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Maine has nearly 2,000 community associations made up of homeowner associations, condominiums and co-ops, according to the Community Associations Institute, which estimates those residents pay $278 million a year to maintain their properties.   Read the article…………………………….

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One in three Americans living in communities with homeowners associations have had such bad experiences they wanted to leave their neighborhood, according to a nationwide survey shared in January 2025 with The Arizona Republic.  It’s not surprising since HOAs can be controversial and pit neighbor against neighbor.  Read the article…………………………….

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A specialist from the Santa Fe Fire Department has walked all over a large chunk of the city’s north side and tied thousands of tags to piñon and juniper trees in recent months, envisioning a new landscape.  A green tag indicates a branch that should be cut, while a pink tag indicates the whole tree […]

The post ‘Every place is vulnerable’: North Santa Fe HOA takes on large-scale fire mitigation project with grant support (NM) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Rep. Kristin Bahner (DFL-Maple Grove) will continue working on homeowners association reform in the new legislative session.  Bahner says Minnesota homeowners have long faced challenges with homeowners associations (HOAs), but a lack of state statutes has left consumers without protections.    Read the article…………………………….

The post Rep. Bahner Talks HOA Reforms (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

A Miami-Dade County sheriff’s deputy suffered a minor injury in a dramatic police chase and helicopter search Saturday afternoon that started with a traffic stop and ended with a man being taken into custody in the home of a condominium president in Key Biscayne, officials and witnesses said.   Read the article…………………………….

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Question: Our condo building currently has three people on the board, but a significant majority of owners would like to increase that number to five. Unfortunately, our bylaws are not clear on what process must be followed to make this happen; the current bylaws say we must have a minimum of three directors but very […]

The post Expert HOA advice: How to change number of condo board members, and is it wise to do so? (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

After a routine facade inspection mandated by the Facade Inspection and Safety Program (FISP), the board at a condo on the Upper East Side budgeted $550,000 for repairs on the front of the building. But once work began, the board was hit with an unexpected and unwelcome surprise. As a result, what had been a […]

The post Shoddy Construction Doubles Cost of Condo’s Facade Repair (NY) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Looking to rent in northern Orange County? Online listings for Winter Park Woods are less than $1,800 a month.  “And I love this location, which is why I stayed here all this time, through the ups and downs,” Winter Park Woods condo owner Lorraine Roy said.  For Roy to keep living in her three-bedroom condo […]

The post ‘People losing their homes’: Florida condo owners struggling to afford skyrocketing HOA fees first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Multiple crews were working to battle a fire Friday morning at condominiums in Ballwin. It happened on Irongate Walk.    Video news report……………………..

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Q: I am aware that one of the new laws for homeowners associations provides that if the Board levies a fine or imposes a suspension of use rights against someone who violates the rules, and the person corrects the violation before the fining/suspension committee meeting is held to uphold or cancel the sanction, then the […]

The post HOA Q&A: How do we handle repeat offender who fixes violation before fine is imposed? first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Q: I live in a neighborhood in Glendale, Calif., that has a homeowners association. The covenants, conditions and restrictions clearly state that a homeowner cannot add anything to the exterior of their home that would impede the privacy of another home. And yet, new neighbors erected a balcony that overlooks my yard and pool.   Read […]

The post Can I Sue My HOA for Something My Neighbor Does? first appeared on Community Associations Network.

With parades ramping up and just days until Mardi Gras, many people are expecting work on road projects to also ramp up before more visitors come into the city, but people living at one building on St. Charles Avenue say they were forced to take what they think should be city matters into their own […]

The post New Orleans condo pays to fix their own street ahead of Carnival parades (LA) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Two buildings at a condo complex in Leonia were destroyed in a Friday morning fire.  The fire broke out just after 8:30 a.m. on Grand Avenue. Multiple crews responded to the location from neighboring municipalities throughout Bergen County.   Video news report……………………..

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There are several very good reasons why community associations prohibit residents and their guests from feeding the wildlife. Alligators, crocodiles, birds, iguanas, snakes, raccoons, possums, stray cats and other animals present more than just a nuisance and inconvenience; they can create dangerous, unsanitary and destructive conditions resulting in costly repercussions.     Read the article…………………………….

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After nearly two hours of discussions, High Springs Commissioners rejected a controversial proposal to create a special government unit. The proposal would have allowed developers of a large neighborhood now under construction to tax future homeowners.  High Springs City Commissioner Katherine Weitz led opposed Bridlewood Subdivision developers asking for a “Community Development District.” (CDD).    Read […]

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The calls and emails suddenly started pouring in for Lisa Gardner, president of the condominium association at the Marenas Beach Resort. A scientific study, led by the University of Miami, published in December had found that 35 buildings along Miami’s barrier islands were sinking beyond what was typically expected. The Marenas, a 28-floor condo hotel […]

The post Sturdy, sinking, shaky? Miami company offers an early warning sensor system for condos (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Q. We have questions regarding our condominium association in Darien: How do we know if our condominium association is considered a “common interest community association?” Our association does not have solar panels. Would the Illinois Homeowners Solar Rights Act apply if we were considering solar panels? Finally, how do we know if our condominium association […]

The post Making sense of types of associations and solar panel rules (IL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Twenty-three residents of Villa Del Sol are taking legal action against the condo board, current and past property managers and engineers for negligence.  This comes after 36 residents were evacuated from three buildings on the property after an inspection found structural damage in August 2024.    Read the article…………………………….

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Dozens of homeowners and tenants who live in San Jose’s Garden Park Village condominium complex, many of them immigrants, say their HOA board has been hitting residents with arbitrary and excessive fines for more than a year, even putting workers on rooftops to look for violations within residents’ private patios.    Read the article…………………………….

The post ‘This has to stop:’ Residents blast San Jose HOA over excessive fines, seek board recall (CA) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

The Kingfisher Inn, a beach resort in southern Horry County, plans to move forward with reopening despite concerns of structural safety.  About a year ago, the property manager raised concerns about the building’s condition leading to an investigation by a structural engineer.   Read the article…………………………….

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