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As Michigan surges ahead in the electric vehicle (EV) movement, a bold new initiative is set to transform urban landscapes. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has unveiled a remarkable $5 million program to install EV charging stations in multifamily residences, including apartments and condos.   Read the article…………………………….

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If the town finds a willing condominium that has enough room to host the staging area, Palm Beach could move the sand onto the beach one of two ways, he said.   The town could have trucks pick up the stockpiled sand at Phipps Ocean Park and have them dump it over the condominium’s seawall, after […]

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Question: We are a small condominium with a camera at our pool. All owners used to have access to the pool camera through the association website. That camera broke, so they put in a new one — but only the board has access to it (which is fine with me).  Now a resident has put […]

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The fire broke out at 11:30 a.m. at a six-unit condominium building in the 15300 block of Treetop Drive.  The Orland Park Fire Protection District responded and found fire in a second-floor unit when they arrived.   Read the article…………………………….

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Condo prices are declining in 92% of Florida’s housing markets, while single-family home prices are falling in 66% of Florida’s housing markets. Here’s why.   Read the article…………………………….

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A woman fired in January for embezzling from an Aspen homeowners association died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Thursday night after police attempted to serve her with an arrest warrant for stealing from a Basalt property management and construction company.   Read the article…………………………….

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Insurance premiums are increasing for many homeowners, as insurers blame the rising coasts squarely on climate disasters. For HOA owners, the issue is compounded, as their homeowners association fees are also skyrocketing due to the association’s burdens.  Read the article…………………………….

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FOX5 has learned the date for when Paradise Spa condo residents must leave.  It is August 31, according to HOA president Dennis Snapp.  He says the date is a court mandated deadline. He tells FOX5 if anyone is on site after that deadline they will be trespassing and says if any property is left behind […]

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Some homeowners who are still rebuilding from the Coastal Fire in 2022 said they have some lessons learned from their own experience which may help victims of the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.  When he first heard about a wildfire breaking out in L.A. earlier this month, Ramin Yazdi felt empathy. The painful memories came […]

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Q: I currently sit on my Associations Board, we are considering changing the size of our Board, can we do this? And if so, how?   Read the Q&A………………………………..

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A Kernersville homeowner, Tom Campbell, recently navigated a challenging situation involving his new home, a local builder, and a homeowners association. The conflict began after Campbell displayed a cardboard cutout in his truck window, offering a personal take on his home-building experience.    Read the article…………………………….

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There’s still a big unanswered question one week since two children and their mother died from a fire.  Friday, a fire adjuster at the Country Gardens condos updated News 6 reporter James Sparvero the cause of the fire is still under investigation.  “The exact cause, they’re not sure of yet,” John Schartrand of Strategic Claim […]

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or months, a cluster of condominiums in Euclid were left in pitch black every morning and night; the outdoor lighting flipped off for months.  But on Friday, the lights came back on.    Read the article…………………………….

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Insurance premiums are increasing for many homeowners, as insurers blame the rising coasts squarely on climate disasters. For HOA owners, the issue is compounded, as their homeowners association fees are also skyrocketing due to the association’s burdens.  A recent Realtor.com® report shows that 40.5% of current listings have an HOA fee, up from 39.2% the […]

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Fears of an electric vehicle fire have sparked the homeowners association at a luxury condominium complex to place a moratorium on any new EVs parking in the building’s underground garage.  Residents of the Park Place Condominiums voted in November to ban the vehicles from parking in their deeded spots out of concerns the vehicles’ high-voltage […]

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Multiple homeowner’s associations (HOAs) are also increasingly involved in creating and enforcing “firewise community standards.” The Tahoe Donner HOA, for example, has its own forestry department which it claims is “is nationally regarded as a leader in their field when it comes to defensible space, wildfire reduction and overall forest health.”    Read the article…………………………….

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It’s a reminder of the challenges faced by boards at landmarked buildings: a facade inspection at a 48-unit prewar co-op in Greenwich Village revealed rusted steel supports for the building’s terra cotta cornice, which was virtually balancing like a seesaw above Broadway. In addition, the eroding historic frieze of winged torches, decorative flowers and lion […]

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Power developer Al Adelson is courting the aging Portofino waterfront condominium in West Palm Beach with a $150 million offer that some owners call a life-changing windfall and others an unwanted eviction.  Adelson, who built the ultra-luxury Bristol condominium on the city’s Intracoastal Waterway, has touted Portofino’s North Flagler Drive location because it also sits […]

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Carol Price is hurt. And she is angry. Price’s ex-husband and eldest son were the two men found dead earlier this week following a standoff and exchange of gunfire at a home in Shelby County’s The Narrows subdivision off U.S. 280. The events leading up to the deadly standoff began years ago with an $830 […]

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Residents of a Sunrise condominium complex facing possible eviction due to structural concerns said they are relieved to have received an 11th-hour reprieve and they are now taking action to ensure long-term changes.  Read the article…………………………….

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