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Question: Does the three stories or higher new inspection rule count a parking level below the three living levels of a condo, thus actually making the building itself four stories? —     Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Q. I understand there is a new law for condominiums that when the Board of Directors considers a contract at a board meeting, a copy of the contract must be attached to the meeting notice. Is this true?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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More than $2 million is how much a Colorado judge ordered Mastino Management and owner Kim Bacon to pay to an HOA that she was responsible for operating.  “We started digging around right around as soon as all this all came to light,” Craig Haynes, a former resident, said.  Court records show that last spring, […]

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A former condo president in New Smyrna Beach has been accused of taking about $1 million from a condo association, leading to huge fee hikes for residents, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.  In a news release, deputies said that an investigation into the theft began after the sheriff’s office received complaints in April 2024 […]

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Leonard Webb and his wife, Diana Porter, are living a condo owner’s worst nightmare.  The retired school teachers have been forced to vacate their freshly remodeled three-bedroom unit at The Hammond North Condominiums in College Hill to allow for remediation and reconstruction after two separate fires in March 2022 and February 2023.    Read the article…………………………….

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A Cedar City property manager already facing multiple felony charges for alleged financial crimes is now the subject of a civil lawsuit seeking to recover more than $750,000 that was allegedly misappropriated.  The lawsuit, filed in 5th District Court by Velocity Holdings LLC, claims that Blake Floyd Cozzens and his company, Blake Cozzens Holdings Inc., […]

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Q: I have a few questions. 1. Why can homeowners associations get away with whatever they want to do? Is it because they know the homeowners don’t want to invest in legal fees, to fight them? 2. The HOA president, of my community, told me in September of 2022 that he was working on fixing […]

The post Homeowners urged to participate in HOA business (NV) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Palm Beach County’s condominium and townhome market limped through 2024 still suffering aftershocks from the Surfside tragedy and facing higher insurance costs that led to the lowest number of deals closing in at least a decade.   Read the article…………………………….

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An issue relating to the developer’s right to install a water line along an access easement on adjacent private property could delay the comprehensive permit process for the proposed 12-unit condominium development at 25 Ipswich Street in the Rockaway Annex neighborhood.    Read the article…………………………….

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A controversial 911 tower built on property in the Orchard subdivision is nearing completion. According to Habersham County Radio System Administrator Tom Priddy, the civil work is nearly complete with just a few minor clean-up items still remaining. “The tower is not currently operational,” he said. “The antennas and microwave dishes should be installed within […]

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Members of North Strand HOAs spoke with WMBF News on Wednesday about ways to reduce complaints after Horry County was named the top county in the state for HOA complaints in 2024.  “We just feel that when you are transparent or you talk to people, people feel comfortable,” Jack Haines said. This is one way […]

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Dozens of people in aging condominiums are dealing with broken elevators damaged a week ago during the storm.  “With the heavy rain, I noticed there was dripping like inside the elevator from when you opened the doors,” said Haunani Pohaku.  Pohaku is one of them, living in a decades-old building with 12 floors on University […]

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Myrtle Beach’s new long-term rental regulations face a legal challenge from a condominium company that alleges the city’s policy will cost the firm millions in profit.  MBSC Property South LLC has accused the city of causing them more than $10 million in damages. They also say the company will lose over $6 million in projected […]

The post Condo company sues Myrtle Beach, says new long-term rental ban cost them over $16M (SC) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

A group of Seaside Heights property owners – primarily seasonal residents whose condominium units are located on and around Hiering Avenue – doubled down on their opposition to the reconstruction of a bath house destroyed in Superstorm Sandy, saying the amenity would make the beach on their street too crowded. Residents of one of the […]

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When the entire homeowners association (HOA) board at Grenadier Lakes at Welleby in Sunrisa abruptly resigned, dozens of condo unit owners were left in financial limbo, forced to pay twice for insurance because state law delayed the election of new leadership.  With no board in place to authorize payments, the community’s insurance provider demanded more […]

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Members of a homeowners association opposing an apartment building in their gated community barricaded land from its owner, inflaming a land-use dispute in Spring Garden Township that appears nowhere near resolution.  Read the article…………………………….

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The pickleball-tennis wars have reached a feverish pitch at Valencia Shores, a 55-plus development west of Boynton Beach whose board was looking to take away another tennis court to accommodate the growing demand for pickleball.    Read the article…………………………….

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The HOA Board at Harvest Junction Village, in Longmont, voted to exterminate or relocate a prairie dog colony located within the community. The main concern of the board members is that the prairie dogs that currently live in common spaces in Harvest Junction Village will migrate into residents’ yards or spread disease.   Read the article…………………………….

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NBC6 was there in December when residents at the Summit Towers Condominiums in Hollywood questioned a multi-million dollar proposed special assessment they were facing, even though they said their building had recently completed and passed their 40-year recertification.   Read the article…………………………….

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The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) released its annual Homeowners Association (HOA) Complaint Report, and Horry County had the most HOA complaints in the state for the seventh year in a row.   Read the article…………………………….

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