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A family says the Village of Marvin wants to build a path through the Marvin Creek neighborhood.  Tori Comiskey and her husband say their Homeowners Association gave village leaders the easement to do so. But they say, legally, the board didn’t have the authority to convey an easement.  “It says it really clearly in our […]

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Garrett Kenny drove along the street bearing his name, Kenny Boulevard, the main drag through Balmoral Resort Florida, the place he created.  Kenny’s pride of ownership showed as he pointed out elements of the vacation rental neighborhood. Speaking with an Irish brogue, he talked of plans to construct 186 condominium units, along with a hotel […]

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Slightly more than half the condo buildings in Boca Raton have complied with a strict new state law that requires condo associations to have sufficient reserves to cover major repairs, say city officials.  Of the buildings organized in specific zones, more than half — or 54% — have complied with the recertification process, Boca Raton […]

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Bellevue Towers, a residential condominium community in Bellevue, Washington, has completed the infrastructure to enable the installation of 312 additional EV chargers, addressing a significant demand from its residents.  The property has a significant waitlist of residents who wish to install individual chargers.   Read the article…………………………….

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Q:  What is the penalty, if any, for a Florida condo association that refuses to adopt hurricane protection specifications? We have none and there is no interest in doing so. Seems to fall into “they won’t find out about us.”   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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Should the ordinance pass, the job of maintaining privately-owned drainage infrastructure in subdivisions would likely fall on homeowners associations, which may have to raise dues to pay for the upkeep, Burckell said.   Read the article…………………………….

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Frustrated Adora Trails residents have been raising the alarm with Town Council for several months.  “The cattle are back, and we are looking for help in making sure that there isn’t going to be an incident, either with residents walking on the streets or the cars,” Susan Borea told the council last November.  Borea noted […]

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Homeowners associations are increasingly common in residential communities in the U.S. and their intended purpose is to ensure quality of life and property values, but owners who live in HOA communities have lots of complaints about them, even if they don’t bother to get involved.   Read the article…………………………….

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A controversy is brewing over the fate of a 100-year-old, 80-plus-foot-tall California coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) growing in the parking lot of the Boardwalk Condominiums at 1024 5th Ave S. in downtown Edmonds.  The Boardwalk Homeowners Association contends that the tree’s root system is undermining and compromising its parking area and has applied for a […]

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Thirteen residents were displaced, five were rescued and three were hospitalized in a two-alarm condo fire late Sunday, Fairfield fire officials say.  Flames broke out around 10 p.m. at a 12-unit condo building in the 1500 block of Gelhot Drive, according to Fire Chief Tom Lakamp and Deputy Fire Steve Conn.  While firefighters were en […]

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A fire sprinkler system is being credited with preventing major property damage and saving lives, including a beloved pet, during a fire at Park View at Bel Air, a multi-unit senior condominium, on Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and only a few residents were temporarily displaced, receiving assistance from friends and family.   Read the […]

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The state is once again on the hook for a decrepit building on Banyan Drive after the previous lessee of the former Country Club Condominium Hotel surrendered its permit for the property.  The Board of Land and Natural Resources in 2022 approved a revocable permit for Banyan Drive Management LLC to temporarily manage the property,  […]

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Days after residents in a Sunrise neighborhood were forced out of their homes after the city deemed some buildings to be unsafe, they are now allowed to come back.  According to the city, the Grenadier Lakes at Welleby engineer said the units that were identified as unsafe to live in were temporarily strengthened and are […]

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Insurance companies are increasingly pulling back from offering coverage to homeowners’ associations (HOAs), leading to significant challenges in the condo market across the United States. According to YF’s Claire Boston, this shift is largely due to the rising costs and risks associated with insuring common properties amidst increased frequency of extreme weather events and the […]

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Question: Who is responsible for maintaining the land area around the more than 50 drainage ponds in our HOA? Some areas are preserves — who is responsible for those areas? Our HOA pays to maintain the ponds and cut the grass around the ponds.    Read the Q&A………………………………..

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The Condominium Owners Association of Sun City held its annual meeting Jan. 23 at the Sun City Posse’s meeting room, bringing together condominium owners, board members and local service providers to discuss various issues affecting the 384 condominium associations in Sun City.     Read the article…………………………….

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If your condo building hasn’t turned in its Phase One safety inspection report, you could be facing some serious financial penalties in addition to the possible assessments if your building were to have structural issues.  As of Jan. 14, 91 buildings, with approximately 3,200 units, in Palm Beach County covered by the state’s new safety-inspection […]

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Insurance is getting harder to find and more expensive in much of the country. Just ask homeowners’ associations.  Mirroring trends in the single-family home market, insurers are boosting premiums or exiting the business of covering HOAs’ common property entirely, citing rising losses from extreme weather and aging buildings. The steep premium hikes usually end up […]

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Two children are dead and their mother was seriously injured after a fire ravaged a Palm Bay condo on Friday.  Firefighters were at the scene on Sunny Brook Lane around 12:40 a.m., where officials say the flames had trapped a family inside.  Even though fire rescue was aggressive and able to contain the blaze to […]

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Homeowners and HOAs periodically face major construction contracts for renovation or repairs, particularly following a disaster. Here are some tips to help homeowners and HOAs needing a contractor.   Read the article…………………………….

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