A man is being reprimanded for taking care of the geese that have made the water feature in his neighborhood their home. The association does not want him feeding the birds or caring for them any longer because they feel they are a nuisance.
A Homeowner Association is looking to eliminate chickens and a coop that are being housed in the backyard of a young girl. The neighbors don't mind the chickens and apparently other homeowners have raised chickens over the years.
Homeowner Associations that currently run criminal background checks on its residents are worried that a bill being proposed will be signed. The bill would keep them from being able to continue this practice to protect the rights of the applicants. The associations claim the ability to run the background checks has made the neighborhoods safer.
Smoking marijuana in common areas and growing pot in their condos causes a challenge to most condo associations since most don't have covenants to address the conflicts.
The City of Hazelwood has had to step in and deem a property unsafe for residents. Condo board members have not acted on request for repairs to their bathrooms. Currently the ceiling has collapsed from leaking.
After an 8 month investigation, a man was found guilty of stealing over $80,000 from four different homeowners associations, over a four year time span.
A woman is suing the employer and the condo complex where her husband was working when he drowned. The employer brought in a mute swan to keep geese away and when the swan got territorial with the man, it contributed to his drowning on the pond.
A homeowners association is reviewing their security because a man wielding a machete confronted a couple sitting on their porch. Fortunately, the man was able to access his handgun and hold the perpetrator at gunpoint until the police arrived.
Homeowners in a community are concerned about a treatment center for girls with eating disorders being in a home in their neighborhood. Lawyers are looking into the zoning laws of a medical facility being located in one of their residences.
Suggestions for those who want to sell their condominium, are offered. The suggestions are made to get the association prepared for the sale as well. It is known that lenders will not lend to someone trying to purchase a condo that does not pass their formal review.
