CONSUMER AFFAIRS: Court gives consumers stronger protection from debt collectors “Verification of debt” gets stronger definition By Mark Huffman August 4, 2014 It began with a dispute between a Michigan condominium owner and the homeowners’ association (HOA) over an unpaid … Continue reading
The Express-Times: Bethlehem Township, Pa., condos illegal because they effectively forbid residents who use wheelchairs, lawsuit says By Lynn Olanoff – The Express-Times July 30, 2014 A federal lawsuit was filed today over claims a Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, condominium complex violates … Continue reading
Daily Business Review: Man Sues Condo Association For Right To Keep Dog As Service Animal Samantha Joseph, Daily Business Review July 31, 2014 A condominium association has been fighting it out in court for nearly one year with a homeowner … Continue reading
fox4kc.com: Homeowners faced peculiar problem trying to build above-ground pool By Linda Wagar July 28, 2014 PECULIAR, Mo. — A Missouri woman is in a dispute with city hall because it won’t give her a permit for a swimming pool. … Continue reading
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Federal magistrate orders medical help for HOA defendant By Jeff German July 29, 2014 Las Vegas – U.S. Magistrate Judge George Foley Jr. on Tuesday ordered federal authorities to get outside medical treatment for a jailed key defendant in … Continue reading
abc15.com: Mesa residents still fighting HOA, claim former board members misspent money By Joe Ducey, Courtney Holmes July 29, 2014 Mesa, AZ – We’ve been following the legal battle between Superstition Lakes Condominium Association and its former leadership. We met … Continue reading
Philly.com: Failed Norristown condos still a burden to buyers By Carolyn Davis, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: July 29, 2014 Home ownership was not supposed to be like this. Instead of buying a haven, five Norristown condominium owners say they wound up … Continue reading
KBOI2.com: New law to tame down Idaho neighborhood HOAs By Eric Gonzales June 30, 2014 BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) – A new law that goes into effect this week is designed to limit the powers a homeowners association can enforce on … Continue reading
LATIMES.com: AB 968 would shift costs to individuals in homeowner associations Assembly Bill 968 appears to create a new level of assessments to be levied against owners, the failure to pay resulting in foreclosure. By Donie Vanitzian Real EstateEconomy, Business and … Continue reading
PoconoRecord.com: Wild Acres ballot tampering case bound for Pike court By Staff Report July 27, 2014 The two Wild Acres Community Association board members accused of tampering with ballots for a community election are headed to the Pike County Court … Continue reading
Sun Sentinel: Communities in West Boca seek to ban government rental assistance Fear of poor people or stories that some homeowners turn to Section 8 to avoid foreclosure? By Anne Geggis July 21, 2014 WEST BOCA — — Home prices are … Continue reading
CBSLocal.com: Homeowners’ Association: Veteran Can’t Build Furniture For Military Families In Need July 24, 2014 NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — A war veteran who builds furniture in his garage and gives it to military families in need could be forced to shut down … Continue reading
The Boston Globe: Condo bill would toughen rules for document access (Problem: Bill in support of homeowners is stalled in House committee) By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey July 23, 2014 State legislators are being urged to toughen a law governing condominium boards … Continue reading
aspendailynews.com: HOA tries unusual method to serve downtown couple Condo association: Husband and wife are ducking lawsuit By Chad Abraham July 25, 2014 A local condominium association that is trying to sue a couple who garnered headlines in recent months … Continue reading
MarinaCityOnline.com: Condo Unit Owner Sues Condo Association and Former President July 24, 2014 By Steven Dahlman Chicago – – A condominium unit owner in the Edgewater community north of downtown Chicago is suing his condo association and its former president over … Continue reading
NewLenox.Patch.com: New Lenox Man Allegedly Embezzled $150K From Windermere West Homeowners Association By Joseph Hosey June 25, 2014 A New Lenox man was jailed Wednesday for allegedly embezzling more than $150,000 from the Windermere West Homeowner’s Association.Bob Dorosz, 42, was … Continue reading
KTNV News: Dilapidated driveways put Forest Hills in HOA Hall of Shame By Darcy Spears July 15, 2014 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — A homeowner left high and dry with no water wonders why she’s footing a big bill she said … Continue reading
YourObserver.com: Drama unfolds at condo over unlicensed work By Alex Mahadevan July 16, 2014 A legal battle has begun at a mid-island Longboat Key condominium complex. Arbomar resident Pete DiNicola has sued his condominium association and members of its board … Continue reading
The Denver Post: AG sues Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firms alleging massive fraud By David Migoya July 16, 2014 Colorado’s largest foreclosure law firms — The Castle Law Group and Aronowitz & Mecklenburg — were slapped with massive civil lawsuits … Continue reading
The Herald Weekly: Residents take HOA to court – and win By Sarah Obeid July 17, 2014 HUNTERSVILLE – Sam and Gay Fragale, residents of NorthStone Country Club, never had a problem with the neighborhood’s homeowners association until they were forced … Continue reading
ORLANDO SENTINEL: Law gives homeowner-board members new emergency powers Jan Bergemann: … the new provisions are unnecessary and dangerous. July 5, 2014 By Mary Shanklin, Orlando Sentinel Homeowner-association board members throughout Florida will have more leeway to raise fees and … Continue reading
THINKPROGRESS.ORG: Real Estate Developers Want To Evict 98-Year-Old Woman To Turn Her Apartment Into Condos …the majority of Ellis Act evictions in recent years have been initiated by speculators rather than landlords… By Alan Pyke July 10, 2014 San Francisco – … Continue reading
POCONO RECORD: Second arrest made in ballot tampering case in Wild Acres Community Association By Beth Brelje Pocono Record Writer May 24, 2014 A second arrest has been made in Dingmans Ferry in the Wild Acres Community Association ballot tampering case. … Continue reading
CBS PHILLY: Magnetic Car Sign Creates Stir For Mom In Need Of A Kidney Donor For Her Daughter The 52-year-old is on dialysis and has been on a kidney transplant waiting list for more than two years. By Todd Quinones … Continue reading
But should a difference in taste lead to a court date? July 12, 2014 By Allison Arieff RALEIGH, N.C. — IN September, Louis Cherry, an architect here, received a building permit and the necessary approvals to begin constructing a house … Continue reading
An overview: By Lanty Wylie — http://godslittlehoa.com/ The Courts are beginning to realize that Non Profits – more especially Homeowners Associations (“HOA”) – are acting like quasi Government entities and should be brought into a legal construct of accountability. HOA’s charge … Continue reading
Defendant Beachwalk Homeowners Association (association) held an election to amend its bylaws. Plaintiffs Paul Wittenburg and Raymond Dukellis filed suit to void the result of the election, claiming the association’s board of directors (the board) failed to comply with Civil … Continue reading
WFLA.com: HOA sues two Pasco County homeowners; says their security signs are against deed restrictions By Shannon Behnken June 19, 2014 HUDSON, FL (WFLA) – Wayne Brown and Roger Pacheco bought security cameras and put security signs on their front lawns … Continue reading
The Palm Beach Post: Ex-condo association president, 82, arrested on embezzlement charges in West Palm Beach By Aleese Kopf July 11, 2014 A former condominium association president was arrested Thursday and charged with allegedly embezzling about $22,500 in association funds … Continue reading
The Palm Beach Post: Florida condo owners fighting takeovers mobilize, lobby lawmakers By Kim Miller July 9, 2014 A group of nine condominiums statewide, including one in Boynton Beach, have joined to fight investors who are working under a condo … Continue reading
The Baltimore Sun: Community leader convicted of theft from Severn condo association By Pamela Wood July 10,2014 An Anne Arundel County woman once honored for her activism pleaded guilty Thursday to misusing nearly $74,000 of her community association’s money. Wanda … Continue reading
POCONO RECORD: Candidate for A Pocono Country Place board fights disqualification By Jenna Ebersole July 11, 2014 A candidate is crying foul after he says he was disqualified from the election for A Pocono Country Place Property Owners Association’s Board … Continue reading
Middletownpress.com: Man charged with bilking thousands from Cromwell condos Bengston “would ask for certain documents that should have been readily available but were not,” VanderSloot said. By Jeff Mill July 8, 2014 CROMWELL >> A 58-year-old man is under arrest, … Continue reading
Rhode Island – ‘Just cause’ eviction legislation becomes law in Rhode Island NBC 10 News July 9, 2014 Newly-passed legislation in Rhode Island prevents mortgage lenders that foreclose on a property from evicting residents without “just cause.” The bill was … Continue reading
West Hawaii Today: Battle continues at Hilo Country Club condos July 9, 2014 By JOHN BURNETT Stephens Media Hawaii The board of apartment owners of a Banyan Drive condominium has gone on the offensive against an apartment owner who tried … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: Did elderly Naples couple lose home over 10 cents? By Liza Fernandez July 4, 2014 NAPLES, Fla – Lots of people run into problems paying their homeowners’ association fees at one point or another. And an elderly Naples couple, … Continue reading
CCFJ.NET: OWNERS IN HARBOR HILLS HOA CELEBRATE VICTORY OVER DEVELOPER Top Priority: The creation of a regulatory agency for homeowners’ associations. By Jan Bergemann July 1, 2014 After a lengthy court battle that initially started already in 2006, owners of the HARBOR HILLS … Continue reading
FOXNEWS.com: Florida vet says, ‘Bring it on,’ as he faces eviction over flower pot flag “…if anybody on that board told me they served in the military, I’d have to ask them which side” June 27, 2014 Karl de Vries … Continue reading
WPTV.COM: Palm Beach County family battling homeowner’s association over pet pig By Dan Corcoran June 27, 2014 SUBURBAN LAKE WORTH, Fla. – A pet or a problem? A legal battle is brewing over a Palm Beach County family’s choice of … Continue reading
News & Record: Greensboro councilman wants Heritage House closed, cites squalor Records show that in the past 12 months, police or emergency responders visited the condo 2,860 times — an average of about eight visits a day. By Margaret Moffett June … Continue reading
WTVM.com: Columbus condo owner (a double amputee) struggles to find solution for severe leak in roof By Roslyn Giles June 24, 2014 COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – The owner of a Columbus condominium is up in arms over who is responsible for repairing … Continue reading
The Stir: Veteran May Lose Home Because He Displayed an American Flag – $8,000 foreclosure lien on home Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 in question by Jenny Erikson June 24, 2014 Sweetwater – What the heck is … Continue reading
Houston Chronicle: Condo Association, Dog Owner, Unit Owner Face Lawsuit in Dog Mauling Fatality By Cindy George June 25, 2014 Houston – Nearly six months after at least two dogs fatally mauled Christina Bell in southeast Houston, homicide investigators have turned … Continue reading
WSB-TV: Residents outraged by car booting over HOA fees June 24, 2014 By Amy Napier Viteri DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Neighbors in a DeKalb County condominium complex were upset after they say management arranged for their cars to be booted over outstanding … Continue reading
Tampa Bay Business Journal: Colony Beach and Tennis Resort goes to auction By Margaret Cashill June 18, 2014 Claims related to the shuttered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort will be the subject of an auction in federal court in Tampa on Thursday. … Continue reading
Las Vegas Review-Journal: HOA case defendant gets yearlong federal prison term By Jeff German June 20, 2014 The first defendant sentenced in the massive scheme to take over homeowners associations was given 366 days in federal prison Friday. Kenneth Allen, … Continue reading
CBS Denver: HOA Fines Resident For Flying ‘His’ American Flag June 14, 2014 LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – On this Flag Day there is controversy in a neighborhood in Littleton. A man says he’s in a battle with his homeowners association to fly what … Continue reading
KDVR.com: Condo owners in showdown with HOA over plans for $15k charge for repairs By Tammy Vigil June 17, 2014 NORTHGLENN, Colo. — An emergency community meeting in Northglenn Tuesday night pits condo owners against their homeowner’s association (HOA) in … Continue reading
Local10.com: Controversy over gun-toting security guards at Lauderhill complex By Roger Lohse June 18, 2014 LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Some residents of the Castle Gardens condominium complex feel they’re being held hostage by a group of badge-wearing, gun-toting, wannabe police officers. They’re … Continue reading