With home ownership comes neighbors, and it seems you can’t trust your neighbors not to turn the place into a junkyard or an overgrown suburban jungle. Luckily there are homeowners associations, to make sure Joe on the left doesn’t paint … Continue reading
KHOU11: Harvey victims say HOA rules are holding up recovery Author: Jason Miles February 16, 2018 It’s been nearly six months since Hurricane Harvey and much of the Houston area is still recovering. In some cases, homeowners say HOA rules … Continue reading
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
azfamily.com: Homeowner attorney raises concerns over increase in HOA foreclosures By Jason Barry September 14, 2017 PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) – Dina Reimer is like a lot of Valley homeowners living in an HOA community. She knows she can be cited for … Continue reading
AZCENTRAL: HOAs foreclosing on hundreds of Phoenix-area homeowners for as little as $1,200 Jessica Boehm and Catherine Reagor, The Republic September 14, 2017 Homeowners associations, the enforcers of neighborhood paint colors, holiday decorations and trash bins, are leading the latest … Continue reading
THE DISPATCH: Homeowners’ group embroiled in parking flap with family Associated Press August 29, 2017 OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas homeowners association has told a couple living with an ailing parent that they must stop parking a car in … Continue reading
Statesman.com: Austin couple sues homeowners group over condo sale By Shonda Novak August 16, 2017 A couple who owned four units in the Villas on Town Lake is suing over the recent sale of the 1980s condominium project, saying they … Continue reading
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
CCFJ.NET: THE HOA ELECTION — WITH NO PROXIES COUNTED Article Courtesy of The Ashville ObserverGood Eye Publishing P.O. Box 1302—Monticello, FL 32345 theashvilleobserver@earthlink.net (850) 673-9456 Published July 22, 2017 2017 AAPOA REPORT EMERGENCY MESSAGE to Ashville Area Property Owners/Investors: … Continue reading
Los Angeles Times Q&A: Freedom of speech doesn’t end once you enter a homeowner association By Donie Vanitzian July 22, 2017 Answer: This is a problem that many homeowners have complained about for a very long time. While federal and … Continue reading
CBS46.com: Flag causes problems with man’s Home Owner’s Association By Tracye Hutchins July 11, 2017 ATLANTA (CBS46) – CBS46 is taking a closer look at a metro Atlanta man’s argument with his Home Owner’s Association.Something similar may have happened to … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Florida couple stunned to learn $458,000 paid for gulf-front condo may be for nothing Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Susan Martin Taylor Published July 8, 2017 The winning bidders, an Orlando couple, thought they had … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Family battles homeowners association over fence installation Article Courtesy of Channel 6 News — Orlando By Adrianna Iwasinski Published July 7, 2017 Homeowners associations have all sorts of rules and regulations in their covenants, many of which are backed … Continue reading
DSNEWS: Homeowners Associations: The Robin Hood of Foreclosure By Joey Pizzolato June 7, 2017 Nevada is just one of a number of states that is experiencing losses in property sale values as a result of homeowner association foreclosures, according to … Continue reading
11alive.com: HOA Secrets Exposed: How does your HOA spend the money collected? By Rebecca Lindstrom, WXIA June 22, 2017 DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Whether you love or hate your homeowner’s association (HOA), you know that when the dues are due, you … Continue reading
WFTV.COM: Action 9 investigates HOA debt collectors June 27, 2017 A Winter Park woman claims a past-due homeowners association bill for $145 has turned into an astounding demand for $77,000. Ranya Hamza blames a debt collector that bought old association … Continue reading
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Law firm ordered to pay $3.1M to Las Vegas condo association By Jane Ann Morrison June 28, 2017 One of Nevada’s leading law firms not only enabled a criminal conspiracy but also participated in it, according to … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: State orders Poinciana HOA to throw out election Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Beth Kassab Published June 26, 2017 A state arbitrator on Friday sided with a homeowner who challenged the way Poinciana’s homeowners association, one of … Continue reading
Click2Houston: Spring homeowner battles HOA over pool safety fence By Amy Davis, Reporter/Consumer Expert July 5, 2017 SPRING, Texas – A family in Montgomery County is at a standstill with their neighborhood homeowner’s association. The Bender’s Landing HOA Board doesn’t … Continue reading
July 5, 2017 By Press Release Wire —Comments A report from the Nevada Association of REALTORS (NVAR) found that foreclosures by local homeowner associations have reduced property values in the state’s two most populated counties by more than $1 billion. … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Poinciana residents challenge developer in election dispute Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Ryan Gillespie and Beth Kassab Published June 23, 2017 POINCIANA — A dispute over who should control Poinciana, which says it has the largest homeowners … Continue reading
WTSP.COM: HOA could foreclose on home over unpainted mailbox By Kendra Conlon, WTSP June 23, 2017 Tampa Bay Sarasota – Paint your mailbox, pay a $1,000 fine or we’ll foreclose on your house. That’s the message a Wesley Chapel homeowners’ … Continue reading
Miami Herald: Good law goes after condo abuses MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD May 2, 2017 For years, too many condominium associations and their management companies have acted as if they were dictatorships. That soon will stop. By a vote in … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Florida owners enraged with last minute change to proposed law in Tallahassee Article Courtesy of The El Nuevo Herald By Brenda Medina Published April 26, 2017 Florida owners enraged with last minute change to proposed law in Tallahassee In … Continue reading
CIVILBEAT.ORG: Why Condo Associations Are Sweating After A Judge’s Ruling By Ian Lind April 12, 2017 Honolulu – It’s probably going to take years to unravel the legal and financial uncertainty now facing condominium associations and law firms that used … Continue reading
The Chronicle-Telegram: Homeowners to shoulder costs of sewer work By Brad Dicken March 17, 2017 LAGRANGE TWP. — When a new sewer system is installed in the Pheasant Run housing development over the next year, homeowners there will be responsible … Continue reading
ABC Action News: Riverview neighbors upset about abandoned home owned by HOA By Clifton French April 5, 2017 RIVERVIEW, Fla. – Neighbors in a Riverview neighborhood are raising major concerns about an abandoned home that’s owned by their homeowner’s association. … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Riverview couple may get reprieve from foreclosure over $150 association fee Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By D’Ann Lawrence White Published April 1, 2017 RIVERVIEW — A Riverview family on the brink of losing their home for failing to pay … Continue reading
DSNEWS.COM: Are HOAs Taking Advantage of Mortgage Servicers? By Brian H. Liebo and Kevin Dobie April 7, 2017 While Homeowner Association (HOA) liens for unpaid assessments typically have priority over second mortgages and other junior liens (because the HOA liens … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Editorial: Laws that get homeowners booted over fees need changing Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times Published April 2, 2017 The case of Tina and Luis Lopez, who are on the verge of losing their home of 12 years over … Continue reading
LOOP NORTH NEWS: Are hundreds of millions of dollars of condo and homeowners association money – on deposit but not FDIC insured – at risk? By Don DeBat 20-Mar-17 – Condominium and homeowners associations (HOAs) currently have an estimated $50 … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Miami-Dade lawmakers want criminal penalties for fraud and abuse by condo directors Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Brenda Medina and Erika Carrillo Published March 13, 2017 After decades of struggling against a condo regulatory system that experts … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Riverview family’s loss in court shows how HOA lawyers pile on fees Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By D’Ann Lawrence White Published March 7, 2017 Hillsborough Circuit Judge Joelle Ann Ober has upheld the sale of the Riverview home where … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Riverview family faces losing home of 12 years over $150 association payment Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By D’Ann Lawrence White Published February 13, 2017 RIVERVIEW — Tina and Luis Lopez have owned their Rivercrest home for 12 years, raised … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Condo to state: Prosecute former board members for misspent $1 million Article Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post By Tony Doris Published February 16, 2017 A major West Palm Beach condo association is urging statewide prosecutors to bring charges … Continue reading
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
CCFJ.NET: State fails to protect condo owners from board fraud, grand jury finds Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Brenda Medina Published February 8, 2017 The Florida state agency that regulates condominium associations does not work to protect the … Continue reading
WSOCTV.COM: HOA says residents not allowed to fly U.S. flag was misunderstanding By Erica Bryant February 3, 2017 INDIAN LAND, S.C. – Outraged residents in Indian Land reached out to Channel 9, saying their homeowners association told them to take … Continue reading
Statesman Journal: Judge rules for family in suit against Keizer HOA By Whitney M. Woodworth January 13, 2017 A federal judge has ruled that a Keizer homeowners’ association violated state and federal fair housing laws by not accommodating a family … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Mother, son plead guilty to stealing nearly $123,000 from Lakeland homeowners’ association Article Courtesy of The Ledger By Suzie Schottelkotte Published January 24, 2017 Martha Beard, 60, and her son, Matthew Beard, 33, each face up to 30 years … Continue reading
JDSUPRA BUSINESS ADVISOR: The Super-Priority Saga Continues – Nevada Supreme Court Holds That NRS 116’s Notice Provisions Are Constitutional By Aaron Chastain, J. Hunter Robinson – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP January 27, 2017 The Ninth Circuit sent shockwaves … Continue reading
The Washington Post: In a community of million-dollar homes, a fight over a $500 mailbox ends in court By Lynh Bui January 25, 2017 The $35 wooden mailbox Keith Strong bought in 2009 seemed charming and functional for the home … Continue reading
DNAINFO.COM: What If Your Condo’s Special Assessment Was $80,000? It Could Happen Here By Ted Cox January 24, 2017 CHICAGO – OLD TOWN TRIANGLE — And you thought your condo’s special assessment was big. An Old Town condominium building is facing … Continue reading
LOOP NORTH NEWS: Condo, HOA owners dissatisfied with ‘carefree’ life By Don DeBat January 16, 2017 A new national survey by the Coalition for Community Housing Policy in the Public Interest has found that 81 percent of community association residents … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: HOA worker illegally spent $94,000 on hotels, ring, purses, more Article Courtesy of The Palm Beach Post By Tony Doris Published January 6, 2017 WEST PALM BEACH — The bookkeeper for a suburban West Palm Beach homeowners association has … Continue reading
south florida REPORTER: Court Ruling Puts Condo Buyouts At Risk By Ruben Conitzer, ESQ December 19, 2016 As Florida developers adapt to the lack of suitable development sites, some are turning their focus to condominium communities that were built decades … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Cape HOA pays extra after company fails to pay bill Article Courtesy of WINK NEWS By Lindsay Sablan Published December 4 , 2016 CAPE CORAL — An ongoing Call for Action investigation has found another person claiming … Continue reading
REPORTING TEXAS: Legislature May Address HOA Foreclosure Issues in Upcoming Session By Hojun Choi December 02, 2016 The Texas Legislature may make another run in the 2017 session at curbing the powers of homeowner associations. The likely focus: restricting the … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Man Concerned About Parking Citation Issued by HOA Article Courtesy of MyPanhandle.com By Maggie Solomon Published December 1, 2016 WALTON COUNTY –– A Southport man is concerned about a parking ticket he found on his vehicle during a recent … Continue reading