Designers are encouraging those remodeling to consider long term challenges, and design their homes to accommodate a person using a wheelchair or walker.
Offensive tattoos and clothing with political and personal beliefs written on them, being worn by community managers, is the topic of this Q & A. Free speech in an employment situation is discussed along with dress codes being written into management contracts.
Mudslides caused by the rain have caused a road closure to Lakeside Heights home subdivision. Last year the same subdivision was struck by landslides that destroyed or damaged 17 homes and was caused by leaking water pipes and poor construction.
A community group called the Maryville Hen Raisers, is lobbying to get an ordinance to keep a limited amount of hens in backyards. Currently only homes with farm animals prior to 1988 are allowed to have hens.
Condo owners, who don't feel fumigation was necessary on their homes, were burglarized while their condos were tented. The residents have requested termite inspection reports and the board has yet to deliver.
In this Q & A, the question presented is regarding the association treasurer writing off delinquent owners as "highly unlikely to ever pay maintenance fees." The response addresses the board's responsibility in managing and balancing the budget.
The developer of a luxury condo building wants to renovate a plaza located near the new building. The developer claims it is old and outdated. Residents don't like the proposed changes and use the current space for an Old Town Art Fair each year.
The head of a management firm is being charged with multiple counts of theft, from three different condominium associations. The total she is accused of stealing is over $100,000 in a 9 year period of time.
Residents of a Tampa condo tower are living elsewhere because of a broken sprinkler pipe that was broken by a contractor, doing drywall installation. Damages are estimated in the millions and all electricity has been off for the past month.
An indoor aquatics fitness center is in need of major repairs and upgrades. The board is considering a $500 assessment and residents are not happy about this assessment, when less than half the neighbors use the amenities.
