January 31, 2013 by Kirk Jenkins May a condominium owner refuse to pay monthly and/or special assessments, in whole or in part, on the grounds that the condominium board had failed to maintain and repair the common elements of the condominium … Continue reading
August 21, 2013 — By Donna DiMaggio Berger On August 14, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a bank which had taken title to two condominium units was entitled to its attorney’s fees from a condominium association just … Continue reading
kxan.com: Chalk drawing draws citation from HOA By Omar Lewis — August 22, 2013 BUDA, Texas (KXAN) – In many neighborhoods, playful, colorful sidewalk chalk art is a summertime staple. But in one Hays County neighborhood, parents are finding out their … Continue reading
The Police News: Homeowners Claim HOA Board Mishandling Funds, Intimidating Residents Friendswood, Texas August 22, 2013 — By Breck Porter Friendswood — The owners of 20 homes in the Frenchman’s Creek Townhome Community in Friendswood suffered extensive damages from Hurricane Ike … Continue reading
On August 14, 2013, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a bank which had taken title to two condominium units was entitled to its attorney’s fees from a condominium association just as any other condominium owner would be … Continue reading
wsvn.com: Help Me Howard: Therapy Dog vs Condo August 7, 2013 — By Patrick Fraser Some people with a disability medication or constant doctors visits and some people find relief with a therapy dog. That’s what was helping one South Florida … Continue reading
The Sun Sentinel: Broward sues condo over alleged discrimination against woman, 90, and her service dog By Susannah Bryan — August 15, 2013 A condo on Galt Ocean Mile discriminated against a 90-year-old blind woman and her service dog Nittany, … Continue reading
August 11, 2013 By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL In the grand scheme of the millions of dollars the Vistana homeowners association lost because of corrupt board members, $356,000 is not a lot of money to get back. But the … Continue reading
By BARBARA HOLLAND — HOA EXPERT Posted August 19, 2013 This is the first of a four-part series of articles pertaining to the new Nevada Revised Statutes homeowner association laws that were passed by the legislature in July. ■ Senate … 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
Herald-Tribune.com: Protest eyed at Venice condo barring unmarried couples August 15, 2013 — Staff Report VENICE – UPDATE… Word is spreading on social network websites that protestors are expected today at Casa Di Amici, the condominium complex in Venice that has barred gay and other … Continue reading
wsoctv.com: Homeowner, facing foreclosure, files lawsuit over HOA late fees August 9, 2013 — By Eric Philips CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A local family is now facing foreclosure after they racked up thousands of dollars in late homeowner association fees at their … Continue reading
The Justice Department announced today that the Townhomes of Kings Lake HOA Inc. (HOA) and Vanguard Management Group Inc. have agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The lawsuit alleged that … Continue reading
The Seattle Times: Clothesline crusaders call laundry flap overblown By Nancy Bartley — August 14, 2013 A red sheet, a collection of white socks and a vintage bra or two flap in the breeze on Ella Burnham’s backyard clothesline in North … Continue reading
Grand jury indicts woman for $300,000 theft from condominium association By Gene Hartley posted August 6, 2013 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A woman is accused of stealing a large amount of money from the place where she worked in Branson. In a … Continue reading
August 10, 2013 9:04 pm A deal is a deal, except when it violates the state or federal constitution. On first blush, the case of Peter and Peg Jasinski of Queensbury seems straightforward. The Jasinkis voluntarily bought a house in … Continue reading
myfoxphilly.com: Over A Hundred Come Out To Support Vet In Fight To Fly US Flag August 8, 2013 Georgia – There was a moving show of patriotism at the Helton’s McDonough home, as one man’s fight to display an American … Continue reading
By Morse Diggs — August 7, 2013 MCDONOUGH, Ga. -A 92-year-old Air Force veteran is fighting to get his homeowners association to allow him to fly the American flag outside his home. John Helton, who served in three wars, lives with his wife … Continue reading
By Joseph Adams on August 6th, 2013 — Posted in Legislation, Reader Q&A Today’s column continues with our review of laws of interest to community associations enacted during the 2013 Legislative Session. Suspension of Use Rights: A “glitch” in the previous version of the condominium statute was … Continue reading
August 3, 2013 — Written by Colin Atagi The Desert Sun PALM DESERT — The $2.7 million awarded to a Palm Desert homeowners association in a lawsuit against its engineering firm will be used to install a new drainage system and reimburse the … Continue reading
By Michael Sasso | Tribune Staff — July 28, 2013 TAMPA – Investors eager to snap up homes while they’re still cheap and rent them out may have a new obstacle to achieving real estate riches: homeowners associations growing anxious about the … Continue reading
August 1, 2013 — By JEFF GERMAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL It had the makings of a lucrative construction defect scheme. A California law firm, an architect and a construction company were conspiring to pack the homeowners association board at the … Continue reading
However, all is not good in this community as far as solar energy is concerned. Householders who want to install solar panels on their rooftops have been prevented from doing so. The problem seems to originate from members of the … Continue reading
By Kenneth Dean — July 31, 2013 Smith County Sheriff’s Office detectives served a search warrant at the Hideaway Lake Club on Tuesday, but officials refuse to talk about the investigation. John Moore, the department’s public information officer, said no details … Continue reading
By Ben wallace — Advocate staff writer — July 26, 2013 Baton Rouge – A son of the owner of “The Original” Heroman’s Florist on Government Street is accused of stealing $29,000 from a local homeowners association to feed a … Continue reading
March 17, 2013 Lauren Ritchie, COMMENTARY Sixteen homes, 16 sets of panicked owners. The residents of a Leesburg subdivision that went belly up during the real-estate bust face a financial dilemma that’s the result of greedy investors, a failure by … Continue reading
Evan McKenzie: “… a criminal justice system with prosecutors but nodefense lawyers.”Published: Sunday, Jul. 28, 2013 – By Hudson Sangree Allen Campbell is a disabled former U.S. Marine pilot who, as a civilian working in Africa, helped rescue nuns and orphans during the … Continue reading
Saturday, July 27, 2013 — Pooja Lodhia HOUSTON (KTRK) — Residents in Pine Village North in northeast Houston are at odds with their homeowners association again. They took the board to court and reached a deal. Now, they say the deal … Continue reading
The Pike County Courier: The Problem With Planned Communities “No teeth” in Planned Community Act Published July 25, 2013 — By Jerry Goldberg DINGMAN — Planned communities, which make up of lion’s share of new development in Pike County, come … Continue reading
By Loni Blandford — July 22, 2013 Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) – Many believe homeowners associations help keep communities visually appealing. But how far is too far? One Southern Highlands homeowner says it comes down to counting trees. They’re a setting for … 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
Green v. Lake Montowese Association, 387 S.W. 3d 413 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012) Here, the Missouri Court of Appeals determined that it was unfair to force homeowners to pay special assessments on a central water system for which they received … Continue reading
Alamo County Club Owners Association v. Shelton, 12-1—00300-VB (Tex. App. 2012) Sometimes personal disregard for a fellow homeowner can overlap and have a costly effect when enforcing covenants. In this case, a board member called the police on a known … Continue reading
On May 27, 2013, the Texas Legislature concluded the 2013 legislative session. Unlike the 2011 legislative session, in which the Texas Legislature enacted the most significant reforms to Texas HOA laws in almost 20 years, the legislation passed by the … Continue reading
By Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC and Peter J. Gallagher Posted July 10, 2013 In a recent decision, the Appellate Division restated and clarified the rules regarding when a condominium association has standing to sue a developer. In Belmont Condominium Association v. … Continue reading
By: Timothy M. Hogan, Joy E. Herr-Cardillo Posted: July 16, 2013 SB1454 Staropoli & Brown v. State of Arizona, CV 2013-009991, July 16, 2013Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, Attorneys for the Plaintiffs NATURE OF THE ACTION 1. This … Continue reading
By Nichole Soto — July 9, 2013 In a lawsuit alleging construction defects in homeowners’ individual townhomes, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal ruled that a homeowners’ association was bound by arbitration agreements between its members and the developer. The … Continue reading
By Michael Hunter — Posted: Thursday, Jul. 11, 2013 The North Carolina legislature recently passed some new laws that will impact homeowners associations (HOAs). Below is a short summary of three of the laws that will become effective this year. Voluntary … Continue reading
Posted – July 14, 2013 The Supreme Court says Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature went too far when it tried to settle a legal dispute on behalf of a developer being sued by a homeowners association. The ruling Thursday said … Continue reading
Posted: 07/04/2013 12:01:00 AM MDT By Matthew Patane The Denver Post Colorado homeowners associations will face stricter standards on debt collections and manager licensing under legislation passed this year. That legislation was prompted, in part, by multiple ” horror stories” from … Continue reading
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Hearings to address 3.1 million pages of documents July 9, 2013 — By JEFF GERMAN Two federal magistrates on Wednesday are to take up the subject of the massive evidence in the long-running criminal investigation into corruption … Continue reading
By: Community Associations Institute California Legislative Action Committtee — Posted July 9, 2013 A California appellate court recently overruled a trial court decision that allowed a homeowners association board to advocate a point of view in an election to amend the … Continue reading
Orlando Sentinel: Arrested developer resigns from Bimini Bay HOA By Mary Shanklin posted – July 1, 2013 Beleaguered homeowner-association president David Meadows, who has been arrested twice for stealing from his half-built community’s HOA, has resigned just as a new state … Continue reading
Orlando police seize firearms and silencers from head of the Fine and Hearing Violations committee. By Henry Pierson Curtis posted July 5, 2013 A resident watching fireworks explode late Thursday over The Hamptons at MetroWest on Turkey Lake said she feared … Continue reading