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  <title><![CDATA[Florida HOA & Condo News from CAN]]></title>
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     <title>Richard White: Vero Beach resident seeks clarification on fee grace period</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. If an association sends an owner an assessment, how many days of grace can an owner use before a late fee is assessed?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:03:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/sep/02/vero-beach-resident-seeks-clarification-on-fee/</link>
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     <title>This neighborhood association is really tough</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you want to buy a home in the Bridgewater neighborhood, you'd better be prepared to pay thousands to its neighborhood association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:07:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38970271</link>
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     <title>Fla man, community settle spat over patriotic sign</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida police official will take down the patriotic display on his garage door in a compromise with his homeowner association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:24:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/02/1804222/fla-man-community-settle-spat.html</link>
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     <title>Man robbed, carjacked when arriving home at Boca condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Boca Raton police are investigating an armed carjacking that happened in a condo parking garage Monday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:38:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-boca-raton-carjacking-20100901,0,6095927.story</link>
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     <title>Florida condo and HOA laws available on smart phones</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thanks to the latest technologies, it has never been easier to access information about Florida condo, homeowners and co-op association law through mobile devices, smart phone applications and state-sponsored websites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:13:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condocol-smart-phones-0901-20100831,0,4626233.column</link>
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     <title>Pensacola mortgage company owner, wife plead guilty to fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The founder of a Pensacola mortgage company and his wife have pleaded guilty to federal charges that they created a fraudulent condo-flipping scheme.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:57:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20100831/NEWS01/8310315/Pensacola-mortgage-company-owner-wife-plead-guilty-to-fraud</link>
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     <title>City and Fore Ranch take steps as sinkholes appear</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Marano said the Fore Ranch Master Community Association has hired Geotech, an engineering firm that handles geological problems such as sinkholes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100831/ARTICLES/8311005/1402/NEWS?Title=City-and-Fore-Ranch-take-steps-as-sinkholes-appear-</link>
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     <title>Palm Coast sued over utility pacts</title>
     <description><![CDATA["We would like to not be required to sign the annexation agreement to receive the water and sewer service," Rick Staly, president of the Palm Coast Plantation Homeowners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:34:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38912321</link>
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     <title>Developer has residents outraged over maintenance fee jump</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners' maintenance fee soars from $25 a month to $242. Would Zacco foreclose on those who don't pay?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:30:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100829/ARTICLES/100829688/0/ZNYT03</link>
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     <title>Outspoken owner could be risk for board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Our community has one individual, not a board member, who seems to have an opinion on everything. While he is not violent in his actions, he is an influence on board actions as he is very boisterous at meetings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:40:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/29/tr-outspoken-owner-could-be-risk-for-board/</link>
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     <title>CONDO LINE: Create money-handling system</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Can a nonlicensed CAM office clerk in an HOA handle any cash or check funds of the association? What statute answers this question?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/29/1793607/create-money-handling-system.html</link>
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     <title>Coral Springs HOA orders cop to remove his 'God Bless America" sign</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Springs Hamlet association says Milenkovic's collection of magnetic letters constitutes a sign, and that it's in violation of their rules that state "no signs shall be displayed without written approval by the Association."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:33:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-god-bless-america-hoa-20100827,0,2195882.story</link>
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     <title>Dolphin Tower's troubles stack up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just as vexing to displaced residents, though, are signals that Great American Insurance Co., of Ohio, intends to deny a claim made by Dolphin Tower's homeowners' association that would pay for repairs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100827/ARTICLE/8271031/2416/NEWS&tc=omni]]></link>
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     <title>Community Living: Deed restrictions explained</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: You mentioned deed restrictions. What are those? Do you have any examples?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:17:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-deed-restrictions-explained/1117684</link>
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     <title>Bulk buyer's condo coup busts small-time investors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sixty-five percent of units at The Kensington owe fees to the homeowners association. Maintenance has suffered]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:12:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/bulk-buyers-condo-coup-busts-small-time-investors-881962.html?showComments=true</link>
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     <title>Receiver alleges developer fleeced his own company</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rental fraud has been uncovered at the San Michele condominium in West Palm Beach, according to Richard Schurr, the receiver on the project]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:11:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/08/30/story3.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner association forum focuses on new laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The West Florida Chapter of the Community Associations Institute is sponsoring the Sept. 9 forum at the Venice Community Center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://countybeat.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10975/homeowner-association-forum-focuses-on-new-laws/?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Condo community wants to golf cart at night</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Resident retirees in this gated condominium community now are driving for legalized use of golf carts at night on private roadways in Hillsborough County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:15:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theobservernews.com/news/front-page-news/498-condo-community-wants-to-golf-cart-at-night.html</link>
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     <title>Residents blame coyote for two cat deaths in North Naples subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The discovery of two dead pets in two weeks has a pair of residents in a North Naples subdivision convinced a coyote is on the prowl]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:53:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/25/residents-blame-coyote-two-cat-deaths-north-naples/</link>
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     <title>Dunedin condo residents must work together to fix problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is difficult to figure out why the residents of one building in the Royal Stewart Arms condominium complex in Dunedin have spent four years arguing with each other rather than hastening to discover why their building is cracking and then fixing it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:43:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/dunedin-condo-residents-must-work-together-to-fix-problem/1117186</link>
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     <title>Miami bank forecloses on Delray Beach condo, sues developers for $26 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[TotalBank has sued a Delray Beach real estate development company and its principals and has foreclosed on a Fisher Island condominium used as collateral, as the bank seeks repayment of a $26 million loan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:50:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/miami-bank-forecloses-on-delray-beach-condo-sues-878255.html?showComments=true</link>
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     <title>Battle Over Smoking in Condos Catches Fire in Florida</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you can smell it, it can hurt you. That contention has churned up debate among condominium owners over the right to smoke cigarettes in one's own unit versus a neighbor's right to breathe clean air.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:36:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.law.com/jsp/law/LawArticleFriendly.jsp?id=1202470996520</link>
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     <title>Florida renters on the hook for deadbeat landlords</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New state law allows condo and homeowners associations to demand rent from tenant when owner/landlord fails to pay fees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:07:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-deadbeats-condocol-0825-20100820,0,7546748.column</link>
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     <title>Nine units at Manatee condo complex hit by burglars</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nine condos in the Parkway Villas neighborhood off Bayshore Gardens Parkway have been burglarized this month, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:05:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/24/2526648/nine-units-at-manatee-condo-complex.html</link>
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     <title>DeLand homeowners rebel against watering and mowing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three homeowners in the Waterford Lakes neighborhood are taking a grass-roots approach to Florida’s water shortage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:12:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2751</link>
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     <title>WPB condo ruins face foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[First, hurricanes battered the West Palm Beach condominium tower into unlivable conditions. Then, a developer demolished it. And now, its remains are slated for foreclosure]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:21:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/08/23/daily9.html</link>
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     <title>Dolphin Tower tenants get runaround, then a kiss-off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[DOLPHIN TOWER MAY ALREADY prove to be a building whose units are unsellable for the foreseeable future. Now, the condominium association's board may have ensured that no one will rent there, either.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:46:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100823/COLUMNIST/8231016/2055/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Even high-end properties can't escape foreclosure wave in Palm Beach County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three prominent Palm Beach County properties have fallen into foreclosure. Their future is uncertain, caught up in the morass of complex bank litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:27:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/even-high-end-properties-cant-escape-foreclosure-wave-872758.html?showComments=true</link>
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     <title>CONDO LINE: Opinionated condo resident creates stir</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our community has one individual, not a board member, who seems to have an opinion on everything in our community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:02:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1783139/opinionated-condo-resident-creates.html</link>
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     <title>After the craze: Condo conversions leave fractured communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The original conversion craze got going in earnest in 2004 as developers, faced with a huge demand by speculators for property, got in early and made a lot of money but those who were still playing the game in 2006 found themselves unable to sell at a profit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:59:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100822/BUSINESS/8220319/1014/business/After-the-craze--Condo-conversions-leave-fractured-communities</link>
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     <title>Unit owners' deaths raise many questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:A senior-citizen couple purchased a unit in our 24-unit condominium in 2004 using a $213,000 mortgage and a very small down payment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:54:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100822/ARTICLE/8221007/2055/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Fort Lauderdale seeks to avoid past mistakes in next wave of development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The next round of development won't look anything like the last if neighborhood activists have their way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:47:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-mcmansions-20100821,0,4495523.story</link>
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     <title>Homeowners association battle threatens homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in a retirement community here say they are being threatened with lien and foreclosure notices because of a legal battle with their homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:12:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100821/ARTICLE/8211039/2093/NEWS&tc=omni]]></link>
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     <title>Richard White: How long are resolutions, motions binding?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Over the years our HOA, through formal adoption by our boards, has enacted resolutions. We keep them within our book of resolutions. How binding are these for present and future boards?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:54:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/21/richard-white-how-long-are-resolutions-motions-bin/</link>
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     <title>No sinkholes exist here, Dunedin condo association board says, despite conflicti</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some condo owners accuse the board of covering up the sinkhole by painting over cracks and discrediting reports of damage. They say the board, faced with a crumbling image and costly repairs, has chosen instead to hide from the consequences.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:43:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/no-sinkholes-exist-here-dunedin-condo-association-board-says-despite/1116663</link>
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     <title>Firefighters knock out St. Petersburg condominium roof fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters have knocked out the roof fire that broke out late Friday afternoon at the Five Towns Condominium comple]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:45:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/firefighters-knock-out-st-petersburg-condominium-roof-fire/1116521</link>
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     <title>Homeowners associations buck cable bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Recessed lights have been ripped from the ceiling and yanked cable wires have left a gaping hole in the wall, yet the residents of Avalon Lakes must still pony up $44 a month to the community's cable-TV company for service to the vacant town home]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:55:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2010/08/20/4966816.htm</link>
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     <title>Fire Breaks Out In West Palm Beach Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crews were at the scene of a fire at the Montecito condominiums in West Palm Beach Thursday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:54:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38781062</link>
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     <title>Understand the terms before buying a condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I have a one-bedroom condominium unit with a land-lease. I have been in communication with the agent handling the land-lease about the payment. It is not included with the monthly fee but must be paid separately.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:53:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/understand-the-terms-before-buying-a-condo/1116231</link>
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     <title>Water repairs leave condo in a thirst</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every time there is a plumbing repair in our condominium, all of the units in the building must have their water turned off. How can the building inspectors allow all the units to be without water when one unit is being repaired]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:31:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/19/water-repairs-leave-condo-in-a-thirst/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Jensen Beach condo owner seeks help for association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. When things get bad in a condominium, can the state step in and run it until it gets straightened out?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:40:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/aug/19/jensen-beach-condo-owner-seeks-help-for/</link>
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     <title>Orange County homeowner battles HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner in Orange County is in nasty fight with his Home Owners Association. Neither side will budge over a 6-and-a-half foot pergola in his backyard. The dispute will go to mediation in September, then possibly to court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:04:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/081810orange-county-homeowner-battles-hoa</link>
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     <title>Millennium condo faces $23M foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Millennium Bay Harbor condominium project near Miami Beach has been hit with a $23.2 million foreclosure lawsuit by a Spanish bank]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:02:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/08/16/daily22.html</link>
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     <title>In tony Lutz community, campaign ban falls short</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There’s a reason people live in a place like Cheval, on private roads with French names behind a gate that’s opened only to people authorized to be there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:27:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.tampabay.com/baybuzz/2010/08/in-tony-lutz-community-campaign-ban-falls-short.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners are out of line wanting to borrow tools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:I manage a large condominium. This issue arises from time to time and always "ruffles feathers." We have two work sheds on the property that house our maintenance equipment. Some owners want to borrow tools or use power equipment, such as saws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100815/ARTICLE/8151006/2117/REALESTATE?Title=Condo-owners-are-out-of-line&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>New Collier flood maps rolling out, tide of anger rising in Golden Gate Estates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because as many as 50,000 structures in Collier County could need to start buying flood insurance within the next nine months to 18 months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:31:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/aug/14/new-collier-flood-maps-FEMA-Golden_Gate_Estates/</link>
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     <title>Condo folks need a break from eviction ordeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Given the severity of the problems caused by water damage potentially compromising the building’s stability, you’d think someone would’ve alerted the city long ago. On the other hand, according to a city building official, they’re prohibited by state law from conducting on-site inspections during construction of buildings four stories or higher]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:38:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/15/2506355/condo-folks-need-a-break-from.html</link>
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     <title>Take action against balcony builder</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In our condominium the balconies are considered community property. A resident has enclosed his balcony and I believe it violates our restrictions. How do I proceed to have this enclosure removed?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:26:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/15/tr-take-action-against-balcony-builder/life/</link>
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     <title>Joe Adams: Governing documents should answer question</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today’s column resumes our standard question and answer format. The previous 10 editions of the column discussed the changes to the condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ association statutes enacted by Senate Bill 1196, which became effective July 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:21:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100815/COLUMNISTS16/100814020/1014/BUSINESS/https</link>
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     <title>Residents of condemned Bradenton condo move out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Friday was moving day for dozens of residents living in a condemned Bradenton condo building.  They were given just one week to vacate after the city deemed the building unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:15:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=12978917</link>
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     <title>One month after sinkhole, Tampa condo residents not close to return</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A month after a massive sinkhole swallowed a car at a Tampa condo complex, the people living there still can't go back home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:26:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=141102&catid=8]]></link>
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     <title>Richard White: Port St. Lucie reader asks about enforcing rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I live in a 55 and older community. We have a board of directors and a manager to oversee our rules and regulations. How do the directors and manager enforce our rules and regulations when residents refuse to comply?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:59:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Homeowners seek homeowners association insurance coverage and then some</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some local homeowners associations, in an effort to provide more options to the residents, have begin looking into bulk insurance plans. These plans not only cover your home, but sometimes cover common property as well]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:56:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-19085-West-Palm-Beach-HOA-Examiner~y2010m7d24-Homeowners-seek-homeowners-association-insurance-coverage-and-then-some</link>
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     <title>Raytheon waste harms property values</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It just confirms what we've been saying all along," said Dominick Griesi, president of the Azalea Homeowners Association. "Our property values have gone down considerably, which is causing people to just walk away from the property."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:46:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/11/112058/raytheon-waste-harms-property-values/</link>
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     <title>Boca Raton condo association sued over banning children</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches has filed a federal lawsuit against the Boca Teeca Condominium No. 9 Association. The suit, filed on Monday, accuses the condo complex of violating the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:40:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/fl-boca-housing-discrimination-suit-20100811,0,4214012.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
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     <title>Developer Charged With Grand Theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Flagler Beach developer was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of grand theft in excess of $100,000 in connection with a fraudulent real estate purchase.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:04:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news4jax.com/news/24597593/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Condo residents left without water-again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Compounding the problem, sources tell us half the units are in foreclosure and those owners are not paying the maintenance fee which pays the water bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:48:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/water-4727950-condo-residents.html</link>
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     <title>Driftwood Drainage Issues Erupt at County Commission Meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The on-going problem of storm water drainage at Driftwood Estates erupted again during the Walton County Commission meeting Tuesday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/100410374.html</link>
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     <title>Decision due on possible Lake Ashton suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Time is running out and Lake Ashton residents must decide if they will follow through and a lawsuit against their developer, Lake Ashton Development Group LLC.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:31:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakewalesnews.com/articles/2010/08/11/news/local/doc4c61af890c70d337203976.txt</link>
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     <title>Ranch HOA adds clarity to yard-item regulations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a meeting last week, the Summerfield/Riverwalk Village Association Restrictions Revisions Committee will not be recommending changes to the community’s rule regarding the number of decorative yard items allowed per residence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:54:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/081120107511/Ranch-HOA-adds-clarity-to-yard-item-regulations</link>
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     <title>Jacksonville condominium prices plunged by 42 percent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jacksonville-area condominium prices plunged by 42 percent from the second quarter of 2009 to the second quarter in 2010 — for the most severe drop of 61 metropolitan areas in the United States]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:43:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/business/real-estate/2010-08-11/story/jacksonville-condominium-prices-plunged-42-percent</link>
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     <title>Famed Colony resort closing indefinitely</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But unlike last September, when a simmering, 4-year-old dispute with condominium owners shuttered the Colony for two months, the new closing could be permanent]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:40:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100811/ARTICLE/8111022/2107/BUSINESS?Title=Famed-Colony-resort-closing-indefinitely</link>
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     <title>Bankruptcy settlement could move Onyx condo units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of the Onyx on the Bay Condominium in Miami has reached a settlement in bankruptcy court, which would allow the unsold units to change hands, and perhaps result in the building’s completion]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:25:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/08/09/daily24.html</link>
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     <title>Couple accuse local developer of racial discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local real estate developer who has drawn the wrath of dozens of homeowners at the Hardwood Trails subdivision for neglecting basic construction and repair needs is now the target of a racial discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100807/ARTICLES/8071010/1402/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Who's responsible for bee removal?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dawn McCabe hates to use the bathroom because of the bees. Several months ago a colony attached a hive outside the fourth-floor bathroom window of her Plantation townhouse]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:32:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condo-bees-condocol-0804-20100803,0,200839.column</link>
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     <title>South Florida homeowners associations get tough in collecting delinquent fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations across South Florida are becoming more assertive in the fight to maintain property values and their own bottom lines amid one of the worst housing collapses since the Great Depression]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:31:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://mobile.sun-sentinel.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=293&nid=18326407&cid=17109&scid=1911&ith=0&title=News]]></link>
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     <title>Owners' rebellion improper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: A dozen owners have put their maintenance money in a separate escrow account because the current president is not maintaining the complex and subbing out work that should be covered already. Is this legal? What other legal avenues would the unit owners have?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/08/1762942/owners-rebellion-improper.html</link>
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     <title>Shutters and seasonal owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:My homeowners' association states that hurricane shutters may be put up on individual houses 72 hours prior to a storm and must be removed 72 hours after a storm. This can be a problem for homeowners living up north for the summer months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:14:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100808/ARTICLE/8081005/2107/BUSINESS?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Leaky Roofs Plague Palm Beach Gardens Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After all of this weekend's rain, a leaky roof and a lackluster response has started a major fight with a local homeowner's association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:09:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/24573148/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Bradenton tells condo residents to move out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[..after the city of Bradenton sent a letter to all 36 units, stating the 6-year-old condo was considered unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:24:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/08/2490603/bradenton-tells-condo-residents.html</link>
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     <title>Blades of brown try lawn lovers all over</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Larry Scudder lives in Titusville's Plantation Oaks, but his parched lawn is starting to look like a drought-stricken scene from the Dust Bowl days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:20:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100807/NEWS01/8070331/1006/news01/Blades+of+brown+try+lawn+lovers+all+over</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Using volunteers can create liability for association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. You write that use of volunteers creates a possible liability. Would you expand on these problems?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:59:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/aug/05/using-volunteers-can-create-liability-for/</link>
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     <title>A Flooded Neighborhood Dries Out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Way back in 1988, the first letter from the Belle Meade Homeowners Association was presented to the city about our flooding problems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:24:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/9RZT1b</link>
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     <title>New Cameras To Watch For MetroWest Crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The HOA that oversees MetroWest's mix of apartments, homes, and businesses is paying for the cameras]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/24502072/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Condos face $28.7M foreclosure suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bank has filed a nearly $28.7 million mortgage foreclosure lawsuit against two local condominium complexes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:56:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/03/2477201/condos-face-287m-foreclosure-suit.html</link>
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     <title>Answering readers' questions on condos, HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sun Sentinel readers have questions about pet visitors, property insurance requirements and whether married couples can serve on the same board, and we offer answers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:16:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-reader-qa-condocol-0804-20100803,0,1253110.column</link>
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     <title>Palm Beach Cty Commissioner arrested in connection with South Cove project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to various media sources, the main reason for the arrest is related to the South Cove Natural Area]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:52:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-19085-West-Palm-Beach-HOA-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Palm-Beach-County-Commissioner-Jeff-Koons-arrested-in-connection-with-South-Cove-Project</link>
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     <title>Letter to Sarasota adds mystery to Dolphin Tower ordeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Adding to the mystery over what caused a two-foot thick concrete slab in Dolphin Tower to sag and crack last month is an engineer's note, attached to original building plans filed with the city of Sarasota in 1973.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:36:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100803/ARTICLE/8031049/2416/NEWS?Title=Letter-to-Sarasota-adds-mystery-to-Dolphin-Tower-ordeal</link>
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     <title>Citizens Property Insurance contracts raise questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State-backed Citizens Property Insurance did not shop around for the best deal on at least 33 current contracts worth more than $25,000 each.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:29:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-citizens-insurance-contracts-20100802,0,2760755.story</link>
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     <title>Who Maintains Jacksonville's Rentention Ponds?</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It is not nice to look at, " said Judy Boswell. She said when they moved into their Mandarin community ten years ago the retention pond was more than a view from the rear window]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:20:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.firstcoastnews.com/money/onyourside/news-article.aspx?storyid=161792&catid=9]]></link>
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     <title>Neighbors quarrel over building sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Riverdale Crime Watch building was sold to the Riverdale neighborhood for $1 by Hernando County and now the homeowners association wants to sell it. Riverdale residents are mad because they want to use the building as a community center and are willing to pay for the renovations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:26:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/01/ha-neighbors-quarrel-over-building-sale/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Evicted renters leave behind big mess at Land O' Lakes home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Debra Zampetti, the county's zoning-code compliance administrator, said it is the homeowner's responsibility to clean up any mess left by an evicted renter, or when a home is foreclosed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:14:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/aug/02/evicted-renters-leave-behind-mess-land-o-lakes-hom/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Community Life: Changes affect Chapter 720 HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of SB 1196, which became law effective July 1, 2010. Today's article focuses on a few changes found in SB 1196 that are applicable only to homeowners' associations governed by Chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:16:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100801/COLUMNISTS16/8010325/1014/BUSINESS/Community-Life--Changes-affect-Chapter-720-HOAs</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: New 2010 condominium association laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature passed a large bill this year affecting community associations that became effective July 1, 2010]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:50:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/31/rob-samouce-new-2010-condominium-association-laws/</link>
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     <title>Community Living: Dissolving a homeowners association is not easy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Is there a way to dissolve a homeowners association? If so, how?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:52:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/article1111677.ece</link>
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     <title>Horses staying put at Haile</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After months of e-mail accusations, whisper campaigns and conspiracy theories, the three homeowner association boards in Haile Plantation came to a relatively amicable agreement this week that promises to keep the horse pasture]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:58:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100730/ARTICLES/7301006/1002</link>
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     <title>Ombudsman's classes examine new condo regulations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With a number of new regulations taking effect, the state's Condominium Ombudsman Office is beginning to roll out its annual courses that aim to keep board members and residents informed about their rights and responsibilities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:34:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/coconut-creek/fl-hrb-condoclass-0729-20100729,0,317150.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>New problems at Dolphin Tower, residents learn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New tests show that cracked and corroded concrete damage in the 15-story Dolphin Tower is more severe and extensive than previously thought, a building engineer has told the condominium's former residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100729/ARTICLE/7291059/2055/NEWS?Title=New-problems-at-Dolphin-Tower-residents-learn</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood Pushes To Keep Sex Offenders Out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Also in the contract is a sex offender covenant clause that states a convicted sex offender can not occupy, dwell, reside or live in the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:45:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.4029tv.com/news/24426185/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Tamarac woman's group lobbies for pet ownership rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pet owners often face difficulty when moving. Many apartment complexes and condo associations either charge residents a fee to have a pet, have restrictions or prohibit them altogether.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:44:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/tamarac/fl-cn-pets-0711-20100728,0,4298808.story</link>
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     <title>Homeowner wins right to park truck in own driveway</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's hard to believe that A.J. Vizzi spent nearly $200,000 defending his right to park his own pickup truck in his own driveway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:14:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/homeowner-wins-right-to-park-truck-in-own-driveway-072810</link>
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     <title>Homeowner sued by HOA for using artificial turf</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The effort, however, has landed her in court facing a lawsuit from her homeowners association, which is demanding the artificial grass be removed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:36:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-hoa-laws-condocol-0721-20100720,0,7325991.column</link>
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     <title>Amid property insurance rate hikes, some condo premiums dropping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Home and condo unit owners have reported spikes in property insurance costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:41:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/07/amid_property_insurance_rate_h.html</link>
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     <title>Parkland Residents Want Hungry Coyote Caught</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mary Ann Ricardez said that might change later this week when her homeowner's association discusses hiring a trapper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:37:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/pets/coyote.coyotes.florida.2.1826362.html</link>
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     <title>A tower that's still unstable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It has been nearly a month since the city told all the residents of Dolphin Tower in downtown Sarasota they had to leave after cracks were found in the building's support structure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:13:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100726/COLUMNIST/7261009/2127?Title=A-tower-that-s-still-unstable-</link>
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     <title>State Farm sheds 125,000 Florida homeowner policies,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many homeowners are out shopping for insurance now because they’ve received notices of nonrenewal or they’ve been warned of a rate increase]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:02:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/25/state-farm-sheds-125000-florida-homeowner-policies/</link>
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     <title>Community Life: Distressed Condo Relief Act a sales stimulus</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of SB 1196. Today's article focuses on the "Distressed Condominium Relief Act,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:02:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100725/COLUMNISTS16/7250318/1076/https</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Board members should not have to place their comments on the agenda before a meeting]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:01:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/board-members-should-not-have-to-place-their-725267.html</link>
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     <title>Sandpebble Beach Club's sues insurance company over 2004 hurricanes cleanup</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hutchinson Island condominium is still trying to clean up after two 2004 hurricanes, this time in circuit court]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:45:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/24/sandpebble-beach-clubs-condo-association-in-sues/</link>
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     <title>Okaloosa to leave Oceania condo out of Destin beach restoration</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Okaloosa County will omit Oceania condominium from its planned $8 million restoration project in Destin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:43:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/okaloosa-31279-beach-restoration.html</link>
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     <title>Don’t buy a condo if you don’t like to follow rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most condo owners don’t give their covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) much thought—until they do something the CC&Rs forbid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:21:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-32686-SF-Real-Estate-Examiner~y2010m7d23-Dont-buy-a-condo-if-you-dont-like-to-follow-rules</link>
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     <title>HOA Warns Neighbors Of Scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A St. Johns County neighborhood has issued a scam alert to help people avoid getting ripped off.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:26:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38374162</link>
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     <title>Now that Bonnie is here, it's time to review your HOA's Hurricane/Disaster Plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Though the 2010 hurricane season is off to a relatively slow start, weather experts predict that this season will contain more and stronger storms]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:22:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-19085-West-Palm-Beach-HOA-Examiner~y2010m7d23-Now-that-Bonnie-is-here-its-time-to-review-your-HOAs-Hurricane-and-Disaster-Plan</link>
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     <title>Realtors can also be licensed as community association managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: As a real estate agent, I have been seeing more and more active Realtors being hired as community association managers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:18:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/article1110309.ece</link>
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     <title>Shhhhhhh: How to block unwanted sound out of your living environment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We’ve all got our household noise stories. Mine would include the barking dog in a nearby yard, whose mournful howls echo down my range hood in the late afternoon]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:03:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/22/block-unwanted-sounds-living-environment/</link>
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     <title>HUD agents question Palms condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Special agents from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development arrived last month at Deerfield Beach City Hall to interview residents of the financially-troubled Deerfield Palms Condominiums,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:02:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/deerfield/fl-dff-hudhall-0722-20100722,0,2861640.story</link>
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     <title>Sinkhole near Tampa condominium returns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sinkhole plaguing a north Tampa condominium complex during the past two weeks has returned and appears to be growing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:31:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2010/july/126073/Sinkhole-near-Tampa-condominium-returns.html</link>
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     <title>City, Key Marco reach accord on vegetation dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A settlement has been reached in the code enforcement case involving Marco Island and the Key Marco Community Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100721/MARCONEWS/100721034/City-Key-Marco-reach-accord-on-vegetation-dispute</link>
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     <title>HOA says fake grass lawn in Riverview must go</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her homeowner's association board members apparently don't see green, when they view Blake's lawn. They see violation. And they say the fake grass must go]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:21:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/21/211418/ss-grass-plan-gets-clipped/</link>
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     <title>Carmel on the Case: Took Her Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine owning your home out and still losing it to foreclosure. It happened to one South Florida condo owner. Investigative reporter Carmel Cafiero is On the Case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:03:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/features/articles/carmelcase/MI89272/</link>
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     <title>Hurricane Alex a Wake-up Call for Florida Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The licensed and certified public adjusters say one of the most important parts of storm preparation is whats called pre-loss preparation and documentation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:53:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/07/c365295/hurricane-alex-a-wake-up-call-for-florida-condo-owners-says-florida-pub</link>
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     <title>Prepare now for storm cleanup later</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Especially these days, community association leaders and owners have questions about how best to keep costs down - from funding rainy day accounts to making sure governing documents are legal and up-to-date.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-07-20/business/fl-questions-condocol-0721-20100720_1_storm-cleanup-bad-storm-guest-blogger-donna-berger</link>
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     <title>Fire damages three condos in Golden Gate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo where the fire started was completely destroyed. Two surrounding condos suffered heavy smoke damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:27:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12836941</link>
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     <title>New washing machines leave condo complex with a big mess</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents at an entire condominium complex paid good money to update the laundry rooms, but the purchase led to problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/money/consumer/taking_action_for_you/New-washing-machines-leave-condo-complex-with-a-big-mess</link>
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     <title>Condo Closure Confuses Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[30 Panama City Beach residents are looking for new homes tonight after getting a letter on Friday from Hancock Bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:04:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/condo_closure_confuses_residents/mbb7724775/</link>
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     <title>South Fort Myers woman, 69, pulled from fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three south Fort Myers residents sprang into action to pull their elderly, bed-ridden neighbor from inside a burning home Sunday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:34:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100718/NEWS0117/100718032/South-Fort-Myers-woman-69-pulled-from-fire</link>
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     <title>Manatee HOAs wielding power of foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sending multiple letters by certified mail over the course of several months didn’t work. Nor did filing a lien or making personal pleas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:09:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/07/18/2440083/manatee-hoas-wielding-power-of.html</link>
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     <title>Law lets associations dictate type of hurricane shutters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Some time ago (maybe even a few years) your article addressed homeowner rights versus the authority of the condo association. My specific question is whether or not the condo association or management can dictate which form of hurricane protection the homeowner may choose]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/law-lets-associations-dictate-type-of-hurricane-shutters-755174.html</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Rights to the common areas passed on to the renters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Two years back I purchased a condominium in an adult community as a winter home. I received a security pass for my car and an identification card after closing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:37:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/18/1731703/rights-to-common-areas-passed.html</link>
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     <title>Couple Cites Bank Inaction For Leaky Roof</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Roger and Sharon Harrell share a roof with the condo next door to them, which has been posted as unsafe by the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:44:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38293464</link>
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     <title>Widow of slain professor files civil suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The widow of a Nova Southeastern University professor slain in his Plantation home in April filed a civil suit Friday in Broward court alleging wrongful death and negligence by her husband's accused killers and the management company and condominium association that was supposed to conduct background checks on them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/17/1734529/widow-of-slain-nsu-professor-files.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners vote to buy golf course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly 800 homeowner association members cast votes Friday. Board member Ray Proch announced that 88 percent of them voted for the purchase]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:05:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/17/pa-homeowners-vote-to-buy-golf-course/</link>
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     <title>New condo law may help lawyers find work?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[My July 15 column spotlighted a new Florida law that has a Sarasota condo tenant trapped in a dispute between her landlord and the condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:09:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://tomlyonstheblog.blogs.heraldtribune.com/10085/new-condo-law-may-help-lawyers-find-work/?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Boulders, sand can't plug Tampa sinkhole</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The limestone boulders and eight dump truck loads of sand that was dumped into a yawning 25-foot-wide sinkhole didn't do much to plug the dirt-draining geological phenomenon. The fill itself sank about 5 feet overnight indicating the pit is still alive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:08:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38282718</link>
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     <title>Posting 'no trespassing signs' first step in solving neighborhood dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[My HOA (homeowners association) doesn’t make neighborhood children honor our bylaws. Kids aren’t (allowed) to play in carports or driveways. But the HOA policy hasn’t stopped them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/16/keshya-williams-posting-no-trespassing-signs-in/</link>
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     <title>My homeowners association wants to fine me $100 a day for wrong-colored mulch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lynn of Davie couldn’t believe here eyes, but a letter from her homeowners association confirmed the worst: She faces a potential $100-a-day fine for having the wrong-colored mulch in front of her house]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:30:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/07/my-homeowners-association-wants-to-fine-me-100-a-day-for-wrong-colored-mulch.html</link>
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     <title>New law shifts association fees from homeowner to renter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under a new Florida law, homeowner association boards can go after renters for association fees when the homeowners fail to pay up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:28:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-07-16/story/new-law-shifts-association-fees-homeowner-renter?quicktabs_1=0</link>
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     <title>Community Living: Roommate stays on after owner's death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: One of our condominium owners passed away some months ago. She had a roommate who paid her $500 a month to help with the mortgage payment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-roommate-stays-on-after-owners-death/1109286</link>
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     <title>HOA blocks surveillance where car vandalism is on the rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Car owners in South Oviedo say vandals have been breaking into their cars. While residents in one condo complex have been trying to take matters into their own hands, they tell us their homeowners association has been making that difficult on them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:08:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/071510hoa-blocks-surveillance-where-car-vandalism-is-on-the-rise</link>
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     <title>Lightning Strikes Three Crawfordville Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He says a big thanks to the homeowners' association and all of his neighbors, who've been helpful and supportive]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:35:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/98557904.html</link>
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     <title>Work to repair massive sinkhole underway at Tampa condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Work to repair a massive sinkhole in Tampa got underway Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:22:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/work-to-repair-massive-sinkhole-underway-at-tampa-condo-complex</link>
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     <title>Fire breaks out at local condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out at a local condominium Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:21:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/22001689058124/</link>
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     <title>Neighbor arrested after lawnmowers apparently taken by Craigslist reader</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owens, who is the homeowner association president, said Stern has had some violations in the past year and he's had to speak to him about them]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/14/neighbor-arrested-after-lawnmowers-taken-craigslis/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Marco island holds meeting on water rates: Condo owners fear getting soaked</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The focus was on condominium owners, and their focus was on making sure they don’t get hit with more than their share of the bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jul/14/city-holds-meeting-water-rates-condo-owners-fear-g/</link>
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     <title>Dolphin Tower builder had ties to reputed mobsters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eight years after completing Dolphin Tower, its builder, George Wuagneux, went to prison for racketeering and a host of other federal crimes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100714/ARTICLE/7141050/0/features79&tc=omni]]></link>
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     <title>Lenders on pace to take back 50,000 South Florida homes this year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lenders are repossessing foreclosed homes in South Florida at a faster clip and are on pace to take back nearly 50,000 properties this year, according to a report Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:41:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bank-reposession-20100713,0,2581311.story</link>
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     <title>Man Blames 55 West For Pricey Utility Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Orlando man is blaming his downtown condo complex for his high utility bill. His most recent bill from OUC was nearly $540, and he said most of that money is for the empty 55 West's chilled water air conditioner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:18:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/money/24246879/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Residents Angry At HOA Over Apt. Problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Orange County condo owners are living with a nasty green swimming pool and large holes in the buildings even though the owners pay more than $250 a month in homeowner association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:03:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wftv.com/news/24246192/detail.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter]]></link>
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     <title>Car-hungry sinkhole still growing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A sinkhole that swallowed a Toyota Camry is still growing, county officials tell 10 Connects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:07:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtsp.com/news/watercooler/story.aspx?storyid=136530&catid=58]]></link>
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     <title>Fractured condominiums in Florida: how do we pick up the pieces</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As lenders are faced with the decision of whether to foreclose on distressed Florida condominiums and investors evaluate the benefits and risks of purchasing such properties, there are a number of considerations which are unique to the condominium form of ownership]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:05:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=3caa3d18-06f9-4e0a-85fd-fa88db1554b6</link>
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     <title>Aventura condo residents say unfinished neighboring development is an `eyesore'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The maintenance of the semi-constructed property at Terzetto Villas has prompted concerns from a neighboring condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:38:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/12/1727495/aventura-condo-residents-say-unfinished.html</link>
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     <title>Miami's Downtown Comes Alive as Condos Fill With Renters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7,000 unsold condos in Miami’s core -- a symbol of a building boom that collapsed and dragged the city into recession -- are filling up and giving life to neighborhoods]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-13/miami-downtown-comes-alive-as-unsold-condominiums-fill-with-young-renters.html</link>
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     <title>Answers to reader questions about condo and HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Readers ask about rat infestations, giving boards keys to your unit, forced power washing rules and more]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:30:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condocol-readerqa-707-20100706,0,4893193.column</link>
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     <title>Abacoa: 15 years later, is it a success?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Standing in the woods off Donald Ross Road 15 years ago, former Councilman Dan Amero remembers developer George de Guardiola making a "field of dreams" speech about a place called Abacoa.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:42:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/abacoa-15-years-later-is-it-a-success-796275.html</link>
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     <title>South Florida homeowners hit with higher insurance premiums</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite Crist's veto, and four relatively quiet hurricane seasons, thousands of Florida residents are experiencing similar rate hikes this year]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:24:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/south-florida-homeowners-hit-with-higher-insurance-premiums-797709.html?showComments=true</link>
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     <title>Sinkhole forces a dozen families to flee their homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly a dozen families evacuated their homes this morning after a sinkhole opened in their condominium complex's parking lot,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:39:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/11/111544/sinkhole-forces-evacuations-condos-near-usf/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Community Life: Review changes to statutes on financial operations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of SB 1196, which became effective July 1. Today's topic, changes to the statutes involving association financial operations and procedures]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:38:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100711/COLUMNISTS16/7110321/1014/business/Community-Life--Review-changes-to-statutes-on-financial-operations</link>
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     <title>Meet Ray Geroux, the Brookridge community's new manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ray Geroux is the new manager of the Brookridge community near Brooksville]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:22:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/meet-ray-geroux-the-brookridge-communitys-new-manager/1108128</link>
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     <title>Do you realize your FL community has already been impacted by the BP Oil Spill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Governor Crist just announced that our Florida lawmakers will be heading back to Tallahassee starting July 20th to deal with the ongoing BP Oil Spill crisis. Moreover, the Governor has already declared a state of emergency for 26 of our coastal counties]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/07/do-you-realize-your-florida-community-has-already-been-impacted-by-the-bp-oil-spill.html</link>
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     <title>Florida condo and HOA's should ask individuals keep close eye on prop tax values</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida homeowners and condominium associations should do themselves a favor and make sure individual owners keep a close eye on whether their taxable property values are in line with realistic property values]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:30:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/07/florida-condo-and-homeowners-communities-should-ask-individuals-keep-close-eye-on-property-tax-values.html</link>
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     <title>Judge refuses to hear arguments in Stuart homeowners association controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A circuit judge refused to hear legal arguments in the controversy surrounding the North River Shores Property Owner’s Association last month, dismissing a suit filed by a group of association members on grounds it fell outside a four-year statute of limitations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:13:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/09/judge-refuses-to-hear-arguments-in-stuart/</link>
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     <title>Community board requests 'No National Anthem'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No more "rocket's red glare" or "bombs bursting in air?" Residents are fuming in the La Casa community near Warm Mineral Springs. They say their freedom of speech...and songs are being silenced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:42:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-07-08/Community-board-requests-No-National-Anthem</link>
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     <title>HOAs can purchase land, facilities, but only with vote</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the time they did this the condo statute required that either the condo docs or an amendment must spell out the procedure to do this and in this case an amendment was required which they never filed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:40:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/hoas-can-purchase-land-facilities-but-only-with-792727.html</link>
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     <title>Sarasota high-rise's woes date back to '09</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The discovery of a severe rip in a key concrete support at Dolphin Tower late last month may have been disturbing, but it likely was not a surprise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:54:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/Wire_News_Display/1219184058.html</link>
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     <title>Lawyer breaks down elements of new condo bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo and homeowner associations and cooperatives in Florida are now subject to a bill that went into effect on July 1. Senate Bill 1196 addresses rental restrictions, access to common elements]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:48:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-condo-0707-20100707,0,1771634.story</link>
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     <title>Sarasota condo building evacuation extended 90 days</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Dolphin Tower sits empty for a seventh day]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:48:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/07/sarasota-condo-building-evacuation-extended-90-day/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Hurricane Alex a Wake-up Call for Florida Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first named storm has already pounded the Gulf Coast and forecasters predict another threat soon. Hurricane Alex reached Category 2 strength before it slammed into Mexico and southern Texas, bringing with it more than 10 inches of rain and sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. Florida public adjusters Tutwiler and Associates say Hurricane Alex should be a wake-up call for property owners, particularly condo owners throughout the Gulf Coast region.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:42:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.prnewschannel.com/absolutenm/templates/?z=0&a=2749]]></link>
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     <title>2 Children Rescued From Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two children were rescued from a condominium fire in Altamonte Springs on Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:19:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wesh.com/news/24168795/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Bulk Condo Sales Reveal A Gut-Wrenching Property Price Collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of property owners aren't selling properties these days because they won't accept prices offered in the current market as 'fair'. By fair they usually mean equal to or higher than their purchase price. They'd rather just sit on their property until they can break even]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:00:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.businessinsider.com/massive-us-property-price-declines-uncovered-in-bulk-sales-of-condos-2010-7</link>
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     <title>Mother Says Air Conditioning Problems Affect Her Baby's Health</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stephetra says she's been renting a condo in the Normandy on the Lake subdivision, for 10 years. She told BNR Management Inc. about problems with the air conditioner back in May.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:50:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=103265&catid=28]]></link>
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     <title>Answers to reader questions about condo and HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Readers ask about rat infestations, giving boards keys to your unit, forced power washing rules and more]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:44:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condocol-readerqa-707-20100706,0,4893193.column</link>
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     <title>Aventura condo saga to get another chapter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Aventura is know for its luxury condominiums, but an ugly tract of undeveloped, dirt filled land near the southern tip of the city is a visible scar of the real estate crisis that took South Florida's economy down -- and this is not likely to change anytime soon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:02:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/05/1716601/aventura-condo-saga-to-get-another.html</link>
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     <title>Orlando homeowner battles HOA, wants roof to reflect energy-saving ethic</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Zoom in on the Google Maps satellite view of University Acres in east Orlando, and the rooftops along Charlie Piper's cul-de-sac look like dark-gray, asphalt stepping stones baking in the sun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:39:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/breakingnews/os-white-roof-hoa-20100704,0,641680.story</link>
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     <title>In North Bay Village, Fraud and Witchcraft Haunt a Condo Building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are lots of condo association spats and scams in the tiny, scandal-ridden hamlet of North Bay Village. Most of them are pretty boring. That's because most of them don't involve a wrathful warlock.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:13:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/07/in_north_bay_village_fraud_and.php</link>
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     <title>Home closings mired in crude</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Onr thing thing is clear: The spill is sending very real -- and very unwelcome -- economic ripples through Southwest Florida's real estate community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:19:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100704/ARTICLE/7041060/2055/NEWS?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Condo Line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Are delinquent owners allowed to still use our facilities (pool and common areas) if they do not pay maintenance and are in foreclosure from the association? These owners also bring their guests, several at a time, and enjoy themselves at our cost.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:17:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/04/1710911/delinquents-frolic-in-the-pool.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of SB1196, which became effective July 1. Today's topic, changes to the housing statutes involving board member qualifications, the filling of vacancies on boards and annual meeting procedures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:06:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100704/COLUMNISTS16/7040317/1014/business/Condo-Law--Directors-can-vote-to-fill-vacancy-for-unexpired-term</link>
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     <title>Price cuts loom as Water's Edge condos in Clearwater is sold</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For two years, the Water's Edge condominium tower has sat virtually empty in downtown Clearwater like some kind of 25-story monument to bad timing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/price-cuts-loom-as-waters-edge-condos-in-clearwater-is-sold/1106659</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Owner of damaged condo responsible for repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. On several occasions I have called the manager about problems and they ignore my phone calls. One of the problems was a leak from the unit above me. Their washer overflowed and the water flooded my apartment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:08:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jul/03/richard-white-owner-damaged-condo-responsible-repa/</link>
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     <title>Community Living: Board not off the hook for repair to AC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A unit owner has submitted a repair bill for his air conditioner to the board for reimbursement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:56:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-condo-living-acrepair-070510-20100629,0,6615548.story</link>
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     <title>Margate condo fire displaces two families</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Food left cooking on a stove apparently started a fire in a condo building Friday afternoon, causing about $30,000 in damage to two condo units, fire officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:55:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-condo-fire-20100702,0,7521789.story</link>
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     <title>Local HOA's creative way to make money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Boynton Beach Homeowners Association will soon be making money from a neighborhood foreclosed home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:54:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/hoa-4727132-money-foreclosed.html</link>
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     <title>No clear answers for condo evacuees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The problems with Dolphin Tower's structural support system quickly caused residents uncertainty about everything from how long they will have to stay out of their homes to how it will affect the long-term value of their property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:59:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100702/ARTICLE/100709955/-1/news?Title=No-clear-answers-for-condo-evacuees&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Margate condo residents pay latest utility bill, avoid eviction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of Atlantic Palms condo residents who were facing a Friday eviction deadline will be able to stay in their homes after they caught up on their unpaid utility bills, a city official said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:06:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-postpone-eviction-brf-20100701,0,5403799.story</link>
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     <title>Posh Las Olas aghast over safety rails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents along the isles off Las Olas Boulevard are aghast over new aluminum safety rails that the state transportation department recently installed along the street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:55:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2010/07/posh_las_olas_aghast_over_safe.html</link>
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     <title>St. Lucie appeal challenges condo ruling against top New Jersey sheriff's chief</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A high ranking law enforcement official in New Jersey and a friend suspected of involvement in organized crime are taking their battle against a Hutchinson Island condominium association to St. Lucie County Circuit Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:06:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/01/appeal-challenges-judges-condo-ruling-against/</link>
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     <title>Waterfront home owners look for expedited help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Groups of homeowners and property owners associations will be allowed to petition the council to form special assessment districts to prepay for coastal protection for the shoreline and rip rap from tar balls and oil.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2010-07-01/News/Waterfront_home_owners_look_for_expedited_help.html</link>
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     <title>Fire under investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to fire rescue, firefighters were suspicious about the fire due to items found inside the condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:13:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21001563423995/</link>
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     <title>Sarasota condo tower evacuated after cracks found</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Sarasota ordered Dolphin Tower condominium evacuated after a crack developed in the support structure of the 35-year-old bayfront building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:03:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100630/BREAKING/100639980/2055/NEWS?Title=Sarasota-condo-tower-evacuated-after-cracks-found&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Homeowners face tough choice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starwood representative David Ivin carefully laid out all the complexities and reasons why homeowners of Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club should buy their golf course and clubhouse, at a meeting Tuesday morning. Then he issued a warning]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:19:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/30/pa-homeowners-face-tough-choice/</link>
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     <title>Miami's Platinum condo files Chapter 11</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer facing foreclosure on the 22-story Platinum condominium in Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:40:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/06/28/daily16.html</link>
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     <title>Fire at Lauderhill condo sparks questions about how board spent owners' fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Days before their condo building burned, residents of Park South Six gathered to hear their association president say their building couldn't afford flood insurance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-condo-insurance-lapses-20100615,0,5199193.story</link>
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     <title>County joins assisted-living facility fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That didn't stop the battle with the homeowners association, however. The head of the association's management company twice wrote Bock-Ackerman, telling her to stop operating Immaculate House.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:37:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/27/na-county-joins-assisted-living-facility-fight/life/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams:  Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SB1196 has changes regarding privacy rights, records]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100627/COLUMNISTS16/6270323/1076/Community-Life--SB1196-has-changes-regarding-privacy-rights--records</link>
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     <title>HOLLYWOOD TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. HAMPTON</title>
     <description><![CDATA[APP Ct and business judgment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:03:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=inflco20100623224</link>
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     <title>Fire forces hundreds to evacuate condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents have returned to their condo after a fire forced hundreds to evacuate Wednesday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:52:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/22001507413784/</link>
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     <title>Vote put off on vegetation violation deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Marco Island City Council postponed voting on the terms of a tentative settlement in the lawsuit between the city and the Key Marco Community Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:33:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100624/MARCONEWS/6240324/1075/Vote-put-off-on-vegetation-violation-deal</link>
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     <title>DeLand homeowners rebel against watering and mowing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unlike some homeowners associations, which actually require residents to plant and water St. Augustine grass, the Waterford Lakes Homeowners Association is encouraging water-wise efforts, resident Karen Szczesniak said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:23:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/2751</link>
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     <title>Bill Brings Relief For Fla. Condo Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov.Charile Christ was in Delray Beach Thursday afternoon for a ceremonial bill signing of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:19:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/24023867/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Disney to build luxury homes at Orlando resort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Walt Disney Co. announced an ambitious plan to build multimillion dollar homes in a new gated community it's creating at its famous Florida resort]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:39:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/7076074.html</link>
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     <title>State Attorney: Goldstein will not be prosecuted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a battle that has been ongoing for some time between a group of St. Augustine Shores property owners, including Goldstein, and St. Augustine Shores Service Corporation, the homeowner association managers, it seemed that Goldstein’s arrest in February would put an end to the drama. Maybe not.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2010/staugustine/news/florida/state-attorney-goldstein-will-not-be-prosecuted-3790</link>
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     <title>Condo rules mess up sheriff/mobster ties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Genovese associate Michael DaPuzzo, formerly of Bergen County, has been living in the Central Florida condo without registering as an occupant, in violation of association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:41:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cliffviewpilot.com/hudson/1391-court-battle-over-reputed-mobsters-use-of-condo-owned-by-hudson-sheriffs-chief</link>
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     <title>Marco Island delays settling code enforcement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The code board had ruled for mitigation, for Greensward to pay a $1,000 fine and for the association to pay a $5,500 fine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:28:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jun/22/marco-island-delays-settling-code-enforcement-case/</link>
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     <title>HOA fines owner for taking too long to paint home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bobbie says her homeowners association fined her for taking too long to finish a paint job on her home. Now she fears that fine will turn into a lien under a newly-passedFlorida law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:10:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-06-16/business/sfl-hoa-fines-link-061610_1_hoa-lien-fine</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Manager needs to give complete answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I understand Florida statutes now require a condominium building greater than three stories to be inspected by an architect or engineer at least every five years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:38:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jun/19/richard-white-manager-needs-give-complete-answers/</link>
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     <title>Condo goes green with landscaping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo residents begin estuary-friendly landscape project]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:01:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/06/19/2374207/condo-goes-green-with-landscaping.html</link>
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     <title>Foreclosing lender liability covered in SB 1196</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of SB 1196, which becomes effective July 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:51:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100620/COLUMNISTS16/6200322/1076/Foreclosing-lender-liability-covered-in-SB-1196</link>
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     <title>POA's, homeowners could be in for legal battle over Chinese drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Treasure Coast condominium owners who have Chinese drywall and live in a subdivision governed by a community association could face some unanticipated legal consequences when removing the toxic wallboard from their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:49:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/20/property-associations-homeowners-could-be-in-for/</link>
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     <title>Condo committees look for answers, solutions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Could you tell me how committee members get chosen? For example, does the board of a condominium identify and select the chair of the committee? Can the chair choose who will be on his committee?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:46:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/20/tr-condo-committees-look-for-answers-solutions/</link>
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     <title>As Hurricane Season Begins, Insurance Gets Harder to Find</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From the Gulf oil spill and the floods in Arkansas and Oklahoma to the procession of hurricanes forecast for this year, the stage is set for major property damage in 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:31:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703685404575306763924224880.html?mod=googlenews_wsj</link>
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     <title>Former manager Barry Miller jailed in theft from two Midtown condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police arrested a former condominium manager this morning on four charges of grand theft of more than $50,000 and organized fraud involving two Midtown condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/former-manager-barry-miller-jailed-in-theft-from-756022.html</link>
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     <title>Supreme Court Rejects Property Rights For Florida Beachowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court rejected a property-rights claim from some disgruntled owners of beach front in Florida Thursday, upholding instead the state's authority to pump new new sand onto an eroded shore line without paying compensation]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:26:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/sc-dc-court-beaches-20100617,0,4010398.story</link>
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     <title>Condo owners with bad drywall may get no tax break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida's condominium and townhome owners with tainted drywall may be excluded from tax relief promised in a new law]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:18:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jun/18/condo-owners-bad-drywall-may-get-no-tax-break/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Law lets associations dictate type of hurricane shutters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Some time ago (maybe even a few years) your article addressed homeowner rights versus the authority of the condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:56:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/law-lets-associations-dictate-type-of-hurricane-shutters-755174.html?cxtype=rss_51226</link>
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     <title>HOA within its rights to ask for copy of driver license</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Our community (HOA) is in the process of installing a bar code system, and they are requiring us to provide a copy of our driver license.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:54:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/hoa-within-its-rights-to-ask-for-copy-755191.html?cxtype=rss_51226</link>
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     <title>Help has arrived for "successor"developers under the Florida Condominium Act</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the past two years, lenders and investors have confronted many challenges as they have begun to acquire distressed condominiums]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:18:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=35aeab41-3a9c-4da1-8ba7-283c74b728ce</link>
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     <title>Elderly woman evicted from OTOW home ruled incompetent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eleonore Berg was scheduled to be in court Wednesday morning for a competency hearing in front of Judge Frances King. But the 85-year-old woman only made it as far as the security checkpoint at the courthouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:14:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100616/ARTICLES/100619769/1402/NEWS?Title=Elderly-woman-evicted-from-OTOW-home-ruled-incompetent</link>
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     <title>Flagler Beach Condo Complex Catches Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Flagler County Fire Department is on the scene of a fire at the Ocean Palm Villa condo complex in Flagler Beach]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:18:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wesh.com/news/23922496/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Condo Living:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HOA fines owner for taking too long to paint home, now she fears fine will become lien under Florida law]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:40:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/06/hoa-fines-owner-for-taking-too-long-to-paint-home-fears-fine-will-become-lien-with-new-florida-law.html</link>
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     <title>Don't change association rules on a whim</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We would like to change our rules. Is there a repository or some source where we could get samples of rules? Can you provide a list of other condominiums whose rules we could use?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:32:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/dont-change-association-rules-on-a-whim/1102572</link>
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     <title>Water returns to Lake Worth condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents living in this lake worth condo building say they've been suffering without water for more than a week. Tonight they're getting some relief.  The water is now back on, but for how long?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:48:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/lake-4726814-worth-condo.html</link>
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     <title>Condo law change pits owners against board members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barbara Belzer claims she has been locked out of her North Lauderdale condo for nearly a month, a result of a right-to-rent dispute she is having with her community association board]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-rent-law-condocol-0616-20100615,0,6997327.column</link>
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     <title>Drywall tax break to cover condos, town homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law designed to give home­owners with tainted drywall property tax breaks also will apply to town homes and condos, the Florida Department of Revenue said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:58:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/drywall-tax-break-to-cover-condos-town-homes-747361.html</link>
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     <title>Don’t expect a dip in the community pool this summer if you don’t pay condo fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beginning this summer, Florida condo communities can ban owners from using the pool, club house, golf course and other amenities when they stop paying association fees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/06/dont-expect-a-dip-in-the-community-pool-this-summer-if-you-dont-pay-condo-fees.html</link>
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     <title>Jupiter Farms residents ready to defend themselves from armed robbers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A trio of would-be robbers who shuffled up a front yard on Alexander Run with a pump-action shotgun last week had the misfortune of confronting an armed homeowner in the driveway. He stared them down until they ran off.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:27:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-06-11/news/fl-jupiter-farms-armed-robberies-folo20100611_1_armed-castle-doctrine-residents</link>
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     <title>Squatters take over homes in what police call latest fraud in housing crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine going to a house or condo you own and finding a stranger living there who claims the property no longer belongs to you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:49:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-housing-fraud-adverse-possession-20100613,0,3594273.story</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit briefly halted sales at Signature Place high rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The escrow agent for St. Petersburg's Signature Place condos has sued developer Joel Cantor, alleging he reduced the amount of a surety bond so much that there is no guarantee disgruntled buyers will get their deposits back]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:43:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/lawsuit-briefly-halted-sales-at-signature-place-high-rise/1101485</link>
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     <title>Homeowners association is also a business</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Current homeowners associations are governed by Florida Statute 720, superseding F.S. 617. As an HOA, does any of F.S. 617 still apply? There seems to be a difference of opinion by some of our members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:35:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/homeowners-association-is-also-a-business/1101162</link>
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     <title>Wilton Manors resolves flap over gay pride flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many residents of Wilton Manors can't help but fly their colors high during June for Gay and Lesbian Pride Month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:29:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/wilton-manors/fl-wilton-gay-pride-flag-brf-20100610,0,2491275.story</link>
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     <title>Law still requires condo unit insurance, but assn no longer can buy for you</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even with the new changes, the requirement for an HO-6 policy for each condo unit owner remains under Florida law]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:25:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/06/florida-law-still-requires-condo-unit-insurance-but-association-no-longer-can-buy-policies-on-your-behalf.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Having two signatures on checks helps protect association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our condominium manager has informed us that we must have two signatures on our checks or the surety bond will not protect the association. He has asked for a board member to co-sign each check.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:38:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/10/having-two-signatures-on-checks-helps-protect/</link>
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     <title>Condo owners say they were promised beach renourishment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Collier County condo owners are upset they won't be getting the beach renourishment they say they were promised by the county.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:16:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-06-09/Condo-owners-say-they-were-promised-beach-renourishment</link>
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     <title>Pinellas properties management worker pleads no contest to felony grand theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The woman accused of stealing more than $1 million from 20 homeowner groups threw herself on the mercy of the court Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:08:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/pinellas-properties-management-worker-pleads-no-contest-to-felony-grand/1101273</link>
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     <title>Homeowner groups OKing plans must comply with regs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner associations that want to keep some control over building permits and construction in their communities will soon have to meet tougher regulations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:13:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://staugustine.com/state/2010-06-09/st-johns-homeowners-associations-will-learn-more-about-issuing-building-permits?quicktabs_1=2</link>
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     <title>Condo association forcing 88-year-old woman with dementia to get rid of cat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mitzy the cat has got to go. That was the message embedded in a court summons that 88-year-old Bea Garza and her husband, Ron, received at the doorstep of their condo]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:00:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/09/eve-samples-condo-association-forcing-88-year-to/</link>
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     <title>Super grass emergence carries turf battle to new heights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With summer nearly officially here -- and in many ways actually here already -- it's no surprise that my never-ending battle with Mother Nature over lawn supremacy has taken a new turn.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:12:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/columns/taking-up-space/2010/06/09/super-grass-emergence-carries-turf-battle-to-new-heights.html</link>
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     <title>Crist cancels plan to sign condo bill in Delray</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Hagen Ranch Road Library was supposed to have served as a fitting backdrop last Friday as Gov. Charlie Crist signed Senate Bill 1196, the so-called "condo bill," into law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:09:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-drf-crist-0609-20100609,0,2907507.story</link>
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     <title>Foreclosure Crisis: Condo Groups Need Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fallout from the foreclosure crisis in Florida revealed that the deck was stacked in favor of lenders and against responsible condominium owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:58:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theledger.com/article/20100608/EDIT01/6085000/-1/section/news33?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>St. Johns homeowners associations will learn more about issuing building permits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner associations that want to keep some control over building permits and construction in their communities will soon have to meet tougher regulations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:44:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-06-07/story/homeowners-associations-will-learn-more-about-issuing-building</link>
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     <title>Will new law lift condo associations?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wendy Murray isn't betting Florida's recently passed condominium and homeowners association reform law will single-handedly clean up the economic crisis the state's shared communities are facing. But Murray, president of her neighborhood HOA, hopes positive change has begun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:43:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/sfl-new-laws-condocol-0609-20100608,0,2683289.column</link>
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     <title>Battle over alleged $7m West Bay condo 'fraud' intensifies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A furious legal battle over an alleged $7 million fraud involving an upscale West Bay Street condominium project is intensifying, with a Miami-based lender attempting to dismiss a Florida court case in favour of legal proceedings that have also commenced in the Bahamas Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:13:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tribune242.com/sports/06072010_West-Bay_business_page1-Lead</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Individual with criminal record cannot serve as a director</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Can an individual, who has a criminal record, be elected as a condominium director or officer? Can this be challenged in court or other legal venue? We recently had an election where such a person lost by one vote.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:33:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jun/05/richard-white-individual-criminal-record-cannot-se/</link>
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     <title>Association directors can replace officers and committee members at any time</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It still amazes me when I continue to hear the belief, by many who live in communities with condominium and homeowner associations, that this year is this president’s “year” to serve or that members of board appointed committees are entitled to serve a whole year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:32:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jun/05/rob-samouce-association-directors-can-replace-offi/</link>
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     <title>Crist may sign condominium reform bills at South Fla. retiree communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A politician normally needs a Democratic voter registration card to get an audience inside the gates of South Florida's vote-rich retiree condos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:31:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/politics-column-crist-may-sign-condominium-reform-bills-730633.html?cxtype=rss_news</link>
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     <title>Joe Adams: Fate of several condo association bills decided</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that it is clear that these sweeping changes will take effect within the month, the next several editions of this column will be devoted to an in-depth look at the new laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:43:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/A4/20100606/COLUMNISTS16/6060325/Fate-of-several-condo-association-bills-decided</link>
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     <title>Community 'SmartFarm' in the works for Lakewood Ranch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It will be built in a hasty three days in late October -- a similar style to the homebuilding show "Extreme Makeover" -- and the construction will be documented by the Discovery Health channel]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100607/ARTICLE/6071031/2117</link>
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     <title>Nesting areas take tern for better</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because property owners at Carlos Pointe and Castle Beach condominiums raked the vegetation from the beach on their property - with permits from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection - least terns and snowy plovers started nesting on the bare sand last spring]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:46:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100607/GREEN/6070348/1007/NEWS0105/Nesting-areas-take-tern-for-better</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Condo owner wants fine for fee nonpayments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am a director in a HOA. We have some owners who do not follow the rules and I would like to present to the board a motion to fine these owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:16:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/06/1662064/condo-owner-wants-to-fine-for.html</link>
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     <title>Bradenton condo owners take on a political heavyweight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paul Sharff, a real estate investor who once used his boom-time wealth to treat Gov. Charlie Crist's paid campaign staffers to a four-day trip to a Bahamian resort, is being sued by a group of working-class condominium owners who say he failed to deliver on promises of a safe and attractive community to live in.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:12:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100606/ARTICLE/6061054/2107/BUSINESS</link>
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     <title>Lee County resident's online journal strikes a nerve</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Ed Ryan's version of a newsletter is about more than potluck dinners, plumbing ads and meet-your-neighbor blurbs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100606/NEWS0110/6060402/Lee-County-resident-s-online-journal-strikes-a-nerve</link>
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     <title>Community Living: Paying dues on condo unit destroyed by fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: In January one building in our condominium was destroyed by fire. I owned one of the apartments in the building and cannot occupy my unit. Our board has received money from the insurance company and is in the process of getting bids to rebuild the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:36:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/article1099498.ece</link>
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     <title>Overtown condo owners seek help to repair aging buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Overtown's Town Park condos and co-ops are worried the cost of major repairs to their buildings could force them from their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:30:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/04/1663509/overtown-condo-owners-seek-help.html</link>
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     <title>Devonaire Condo could lose 68 units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Devonaire condominium conversion project in Pembroke Pines could lose its 68 remaining units to a foreclosure action by iStar Financial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:29:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/31/daily38.html</link>
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     <title>Should Florida homeowner boards lien your home for overgrown grass...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Florida law signed by Gov. Crist this week provides homeowner association boards the authority to place a lien on your home should you rack up more than $1,000 in fineable community offenses. Previously associations could only lien an owner’s property for unpaid assessments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:27:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/06/should-florida-homeowner-boards-lien-your-home-for-overgrown-grass-wrong-color-paint-or-other-offense.html</link>
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     <title>Tests find no proof of accelerants in massive Lauderhill condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officials have tested debris from last month's massive Lauderhill condo fire and found no trace of "accelerants," substances that could be used by an arsonist to speed up a blaze, a fire official said Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:18:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderhill/fl-lauderhill-condo-fire-20100604,0,7758552.story</link>
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     <title>Couple insists no foul play in ducks' deaths</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dead duck saga in a Palm Beach Gardens neighborhood continues, in what is becoming an ever-deepening web of failed negotiations, criminal charges and community angst.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:27:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/cerabino-couple-insists-no-foul-play-in-ducks-723885.html</link>
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     <title>Margate condo residents get reprieve from eviction over unpaid water bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of residents at the Atlantic Palms condominium complex are getting a reprieve - even though it may be for just one month - from being evicted over an unpaid city utility bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-condo-complex-eviction-20100603,0,299943.story</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Attorney can help negotiate contracts, maintenance matters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I live in a residential manufactured home park in which we rent the land. The park is managed by the owner and a management company. You constantly advocate to seek legal advice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:07:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/03/attorney-can-help-negotiate-contracts-matters/</link>
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     <title>New charges in elaborate embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A woman accused of embezzling money from a condominium association is facing additional fraud and grand theft charges]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:58:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12516314</link>
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     <title>Condo Relief Act Shields Bulk Buyers from Liability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, the governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, signed into law the Distressed Condominium Relief Act, which is designed to give assurance to bulk condominium buyers that they won’t be liable for the flaws in a building they did not develop.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:46:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1675_1675/florida/300125-1.html</link>
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     <title>Should Florida homeowners be able to opt out of community associations?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine signing a contract to play a sport only to find out the rules, pay and field would be changed routinely whether you agreed or not. Would you continue to play?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:45:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/06/should-florida-homeowners-be-able-to-opt-out-of-community-associations.html</link>
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     <title>Colony Resort tussle will get a referee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal bankruptcy court judge plans to appoint a trustee to take over operations at the beleaguered Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, in an effort to stem financial losses at the famed vacation spot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:25:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100602/ARTICLE/6021020/2055/NEWS?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Crist signs condo reform bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charlie Crist signed into law Tuesday a sweeping condominium reform bill that's expected to help associations devastated by financial problems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-relief-crist-20100601,0,5789113.story</link>
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     <title>Homeowners forced to pay for neighbors' violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Families paying their mortgages on time are falling victim to the foreclosure crisis. As homeowners walk away from their property, code violations are stacking up and neighbors are forced to deal with them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:57:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12577307</link>
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     <title>App Court Backs Marsh in Condo Coverage Case, but Leaves an Issue Unresolved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled partially in favor of Marsh Inc. and Marsh USA Inc. over a property coverage dispute with Tiara Condominium Association, a nonprofit corporation that manages a luxury condominium tower on Singer Island, Fla., that was severely damaged by hurricanes in 2004.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:01:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=194594&type=newswires]]></link>
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     <title>Fire officials investigating string of fires at downtown West Palm Beach condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City fire officials are probing a string of suspicious fires at a luxury condo tower from over the weekend, saying a possible arsonist appears to be escalating efforts to set damaging blazes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:50:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/fire-officials-investigating-string-of-fires-at-downtown-720262.html</link>
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     <title>Bad construction loans deal Bank of Florida fatal blow</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It took years to grow Bank of Florida - Southeast into a significant player, but only a handful of bad loans to kill it]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:48:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/31/daily2.html</link>
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     <title>Condo coalition celebrates signing of fire safety law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Naples condo rights leader Ewing Sutherland says Gov. Charlie Crist has signed legislation developed by local high-rise interests and backed by Naples and Collier County elected leaders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/blogs/jefflytle/2010/jun/01/condos/</link>
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     <title>Hurricane preparedness for community associations takes work, volunteers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condos and homeowner associations should pre-negotiate landscaping and debris-removal contracts now]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:37:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-cane-prep-condocol-05602-20100601,0,1663549.column</link>
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     <title>Fire breaks out at St. Pete Beach condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire forced residents of a condominium complex to evacuate early Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:04:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/fire-breaks-out-in-st-pete-beach-condo-complex-overnight/1099115</link>
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     <title>Joe Adams: Bills affecting associations await Crist's signature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I reported on Senate Bill 1196, the major piece of legislation affecting community associations that was adopted in the 2010 Session of the Florida Legislature]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:13:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100530/COLUMNISTS16/5300324/1076/https</link>
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     <title>Criminal past bars one from serving on board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can a person with a criminal record be elected as a condominium director or officer? Can this be challenged in court or another legal venue? We recently had an election where such a person lost by one vote]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 22:13:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/30/tr-criminal-past-bars-one-from-serving-on-board/life-home-gardening/</link>
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     <title>Homeowners flee back to Citizens as private insurers collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to pressure from more than a dozen insurers created over the past few years to depopulate Citizens, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has released them from a requirement that they retain take-out policies for three years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 21:02:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=194155</link>
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     <title>Only board has power to remove the manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:We have owned our condominium residence in a 600-unit association for more than eight years. We have seen many managers and board members come and go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 20:56:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100530/ARTICLE/5301011/2055/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Fire started by lighting cigarette too close to oxygen</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman lighting a cigarette too close to an oxygen tank sparked a condominium fire Friday afternoon]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 15:49:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/28/fire-started-lighting-cigarette-too-close-oxygen-d/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Man arrested for beating 79-year-old</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 79-year-old man reportedly got into a heated argument with condo president Joseph Brancoccio, 53, Wednesday night after a condo association meeting. Two hours later, North Miami Beach Police said, Brancoccio then went to the elderly man's unit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 15:41:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21127783184/</link>
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     <title>Condo owners get final notice from city on water bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After more than eight months of working with the residents of a Margate complex to settle the water and garbage bill that has accrued over the last year, the City Commission has run out of patience.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 15:19:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-05-28/news/fl-mcf-palms-0527-20100528_1_water-and-garbage-water-bill-residents</link>
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     <title>Arson suspected in Palm Bay condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities say an arson fire forced neighbors to evacuate and while causing at least $20,000 in damage to a foreclosed condominium unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 16:47:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100528/BREAKINGNEWS/100528010/1006/NEWS01/Arson+suspected+in+Palm+Bay+condo+fire</link>
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     <title>What happens when Florida law conflicts with condo association bylaws or rules?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barbara from North Lauderdale says her condo association bylaws conflict with Florida law regarding her rent to right. Who prevails, the state law or association?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:47:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/05/what-happens-when-florida-law-conflicts-with-condo-association-bylaws-or-rules.html</link>
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     <title>Community Living: Keep reserve funds in reserve</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our board plans to paint our buildings and replace the carpeting in the halls and stairwells. Monies will be taken from the reserve fund for this use. We have received bids for the projects and there will be monies left over. Can these funds be put into the general fund for other emergency use?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-keep-reserve-funds-in-reserve/1097842</link>
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     <title>County tells condo board change will delay rebuilding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The county sent a strong message to the board of directors of a Key Largo RV park that any attempt to change a site plan approved in 2007 could delay development there for at least another three years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:10:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keysnet.com/2010/05/27/223404/county-tells-condo-board-change.html</link>
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     <title>Chinese drywall lawsuit gets class-action status</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As many as 152 families from three Homestead neighborhoods will be a part of the first class-action suit in the country over tainted drywall imported from China, providing hope that American companies will also have to pay for damage from the product]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:08:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/28/1652094/chinese-drywall-lawsuit-gets-class.html</link>
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     <title>DNA testing could persuade condos to welcome pets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Genser said the PooPrints program could persuade some boards to allow pets, since the cost of the program could be passed on to pet owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:41:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/tamarac/fl-hrb-dna-0527-20100527,0,4902407.story</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Associations without reserves may see unit values downgraded</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. We are running into problems getting our condominium financed as lenders look to greater scrutiny of the association. Specifically, the question about reserves keeps coming up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:40:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/27/associations-without-reserves-may-see-unit/</link>
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     <title>Treasure Coast investors, Vero Beach condos part of collateral damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The agency’s injunction alleges Berman’s businesses obtained about $192 million from more than 700 investors for real estate projects that were either in default or incomplete]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/27/treasure-coast-investors-vero-beach-condos-part/</link>
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     <title>Paramount served with foreclosure filing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo NA on May 25 filed a pre-foreclosure notice on the remaining developer-owned units and commercial space at the $125 million mixed-use Paramount at Lake Eola development in downtown Orlando.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:55:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/05/24/daily27.html</link>
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     <title>Promised pool eliminated without owners' approval</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: The covenants for our 900-unit homeowners association provided that there were to be two pools. A change in the covenants takes 75 percent prior approval of the homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 18:11:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/promised-pool-eliminated-without-owners-approval-710827.html?cxtype=rss_51226</link>
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     <title>Committee honors 10 properties for landscaping excellence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The accolade was especially gratifying for homeowner association president Patrick Campolo, who joined the board precisely to give the community "a new look," and presided over the project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 17:13:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-brf-floresta-0526-20100526,0,4227438.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>Residents say catch basin is city's responsibility</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City commissioners voted Tuesday night against funding a dredging project to remove storm water sediment from a privately-owned canal in Venetian Villa, leaving residents of the community "frustrated" and considering legal action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 10:27:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.waltonsun.com/news/city-84126-newsherald-residents-basin.html</link>
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     <title>The Impending Statute of Limitation for Hurricane Wilma Claims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Board members of homeowner’s associations and townhome associations owe fiduciary duties to the other homeowners for whom they serve. When particular attention is not paid, board members may inadvertently breach their duties and thereby expose themselves to liability and expense]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 10:07:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.natlawreview.com/article/condominium-and-homeowner-association-board-member-fiduciary-duties-impending-statute-limita</link>
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     <title>Fla. banks’ ratio of unpaid loans jumps in Q1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ratio of late or unpaid loans on the books of Florida banks rose to 7.74 percent in the first quarter from 6.59 percent for the same three-month period in 2009 and 2.66 percent in 2008, according to Condo Vultures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:45:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/24/daily24.html</link>
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     <title>Restored arches get preservation award</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The recently completed six-year restoration of the gateway arches received a 2010 Banner Award from Tampa Bay Preservation, a local nonprofit group that recognizes structures with exteriors restored to their historical origins]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:26:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southtampa2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/25/st-restored-arches-get-preservation-award/</link>
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     <title>Amputee loses fight with condo board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two years ago, Florida's attorney general sued a Longwood condo association on behalf of Kent Nauman, an amputee who complained that he was the victim of discrimination]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:08:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-one-legged-man-loses-to-hoa-20100525,0,429896.story</link>
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     <title>Struggling amid foreclosure crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo association's ability to pull back from the brink of financial ruin offers something of a lesson in survival]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 12:49:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condo-series-condocol-0519-20100518,0,1962247.column</link>
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     <title>Entire Complex Could Be Evicted Over Unpaid Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of an entire Margate condominium complex could be kicked out of their homes because their homeowners' association cannot afford the water bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 20:13:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/23661140/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Raul Puig Group files for Chapter 7</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bankruptcy lists several active or settled lawsuits, including a breach of contract suit by Continuum on South Beach, a suit by Morton Towers Apartments and a settled dispute with Sunset Harbor Condo Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:10:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/24/daily12.html</link>
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     <title>Fisher Island, haven of the rich, experiences dose of reality</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now a handful of homes on the 216-acre island have gone into foreclosure, 23 residents are still stinging from their brush with Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, and the median price of a unit has slid 15 percent since the Forbes list came out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 18:06:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/05/22/2306098/fisher-island-haven-of-the-rich.html</link>
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     <title>Reserve funds help buoy condo values</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We are running into problems getting our condominium financed as lenders scrutinize the association. Specifically, the question about reserves keeps coming up. The board of directors refuses to address the issue]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:46:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/23/tr-reserve-funds-help-buoy-condo-values/life/</link>
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     <title>Should directors be reimbursed for expenses?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Are directors allowed to be paid for the use of their cars? Our board approves payment for gas and other expenses at each board meeting. They pay themselves for expenses that they create. I thought that board members could not be paid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-community-living-051710-20100517,0,2590277.column</link>
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     <title>Condo law awaits OK from Crist</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Struggling condominium and homeowner associations could get a boost from a bill on Gov. Charlie Crist's desk]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:41:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100523/BUSINESS/5230311/1006/NEWS01/Condo+law+awaits+OK+from+Crist</link>
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     <title>Condo rejects tenant because he waits for wife outside building every morning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ray says his West Palm Beach condo lease will likely not be renewed because of his daily habit of waiting outside the building on the sidewalk for about 10 minutes each day for his wife to arrive from work. As far as he knows, that is the only reason for rejection]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:14:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/05/west-palm-beach-condo-rejects-tenant-because-he-waits-for-wife-outside-building-every-morning.html</link>
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     <title>Residents seek solution to raccoons run amuck</title>
     <description><![CDATA[one thing they haven't been able to take care of is the overgrown lot adjacent to the neighborhood. The almost-13-acre lot is filled with raccoons, snakes, opossums, mosquitoes and trash, the residents say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-05-20/news/fl-sf-wetlands-0519-20100520_1_rabid-raccoon-tradewinds-homeowner</link>
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     <title>Dade politician battles Key Largo condo board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade county commissioner is making waves at a Key Largo condo community in a movement to replace the co-op’s board of directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keysnet.com/2010/05/21/221720/dade-politician-battles-key-largo.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Je Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am on the board of directors of a condominium association. We were approached by an owner who wants to make our building smoke-free]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:25:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100516/COLUMNISTS16/5160322/1014/business/Smoking-bans-in-individual-units-controversial</link>
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     <title>Battle of the HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The canal needs to be cleaned out, but the association that has accepted responsibility for the waterways in Oakbridge hasn’t followed through on its promises.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pontevedrarecorder.com/content/2016_1.php</link>
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     <title>HOA Management Company: Leave a Message, Pay A Fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Texas-based home management company has been charging local residents a fee to leave a phone message after hours.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:26:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23610202/detail.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter]]></link>
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     <title>More charges filed in Port Charlotte condo fraud investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charlotte County detectives filed more charges on 35-year-old Stacey Herrin-Snopek-Tuck of North Port in connection with a major fraud investigation at the Charlotte Square Condominium]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:17:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=12515989</link>
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     <title>Homeowners confederation friend to all neighborhoods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 30 years ago, a group of these subdivisions, concerned about pending large-scale development and its impact on the community as a whole, banded together to link their neighborhoods into a single effective voice. This was the birth of the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:48:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/business/2284226,6_5_NA18_FISCHER_S1-100518.article</link>
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     <title>EDITORIAL: Latest battle for the beach eclipsed by oil</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At a time when many across the coast are joining a volunteer army to combat what may be the worst environmental disaster in a generation, the homeowners association at Crystal Dunes condominium has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming its rights to due process and equal protection under the law have been violated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:43:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/lawsuit-13845-filed-dunes.html</link>
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     <title>Titusville police: Cars were illegally towed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Titusville police said they have filed felony charges with the state attorney's office against the general manager of a Melbourne towing company, accusing him of illegally towing three vehicles from the Plantation Oaks subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:41:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100518/NEWS01/5180320</link>
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     <title>OTOW woman might get to keep home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The deadline for an elderly woman to be out of her home for not paying homeowner’s association fees has come and gone. But for now, she remains at her residence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:32:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100518/ARTICLES/100519642/1402/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Condo groups share ideas on bad-tenant issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A city subcommittee is offering local condo boards a chance to share information and discuss issues like foreclosures and problematic tenants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:17:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/17/1634442/condo-groups-share-ideas-on-bad.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams:  Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Smoking bans in individual units controversial]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 13:48:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100516/COLUMNISTS16/5160322/1014/business/Smoking-bans-in-individual-units-controversial</link>
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     <title>Residents fight at landfill permit hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Longtime Highlands Lakes resident Dennis Craig moved away from his home at Love Canal, an EPA Superfund site, only to hear graphic details this week about the possible health risks associated with the location of his current home in Bartow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:34:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.polkcountydemocrat.com/articles/2010/05/15/news/local/doc4bedc63e4d973594272504.txt</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Established policy on entering units a good recommendation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Several years ago our condominium attorney helped establish a policy prohibiting association employees, including the manager, from entering units unless there was a reasonable concern such as a water leak.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:21:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/may/15/richard-white-established-policy-entering-units-go/?partner=RSS&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter]]></link>
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     <title>Rampant foreclosures leave condo owners stuck with fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So many units are in foreclosure that Bodine is one of the few owners still paying maintenance fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 22:01:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/rampant-foreclosures-leave-condo-owners-stuck-with-fees/1095097</link>
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     <title>Woman, 85, ousted from her home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barring a miracle, an 85-year-old woman will be evicted Monday from the villa she has lived in at On Top of the World for the past 20 years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:36:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100514/ARTICLES/100519764/1402/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Can my board ban non-owners from association meetings?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Louis lives in a Deerfield Beach homeowners association which recently held a community meeting but not before warning that only homeowners and board-documented guests would be allowed to attend, not non-owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:52:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/05/can-my-board-ban-non-owners-from-association-meetings.html</link>
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     <title>Pace baseball players facing felony charges allowed to play</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a result, the three boys accused of causing more than $1,000 in damage when they pushed open the electronic gate to the Stonebrook Village neighborhood in Pace are on the field.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100513/SPORTS01/100513010/1002/sports</link>
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     <title>Condominium association sues Destin, sheriff's office</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crystal Dunes owners claim the city has not enforced their beachfront property rights]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:06:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4122263</link>
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     <title>Condo theft reminds boards to be wary</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The recent arrest of a condo president who was accused of stealing from her association has underscored the need for boards and associations to remain vigilant against fraud]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:08:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hollywood/fl-hrb-theft-0513-20100513,0,1263510.story</link>
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     <title>Bad plays in Pace gate case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case of a broken entrance gate into a gated community hardly merits a serious crime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:52:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20100513/SPORTS/5130311/0/SPORTS/Bad-plays-in-Pace-gate-case</link>
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     <title>Richard White:Manager has duty to notify members of board violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I am a director on the board of a HOA. Recently, I took a position on a change to our bylaws that put some homeowners at odds with other members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/13/manager-has-duty-to-notify-members-of-board/</link>
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     <title>Related Group Gives Up Two Condo Towers in Miami</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Related Group, a Miami-based property developer led by Jorge Perez, said it has turned over ownership of two of the three towers in the Icon Brickell condominium complex to a group of lenders led by HSBC Holdings PLC,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:28:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703339304575239952028236116.html?mod=WSJ_Real+Estate_sections_Commercial</link>
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     <title>Banks Bring In More Marketing Muscle for Miami Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The banks taking over ownership of two flashy condo towers in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood are bringing in the Argentina-born property developer Edgardo A. Defortuna to help them sell the homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:27:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/05/12/banks-bring-in-more-marketing-muscle-for-miami-condos/</link>
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     <title>Hideaway Beach acts to protect condos from flood danger</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Help is on the way to stop severe erosion problems plaguing the northern section of Hideway Beach]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:26:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100512/MARCONEWS/100512054/1075/Hideaway-Beach-acts-to-protect-condos-from-flood-danger</link>
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     <title>Condo owners sue association over $2.6M bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several Buttonwood Bay unit owners have filed suit against their condominium association alleging that $2.6 million spent on boat dock construction and landscaping -- and the subsequent costs passed on to them -- was a breach of their bylaws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:49:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keysnews.com/node/23211</link>
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     <title>Commissioners want condo associations to agree beaches should stay public</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An emergency beach renourishment plan is going forward in Naples.  Collier County Commissioners want private condominium associations to sign an agreement that the beaches will remain public.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:07:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-05-11/Commissioners-want-condo-associations-to-agree-beaches-should-stay-public</link>
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     <title>Living with Rules: Who's responsible for AC costs?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Are unit owners or associations responsible for insuring, repairing and replacing condo air-conditioners?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:39:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/columnists/fl-condo-air-conditioning-0512-20100504,0,5342731.column</link>
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     <title>South Florida Condo Resales Inventory Dips Below 40,000 Units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to a new report by Condo Vultures, fewer than 40,000 condominiums and townhouses are now for resale in the tricounty South Florida region, marking the fewest number of available units on the market in the last 18 months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:55:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/b7Xrvc</link>
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     <title>Family of drowning victim wants fence for pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The area is a Habitat for Humanity community. Officials there say a permanent fence would have to be voted on by the homeowner's association once the lots are finished]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12459341</link>
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     <title>What changes will SB 1196 bring for HOA’s?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I have spent a lot of time discussing SB 1196 and the sweeping changes it will bring to condominium and cooperative associations throughout Florida. I have been asked by many of you what changes, if any, this bill brings for homeowners' associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 21:06:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/401499/donna-dimaggio-berger-esq/2010-05-10/what-changes-will-sb-1196-bring-hoa%E2%80%99s</link>
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     <title>Insurance Canceled At Condos Destroyed By Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners' association at an apartment building in Lauderhill that was left nearly gutted by a fire Friday had canceled its insurance to save costs, according to Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:58:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/mostpopular/23507455/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Landfill Neighbors in Sludge Fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents living near the Cedar Trail landfill in Bartow once again will square off against the landfill's owners today to stop the landfill's proposed expansion.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:32:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.theledger.com/article/20100509/NEWS/5105018/1410?Title=Landfill-Neighbors-in-Sludge-Fight&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Developer alleges Helms-Burton Act violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mario Egozi, the Cuban-born developer of a $24 million luxury condominium in North Bay Village, is citing the controversial Helms-Burton Act in a legal battle to fend off a foreclosure lawsuit by a development group with past connections to a resort in Cayo Coco, Cuba.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:11:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/05/10/focus3.html?b=1273464000^3308821&ana=e_vert]]></link>
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     <title>Legislature passes condominium bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Florida Legislature recently forwarded a number of bills affecting condominium and other residential communities to Gov. Crist for consideration. Unless he vetoes the following bills, they will become law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:24:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100509/ARTICLE/5091003/2055/NEWS</link>
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     <title>Richard White:  Condo Line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HOA hasn't called a meeting for members in four years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:22:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/09/1616589/hoa-hasnt-called-a-meeting-for.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q &]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senate bill would affect association operations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:20:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100509/COLUMNISTS16/5090325/1014/BUSINESS/Senate-bill-would-affect-association-operations</link>
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     <title>Massive blaze destroys Lauderhill condo building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire officials expect to spend Saturday examining the remains of a three-story condo building that was destroyed by a massive fire Friday afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 17:20:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderhill/fl-lauderhill-fire-20100507,0,2209971.story</link>
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     <title>Condo financing in Florida to get boost from Fannie Mae</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, the government-run mortgage company, the nation's largest backer of home loans, gave Regent Park and 107 other Florida condos a special designation to make mortgage financing more readily available for individual buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:24:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-fannie-mae-20100507,0,75905.story</link>
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     <title>New condo law could encourage more cheap bulk buys</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Slated to take effect in July, the so-called Distressed Condominium Relief Act is designed to ease the burden of debt-saddled lenders on failed projects by making it easier to move unsold units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:30:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2010/05/10/story4.html</link>
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     <title>5 nude paintings on yard part of man's protest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The man with the moniker of Prince Mongo and the oddball yard that annoyed county officials and neighbors ended his code enforcement dispute Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:06:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2010/05/06/20100506nude-paintings-part-of-yard-protest.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Must owners pay association fees after fire destroys building?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. In January, one building in our condominium was destroyed by fire. I owned one of the apartments in the building. I cannot occupy my unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:58:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/06/must-owners-pay-association-fees-after-fire/</link>
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     <title>$1,500 Reward Offered In HOA Member's Shooting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police said Ron Gariepy, 68, was inspecting the lighting with other members of the HOA on April 20 when he confronted two suspicious men and asked them if they lived in the area. One of the men ran off, but the other man pulled a gun and shot Gariepy in the chest,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:57:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/23476757/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Palm Harbor woman fights community association over fence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The community association says Spawn flouted association rules by installing this fence, and a chain-link fence before this one, without permission. It filed a suit two weeks ago asking a judge to make her remove her fence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 15:36:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/palm-harbor-woman-fights-community-association-over-fence/1092920</link>
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     <title>Lake Ashton residents say watch is a success</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The watch is working so well it received kudos from Lake Wales Police Chief Herbert Gillis when he presented Lake Ashton a plaque for its help in quashing crime in their area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:52:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakewalesnews.com/articles/2010/05/05/news/local/doc4be07c1907b10321583818.txt</link>
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     <title>Living With Rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Should my condo association insure and repair and replace my air conditioning unit?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:51:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/05/should-my-condo-association-insure-and-repair-and-replace-my-air-conditioning-unit.html</link>
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     <title>Heritage Isles CDD documents sought</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Creditors remained quiet for six months after the Heritage Isles Community Development District defaulted on bond payments as a result of a lack of revenue from its low-performing golf course]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:48:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2010/may/05/ne-heritage-isles-cdd-documents-sought/news/</link>
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     <title>Condo glut turns the corner in a growing new urban lifestyle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, slowly coming out of deep and painful recession, let me again issue a warning about all those boom-time Brickell and downtown condos: the oversupply won't last forever, nor will current prices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 13:00:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/100506/story-viewpoint.shtml</link>
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     <title>Legal battle over gravel road</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Gateway to the Sea residents are suing to regain access to their homeowners park via a gravel road that two property owners have blocked with boulders and a chain-link fence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 12:56:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keysnews.com/node/23010</link>
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     <title>Feds make it easier to buy Florida condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Moves by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ease lending restrictions in the Sunshine State are giving those who want to own and occupy condos an opportunity to buy tens of thousands of units previously off-limits to nearly everyone except cash-rich investors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:07:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100504/ARTICLE/5041045/2416/NEWS?Title=Federal-programs-make-it-easier-to-buy-Florida-condos&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Killearn Acres cautious after assaults</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In her three years as the property manager of the Killearn Acres Homeowners Association, Cheri Garbark says no subject has elicited more replies than her weekend e-mail informing residents about two sexual assaults that have occurred in their neighborhood in less than a month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:59:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100504/NEWS01/5040319/Killearn-Acres-cautious-after-assaults</link>
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     <title>City cleanup project angers Cape Coral residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents said they were stunned around the beginning of April when they saw workers removing lush vegetation lining the southside of the yard. The yard is used for vehicle maintenance, storage, metalwork and other tasks. It was not fenced along the canalside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:59:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100504/NEWS0101/100504026/-1/ent19/City-cleanup-project-angers-Cape-Coral-residents</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Social gathering is OK</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: An air of disharmony has fallen upon our association. To try to reinstate the harmony that once permeated this community, a group has decided to have several gatherings in homeowners' residences. Along with members of the association, the board will be invited to attend]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 20:01:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/02/1604449/social-gathering-is-ok.html</link>
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     <title>Charred condos rack up fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two years ago today, shortly before sunrise, a blaze broke out in Unit 411 of the south tower, resulting in extensive water damage. Titusville officials condemned the U.S. 1 structure as unsuitable for human habitation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 19:32:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100502/NEWS01/5020316/1006/Charred+condos+rack+up+fines</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Recently, a common area water heater burst and the water leaked into my unit. The water heater is located outside, under a stairway]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 19:28:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100502/COLUMNISTS16/5020319/1076/Association-probably-not-liable-for-dry-out</link>
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     <title>Condo begins making hurricane repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City building inspectors gave 1800 Atlantic 90 days to address the repairs or face having at least one of the buildings evacuated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 14:02:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keysnews.com/node/22902</link>
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     <title>Tiaras, Toilets In Yard Outrage Neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man with a yard littered with everything from women's underwear, to toilets, to tiaras said his "art" is payback against his neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:42:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clickorlando.com/news/23323466/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Condos and HOAs should have active contract review committees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most condominium and homeowners’ association board of directors are made up of good people with good intentions. However, because of their good nature, many times their association can get taken advantage of by contractors with bad provisions in the small print contained in the "contractor’s contracts" that no one ever reads.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:36:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/may/01/rob-samouce-condos-and-hoas-should-have-active-con/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Extra money from project must remain in reserve fund</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. It is the plan of the board to paint our buildings and replace the carpeting in the halls and stairwells. Money will be taken from our reserve fund for this use. We have received bids for these two projects and there will be money left over as our reserve fund for these projects was high. Can the left over money from these two projects be put into the general fund and used for other emergency use?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 13:31:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/may/01/richard-white-extra-money-project-must-remain-rese/</link>
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     <title>30 people evacuated from their homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo fire that forced about 30 people from their homes Thursday severely damaged part of an apartment building, a contractor said Friday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:13:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orange-fire-affects-30-20100430,0,5701520.story</link>
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     <title>Condos Lead Surge in Miami Home Sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Miami metro area posted an above-average increase in home sales last month as condos resold at their fastest pace in four years,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:49:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestreet.com/story/10742281/1/condos-lead-surge-in-miami-home-sales.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN</link>
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     <title>Delray residents ready to battle Wal-Mart</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It has everybody here in a state of fear," said Ray Kempf, president of the Tropic Bay Condominium Association, a 55-and-older community that directly abuts the proposed site. "We're merely 100 feet off the property line."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:03:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/delray-residents-ready-to-battle-wal-mart-650050.html</link>
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     <title>More legal issues arise in $13 million foreclosure of Fort Pierce's Renaissance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to court documents, Bank of America filed a motion last week to remove the court’s receiver, Craig Merrill, owner of Elliott Merrill Community Management, alleging that he has "failed to pay for insurance on the property." The motion also states that Merrill has past connections with the borrower and its principals."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:01:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/apr/29/lender-asks-courts-remove-receiver-renaissance-riv/</link>
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     <title>Homeowners unable to evict convicted sex offender</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several residents want a convicted sex offender out of their neighborhood because they fear for their children's safety. The only way to get the sex offender out would require action by the homeowner's association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12402150</link>
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     <title>Are businesses endangering your identity?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We also found files belonging to the Carrollwood Cove Homeowners Association that were discarded by the Property Management Company which is located in the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:46:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/taking_action_for_you/investigations/story/INVESTIGATION-Are-businesses-endangering-your/RflpwRCg70mW1mCSKwxcUQ.cspx</link>
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     <title>Amorous couple interrupts association meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ man was arrested on battery charges after he was allegedly caught having sex in a bathroom during a homeowners' association meeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:31:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12397422</link>
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     <title>Biscayne Landings in North Miami to Become an Indoor Ski Slope?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But after seeing the previous developer fail to convert the former toxic landfill into a thriving community of 6,000 condos and townhomes and 200,000 square feet of offices, shops and restaurants, some North Miami residents are justifiably skeptical]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:30:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/04/biscayne_landings_in_north_mia.php</link>
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     <title>Condo's could opt out of state-mandated sprinkler system upgrades under bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium associations could see relief from a state-mandated sprinkler system retrofit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/28/condominiums-could-opt-out-state-mandated-sprinkle/</link>
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     <title>Condo bill headed to Governor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite bi-partisan attempts to amend a 100-page condominium association bill, it was passed this morning with no additions _ a 107 to 4 vote that sends it to the governor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:08:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/04/jobs-bill-passes-house-headed-to-senate/</link>
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     <title>Condo president charged with stealing from her association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of Hillcrest Condominium Building 23 in Hollywood regarded their association president Bonnie Andrews Soloman as a ``trustworthy'' woman with a penchant for playing the penny slots at local casinos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:04:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/29/1603413/massive-condo-relief-bill-clears.html</link>
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     <title>Florida condo relief bill passes, now goes to governor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With a 107-4 vote, the Florida House on Wednesday passed condominium relief legislation that requires lenders to pay more in past-due assessments on foreclosed properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:17:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/04/florida_condo_relief_bill_pass_1.html</link>
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     <title>Incorporation committee receives feasibility analysis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The group researching whether Lakewood Ranch should become its own city has the final draft of its feasibility study and plans to present those results to Lakewood Ranch residents next month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/042820105899/Incorporation-committee-receives-feasibility-analy</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Get Break From Stinky Situation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 200 Lake County homeowners are getting a break from a neighbor who sprays sewage as fertilizer. The city of Orlando pays the Showcase of Citrus to take some of the city's treated sewage, but some homeowners said the smell got so bad their subdivision sued.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:33:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/23283284/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Condo relief bill sponsor: No more amendments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With less than 72 hours left in this year's legislative session, the sponsor of a mammoth condo relief bill that grew even more as lawmakers tacked on new provisions declared Tuesday that the proposal can take no more changes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/condo-relief-bill-sponsor-no-more-amendments/1090761</link>
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     <title>Condos Demanding Foreclosure On Abandoned Units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He calls it a mortgage terminator. He demanded Citibank to foreclose on unit 14 in Martinez's building. Surprisingly, instead of an 18 month legal fight, Citibank wrote off the debt, and handed the title over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:23:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/consumer/mortgage.terminator.condo.2.1658068.html</link>
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     <title>More power to condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s looking good for condominium associations hoping for relief this legislative session and the power to collect back fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:22:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postonpolitics.com/2010/04/more-power-to-condo-associations/</link>
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     <title>Criticism intensifies about Army Corps' plan to dredge off St. Augustine Inlet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The South Ponte Vedra Beach-Vilano Beach Restoration Association doesn't oppose the beach restoration project, just the source of sand the corps plans to use for it, said the group's president, Tom Turnage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-04-26/story/criticism-intensifies-about-army-corps-plan-dredge-st</link>
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     <title>Call For 'Inspection' Angers Poinciana Board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Normally uneventful and without controversy, a recent meeting of the Association of Poinciana Villages board of directors became heated when a Solivita resident called for an outside study of the board and its policies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:53:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.theledger.com/article/20100425/REPORTER/4255001/1035/BUSINESS?Title=Call-For-Inspection-Angers-Poinciana-Board&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Newlyweds sue developer - allowed their neighborhood to be ruined by flippers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[First a ghost town of vacant properties, they complain their community of three-story town homes is now overrun by "irreverent transients" who park erratically, leave trashcans perpetually curbside, throw loud parties, install unsightly and unauthorized satellite dishes, and fail to pick up after free-roaming dogs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:38:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/boynton-beach-newlyweds-sue-developer-saying-it-allowed-626261.html</link>
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     <title>Don't bank on paying association dues online</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The board of my homeowners association is stubbornly refusing to disclose the association's bank account number so I can deposit my dues electronically via the Internet, or by wire if I'm abroad. Instead, it insists that I make payments either by automatic withdrawal or by writing a check]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:37:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/25/tr-dont-bank-on-paying-association-dues-online/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our condominium association recently had our turnover meeting. The developer's representative showed up at the meeting and put some ballots in the box. I thought that the developer could not vote for the board once the association was turned over. What is the rule on this?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100425/COLUMNISTS16/4250321/1076/Turnover-changes-developer-s-rights</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I would like to know if it is legal for the homeowners association to prohibit visitors to my own home for bringing a pet with them? I feel like I am living in Russia]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:27:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/many-associations-allowed-to-prohibit-visitors-pets-143656.html?cxtype=rss_51226</link>
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     <title>Flooding in condo is Oldsmar's fault, residents say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greig McKinley and Shayle Popovich have lived in a hotel since April 18, the day before a crew started cleaning mold in their Oldsmar condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:28:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/flooding-in-condo-is-oldsmars-fault-residents-say/1090116</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Association must follow state statutes when enforcing fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I was fined by our HOA board for damages caused by my children in the clubhouse. I do not believe my children caused the damage. How can I challenge the fine? Would small claims court be the answer?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:27:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/24/richard-white-association-must-follow-state-statut/</link>
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     <title>Fire safety retrofit reprieve could save condos millions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Significant legislation pending in Tallahassee that deals with issues of fire safety upgrades in condominium buildings promises to have either a very positive or a very chilling impact on the financial future of thousands of condominium and co-op associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:26:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/commentary/fl-fire-safety-forum-20100424,0,6875599.story</link>
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     <title>Tamarac Condo Elevator Back Up And Running</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thankful residents at a well-known Tamarac condominium complex are jubilant after six weeks where many were stuck in their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:24:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/tamarac.elevator.repair.2.1653325.html</link>
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     <title>Stoneybrook HOAs want buyers to pay back dues on foreclosed homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Buyers in Stoneybrook West in Winter Garden and Stoneybrook East in east Orange County have to add $4,000 to closing costs, mostly for dues that went unpaid by previous owners while the house was in foreclosure for more than a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:15:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/os-stoneybrook-west-east-hoa-fees-20100423,0,3146852.story</link>
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     <title>New Condo Bills Could Help Associations Clean Up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For years, Oscar Garcia has struggled to keep his Doral Condo Association at Doral Gardens II alive. With more than half the community in foreclosure or delinquent in dues, he's had to get creative.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:24:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/condo.bill.association.2.1651050.html</link>
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     <title>Marcus Pointe Golf Club hopes neighbors will pay to save it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of a golf club that is the centerpiece of an affluent Pensacola neighborhood is looking to nearby homeowners to come up with the money to keep the links from shutting down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:44:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20100422/NEWS01/4220309/1006/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Palm City reader asks about open-meetings law, social events</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I am sure this has been asked many previous times, and it relates to the Florida Government-in-the-Sunshine Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:21:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/apr/22/palm-city-reader-asks-about-open-meetings-law/</link>
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     <title>Subdivision should pay for street lights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lake Wales city officials are looking to ensure working street lights in the Brookshire subdivision and assess residents a fee to pay for the expense of more aesthetic light poles]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:12:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newschief.com/article/20100421/NEWS/4215031/1021/news01?Title=Lake-Wales-commission-Subdivision-should-pay-for-street-lights</link>
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     <title>Disabled Tamarac Condo Residents Stranded In Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Disabled and elderly residents of a well-known condominium complex in Tamarac are asking for help; they say they've been stranded because of the lack of a working elevator for six and half weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:26:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/tamarac.elevator.repair.2.1648466.html</link>
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     <title>Moldy Drywall Removed From Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors said a Local 10 story was able to do what they have not been able to do for a year and a half -- get someone to clean up the mold in an abandoned Pompano Beach condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:39:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/23198042/detail.html</link>
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     <title>HOA Board Member Shot In Chest At Villages Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When they approached the two men to investigate, Roehl said one of the two men turned and shot a volunteer homeowner's association member.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:01:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/23213942/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Mickler's Landing neighbors want public path to parking lot closed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[St. Johns County officials are reviewing a home-owners association's contentious request to close a pathway between two public rights of way near Mickler's Landing, county officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:59:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-04-19/story/micklers-landing-neighbors-want-public-path-parking-lot-closed</link>
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     <title>Fire damages garage at Punta Gorda condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A garage fire forced the evacuation of a Punta Gorda Isles condo complex and caused $50,000 worth of damage Monday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:09:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100420/BREAKING/100429980/2055/NEWS?Title=Fire-damages-garage-at-Punta-Gorda-condo</link>
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     <title>Relief on the way for condo high-rises that must meet state fire safety retrofit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Florida community association super bill has passed the Senate and is headed to the House of Representatives for a vote as soon as this week. It’s packed with provisions that promise relief for financially-troubled condo associations in a number of ways]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:40:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/04/relief-on-the-way-for-condo-high-rises-that-must-meet-state-fire-safety-retrofit-requirements.html</link>
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     <title>Florida condo bill headed to House vote</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Florida community association bill passed the Senate last week is packed with provisions that seemingly offer the state's widespread financially-troubled condo associations relief in a number of ways.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:27:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-laws-condocol-0421-20100420,0,7642319.column</link>
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     <title>Homeowners might buy golf course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starwood Land Ventures, the community's new developer, wants to pay $3.5 million for the country club, with a mortgage the homeowner's association would repay. Residents will vote on it in the next few months]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:13:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/homeowners-might-buy-golf-course/1088698</link>
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     <title>Prince Mongo: Bad Neighbor or Freedom Fighter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[..the president of the local homeowners association on Venetian Way in Port Orange, said that Hodges' antics have evolved from bizarre to downright dangerous.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:01:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://abcnews.go.com/Business/prince-mongo-bad-neighbor-freedom-fighter/story?id=10419634</link>
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     <title>Poinciana resident calls for outside study of the APV</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Citing what he called "significant disappointment in the APV" by Poinciana residents, Guth claimed that the year-long argument over the possibility of Poinciana becoming an incorporated municipality unearthed a great deal of disenchantment of the board,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:21:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.theledger.com/article/20100419/NEWS/100419689?Title=Poinciana-resident-calls-for-outside-study-of-the-APV&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Technicality May Open Floodgates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Miami attorney Alexander Lian may have come up with an innovative strategy to help people recover pre-construction deposits they gave condo developers during the housing boom.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:24:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1643_1643/florida/184525-1.html</link>
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     <title>Promenade Condo buyers go to court instead of closing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Home buyers at the vacant Promenade condo in Boynton Beach are choosing the courthouse over the closing table.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:23:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/sfl-boynton-condo-buyers-go-to-court-0420,0,4199038.story</link>
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     <title>Court strips Coral Gables homeowners of control of dam by bay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That reverses a default decision last May by a county circuit court judge that gave the Coral Bay Section Homeowners Association -- a break-off group from the main homeowners group -- ownership of the dam,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:29:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/19/1586268/court-strips-coral-gables-homeowners.html</link>
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     <title>Lighthouse Bay homeowners association raises funds for Health Start</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lighthouse Bay at the Brooks homeowners association has donated $9,000 to Healthy Start of Southwest Florida. The funds were donated from the proceeds of Lighthouse Bay’s annual triathlon, held in the Estero-based community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:51:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100416/NEWS0108/100416063/1075/Lighthouse-Bay-homeowners-association-raises-funds-for-Health-Start</link>
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     <title>Fire can burn condo owners financially, too</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In January, one building in our condominium was destroyed by fire. I owned one of the apartments in the building. I cannot occupy my unit. Our board has received money from the insurance company and is in the process of getting bids to rebuild the building. This could take two or more years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:37:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/18/tr-fire-can-burn-condo-owners-financially-too/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Meeting agenda dictates rules of resident notification]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:35:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100418/COLUMNISTS16/4180320/1076/Meeting-agenda-dictates-rules-of-resident-notification</link>
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     <title>Some good news amid lien-law outrage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We made final payment and he gave us a lien release certifying that the job was complete, he was paid in full, and no liens would be placed on the property." But Zurkuhlen's lien release - the "safeguard" - was worthless]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:34:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-04-17/business/os-dawson-column-041810-20100417_1_lien-law-lien-release-subcontractors</link>
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     <title>Who gets the blame when a vendor mars a car?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What is the community association manager's responsibility when a vendor damages a car]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:19:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/11/tr-who-gets-the-blame-when-a-vendor-mars-a-car/</link>
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     <title>Youth soccer club protests outside Carrollwood deed-restricted community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Instead of screening and set play, dozens of youth soccer players were greeted by a Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy as they showed up to play soccer at the Plantation at Carrollwood Saturday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:07:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wtsp.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=130049</link>
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     <title>Boynton condo buyers go to court to void deals, get deposits back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some buyers at the vacant Promenade condo in Boynton Beach are choosing the courthouse over the closing table.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/clough-boynton-condo-buyers-go-to-court-to-574937.html</link>
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     <title>Is there a way my Florida condo association can earn extra cash?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We hear a lot about how much money Florida condominium and homeowner associations are losing revenue to foreclosures and owners who stop paying maintenance fees, but is there another way for your community to bring in cash? How about getting into the advertising business?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:26:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/condos/sfl-condo-advertising-links-041610,0,1141852.story</link>
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     <title>Neighbors Concerned About Mold In Empty Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents who live in a Pompano Beach condominium complex said mold growing inside a vacant apartment is making them sick.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:34:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/23164223/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Community Living</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q Is there an agency that oversees work done by our board? Our board is making repairs to our building and special-assessed members to cover shortages by non-paying owners. Can the board obtain bank loans to finish the work without the members' approval?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-community-living-041910-20100419,0,3180103.column</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Requiring air-conditioning pedestals is not new</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Must our condominium raise the air-conditioning pedestals on each unit? The information was provided to us by management. Is it true that the state law has changed to require this of existing buildings?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:54:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/apr/15/requiring-air-conditioning-pedestals-is-not-new/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Agencies loosen loan rules for shared ownership communities]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:54:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/agencies-loosen-loan-rules-for-shared-ownership-communities-568942.html</link>
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     <title>Condo associations charging delinquent owners collection fees?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many condominium and homeowner associations across South Florida have watched their budgets dry up due to delinquent owners not paying maintenance fees by choice or circumstance, but some are also taking a financial hit for the cost of trying to collect from owners behind in payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:51:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/04/condo-associations-charging-delinquent-owners-collection-fees.html</link>
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     <title>Senators seek mortgage relief for Florida homeowners with Chinese drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sen. George LeMieux, a Florida Republican, sent a letter to Fannie Mae on Wednesday, asking the government-run mortgage company to provide at least six months of mortgage relief to Florida homeowners with tainted Chinese drywall]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:50:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/04/senators_seek_mortgage_relief.html</link>
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     <title>Judge rules Collier condo complex can garnish rents to collect back dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another Collier County condo-conversion has permission to start using a blanket receivership to collect back association fees owed by members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/14/judge-rules-collier-condo-complex-can-garnish-rent/</link>
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     <title>Man charged with arson in condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Pompano Beach man has been charged with intentionally setting his condo on fire, causing more than $1 million in damage at a high-rise building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:51:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/14/1578380/man-charged-with-arson-in-condo.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors Say Couple Had Community Ducks Killed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A pecking war of sorts has erupted in one Palm Beach Gardens community after residents said a couple living in the neighborhood had the community's ducks removed and killed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:25:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/23146129/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Golf community ready to move on</title>
     <description><![CDATA[First they bid adieu to bankrupt developer TOUSA. Now homeowners at Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club can't get rid of the Falcones fast enough]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:58:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/14/pa-golf-community-ready-to-move-on/</link>
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     <title>Can condo boards shut down Jacuzzis, common elements?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can my condominium board shut down the community Jacuzzi without a membership vote? Can my condo president also be a paid employee? My daughter's condo association requires she hand over a key to her unit in case of an emergency, but can she add a chain-link lock to her door?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:46:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-06/business/fl-readerqa-condocol-0407-20100406_1_common-elements-condo-president-condo-association</link>
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     <title>Condo life pits smokers against non-smokers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jeff B. Black has a problem with cigarette smoke filling up his Oakland Park condominium and leaving it smelling like an air-conditioned ash tray. Even his small dog gets teary and red eyes from the constant smoke irritation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:44:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-cigarettesmoke-condocol-0414-20100412,0,1571304.column</link>
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     <title>South Florida Property Repos Jump 25%, Year-over-year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to a new report from Condo Vultures, lenders repossessed nearly 9,200 properties in the tricounty South Florida region in the first quarter of 2010, representing a 25 percent year-over-year increase]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:31:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/bYrf8V</link>
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     <title>Thirteen charged in Miami luxury condo mortgage fraud scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials have charged 13 individuals in an alleged elaborate $16.9 million mortgage fraud scheme targeting sales of luxury condominimum units in downtown Miami]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:30:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-04-12/business/fl-mortgage-fraud-0413-20100412_1_straw-buyers-mortgage-fraud-scheme-fraud-ring</link>
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     <title>Community Living</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q Our documents say that no director shall receive any compensation for services rendered to the association. However, the board recently approved a contract with a director's company to do concrete work and paid the company almost $7,000. At the meeting, the director abstained from voting on the motion. Was this an illegal act since the director received compensation?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:15:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-04-12/features/os-community-living-florida-hoa-0412-20100412_1_board-meeting-contract-hoa-act</link>
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     <title>Month After Fire, Condo Residents Return</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of a historic Miami condo are woke up at home Sunday for the first time in more than a month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:35:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/23116208/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Illegal renting results in revenue losses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the face of illegal renting. The practice has a long history in Florida but has recently worsened, according to officials who say it is becoming a sore spot in many beachside residences while robbing Brevard County of upwards of $15 million annually and creating noise, trash and nuisances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:34:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100411/BUSINESS/4110313/1006/news01/Illegal+renting+results+in+revenue+losses</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Members should approve adding or removing common area element</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our small HOA has no common structures and total annual assessments of $125,000. We are considering the purchase of a gazebo for $10,000. Can the board approve such a purchase or must the total membership approve it?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:05:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/10/richard-white-members-should-approve-adding-or-rem/</link>
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     <title>Group asks for path at Mickler's Landing to be closed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners' association wants a pathway leading to the ocean along the nearby popular Mickler's Landing beach access area closed to the public because of safety concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:28:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-04-09/story/group-asks-path-micklers-landing-be-closed</link>
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     <title>Lawmakers combine bills in bid to spur condo reform</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Florida legislators have merged bills in the hopes of giving condo owners the ability to opt out of requirement thats forcing them to retrofit older buildings with fire sprinkler systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:24:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-hrb-billmerge-0408-20100409,0,990873.story</link>
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     <title>I made a records inspection request for my condo, got a bill of $700</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Betty in Boca Raton is steaming mad that she got a $700 bill for making a records inspection request for her condominium association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:05:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/04/i-made-a-records-inspection-request-for-my-condo-got-a-bill-of-700.html</link>
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     <title>No joke! Vandals ravage Tiger Point area like April fools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The criminal mischief that occurred April 1 in some Tiger Point neighborhoods went a lot further than simple April Fool’s pranks, as vandals broke windows and damaged thousands of dollars worth of property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:21:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2010-04-08/Front_Page/No_joke_Vandals_ravage_Tiger_Point_area_like_April.html</link>
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     <title>Beach Erosion Threatens Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beach-front property is taking on a whole new meaning for Treasure Island Resort on Thomas Drive.  Waves are practically crashing against the concrete, and for many visitors it’s too close for comfort]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.panhandleparade.com/index.php/mbb/article/beach_erosion_threatens_condo/mbb7722539/</link>
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     <title>Knoll-Century Hill lawsuit ends in favor of resident</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Summary judgment was granted in favor of Aaron Seward Wednesday stemming from a lawsuit he filed against the Knoll-Century Hill Homeowner's Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:07:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/apr/08/knoll-century-hill-lawsuit-ends-favor-resident/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: State law does not require a lease rider for association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I am a director of a homeowner association and I would like to know if there is a statute called a lease rider?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:13:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/apr/08/state-law-does-not-require-a-lease-rider-for/</link>
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     <title>Former Trump Plaza Bookkeeper Arrested</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Trump Plaza condominium bookkeeper was arrested this week, accused of forging more than $150,000 worth of checks, West Palm Beach police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/23089261/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Community beefing up security after recent break-ins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People in a Naples Bay neighborhood are doing their part to catch criminals by installing cameras in the upscale Royal Harbor community. They want to keep an eye on any suspicious activity after some recent break-ins]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:59:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12271725</link>
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     <title>Should condo renters pay maintenance fees when owners get behind?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of tension occurs when condo owners who rent units get behind in maintenance fees, and often the renters living in the community are the ones who feel the heat]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:35:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/04/should-condo-renters-pay-maintenance-fees-when-owners-get-behind.html</link>
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     <title>South Fort Myers development stands out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sprawling Seven Lakes condominium community in south Fort Myers has won a statewide contest as "Community of the Year."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100407/BUSINESS/100406072/1014/South-Fort-Myers-development-stands-out</link>
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     <title>Deer Ridge residents protest severe pruning of shrubs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Numerous residents are up in arms over the recent, pruning of a privacy hedge near the Deer Ridge subdivision entrance in the River Ridge area]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:15:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/07/pn-deer-ridge-residents-protest-severe-pruning-of-/</link>
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     <title>Watchdog warns of hurricane fund disaster</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida might have to cover more than $7 billion in losses after a hurricane through post-event bonds, which could cost $4 billion a year – potentially bankrupting the state, according to a new report.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:34:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/04/05/daily11.html</link>
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     <title>Lauderdale officials want to tear down abandoned condo buildings along river</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Waterfront buildings with condos that just five years ago were outfitted with granite countertops and quickly snapped up by dozens of investors stand vacant today, abandoned, and in ruins.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:21:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/lauderdale-officials-want-to-tear-down-abandoned-condo-520694.html?cxtype=ynews_rss</link>
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     <title>Woman arrested in reported Charlotte condo fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators arrested a former Port Charlotte condominium manager who is accused of embezzling millions of dollars from residents of a local retirement community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:53:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100405/BREAKING/100409761/2055/NEWS?Title=Woman-arrested-in-Charlotte-condo-fraud</link>
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     <title>Bridgewater community still in financial distress</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like thousands of other Pasco County homes, the house at 31431 Glendalough Way sold to an investor in 2006 and fell into foreclosure a few years later]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/04/pa-bridgewater-community-still-in-financial-distre/</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Who pays for leaks upstairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: You have answered the question of who is responsible for water leaks, but you have confused me. It is my understanding that the condominium has some liability if there is a water leak in which one unit leaks into another. Would you please explain?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:16:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/04/04/1558686/who-pays-for-leak-damage-that.html</link>
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     <title>Lauderdale officials aim wrecking ball at newly refurbished condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale city officials will make a move this summer to tear down the New River Condominiums you'll see in this video.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:33:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/broward/blog/2010/04/lauderdale_officials_aim_wreck.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our homeowners' association has several standing committees, including a beautification committee and a social committee. Are these groups required to post notices of their meetings and keep minutes as well?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:22:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100404/COLUMNISTS16/4040305/1014/business/Committee-meeting-notices-aren-t-required</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: How to avoid paying to charge up your condo neighbors’ new electric</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Well it looks like electric cars are starting to arrive (not flying yet) and soon some will probably be parked next to your old style gas-powered vehicle. You pay for the gas for your car. But what if your condominium neighbor simply plugs his electric car into a common element electric outlet?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:49:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/03/rob-samouce-how-avoid-paying-charge-your-condo-nei/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Meet with current management company before searching for new one</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I am a member of a HOA board who has received poor service and advice from our current management company. What is the diplomatic way to bring up getting proposals from other management companies? We want to ensure we follow legal process.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:48:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/apr/03/richard-white-meet-current-management-company-sear/</link>
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     <title>Lauderdale officials want to tear down abandoned condo buildings along river</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Waterfront buildings with condos that just five years ago were outfitted with granite countertops and quickly snapped up by dozens of investors stand vacant today, abandoned, and in ruins]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:49:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-beirut-building-demolish-20100402,0,7385402.story</link>
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     <title>Brevard County Water officials to answer Barefoot Bay residents' questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Representatives from Brevard County’s water department will be on hand to talk to members of the Barefoot Bay Homeowner’s Association during its general meeting]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/apr/01/brevard-county-water-officials-to-answer-bay/</link>
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     <title>Embezzlement: Stealing money and trust</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cases of embezzlement have appeared in the news more frequently the last few months as people in trusted positions improperly stepped over the bottom line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:35:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530648</link>
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     <title>Fort Lauderdale condo shines at rounding up volunteers for good causes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale is unique in many ways, particularly when it comes to rounding up volunteers and donations to help with local and global causes, including cleaning up beaches and helping children in Africa]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:17:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/04/fort-lauderdale-condo-shines-at-rounding-up-volunteers-for-good-causes.html</link>
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     <title>Colony Association seeks to dissolve partnership</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort Association is seeking to dissolve the resort and convert it completely to condominium buildings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:19:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/longboat-key/Front-Page/033120105384/Colony-Association-seeks-to-dissolve-partnership</link>
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     <title>Freddie Mac easing lending rules on Fla. condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac moved to buoy the battered Florida condo market, waiving lending rules that made it harder to buy and sell units in many condo buildings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKKbXysDMRzgJ_8ukyRt4B5FiaTgD9EPRVE03</link>
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     <title>Fontainebleau Miami Tussles With Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developer Jeffrey Soffer and partner Dubai World, owners of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort, have another battle to add to their growing list of legal and financial troubles. Owners of units at the Fontainebleau III Ocean Club--a condominium component of Miami Beach’s landmark Fontainebleau resort--claim in a lawsuit their building has numerous construction defects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:58:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1630_1630/florida/184224-1.html</link>
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     <title>Delray Beach mayor brings back popular meetings with homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Delray Beach Mayor Woodie McDuffie's plan to meet with homeowners association presidents brings back a former city staple that measured the pulse of the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:04:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-delray-presidents-council-20100330,0,7459391.story</link>
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     <title>Cape Coral rezoning could affect homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Families in Cape Coral are furious over changes they say would have a devastating impact on their way of life. The city wants to start building businesses right next door to homes in quiet communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:00:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12229163</link>
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     <title>Six South Florida community associations win awards for giving back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Collecting toys for children during the holidays. Hosting food and clothes drives for troubled teenagers. Conducting local beach clean-ups. These are ways South Florida condominium and homeowner association communities are making life better for their neighborhoods,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:46:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-award-winners-condocol-0331-20100330,0,7299381.column</link>
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     <title>Over 42% of all South Florida Condo Sales are Distressed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly 42 percent of the nearly 53,000 condominiums for resale in the tricounty South Florida region are in some form of distress with the ratio of troubled product reaching as high as 50 percent in Miami-Dade County]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:26:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/9HVU0R</link>
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     <title>No Water For Much Of North Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City of Miami Beach says there is some problem with the water pressure here. They're not sure what. But the City claims that there are no outages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:48:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/north.beach.water.2.1594577.html</link>
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     <title>Gainesville Homeowner Outraged By Neighborhood Association Fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But, there is a third party involved in this dispute. Seniors v. Crime is a volunteer organization set-up by the Florida Attorney General and it's supposed to prevent victimization. They say the fines are illegitimate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:02:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcjb.com/news/6470/gainesville-homeowner-outraged-by-neighborhood-association-fines</link>
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     <title>Hundreds turn out for communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They are the people who run your local homeowner's group. The neighborhood who has the sanitation department on speed dial and the folks who volunteer to serve on small committees to make sure the trees are trimmed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:40:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar/28/na-hundreds-turn-out-for-communities/</link>
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     <title>Proposed Florida Law Would Sell Out Chinese Drywall Victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chinese drywall legislation currently under consideration in the Florida Senate and House of Representatives, and heavily promoted by the building industry, has Chinese drywall victims worried]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:15:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/19409</link>
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     <title>‘Decogate’ resident may take HOA to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner Joani Ellis says she may now sue the Summerfield/Riverwalk Homeowners Association after board members voted 5-0 not to waive a fine of more than $4,000 against her for excess yard decorations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:22:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/03/27/2162190/decogate-resident-may-take-hoa.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners have issues with developer control]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:18:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100328/COLUMNISTS16/3280324/1014/BUSINESS/Homeowners-have-issues-with-developer-control</link>
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     <title>Costly fight over pickup truck in driveway nearing end</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A four-year legal battle between pickup truck owner A.J. Vizzi and the homeowners association is just about over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:40:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/costly-fight-over-pickup-truck-in-driveway-nearing-end/1082412</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I have read your article on the use of clotheslines in a deed-restricted community. I am faced with a similar situation, and our Association Manager says our restrictions do not prevent us from installing a clothesline, but prohibit the hanging of laundry on it. I am confused.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/condo-manager-wrongly-interprets-clothesline-law-97998.html</link>
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     <title>FHA's Florida Fiasco</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What the hell happened to the FHA's loans in Florida?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:11:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/26/real_estate/FHA_defaults_Florida/</link>
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     <title>Jade Ocean buyers sue developer of Miami Beach condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The buyers of seven condominiums at Jade Ocean in Miami Beach are suing developer Fortune Ocean for breach of contract and theft]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:56:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/26/1548651/jade-ocean-buyers-sue-developer.html</link>
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     <title>City of Tallahassee asks residents to pay $80,000 utility bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[a "conceptual agreement" has been made between the city and property owners of the townhomes located off of Miccosukee Road. That includes paying the bill in full.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:16:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20100326/BREAKINGNEWS/100326006/City-of-Tallahassee-asks-residents-to-pay--80-thousand-utility-bill</link>
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     <title>Builders Promote Chinese Drywall Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill supported by the Homebuilders Association of Florida could provide relief to homeowners across Florida who have been affected by Chinese drywall over the past two years. It could also indemnify developers from some future legal action. The legislation passed the Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee in the House]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:13:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/chinese-drywall-legislation-passes-committee</link>
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     <title>Homeowner group OKs $4,000 yard art fine</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two metal poodles and several small seashells decorating Summerfield resident Joani Ellis' front yard are still costing her $50 a day]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:52:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100326/ARTICLE/3261060/2055/NEWS?Title=Homeowner-group-OKs-4-000-yard-art-fine</link>
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     <title>Community Living:  Common vs. individual property</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q I am an owner in a condominium. We have a management company that operates our association. Is it a requirement that our bylaws define common property, as opposed to individual property?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:10:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-community-living-florida-hoa-0329-20100329,0,7101859.column</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Using volunteers may become liability for association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. The board in our condominium asks for volunteers to help with projects such as pressure cleaning walks, cutting the grass, painting and cleaning our clubhouse, to name a few jobs.  If someone slips and falls or has a heart attack, is there a liability problem?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:07:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/25/using-volunteers-may-become-liability-for/</link>
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     <title>Paramount condo faces $216M foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Paramount on the Bay Condominium could be seized by its lender in a $216 million foreclosure that would rank as one of the most massive in South Florida.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:03:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/03/22/daily42.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner issues? Here's help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I am president of the Federation of Manatee County Community Associations Inc., a resource that is available for assistance with many homeowner issues recently in the news.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:14:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100325/LETTERS/100329868/2163/OPINION?Title=Homeowner-issues-Here-s-help</link>
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     <title>Felon treasurer no help for community's woes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sabin said the issue was compounded when Bridenthal canceled the homeowner's association meeting in January "on advice of counsel" and refused repeated requests to provide copies of the financial records of the association. The last financial statement was dated April 2007 and came from the management company, Sabin said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:21:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100325/COLUMNISTS40/3250417/1075/Felon-treasurer-no-help-for-community-s-woes</link>
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     <title>Trespassing rampant at Longbeach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lack of beach at Longbeach condominium, 7075 Gulf of Mexico Drive, combined with the closure of the North Shore Road beach access has created a problem for the condo’s residents: frequent trespassing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/longboat-key/News/032420105236/Trespassing-rampant-at-Longbeach</link>
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     <title>Florida allows condo associations to opt out of sprinkler requirements for units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is currently a lot of debate going about whether Florida should continue to force condo associations to retrofit units with fire safety upgrades, including installing costly sprinkler systems in units and common areas]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:02:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/03/florida-allows-condo-associations-to-opt-out-of-sprinkler-requirements-for-units-but-time-is-running-out.html</link>
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     <title>Can Florida condo associations afford fire safety upgrades?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can your condominium community afford to retrofit its buildings with fire sprinklers or manual fire alarms?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:47:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-sprinklers-condocol-0324-20100322,0,2445213.column</link>
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     <title>Class action suit filed against 'booting' company</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whitestone booted him for parking in the grass, against the homeowner association's rules. Tucker is part of a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday that claims Whitestone's booting fines are "illegal" and "nothing more than a profit enhancer."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:44:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12191260</link>
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     <title>HOAs in Tampa Bay Now Allow More Homes for Rent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A number of homeowner associations in Tampa Bay are now allowing more homes for rent in their deed-restricted communities because of the need for foreclosed houses to be occupied and because of the increase in real estate investors owning properties in these communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:01:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/contents/20100322/hoas-tampa-bay-now-allow-more-homes-rent.htm</link>
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     <title>Giant bee hive removed from Sarasota condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's a buzz going around a Sarasota condominium complex...but it's not gossip.  A beehive more than three feet wide was found, and residents were ready for it to bee-gone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:42:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=12182745</link>
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     <title>Grenelefe Condo Residents Assess Tornado Damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judy Farrell isn't sure how she and her husband, Gib, ended up under a living room table when a tornado hit their second-floor Grenelefe condo on the evening of]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:40:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theledger.com/article/20100321/REPORTER/3215006/1002</link>
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     <title>Courts and contractors fret over Chinese drywall fix</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Builders and homeowners afflicted with contaminated Chinese drywall hoped for direction regarding the cost and scope of fixing the problem from a federal trial that started March 15 in New Orleans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:13:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/03/22/story6.html?b=1269230400^3051841&ana=e_vert]]></link>
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     <title>Talking With Jennifer Waller: Best practices helped with fire response</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Waller, vice president of Central Florida operations for the Continental Group, property managers, was awarded a key to the city of Ocoee for helping families displaced by a January fire at the Bordeaux Condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:42:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-03-21/business/os-cfb-talking-with-apartments-20100321_1_fire-victims-arson-fire-red-cross</link>
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     <title>Golf communities putter with finances</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although it seems Florida and the rest of the nation is filled with die-hard golf fanatics, golf-oriented country club memberships have been a tough sell during the recession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:09:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/03/22/story2.html?b=1269230400%5E3051601</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Short sale raises issue of association fee payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:34:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100321/COLUMNISTS16/3210323/1076/Short-sale-raises-issue-of-association-fee-payments</link>
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     <title>Woman embezzled to fund Mary Kay makeup</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mitchell, 40, lined her pockets with $856,126 embezzled from five local homeowners associations where she worked as an association representative.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2010/03/woman_embezzled_to_fund_mary_k.html</link>
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     <title>Many condo bills are similar</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are trying to push a host of condo bills through the Legislature, hoping to gain mileage with voters and address the long-standing crisis.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:20:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/21/1539637/many-condo-bills-are-similar.html</link>
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     <title>Fire Erupts In Luxury Aventura High Rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire erupted at a luxury high-rise in Aventura Sunday afternoon and fortunately no one was inside when it happened.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:15:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/aventura.fire.turnberry.2.1578932.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Community Living</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q I have some concerns about the operations of our condominium. We were formed as a nonprofit organization in 1992. Our board meets monthly, and we elect new board members each year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:09:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-community-living-florida-hoa-0322-20100322,0,2055573.column</link>
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     <title>Five ways lengthy foreclosure proceedings hurt community associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One painful result of the current condo and homeowner association crisis is an increase in how long it takes for a unit or home to go through the foreclosure process. Not long ago, many were completed in six to nine months, today it can take two years or longer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/03/five-reasons-lengthy-foreclosure-proceedings-hurt-community-associations.html</link>
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     <title>Community up in arms over neighbor's clutter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Venetian Way Homeowners Association President Pam Lucas said nobody much cared about the "nonconformity" until it began to create "an eyesore" that has brought on "an extremely dangerous situation."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:28:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2010/03/19/community-up-in-arms-over-neighbors-clutter.html</link>
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     <title>Our take on: Paying HOA dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At first glance, Melissa Solis vs. Stoneybrook West is a classic tale of the little guy getting stepped on by The Man.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:39:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-homeowners-associations-031910-20100318,0,3791698.story</link>
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     <title>Fannie Mae designation approves Pompano condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae continues to review South Florida condominium projects three months after announcing a program designed to provide loans to buyers interested in purchasing units in buildings that previously did not meet Fannie Mae requirements]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:34:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pompano-beach/fl-hrb-fannieapprove-0318-20100318,0,138896.story</link>
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     <title>Florida's foreclosure backlog among nation's worst</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A crushing backlog of foreclosure cases has pushed Florida's courts to request a one-time payment of $9.6 million to help purge the system and quicken a market recovery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:49:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/floridas-foreclosure-backlog-among-nations-worst-380990.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>Tradition resident takes Chinese drywall repairs into his own hands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dan Savini took proactive measures when he found out his $220,000 condominium at The Promenade in Tradition had Chinese drywall]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/18/tradition-resident-takes-chinese-drywall-repairs/</link>
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     <title>Repair work continues one year later at Five Points</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s been a year since a piece of stucco broke loose from the Plaza at Five Points building and struck a woman in the head. The repair work has been ongoing and may not be completed for another four months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:31:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/News/031820105144/Repair-work-continues-one-year-later-at-Five-Point</link>
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     <title>HOA leaders join forces</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So to resolve these issues on a larger scale, Daday organized the Oviedo Homeowners Presidents Association, uniting neighborhoods in a common purpose]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:27:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2010/03/17/4ba1427c1a978</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bottom Feeders, Flippers & Condo Vultures: South Florida's Got Them All]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The situation in South Florida now, he says, is that the number of condo foreclosures has begun to slow. After 97,000 condo foreclosures in Miami last year, there will be about a 10% drop in 2010, he predicts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:17:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/03/condo_vultures_flip_profits.html</link>
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     <title>Owners at Resort at Singer Island sue over high fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, the association that represents those who own the 239 hotel units claim the chain that owns the oceanfront high-rise is soaking them for fees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/owners-at-resort-at-singer-island-sue-over-372499.html</link>
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     <title>Lee County leaves Gulf Harbour battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Lee County will no longer be a part of bankruptcy proceedings between Gulf Harbour Yacht & Country Club and its developer, WCI.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:49:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100317/NEWS0117/100316087/1075/Lee-County-leaves-Gulf-Harbour-battle</link>
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     <title>Property manager sentenced to 30 years for embezzling $856,126 from homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mitchell embezzled the money between 2006 and 2009 while she worked as a property manager for Montgomery Management Associates, which handled bookkeeping for homeowners' associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:04:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/mitchell-26909-money-people.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner association blocks guests when fees go unpaid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a result of such actions, Stoneybrook West's delinquency rate is 5 percent or 6 percent, Gustino said, but only because it has been aggressive in keeping residents up to date. Dozens of homeowners who face financial hardships have entered into payment plans, he said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:34:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-homeowners-association-stoneybrook-20100316,0,4987789.story</link>
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     <title>Condo flipping pays off in about 20 minutes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It could be one of the quickest profits made in Miami's condo market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:41:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-condo-flipping-0316,0,5932873.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>Colony resort dispute gets new players</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Longboat Key residents bought nearly $10 million in bank debt owed by the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort and hope to use their newfound leverage to broker a truce in the longstanding civil war between condo owners and the resort's general partner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:35:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100316/ARTICLE/3161025/-1/NEWSSITEMAP</link>
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     <title>W South Beach deception alleged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several unit buyers at the W South Beach are clamoring for their deposits to be returned, alleging developers deceived them into believing there were to be more units, larger units or a second pool at the chic 420-unit condo-hotel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:36:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/03/15/story3.html?b=1268625600%5E3017081</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit targets wind insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The additional cost was to cover a windstorm insurance that her condominium's association had just eliminated, forcing her mortgage lender, Bank of America, to purchase a policy of more than $4,500 on her behalf and charge the cost against her monthly mortgage payment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:16:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/15/1530180/lawsuit-targets-wind-insurance.html</link>
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     <title>Richton Park names Colon Citizen of the Year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the Falcon Crest Eastside Homeowners Association president for several years, Colon took on the role with much determination to try and make a change in the community. He was always the first to volunteer to help others when they were faced with adversity, according to village officials]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:01:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/matteson/2099247,031410MRcolon.article</link>
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     <title>For Mundy Mill, it takes a village</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The stalled Mundy Mill development in Gainesville could easily be viewed as the epicenter of the housing market’s Armageddon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:55:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/30700/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a large master association that has several neighborhood associations within it. The master association insists that the neighborhood associations collect all of the master association's assessments and send the entire payment to the master association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:53:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100314/COLUMNISTS16/3140324/1014/BUSINESS/Neighborhood-associations-expected-to-pay-fees</link>
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     <title>Questions abound over change in Compass Lake status</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whether Compass Lake in the Hills becomes an independent, self-governing district may hinge on whether the subdivision is willing to give up or suspend the one-lot, one-vote structure that has been a point of controversy for years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:42:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/local/article/questions_abound_over_change_in_compass_lake_status/138018/</link>
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     <title>Regulation rare for homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 99 percent of cases in Manatee and Sarasota counties, homeowners associations go about their business of enforcing deed restrictions and taking care of common property in a quiet, smooth fashion,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:37:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/03/14/2128782/regulation-rare-for-homeowners.html</link>
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     <title>Local neighborhood underwater</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the wet season approaches, many of the residents say they want to make sure that their Homeowner's Association is properly pumping canals and maintaining the right levels, so that flooding won't continue to be a major concern.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:01:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/centralpbc/loxahatchee_acreage/story/Local-neighborhood-underwater-Loxahatchee-flooding/QQgxY7e8IEOo83hPu9FC6w.cspx</link>
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     <title>Bennett’s bill on drywall comes under scrutiny</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Mike Bennett has filed a bill that could limit a homeowner’s or condo association’s ability to sue over defective drywall, according to attorneys representing those dealing with contaminated property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:44:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/03/13/2127800/2010-florida-legislature-bennetts.html</link>
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     <title>Residents look for answers on water quality</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Covered Bridge, a 55-plus community in Lake Placid, complained that they occasional have dark, murky water and a chronic strong smell of chlorine]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:42:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/mar/12/la-residents-look-for-answers-on-water-quality/</link>
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     <title>Residents of Sherwood are in Fort Myers limbo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For five years, the residents of Fort Myers' Sherwood community have put away $10,000 a year for future road improvements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:38:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100312/NEWS0110/3120401/1085/NEWS01/Residents-of-Sherwood-are-in-Fort-Myers-limbo</link>
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     <title>Community living: Why the reserves are important</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q I live in a small HOA. In November, our board approved the budget for 2010. It included funds for painting - but the painting is not scheduled for three years. The funds are being placed in a line item called reserves for the use of people who are not owners as yet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:26:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-community-living-0315-20100315,0,6169516.column</link>
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     <title>Firefighters rescue Lauderdale Lakes woman sleeping in smoke-filled condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[LAUDERDALE LAKES Firefighters forced their way into a condo filled with smoke Friday morning to rescue a woman who slept through her smoke alarm, authorities said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:07:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderdale-lakes/fl-lauderdale-lakes-smoke-inhalation-20100312,0,2112654.story</link>
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     <title>Storm damages 28 units in Fla. golf condo area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Severe weather, including two tornados, has rendered five units in an aging central Florida golf resort uninhabitable and damaged another 23.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:03:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/12/1526281/storm-damages-28-units-in-fla.html</link>
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     <title>Disrepair remains in Key Marco’s ‘irreparable, irreplaceable’ habitat damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Key Marco Community Association was slapped with fines and a requirement to mitigate what the code board ruled, about one year ago, was irreparable damage to protected habitat in Key Marco.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:02:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/11/disrepair-remains-key-marcos-irreparable-irreplace/</link>
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     <title>Non-quorum board has power to appoint new directors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Can a homeowners association's non-quorum board appoint new directors?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/non-quorum-board-has-power-to-appoint-new-342952.html?cxtype=ynews_rss</link>
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     <title>Should community associations choose to foreclose on units in delinquency?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When owners stop paying maintenance fees, condo and homeowners associations must decide whether they want to file a lien against the unit and eventually force a foreclosure? The answer may be different for each community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/03/should-community-associations-choose-to-foreclose-on-units-in-delinquency.html</link>
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     <title>Judge rules against Stranahan House in condo lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fighters for a park next to the historic Stranahan House in downtown Fort Lauderdale suffered yet another blow Wednesday when a judge ruled in favor of the approved high-rise next door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:48:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-03-10/news/fl-stranahan-lawsuit-20100310_1_stranahan-house-condo-lawsuit-tower-next-door</link>
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     <title>County errs in favoring Gulf Harbour over other residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dispute involves who is financially responsible for fixing serious, potentially dangerous, problems with several large lakes on the 500 acre, 1,600 unit Gulf Harbour development]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:29:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100311/OPINION/100310059/1015/opinion/Rick-Diamond--County-errs-in-favoring-Gulf-Harbour-over-other-residents</link>
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     <title>Court sides with homeowner in dispute over pickup</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The violation turned into a lawsuit in 2006. A year later, a Hillsborough circuit court ruled in Vizzi's favor. In 2009, the homeowners association appealed. On Wednesday, the Second District Court of Appeal upheld the lower court's ruling]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:12:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/mar/10/court-sides-homeowner-dispute-over-pickup/news-metro/</link>
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     <title>Latest HOA fine sparks Jensen remarks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schroeder-Manatee Ranch President and CEO Rex Jensen is calling for reason and common sense following the latest disputed homeowner’s association fine in Lakewood Ranch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:08:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/031020104975/Latest-HOA-fine-sparks-Jensen-remarks</link>
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     <title>Residents Upset By Bats In Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Deland family is frustrated because of the bats which have taken up residence in their home for the past week and a half. The problem started after crews did work on the roof of Tina Perron’s condo. When her house was exposed to the elements, bats got inside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:06:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/22792487/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Suspicious condominium fire under investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire officials are asking for the public's help in solving a case where someone intentionally set fire to a condo Tuesday afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:01:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fireengineering.com/index/articles/news_display/142293440.html</link>
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     <title>Got a noisy condo neighbor? Make your complaint count</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dolores in Fort Lauderdale called to complain about a neighbor's noise that she says makes living in her condominium unbearable. She has approached her neighbor and association board to no avail and asks, "Now what?"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condocol-noise-031010-20100309,0,7143139.column</link>
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     <title>Fight over beach access could go to Supreme Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA["We want to win the issue so we don't have this proliferation up and down the beach where people are roping off their property," said Collier County Commissioner Tom Henning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12111548</link>
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     <title>Palm Harbor condo fire started with toaster, deputies say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Deputies have blamed a fiery toaster for starting a condo fire Tuesday morning that sent an elderly couple to the hospital with minor injuries.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:19:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/palm-harbor-condo-fire-started-with-toaster-deputies-say/1078414</link>
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     <title>Vandals hit condos restricting beach access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The battle over beach rights has gotten ugly. On the day a dispute over public and private beach property is set to go before county commissioners, a luxury condo is hit by vandals]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=12109459</link>
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     <title>Condo seeks help in return for advertising</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Historic Miami Beach Art Deco Condominium Seeks Corporate Assistance for Restoration Project in Exchange for Advertising Space and PR]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/historic-miami-beach-art-deco,1197532.shtml</link>
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     <title>Island Escape condos score 'final judgment' against fee scofflaw, again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a case closely watched by other condominium associations, a small Clearwater Beach complex has moved a step toward evicting an owner who owes thousands of dollars in maintenance fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:58:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/island-escape-condos-score-final-judgment-against-fee-scofflaw-again/1078316</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Should your common area walls have eyes?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is a way to obtain indisputable hard evidence. It’s the eye in the sky or the fly on the wall consisting of high-tech surveillance cameras]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:22:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/08/rob-samouce-should-your-common-area-walls-have-eye/</link>
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     <title>Residents' water could be shut off over unpaid bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Van Dyke says the condo HOA owes them $300,000 in outstanding water bills. The outstanding bill is an enormous debt that accounts for half of the county's uncollected water bills for last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/news/local/hillsborough/south/story/Residents-water-could-be-shut-off-over-unpaid/MVjGaYR22ECLgKfh__-dIg.cspx?rss=794</link>
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     <title>Ridgeway Mobile Home resident files suit against board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another resident at the Ridgeway Mobile Home subdivision in Hobe Sound is asking a judge to determine whether its property owners association is acting with proper authority when collecting fees, enforcing rules and suing lot owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:52:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/08/stuart-ridgeway-mobile-home-resident-files-suit/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Management companies should support external audits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I have some concerns about the operations of our condominium. We were formed as a non-profit organization in 1992. Our board meets monthly and we elect new board members each year. For the past four years, our budget exceeds $500,000 but has never had an internal or certified audit since inception.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:43:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/08/richard-white-management-companies-should-support-/</link>
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     <title>Does your condo neighbor’s noise make life miserable?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The other day Dolores in Fort Lauderdale called to complain about a neighbor noise that she said makes her condo life unbearable. She wanted to know what she should do]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/03/does-your-condo-neighbors-noise-make-your-life-miserable.html</link>
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     <title>Sole occupant of 32-story Fort Myers condo wants out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vangelakos is suing Related to get out of his contract. But Related vice president and general counsel Betsy McCoy said he's not entitled to that because he already closed on the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:40:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100308/NEWS0110/3080347/-1/ent19/Sole-occupant-of-32-tower-Fort-Myers-condo-wants-out</link>
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     <title>Floor collapses in S. Florida condo and hotel</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities are investigating how the floor of a South Florida condo building and hotel collapsed, despite passing recent inspections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:36:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100308/BREAKING/100309723/-1/NEWS?Title=Floor-collapses-in-S-Florida-condo-and-hotel&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Time for lenders to expedite foreclosures or pay expenses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Columnist Note: Florida's Third District Court of Appeal has derailed the efforts of shared ownership communities to compel foreclosing lenders to expedite their unit foreclosures or pay common expenses]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/time-for-lenders-to-expedite-foreclosures-or-pay-113474.html</link>
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     <title>Fla. Insurance Case Could Set Precedent for Hurricane Claims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case in dispute involves an $8.1 million federal verdict won by a Boca Raton, Fla., condominium association against Sydney, Australia-based QBE Insurance over its handling of a claim after Hurricane Wilma in 2005.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:33:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202445786445&Fla_Insurance_Case_Could_Set_Precedent_for_Hurricane_Claims]]></link>
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     <title>Neighbors: Man's Home Decor Nuisance For Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Volusia County home has become a nuisance for an entire neighborhood, and county code enforcement is now involved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:29:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wesh.com/news/22758744/detail.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a community operated by a homeowners' association. I have a question about the board's right to come onto my property to "inspect" the exterior of my home and landscaping]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:51:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100307/COLUMNISTS16/3070317/1076/Association-is-legally-obliged-to-enforce-rules</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Directors may have a conflict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our condominium has five directors. Three of them have their units for sale. We are concerned that the board's action over this past year has not been in the best interest of the owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:42:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/07/1512624/directors-may-have-a-conflict.html</link>
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     <title>Desperate condo, homeowner groups given new way to grab overdue fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new maneuver called reverse foreclosure helps condo and homeowner associations collect badly needed overdue maintenance fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:34:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/07/1516871/desperate-condo-homeowner-groups.html</link>
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     <title>Displaced High-Rise Residents Beg For Help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A day after more than 300 residents were displaced because of a Miami high-rise fire, the city is stepping in to try and find those residents a place to stay]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:16:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/apartment.fire.miami.2.1541749.html</link>
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     <title>State sweeps West Palm for unlicensed association managers, finds perfect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This week the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation completed an unlicensed community association manager sweep operation and found perfect compliance among 17 properties visited and 17 licenses checked in West Palm Beach]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/03/state-sweeps-west-palm-for-unlicensed-community-association-managers-finds-perfect-compliance.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Reserves help associations, owners plan for the future</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I live in a small HOA. In November our board approved the budget for 2010. It included funds for painting, but the painting is not scheduled for three years. The funds are being placed in a line item called reserves for the use of people who are not owners as yet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:42:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/05/reserves-help-associations-owners-plan-for-the/</link>
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     <title>Collier commissioner wants to keep condo from closing beach to public</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Collier Commissioner Frank Halas said today that he wants to explore any legal grounds the county has to keep a chunk of beach in front of the Moraya Bay condominium open to the public.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:51:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/04/moraya-bay-beach-access-issue-headed-collier-commi/</link>
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     <title>Palm Beach County deeds over timeshare after discovering ownership, overdue fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A surprise real estate maneuver could have allowed the largest influx of vacationers to crowd into a one-bedroom timeshare in Boca Raton beach-going history.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/palm-beach-county-deeds-over-timeshare-after-discovering-315255.html</link>
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     <title>Inside Detroit Hotel, condo owners don't want historic tag from St. Petersburg</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The actual owners of the building don't want the designation. The building went condo in 2002, and all of the owners say the historic status would infringe upon their ownership rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:38:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/inside-detroit-hotel-condo-owners-dont-want-historic-tag-from-st-petersburg/1077252</link>
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     <title>Sailwind Condo Assn. loses money to embezzler</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gulf Breeze condominium association is refocusing its oversight practices after an estimated $114,000 was embezzled from its coffers by a former business manager.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:39:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gulfbreezenews.com/news/2010-03-04/Front_Page/Sailwind_Condo_Assn_loses_money_to_embezzler.html</link>
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     <title>Fire in West Boca injures two people, kills two cats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors rushed out of their homes when they smelled smoke and saw heavy black clouds pushing into the air Tuesday afternoon west of Boca Raton.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:34:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-03-02/news/fl-fire-boca-20100302_1_two-cats-thick-smoke-fire</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Articles of incorporation usually tell which statute to follow</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I recently moved to Florida and into a homeowner association. In their last newsletter, they had an application for new board members. They made reference to statute 718 several times.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:26:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/mar/02/articles-of-incorporation-usually-tell-which-to/</link>
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     <title>Miami-Dade ruling shows banks may be fined for delays in condo foreclosure sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can Florida banks be held financially accountable for purposely delaying condo bank foreclosure sales? A new South Florida circuit court ruling says yes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:22:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-bank-sanction-vasquez-0303-20100302,0,3399447.column</link>
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     <title>Law Gives Tenants Rights During Foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest victims of foreclosures in Central Florida don't even own homes, they rent. Florida doesn't have any laws to protect renters if the homes go into foreclosure, but a new federal law does.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/22708109/detail.html</link>
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     <title>North Naples condo draws ire for restricting beach access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rebellion _ Southwest Florida style _ is brewing at a North Naples beach where a condominium has restricted access to a stretch of sand in front of its high-rise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:42:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/mar/01/naples-condo-draws-ire-restricting-beach-access/</link>
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     <title>Dealing with tainted drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Relief for financially strapped condo and homeowners associations and Florida residents living with tainted Chinese drywall is on many people's wish list for this legislative session.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/01/1505612/dealing-with-tainted-drywall.html</link>
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     <title>Legislators hope to help frustrated golf cart users</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bennett filed a bill Thursday, SB 2448, that authorizes local governments to enact ordinances permitting the use of golf carts on sidewalks, according to the Florida Senate Web site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:43:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/03/01/2093197/legislators-hope-to-help-frustrated.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Condo Q&A: Pending legislation aims to ease associations' ills]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As more unit owners become upside down on their mortgages, and foreclosures continue unabated, other unit owners are forced to cover the cash shortfall to keep the association functioning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/A9/20100301/BUSINESS/100301001/1003</link>
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     <title>Resolve late fee issues with swift and sure action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[My condominium board argues that it's impossible to lien and foreclose on any defaulting unit. Please lay out the process in a step-by-step manner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/28/tr-resolve-late-fee-issues-with-swift-and-sure-act/</link>
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     <title>Court holds that Florida condo purchaser is entitled to void contract...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Double AA International Investment Group, Inc., et. al. v. Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc., et. al., a federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida held recently that a condominium purchaser was entitled to void its contract because the developer did not establish two separate escrow accounts for the deposit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:30:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://molderlegal.com/content/547</link>
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     <title>Many associations allowed to prohibit visitors' pets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I would like to know if it is legal for the homeowners association to prohibit visitors to my own home for bringing a pet with them? I feel like I am living in Russia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:13:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/many-associations-allowed-to-prohibit-visitors-pets-143656.html?cxtype=rss_51226</link>
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     <title>Key RV, city sewer deal is dead: No settlement reached in suit over assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A sewer-fees lawsuit thought to be on the verge of settlement is now back to square one, as the Marathon City Council on Tuesday rejected revisions made by Key RV attorney David Paul Horan to its latest offer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:51:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3903716</link>
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     <title>Vandals spraypaint about 20 Valrico homes overnight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The wave of graffiti seemed to have hit random houses in three subdivisions: Dominion, the Hammocks and Lakes of Valrico,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:50:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/vandals-spraypaint-about-20-valrico-homes-overnight/1076511</link>
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     <title>Condo owner wants HOA to change renting policy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Bay area man trying to rent out his condominium says his homeowners' association is forcing him to exclude many potential renters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:46:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2010/2/28/588874.html?title=Condo%20owner%20wants%20HOA%20to%20change%20renting%20policy&cid=rss]]></link>
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     <title>Court ruling in Coral Lakes foreclosure discussed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before addressing reader questions, I would like to report on a very important case for homeowners' associations regarding assessment collections and mortgage foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:32:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100228/COLUMNISTS16/2280322/1014/RSS02</link>
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     <title>Shores neighbors at each others' throats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A long-simmering hostility between angry St. Augustine Shores homeowners and that development's management company is bringing to boil an ugly soup of personal vendettas, accusations of corruption, character assassination, unpleasant confrontations and lawsuits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:15:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2010-02-28/shores-neighbors-each-others-throats</link>
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     <title>Resolve late fee issues with swift and sure action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[My condominium board argues that it's impossible to lien and foreclose on any defaulting unit. Please lay out the process in a step-by-step manner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:39:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/28/tr-resolve-late-fee-issues-with-swift-and-sure-act/</link>
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     <title>Condo Line:  Bu Richard White</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: How can I convince my board that I have a legal right to dry my washing outside? I conserve energy and also save money]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:16:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/28/1499778/condo-cant-ban-clothes-drying.html</link>
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     <title>Disgruntled homeowner jailed for stalking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Friday, however, Goldstein was taken into custody by Sheriff’s deputies who obtained sworn affidavits from five people at the Riverview Club who allege that Goldstein has become more and more aggressive in his harassment of them since it was determined that a trespass warning, Goldstein had previously been given, was issued in error.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:56:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2010/staugustine/news/florida/disgruntled-homeowner-jailed-for-stalking-2678</link>
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     <title>Get off the sand!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bruce says the deputy told her the residents at the condo voted the beach]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:46:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/news/local/85606602.html</link>
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     <title>LWR board holds firm on landscaping rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Restrictions and enforcement keep home values high, and the Summerfield/Riverwalk Homeowners Association will seriously strive to keep things that way, the group’s president said in a statement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:41:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/02/27/2090905/lwr-board-holds-firm-on-landscaping.html</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood grant will help renovate homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Once Gibbs started delving into the books, she saw that the association was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt because it wasn't collecting dues on 105 foreclosed units. Now those units are being sold]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:22:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/27/27-million-neighborhood-grant-will-help-renovate-h/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Condo Owners Ignore Recycling Ordinance, Beach to Offer Drop-Offs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the county passed an ordinance last year requiring building owners to offer the service, landlords aren't following that rule -- big surprise. And officials aren't doing much in the way of enforcement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:40:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/02/condo_owners_ignore_recycling.php</link>
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     <title>Condos and HOA's: Living with rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yes, delinquent condo owner can run for office, place name on election ballot]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:33:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/yep-delinquent-condo-owner-can-run-for-office-place-name-on-election-ballot.html</link>
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     <title>Outcome of condo bills could affect millions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As Florida's 60-day legislative session prepares to kick off on Tuesday in Tallahassee, a plethora of bills that will impact millions living in common-interest-ownership communities are already being discussed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:27:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/os-ed-donna-berger-022610-20100225,0,6919019.story</link>
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     <title>Condo activists on Galt Mile still fighting sprinkler deadline</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Representatives of Florida condominiums are hoping the third time's the charm as they prepare for the next round in their ongoing battle to push back, or eliminate, the deadline for older buildings to retrofit their common areas with fire sprinklers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:43:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-hrb-sprinklerveto-0225-20100225,0,883849.story</link>
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     <title>Residents helpless as wild hogs roam exclusive Plantation neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Packs of wild pigs are roaming the streets and digging into the manicured lawns of Plantation Acres, one of the city's most affluent neighborhoods, but residents haven't been able to get rid of them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:22:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/plantation/fl-wild-hogs-plantation-20100225,0,2347856.story</link>
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     <title>Condo Boot Camp drills home the basics</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was military-style training with a twist. Privates hailed from community associations around Broward County as Gen. Donna Berger commanded attention from the room at the Community Advocacy Network's Board Member Boot Camp this past weekend]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:30:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hollywood/fl-hrb-bootcamp-0225-20100225,0,6729457.story</link>
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     <title>Fighting strict homeowner association rules BRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Both sides in the ongoing dispute between the Summerfield/Riverwalk Homeowners Association and resident Joani Ellis make compelling arguments about the community’s yard decoration rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:25:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/02/25/2083760/fighting-strict-homeowner-association.html</link>
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     <title>Proposed law targets banks for delinquent condo fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposed state law would make banks fork over maintenance fees for vacant but not-yet-foreclosed condo units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:09:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/02/22/story15.html?b=1266814800%5E2911401</link>
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     <title>My condo board president shuts down meetings after two hours, no matter what</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Elaine from Boca Raton lives in a condo community and complains that her board shuts down owner meetings after two hours, whether people have more questions or not. She asks: Is there a law that stipulates the time for an open meeting?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:09:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/my-condo-board-president-shuts-down-meetings-after-two-hours-no-matter-what-is-this-legal.html</link>
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     <title>Woman claims bipolar disorder led to embezzlement of $856K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She spent a "horrendous amount of money" on Mary Kay products that she sold as a side business. She became one of the company's big sellers, a distinction that comes complete with a cotton-candy-pink Cadillac.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:34:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/ensley-25924-856k-led.html</link>
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     <title>Community pulls together to help condo fire victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a condo fire during the night of Feb. 8 forced building residents outside with flames and smoke, members of the community rallied to assist them]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:17:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.communitynewspapers.com/html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4161&Itemid=52]]></link>
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     <title>Closing, locking of gate upsets mobile home park residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sometimes when homeowners’ association boards make decisions, they can’t please everyone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:38:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/02/24/2081093/closing-locking-of-gate-upsets.html</link>
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     <title>Ranch's renting dilemma</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lakewood Ranch resident Leo Mascitto doesn’t think so and maintains the policy infringes on his rights as a property owner and profiles people based on credit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:32:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/022420104708/Ranchs-renting-dilemma</link>
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     <title>Condo Alliance sends a warning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Condo Alliance of the Tampa Bay Beaches, a group of resort condominium management companies, has begun sending out letters to owners of condos they manage reminding the owners of their legal obligations to pay county and state taxes on their rental property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:26:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tbnweekly.com/pubs/beach_beacon/content_articles/022310_bhb-05.txt</link>
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     <title>70 condo projects in Florida have special Fannie Mae loan designation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So far, though, all but one of the 70 are located in Miami-Dade County. The one exception: Sandpiper Cove at Botanica, a 265-unit project in Jupiter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:25:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2010/02/70_condo_projects_in_florida_h.html</link>
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     <title>Onyx on the Bay developer faces Chapter 7</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Biscayne Bay Lofts LLC, developer of the 28-story Onyx on the Bay condominium project in Miami, is facing an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:05:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=ACBJ&date=20100210&id=11109091]]></link>
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     <title>Insurance adjuster falls down elevator shaft in Fort Lauderdale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When they pried open the doors, the insurance adjuster fell into the shaft, falling three stories to the bottom of the shaft, authorities said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:30:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-elevator-fall-20100223,0,5763510.story</link>
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     <title>Condo Owners Left Out in the Wind</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her payments went from 900 to 1700 dollars a month. The reason: her condo association allegedly stopped paying her windstorm insurance, which was previously included in the $370 monthly payments she makes to the association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35549439/</link>
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     <title>Answering readers’ questions on threatening neighbors, delinquent owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What can be done if a condominium owner threatens board members or neighbors? What kind of proof should a community association accept regarding owners who want pets for health reasons?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:09:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-reader-qa-condocol-0224-20100223,0,5058791.column</link>
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     <title>Lee County woman pushing for booting law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whitestone Security charged her $160 to take off the boot. Her homeowner's association pays the company to monitor the neighborhood and to make sure residents follow parking rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:08:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12031821</link>
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     <title>Tribute to a fallen soldier</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Family would like to thank the Jacaranda West Homeowners Association for a recent tree planting and ceremony held in honor of our late son]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:04:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100223/LETTERS/100229926/-1/SPORTS06?Title=Tribute-to-a-fallen-soldier</link>
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     <title>Condo near 1515 implosion site alleges roof damage from debris</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Viking Arms at 1527 S. Flagler Drive, 142 feet from the implosion site, has required temporary patches to fill about 40 holes on its roof, property manager Seth Shulman said Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:39:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/condo-near-1515condo-near-1515-implosion-site-alleges-roof-damage-267797.html?cxtype=rss_news</link>
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     <title>Power May Get Cut At Condo Complex Again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ More than 300 Orange County residents could be forced out of their condos again because of unpaid power bills.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:22:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/22635088/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Loder, Gannaway, others indicted in condo asbestos investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four area businessmen are accused of conspiracy, violations of the Clean Air Act and making false statements related to asbestos in condominiums in Indian Shores and South Pasadena.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:05:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2010/02/22/daily3.html</link>
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     <title>Got questions about financial reporting, condo complaints and insurance? Experts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you live or work in a Florida condo community, chances are you have questions about financial reporting requirements, filing complaints and insurance laws. Here is your chance to talk to state officials, for free on Feb. 23 in Coral Springs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:48:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/got-questions-about-financial-reporting-condo-complaints-and-insurance-talk-to-state-experts.html</link>
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     <title>LWR residents fear retaliation from association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ellis is the Lakewood Ranch woman who is fighting the Summerfield/Riverwalk Homeowners Association for fining her $1,600 for having more than three decorative items in her front yard]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:32:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2010/02/22/2074228/lwr-residents-fear-retaliation.html#Comments_Container</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Ignoring rules can create big headaches for an association board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We have a small homeowners association. No one wants to do anything according to the rules of order, bylaws or covenants. We have meetings where very few minutes are taken and are never published; changes that are voted on are never made public; and officers make decisions and hold meetings without notice]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:34:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/21/tr-ignoring-rules-can-create-big-headaches-for-an-/</link>
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     <title>Prohibiting metal roofing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:I have a cousin in Fort Lauderdale who was on the losing end of a lawsuit brought by her homeowners' association. She and her husband installed a metal roof. The association's covenants require the use of barrel-tile roofs in the community unless the association's architectural board approves another material]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:33:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100221/ARTICLE/2211002/2117/REALESTATE?Title=Prohibiting-metal-roofing&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Last year, I planted some small bushes along the walkway to my condominium door and built some new plant beds in front of my front window. Several of my neighbors have done the same thing, and everybody who sees what we have done comments how nice the plantings look.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:27:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100221/COLUMNISTS16/2210326/1076/There-are-two-kinds-of-common-elements</link>
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     <title>Dinner violated rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dinner at the upscale community of Ocean Reef between the homeowners association and county government officials left a bad taste in the state attorney's mouth.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keysnews.com/node/20991</link>
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     <title>Fiala champions beleaguered condo associations’ cause</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thanks to their problem-solving efforts behind the scenes, condominium managers at wits’ end to cope with stealth strangers renting from owners in foreclosure will get a second chance at law and order.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:35:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/20/jeff-lytle-fiala-champions-beleaguered-condo-assoc/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Waiving end-of-year reports leaves association vulnerable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. We would appreciate your assistance in helping our board determine whether or not we are required by statute to provide reviewed or audited financial statements to our owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:34:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/20/richard-white-waiving-end--year-reports-leaves-ass/</link>
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     <title>Company Set To Step In To Run Troubled HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sagaro said in some cases South Florida judges are choosing court-appointed receivers, like S3 Management, to take over troubled condominium and homeowner's associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:34:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/consumer/HOA.Take.Over.2.1491972.html</link>
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     <title>Second District Affirms Conclusion That Bank Not Liable For Past Due Assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Coral Lakes Community Association, Inc. v. Busey Bank, N.A. (2D08-5062), the Second District affirmed the trial court's conclusion that the bank was not required to pay delinquent assessments due to the condominium association and affirmed the trial court's entry of a summary judgment in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:48:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridalegalblog.org/2010/02/second-district-affirms-conclusion-that.html</link>
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     <title>Oakwood woman dies in small condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Oakwood woman died from suspected smoke inhalation in a small fire in her condominium early this morning, public safety officials said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:39:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/29718/</link>
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     <title>Should condo assns be required to send delinquent owners a notice before...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners behind in payments to their condominium associations are the target of many pending Florida bills, but one bill stands out for way it offers protection for delinquent owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:27:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/should-condo-associations-be-required-to-send-delinquent-owners-a-notice-before-punishing-them.html</link>
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     <title>Pinellas County homeowner, condo groups haunted by theft case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From at least 2006 to 2009, McMullen stole from the accounts to cover bills for herself and her family, police say. During most months, between $25,000 and $35,000 was going in and out of McMullen's bank account, police records show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:36:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/pinellas-county-homeowner-condo-groups-haunted-by-theft-case/1074284</link>
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     <title>Condo project broke asbestos rules, indictment says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four men who oversaw an Indian Shores Condominium conversion were arrested this morning on federal criminal charges alleging they deliberately flouted environmental laws relating to asbestos removal at the project]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:33:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/19/condo-project-broke-asbestos-rules-indictment-says/</link>
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     <title>Miami's foreclosure auction Web site criticized as misleading</title>
     <description><![CDATA[some of the newcomers who bought property online say they were misled by the site and ended up spending thousands of dollars on condo liens and properties that were laden with hefty mortgages. In some cases, after making purchases, they found the properties were still subject to foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:40:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bnd.com/business/story/1138846.html</link>
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     <title>Judge rules in favor of Deer Track golf course owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly four years after McCray Smith and Jerry Pettus purchased the North Course at Deerfield Plantation with intentions of redeveloping the property, they may finally have that opportunity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/1323922.html</link>
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     <title>Town Hall meeting called by disgruntled owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of homeowners in the St. Augustine Shores community told local news reporters at Historic City News today that they have had it with St. Augustine Shores Service Corporation]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:21:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2010/staugustine/news/florida/town-hall-meeting-called-by-disgruntled-owners-2620</link>
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     <title>Flesh-Eating Vultures Descend on Luxury Condo Building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vulture funds have been a key player in the financial crisis but one luxury condo building in downtown Orlando is being taken over by ACTUAL vultures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:29:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/35460133/</link>
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     <title>Palms shortfall indicative of larger condo woes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The complex offered a club house, a pool and a mix of working families. Three years later, however, Casanova faces a dire future]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:27:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/deerfield/fl-dff-casanova-0218-20100218,0,6236176.story</link>
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     <title>Want to be the best board member you can be? Get yourself to condo Boot Camp</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just like with the U.S. Army, if you want to be the best condo or HOA board member or property manager you can be, get yourself to boot camp.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:06:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/want-to-be-the-best-board-member-you-can-be-get-yourself-to-condo-boot-camp.html</link>
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     <title>City calls on Academy Hills homeowners to make repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concerned for the safety of residents at the Academy Hills duplex community after a series of roof collapses, Tamarac officials have ordered homeowners to make necessary repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:04:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/tamarac/fl-tf-hills-0217-20100218,0,5529054.story</link>
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     <title>Woman pleads guilty to embezzlement of $856K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mitchell lined her pockets with $856,126 embezzled from five local homeowners associations between 2006 and 2009 while she worked as an association representative for Montgomery Management Associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:59:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20100218/NEWS01/2180317/1006/NEWS01/Woman-pleads-guilty-to-embezzlement-of--856K</link>
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     <title>Plaza owners file suit against OUC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of office units and retail spaces at downtown Orlando’s The Plaza mixed-use development filed a suit in Orange County Circuit Court Jan. 29 to stop Orlando Utilities Commission from turning off the system that cools the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:54:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/02/01/daily9.html</link>
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     <title>Lee County wants in on WCI matter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lee County is making an 11th-hour entry into the WCI bankruptcy case to try to clarify its right to pursue code violations that have been pending for years against the high-end residential developer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100217/BUSINESS/100216089/1075/Lee-County-wants-in-on-WCI-matter-</link>
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     <title>Windermere drainage work riles Marina Bay HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Marina Bay Homeowners Association has been asking the town of Windermere to maintain its storm drains and detention pond for more than a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:35:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.westorangetimes.com/articles/2010/02/17/news/top_stories/news04.txt</link>
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     <title>Poinciana resident who opposed incorporation now wants the community to heal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The group that loudly protested against incorporation for Poinciana says it has now morphed into a community action group for finding ways to solve the huge community’s many problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:28:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.theledger.com/article/20100217/NEWS/100219783?Title=Poinciana-resident-who-opposed-incorporation-now-wants-the-community-to-heal&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Ranch HOA upholds yard fine</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Summerfield resident Joani Ellis is determined not to change a thing in her tidy front yard - even though it may cost her thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:19:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/021820104487/Ranch-HOA-upholds-yard-fine</link>
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     <title>Dunedin seeks lasting fix for Honeymoon Island's water supply</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that Honeymoon Island's water supply is back to flowing normally, city officials have begun to prepare for the next phases of work: replacing the relief line with a permanent fix and finding what went wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:11:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/dunedin-seeks-lasting-fix-for-honeymoon-islands-water-supply/1073727</link>
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     <title>Making Banks pay HOA dues for Foreclosed Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If your part of a homeowners association the foreclosure crisis could be causing you to shell out more of your own money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:10:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/news/local/84502472.html</link>
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     <title>Should Florida banks pay condo associations more money, sooner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Joe Buerk believes Florida lenders should pay more money, and sooner, when it comes to their fair share of foreclosure-related fees and payments owed to condominium and homeowners associations than what is currently required by law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:07:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-florida-foreclosure-law-condocol-0217-20100216,0,710873.column</link>
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     <title>Smart condo and HOA's warn owners about possible scams</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of my favorite bloggers points out that smart condo and board associations help keep their owners financially fit, in part, by keeping them informed about possible fraud artists or scams in the neighborhood, from unlicensed roofers to fake lottery winners who pretend they need your help in return for a reward that never comes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:20:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/smart-condo-and-homeowner-associations-warn-owners-about-possible-scams.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners protest fire sprinkler requirement at Naples council workshop</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A State Fire Marshal presentation justifying compliance with a Florida statute about retrofitting multi-family dwellings, such as condominiums, with fire sprinkler systems inflamed Naples citizens Tuesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:12:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/16/condo-protest-fire-sprinkler-requirement-naples/</link>
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     <title>Condo owners tired from Channelside noise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although Levine's Towers of Channelside condo is 27 stories above the waterfront entertainment center below, noisy crowds from Thursdays through Saturdays make 3 a.m. wakeup calls a weekly event]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:37:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/16/condo-owners-tired-channelside-noise/news-metro/</link>
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     <title>Alex Sanchez: Non-judicial foreclosures will speed process, market's recovery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new proposal by the Florida Bankers Association has generated a healthy debate and discussion. Should Florida join 37 other states by creating a non-judicial foreclosure process?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100216/OPINION/2160319/1002/RSS01/Alex-Sanchez-Non-judicial-foreclosures-will-speed-process-market-s-recovery</link>
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     <title>South Florida condos being tested for safe, cheaper Chinese Drywall removal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As Florida and other parts of the nation continue to get their hands around the problems caused by home and condo units constructed with Chinese Drywall, there is some promising testing happening in South Florida that may  lead to less costly treatments than having to rip out the drywall and rebuilt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:26:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/south-florida-condos-being-tested-for-safe-cheaper-chinese-drywall-removal.html</link>
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     <title>Nearly A Quarter Of Condo Units Remain Empty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new report released by CondoVultures.com confirms what most condo residents in Sunny Isles Beach already suspected.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:17:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/business/sunny.isles.beach.2.1495519.html</link>
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     <title>Palmetto Bay condo fire leaves several homeless</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 50 people will be without homes for the next several months after a fire in the two-story Villagio at Palmetto Bay condominium complex]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:48:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3865216</link>
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     <title>Water restored to Honeymoon Island condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Normal water pressure was restored to residents of a Dunedin condo complex Sunday afternoon after nearly two weeks of drastically reduced water flow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:06:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/water-restored-to-honeymoon-island-condo-complex/1073283</link>
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     <title>South Fort Myers' Gulf Harbour wants WCI to pay for defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gulf Harbour residents want Lee County to step into a disagreement with WCI Communities’ and help them get the developer to pay for its water management system defects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100214/NEWS0117/100213048/1075/South-Fort-Myers-Gulf-Harbour-wants-WCI-to-pay-for-defects</link>
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     <title>Residents optimistic about Cumberland Harbour's future</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All property owners - even those who haven't built homes yet - pay homeowners' association dues for landscaping, upkeep of shared facilities and salaries for guards at the gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:02:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2010-02-14/story/residents_optimistic_about_cumberland_harbours_future</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adams: Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo associations can require owners to provide duplicate keys]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100214/COLUMNISTS16/2140322/1076/Condo-associations-can-require-owners-to-provide-duplicate-keys</link>
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     <title>Can board members be exposed to legal action?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: My husband is serving on our condominium association's board of directors. I'm not worried about this judgement but I think some of the other board members may not be as wise. Could my husband be exposed to legal action if the board makes a foolish decision?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:49:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/514757.html?nav=5004</link>
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     <title>1515 condo comes tumbling down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ building damaged by two hurricanes turned into rubble just after 9 Sunday morning in West Palm Beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:49:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/mostpopular/story/condo-implosion-1515-west-palm-wptv/27TV7yKf2UyX_j6sULA31w.cspx</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Condo president won't answer e-mail</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a condominium and the president has always seemed a little aloof but has always responded to any e-mail I have sent him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:48:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1474823.html</link>
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     <title>Condo-fire families get donated laptops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city has donated 13 laptop computers to families whose homes were destroyed in a fire Jan. 4 at the Bordeaux Condominiums near the West Oaks Mall. The computers already had been declared surplus city property]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:47:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://satellite.tmcnet.com/news/2010/02/13/4621366.htm</link>
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     <title>'Stand Your Ground' civil suit is a surprise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She's seeking damages in excess of $15,000 from Podany, the Bay Hills Condominium Association Inc., which owns the mobile home park, and its management company, The Vanguard Management Group]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:41:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/14/na-stand-your-ground-civil-suit-is-a-surprise/</link>
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     <title>Condo owners must cover fees for deadbeats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like Island Escape, many condo associations are starting their own actions to evict owners because of the long delays in bank foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/condo-owners-must-cover-fees-for-deadbeats/1072819</link>
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     <title>New state bills will change the landscape</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Near the end of 2009, two senate bills were passed that could have an impact on anyone who enjoys landscaping their yard, is on a homeowner association board or landscaping committee or who works as a landscaper]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:48:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100213/LIFE/2130306/1005</link>
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     <title>HOA rule forces Pasco homeowners to dismantle docks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community deed restriction is costing some homeowners big bucks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:26:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2010/2/13/582857.html?title=HOA+rule+forces+Pasco+homeowners+to+dismantle+docks</link>
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     <title>Woman battles condo association to keep dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida woman is battling her condo association to keep her dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:47:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI143284/</link>
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     <title>Board member of Lauderdale co-op reports harassment, threats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo and co-op board issues can often be difficult and controversial, but police are investigating whether someone at a beachside building took their disagreement too far.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:04:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-lauderdale-coop-harassment-20100212,0,596492.story</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures and nonpaying owners creating perfect storm for condominiums, co-op</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The worst housing crisis and economic crash since the Great Depression have created a dangerous financial storm that threatens to destroy thousands of shared ownership communities (condominiums, co-ops and homeowners associations) throughout the United States.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/feb/11/gary-ryan-poliakoff-foreclosures-and-nonpaying/</link>
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     <title>Sometimes, punting is for the best</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Matching parking space to bedrooms would ensure that builders offered only smaller houses in some communities, only larger ones in others. And the larger ones almost certainly would be substantially more expensive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:41:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/12/pa-sometimes-punting-is-for-the-best/</link>
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     <title>No compromise on Turtle Creek</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of Turtle Creek kept the owners of their subdivision from "compromising" on the parameters for their community, specifically the minimum size of future houses]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:32:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://oscnewsgazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5600&Itemid=6]]></link>
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     <title>Existing Home, Condo Sales Skyrocket in Florida</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With low mortgage rates as a driving factor, sales of existing single-family homes and condos in Florida surged in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to a recent report by the Florida Association of Realtors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:12:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dsnews.com/articles/existing-home-condo-sales-skyrocket-in-florida-2010-02-12</link>
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     <title>New FL Supreme Court rules force lenders to explain stalled condo foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The foreclosure process can be financially devastating to condo and homeowner associations since associations cannot collect fees during the foreclosure]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:11:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/new-florida-supreme-court-rules-force-lenders-to-explain-stalled-condo-foreclosures.html</link>
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     <title>Condo residents still roughing it after water main break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten days after bridge workers on the Dunedin Causeway accidentally punched a hole in their water supply, 700 residents of the Royal Stewart Arms condominiums on Honeymoon Island are still hauling jugs of water, using portable toilets and showering in outside facilities]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:50:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/11/condo-residents-still-roughing-it-after-water-main/news-metro/</link>
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     <title>Community getting totally wired with Wi-Fi access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They could sit around the pool, the clubhouse or any common area, or if it had already been activated, even their grandparents' house or condo with their laptops and devices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:49:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-cn-marci-0214-20100211,0,3703211.column</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures forcing homeowners to pay extra fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Florida homeowners who pay association fees aren't happy because they're paying extra, picking up the slack from foreclosures. But help could be on the way, in the form of a proposed state Senate bill]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11971790</link>
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     <title>Palms of Treasure Island sold in bankruptcy auction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Palms of Treasure Island in Pinellas County has a new owner. Well, sort of.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:25:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2010/02/08/daily36.html</link>
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     <title>Michael Lissack fights back, files a countersuit against Bonita Bay Group</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Lissack also filed his answer to the lawsuit the developer brought against him. In part, he argues that it’s a SLAPP suit, which is forbidden by state law. Brian Lucas has disputed that, saying it’s not a SLAPP suit because it doesn’t involve a homeowners association. "They are the homeowners association," Lissack said. "They control the community association."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/10/michael-lissack-fights-back-files-countersuit-agai/</link>
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     <title>Crews working to fix Bayshore on the Lake elevator</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crews from Schindler Elevator Corp. began work Wednesday afternoon to repair the broken elevator at Building H of the Bayshore on the Lake Condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:52:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/news/story/2046534.html</link>
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     <title>Summerfield resident challenges HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Within days, Summerfield resident Joani Ellis should know whether the $1,600 fine levied against her for having too many decorations in her front yard will be enforced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:36:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/Front-Page/021020104453/Summerfield-resident-challenges-HOA-rules</link>
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     <title>Is there ever a good reason not to pay your condo or HOA fees?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Expect a lot of attention to be paid by Florida lawmakers to delinquent condo and home owners who don’t pay their fair share of association fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:26:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/is-there-ever-a-good-reason-not-to-pay-your-condo-or-hoa-fees.html</link>
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     <title>Cameras bring steep fines to HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pasco County code enforcement officers issued a citation to the association. It turns out the cameras and the poles on which they were mounted were illegal. They were placed in a county right of way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/208-cameras-bring-steep-fines-to-hoa</link>
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     <title>Gas leak keeps fire victims out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All of the 96 units at the condo complex on Southwest 145th Street and 89th Avenue have been declared uninhabitable while inspectors seek out the source of the gas leak]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:25:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI143283/</link>
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     <title>HOA Taking Bank To Court Over Unpaid Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many local condos went into foreclosure when owners couldn't pay up in Seminole County. WFTV found one condo Homeowners’ Association [HOA] in Seminole County that's now going to court to protect owners from paying the fees that bank foreclosures owe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:20:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/22514042/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Investigation of condo management company leads to arrests</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It took almost two years, but an ABC Action News investigation has resulted in the arrests of a local couple on charges they stole rent money from primarily out of town condominium owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/taking_action_for_you/investigations/story/UPDATE-Investigation-of-condo-management-company/ckFH6TjyXUWOWqdDHJu4lQ.cspx</link>
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     <title>Report targets homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Millions of people live under the control of homeowner associations in Florida. But no one knows how many people.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:02:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD01REAL020910.htm</link>
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     <title>Condo $50K Behind On Power Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Progress Energy says the management at Blossom Park Condos off of Landstreet Road made a partial payment Monday, so crews will turn the power back on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cfnews13.com/Business/LocalBusinessHeadlines/2010/2/8/condo_50k_behind_on_power_bill.html</link>
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     <title>Disabled Tamarac woman waits out elevator repairs in second-floor condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A disabled Tamarac woman is stuck in her second-floor condo - for more than a month - because the building's elevator has been shut down for repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:56:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/tamarac/fl-tamarac-elevator-repair-20100208,0,6877859.story</link>
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     <title>Water runoff from county pipeline cause uproar in Indian River Estates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hooking up to PSL’s system cost homeowners only about 25 percent of what the county charged the rest of the neighborhood, which ticked off plenty of people. Residents are currently awaiting a new study that may reduce the county’s rates]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:55:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/feb/08/anthony-westbury-water-runoff-by-county-pipeline/?print=1</link>
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     <title>Miami Judge Rules Bank of America Lawyers Lied in Everglades Condo Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bank of America has lost the first round in one of the most controversial condominium developer-versus-lender lawsuits seen in South Florida in recent years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:52:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.realestatechannel.com/us-markets/residential-real-estate-1/real-estate-news-miami-condo-sales-everglades-on-the-bay-cabi-downtown-bank-of-america-judge-laurel-isicoff-andrew-glenn-elias-cab</link>
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     <title>Florida Community Bank was failure waiting to happen</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bank, whose 11 offices included branches in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda, was a big lender to troubled Venice home builder Jacques Cloutier]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100208/COLUMNIST/2081014/-1/NEWSSITEMAP?p=1&tc=pg]]></link>
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     <title>Condo Line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I went to a board meeting and asked to speak. After I made my suggestion, one director yelled and used abusive language]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:52:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1462677.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Benefits to having experienced manager]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:49:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100207/COLUMNISTS16/2070322/1014/business/Benefits-to-having-experienced-manager</link>
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     <title>Condo owners can keep selling units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everglades on the Bay, two condominium towers in downtown Miami, can continue to sell and rent units after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge rejected Bank of America's motion to dismiss owner]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:28:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1466077.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Most times association documents do not need amending</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What happens when a declaration references a statute that is no longer in existence? Should one try to get the old statute?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:14:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/06/richard-white-most-times-association-documents-do-/</link>
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     <title>Florida Supreme Court orders new mandatory mediation for residential homestead p</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last month I discussed how banks holding delinquent mortgages are stalling on completing foreclosures because they do not want to get title to the condominium unit or home until they have a buyers because if they do obtain the title they will have to start paying the communities’ regular and special assessments just like other owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/06/rob-samouce-florida-supreme-court-orders-new-manda/</link>
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     <title>Water main break forces emergency measures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo owners who live on top floors should shut off their water heaters to prevent a fire hazard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:43:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=124494&catid=8]]></link>
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     <title>Woman Accused of Pocketing More than $300,000 Via Fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While preparing for a board meeting at the Park Plaza condominiums in Riverside last month, the treasurer noticed some unauthorized transactions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:29:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=151663&catid=3]]></link>
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     <title>Homeowners association won’t let North Naples couple ‘go green’ with their roof</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The roof would save energy, but the Wilshire Lakes architectural review board has turned down the plans on the grounds that a metal roof would violate the homeowners association’s rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:21:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/05/homeowners-association-Wilshire-Lakes-metal-roof/</link>
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     <title>Related Group Delays Are Irking Judges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For months, lawyers for condominium buyers have complained that Related Group is improperly delaying litigation over deposits. Now judges have joined the chorus, accusing the giant developer of dragging its feet and ignoring a court order]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:46:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1593_1593/florida/183416-1.html</link>
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     <title>Ruling may help homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Any Historic City News reader that has either owned a condominium, or a home in a community with a mandatory homeowner association, understands the importance of paying the monthly maintenance assessment on time.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:45:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2010/staugustine/news/florida/ruling-may-help-homeowner-associations-2546</link>
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     <title>Slipshod worker's boss is the HOA president: Dad</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q Our HOA president's son is working as our maintenance man. His father is his immediate supervisor. Corporate America has rules against family members working within the same department. In our situation, the son has a terrible work ethic, yet]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:42:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/your-home/os-community-living-0208-20100205,0,2681200.column</link>
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     <title>Miami condo case in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bank of America is hoping a bankruptcy judge will permit it to foreclose on a 49-story downtown Miami condominium complex]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1461629.html</link>
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     <title>High-Rise Condo Fire Spews Smoke, Flames</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Flames licked the sky as fire tore through a Pompano Beach condominium, situated atop a high-rise building.  The Granada House condo appeared to be demolished as firefighters put out the flames]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/fire.breaking.high.2.1470596.html</link>
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     <title>If Aloha Utilities overcharged for electricity, some could get refunds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State regulators are still trying to determine if former water company Aloha Utilities overcharged customers for streetlight services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:42:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/if-aloha-utilities-overcharged-for-electricity-some-pasco-residents-could/1070545</link>
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     <title>Should delinquent condo and HOA owners be banned from voting, club house and</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida lawmakers appear poised to help condo and HOAs fight against revenue losses caused by owners behind in maintenance payments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:34:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/should-delinquent-condo-and-hoa-owners-be-banned-from-voting-club-house-and-from-collecting-rent.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners need reprieve from retrofitting rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster’s report in the Daily News on the Naples City Council workshop on Jan. 19, I believe readers would wish to know of steps being taken at the state level to ameliorate the effect on condominiums of the various fire-related retrofitting issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:24:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/03/condo-owners-need-reprieve-retrofitting-rules/</link>
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     <title>Country club communities should be more transparent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Country club communities that are in the green or in the process of recovering from the brink of near disaster are now trying to make their way through this difficult economy. They have a huge job on their hands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:13:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/feb/03/chris-griffith-communities-need-get-20-band-wagon/</link>
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     <title>That Stinking Condo: Quantum on the Bay Renters Are Sick of Smelling Poop</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But then, a couple of days after moving in, he noticed a godawful odor. "It was atrocious," he says, "a really, really strong sewage smell."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:36:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/02/that_stinking_condo_quantum_on.php</link>
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     <title>HOA trying to kick resident out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Video report]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:12:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/video/22415594/index.html</link>
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     <title>Community association bills tackle problems caused by foreclosures, delinquencie</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The deadline for Florida lawmakers to introduce new legislation is a month away, and about a half-dozen pending condominium and homeowner association reform bills have already been filed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:03:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-bills-pending-condocol-20100202,0,1416464.column</link>
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     <title>Now that's a winning HOA Website, but is it enough to get owners involved?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yesterday I posted a blog about top notch condo and homeowner association Web sites and how they can be used to keep owners informed. But what if you put up a great Web site and nobody came?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:58:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/now-thats-a-winning-hoa-website-but-is-it-enough-to-get-owners-involved.html</link>
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     <title>Plaza owners file suit against OUC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of office units and retail spaces at downtown Orlando’s The Plaza mixed-use development filed a suit in Orange County Circuit Court Jan. 29 to stop Orlando Utilities Commission from turning off the system that cools the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:48:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2010/02/01/daily9.html</link>
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     <title>Crews clean out rat-infested condo in Margate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Donning hazmat suits, a cleanup crew arrived at building seven in Palm Springs II in Margate and gutted the condo]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-margate-apartment-20100201,0,304830.story</link>
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     <title>Elevator in 32-floor Fort Myers tower gets stuck, busted for violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Oasis elevators' certificate of operation expired six months ago and management has been unable to get another because of code violations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:16:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100201/COLUMNISTS40/2010361/1075/Elevator-in-32-floor-Fort-Myers-tower-gets-stuck-busted-for-violation</link>
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     <title>How good is your condo or HOA Website? Does your community have one?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How good is your condo or homeowner association Web site? Does your association even maintain one?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:15:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/02/how-good-is-your-condo-or-hoa-website-does-you-community-even-have-one.html</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures hit Brevard condos, associations hard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arlington Pines Townhomes in Palm Bay, the trash spills over the Dumpsters. The swimming pool water is a murky green. Shingles are falling from the mansard roofs. Water shutoff notices hang from a dozen doorknobs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:06:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/A9/20100201/BUSINESS/100201008/1003</link>
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     <title>Clearing up statute confusion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: What is FS 711? Our Declaration of Condominium states as follows: The remedy for a Violation provided by section 711.23 of the Condominium Act]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:41:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1451118.html</link>
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     <title>Banning delinquent owners from serving on association board?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Deadbeat condo owners who choose to stop paying association fees are about as welcome today among community associations as cattle rustlers were back in the day.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:39:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/banning-delinquent-owners-from-serving-on-association-board-what-else-can-be-done-to-deal-with-deadb.html</link>
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     <title>Pending bills would help protect associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I have been reading some articles and see that there are some proposals to help associations recoup their lost revenues due to foreclosures. What will it take to get these bills passed?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:38:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100131/COLUMNISTS16/1310328/1076/Pending-bills-would-help-protect-associations</link>
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     <title>City likely will pay for mobile-home sewers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Key RV/Mobile Home Condo Association and the city of Marathon apparently are close to a deal to settle a lawsuit over sewer fees, and it looks like the mobile-home park is coming out the big winner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:08:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/183487.html</link>
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     <title>Florida bankers want to fast-track foreclosures cases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If bankers get their way, Floridians facing foreclosure could be kicked out of their homes in as little as three months]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:57:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jan/29/florida-bankers-want-to-fast-track-foreclosures/</link>
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     <title>With foreclosure, concern over mold</title>
     <description><![CDATA["These particular units in this association are the worst I've ever seen," said Kathy Bramhall, who manages the complex for a company called Condominium Associates. "The units are uninhabitable and would cause respiratory problems for anyone living in a surrounding unit."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:40:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/129-foreclosure-mold</link>
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     <title>New Florida landscaping law supersedes homeowner association rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Charlie Crist signed Senate Bill 2080, also called the Water Rights Bill, on June 30 because lawn and landscape irrigation uses a tremendous amount of water, seriously impacting the Floridan aquifer, which provides the state's drinking water and feeds its springs and other ecosystems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:06:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2010-01-30/story/new_florida_landscaping_law_supersedes_homeowner_association__0</link>
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     <title>Fort Myers-based developer faces $339.6 million in foreclosure lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Fort Myers-based developer is facing $339.6 million in foreclosure lawsuits — the biggest foreclosure in Lee County history]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:40:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100129/RE/100128075/1075/Fort-Myers-based-developer-faces-339.6-million-in-foreclosure-lawsuits</link>
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     <title>Cleanup Planned For Rat-Infested Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners' association at a Margate condominium complex will enter and clean a rat-infested unit on Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:32:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/22369770/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Law unclear on canceling non-paying owners' cable TV</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I am the president of a 161-lot residential homeowners association in West Palm Beach. We recently renewed a contract with our cable television provider for seven years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:33:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/law-unclear-on-canceling-non-paying-owners-cable-199998.html</link>
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     <title>Should condo associations be checking credit scores of buyers, renters?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Should condo associations be checking credit scores of potential buyers and renters? Sounds reasonable, as long as the process is fair and above reproach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:56:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/should-condo-associations-be-checking-credit-scores-of-buyers-renters.html</link>
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     <title>Reverse foreclosure could put more responsibility on banks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new court ruling has major implications for local communities, hit hard by rising foreclosure rates. It would force banks to pay association fees on homes they take possession of, instead of making neighbors pick up the tab.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:12:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11884168</link>
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     <title>Community associations find ways to thrive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In many ways, the Melrose Point at Monarch Lakes condominium community offers a beacon of hope - and a host of lessons - for scores of financially struggling South Florida associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:06:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-awards-condocol-0127-20100126,0,4663214.column</link>
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     <title>Florida Predicted to Have a Rough Year in Housing Market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new report from the Community Association Leadership Lobby says 86 percent of Florida condominium and homeowner associations expect foreclosures to stay the same or increase this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:45:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/82656172.html</link>
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     <title>Medallion accused of taking sign protesting tainted drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[a complaint has been filed with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office accusing Medallion of stealing upwards of $100 worth of yard signs last week in broad daylight from an affected Country Meadows homeowner]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:03:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100125/COLUMNIST/1251015/2127?Title=Medallion-accused-of-taking-sign-protesting-tainted-drywall&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>City Cleans Out Cluttered Yard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[These are two individuals that definitely have issues," said John Barrett, president of the Twin Lakes Homeowners' Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:00:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/22333033/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Miami judge grants reverse foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for the Keys Gate Homeowners Association in Homestead have won a legal victory in a case that could set a precedent for banks that drag their feet in taking title to homes facing foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:44:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/01/25/daily10.html</link>
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     <title>Building manager charged with stealing from condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police arrested the building manager of a Naples high-rise on theft charges for stealing from residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:28:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11875596</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Richard White:  Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We have never lived in association type housing, but recently moved into a large complex of condominiums and detached homes. We have been told that our association is a POA but we can find no reference to POAs in the Florida statutes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:16:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/24/tr-despite-names-condos-operate-the-same/</link>
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     <title>Geothermal power making its way into Palm Beach backyards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[.. these heat-exchange systems have helped condominiums, communities and private clubs keep pools warm in winter and cool in summer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:14:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/content/news/2010/01/23/GeothermalPools.html</link>
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     <title>Foreclosed homes leave remaining owners to pick up the tab</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tom Beard knew that he would be paying homeowners association dues when his family moved into a new Tivoli Village town house in east Orlando. But he never thought he would be footing the dues owed on dozens of empty homes, most in the process of foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:39:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-homeowners-fees-rising-0124,0,5087958.story</link>
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     <title>Who's collecting your dues?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner and condominium associations run like a small government.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:38:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/os-box-lid-hoa-dues-20100123,0,1871779.story</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Joe Adam's Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Association should limit number of vehicles]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100124/COLUMNISTS16/1240327/1076/Association-should-limit-number-of-vehicles</link>
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     <title>Flood Relief on Horizon for Timberlake, Not Soon Enough</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concerned residents in Tallahassee's Timber Lake community gathered for an emergency meeting tonight to talk about flooding and stormwater issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:28:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/82442272.html</link>
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     <title>Tousa portfolio auctioned Friday</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ray Proch, the only resident on Tampa Bay Golf's master homeowner's association, said he hoped all along that Starwood would prevail]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:18:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/23/pa-tousa-portfolio-auctioned-friday/</link>
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     <title>Water Oak gives EMS easy access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s easy for residents of Water Oak Country Club Estates to leave via the community’s automatic back gate, but not so easy for others to get in.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:16:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/articles/2010/01/23/news/news03.txt</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Decision to invalidate motion not one person’s decision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: When a board at a posted meeting has a motion on the floor, which has been seconded, discussion has been done and the motion passes unanimously, does the president of the board have the power to decide after a few days not to go forward and invalidate the motion?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/23/richard-white-decision-invalidate-motion-not-one-p/</link>
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     <title>Bonita Bay Group sues one of its vocal critics, Michael Lissack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bonita Bay Group has sued Michael Lissack, one of its most outspoken critics, for “tortious interference with business relations” and defamation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:28:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/22/bonita-bay-group-has-sued-michael-lissack-one-its-/</link>
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     <title>Treasure Coast HOAs may use new legal procedure to wrangle delinquent assessment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whitemarsh Reserve’s Homeowners Association received approval from the Martin County courts in November to proceed with a court-ordered “blanket receivership.”]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:10:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jan/22/treasure-coast-hoas-may-use-new-legal-procedure/</link>
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     <title>Water pressure debate continues on Marco</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A swirl of skepticism is surrounding three known facts on Marco Island — There is a shortage of money in the water utility; there is a history of low water pressure in some areas of the Island, and increasing the water pressure will increase Marco customers’ bills.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:09:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/21/skepticism-remains-about-reason-marco-water-pressu/</link>
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     <title>Lenders in Florida are now seeing the positive side of opting out of foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lenders in Florida are now seeing the positive side of opting out of foreclosures they can in fact save on dollars by being seeking other alternatives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:23:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/contents/20100121/lenders-florida-seeing-positive-side-opting-out-foreclosures.htm</link>
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     <title>Windermere and Marina Bay stormwater debate continues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Windermere Town Council and the Marina Bay Homeowners Association are still arguing about responsibility for maintaining a stormwater pond and cleaning neighborhood culverts]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:20:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.westorangetimes.com/articles/2010/01/21/news/top_stories/news05.txt</link>
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     <title>Can my condo board face a fine for not letting me review official records?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida law clearly provides condominium unit owners the right to review associations records, and condo boards that withhold such records could face a fine of up to $500.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:18:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/my-board-wont-show-me-association-records-could-they-be-fined.html</link>
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     <title>Ocala will take over subdivision's lift station</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Ocala City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to take over the private sewer lift station that was not built to city standards at Eastpointe Villas. But the city won't take responsibility for the retention pond, which the residents will continue to maintain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:49:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100121/ARTICLES/1211005/1402/NEWS?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Backup power requirement extended for condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a nod to the economic challenges faced by condo associations, Hallandale Beach's city government is giving communities more time to comply with an ordinance requiring that buildings have access to backup generators]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hallandale/fl-hrs-generator-0121-20100121,0,4980573.story</link>
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     <title>Naples residents sound the alarm over cost of condo sprinkler system retrofit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Naples homeowners aren’t happy about the potentially staggering costs associated with complying with the Florida Fire Prevention Code.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:43:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/20/naples-residents-leaders-sound-alarm-over-cost-con/</link>
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     <title>Should TV service be cut for delinquent owners?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Willie Gonzalez understands some neighbors can't pay condominium association fees. But he still doesn't think delinquent owners should get free cable or TV service paid for by the association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:36:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/fl-condocable-condocol-0120-20100119,0,2322152.column</link>
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     <title>Residents Upset Over Fountain Filled With Dirt</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Lake Mary homeowners say a private landowner is ruining their neighborhood. One man owns the neighborhood front and fountain, as well as the retention pond]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:20:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/22275256/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Tarpon Springs condo destroyed by fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire that destroyed a Tarpon Springs condo may have been started by lights from a Christmas tree, a Tarpon Springs fire official said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:22:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/content/news/local/pinellas/north/story/Tarpon-Springs-condo-destroyed-by-fire/sv2wQQHXp0-YI_PfH0E_ow.cspx</link>
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     <title>Date with destruction: hurricane-scarred condo is set for explosive collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After numerous delays, West Palm Beach officials are preparing for a Feb. 14 implosion of the hurricane-damaged tower at 1515 S. Flagler Drive. The structure, vacant for five years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:02:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/a-date-with-destruction-at-long-last-hurricane-182787.html</link>
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     <title>Public vs. private: Who pays in the end?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In October, Connolley asked city staff to take over maintenance of both the retention pond and the lift station. But he was told that the city would not do so because they were not built to city standards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:43:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.ocala.com/article/20100117/ARTICLES/1171020?p=1&tc=pg]]></link>
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     <title>Condo Line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am a member in a 36-unit condominium. At present we have substantial funds in our reserve account. Due to a number of foreclosures, our operational account is short of funds. How can we use the reserve account funds to pay our normal operating expenses?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:37:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1424454.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I recently asked the board of directors of my association to consider getting bids for a new landscaping contract. Our current landscaping contract has another year to go, but can be terminated on 60 days' notice]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:36:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100117/COLUMNISTS16/1170324/1014/BUSINESS/Association-members-can-place-item-on-agenda</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Budgets can be amended at any time to reflect changes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I am a director in a condominium association and we had a surplus at the end of last year. This was found after the budget was approved. The board decided to place the surplus funds in our reserve account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:08:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/16/richard-white-budgets-can-be-amended-any-time-refl/</link>
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     <title>More join lawsuit against Donald Trump over failed Tampa tower</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten more individuals and companies have joined a lawsuit against The Trump Organization and Donald Trump, saying they were duped into investing millions of dollars in the failed Trump Tower]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:21:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/15/more-join-lawsuit-against-donald-trump-over-failed/news-realestate/</link>
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     <title>When is the last time you attended a condo or HOA board meeting?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine that: Someone who lives within a community association community who WANTS to attend a meeting]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/when-is-the-last-time-you-attended-a-condo-or-hoa-board-meeting.html</link>
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     <title>New tools arrive for struggling homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The latest developments are a legal precedent that allows associations to collect rents immediately when a landlord fails to pay association fees, and a property management company that advances loans to struggling condos with no risk attached.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:02:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/01/18/story5.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner group planning protest of FPL power lines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community protest of Florida Power and Light’s planned transmission lines on S. Dixie Highway (US 1) and expansion of the utility company’s Turkey Point nuclear plant has been mounted in January by Continental Park Homeowners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:38:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.communitynewspapers.com/html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3949&Itemid=43]]></link>
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     <title>Documentary captures pet owners struggles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hoping to garner more attention to her organization and its cause, Citizens for Pets in Condos founder Maida Genser is producing a documentary she said she plans to debut at the Delray Beach Film Festival in March.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:35:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/delray-beach/fl-hrb-movie-0114-20100114,0,1929045.story</link>
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     <title>Condo project manager to plead guilty in asbestos case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The project manager for an Indian Shores condominium conversion has agreed to plead guilty to a federal crime for helping cover up asbestos violations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:14:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/14/condo-project-manager-plead-guilty-asbestos-case/</link>
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     <title>Are you fighting fraud at your condo or homeowner association? It's not easy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Too many condo and homeowner association owners call me to complain about fraud - or perceived fraud - on the part of board presidents or directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:02:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/are-you-fighting-fraud-at-your-condo-or-homeowner-association-its-not-easy.html</link>
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     <title>Coaching program has condos helping condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hoping to help neighboring community associations that are still feeling the pinch of a slow economy, the United Condominium Association of Hallandale Beach has created a free service to enable its members to share resources and services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hallandale/fl-hrb-coach-0114-20100114,0,6312028.story</link>
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     <title>Seeking solutions to condo foreclosure crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How would you answer the million-dollar condo question: What can be done to keep community associations financially afloat in face of widespread foreclosure and owner delinquencies?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:58:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-sachsgroup-condocol-20100112,0,6339874.column</link>
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     <title>Lenders should pay up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When current or former owners of condominium units don't pay monthly fees, the remaining owners -- not a faceless corporation or distant government -- make up the shortfalls.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:26:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100112/OPINION/1121034/-1/NEWSSITEMAP?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Power outages outrage some Southwest Floridians</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her electricity cut in and out all day Sunday, and was off all day Monday. She was one of thousands of unhappy Florida Power & Light customers who couldn’t turn on the heat, take a hot shower, or cook a hot meal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:40:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/11/power-outages-outrage-some-southwest-floridians/</link>
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     <title>Condos evacuated on Marco after structure fire call</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Courtyard Condominiums were evacuated this afternoon after Marco Island Fire Rescue received a call of a structure fire there]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:58:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/jan/11/condos-evacuated-marco-after-structure-fire-call/</link>
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     <title>Owners laud ex-chief as condo savior</title>
     <description><![CDATA["If it wasn't for Charlie, Waterside would be an abandoned shell now," said Steven Haber, a board member of the Condominiums at Waterside Inc. homeowners association. "We've turned a corner now."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:40:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100111/ARTICLE/1111023/2112/BUSINESS?Title=Owners-laud-ex-chief-as-condo-savior&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Go for the fun, stay for condo camaraderie</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Jan. 16, the West Boca Community Council hosts a free public party to honor its roots as a de facto municipal government made up of hundreds of condo and homeowner member associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:25:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/celebrate-west-boca-on-jan-16-go-for-the-fun-stay-for-condo-camaraderie-.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Q & A: Can board escrow new owners' assessments?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:In our condominium association, I guess we have been lucky that units have been sold as short sales. My question is that when we approved these new owners, could we have required, as a condition of approval, that the new owners escrow six months' or a year's assessments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:21:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100110/ARTICLE/1101004/2117/REALESTATE?Title=Can-board-escrow-new-owners-assessments-&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Clearwater condo fire kills man</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire sparked early Sunday morning at the On Top of the World condominiums left one man dead, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/clearwater-condo-fire-kills-man/1064417</link>
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     <title>Residents of landmark Miami condo building at war over windows</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shortly before the Christmas holidays, residents of Miami's landmark Palm Bay Towers condo -- found a letter taped to their doors outlining what one unit owner later called ``extremely unpleasant' news: The city had condemned the building. Water and power would be cut Jan. 3, and the building would be torn down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/residents-of-landmark-miami-condo-building-at-war-171965.html</link>
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     <title>Community Helping Condo Fire Victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ the Ocoee community set up the Fire Victim's Task Force and held a meeting at the condo complex to discuss what needs to be done.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:23:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2010/1/9/community_helping_condo_fire_victims.html?cid=rss</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Florida statutes override association bylaws in some situations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I live in a large homeowners’ association (HOA) that has seven associations with a single clubhouse. Last week we held the annual meeting to elect directors. I thought the membership should approve the budget, but I just received the budget and a payment book in the mail]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:27:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/09/richard-white-florida-statutes-override-associatio/</link>
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     <title>Condo resident helps keep water on, neighbors in homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Toro has spent the last several months working with several of her fellow owners at the Atlantic Palms complex in Margate to keep the community's water on, garbage picked up and fire alarms working.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:06:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/margate/fl-mcf-mely-0107-20100108,0,5922265.story</link>
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     <title>Irate property owners paying for inactive water service</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you pay a fee, you expect to receive a service. But the landlords of some vacant homes in Lehigh Acres are being billed for water service that has been shut off. And they're not too happy about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:04:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11792387</link>
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     <title>Man in neighborhood dispute threatens violence in letter to state attorney</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Tarpon Springs man who threatened to kill his neighbors had written a letter to Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe last spring, saying he would use deadly force if McCabe didn't help him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:53:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/tarpon-springs-man-in-neighborhood-dispute-threatens-violence-in-letter-to/1064157</link>
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     <title>With foreclosures come more crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While urban decay posed the biggest challenge for police in the 20th century, the decline of the suburbs and the abandonment of single-family homes will be the larger problem in coming decades, Florida says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:52:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/with-foreclosures-come-more-crime/1064045</link>
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     <title>Clermont cop suspended after clubhouse arrest of senior</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The incident involving the King's Ridge woman, who is in her 70s, stemmed from the fact she lacked a community ID badge during an event at the community's clubhouse. She was arrested on a trespassing violation. The woman owned four such badges. She just did not have them at the time.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:29:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-clermont-cop-suspended-bad-arrest-20100107,0,3723803.story</link>
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     <title>Condo board members should be required to take classes, majority says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There was a wonderful mass of responses to my blog question: Should condo and homeowner association board members be required to take classes on state law? And majority says: YES.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:47:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/condo-board-members-should-be-required-to-take-classes-majority-says.html</link>
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     <title>Chilly night for condo owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Staying warm is as easy as turning on the heat, right? Not for condo owner]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:12:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/centralpbc/westpalmbeach/story/no-heat-palm-beach-house-west-palm-beach-condo-wpt/Yi7I91FYzEOSUg5ZlRrUtA.cspx</link>
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     <title>Editorial: Fire safety ... condo blaze should ring warning bell for all of us</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There was a lot of luck for residents amid high danger for firefighters late one night over the holidays as fire broke out in a low-rise Old Naples condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:02:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/05/editorial-fire-safety-condo-blaze-should-ring-warn/</link>
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     <title>No heat at Singer Island condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[WPTV NewsChannel 5 has learned that the heat was cut at the Connemara Condos Tuesday due to an aging heat system]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:53:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/southpbc/story/No-heat-for-Singer-Island-condo-residents/gYDCXLitTE2eLLqfVWlkTA.cspx?rss=762</link>
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     <title>Firefighters extinguish condo attic fire in Vero Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Firefighters put out an attic fire in a condominium building Wednesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:50:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jan/06/firefighters-extinguish-condo-attic-fire-in-vero/?partner=yahoo_headlines</link>
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     <title>Woman, 64, rescued from condo fire revived after being declared dead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 64-year-old woman who was rescued from a condominium fire early Wednesday morning was near death at the scene and later revived by firefighters,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:49:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fire/woman-64-rescued-from-kenneth-city-fire-revived-after-being-declared-dead/1063452</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit over age restriction rules forces Florida homeowner out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the health of Regina Eschenfelder's father began to weaken, she and her 5-year-old daughter, Nicole, spent nights helping her parents at their home in Pinellas Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:56:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/lawsuit-over-age-restriction-rules-forces-florida-homeowner-out/1063333</link>
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     <title>Resident: HOA Threatens To Break Into Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida couple said their homeowners' association has threatened to break into their home to remove a sign posted in a window]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:46:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/22141699/detail.html</link>
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     <title>New ordinance lets SNL choose 3 supervisors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For decades, Sun 'n Lake of Sebring residents have been trying to gain control of their special improvement district. When it was set up, the landowners owned all five seats, and until today, they still elected three supervisors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:43:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/jan/06/la-new-ordinance-lets-snl-choose-3-supervisors/</link>
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     <title>Chinese drywall has screwed thousands of South Florida homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In-depth article on the origins and impact of Chinese drywall in South Florida]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:47:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-01-07/news/chinese-drywall-has-screwed-thousands-of-south-florida-homeowners</link>
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     <title>Should condo and HOA board members be required to attend classes?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What do you say? Do you think board members should be better educated? How would you go about it?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:38:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2010/01/should-condo-and-hoa-board-members-be-required-to-attend-classes.html</link>
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     <title>Condo's fire hydrant clears first hurdle in Belleair Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But it is not often that a needed repair involves issues of fire safety, four different governmental agencies and thousands of dollars in potential savings for condominium owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:25:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/condos-fire-hydrant-clears-first-hurdle-in-belleair-beach/1063231</link>
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     <title>False Craiglisting: Man charged with renting condos he didn't own</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who posted advertisements on Craigslist for a condo for rent subsequently was accused of torching it and scamming at least 10 people out of more than $16,000. He was caught on local banks’ surveillance footage cashing checks from unsuspecting renters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:13:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/05/false-craiglist-man-charged-renting-condos-he-d/</link>
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     <title>Suicidal man may have caused massive C. Fla. condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A massive fire at a Central Florida condominium complex late Monday night may have been started by a man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 reports.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:05:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100105/BREAKINGNEWS/100105012/1006/NEWS01/Suicidal+man+may+have+caused+massive+C.+Fla.+condo+fire</link>
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     <title>Condo groups in financial pain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The continuing foreclosure flood is creating severe financial problems for condominium associations across Florida, and members are complaining that banks and mortgage companies are doing nothing to help.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:00:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100104/article/301049999</link>
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     <title>Condo fire in Lantana</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters were called to battle a blaze in a three story condominium in Lantana around noon Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:48:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/mostpopular/story/lantana-condo-fire-wptv/qi7pdJa0n0CLe8j63X9tpQ.cspx</link>
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     <title>Laws needed to get delinquent properties back on market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In my April 2009 column, I discussed how banks holding delinquent mortgages were stalling on completing foreclosures]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:03:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/jan/02/laws-needed-get-deliquent-properties-back-market/</link>
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     <title>Homestead community has car-towing issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner's association towed a renter's car because the owner of his town house owes the association money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:01:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/communities/south/story/1405505.html</link>
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     <title>Community Life: Ten resolutions for board members and owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The New Year marks a chance to reflect on past successes and failures. Of course, the customary way to shoot for success in the upcoming year is the New Year's resolution. Here are 10 resolutions for community associations, five for owners and residents, five for the board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:58:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100103/RE/1030328/1014/business/Community-Life--Ten-resolutions-for-board-members-and-owners</link>
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     <title>Lee County, SW Fla. condo, homeowners' associations play hardball</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tough times are especially tough on Southwest Florida's condominium and homeowners' associations, often faced with massive defections from the quarterly dues payments that provide the lifeblood of a community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20100103/RE/1030329/1014/business/Lee-County--SW-Fla.-condo--homeowners--associations-play-hardball</link>
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     <title>New Year's Day Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five Panama City Beach people are without a place to lay their head after a fire ripped through their homes early on New Year's Day]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:55:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/80481297.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club residents planning to sue homeowners association]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just weeks before Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club is slated to be sold, a group of homeowners has sued the developer-controlled homeowners association over its decision to hike fees by 73 percent]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:46:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/01/wp-tampa-bay-golf-country-club-residents-planning-/</link>
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     <title>Fire causes $250k in damage to Naples condo complex on 12 Avenue South</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Where there was smoke, there was no smoke detector.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:10:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/31/fire-causes-extensive-damage-naples-condo-complex/</link>
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     <title>Granddaughter in age-restricted community unwraps Xmas gifts from supporters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nationwide media outlets in October quickly picked up the story of Kimberly Broffman, who the Stottlers care for in their 55-and-up age-restricted community against the association's wishes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:17:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/granddaughter-in-age-restricted-community-unwraps-christmas-gifts-from/1062348</link>
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     <title>Legislators nix Poinciana incorporation effort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The decision by local legislators to not take the issue of incorporation for this community to their colleagues in Tallahassee has effectively killed the attempt to make Poinciana a city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:33:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newschief.com/article/20091230/NEWS/912305043/1021/NEWS01?Title=Legislators-nix-Poinciana-incorporation-effort</link>
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     <title>Condo association must deal with gas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q I live in a first-floor condominium unit that, according to two separate tests by an outside lab, has hazardous levels of radon gas. The gas appears to be coming from the soil below, through cracks in the base of the building]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:21:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/law/os-ask-lawyer-radon-gas-010410-20091229,0,7542217.column</link>
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     <title>Will Florida see condo and HOA reforms in 2010?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But with three months to go before the start of the 2010 session - and with many community associations on the brink of financial disaster - there are signs legislative leaders will press for change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:01:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-condo-laws-condocol-1230-20091229,0,1838388.column</link>
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     <title>Pigging out on the Treasure Coast: Wild hogs multiplying, causing damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wild hogs are going hog wild along the Treasure Coast and throughout the country, more than doubling in population and range in the past 20 years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:52:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/dec/29/pigging-out-on-the-treasure-coast-wild-hogs/</link>
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     <title>Legionnaires bacterial threat possible at 4 other Miami-Dade buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in the Epic Hotel's water, health officials say. And at least four other local buildings have similar water filtering systems that can strip away protective chlorine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:24:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1401400.html</link>
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     <title>Bad bets: The condo meltdown in Las Vegas mirrors Miami's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Though Las Vegas' problems are on a much smaller scale, the boom and bust is fairly similar. Some blame South Florida developers, in part, for whipping up the frenzy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:21:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1400245.html</link>
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     <title>Fire Damages 18 Condo Units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A four-alarm fire has heavily damaged a condominium complex in Pinellas County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:52:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/12/28/fire_damages_18_condo_units.html</link>
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     <title>Condo assns are turning to receiverships to collect rent on foreclosed units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The decision will allow an independent company to collect rents directly from tenants living in Palm Beach Grande condos, bypassing the unit owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/condo-associations-are-turning-to-receiverships-to-collect-151193.html</link>
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     <title>Company bails out condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this volatile real estate market, hundreds of condominium boards across Florida face budget shortfalls and are struggling to pay their bills. They typically have few options other than hiring an attorney and pursuing foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:09:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/27/bz-company-bails-out-condo-associations/</link>
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     <title>Pasco retirees at work against fee hike that props up golf club</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At Tampa Bay Golf, where modest, cottage-style homes are arranged neatly on private roads, homeowner governance is on hold until the last 373 lots are sold, a situation that frustrates Gualtieri and his followers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:24:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/article1061228.ece</link>
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     <title>Foreclosures take toll on condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The Belmont condominium complex in Zephyrhills feels a lot like a ghost town.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:33:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/nature_coast/pasco-condo-foreclosures-122409</link>
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     <title>When peacocks come home to roost, residents tire of patio poop/pecked-on paint</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I don't hate the birds, but I know 80 is too many for a tiny village," said Michael Drake, president of the homeowners' association on the section of Longboat Key that is plagued by the peacocks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:57:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-peacock-problems,0,4170672.story</link>
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     <title>Windermere takes action on Marina Bay flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Marina Bay Homeowners Association has argued repeatedly that it is not responsible for cleaning the culverts in a neighborhood stormwater pond.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:06:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.westorangetimes.com/articles/2009/12/23/news/top_stories/news02.txt</link>
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     <title>South Florida deluge raises questions about drainage systems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the Sheridan East Condominium in Dania Beach, residents were trapped for days inside their apartments, waiting for the waters to recede. Tow truck drivers pulled dozens of flooded cars to dealerships.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:05:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/fl-why-the-flooding-20091223,0,2482416.story</link>
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     <title>Many associations allowed to prohibit visitors' pets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I would like to know if it is legal for the homeowners association to prohibit visitors to my own home for bringing a pet with them?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:55:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/many-associations-allowed-to-prohibit-visitors-pets-143656.html</link>
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     <title>Can community associations block gates, pools?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can community associations ever legally block owners or tenants from entrance gates, club houses or pool areas?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-delinquency-rights-condocol-20091222,0,2139867.column</link>
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     <title>Woman turns self in; charged with grand theft(scroll down to Jacksonville Beach)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former president of a condominium association was arrested and charged Thursday with grand theft in connection with an embezzling scheme at the Costa Del Sol Condominiums]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:59:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2009-12-23/story/police_briefs_woman_turns_self_in_charged_with_grand_theft_0</link>
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     <title>Condo president tows some cars for violations, not others - what gives?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Betty in Broward County calls her association president tow-happy, more than glad to tow an owners' car for violating parking rules. But Betty also believes the president lets some owners slide while going after others.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:54:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/12/condo-president-tows-some-cars-for-violations-not-others-what-gives.html</link>
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     <title>Couple hit Seminole condo association with disability discrimination lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A husband and wife are suing Mayor Jimmy Johnson and the other officers in their condo association, claiming they have discriminated against the couple because of the woman's chronic lung disease.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:49:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/couple-hit-seminole-condo-association-with-disability-discrimination/1060596</link>
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     <title>Jacksonville condo manager pleads guilty in embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The manager of a Jacksonville condominium association has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $167,000 from its bank account over a seven-year period.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-12-21/story/jacksonville_condo_manager_pleads_guilty_in_embezzlement</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit questions Walton County's public records compliance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The commission’s existing policies have been questioned in a lawsuit filed in April by Suzanne Harris and an association of condominium owners. She sued after the county failed to respond to a public records request]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/records-23935-walton-commission.html</link>
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     <title>Board may think need for lights outweighs cost</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How can the board legally raise assessments against the owners when it is spending money on holiday decorations that are nice, but hardly necessary and not a smart use of money in these economic times?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:22:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091220/COLUMNISTS16/912200323/1014/RSS02</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Fireproofing action worth the cost</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Fire Life Safety Codes have been in existence for many years and are considered very important. I have a national news service that sends me articles on condominiums each day and almost every week I receive news about fires in condominiums]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:04:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1386947.html</link>
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     <title>Should community associations foreclose?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Currently, community associations have the right to use foreclosure as the ultimate delinquent assessment collection tool when owners in the community do not pay their apportioned share of the common expenses and reserves. Foreclosure is the enforcement device that allows a creditor, in this case a homeowners association, to force the sale of an owner’s condominium or single family home to collect a delinquent association assessment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:07:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2009/staugustine/news/florida/should-community-associations-foreclose-2287</link>
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     <title>Kissimmee Condo Complex Gets Makeover</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But now families have a nicer place to live. It is a new beginning at Cascades condo complex. The place used to be a dump with a long list of issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:03:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/22008917/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Appeals court rules Ironhorse homeowners don't have to pay membership fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An appeals judge ruled Wednesday in favor of residents of Ironhorse Country Club who opposed mandatory membership fees in a 2005 lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:52:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/appeals-court-rules-ironhorse-homeowners-don-t-have-127079.html</link>
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     <title>'A travesty': Crews working to correct major flaws to condo community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every resident is living through the same headaches as the buildings in the East Naples community off Rattlesnake Hammock Road are getting a major overhaul because of structural defects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:42:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/17/florida-condos-building-flaws-toll-brothers/</link>
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     <title>No recourse for associations when owners don't pay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Is there no recourse for homeowners associations, other than filing a lien and foreclosing, when a unit owner is making money renting his unit but not paying his assessments? Can we shut off the water as any municipality would do to a non-paying owner?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/no-recourse-for-associations-when-owners-don-t-127950.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Q & A]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Emergency gives association right of condo access]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:41:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091213/COLUMNISTS16/912130320/1076/Emergency-gives-association-right-of-condo-access</link>
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     <title>Vehicle Plows Over Menorah At Hobe Sound Development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the gated entrance of the Arbors development, a Christmas tree and other decorations greet residents who come and go. But apparently someone didn't want a menorah to be there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:38:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/21971359/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Man accused of choking neighbor over Christmas lights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of a local homeowners association says he was choked by one of his neighbors after a disagreement over Christmas lights Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:28:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=11680418</link>
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     <title>Largo woman had help stealing from homeowner groups, lawyer asserts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Catherine McMullen, the woman accused of stealing as much as $1 million from about 20 homeowners groups in Pinellas County, didn't pull it off by herself, according to her new attorney,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:20:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/largo-woman-had-help-stealing-from-homeowner-groups-lawyer-asserts/1058140</link>
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     <title>The cat's out of the bag as to names of delinquent neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We have been advised that two owners in our condo association have not paid their assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:05:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1375473.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Association expenses are duty of the board, not members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Our condominium had extraordinarily high expenditures over the past several years. While some of these costs are fully justified and necessary, other items are discretionary.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:33:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/12/richard-white-association-expenses-are-duty-board-/</link>
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     <title>Wildlife officials catch bear after encounter in Longwood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three bears visited Ernest David Stamm's home early Friday evening.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:26:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-bear-attack-orlando-20091211,0,2178827.story</link>
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     <title>In community landscaping, hard-working teams, logical plans critical</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Around this time of the year, many homeowner associations (HOAs) dream of lovely events called a general membership meeting. As part of this process, the HOA committees want to know when the time is right to make common area improvements. Let’s look at some of the issues, in no particular order.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:17:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/10/make-it-green-community-landscaping-hard-working-t/?partner=yahoo_feeds</link>
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     <title>Beachside spat leads to spray painted rant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Indian Harbour Beach resident’s ongoing dispute with a homeowner’s association may have been taken to a new level, prompting police to investigate a disturbing spray-painted message on the side of a house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:38:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091208/BREAKINGNEWS/91208014/1006/news01/Beachside+spat+leads+to+spray+painted+rant+%7C+VIDEO</link>
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     <title>Barefoot Bay may get to issue fines for violations of deed restrictions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Board of Trustees Attorney Clifford Repperger said this suit brought to light the district’s responsibility to enforce the restrictions and the lack of a system to impose fines to encourage compliance.  The board now may get legislative action to help them with future instances of noncompliance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:32:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/dec/08/barefoot-bay-may-get-to-issue-fines-for-of-deed/</link>
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     <title>Judge won't name receiver for downtown Miami condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade circuit judge denied a request to appoint a receiver for The Grand Condominium Association, which controls a large residential, retail and hotel complex in downtown Miami.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:13:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1371046.html</link>
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     <title>New FHA rules a mixed bag for condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New guidelines from the Federal Housing Administration could increase sales in South Florida's stalled condo market, making it easier, at least temporarily, to get FHA-backed mortgages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:11:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/new-fha-rules-a-mixed-bag-for-condos-105417.html</link>
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     <title>Luxurious Comfort or Relentless Conflict?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her protest at The Grand started in 2004, and includes lawsuits filed by and against her, as well as legal fees costing her upward of a half-million dollars]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:56:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=449:condo-life-luxurious-comfort-or-relentless-conflict&catid=50:community-news&Itemid=166]]></link>
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     <title>Landmark crumbles as fines pile up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Except for Wolfe, the landmark building has sat vacant for nearly a decade. Who's responsible for its upkeep, or to blame for its deteriorated condition, are questions that prompt finger-pointing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091205/NEWS01/912050321/1006/news01/Landmark+crumbles+as+fines+pile+up</link>
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     <title>Family of Dead Teenager Sues Everyone</title>
     <description><![CDATA[County documents show each homeowner on the lake is responsible for lake maintenance [but no association-ed. note]. Alters points out, "That same platte, restriction and covenant requires them to maintain the lake and remove hazards from the lake]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:07:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Lets-Sue-Everyone-78571552.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Problems arise with termination of homeowners’ association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: Times being tough, some homeowners want to dissolve the homeowner association to stop the assessments. How do you dissolve or end a HOA? This might lead to a self-managed entity. How should that be set up?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:45:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/dec/05/richard-white-problems-arise-termination-homeowner/</link>
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     <title>Times tough for LWR homeowner boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Through Oct. 29 of this year, the Greenbrook Village Homeowner Association placed $55,000 worth of outstanding liens on 136 properties whose owners did not pay their annual dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:44:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/lakewood_ranch_herald/story/1876926.html</link>
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     <title>Proposed settlement would reduce fines for Key Marco assn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fines could be reduced for a Marco Island association and landscaper that destroyed protected habitat, including mangroves and an Indian mound.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:29:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/dec/03/settlement-reduce-fines-key-marco-mound-mangroves/</link>
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     <title>Florida Legislature poised to add condos to Special Session?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rep. Julio Robaina's office reports this morning that Florida House of Representatives Speaker has assigned a bill number to his draft legislation on condominium reform, a move that could lead to a hearing on whether to add the bill to the special session which begins today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:12:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/12/breaking-news-florida-legislature-poised-to-add-condos-to-special-session.html</link>
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     <title>Judge close to ruling on validity of sewer fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo associations up and down the Keys are likely anxiously awaiting Acting Circuit Court Judge Ruth Becker's decision in a sewer-fees case pitting the city of Marathon against Keys RV.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/165349.html</link>
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     <title>Perfect Storm: Foreclosures, Budget Shortfalls and State Mandates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Results of the most recent survey of Florida's condominium, homeowner and other community association property owners show no immediate end in sight to mounting foreclosure-related financial pressures that have resulted in increasing budgetary restraints and falling property values in community associations across the State.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:31:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/the-perfect-storm-foreclosures-budget,1068455.shtml</link>
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     <title>My association towed my car, what the heck?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Parking problems in shared communities continually crop up for owners and directors alike, but it's a problem that takes on a whole new life - and level of frustration - during the holidays.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:18:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/my-association-towed-my-car-what-the-heck.html</link>
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     <title>Community divided over tougher homeowners standards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the Bridgewater community in Wesley Chapel, Mark Spector, the president of the homeowners association, has instituted a new zero-tolerance policy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:02:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/11/28/552550.html?title=Community%20divided%20over%20tougher%20homeowners%20standards&cid=rss]]></link>
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     <title>Association must address violations of occupancy limit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I live in a condominium that consists of one-bedroom/one-bath units to two-bedroom/two-bath units. The maximum square footage in the 2/2 is 1,000 living square feet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/association-must-address-violations-of-occupancy-limit-81607.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>Condos opt out of state rules at their peril</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I have written to you previously about a potential vote our condominium complex entertained to opt out of the state statute. This was recommended by our management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:21:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/29/tr-condos-opt-out-of-state-rules-at-their-peril/life/</link>
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     <title>HOAs find funds hard to come by</title>
     <description><![CDATA[These are difficult times for property management companies and the condominium communities they oversee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091129/BUSINESS/911290352/1014/HOAs-find-funds-hard-to-come-by</link>
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     <title>Condominium boards must think way ahead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners and their owners’ associations are facing the test of a lifetime: the non-payment of condo maintenance fees by some of the owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:37:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/27/condominium-boards-must-think-way-ahead/</link>
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     <title>Times tough for LWR homeowner boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Through Oct. 29 of this year, the Greenbrook Village Homeowner Association placed $55,000 worth of outstanding liens on 136 properties whose owners did not pay their annual dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/news/story/1876926.html</link>
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     <title>Rain Creates Pre-Thanksgiving Mess For Families</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clayton Toney is one of the residents of the Village Home and Condos and he woke up to ankle high water Wednesday morning. He says the flooding couldn't have come at a worse time, one day before Thanksgiving.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:33:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/Palmetto.Bay.flooding.2.1334007.html</link>
     <author>http://cbs4.</author>
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     <title>Richard White: Issue with family member not an association problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. We have an issue with one of our neighbors. He has a daughter living with him who is about 30 years of age and appears to be a drug abuser. She has many shady and undesirable visitors at all hours, which is extremely distressing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:09:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/25/issue-with-family-member-not-an-association/</link>
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     <title>The battle at Bridgewater</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As he tries to rehabilitate his struggling neighborhood, Mark Spector, president of the Bridgewater homeowners association, has taken a "zero tolerance" approach toward people who break his community's rules]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:47:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/22/pa-the-battle-at-bridgewater/</link>
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     <title>East Naples condo owners win battle to take over association, track spending</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners at South Bay Plantation Condominiums will take over their association tonight and then begin the task of tracking down how their developer spent their association fees during the past five years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:34:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/23/east-naples-condo-owners-win-battle-take-over-asso/</link>
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     <title>New bill could help condo bulk buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new bill seeks to help bulk buyers of Florida condominium units - and owners desperate to sell to them in a market with record inventories - by amending old state laws and removing the designation of developer from those who don't build but simply buy lots of units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-developer-law-condocol-112509-20091124,0,219379.column</link>
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     <title>Association must address violations of occupancy limit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About eight months ago, renters moved in with four adults and a 2-year-old into a two-bedroom unit that is actually less than 1,000 square feet]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:55:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/association-must-address-violations-of-occupancy-limit-81607.html</link>
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     <title>Woman Says HOA Won't Let Her Take Care Of Rat Problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida woman said she returned to her Boca Raton home Friday after spending a few months in New York to discover it was overrun by rats, and she claims the president of her homeowners association is preventing her from taking care of the problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:52:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/21709675/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Does your community association hire unlicensed professionals? Report it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michele in Lauderhill complains his condominium association is hiring unlicensed professionals - and he's tired of paying the bill, which are often higher than he suspects it should be.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:28:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/does-your-community-association-hire-unlicensed-professionals-report-it.html</link>
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     <title>QBE Insurance Sued for More Than $500M for Bad Faith Claims Handling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the new lawsuit, Buckley Towers states that Florida Intracoastal Underwriters and QBE hired as its contact person an estimator whose Florida insurance adjustor's license was revoked for failing to disclose felonies, including one for insurance fraud.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:16:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2677427/</link>
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     <title>The Case of the Exploding Corpse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo association in Jupiter, Fla., let a corpse sit undiscovered for so long that it exploded, ruining a neighboring apartment with putrid effluvia, a woman claims in Palm Beach County Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/24/The_Case_of_the_Exploding_Corpse.htm</link>
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     <title>No more community associations?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What if community associations ceased to exist?  We hear a lot from people unhappy with the concept of common interest ownership communities that we would all be better off if they ceased to exis]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:35:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.historiccity.com/2009/staugustine/news/florida/guest-column-no-more-community-associations-2132</link>
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     <title>Gate house fees cause strife in Cocoplum</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cocoplum residents will soon pay a fee for renovations to the neighborhood's guardhouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/gables-smiami/story/1344977.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Two units merged into one must remain as two units on documents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: As usual, you gave excellent advice to B.R. of Naples. One thing they should be aware of: They will have to get the condominium to write a letter to the county property appraiser advising that two units have been merged into one.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:18:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/21/richard-white-two-units-merged-one-must-remain-two/</link>
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     <title>Barefoot Bay residents form committee against Citizens Insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reddy and about 20 other residents so far have come together in the manufactured home community of Barefoot Bay to form an ad hoc committee to fight what they see as the cause of the problem — Citizens Insurance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/20/no-headline---ir_bbresolution/</link>
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     <title>Ridgeway residents watching lawsuit that could end with changes to POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A resident is alleging the property owner’s association has been acting without proper authority — collecting fees and enforcing restrictions — for almost 20 years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:44:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/19/ridgeway-residents-watching-lawsuit-that-could/</link>
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     <title>Bad condo pet owner! Are bad owner habits to blame for no-pet rules?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No one likes to step in dog poop while tooling around their condo or homeowner complex. But don't blame the dog, owners should take their picker-upper duties seriously.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/my-entry.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner associations raise needed money for county park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The park cost about $181,000, with the associations raising about half the money, according to a news release from the county.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/park-22756-associations-raise.html</link>
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     <title>Jacksonville Beach's battle with condo developer continues with a new twist</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five years have passed since voters approved a measure limiting building heights to 35 feet, but the city is still fighting one developer's legal challenge to protect its building permit for a 60-foot-tall condo project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2009-11-18/story/jacksonville_beachs_battle_with_condo_developer_continues_with</link>
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     <title>River Club residents win round one of cell tower fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The River Club Homeowner’s Association is celebrating a minor victory as it braces for its final battle against a proposed cell phone tower in the heart of its community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/News/111820093029/River-Club-residents-win-round-one-of-cell-tower-f</link>
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     <title>Ocean Breeze residents question if they were defrauded by two other residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Residents of a mobile home park are questioning the actions of two residents who raised thousands of dollars to sue the homeowners association but settled out of court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/17/ocean-breeze-residents-question-if-they-were-by/</link>
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     <title>Erosion threatens condo building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Waves batter a condo building's foundation and this isn't even high tide. South Palm Beach Mayor Marty Millar says, "Right now we have a serious situation."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/southpbc/story/Erosion-threatens-South-Palm-Beach-condo-building/nMiRvPEDBUSaiQq62ju5SQ.cspx</link>
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     <title>Seminole Co. HOA, Family Clash Over Pit Bull</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Seminole County woman admits her family dog is pretty intimidating, but she says he's really a sweetheart. Her Home Owner's Association, however, does not agree.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wesh.com/news/21631892/detail.html</link>
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     <title>What can be done when HOA, banks don't act?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I'm a member of a builder-controlled homeowners association that is doing nothing to collect the HOA fees, either from owners who have abandoned their homes or the "deadbeat banks" that refuse to foreclose. As an affected homeowner, is there anything legally I can do about this?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:58:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/os-ask-lawyer-hoa-deadbeats-1116-20091109,0,5546323.column</link>
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     <title>North River Shores association rules cast neighbors on two sides of the fence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eight years after dueling lawsuits pitted neighbor against neighbor in North River Shores, the subdivision north of the Roosevelt Bridge has evolved in a crazy-quilt pattern]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/14/eve-samples-north-river-shores-association-rules/</link>
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     <title>Taking right steps doesn't always ensure success</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Our association has two owners who have had habitual delinquency. Our board hired an attorney, put a lien on the properties and began foreclosure proceedings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:33:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/15/tr-taking-right-steps-doesnt-always-ensure-success/</link>
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     <title>Community Life: Should your condo association directors be paid?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our condominium association has a difficult time finding volunteers who are willing to serve on our board. It has been suggested that we should pay our directors. After all, doing the job properly does take up a substantial amount of time, especially for the president. What is your opinion on this?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:31:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091115/COLUMNISTS16/91114024/1076/Community-Life--Should-your-condo-association-directors-be-paid</link>
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     <title>Richard White: For board to limit rentals, a document requirement or amendment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: My condominium association recently passed a policy on limiting the number of rentals to a percentage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:11:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/14/rcihard-white-board-limit-rentals-document-require/</link>
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     <title>Amelia Island Co. in Chapter 11 bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Amelia Island Plantation Community Association is the homeowners' association under Florida law that owns, manages and maintains roads, common areas and provides for security, landscaping, drainage and the like. That association is funded by property owner assessments and is not directly impacted by the filing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fbnewsleader.com/articles/2009/11/13/today/web%20aip%203.txt</link>
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     <title>Tropical Storm Ida leaves a half million dollar damage bill for Destin Pointe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the former Cat-2 hurricane dwindled to a tropical storm by the time it made landfall, Ida caused about $500,000 in damage to Destin Pointe, according to owner association President Ron Johnston.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:42:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/destin-11932-pointe-ida.html</link>
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     <title>Associations left high and dry by foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It starts with tall grass at the house next door. Then the pool turns green. Perhaps, there is a leaky pipe in an unoccupied condo or a smell of mold emanates from it because the a/c isn’t running.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:38:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/12/associations-left-high-and-dry-foreclosures/</link>
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     <title>My assn forces me to repaint my home every 5 years - can they choose the painter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some community associations take pride in keeping their grounds picture perfect - so it's not unusual to hear about governing documents that require periodic maintenance from owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:32:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/my-association-forces-me-to-repaint-my-home-every-5-years-can-they-choose-the-painter-too.html</link>
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     <title>Condo flag fight needs common sense</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just before Veterans Day, a tearful Sarasota woman called about a dispute between condo dwellers over display of American flags. Yeah, that one again. How many times have we read about such disputes?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:43:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091112/COLUMNIST/911121054/-1/NEWSSITEMAP?&tc=autorefresh]]></link>
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     <title>Country club, developer in fight over $10 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the country club in one of the city's premier communities needed a multimillion-dollar face-lift, its directors decided to raise the needed cash by selling off property for an 18-story condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:00:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/country-club-developer-in-fight-over-10-million-50494.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>American flag fight: A teaching moment for condo association battles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lesson: If your board or management company asks you to remove your American flag, you should first look to the statute to be sure you are in compliance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:57:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/american-flag-fight-a-teaching-moment-for-condo-association-battles.html</link>
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     <title>Nearly half of Naples high-rises need fire code upgrades, officials say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium associations have two choices when it comes to the retrofit. The board can decide to retrofit the entire building, or they can decide — with a two-thirds vote of the membership — to partially retrofit the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/11/nearly-half-naples-high-rises-need-fire-code-upgra/</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Association Chat Transcript</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Local 6 and ClickOrlando.com hosted a Web chat with a homeowners association expert on Monday to help homeowners with any questions they had. This is a copy of the transcripts of the chat.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:47:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21572736/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Flag flap doesn't deter south Fort Myers veteran</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tucker says state law 718.113 allows for the display of a portable United States flag in a respectful way on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day. The flag cannot be larger than 4 1/2 feet by 6 feet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091111/COLUMNISTS02/911110402/1075</link>
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     <title>My condo association removed my American flag, can they do that?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Art of Delray Beach, a former U.S. Air Force medic and veteran of the Korean War, called me to complain that his condo association recently forced him to remove his American flag from his porch - a flag he has flown for the past nine years without incident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:15:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/11/my-condo-association-removed-my-american-flag-can-they-do-that-.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners furious over fee increase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HOA members say they are $250,000 in the hole and can't pay their bills. Fifty percent of the units are delinquent in their fees, and another 20 percent are in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:13:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/110909-Homeowners-furious-over-fee-increase</link>
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     <title>Residents Urged To Learn HOA Laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A citizens advocacy group is urging residents involved in a flap with their homeowners association to learn their rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:30:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21562285/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Who must cover repairs after water heater ruptures?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a 16-year-old condominium building which has three levels of condominium units stacked upon each other. Over the years, we have had several incidents where water leaks from the second or third floor have caused damage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091108/COLUMNISTS16/911080325/1076</link>
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     <title>Condo Line: Who has to pay for carpet removal?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: A few years back, some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. We are planning to paint and weatherproof our building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:58:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home-garden/condos/story/1321571.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Board not responsible for modifications to common areas by owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: A few years back, some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. Our building is now planning to paint and weatherproof the building. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:26:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/nov/07/richard-white-board-not-responsible-modifications-/</link>
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     <title>Not enough candidates for LWR homeowner elections</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So far, there don’t seem to be enough candidates to even fill all six seats, let alone have competition for any of them]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/lakewood_ranch_herald/story/1829755.html</link>
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     <title>Raw Sewage May Cause Complex To Shut Down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ presently, it’s a run-down complex with 80 units and at least 16 are in jeopardy of being shut down by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Raw sewage is bubbling up from the clean-out cap of the building]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:23:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/21522816/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Live Oak cuts owner fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With residents in control for the first time, property owners will pay $420 less next year to run their homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2009/nov/04/ne-live-oak-cuts-owner-fees/news/</link>
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     <title>HOA Threatens Foreclosure Over Fees- woman turns to local news</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Central Florida woman was nearly forced out of her house by her homeowners association after she fell behind in paying her dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:13:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clickorlando.com/news/21509534/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Condo association says half its owners are behind on a total of $675,000 in fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With 50 percent of its owners owing a total of more than half-a-million dollars in overdue maintenance fees, a suburban West Palm Beach condo association wants to seize control of delinquent units, bypass owners when it comes to rent collection and possibly even rent units through a third party.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/11/03/grande1104.html</link>
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     <title>Town hall draws crowd, questions about condos, HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here is what is most clear after last week's Sun Sentinel Town Hall Meeting on Condos & HOAs: Many owners and board members from community associations across South Florida are frustrated and fearful about finances, foreclosures and other festering issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:05:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/sfl-town-hall-condocol-110409,0,5747753.column</link>
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     <title>Don't burn the condo along with the beehive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An anonymous caller told the Kissimmee fire departemnt that the people sprayed the beehive with hairspray and lit it on fire. Then they put out the flames with a fire extinguisher and left after thinking the fire was out]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:41:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2009/11/got_beehive_hairspray_and_matc_1.html</link>
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     <title>State law keeps some golf carts in the garage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like many others who live in Colony Cove and neighboring manufactured-home communities, Lynn Mercer frequently drove her golf cart to supermarkets, drug stores and other nearby businesses along U.S. 301.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:38:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/story/1825296.html</link>
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     <title>Trump Tower Tampa buyers to argue Donald Trump misrepresented his role</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of at least 20 disgruntled former Trump Tower Tampa buyers plans to sue Donald Trump, accusing the New York tycoon of falsifying his role in the $300-million project that went bankrupt last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:24:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/trump-tower-tampa-buyers-to-argue-donald-trump-misled-them/1048842</link>
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     <title>Homeowners with defective drywall take the offensive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners with defective drywall are taking matters into their own hands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:21:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/11/02/a6b_drywallcrusaders_1103.html</link>
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     <title>Collective effort saves Cascades</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But several parties got together to save the community. In the process, they helped preserve the homes of many residents who had invested their life savings in their property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:31:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.staugustine.com/stories/110209/news_2134818.shtml</link>
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     <title>Question arises when board member resigns her seat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our association's annual meeting is coming up in December. We have a seven member board, who serve two-year terms. Our board members' terms are alternated so that four are elected one year, three the following year, and so on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:18:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091101/COLUMNISTS16/911010357/1014/BUSINESS/Question-arises-when-board-member-resigns-her-seat</link>
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     <title>Liability questions concern local CERT unit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scheiman started asking questions in April at the county's regular CERT leaders meeting, after his homeowners association balked at giving them their annual donation for equipment because of insurance liability issues, he said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:07:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/columnists/sfl-flmarci1101psnov01,0,3979629.column</link>
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     <title>Court win for condo buyers is significant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 3rd District Court of Appeal has handed a partial victory to some South Florida condominium buyers looking to get back their deposits after the real estate market went bust]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:09:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Hindu family in US asked to remove religious flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hindu family in the American state of Florida has been asked to remove a religious flag from outside their home or face a fine of up to $100 a day.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:07:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/accountant-nid-22777.html</link>
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     <title>Citizens Property Insurance gets OK for rate increase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Friday gave Citizens Property Insurance Corp. permission to raise rates on homeowner policies an average of 5.4 percent]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/article/A4/20091031/BUSINESS/91030075/1003</link>
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     <title>Remember these statutory requirements in preparing 2010 condo association budget</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is that time of year again. Time to get next year’s budget adopted to be ready for sending out the first assessment invoices for January. So this is a good time to go over a few of the important Condominium Law, Chapter 718 statutory requirements, to remember when preparing the 2010 budget.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:23:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/31/rob-samouce-remember-these-statutory-requirements-/</link>
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     <title>Sunrise deals with its first Chinese drywall case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State and city leaders recently toured a Sunrise Lakes condo affected by the city's first case of defective Chinese drywall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:52:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sunrise/sfl-flsfdrywall1028hrboct29,0,5687087.story</link>
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     <title>Lake Worth woman fights for therapy dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo bylaws around here state no dogs are allowed and it seems a doctor's prescription and the documentation isn't enough.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:29:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/content/news/centralpbc/lakeworth/story/Lake-Worth-woman-fights-for-therapy-dog/fBftFaIfbkKZ8pHFhtBpQQ.cspx?rss=762</link>
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     <title>Lee County conversions turn into catastrophes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Other condo conversions have fared even worse. Renaissance on Winkler Avenue Extension in Fort Myers, for example, was successfully converted, but many owners walked away as prices fell and the condo is now struggling for survival.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:28:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091029/RE/91028061/1076</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Today is the Sun Sentinel Town Hall meeting on Condos & HOAs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[For tonight's (6 to 7:30 p.m.) Sun Sentinel-sponsored Town Hall meeting at Nova Southeastern University, we have assembled a panel of local experts to help tackle the toughest questions faced today by those living and working among Florida's community associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:19:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/10/today-is-the-sun-sentinel-town-hall-meeting-on-condos-hoas.html</link>
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     <title>Seffner homeowner, association at war over fence, boat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The boat and the fence violate the homeowners association's rules, according to a lawsuit the association filed last spring.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:10:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/seffner-homeowner-association-at-war-over-fence-boat/1047647</link>
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     <title>Property appraiser wants law to fight homestead exemption fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Lee County's property appraiser is pushing for a new law to combat homestead exemption fraud by targeting condo owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=11394903</link>
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     <title>Having trouble getting a bank to pay maintenance fees on a foreclosed unit?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Too often I hear complaints from financially struggling community associations having trouble getting banks to finalize foreclosure processes in order to forestall having to pay maintenance fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:57:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/10/having-trouble-getting-a-bank-to-pay-maintenance-fees-on-a-foreclosed-unit.html</link>
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     <title>Remember these statutory requirements in preparing 2010 condo association budget</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is that time of year again. Time to get next year’s budget adopted to be ready for sending out the first assessment invoices for January. So this is a good time to go over a few of the important Condominium Law, Chapter 718 statutory requirements]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:48:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/31/rob-samouce-remember-these-statutory-requirements-/</link>
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     <title>Dozens Homeless After Kissimmee Condo Blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two firefighters are injured and 25 residents homeless after fire tore through a Kissimmee condominium Sunday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:45:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/10/26/kissimmee_condo_blaze_leaves_25_people_without_a_home.html</link>
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     <title>Sticker or not: If sign says to stop, do it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: The developer of our gated community has placed several stop signs at intersections, and has contracted the Sheriff's Department to enforce compliance. In addition to cars, officers are ticketing golf carts and bicycles]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:42:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/orl-livask-lawyer-stop-signs-102609102609oct26,0,7248043.column</link>
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     <title>Community's feud with IRS could spell trouble for developments throughout Florid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Agent Dominick Servadio has accused a community development district in The Villages of misusing $64 million in tax-exempt bonds and overpaying for courses, guardhouses and other amenities. He has leveled accusations of self-dealing, lax oversight and questionable accounting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:23:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamletvoice.blogspot.com/2009/10/communitys-feud-with-irs-could-spell.html</link>
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     <title>Developer cites new state law in Jacksonville Beach condo fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A developer whose building permit for a six-story condo was terminated because of a lack of construction work has asked the city to reinstate it under a new state law meant to stimulate development and protect unfinished projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:21:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2009-10-24/story/developer_cites_new_state_law_in_jacksonville_beach_condo_figh</link>
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     <title>Four years after Hurricane Wilma hit, Naples condo repairs nearly completed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Four years ago, Hurricane Wilma blew the walls off the 21-story Park Shore Tower on Gulfshore Boulevard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:10:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/23/photos-four-years-after-hurricane-wilma-hit-naples/</link>
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     <title>My neighbor tripped over a sprinkler? Can she sue the condo association?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A reader from Palm Beach County writes: We have a condo owner who fell over a sprinkler and had to go to the hospital. The condominium association president says the grounds belong to all owners, so we cannot file a claim. Is this true?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/10/my-neighbor-tripped-over-a-sprinkler-can-she-sue-the-condo-association.html</link>
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     <title>3-alarm condo blaze not suspicious</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire apparently started on the second floor and moved rapidly from east to west through the attic, affecting an estimated 20 apartment units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:55:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Fire-Chief-3-alarm-condo-blaze-not-suspicious/sbDj-GOx8EeWuXPlcoihKg.cspx</link>
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     <title>Miller Lake condo faces $7M foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[TotalBank filed a $7.1 million foreclosure lawsuit against the condo converter of the Miller Lake Condominiums west of Coral Gables.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:48:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/10/19/daily73.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Condo Rules & Compassion Argued]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Children aren't allowed to live in houses in the Lakes Homeowners Association in Pinellas County, Fla., which is designated a 55-and-older community in accord with federal fair housing law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:25:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abajournal.com/news/condo_rules_compassion_argued_as_55-plus_community_seeks_to_evict_girl_6/</link>
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     <title>Condo board tries new tactic to collect delinquent fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo owners behind on maintenance fees, beware: Condo boards are becoming more aggressive in collecting delinquent fees. One board even wants to try an untested strategy -- forcing renters into empty units to pay off deadbeat accounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:42:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/1294107.html</link>
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     <title>6-year-old could be evicted because of HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kimberly Broffman is a 6-year-old girl with a very adult problem: she is alone and facing eviction]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:50:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.9news.com/news/world/article.aspx?storyid=125505&catid=347]]></link>
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     <title>Condo fire shoots smoke toward neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters helped an elderly woman out of her third-floor condo Tuesday evening as a unit below her caught fire, sending smoke billowing up through the complex, a witness said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsherald.com/news/panama-78451-beach-shoots.html</link>
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     <title>City favors condos over single-family homeowners, resident says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Richard Schoen believes that for years, city leaders have worked hard to keep condo associations happy on the island, perhaps at the expense of homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/articles/2009/10/21/news/00008_news_017.txt</link>
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     <title>Get ready for next week's condo and HOA online chat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do you have a question about condos and HOAs? The Sun Sentinel will host a condo/HOA town hall meeting this month to give residents a chance to ask their questions about condo ownership and HOAs to a panel of experts. Invited experts include:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:36:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/10/get-ready-for-next-weeks-condo-and-hoa-online-chat-submit-questions-easily.html</link>
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     <title>Chinese Drywall Found In Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sunrise officials on Tuesday toured a condo where Chinese drywall, which is believed to emit odors and corrode metal, was discovered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:15:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.justnews.com/news/21350316/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Poinciana wrestles with question of incorporation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a Poinciana resident, Allan R. Collins believes the time has probably come for this community of 10 villages and more than 75,000 residents built in unincorporated parts of Polk and Osceola counties to finally become a city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:05:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newschief.com/article/20091020/NEWS/910205042/1021/NEWS01?Title=Poinciana-wrestles-with-question-of-incorporation</link>
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     <title>Man finding success with concoction to ward off voracious iguanas</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It works as a form of harassment. To get the iguanas to leave, you have to make them uncomfortable," said Streisfeld, who became interested in the beasts as a Boca Pointe homeowner’s association board member fielding iguana complaints]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:59:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/oct/12/palm-beach-county-man-finding-success-with-to/</link>
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     <title>You can find out who isn't paying HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: My homeowner's association has monthly assessments that pay for the amenities we all enjoy. The paying residents are forced to make up the difference in the monthly payments for the people who are not paying]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:44:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/orl-livask-lawyer-hoa-payments-1019101909oct19,0,7706782.column</link>
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     <title>At Hardwood Trails, it's residents vs. developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many of these seniors are in a pitched legal battle with their developer, John Zacco, whose unfulfilled promises and seeming indifference, they say, have created a climate of fatigue, frustration and bitterness within the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:40:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20091020/ARTICLES/910199956/1402/NEWS?Title=At-Hardwood-Trails-it-s-residents-vs-developer</link>
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     <title>PBC woman fears for dog CoCo after HOA complaints</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Walking your dog is supposed to be a leisurely exercise. It's been more like a nightmare for Marsha Haines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:36:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-coco-complaints-bn102009,0,268.story</link>
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     <title>Residents Suing Unlicensed Contractor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in an Ocala neighborhood say an unlicensed contractor built their neighborhood. Now residents in the Hardwood Trails community are suing that contractor for not finishing the work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:33:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/21353041/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Text SizeAAAMajor Condo High-Rise Gives Up On Buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another major condo high-rise has given up on buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:05:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/21340811/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Massive amounts of foreclosures clogging county's civil courts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[court clerks say more than 135,000 foreclosures could be filed in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties this year -- compared to a tri-county total of about 17,500 in 2006.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:03:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.miamiherald.com/business/business-monday/story/1288433.html?asset_id=1288108&asset_type=gallery]]></link>
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     <title>Richard White: Short sale has nothing to do with delinquent amounts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: We are about to close on a short sale in a condominium association. We understand that many of the condos in this building are available on a short sale status. We have heard that on our unit the bank is negotiating with the builder on back HOA unpaid fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:06:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/17/short-sale-has-nothing-do-delinquent-amounts/</link>
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     <title>Pointe Royale, Shadow Wood associations honored</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was recently announced that the journal's highest award, 2009 Community of the Year, went to Pointe Royale Condominium Association of Fort Myers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:57:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091018/COLUMNISTS16/910180320/1014/BUSINESS</link>
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     <title>CONDO LINE: Directors left, association dissolved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a condominium and since late 2007 we have been without a working board of directors. One by one, the directors have moved and some have sold their units. Some have just failed to serve as directors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:52:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1285727.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors blame condo demolition for rat problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some West Palm Beach condo dwellers have rats inside their homes, and they're blaming a dilapidated building nearby.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:56:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/rats-4721862-says-shapleigh.html</link>
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     <title>Buyers Sue Trump as Miami’s Condo Prices Plummet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robert Cooper says he has found a way to make money in South Florida’s real estate bust.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:08:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aY.tf4kEIyPk]]></link>
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     <title>Community Living: Homeowners association insurance strongly encouraged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am the treasurer of a small homeowners association. We have five board members, and the association is responsible for maintaining the common areas and a large wall around the community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:06:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-homeowners-association-insurance-strongly-encouraged/1044306</link>
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     <title>Suits claim housing bias in Fort Lauderdale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Henderson, 28, was denied the right to complete the $55,000 purchase, she said, after Imperial Point officials saw that she was African-American. "It was very upsetting," she said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:31:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-discrimination-suits-bn101509,0,6284591.story</link>
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     <title>Banks can be tough to handle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am a developer which is fed up with my lending institution that is making it impossible for me to sell condominium units. Even though I owe money to it, it seems that they are being unreasonable in allowing me to proceed. Do you have any suggestions?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20091015/REALESTATE/910150457</link>
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     <title>Condo input lacking as state studies cost of fire sprinkler retrofit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the sprinkler system retrofit mandate will affect about 5,600 condos across Florida, the state has received little feedback on just what sort of financial impact the measure will have on associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:27:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-flhrbsprinkler1015hrboct15,0,7258657.story</link>
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     <title>Plans to implode the 30-story 1515 condo tower in West Palm Beach on hold</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After several months spent winning assurances that the 30-story 1515 S. Flagler Drive condo building could be safely detonated without violating federal asbestos standards, the city's biggest eyesore might not be explosively collapsed after all. A]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:32:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/health/content/local_news/epaper/2009/10/13/10131515.html</link>
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     <title>Insurer ordered to be liquidated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[American Keystone Insurance Co. was placed into receivership Friday in Tallahassee]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:54:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091013/ARTICLE/910131028/-1/NEWSSITEMAP</link>
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     <title>Burglar breached Stuart condo attic's firewalls</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Women’s pink pajamas apparently couldn’t disguise a 31-year-old man’s involvement in condominium burglaries on South Kanner Highway, Stuart police reported Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:42:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/oct/13/burglar-breached-stuart-condo-attics-firewalls-got/</link>
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     <title>HOA Fights Back Against Delinquent Members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Liens are only marginally working, so the HOA board has invested in new security software and a car transponder system that will cut conveniences, like entry into the community -- until they pay up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:39:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/news/21275747/detail.html</link>
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     <title>House smells due to Chinese drywall? Not a problem, say some investors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investors have discovered a new market in the latest blow to homeowners and the building industry — houses built with Chinese drywall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:24:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/11/house-smells-due-chinese-drywall-not-problem-say-s/</link>
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     <title>Condo worker, residents wrong</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: My husband and I are 80- and 74-year-old condo dwellers in a senior complex. Of late, for convenience, in that it is otherwise not in use, we have been using the bike rack as a parking space.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:27:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/services/content/accent/epaper/2009/10/11/a7d_condo_1011.html?cxtype=ynews_rss</link>
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     <title>Community living: Unpaid association fees lost in short sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We are about to close on a short sale in a condominium association. We understand that many condos in this building are available on a short sale status, and we have heard that the bank is negotiating with the builder on unpaid homeowners association's fees for our unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:25:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-unpaid-association-fees-lost-in-short-sale/1042602</link>
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     <title>Florida-friendly yard not so HOA friendly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The battle lines are drawn and they're on the front yard of a North Fort Myers homeowner. He says his lawn is a certified Florida-friendly lawn. But his eviction notice claims his shrubs are not consistent with those of his neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:12:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc-7.com/Global/story.asp?S=11290858</link>
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     <title>Mom recounts family's rescue from St. Pete condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[..awoke this morning surrounded by smoke in the bedroom she shares with her two children. She couldn't breathe. She couldn't see.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:38:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2009/oct/09/091628/st-pete-family-rescued-burning-condo/news/</link>
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     <title>The big turnover-condo projects get new owners in FDIC auction, area sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Becalmed condominiums across the greater Tampa Bay area and Florida suddenly have some new and motivated owners -- good news that fresh eyes and capital are coming into the state to revive struggling condo projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:16:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.tampabay.com/venture/2009/10/wake-up-and-good-morning-becalmed-condominiums-across-the-greater-tampa-bay-area-and-florida-suddenly-have-some-new-and-moti.html</link>
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     <title>Sherwood residents fight Lehigh Acres ZIP code</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rosengard has been fighting the United States Postal Service to have the ZIP code - 33971 -changed for three years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:08:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091006/NEWS0103/910070314/1075</link>
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     <title>Condo ombudsman: An advocate for owners, associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the best resources for condominium owners and association board members is the Florida Office of the Condominium Ombudsman]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:22:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/sfl-ombudsman-condocol-100609,0,7526566.column</link>
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     <title>Residents upset after condo association removes religious symbol</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several residents of a condominium are outraged after the condo association removed a religious Jewish symbol.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:09:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/MI133202/</link>
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     <title>No one can force you to participate in association meetings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our board and management company require that members of our homeowners' association submit proxies before the annual meeting to establish a quorum, even if the members are in attendance at the meeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:06:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20091004/COLUMNISTS16/910040320/1014/RSS02</link>
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     <title>Dredging debate becomes a battle for sand with threats of more lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[a beach-restoration permit covering Okaloosa Island and Holiday Isle, but it faces multiple lawsuits from owners who object that restoration creates a public beach]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:41:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/sand-11327-dredging-lawsuits.html</link>
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     <title>Statutes provide provisions for termination of developer negotiated cable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is the norm in Florida that many developers of condominiums will enter into long-term bulk contracts with cable television providers to install equipment and then to serve cable products to the condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:39:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/03/rob-samouce-florida-statutes-provide-provisions-te/</link>
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     <title>Community living: There are reasons condo association should undertake expensive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Hundreds of condominium associations are experiencing cash shortfalls and increasing assessments to make up the shortages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:24:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-there-are-reasons-condo-association-should-undertake/1040774</link>
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     <title>Amenity center in midst of dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 residents of The Lakes at Waterstone are bitterly divided over where their developer should build the community's amenity center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:23:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091002/NEWS01/910020323/1006/Amenity+center+in+midst+of+dispute</link>
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     <title>Lonely condo owners face new problem... prison</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman whose family made headlines in August as the sole occupants of a downtown Fort Myers high-rise will have a new home next month - a New Jersey prison.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc-2.com/global/story.asp?s=11245933</link>
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     <title>Condo insurance rates expected to soar</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Insurance costs for major high-rise condos are expected to rise next year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:02:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/housekeys/blog/2009/10/condo_insurance_rates_expected_1.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Palm City homeowner seeks best way to change neighbors' apathy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our HOA has a bad case of apathy. Most of our members are here only for the winter months and the others are older retired people. They have a do-not-care attitude.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:58:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/oct/01/palm-city-homeowner-seeks-best-way-to-change/</link>
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     <title>Florida Friendly Landscaping and Senate Bill 2080</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the topic of conversation was State Bill 2080 and 494: Florida First Landscaping (FFL). The new law replaces language referencing "xeriscape"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:50:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.bosshardtrealty.com/the_bosshardt_blog/2009/09/florida_first_landscaping_senate_bill_2080_alachua_county.html</link>
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     <title>It's the Law: Condos exempt from fair debt collections</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am on a condominium board of directors. Some of our owners are not paying their assessments and others refuse to pay fines. We sent a demand letter and the owner claims that we are in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Can you explain?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:37:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/01/its-law-condos-exempt-fair-debt-collections/</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Complying with Florida statutes is recommended for associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I have written to you previously about a potential vote our condominium complex entertained to opt out of the state statute. This vote for opting out was recommended by our management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:14:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/oct/03/condo-association-advice-1003/</link>
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     <title>What can I do about owners who don't follow no-pet rules?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lots of condo and home owners want pets, and lots of community associations forbid pets. And the tension goes on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:14:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/09/what-can-i-do-about-owners-who-dont-follow-nopet-rules.html</link>
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     <title>South Bay Plantation residents may get locked out of homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some renters and foreclosed-on squatters at South Bay Plantation in East Naples may soon find red stickers on their front doors, warning that a receiver has been appointed for the struggling property and they have 48 hours to call.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:29:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/29/south-bay-plantation-residents-may-get-locked-out-/</link>
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     <title>Got condo and HOA questions? We have answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do I need a reason to review my condo or homeowners association records? May I see them even when board members are on vacation? Does my association have to explain why it dumped our property manager?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:21:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/sfl-readers-condocol-093009,0,196775.column</link>
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     <title>Suncoast man accused of taping razor blades to bushes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The neighbor says that Mitchell took a landscaping disagreement with the Ashwood homeowners association into his own hands, "Putting children, residents and pets at risk of being injured."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:32:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysuncoast.com/Global/story.asp?S=11213263</link>
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     <title>Investor to Bob Ward: Where did all the money go?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Though Shea is happy with his investment, he says right now he's concerned that Ward's associates are taking advantage of the homeowner association fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:28:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/09/investor-to-bob-ward-where-did.html</link>
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     <title>Timuquana condo manager charged with embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For seven years, investigators said, the manager of a Jacksonville condominium association tapped its bank account for nearly $167,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:26:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-09-28/story/timuquana_condo_manager_charged_with_embezzlement</link>
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     <title>Associations have no room for board member bullies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Of all the complaints I hear from reader, the one that makes my blood boil the most is bullies on association boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:08:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/09/association-have-no-room-for-board-member-bullies.html</link>
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     <title>It's lonely in Condo Land</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everyday we ride, drive, walk and jog by them without a word. They stand as a pathetic reminder of a recent past where avarice prompted delusions of early retirement, ownership of multiple beachfront homes and a perpetually bulging stock market portfolio.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:50:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/other-views/story/1252470.html</link>
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     <title>HOA first in area trying to force those delinquent over rent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ It’s a new ugly side-effect of Florida’s housing bust: Homeowners, mainly investors who bought several homes in one neighborhood during the boom, are falling into foreclosure but still renting out their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:09:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/24/homeowners-association-first-in-area-trying-to/</link>
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     <title>Owner of 140 condos at Whitney to move tenants during drywall repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The company that owns 140 condominiums at The Whitney has alerted its tenants they may be moved into different units within the building to make way for replacement of tainted drywall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:56:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/business/epaper/2009/09/22/a6b_whitneydrywall_0922.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>County to mow overgrown Vista Meadows golf course, bill owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents surrounding the 27-hole Vista Meadows golf course, the subject of numerous over-grown weeds complaints, soon may see county crews chip them out of the rough and bill the course owner]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:12:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/23/county-to-mow-overgrown-vista-meadows-golf-bill/</link>
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     <title>Compass Lake residents ask for county’s help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some property owners at Compass Lake in the Hills have petitioned the Jackson County Commission for changes in the ordinance which governs the Municipal Services Taxing Unit, or MSTU, in their subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:49:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.jcfloridan.com/jcf/news/politics/local_govtpolitics/article/compass_lake_residents_ask_for_countys_help/94642/</link>
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     <title>HOA Tacking On $4,000 Fee To Sold Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Orange County homeowners' association (HOA) is taking some drastic measures to make up its financial shortfall. The HOA at Stoneybrook East and West is tacking on a new $4,000 fee for foreclosed homes sold in the subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:47:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/21090446/detail.html?taf=orlc</link>
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     <title>Colony resort to shut down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colony Beach & Tennis resort, a Longboat Key institution for more than 40 years, plans to halt nearly all of its operations Sunday night because of the founding Klauber family’s ongoing dispute with their unit owners over maintenance costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:15:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090922/BREAKING/909229961?Title=Colony-Resort-slated-to-close</link>
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     <title>Reprieve on water bill, code violations for condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, the utilities bill is only the beginning of the condo residents’ woes. On Monday, various representatives from the condo association pleaded for leniency from the Kissimmee code enforcement board,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://oscnewsgazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4756&Itemid=6]]></link>
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     <title>New FHA rule will make it harder to obtain a condo home loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It may be a buyer's market for those looking to purchase a South Florida condominium, but a new FHA rule putting an end to "spot approvals" for home loans may burst the shopping bubble and make it much more difficult to qualify for a loan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:23:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/sfl-fha-rule-condocol-092309,0,2550283.column</link>
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     <title>Condo associations struggling to collect fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some condo associations are struggling to collect association fees, and the problem is when homeowners are trying to make ends meet, the association fees end up at the bottom of the payment list.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:26:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=113873&provider=rss]]></link>
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     <title>Condo Residents' Water Not Shut Off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The water was still flowing Monday afternoon for nearly 200 families in a Kissimmee condo complex. Toho Water Authority put up a giant lighted sign in the Cascades condo complex last week, warning residents their water would be turned off at noon on Monday because of a $50,000 unpaid water bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:39:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/21040204/detail.html</link>
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     <title>How should association pursue delinquent fees?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our condo association has several units in arrears on association fees as well as special assessments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:05:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090920/COLUMNISTS16/909200323/1014/BUSINESS</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Reserves paid for unit not refundable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I am in the process of selling my condominium and I have close to $5,000 vested in the reserves. Can I request to get my money back?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:00:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/19/richard-white-reserves-paid-unit-not-refundable/</link>
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     <title>Water to be shut off at Kissimmee condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Condominium Association in Kissimmee has run out of money. Residents of the Cascades Condominiums can't use the pool, the lawn is overgrown and now, the water is expected to be turned off.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:25:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/osceola_news/091809_Water_to_be_shut_off_at_Kissimmee_condos</link>
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     <title>Some deadbeat landlords must forfeit rents to condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So the townhome board took action. It is among the first in the area to obtain a court order to force delinquent landlords to turn over rent payments to them]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:34:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/18/some-deadbeat-landlords-must-forfeit-rents-condo-a/news-breaking/</link>
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     <title>Save the date: Sun Sentinel will host an online chat on condo, HOA issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More details are to come, but wanted to give readers a heads up: The Sun Sentinel will host an online chat on Tuesday, Oct. 27 dedicated to condo and HOA issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:16:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/09/save-the-date-sun-sentinel-will-host-an-online-chat-on-condo-hoa-issues.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owner gets water back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hillsborough County judge has ordered a homeowners' association to turn the water back on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:36:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/Condo_owner_gets_water_back</link>
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     <title>Renters Of Homes In Foreclosure Lose Priviliges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Homeowner's Association Security Chairperson, Doug Prince, said she's more than $10,000 behind in dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:04:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wpbf.com/money/20930220/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Bad bookkeeping habits cost community associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gary Agnello has heard just about every excuse from condo owners angling to pay monthly assessments late. He's managed community associations and apartment buildings for about 30 years, and seen the numbers of owners turning to such excuses swell dramatically in recent years as the economy soured.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:47:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/condos/sfl-budgets-condocol-091609,0,2223802.column</link>
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     <title>Yes, blanket receiverships may help home owner associations too</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As I've written, condominium associations across South Florida and the state have begun in earnest to turn to court-appointed receivers to help fight against investor owners who rent out units but fail to pay regular monthly assessments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:18:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2009/09/yes-blanket-receiverships-may-help-home-owner-associations-too.html</link>
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     <title>Not your same ole HOA here</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ But one community in West Boca Raton is looking to change those negative connotations to ones more positive -- like community, township and neighborhood, according to  Boca Barwood Board Secretary Dina Diana-Rizo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:42:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bocanews.com/local-news/boca-raton/5620-not-your-same-ole-hoa-here.html</link>
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     <title>Termites know no boundaries'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I own a townhouse in Broward County. I have termites and need to tent. My attached neighbors do not want to tent. (I was told they must.) Can I force them to, since my situation is getting worse? The association has said there is nothing they can do for me.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:58:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/1225533.html</link>
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     <title>Board's use of reserve funds results in fine for the owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our board willfully used funds from the reserve account without unit owner approval for other purposes. The state imposed a fine on the association and not the board. Who is responsible for such action?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:57:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/1228361.html</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Maintenance fees, expense claims are separate issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Over the past few years I have published a newsletter for our community and the board refunded my printing expense. In fact, the president would put a column in the newsletter]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:31:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/sep/11/maintenance-fees-expense-claims-are-separate/</link>
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     <title>Community living: Debit cards for reserve a dicey idea</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our community has a new board of directors elected this year. All of the new board members have received debit cards to our reserve or checking account without informing the shareholders. Is this normal procedure?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/features/homeandgarden/community-living-debit-cards-for-reserve-a-dicey-idea/1033619</link>
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