 by Lori Schweller Bills recently passed in the Virginia General Assembly extend the list of items for inclusion in property owners’ association disclosure packets and condominium association resale certificates, and also broaden non-association disclosure requirements.? Effective … 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 Justin Jouvenal – Feb 10, 2013 02:13 AM EST The feud that consumed Fairfax County’s Olde Belhaven would span four years and cost the community as much as $400,000, and it was ignited by one of the smallest of sparks: … 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