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A battle is unfolding in picturesque Lafayette Park, where residents are trying to stop a private utility company from digging up parts of their nationally recognized neighborhood to install high-pressure steam infrastructure that they say would damage the historic character of the area and endanger children.   Read the article…………………………….

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A fire broke out in the Village Creek Community, located at Winkler Avenue and Metro Parkway in Fort Myers.  Crews responded to the scene as flames erupted in one of the condo units early Wednesday morning.  The Fort Myers Fire Department and Fort Myers Police Department were present at the scene shortly after midnight.    Read […]

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Residents of Dockside At Ventura Condominiums in Central Florida are still waiting to return to their homes nearly three years after Hurricane Ian caused severe flooding and damage. The first-floor units of the 19-building complex were heavily impacted, requiring extensive repairs.   Read the article…………………………….

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Portillo Ridge HOA held its spring food drive and bought in $920 and 494 pounds of food for the Green Valley Resource Center (food bank). Sandy Churchill, the food drive chair, says they’re looking forward to their November drive.   Read the article…………………………….

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For years an association allowed a South Florida couple to rent their townhouses, then abruptly said, ‘not anymore,’ leaving them in a big mess. Can a board do that? It’s tonight’s Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.  When some people hear the word landlord, they wanna scream. Not Ana’s tenants.    Read the article…………………………….

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The Sullivan Ranch neighborhood Homeowners Association sent out an email to residents on Tuesday afternoon to warn them of the monkey. HOA leaders said the loose monkey was spotted in Sullivan Ranch, specifically around the retention pond and in the rear yards along Sullivan Ranch Road.    Read the article…………………………….

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The city of West Palm Beach had notified residents at a local community that their condominium association had not been paying their water bill and the city would turn off the water on Monday, April 28. That situation has now changed. According to the city, Green Terrace Condominiums, 2800 Georgia Avenue, has declared bankruptcy, which […]

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A new building safety law that was passed in the wake of the Surfside tragedy in Florida has resulted in a tremendous amount of financial pressure on condo owners. Now, one state lawmaker warns it could prompt the “next wave of homeless people,” with elderly residents living on fixed incomes at the forefront.   Read the […]

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Q: I recently bought a ground-floor condominium in New Haven County, Conn. A radon test performed as part of the inspection showed elevated levels. I got an estimate for a subslab pressurization system that would have to be installed in the crawl space and vent out. The homeowners’ association president refused to install it, or […]

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News report about condo owners facing new laws regarding their buildings.   Video news report……………………..

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WPTV is looking into the Green Terrace Condominium complex that was set to have its water shut off on Monday after being millions of dollars in debt with the city of West Palm Beach. The city said once the water was shut off, it would look into condemning the building, forcing residents out due to […]

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An “HOA-hating” man has been sentenced to prison time after he set a Longwood condominium complex on fire back in 2023, according to the State Attorney’s Office. In a release, SAO officials said that the man — Marc Hermann, 56 — had doused his condo unit with gasoline before igniting it.    Read the article…………………………….

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Fishing in ponds owned by homeowners associations could get residents ticketed by police, the Oswego Village Board decided.  Trustees unanimously approved a trespass ordinance at its April 22 Village Board meeting to allow Oswego police to immediately ticket people who don’t follow an HOA’s rules.    Read the article…………………………….

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Q: Our rules specifies a weight/size limits on pets. No pet over 55 pounds and a 22-inch shoulder height (is allowed in the community.)  A new resident moved in that and has a dog, that according to their paperwork, weights 95 pounds. I believe that, possibly, the Realtor did not inform the purchaser of these […]

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Former Cuban Major League Baseball player, Yunel Escobar, has publicly spoken out about the hazardous structural conditions of the building he resides in within Miami-Dade, demanding immediate action to ensure resident safety. Through a series of Instagram posts, Escobar detailed his personal ordeal and sharply criticized the judicial system, condominium associations, and insurance companies, accusing […]

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Q: My HOA collected 300 dollars to build a community dock that was voted on by the owners. There are apparently issues getting a permit, but the information is vague. How long can an association hold homeowners’ money? I feel there is no transparency from the board on this.   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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For the second time in as many years, many residents in a northeast Mesa retirement community last week cautiously celebrated their win in voting down a new and bigger Activity Center that would have required each of the HOA’s 2,358 households to pay thousands of dollars in an additional assessment.   Read the article…………………………….

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A long-running dispute over public coastal access in Aptos nears a courtroom resolution, after the Rio Del Mar Beach Island Homeowners Association doubled down in the face of a historic, multimillion-dollar fine from the state for fencing off a public walkway.   Read the article…………………………….

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A dredge pumping sand to renourish Kure Beach is seen through the porch of a condominium at The Riggings on Friday, March 12, 2004. Despite its proximity to the federal renourishment program, the beach area at The Riggings did not receive any sand. For years, the condominium complex has battled beach erosion with sandbags.   Read […]

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Question: I am a condo owner. Our board of directors is adamant about doing some work in my unit, even though it is not necessary. They want to replace my copper piping that they say, “has the potential to leak — it could be six months from now or three to five years, who knows, […]

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