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National Community Associations News
News items of national interest regarding Condominium and Homeowner associations, compiled by the Community Associations Network

• PA: Developer Accused Of Not Paying Contractors (Video)
  At least a dozen people say they are out thousands of dollars through no fault of their own and the man that owes them the cash appears to be on the run.
• FL: State takes action up after condo management company investigation (Video)
  A recent ABC Action News investigation has caused the state to take significant action against a Tampa-based company.
• OK: DEQ orders complex to shut down water system
  The state Department of Environmental Quality has issued an emergency order for a condominium complex to shut down its water system because dozens of people have become sick.
• KS: Political signs facing battle
  Are political yard signs protected by the free speech provision of the U.S. Constitution or can a neighborhood get together and agree not to allow them?
• Groups Advocate 'Right to Dry' Laundry
  Amelia McKenny's Rye condominium association, like thousands of others across the country, bans clothesline use, because they are "unattractive." Condo associations say that the sight of underwear, pants and shirts outside the building is a threat to property values.
• SC: 5 leave in Sun City board shake-up
  Five people who support incorporating Sun City Hilton Head resigned or were removed from their leadership positions within the community association Thursday during a heated meeting.
• CA: Fake turf saves green with rebate from water district
  After the couple got permission from their homeowner's association to cover sections of their front yard with artificial turf, as part of a project to redo the landscape in front of their house, they invested $6,937 to cover three sections of the yard with 750-square-feet of artificial turf.
• FL: Self-insured condo fund may forfeit state license
  State regulators are worried that a new self-insurance fund lacks enough members to spread its risk and say it hasn't submitted all the paperwork needed to keep its license
• MA: Condo owners argue over posting of ribbons
  Like a loyal Navy veteran, Ron Dowd said he will go down with the sinking ship. The ship in this case, is his right to put a yellow ribbon on the front of his condominium at Barker Square, to show his support for the troops.
• FL: Potential Legal Costs Boost Cory Lake Isles' Proposed Budget
  The ongoing legal battle between developer Gene Thomason and 20 homeowners suing him and his company for fraud got uglier Thursday when the community development district tacked $500,000 for "extraordinary" legal costs onto an already-swelling budget.
• IL: Association offers to finance tree removal for Island Lake
  What originally started as a homeowner's association simply wanting permission to remove 31 diseased trees, recently turned into the association offering to finance the project for Island Lake interest-free.
• AZ: 6 months after builder bolted, homebuyers look for answers
  Rather than watching kids play in the local park, homeowners face the prospect of looking at vacant lots and unfinished homes for the foreseeable future in what should be a vibrant new development. Homeowners also are wondering who will honor their warranties, and some are facing liens filed by subcontractors still looking to get paid.
• PA: Dispute over waterline ownership, maintenance in South Abington
  Officials of a South Abington Township condominium development are threatening to shut off water to a neighboring senior citizen apartment complex amid a dispute over a waterline that serves both.
• TX: No room for past in urban condo skyward climb
  For those who aren’t in real estate, it may be hard to understand why a clean, functional or otherwise "perfectly good" residence would be demolished because it isn’t worth the land under it.
• FL: Court asked to reconsider liability for condo owners' outside property
  A controversy that has divided South Florida condo boards, unit owners, insurance companies and the state since the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 may be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
• VA: Lake Holiday returns to court Judge’s ruling leaves both sides pleased
  A group of property owners, led by lead plaintiff Mildred B. Bemis of Oakton, is suing the Lake Holiday Country Club, its board of directors, and some individual property owners for what the plaintiffs believe are unfair assessments on properties.
• CA: Thy neighbor's mess
  Worried about property values, residents teaming up to keep abandoned yards tidy
• MD: Delinquent dues landing more homeowners in court
  Wednesdays have unofficially become ‘‘HOA day" at Montgomery County District Court, the day each week that homeowners associations are scheduled in number for proceedings aimed at collecting unpaid dues from their members.
• FL: Condo owners may pay for restoration of beach
  The cost of living on Singer Island for 2,023 condo owners could rise if the city council creates a special taxing district and makes them cover the expense of restoring its beach dune.
• FL: Residents of the Villages plead: Bring back our buffalo
  Give me a home where the buffalo roam. That's the message some residents of The Villages have for the giant retirement community's developer after a popular herd was banned from public view in May.
• NE: Flags will fly in Southwind
  "The Homeowners Association became active because of the annexation of our subdivision into La Vista," Allan said. According to Allan, before that annexation, when the Homeowners Association stayed rather dormant, covenants were relatively not enforced since 1999 when the Southwind development was established.
• FL: Peacocks peeve homeowner's association
  But for others, the birds are a headache. The board of the Forestwoods Homeowner's Association says the Peacocks have reportedly scratched cars, pecked holes in roofs, and even cut through screen doors.
• CA: Alamo residents fired up at roofing rules
  In the midst of a horrific fire season in the state, some residents of an Alamo development are battling their homeowners association's demand for cedar shake roofs.
• CA: Insurance agent and investor charged with wire fraud
  The indictment alleges Barkocy accepted insurance premiums from condominium association clients and represented to the clients that she would use the money to obtain or maintain insurance coverage on behalf of the clients. After accepting the money from clients, the indictment alleges Barkocy did not forward all of the money to the insurance carriers as represented.
• FL: As Foreclosures Mount, Condo Associations Battle With Lenders
  Facing a spike in delinquencies and the need to pay the bills, the Bentley's condo association opted to take a hard line with lenders that took over units there -- many from investors who went into foreclosure.