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It was just a few months ago when Rancho Mirage homeowners were plagued with problems — flooded sidewalks, inoperable pumps at the community lake and animal feces caked where children play. Some of those problems persist, but things have slowly improved since InMaricopa magazine’s December story highlighted the frustrations homeowners there have endured for years. […]

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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data. Eight out of the 10 U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest share of condos sold below their original list price in February were in the […]

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The residents of a luxury condominium in Florida’s Palm Beach County are accusing the builder and developer of shoddy construction work on the property, which is just 7 years old.  The condo association of the VistaBlue building on Singer Island made the claims in a lawsuit now quietly working its way through the court, naming […]

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A years-long feud between a luxury high-rise at the Jersey Shore and a nearby beach bar is intensifying again about a month after residents publicly opposed the business’s plans to add a built-in swimming pool. Residents of the Ocean Club Condominiums in Atlantic City have long quarreled with the Chelsea Beach Bar, now called Cocorico.  […]

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Question: At our annual meeting, the board advised that the monthly condo fee was increasing by $30. Some argued that some services could be discontinued and that they would rather pay a special assessment to do a renovation project next year. What’s the answer?  Read the article…………………………….

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he condo market has been slowing due to surging insurance costs and HOA fees, which have priced many buyers out. It has also become more common for townhouses and single-family homes to sell below list price as buyers gain negotiating power amid rising inventory and high housing costs.   Read the article…………………………….

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The future of a beloved Fresno tradition is now in jeopardy as residents of Fig Garden Village raise concerns about Christmas Tree Lane. “With this influx of so many vendors, it has really created a carnivalesque atmosphere,” HOA Treasurer Dan Gallagher said. In a newsletter obtained by Action News, Gallagher wrote that vendors have “inundated” […]

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In a press conference held Monday with Governor Katie Hobbs, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Management warned that the upcoming fire season could be one of the most critical in years.

The post Green Valley prepares for critical wildfire season (AZ) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

San Antonio homebuyers are more likely than most Americans to face homeowners association (HOA) fees, according to a Realtor.com report.  Why it matters: For many homebuyers, HOA fees are another financial hurdle in an already tough market.   Read the article…………………………….

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Any Chandler resident who lives in a homeowners’ or property owners’ association community can learn more about how an HOA operates at one or more of four events this month. The City of Chandler’s “HOA Academy” returns this April with four virtual sessions.    Read the article…………………………….

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The lawsuit was filed on March 28 to the Superior Court of California of the County of San Francisco. The lawsuit’s defendants also include a homeowner’s association and a security camera company. It alleges the improper release of surveillance video that was used by the media.   Read the article…………………………….

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A Brazoria County couple is expressing frustration after receiving multiple parking violation notices from their homeowner’s association (HOA), particularly during a critical time when they were preparing to take their son, who uses a wheelchair, to the hospital. “It’s just mind boggling,” homeowner Matt Coe said. “We’ve had no issue for so long, and now […]

The post HOA pauses parking violations after family’s concerns over disability accommodations (TX) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

A Miami Lakes insurance agent is facing multiple felony charges after state investigators said he personally “pocketed” a more than $220,000 insurance premium on a condominium association’s policy.  But he’s already staring down a three-year federal prison sentence in an unrelated case for an even bigger swindle.    Read the article…………………………….

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The fate of garage doors – any garage doors – does not exactly rate high on the list of world problems. But for Julie Good, her new garage doors are a triumph, a piece de resistance, a tour de force. Less hyperbolic, they improve her house’s curb appeal. “I’m very sad at the prospect of […]

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Homeowner associations are usually run by a board of directors who are resident homeowners elected by the community. HOAs are governed by a set of bylaws that homeowners who live in the community follow. Depending on your neighborhood and the type of HOA you live in, you have control over what goes on inside your […]

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The City of Chandler offers a variety of programs to incentivize water conservation. One of these programs offers water conservation rebates for replacing grass with desert-adapted plants, available to both individual residents and large users such as commercial properties, multi-family housing complexes, and neighborhood HOAs.  The Sun Groves community in southeast Chandler recently took advantage […]

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New surveillance video showed the moment rainwater started flooding an elevator at Vendome Place and the heroic actions of one man inside. Rick Sardana was heading down the rear elevator to move his sports car from the on-site parking to protect it from the heavy rain that fell across South Florida. He was riding the […]

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The California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan serves as the state’s insurer of last resort, stepping in to provide essential property coverage when traditional insurers leave high-risk zones. Established in 1968, the FAIR Plan is a private consortium of insurance companies operating under state oversight. It was never designed to replace private insurance […]

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Based on a memorandum of understanding signed last year between Richfield Township and the Glencairn Forest Homeowners Association, the township will work with the group to purchase regulatory traffic signs to be mounted atop decorative sign posts. The HOA would purchase the signs.   Read the article…………………………….

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Around a dozen residents of Montgomery’s Taylor Lakes neighborhood showed up to the first city council meeting of April frustrated with their homeowner’s association. They say the association has not met with them in years, forcing residents to meet independently.  The neighborhood is in Councilman Oronde Mitchell’s district, and he has faced the same issue […]

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