Condo & HOA News

A little-noticed provision tucked inside New York State’s recently passed $254 billion budget could cause history to repeat itself — with a twist.  The provision allows residents in large, newer apartment buildings across the city to vote to convert their rental buildings into condo buildings and buy their units — if just 15% of tenants […]

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Question: The HOA board of our community held their final monthly owner’s meeting in the middle of May 2025, prior to a three month break for the summer season. At the meeting a motion was voted on and passed by the board stating owners with hurricane shutters on their units must keep their shutters open; […]

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People living in the Mathom Landing community say getting their mail is a toss-up.  Broken mailboxes have left them chasing answers, and their mail for over a year.  Amber Longacre said she feels helpless after spending months being bounced around between the US Postal Service (USPS) and the complex’s homeowner’s association (HOA), Hill Country Homeowners.  […]

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Q: Is it improper or illegal to name a delinquent owner and the amount owed in the minutes of a meeting where the Board votes to suspend an owner’s voting rights?  Read the Q&A………………………………..

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There are new developments in a story we first brought you last month. A condo association in West Palm Beach didn’t pay their water bill for so long that their bill now stands at $1.4 million dollars. The city notified residents last month their water would be shut off in late April.    Read the article…………………………….

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Recent reports have suggested there is a shake-up in the Tampa Bay area real estate market with an increase in inventory, but with fewer buyers, leading to what could potentially be a cool down. However, the real issue, experts say, is the condo market. Read the article…………………………….

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A Grand Dunes resident is suing his HOA and security company after he says three people tried to invade his home and shot his hand last year.  At about 9:30 p.m. on April 8, 2024, Kelvin King says he woke up on his couch to a loud noise. He says he grabbed his gun but […]

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Question: Our board has a running battle with various unit owners about who is supposed to fix and maintain what. As a result, the board has paid for repairs that were probably the unit owner’s responsibility. How do we get this under control?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Q: We live in a 20-story condominium where every unit has one assigned spot in the garage, and we all share a large upper parking deck. Last year, the upper parking deck was deemed unsafe, resulting in the installation of shoring poles in the garage below, which blocked some assigned parking spots. The people whose […]

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Carson City resident Cliff Fitterer only moved to the area four years ago, but the recent devastation from the Davis Fire and Los Angeles blazes had him asking all the important questions. “Are we really prepared? Do we know what to do? Does the alert system in Carson City work? How is multi-agency coordination going […]

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The CAI Board of Trustees approved an important update to its public policy on reserve studies and funding to align with the CAI Reserve Study Standards. CAI continues to review critical condominium safety public policy to ensure our policy positions reflect the evolving best practices and needs of condominium and community association governance. The goal […]

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Residents from the 30-home Wagon Trail Condominium Association, a neighbor to the former Rowleys Bay Resort, will again ask the Liberty Grove Town Board to do something about the remaining debris from the fire that destroyed the resort on Sept. 5, 2023.  Read the article…………………………….

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A Cumberland County veterinarian is fearful for herself and her dog after she says her apartment complex used lawn care chemicals that could pose health risks to both of them. Debra Brenner, who lives at the Traditions of America at Silver Spring, is scared for the fate of her dog because she says her condo […]

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The City of Phoenix is making changes to its bulk trash pickup system after receiving feedback from HOAs and the community as a whole. In the past, Phoenix residents were used to having bulk trash pick-up scheduled four times a year, whether they needed it or not, to pick up all the stuff that was […]

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Homeowners at Walnut Orchards Condominiums in Modesto are facing a sudden $25,000 special assessment to repair structural issues with decks, stairs, and landings. But decades-old records show these problems may not be new.  The Walnut Orchards Homeowners Association (HOA) claims the repairs are necessary due to age and deterioration, stating: “The property was built in […]

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There’s a cautious sign of optimism at the Green Terrace Condominiums, as the HOA has made its first deposit to try and clear its multimillion-dollar debt with the city of West Palm Beach.  This is a story WPTV’s Joel Lopez has been tracking since mid-April, when residents had two weeks until the city of West […]

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Residents of a wooded neighborhood with about 30 homes north of Iowa City must — in the next year — curb their chloride contamination of a nearby creek, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.  In recent years the DNR has noted more than 100 wastewater violations for the Timber Trails Estates Homeowner’s Association, […]

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An Arizona homeowner’s association will allow a woman to keep a Memorial Day display in honor of her fallen US Army brother outside her home — despite previously calling the patriotic exhibit “a nuisance.” Trestle Management Group, which overseas the Surprise, Arizona, association where Kendall Rasmusson posted her display, said it was unaware that she […]

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Residents in a neighborhood off Scenic Highway estimate nearly a million gallons of sewage has been leaked into the Escambia Bay.  They say it happened over several years. Residents say it’s the same story every time. “Tens of thousands of gallons of sewage are being dumped into Escambia Bay,” said Paul Seghers with the Cypress […]

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The Wild Oak Golf Community Home Owners Association is pulling strings for improvements at the golf course, now under construction for additional improvements.   Read the article…………………………….

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