A bill is in question by the Virginia legislature. The bill is said to allow HOA's to charge fines not laid out in their declarations. Many feel this is an attempt to strip homeowners of their property rights.
The author discusses the importance of an association in keeping up the the value of your property. She explains what an association does and encourages a potential buyer to ask questions if they are considering joining a community.
An elderly man who pays his assessments 6 months at a time, is facing foreclosure because the homeowners association has been applying those assessment funds to a fine that was put on the homeowner years ago.
The City of Mission Valley removed benches and a picnic table from a public easement on private property. The homeowners association paid the city $10,000 to remove the benches because they had become a magnet for loitering homeless people.
A bill has been passed that restores the water-access rights and preserves them for waterfront landowners in Virginia Beach. The battle has been long and costly until the General Assembly stepped in.
An agreement has been reached between condominium owners and their association in a class action suit filed by the owners. They claim they were charged more than double the fees than anticipated and promised.
The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission has rejected South Anchorage High School's plan to install bleachers, lights and a speaker system. Local homeowners associations were pleased with the results because they believe it not a suitable site for a football stadium.
The widow of a man, who was killed in a trash compactor as he searched for his cell phone that he thought he threw away, has file a lawsuit. She claims the homeowners association was negligent when it gave him the key to the compactor failing to ensure his safety.
Residents are raising concerns that the Dark Sky Ordinance on Sanibel Island is not reasonable. The ordinance was established to protect the island's natural beauty and habitat for nocturnal species.
A condominium building has banned smoking, even in private residences, which claims to be the most restrictive smoking ban yet for a Chicago condo association.
