Condo & HOA News

Tammi Morrison, a former President of the Ashford Park Homeowners Association, was arrested by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office after investigators say she stole $437,000 from the community association when her business managed the neighborhood.  Read the article…………………………….

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Fire crews in Prince George’s County are working to put out a fire that burned through a condo building on Monday.  The fire department responded just after 1 p.m. to the multi-family dwelling which is a condo building. Flames were showing through the roof, and the fire has caused significant damage.    Read the article…………………………….

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The Town of Paradise Valley is hosting a forum for local Home Owner Associations 3:30–5 p.m. Wednesday, March 27 at Town Hall, 6401 E. Lincoln Drive.  This will be an informal meeting and will include introductions to the town’s HOAs, as well as remarks from Town Manager Andrew Ching, Police Chief Freeman Carney and Beth […]

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Question: I live in a condominium, and there is an issue regarding the use of our pickleball courts. Some of the owners are allowing residents of other nearby communities to regularly join them in using the courts. Due to the limited number of courts, the use of the courts by outside guests is preventing unit […]

The post Can condo board limit who can play on its pickleball courts? Resident fed up with crowd (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Multiple units responded to a fire in the Cobbs Landing neighborhood of Palm Harbor Saturday afternoon.  A three-story condo complex, located at 3311 Haviland Court, sustained heavy damage, according to Palm Harbor Fire Rescue (PHFR).    Read the article…………………………….

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Wendy Wallner and other condo owners in a Pacifica complex collectively paid a little more than $22,000 for $14 million worth of insurance coverage in 2021. This year, she said, the owners are paying $270,000 for just $2.5 million worth of coverage.   Wallner has owned a condo in the 40-unit complex for about 10 years […]

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A financial cliff may await Florida condo owners at the end of the year, as new regulations may cause association maintenance fees to skyrocket. Condo owners can take matters into their own hands to avert being shoved off the edge — but the window of opportunity is rapidly closing.  Read the article…………………………….

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One of Lewes’ core values is busy days and quiet nights. But, it is noise happening during the day that has led to a lawsuit against the Cape Shores community.  Dr. Michael Katz and his wife Patricia are suing their homeowner’s association and President Janice Erich claiming the racket generated from pickleball on their neighborhood […]

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Florida condo owners are stuck in a rut as prices drop and mounting insurance rates and condo fees are scaring away buyers. It’s led to more condos sitting on the market for longer than single-family homes according to realtors in the Bay Area.   Read the article…………………………….

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California residents have seen several insurers end homeowner insurance policies as the state grapples with wildfires and natural disasters, but a new proposal seeks to solve the insurance crisis once and for all.  In March, Ricardo Lara, California’s insurance commissioner, unveiled his new plan to let insurance companies use specific models around future catastrophes to […]

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Thieves have once again targeted the Villaggio in the Grove condominiums, striking in broad daylight and pillaging residents’ mail, according to surveillance footage from the Miami neighborhood. As 7News reports, on Wednesday, a masked man bypassed a supposedly secure call system entrance and proceeded to pry open multiple mailboxes before absconding with a bounty of […]

The post Miami’s Villaggio Condo Residents Demand Tighter Security After Bold Daylight Mail Theft (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Bass said while police are on other calls the onsite security can be more proactive, deterring criminals. “Even if they are gated communities the homeless are walking in as the gates are open and they start touring the parking lot and they may not do something during the day. But they will come back that […]

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Q. I heard that there is a new law that requires officers and directors of HOAs to divulge information to the federal government and also provide a copy of our driver’s license. Is that true?  Read the Q&A………………………………..

The post Do HOAs need to disclose officer information to the federal government? Your HOA questions, answered (NV) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Disputes between residents and their homeowners associations (HOA) are commonplace and some can get downright nasty.  But the HOA that Jerry Carr belonged to – the Sugarmill Woods’ Cypress Village Property Owners Association – raised nastiness to another level entirely and led to a precedent-setting state intervention.  In fact, a state agency threw out the […]

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Coconut Creek homeowners association leaders recently came to the city asking for help.  Tree replacement in Coco Lakes is estimated to cost $200,000.   And there were more.  They were looking for assistance to replace dying trees and resolve other tree issues in their communities.  Those costs have fallen on homeowners through HOA assessments because of […]

The post Coconut Creek Leaders Consider Changes to Reduce Financial Strains on Homeowners Associations Due to Tree Rules (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

On top of the high cost of property insurance, condo and homeowners are complaining about their local HOA fees increasing by hundreds of dollars each year, if not monthly.  “It’s no longer the big metro areas in the state seeing higher homeowner fees, it’s also hitting the smaller rural counties as well,”    Read the article…………………………….

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State Farm General Insurance Company has announced that it will non-renew approximately 30,000 California homeowners, rental dwelling, and other property insurance policies.  If you recall, last May, the insurer halted new homeowners policies being issued in the state, citing exposure related issues and a challenging reinsurance market environment.   Read the article…………………………….  

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A fire ravaged through a condo building in Dutchess County Tuesday leaving several families without a home.  Cellphone video provided to News 12 shows flames spreading over the roof in the Colonial Springs Complex on Colonial Road in Beacon.      Read the article…………………………….

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A developer who for years has left a trail of complaints resulting in multiple suspensions and fines by the state contractor’s registration board continues to do business in Rhode Island – even though he owes the state more than a quarter of a million dollars in personal income taxes.    Read the article…………………………….

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If you live in a Chandler homeowners’ association community and want to learn more about how an HOA operates, next month is your chance, according to a news release.  The City of Chandler’s HOA Academy is back for a three-session spring series in April. The academy classes are taught by people from Mulcahy Law Firm, […]

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