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A Clearwater condo complex damaged by fire last summer may soon cut through the red tape that has prevented repairs.  It’s been five months since fire gutted part of a

Lower Macungie Commissioners last week approved plans for 42 homes to be built on a 21-acre tract at the northwest corner of Sauerkraut Lane and Indian Creek Road in a

Question: I read your column faithfully and was hoping you could address a small issue/question I have. Recently, I received from my association a bill for property tax assessment challenges.

The City of Battle Creek could be funding the cost of fixing a stretch of road in a condominium complex south of Lakeview High School.  The Battle Creek City Commission

If you’ve got a bridge to sell, Washington Township officials aren’t buying. Last week, the township’s Board of Supervisors approved Phase 1 of the Spring Valley Estates subdivision, which includes

Community activist told FOX13 the unfinished business of Dr. King was environmental justice.  They point to the ongoing issues at the Fox Hollow Townhomes, which have been plagued by illegal

Never before has Elizabeth River Project relied on volunteers for such a sustained effort to restore a healthy shore. Rivercrest condos hosted a month-long effort resulting in 550 linear feet

Question: We have one unit owner who is requesting copies of the most recent year’s financial records and meeting minutes. He seems to be irate because none of the board

Firefighters said all thirty families escaped a condominium fire early Monday morning. The Holts Summit Fire Department said when they responded to the Evergreen Condos at 2 a.m., the structure

Q: We are buying a vacation condo, which we plan to use in the winter months but also hoped to rent it in other months. We just learned that the

It’s not just the city that has to scrape together funds to repair roads. Several residents are finding little help or money is available to fix their street if they

A breakfast meeting group is forming for volunteer board members of townhome, condominium and cooperative associations in Dakota County. The next meeting will be 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at

As Deschutes County began implementing the Oregon Forestland Urban Interface Fire Protection Act of 1997, also known as Senate Bill 360, Sunset View Estates south of Bend was identified as

Q: Our homeowners association election is fast approaching. In the past we had floor nominations and it is a very frustrating procedure. Can we avoid this?    Read the Q&A column…………………………

The township, in a continuing crackdown on absentee landlords, has obtained a judgment and fine of $672,000 against the owner of a vacant, eight-unit condominium complex on Route 94 known

Winter is traditionally the dry period in Florida. Yet the recent collapse of a drainage culvert in a northwest Lakeland neighborhood highlights year-round flooding problems that residents say county and

A community association is no better than the board of directors which leads it, and excellent associations require excellent volunteer leaders. Truly exceptional volunteer governance is not a happy accident,

Q: What homeowners’ association activity is allowed within “access easements” and “lake maintenance easements?” We own the title to our lots but these easements against our property are set forth

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? 

Two couples who own property in Weekapaug are suing the Weekapaug Fire District and the Weekapaug Homeowners Association Inc., claiming they have legal rights to a portion of property known