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Q. Does a newly elected condominium board member, who is the new Landscape Committee chairwoman, have the right to “fire” five committee members of long standing? The chair gave no

A group of condo owners are tired of paying more than the rest of the city’s residents to maintain Centennial Lakes Park.  Homeowners from the Centennial Lakes Village condominium complex

A fire broke out inside a condo building in a Jersey Shore community Friday, drawing a heavy fire response.  The three-alarm blaze in Sea Bright brought volunteer firemen from several

Q: The board of my community association held a board meeting at 2 p.m. during the work week when most of the owners were at work and could not attend.

Q: I heard there was a recent change in the law which now prevents Board Members in a homeowners association from voting on matters via e-mail. Can you confirm this? Read

He’s best known for his catchphrase, “Let’s go to the videotape!”  We’re talking about legendary sportscaster Warner Wolf.  The veteran journalist is likely talking to a lawyer now.  The offense? Allegedly

Is it the fault of the builder, the contractor, the city, the state inspectors who claimed everything was good to go — or simply Mother Nature.  Regardless of who’s to

Once an HOA volunteer has embraced a positive attitude (part 1), prepared for board service (part 2), adapted to the very different role of the volunteer director or officer (part

There are arrears. And then there are serious arrears. And then there are absolute monster arrears like those racked up by the Chinese developer, Xin Development, at the Oosten, a

Residents of La Bota Ranch met in court after filing a lawsuit against the Homeowners Association two years ago.  In July 2017, a class action lawsuit comprised of La Bota

Mecklenburg County officials call homes with retention ponds in its backyard “waterfront property,” making home values skyrocket.  With a higher value, they will have to pay more taxes.   Read the

According to the residents Pine Valley Drive floods often but it’s never been this bad. Newberry says the road started to flood early Wednesday morning.  “We left this morning cause

Jefferson County residents are having to maneuver their way around dozens of deep potholes on the main road in and out of their community near House Springs.  The road is

Turns out, not everyone is happy with the way one neighborhood is dealing with traffic.  The University Club Homeowner’s Association in East Baton Rouge Parish hired an off-duty sheriff’s deputy

Transgender artist Abigail Pereira has lived in Sunny Isles Beach for more than a year and is now the latest person claiming discrimination against the management of the Oceanview B

The neighborhood was hit hard by November’s Woolsey Fire, which destroyed three homes in the area.  There is a drain in the ravine, but it is clogged. When neighbors contact

Homeowners in Greenville complained about their homeowners associations last year more than almost every county in South Carolina, according to the inaugural Homeowners Association Complaint Report released Wednesday.  Richland County

Perhaps you’ve noticed your community association meetings becoming increasingly heated. It’s a sign of the times. The entire country is undergoing serious splintering that threatens all our daily interactions.  “Today

A problem with roads in Lenoir City’s Allenbrook subdivision appears settled after Loudon County Commission voted Monday to share the cost of paving.  Commissioners Matthew Tinker and Julia Hurley motioned

It may be time for you to install a new carbon monoxide detector in your home. A California law that went into effect in 2011 requires carbon monoxide detectors in