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The 2021 Surfside Condo collapse spurred the Florida legislature into action, in an effort to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. Laws passed have increased scrutiny on maintenance and forced residents to make much larger financial commitments to reserve funds, so that condo associations can make repairs when needed. However, there is a growing […]

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Q. I live in a large condo association. As long as I have lived here, the association has used a studio condo unit as an office owned by the association. For the majority of that time, we had a full-time property manager who worked out of that office. About two years ago, the board decided […]

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Lawyers on behalf of Snowcreek VII Condominium Owner’s Association and Mammoth Lakes Coalition for Responsible Planning, LLC, filed a brief in Superior Court in November objecting to the town issuing a use-permit to allow construction of an 80-foot-tall radio frequency transmission tower at Mammoth Lakes Fire Station No. 2 on Old Mammoth Road.   Read the […]

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The 2021 Surfside Condo collapse spurred the Florida legislature into action, in an effort to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again.Laws passed have increased scrutiny on maintenance and forced residents to make much larger financial commitments to reserve funds, so that condo associations can make repairs when needed.    Read the article…………………………….

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Homebuilder Taylor Morrison and several Clark County departments and stakeholders gathered Wednesday to discuss development of the Paradise Spa condo complex.  The condo is located off south Las Vegas Boulevard near Silverado Ranch.  “It’s important to me that we have a new developer to take that property over and really make something that we can […]

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Ahead of a wildfire town hall being held by the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) News5 wants to share a few ways you can be prepared for wildfires and help prevent them.  “This isn’t ‘if’ a wildfire is going to happen, it’s ‘when’ a wildfire is going to happen,” Jessica McIntire the program coordinator for […]

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Members of North Strand HOAs spoke with WMBF News on Wednesday about ways to reduce complaints after Horry County was named the top county in the state for HOA complaints in 2024.  “We just feel that when you are transparent or you talk to people, people feel comfortable,” Jack Haines said. This is one way […]

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John Brandley said his homeowners association is trying to silence him about multi-million dollar pool renovations.  The 54-year-old said he’s been a homeowner in Stonebridge Ranch since 1999.  As far as the overall area, we really enjoyed the area,” he said. “We watched explosive growth since the time I lived here. But we are experiencing […]

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No one was injured in a fire Wednesday afternoon at a Poland Township condo.  No one was home when the fire started in the 3500 block of E. Western Reserve Road. A neighbor heard a fire alarm going off and called to report the fire.    Read the article…………………………….

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When a group of Bay Isles Harbor residents took a closer look at their association fees in 2022, disparities in how their properties were assessed stirred up concern.  That led to the civil suit filed in late 2023, and litigation for the trial is still ongoing. A group of nine residents in Bay Isles Harbor, […]

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I was as shocked and grieved as anyone when the Maui, Hawaii town of Lahaina was virtually burned off the map in 2023. Up until then, it ranked as one of the top 10 deadliest U.S. wildfires on record since 1871, and considered the deadliest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history, with just over 100 confirmed […]

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Residents at The Homes at Oakmont say they still have damaged roofs and windows well after the tornados hit while the POA says they need more money from insurance.  Read the article…………………………….

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Donald Trump’s plan to rebuild the devastated Gaza Strip as a new “Riviera” appears to be taking a page from his playbook with Kim Jong Un, when the US leader floated a coastal real estate development plan in exchange for North Korea’s denuclearization.  After their historic first summit in Singapore in 2018, Trump said that […]

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Honolulu firefighters extinguished a blaze that broke out Monday afternoon on the 11th floor of a high-rise condo in Moiliili.  The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 2:43 p.m. for a building fire at the Kapiolani Royale at 2474 Kapiolani Boulevard. Twelve units with 57 personnel responded, with the first arriving on scene […]

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One Savannah resident is now suing her homeowner association after she said they abused their power by issuing unlawful fines. Whitney Anderson lives in Chapel Park at Berwick. She’s suing her homeowner association for $135,000 for giving out fines that she says go against HOA bylaws.    Read the article…………………………….

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Up to 20 people may be squatting in a Burlington condo, leaving neighbors fearful for their safety. The local homeowners association has struggled for years to clear out the problem property and finally may be making some headway.  A visit by the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday was the first step in what residents […]

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A contentious dispute over community special assessments has led to a resident’s arrest on extortion charges.  Margate Police Department records, Gary Steinberg, 63, a resident of Margate’s Fiesta Townhomes community, was taken into custody on January 31 following an investigation into an email he sent demanding monetary compensation in exchange for withholding personal information about […]

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California condo owners are bracing themselves as Allstate, one of the state’s major insurance providers, plans to raise its condo insurance rates by an average of 30% starting in April. This significant increase, authorized by the California Department of Insurance, has left many policyholders questioning how the change will affect their wallets—and what it signals […]

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Residents of the Chandalar South neighborhood are expressing frustration over three townhomes that remain damaged after a fire in November 2023. Despite being notified in March 2024 that the properties needed to be demolished, no action has been taken.    Read the article…………………………….

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The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) released the 2025 Homeowners Association (HOA) Complaint Report on Tuesday.  The report contains a compilation of data on complaints from Jan.1, to Dec. 31, 2024.  To view the entire report, click here.

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