Condo & HOA News

Florida condo and townhouse sales dropped 10.5% in 2024, the lowest in 15 years, according to trade association Florida Realtors, after a hike in special assessments and monthly fees due to new statewide condo safety legislation.  New data from real estate company Redfin suggests condo sales are moving inland and prices there are going up.  […]

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The homeowner association of a Fluvanna County gated community must pay $646,843 to the federal government if it wants to avoid litigation. So says the U.S. Department of Justice in a letter sent late last year to the Lake Monticello Owners’ Association.   Read the article…………………………….

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Residents across Natomas are fed up, saying they’ve seen an uptick of mail theft. Now, city leaders are working with homeowners and tenants to address the problem. Sacramento City Council member Lisa Kaplan held a mail theft town hall in North Natomas on Wednesday. Members of the Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office […]

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Crews responded to a structure fire that damaged two apartments Wednesday night. Authorities said the fire was contained to one apartment building. The Botanical Gardens building’s sprinkler system kept the fire from spreading.   Read the article…………………………….

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A potential structural issue prompted Charleston officials to order that residents at a downtown condominium leave the building by the end of the day on Friday.  The board of directors for Dockside Condominiums said in a statement they were alerted to the issue. The statement did not specify what the issue was or its cause.  […]

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Q: I am the secretary of the board of directors of a homeowners association. Our management company is telling us that we have to file the Beneficial Ownership Information report required by the U.S. Treasury Department. We are a not-for-profit entity, and the board is volunteer. Is this really required by the U.S. Treasury?   Read […]

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A Nevada homeowners association discovered a lack of funds to repair its water system, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the HOA system and the need for homeowners to monitor community finances. Gordon Rossi described the pools of water around his Somerset Park home as similar to an asphalt swamp bog, adding that stepping on […]

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Former Bellemeade Homeowners Association board member Sophia Sullivan-Eufinger stepped down when she noticed the HOA paying thousands in legal fees over a couple of fences. Read the article…………………………….“We’re going to see about recalling the board and then we’re also going to step back and we’re going to look at what do we want to do […]

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Canyon Lake homeowners are voicing their concerns over the financial performances of the POA’s two restaurants: the Lighthouse Restaurant and Country Club Bar & Grill. Both restaurants are subsidized by annual dues paid by the homeowners. According to financial reports, the cost to members to operate the Lighthouse Restaurant was planned to be $303,826 for […]

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Returning to the SeaHorse Beach Resort feels like returning home for many of the condo-hotel’s owners and guests. Hurricanes Helene and Milton battered the resort and its first floor, including the pool. The resort needed plenty of help. Sam McCarter said, luckily, the resort is built on a strong foundation — its owners and staff.  […]

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I caught a Fox 9 Minneapolis live report on their morning show today about the Legislative’s Working Group recommendations to “limit the power of HOAs” in Minnesota. The first report that I saw was very negative about HOA living, but by the time the sun was up in their second hour, reporter Bill Keller seemed […]

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Condo associations failing to comply with Florida’s new building-safety legislation could be denied coverage by the state’s insurer of last resort, Citizens, under a bill proposed by Miami State Representative Vicki Lopez.   Read the article…………………………….

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Several units of an Upper Valley apartment complex were damaged by a fire early Tuesday.   Video news report……………………..

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Water is finally draining in a Benton neighborhood that has been dealing with flooding issues for years. The issue was brought to Working 4 You last April after several homeowners in the Centennial Valley subdivision complained that homes were coming apart at the seams due to the excessive water.      Read the article…………………………….

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It’s one thing to know that a squirrel or a mouse is hanging out underneath the hood of your car but it’s another thing when they’re costing you thousands of dollars of car damage.  A Clinton Township community is no stranger to that.  Kevin Swee has lived at Crosswinds Condominiums for 15 years. In the […]

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For years, homeowners in the Shadow Creek community in Aurora, Colorado, say they struggled with their homeowners association’s (HOA’s) management management company, Mastino Management, claiming there were problems with its payment system. When residents began to dig deeper, they discovered something troubling.  Kim Bacon, owner of Mastino Management, last spring was ordered to pay more […]

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California law now allows HOAs to conduct member votes electronically. Civil Code Sections 5105, 5115, 5120 and 5125 have been amended to give HOAs the choice, but HOAs must know the requirements to exercise this very helpful option.   Read the article…………………………….

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A Nevada homeowners association discovered a lack of funds to repair its water system, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the HOA system and the need for homeowners to monitor community finances.  Gordon Rossi described the pools of water around his Somerset Park home as similar to an asphalt swamp bog, adding that stepping on […]

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One Southport community hopes to shut its doors to the public amid major residential development approvals nearby.  The Cades Cove Homeowners Association in Southport requested changes to its community to lock out nonresidents and get control over its streets. However, city aldermen decided not to gate.    Read the article…………………………….

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Sonia Earl sat at her kitchen table, visibly frustrated when asked about her efforts to save her home from foreclosure. It wasn’t her mortgage company that wanted the house to pay off her debt; it was her homeowner’s association or HOA.  Earl never saw the court filing with the bold letter title: Complaint to Foreclose, […]

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