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Nearly four years after the Crestview Towers condominium on North Miami Beach was evacuated after the building was deemed unsafe, residents are being told it is safe to return. After years of structural and electrical repairs and inspections, the city announced that as of Friday, March 25, all required repairs, permits and inspections had been […]

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The Pines Trailer Park Homeowners Association has filed a lawsuit against park own­ers Pines Park Investors LLC asking in part for an injunction against the park closure and threatened evictions. The lawsuit, filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court on March 28 by Sarasota-based attorney David J. Fredericks, claims that park owners failed to comply […]

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Palm Springs View Estates is once again in the spotlight—and not in a good way. Photos shared with NBC Palm Springs show what residents describe as worsening conditions, including standing water, rusted gates, and a spa so neglected people fear they could get a UTI from using it.   Read the article…………………………….

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Over the course of just a mile and a half, the Del Prado corridor by the Yellow Fever Creek Preserve is getting some major updates and add-ons. A new park, a new stoplight, and a proposed new water system are all possible off this stretch, and some of the people who live near it told […]

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Neighbors and tree advocates circled the trunk, trying to protect it. Condo board members said the tree’s removal was sad but necessary. Big Red stood a hundred feet tall, with a trunk so wide that if it were hollow, you could lay down inside it and go to sleep.    Read the article…………………………….

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Q: We are having issues with our homeowners association. There is a large tree nearby that drips some kind of brown gunk on our wall, which is painted beige. The association says it “treated” the tree but it did not help, and our wall is badly stained. Suggestions?      Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Q: Our HOA reserves for replacement are severely underfunded. Does California law require that HOAs undertake a third-party analysis of future replacement costs, and, if so, at what intervals? Is there a standard in California law or practice for a minimum percentage of projected reserves? Florida has recently booked state law, or so I understand, […]

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Q: Can directors of a homeowners’ association get paid for their services? As a board member, I do all the administrative tasks for free and think I should be paid for it.   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Is your association or management company next to face Nevada Real Estate Division at a commission hearing? Here are some of the allegations or violations that were heard by the commission: Operating without the statutory required three-board members per Nevada Revised Statutes 116.31034 (1). This is a problem for many associations when homeowners do not […]

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In late 2017, Texas lawmakers established a special taxing district in unincorporated Liberty County at the request of Colony Ridge Inc. developers and brothers William “Trey” and John Harris. Liberty County Municipal Management District No. 1 was created to enhance law enforcement and firefighting services, improve infrastructure, such as roads and drainage, and foster economic […]

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Four people, including three adults and one child, were recently displaced when a Woodbridge condominium caught fire near Opitz Boulevard and Richmond Highway……..Further investigation revealed a fire extending from the ground level to the attic, according to Prince William County Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smolsky.  However, the home’s exterior sprinkler system had activated and was […]

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Dear Eartha, I recently got an electric vehicle. I love my new car, but charging has been a challenge because I live in a condo. I want to talk to my homeowners association about getting shared chargers, but I don’t know where to start. Can you help?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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HOAs trying to limit monthly condo fees are opting for higher insurance deductibles, more deferred maintenance. But that puts the property on a list that may prevent buyers from getting a conventional loan.  Read the article…………………………….

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For 60 of his 64 years, Patrick Luzzi has lived in the red brick house in Yonkers, New York, where he was raised. His parents bought the two-family home, just north of the Bronx, in 1962 and Luzzi moved back in to take care of them before they both died. But the retired accountant doesn’t […]

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That’s what happened after residents in a Lake Worth neighborhood contacted the newsroom about a case of blight on their street – a broken-down house that had been slowly decaying before their eyes for more than a decade. Ground zero for a snake invasion. Despite constant complaints to the HOA, management, and county officials, nothing […]

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A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a Miami insurance broker to 41 months in prison and more than $5 million in restitution for defrauding a Georgia credit union by obtaining loans for condominium associations’ premium financing, then using the loans for personal gain.   Read the article…………………………….

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Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara last Thursday announced the approval of the California FAIR Plan Association’s commercial filing to increase commercial property coverage limits. This move is a key element of Commissioner Lara’s ongoing Sustainable Insurance Strategy and continues the implementation of landmark reforms to address California’s property insurance crisis.   Read the article…………………………….

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The deadline to either opt-in or opt-out for government-run wildfire debris removal has been extended. FEMA made the announcement on Friday, stating that the new deadline to submit a Right of Entry form is April 15 for single-family homes affected by the deadly and devastating January wildfires. All property owners should submit an ROE form […]

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Question: I am a Board Member of an HOA community. That was very poor advice that you gave to the retired police officer. If you had done your due diligence, when it comes to the “thin blue line” flag, there is much controversy regarding it. Many, including myself, see this flag as a “us” vs. […]

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A once-quiet Spanaway neighborhood is shaken after a shooting broke out during a house party overnight Saturday that left two dead and four others injured. The shooting reportedly stemmed from a fight that happened in the middle of the street in the 17800 block of 25th Avenue Court East just after midnight at 12:23 a.m., […]

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