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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…………………………….

The post Why there are a growing number of unsellable condos in Colorado first appeared on Community Associations Network.

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. […]

The post Blame law, not lawyer for protections that keep HOA from banning ‘thin blue line’ flag (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

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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Originally established in 1959, certain areas of the Cloverfields subdivision are vulnerable to tidal and riverine flooding and due to when it was developed before modern day floodplain and building regulations, there is no stormwater plan for Cloverfields, John Kling, Public Works flood plain director said.   Read the article…………………………….

The post Funding issues halt Cloverfields flooding mitigation project for now (MD) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

According to the Waukesha Fire Department, at about 4:06 a.m., fire crews responded to a structure fire on Springbrook North off of Racine Avenue. Upon arrival, crews found a two-story, four-unit condo building with a fire extending into two of the units and attic of the building.    Read the article…………………………….

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The Fenton Township Board recently approved resolutions supporting a local homeowners association’s efforts to control the area’s waterfowl population amid concerns about the risk of E. coli contamination at Silver and Marl lakes.   Read the article…………………………….

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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?  Read the article…………………………….

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Q: If an HOA has a seven-member Board of Directors, for which four members equals a quorum, does the thought of “three Board Members talking makes a meeting” still apply? In a situation of three Board members simply batting around ideas to present to the membership – there is no quorum and no decisions are […]

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While managing HOAs and properties in Utah, a man defrauded tenants, a Las Vegas bank and others of more than $2.1 million over a span of five years, federal prosecutors said. Blake Floyd Cozzens, of Cedar City, used the money belonging to two HOAs, his tenants and property owners he managed to benefit himself from […]

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FEMA is giving some property owners more time to apply for debris removal help after the devastating wildfires.  During a press conference Friday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said the agency extended the deadline for owners of commercial and multi-family residential properties to apply for the debris removal program.    Read the article…………………………….

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