Condo & HOA News

Tucked away in Birch Bay Village (BBV), a gated community of roughly 1,100 homes on the north shore of Birch Bay, is a nine-hole golf course that has for years been reserved almost exclusively for residents since its construction in the 1960s. That changed recently when BBV’s HOA board voted to open the golf course […]

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Time is running out for residents of the Green Terrace condominiums, south of Belvedere along Georgia Avenue.  In less than two weeks the city of West Palm Beach is planning on shutting down the water, and then plans to condemn the complex as they said the homeowners association is millions of dollars in debt.   Read […]

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Q: I was considering buying a co-op on the Upper East Side with a private back yard that was included in the offering plan. The seller and I agreed on the price, but then the co-op board introduced a licensing agreement that imposed a monthly charge equal to 18 shares to use the yard — […]

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It’s been eight days since torrential rain flooded hundreds of homes all across the Gulf Coast. Lake Forest in Daphne, the second largest subdivision in Alabama, was hit especially hard.  A lot of people are displaced as crews work to gut homes and remove mold.  We spoke with two members of the Lake Forest Property […]

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Palm Beach County officials are preparing to issue fines to building associations that have failed to comply with the state’s new safety-inspection law…….The Post will discuss the new law in detail during a Town Hall meeting April 16 called “The Condo Crisis.” A panel of industry experts will discuss the issue and answer your questions. […]

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Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch will host a water conservation summit April 22  intended to help Homeowner Association Boards and professional landscapers learn how to conserve water, especially during the summer. The summit will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Redmond City Hall, conference room 208. The event is open to the public and […]

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A board president participating in hearings relating to his delinquencies is a violation of Nevada Revised Statute 116.31031(9)(a). As a footnote, no board member should participate in any hearings that involve them, be it delinquencies or other violations.    Read the article…………………………….

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Soaring insurance rates, condominium association fees and new regulations have decreased demand and prices for condominiums along Florida’s coasts while the inland market remains stronger, a Florida Gulf Coast University professor said.    Read the article…………………………….

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A community we introduced you to earlier this month, drowning in projected water system repair costs, are hopeful relief is coming soon.  According to a letter sent to residents from Colonial Property Management, the company over the HOA for this community, it states they received a quote for the total cost of a project to […]

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Longboat Key town commissioners took the first steps in changing a code that required property owners to replace one tree with two.  On April 7, town commissioners unanimously gave first approval for an amendment to the code that provides relief to property owners who may not immediately want to replant trees because of the cost […]

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Buyers of New York City co-ops and condos are frozen on the sidelines, waiting to assess the economic fallout of President Trump’s ever-evolving tariffs on imported goods. Meanwhile, with mortgage rates likely to rise, city rents remain at record high levels. For buyers and renters alike, it’s a lose-lose scenario.   Read the article…………………………….

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Residents at an East Orange condo complex say they’ve been without power and heat for ten days after a car crashed into the condominium complex’s electrical box.     Read the article…………………………….

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The collapse of Champlain Towers South nearly five years ago caused the deaths of 98 people and injured 11 others. The state Legislature responded by adopting a law designed to prevent another such tragedy from ever occurring. But those same laws have created a financial crisis in Florida and Palm Beach County.  Read the article…………………………….

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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Willis, a business of WTW (NASDAQ:WTW), have announced a groundbreaking $2.5 million wildfire resilience insurance policy—the first of its kind to factor in wildfire mitigation efforts. Structured by Willis, the policy was developed for the Tahoe Donner Association, a private homeowners association in Truckee, California.    Read the article…………………………….

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Some homeowners in Miami Gardens say they are being unfairly fined over dead grass, but not on their own property.  The issue lies on city-owned swales and residents are pushing back, saying aggressive code enforcement is targeting them for conditions they have little control over.   Read the article…………………………….

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Residents of the Carrington Crossings condo complex are facing sticker shock in April.  It was the result of a devastating fire that displaced 35 families last June. This means that each owner has a new assessment that could hit $7,000. The blaze, which caused severe damage to one of the buildings, left 25 families still […]

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Residents who were evacuated from the Dockside Condominiums in February will have an opportunity to retrieve their belongings. The City of Charleston and Dockside Association worked together to approve a plan for residents to safely move out if they choose. It comes after the residents were given a 48-hour notice to vacate the building over […]

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The number of Florida condos on the so-called nationwide “blacklist” maintained by the Federal National Mortgage Association—better known as Fannie Mae—has more than doubled in the past two years, according to recent reports. That means that a growing number of condo owners in the Sunshine State are struggling to sell their units or get loans […]

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Q: As a unit owner, I have come across a provision in our condominium documents that is unclear about maintenance responsibilities. This ambiguity has sparked different interpretations, resulting in disagreements. What is the best way to clarify this provision and resolve the disagreements that stem from it within our community? We would rather hash things […]

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It all started with a wall in need of scrubbing, a ladder leaning against the wall and a bucket of water left outside in 2022. Now, Kennesaw resident George Watson is going to court with his homeowners association, facing almost $35,000 in legal fees and HOA fines. Last month, Watson said his counsel from John […]

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