The author looks at homeowners flying drones in their communities and how it affects the neighborhood. Association boards must address the concerns and put their decision in writing.
The owner of a condominium in a complex has made death threats to his neighbors and now has restraining orders against him. The condo owner has a bad temper and has made negative comments, sent threatening letters and made death threats.
A wildlife trapper was hired by a condominium association to trap feral cats that were causing problems around a community. Animal advocates have since started threatening him on social media.
Filling empty seats on a board of directors and running elections effectively are the topics in this Q & A.
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that unless the new owner of a condominium pays their first post-purchase assessment on time, they will will be responsible for all unpaid assessments on the condominum. They will not be erased because of foreclosure.
The current President of a homeowners' association is being accused of running the board as a "fiefdom." He is being accused of not allowing elections and not exposing the finances. The homeowners have hired an attorney to advise them.
A neighborhood with million dollar homes is now a community of angry residents because developers have decided to paint a red fire lane on their street, keeping them from being able to park. The residents were not given any advance notice.
Hate letters are being left in private mailboxes in a Cooper City neighborhood. Those who practice Judaism are being targeted and the community is very upset by the hate being spewed.
A rain storm caused dams around the state to fail, draining lakes. What was once a serene , lakefront property now looks over a mud pit, as people are worried they will never get their lakes back, lowering property values.
Residents are blaming the builder of their homes for using the wrong piping materials when building their homes. Water lines continuously burst and the pipes cannot handle the water pressure.
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Garbage fees have gone from $1116 per month to $8500 per month for a condo building. The waste management drivers are benefiting from this new contract because they no longer have to push and pull cans but empty larger bins.
A newly built charter school and gas station, built on a dead end street, are causing traffic problems in a neighborhood where there is only one way out.
Someone is using the stamp of a local homeowner's association to send racist letters. Homeowners are bothered that their association is being tied to such hate.
Residents are angry that their homeowners association is invading their privacy and is overreaching because they are asking for their pets DNA.