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An 11-year-old boy is opening up and sharing his story one day after, he said, he was attacked by a dog in the hallway of a Deerfield Beach condominium.  Stephen Pierre spoke with 7News on Saturday after he was released from the hospital. He said Friday night’s attack at the Deerfield Palm Condominium happened unexpectedly.  […]

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The State is ready to expand insurance access to Californians in wildfire-prone areas so more homeowners can have coverage.  However, Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit that authored Prop 103 and has been holding the insurance industry accountable since the 1980s, called the regulation a ‘bad deal’ because it would eventually make wildfire coverage too expensive for […]

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Question: I live in a condominium that has 18 units, all under one roof. There are three different floor plans with different unit sizes.  I requested that we change how we collect assessments for our rising insurance costs by pro-rating them by the square footage of each unit, as now the smaller units are paying […]

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If you’re still enjoying your holiday decorations and you live in a neighborhood with a Home Owners Association, time is likely running out to get those lights put away.  Chances are the length of time you can keep your decorations up is limited.     Read the article…………………………….

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If the claims filed by Imperial Royale at Boca Pointe are true, Murray and Margalit Feit are not the sort of neighbors you want to be living near. The Imperial Royale At Boca Pointe Condominium Association is suing the Feits, claiming their behavior and actions are not only violating condominium rules, but affecting the way […]

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“The time has come for the Justice Family and Glade Springs to end our association,” he concluded.  The sale is expected to occur later this year via CBRE Holdings, a large commercial real estate firm which regularly works with private capital firms. Homeowners at the resort have been involved in numerous lawsuits with the Justice […]

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In 2020, Karen Bilotti and her husband, Sam, started to notice fine lines in their basement’s concrete walls. Ordinarily, they might not have given them a second thought. But the Bilottis had recently heard about a growing group of nearby homeowners in Massachusetts with larger cracks in their foundations, and Sam began to worry.    […]

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The third-quarter report contains some good news for condominium owners. The average cost to cover a condo unit in Florida increased by just 1.3% for the second straight quarter — to $1,737 — after rising as high as 5.9% between the first and second quarters of 2023.       Read the article…………………………….

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Residents are distraught after burglars ransacked a Santa Monica condominium complex while it was being fumigated for termites.  Surveillance cameras captured the suspects arriving at the 10–unit complex on the 400 block of Idaho Avenue while the building was evacuated from Dec. 27-30.   Read the article…………………………….

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Homeowners associations in Ventura County and elsewhere are awaiting a court’s ruling that could place their volunteer board members on equal footing as people doing business with foreign countries in the war on terror.  At issue is the constitutionality of Corporate Transparency Act and its rule requiring financial disclosures from individuals, which, alongside owners of […]

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Special assessments and mandatory repairs are forcing many South Florida condo owners to cough up thousands for unexpected expenses.  It’s a reality resulting in some condo owners choosing to sell their buildings.  Residents at the Springbrook Gardens Condo building in Fort Lauderdale have made the decision to sell instead of making costly repairs, according to […]

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Does your HOA board use a consent calendar as part of its regular meeting procedure? If not, your board is missing a chance to preserve meeting time and energy for agenda items requiring discussion.  Board meetings lasting beyond two hours in length will tax the concentration of both directors and audience.    Read the article…………………………….

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An unresponsive child has died after he was pulled from a multi-unit condo building in Ewing Township, according to police.  The blaze broke out around 3 p.m. Thursday at the complex located on Lower Ferry Road.  Police say officers learned about a trapped boy on the fourth floor when they arrived on the scene.    […]

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