The Illinois Condominium Property Act, landmark legislation, celebrates 50 years. This legislation set the groundwork for shared homeownership in Illinois and around the country.
Fish kills and unkept ponds in an upscale subdivision has pitted neighbors against each other. For two years the legal battle, for failing to provide maintenance to the two ponds, has caused residents to fight with each other and the board.
"Zombie homes" are homes that have been vacated by the homeowner but the lender does not complete the foreclosure process. This causes the owner to assume the bank has taken the house when it has not.
The New Jersey Pest Management Association has issued a warning that do-it-yourself pest control can be very dangerous and they should not be used. Homeowners can set fires to their homes by having bug bombs explode or trying to use high heats to kill bugs.
With more than $1.5 million in repairs, a Dallas condominium building may have to shut down. The association is in bankruptcy and does not have the money to fix the code problems so the residents will have to find another place to live, leaving many residents homeless.
An emergency evacuation route was debated after residents of Trancas Canyon Road, expressed concern about emergency vehicles getting into their area if there were traffic issues.
Residents of a Bel Air homeowners association face a $60,000 fee for repairs to their stormwater management pond. Numerous laws and agreements between the developer and the town indicate the homeowners were responsible for all maintenance.
Residents who are so disturbed by a board's decision to destroy 66 geese, are pushing for the dismissal of the association's board of directors. Homeowners intend to go door to door to collect the 51% of signatures needed to pursue the removal.
Police presence and early adjournment were the result of an association board meeting gone awry. Residents claim it was a result at an unjust attempt to recall an entire board.
A homeowner claims Transco gas pipeline illegally seized her land to install a gas line that carries natural gas across New Jersey. The homeowner claims the associaiton granted an easement which she claims they were not authorized to do.
