Condo & HOA News

FLORIDA TODAY’s John Torres discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters James Call and John Kennedy in this excerpt fro the Florida Pulse.   Video news report……………………..

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Homeowners in the Coldspring Newtown community are grappling with significant increases in their homeowners association (HOA) fees, a change prompted by House Bill 107 aimed at reforming reserve funding for maintenance and repairs.   Read the article…………………………….

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Members of a Fort Worth homeowners’ association filed a lawsuit against several members of the Keller ISD school board Monday afternoon.  The Heritage Homeowners Association and residents Cary Moon and Brian Black filed the lawsuit against board members   Read the article…………………………….

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A slow-motion crisis is unfolding in Florida’s condo market, threatening to upend the state’s image as a haven for retirees and reasonably priced beach living. Owners of the state’s older condos are bracing for steep special assessments, while racing to sell their homes and receiving only tepid buyer response.    Read the article…………………………….

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In the aftermath of a tragic shooting spree in Raleigh’s Hedingham neighborhood, families of the victims have filed a lawsuit against multiple parties, including the security company that had an armed officer in the community as the shots rang out.   Video news report……………………..

The post Judge hears case against Hedingham HOA, security company (NC) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Orangetree Condo HOA in Irvine has misplaced 87,032 dollars in members’ assessments. Some homeowners are speculating the funds have been embezzled by the Board. At the beginning of 2022 board member Kirk Kilian appointed Enrico Paterno to the Orangetree Condo Association. Five days prior Enrico Paterno created the llc Orangetree Enterprise. Association checks intended to […]

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After five people were shot and killed in a spree that started in an east Raleigh neighborhood, their families blamed the alleged shooter’s parents, the community security contractor and the homeowners’ association, saying they should have known and prevented the threat.   Read the article…………………………….

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Q: What is “ADR?” Our condominium association is currently involved in a legal dispute and has been told we “have to go through ADR” before we can go to court.”    Read the Q&A………………………………..

The post Condominium ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’ Explained (FL) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

When Caila Schwartz bought her home in the Carolina Park neighborhood of Mount Pleasant in 2017, her homeowners association fees were approximately $860 a year. Since then, annual increases have been routine — to the point where her 2025 HOA fees will be $1,255, she said, 46 percent higher than when she originally bought the […]

The post Rising Fees, Few Safeguards (SC) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

A Red Mountain property owner intending to install a geothermal system as part of a home-construction project has met opposition from the neighborhood’s governing association in a dispute now in the courts.    Read the article…………………………….

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Fire officials said the women who live in the unit where the fire started are elderly sisters. One of them suffered second-degree burns.     Read the article…………………………….

The post Mequon condo fire: Neighbors describe explosion, woman on fire (WI) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

A slow-motion crisis is unfolding in Florida’s condo market, threatening to upend the state’s image as a haven for retirees and reasonably priced beach living.  Owners of the state’s older condos are bracing for steep special assessments, while racing to sell their homes and receiving only tepid buyer response.    Read the article…………………………….

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Starting Saturday, open-flame grills will no longer be allowed on decks or balconies of multi-family residences in the City of Osage Beach. The Board voted to adopt Section 308.1.4 of the International Fire Code after a 90-day comment period and three public forums. The rule, already in place in other Lake-area fire districts, bans charcoal […]

The post Open-Flame Grills Banned On Condo & Apartment Balconies In Osage Beach (MO) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Paul and Gladys King were surprised when it was discovered their existing HVAC and propane tank encroached on mandatory setbacks within their Cape Windsor neighborhood, but went through the process, arriving at the Sussex County Board of Adjustment on Feb. 24.   Read the article…………………………….

The post Sussex County to send caution letter to Cape Windsor HOA, builder Piney Island (DE) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Question: Our recent election was stopped by the board and the association’s attorney because “too many election packages” were being rejected due to owners’ failure to sign the exterior of the outside envelope. We have 65 units; it was reported that we had 53 responses: 35 were OK and 18 had no owners’ signature. I […]

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An influential group of real estate attorneys that advised Florida lawmakers after a residential tower partially collapsed in Surfside saw an opportunity to rein in condo associations, while realizing their advice would lead distressed unit owners in older buildings to sell to developers.    Read the article…………………………….

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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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FOX5 is continuing to follow an ongoing fish tale in Henderson without an end in sight. What is in sight, hundreds, if not thousands of goldfish currently taking over a Henderson pond after the Homeowner’s Association in Cadence tried to remove them last year.  Alex Harper is a biologist and resident in the are, he […]

The post ‘It causes us big problems’: Goldfish removal only leads to a fish fiasco at Henderson pond (NV) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Soon after their purchase, Black Diamond had reached out to the HOA, seeking their financial help for maintenance costs. “And we got laughed out of the room,” Kamel said. From there, things began to spiral. Suddenly, Black Diamond, the city and the Homeowners Association all became embroiled in multiple lawsuits in both state and federal […]

The post Former owners reveal new details about Cimarron land deal with Mission (TX) first appeared on Community Associations Network.

Q: My wife has a handicapped decal on her license plate. Although she has mobility issues and has a tough time getting in and out of her car when it is in the garage, she was told that ADA rules do not apply in private communities, and if she parks her car in the parking […]

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