Condo & HOA News

Q: When voting to change rules and regulations, we require 75% of the ownership. Can we change that to be 75% of the responses received for approval if 100% of the ownership doesn’t vote. Is a non-vote a “no” vote?  Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Cold Creek Canyon Homeowners Association – Hazardous Fuel Reduction Project – This project will carry out manual vegetation thinning and brush clearing on 50 properties to enhance wildfire resilience in the off-grid Cold Creek community. The goal is to improve emergency access and reduce fuel loads in areas prone to wildfires in Clark County. The […]

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In a groundbreaking move that could reshape wildfire insurance nationwide, the Tahoe Donner Association has secured a first-of-its-kind policy that links premium pricing directly to decades of active forest management.  The innovative agreement—developed in collaboration with former California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, The Nature Conservancy, UC Berkeley and Willis, a business of WTW—marks the first […]

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The Dunwoody Homeowners Association at its April 27 meeting heard from representatives regarding proposed developments, including an office conversion in the Perimeter area and a drive-through fast food restaurant in Ashford Lane.  WorkSpace representatives discussed a plan to convert a 600,000 square-foot Perimeter Center office complex into multifamily residential housing.     Read the article…………………………….

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Improvements to the much maligned Indian Head Lodge Road could be coming soon if residents who use the road daily and Wright City officials can finalize a cost-share agreement.  Wright City received a bid for the overlay of Indian Head Lodge Road for $68,310 on April 11. In a letter to the homeowner’s associations of […]

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Many Florida condo-owners say they’re at a breaking point. The unexpected repair assessments that started happening because of post-Surfside laws are causing a mass exodus from older high rises. And seniors on fixed incomes are suddenly in deep financial trouble.    Read the article…………………………….

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The homes in the half-built subdivision look a lot like all the others nestled up against the parched, shrubby hills of Escondido, north San Diego County.  But look a little closer. The gutters and vents are enclosed in a thin, wire mesh. Each window is double-paned, the glass tempered to withstand the heat of a […]

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Struggling Florida condominium owners could be about to receive much-needed financial relief after a bill to reform a 2022 building safety legislation passed the state Senate unanimously on Wednesday.  The bill combines the two competing solutions pushed forward by the Florida House and Senate in recent months, attempting to ease the financial strains on condo […]

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Q. Our condominium association board recently approved a bank loan to pay for a large common element replacement project. A majority of the board approved both the loan and the project at an open board meeting. Our board president, however, was not in favor of the loan and voted against it. The board president has […]

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Q: My wife and I bought a condo a few years ago. Last year, we bought an electric car, only to learn that the building limits personal chargers to 14, along with the three shared chargers, for the nearly 200 parking spaces. The board informed me that the limit is due to the electrical service […]

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This is an update in the on-going I-Team series of reports about Florida condo safety. Many Florida condo-owners say they’re at a breaking point. The unexpected repair assessments that started happening because of post-Surfside laws are causing a mass exodus from older high rises. And seniors on fixed incomes are suddenly in deep financial trouble.  […]

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The Lake Monticello Owners Association (LMOA) will ask residents for permission to potentially draw funds from the Emergency Reserve Account (ERA) to help pay off a $680,000 COVID-era federal loan.  Directors voted 6-0 to add the question to the ballot that will go out to members for the annual meeting during their monthly meeting on […]

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A battle is unfolding in picturesque Lafayette Park, where residents are trying to stop a private utility company from digging up parts of their nationally recognized neighborhood to install high-pressure steam infrastructure that they say would damage the historic character of the area and endanger children.   Read the article…………………………….

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A fire broke out in the Village Creek Community, located at Winkler Avenue and Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.  Crews responded to the scene as flames erupted in one of the condo units early Wednesday morning.  The Fort Myers Fire Department and Fort Myers Police Department were present at the scene shortly after midnight.    Read […]

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Residents of Dockside At Ventura Condominiums in Central Florida are still waiting to return to their homes nearly three years after Hurricane Ian caused severe flooding and damage. The first-floor units of the 19-building complex were heavily impacted, requiring extensive repairs.   Read the article…………………………….

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Portillo Ridge HOA held its spring food drive and bought in $920 and 494 pounds of food for the Green Valley Resource Center (food bank). Sandy Churchill, the food drive chair, says they’re looking forward to their November drive.   Read the article…………………………….

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For years an association allowed a South Florida couple to rent their townhouses, then abruptly said, ‘not anymore,’ leaving them in a big mess. Can a board do that? It’s tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.  When some people hear the word landlord, they wanna scream. Not Ana’s tenants.    Read the article…………………………….

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The Sullivan Ranch neighborhood Homeowners Association sent out an email to residents on Tuesday afternoon to warn them of the monkey. HOA leaders said the loose monkey was spotted in Sullivan Ranch, specifically around the retention pond and in the rear yards along Sullivan Ranch Road.    Read the article…………………………….

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The city of West Palm Beach had notified residents at a local community that their condominium association had not been paying their water bill and the city would turn off the water on Monday, April 28. That situation has now changed. According to the city, Green Terrace Condominiums, 2800 Georgia Avenue, has declared bankruptcy, which […]

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A new building safety law that was passed in the wake of the Surfside tragedy in Florida has resulted in a tremendous amount of financial pressure on condo owners. Now, one state lawmaker warns it could prompt the “next wave of homeless people,” with elderly residents living on fixed incomes at the forefront.   Read the […]

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