CO: Success of HOA depends
on the board
As president of the
Southridge Community
Association I would like to
offer a slightly different
perspective on homeowners
associations as presented in
the Sept. 2 article by
Hallie Woods....
FL: Roofing dispute leaves
water dripping in Pembroke
Pines condo
Howard is threatening to sue
the association for the
remaining $600,000. If the
board dumps Howard, the 66
condo owners may each be
assessed hundreds of dollars
more each month to pay a new
roofer. Many already pay
$500 a month in maintenance
fees at the 30-ye...
TX: The Woodlands looks
toward one governing body
Since its inception, The
Woodlands has been unique in
setting the bar for
master-planned communities,
so it comes as no surprise
that it's moving forward on
a political experiment
that's never been tried
before....
SC: Limits for homeowner
associations sought
Orbik and other homeowners
are organizing a new
homeowners rights group,
with a goal in part, of
getting laws passed that
will place more oversight
and accountability on
homeowner associations....
NV: Residents of burned
condo complex reunite,
express gratitude
A week after a fast moving
fire destroys everything
they have, residents of a
local apartment complex meet
those who came to their
rescue...
MT: Law change puts rural
condos on same level as
subdivisions
While developers of rural
subdivisions had to worry
about things like making
roads wide enough for
emergency vehicles, or
getting comment from
neighbors, those planning to
build condos faced no such
scrutiny
FL: Condo Conversions Gone
Bad
Several
apartment-turned-condo
complexes in the
Jacksonville area are
swimming in lawsuits, with
complaints filed against
developers, against
homeowners and against condo
associations....
Nostalgic Boomers preserve,
enhance ranch-style homes
The postwar ranch-style home
has been called
cookie-cutter and "the poor
stepchild of American
architecture," but there's a
growing appreciation for
ranches and the furnishings
that go with them, says
Michelle Gringeri-Brown....
PA: Condo developer admits
bribing official for tax
help in Philly
A Philadelphia condo
developer admits he gave a
$20,000 bribe to a city
real-estate assessor to
lower his property-tax
bill...
CA: Homeowner Protection Act
clears Legislature
Homeowner associations,
which already act like
little governments, would
have to hew to some of the
standards of larger
regulatory bodies under a
proposed state law that has
gotten unanimous approval by
the California Assembly and
Senate. SB 528, authored by
s...
NC: Grass must be green, HOA
decrees
Amid record drought and heat
that have pushed Raleigh
into severe water
conservation measures,
residents of the Margot's
Pond community off Ligon
Mill Road have been told by
their homeowners association
to keep the grass green....
FCC may ban cable
exclusivity deals
Federal regulators appear
set to crack down on cable
companies that sign
exclusive deals with
apartment and condominium
buildings, denying residents
the fruits of emerging
pay-TV competition....
FL: Massive Water Bill Soaks
Condo Owners
Last month's water bill was
unlike any R.W. Unkefer or
his neighbors had ever
received. "Just aghast,
getting a bill like that --
nearly $1,000 a unit," says
Unkefer....
FL: Ruling on pickups won't
wipe out bans by condo
associations
`Residents of condo and
homeowner association
communities who want the
right to park pickups in
their driveways shouldn't
look to a recent appeal
court decision for relief,
legal experts say. That
ruling applies only to
cities....
VA: Neighborhood Statue
Causes Stir
A Ruckersville neighborhood
is up in arms about a
statue, although it's other
parts of the anatomy that
are the real issue. A small
version of Michelangelo's
"David" put in a front yard
is being called anything
from x-rated to art; it just
depends who's lookin...
MI: Couple vows to fight to
keep Web site for condo
owners
James and Helen Cunningham
say they are staggered by a
bill from their condo
association for more than
$3,000 -- the attorney's
fees racked up by the board
of directors so far in suing
the couple in Genesee
Circuit Court over the
site...
FL: Aventura condo campaign
turns violent
Meuret was passing out
election fliers on the 18th
floor at the Coronado
condominium, 20379 W.
Country Club Dr., when Frank
asked him not to place a
flier under her door, police
said....
CO: HOAs elicit mixed
opinions
When Amber Autenrieth writes
her monthly $140 check to
her homeowners association,
she grits her teeth...
FL: A no-air conditioned
nightmare
Residents say the complex
has tens of thousands of
dollars in unpaid electrical
bills. They're not sure if
the condo association or the
property owners owe the
money....
AZ: HOA Flag Flap Unfurls
Raw Emotions
An Apache Junction man was
given an eviction notice
from his homeowner's
association because of the
American flag he was flying
in his front yard....
AZ: 6 suffer carbon monoxide
poisoning at Tempe condo
complex
The Tempe Fire Department
said a running generator
inside a unit at a Tempe
condominium complex is to
blame for six cases of
carbon monoxide
poisoning....
CO: Copper Thieves Now
Stealing Irrigation Pipes
Donelson said his condo
complex knows these thefts
are an increasing problem in
the metro area, so last week
they voted to buy cages to
be placed on top of the
irrigation units....
MD: Townhouse owners find
management unit less than
helpful
Now Daniels has multiple
issues regarding her quiet
175-unit community in the
Collington Ridge section of
Pointer Ridge. Throughout
the past year, the Indiana
native has battled her
homeowners association as
well as unruly teenagers and
young adults who have m...
IA: Truce reached in smoking
fight at condo building
It didn't make the
headlines, but peace and
understanding seem to be
breaking out between the
smoking and nonsmoking
factions at 3663 Grand....
FL: Insurer ordered to pay
$8.1 million to condo
In what was described as a
victory for condo owners who
are battling their insurers,
a federal jury today found
QBE Insurance acted in bad
faith and ordered it to pay
a Boca Raton condominium
$8.1 million for damages it
sustained in Hurricane
Wilma....
FL: Polk County Condo
Complex Has Power Shut Off,
Water To Come
Dozens of Polk County
families will spend another
day in the sweltering heat
without electricity, and on
top of that could have their
water shut off Wednesday...
FL: Century Village
criticized for spending $11k
to alter elevator for
Sabbath
They persuaded their board
to spend $11,000 to convert
the elevator so it
automatically stops on each
of the four floors during
the Sabbath. But two of the
owners, who are also Jewish,
are angry their money will
be used for a religious
accommodation....
IN: In Greenwood, Home
Projects Might Need
Neighbors' OK
Greenwood's city council is
considering an ordinance
that would require
homeowners to get approval
from their neighborhood
association before obtaining
a city permit for home
additions....
IL: Bird lover on limb over
feeder rules
Her world was given a
seismic jolt last month,
when her condo's management
company, Lieberman
Management Services, ordered
her to take the bird feeder
down. Saying the old feeder
was attracting rodents, the
property manager told Scott
she must replace the open...
TX: San Antonio Helps
Victims of Massive Condo
Fire
A fire took everything from
more than a dozen families
this weekend. But San
Antonians from across the
city are helping people who
used to live at the
Castlewood Condos on Medical
Drive....
FL: Attorney General Says
Woman Can Keep Cat In Condo
A lawyer at the state
attorney general's office
saw the story and issued a
demand letter to the
association....
CA: HOA Should Be Sure
Workers are Insured
California homeowner
associations (HOAs) and HOA
management companies will
want to pay attention to a
recent ruling coming out of
the state's Second Appellate
District. The case, Heimen
et al. v Worker's
Compensation Appeals Board,
involved the claim of a
work...
IL: The rise of rain gardens
A professional
conservationist in
Schaumburg recently
volunteered to plant a large
rain garden for his
condominium association....
CT: City condo building
sinking, in danger of
condemnation
The city is looking at ways
it may be able to help
prevent condemnation of a
small block of condominiums
on Blakeslee Street....
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homeowner association is a business and, like
any business, it generates documents and
records. Invoices, bank statements, meeting
minutes, contracts, communications with owners
and vendors, committee reports ... the list is
endless and the document management task can be
onerous. While not all HOA documents are of
equal importance, what is and what is not
essential can be unclear. However, good business
practice dictates which records should be
preserved and for how long.
