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  <title><![CDATA[ Legal & Legislative News from CAN]]></title>
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     <title>FL: US court 'stays' $7 million condo war</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A US court has stayed legal action over an alleged $7 million fraud involving an upscale West Bay Street condominium project in favour of a similar case currently before the Bahamian Supreme Court]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tribune242.com/sports/09072010_ALLURE_business_Page1-5</link>
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     <title>WA: Crescent Bar groups file claims against Grant PUD</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three Crescent Bar homeowners associations filed tort claims against Grant County PUD for $90 million in damages to recoup home purchase and improvement costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:17:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_87742b24-b7a3-11df-bcce-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawsuit filed in balcony collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit has been filed against the people connected to a Southeast Austin condominium where a balcony collapsed, injuring more than two dozen guests at a party last month]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:18:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blotter/entries/2010/09/03/lawsuit_filed_in_balcony_colla.html</link>
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     <title>Alabama Supreme Court favors Huntsville doctor in Florida condo dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Alabama Supreme Court Friday ruled in favor of a Huntsville physician in his battle with a condominium developer in Northwest Florida.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:15:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/breaking/2010/09/alabama_supreme_court_favors_h.html</link>
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     <title>UT: Neighborhood watch shooter gets prison</title>
     <description><![CDATA["Pure crap."  That’s what 3rd District Judge Mark Kouris called Reginald Campos’ insistence he fired in self-defense at a fellow neighborhood watch advocate during a confrontation on a Bluffdale street last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:15:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50204677-76/campos-serbeck-judge-daughter.html.csp</link>
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     <title>IL: Law Would Tighten Regulations On Condo Conversions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mayor Richard M. Daley is introducing a new city ordinance to protect apartment renters whose buildings go condo, and to make sure condo buyers know about building conditions]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:48:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs2chicago.com/consumer/condo.conversion.ordinance.2.1893135.html</link>
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     <title>GA: Flag flies after fight with Cherokee neighborhood association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But a Cherokee County Superior Court judge ruled last week the association's enforcement was arbitrary and unreasonable, and that the 2005 Freedom to Display the American Flag Act passed by Congress allows the pole.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:15:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/flag-flies-after-fight-605640.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Judge-Providence Downs homeowners can seek new association board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Union County civil court Judge Christopher Collier ruled in favor of a group from Providence Downs, a Marvin area subdivision, in a complaint filed against the neighborhood’s homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:12:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enquirerjournal.com/view/full_story/9355711/article-Judge--Providence-Downs-homeowners-can-seek-new-association-board?instance=homeleftmain</link>
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     <title>ME: Condo association sues Auburn manufacturer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A condominium association at Sunday River Ski Resort has filed suit against an Auburn precast manufacturing company, charging improper installation of a fresh water cistern.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:39:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/903039</link>
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     <title>NJ: "Twin Rivers" makes its way into other cases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cited frequently in case re: signs, free speech]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:33:57 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>NC: Appellate court to hear Gates Four annexation case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A western Cumberland County community's fight against annexation is scheduled to be argued today before the N.C. Court of Appeals]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:28:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2010/09/01/1026722?sac=Home</link>
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     <title>IL: Evanston won't press condo owner for $635 tax bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A family's refusal to pay a special a $635.02 special assessment tax for an alley paving project that they said resulted in the unnecessary destruction of a tree will not cost the family their condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:13:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/2660754,evanston-alleyfight-090210-s1.article</link>
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     <title>PA: Judge hears Sandy Street condo arguments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three months after a 26-unit Sandy Street condominium building was condemned for faulty construction a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court judge heard legal arguments Wednesday morning on how the building would be repaired and who would pay for it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:56:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://timesherald.com/articles/2010/09/01/news/doc4c7e836abd9f4826843068.txt</link>
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     <title>CA:  VILLAGE NORTHRIDGE HOA v. STATE FARM FIRE</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ insured party to release must follow rules governing rescission before suing the insurer for damages]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:24:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/bshXWI</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge rules in favor of Yacht Club in Dillon parking dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After months of angst and disagreement over the fate of parking at Dillon's Yacht Club condominiums, District Court Judge Terry Ruckriegle ruled in favor of the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:15:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20100831/NEWS/100839971/1078&ParentProfile=1055]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Queens condo owners sue developer for $20M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than half the owners of Arris Lofts in Long Island City seek damages from Andalex Gp. for alleged negligence and professional malpractice, including misappropriating funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100830/REAL_ESTATE/100839991/0/kbindrim</link>
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     <title>OH: Murano condo owners sue developer over number of sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifty-one owners of condominium units at the 43-story Murano at 21st and Market Streets in Center City filed suit this morning against developer Thomas Properties Inc. of Los Angeles.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:30:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/101804628.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Driveway dispute divides Annapolis Roads community</title>
     <description><![CDATA["That's probably the most ridiculous part of the whole thing: It's just a driveway," said Craig Lindsay, who has helped his father vigorously defend it from other neighbors and the Annapolis Roads Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:01:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/for/2010/08/30-30/form_weddings.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Deal ends Rolling Hills landslide dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been more than five years since a chunk of hillside in gated Rolling Hills crashed 100 feet onto a curving street below, blocking the roadway and leaving eight multimillion-dollar homes landlocked and a guesthouse hanging precariously above the landslide.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:56:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_15936763?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>WY: Jury: Woman guilty in Fox Park case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gillette woman charged in connection with a massive embezzlement scheme involving the Fox Park subdivision has been found guilty of seven felony charges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:25:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2010/08/26/news/today/news03.txt</link>
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     <title>GA: Canton Resident Wins Flag Pole Fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Canton man, who has fought for more than a year to keep his 16-foot flag pole up, is celebrating victory after a judge ruled in his favor on Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:11:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbsatlanta.com/metronews/24775662/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Illinois Ramps up Solar Development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Patrick Quinn of Illinois signed into law on Aug. 17 two bills designed to dramatically increase the state’s solar energy. House Bill 6202, referred to as the "Solar Ramp-Up Bill," passed the Illinois General Assembly on May 27, and will require utilities to purchase solar energy]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:26:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/41445/</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge dismisses homeowner association lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent court ruling has valley homeowner associations breathing easier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:14:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2010/08/23/news/iq_37498313.txt</link>
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     <title>NV: Complaint alleged excessive charges, racketeering in HOA case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent court ruling has valley homeowner associations breathing easier, but an attorney for investors on Friday promised the fight will go on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:41:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/complaint-alleged-excessive-charges--racketeering-in-hoa-case-101216164.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Lake Shawnee decisions in conflict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After five years of litigation, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled that three of the 550 property owners at Lake Shawnee in Jefferson Township will not be required to pay a mandatory membership fee to manage and preserve Lake Shawnee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:24:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/news/101138194_Lake_Shawnee_decisions_in_conflict.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Judge says Wonder Lake dredging votes were proper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Wonder Lake dredging project will move forward after a judge dismissed a long-time resident’s efforts to nullify two key votes on the project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/08/20/73961303/index.xml</link>
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     <title>VA: Mill Creek embezzler sentenced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former treasurer of the Mill Creek Homeowners Association, who embezzled funds from the group, was given an active prison sentence this morning of one year and 10 months]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:35:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/aug/18/mill-creek-embezzler-sentenced-ar-460482/</link>
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     <title>Owner could lose condominium: Legal fight on religious grounds cost city $40,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A family's steadfast refusal to pay a $635.02 special assessment tax for an alley paving project because it violated their religious beliefs has run up an estimated $40,000 in outside legal bills for the city, with no apparent end in sight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:00:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/2609994,evanston-alleyfight-081710-s1.article</link>
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     <title>NV: Injunction Lawsuit Against Cosmopolitan Demands Disclosure of Flood Hazard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On behalf of two condominium purchasers at the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas (now named the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas), a complaint for preliminary and permanent injunction will be filed today demanding that the Cosmopolitan disclose potential flooding hazards and liabilities associated with the underground parking and foundation of the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:55:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pr-inside.com/injunction-lawsuit-against-the-cosmopolitan-of-r2065163.htm</link>
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     <title>IL: Homeowners fighting mechanics lien</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of more than 130 townhouses in Manhattan's Leighlinbridge subdivision have been saddled with a $1.7 million mechanics lien that many believe is a scam]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:49:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/news/2605330,081710manhattanlien.article</link>
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     <title>NV: Investors’ suit over HOA fees headed to mediation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by investors claiming homeowners associations are bilking them out of thousands of dollars in collection fees when they buy foreclosed homes is headed to mediation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:03:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/16/investors-suit-over-hoa-fees-headed-mediation/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Courts continue to struggle with enforcing arbitration provisions in CC&Rs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a published opinion dated July 30, 2010, the California Fourth District Court of Appeal summarily invalidated an arbitration agreement between a developer and a homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:31:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=1a1c514f-7d0b-406a-91a6-fcd30dc74862</link>
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     <title>TN: Nashville at law: Condo owners sue over flood rehab</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Natural disasters in America almost inevitably result in construction-related lawsuits, and a dispute over a rehab job at a Bellevue condominium complex shows that the pattern is holding true in the wake of Nashville’s historic May flooding]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:20:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2010/8/16/nashville_at_law_condo_owners_sue_over_flood_rehab</link>
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     <title>TX: Unhappy seller sues condo auction buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But this week, the Ivy's owner, a limited partnership, sued Green and 15 other buyers, saying the sale contracts would not be honored.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:22:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesman.com/business/real-estate/unhappy-seller-sues-condo-auction-buyers-858849.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Judge's preliminary ruling: Scottsdale residents should decide control</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Amy D. Hogue told a courtroom of residents on Friday afternoon that the winner of the dispute in Scottsdale should be the side that has the most support among residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:13:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_15773576</link>
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     <title>IL: Addison woman sentenced for stealing $80K from condo assoc.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Addison woman who described herself as "a criminal with a conscience" was ordered Friday to receive mental health treatment while serving four years' probation for looting $82,781.84 from her condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:47:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=400536</link>
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     <title>IN: Couple Faces 13 Felonies In Sign Flap</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Debra Yearwood, 53, and John Yearwood, 50, sold replacement stop signs to their homeowners association at River Run that the city would have installed for free, authorities said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:44:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theindychannel.com/news/24620762/detail.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:42:37 -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>CO: Related Sues Lenders in Snowmass Wipe-Out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The massive ski-mountain base village that Related Cos. and other developers envisioned in Snowmass Village, Colo., near Aspen is turning out to be one of the worst wipe-outs in U.S. ski country.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:10:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/08/11/related-sues-lenders-in-snowmass-wipe-out/</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:31:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakewalesnews.com/articles/2010/08/11/news/local/doc4c61af890c70d337203976.txt</link>
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     <title>OR  Sunriver homeowners sue U.S. government, others over asbestos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Property owners at Central Oregon’s popular Sunriver Resort have filed a $3.2 million lawsuit against the federal government and other previous owners of the military camp that preceded the resort, citing asbestos contamination.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25136743-41/asbestos-sunriver-owners-camp-says.csp</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:48:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocala.com/article/20100807/ARTICLES/8071010/1402/NEWS</link>
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     <title>TX: Ritz condo owner, lender accused of fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Would-be buyers of condominiums in the Tower Residences at the Ritz-Carlton in Uptown Dallas have sued the project’s owner/developer and lender, claiming those entities artificially inflated condo pre-sales figures to spur purchases]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2010/08/09/story7.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: State Supreme Court decides not to hear case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear further arguments regarding a lawsuit filed by 16 Radburn residents against the Radburn Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:46:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/100004839_State_Supreme_Court_decides_not_to_hear_case_.html</link>
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     <title>UT: HOA rights upheld in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Main Street landlord is being judged by the same rules it imposed on its tenants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:14:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_15669378</link>
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     <title>NY: Buyers sue over "extravagant claims" at Trump Soho</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of purchasers at the Trump Soho hotel-condo are suing to get back nearly $1.8 million in deposits, claiming they were duped into buying through phony claims about booming sales there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:50:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/buyers_sue_over_extravagant_claims_LQpg3NVWJQpVoCECG5ELYK</link>
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     <title>NJ: Flushing out responsibility for Gloucester Township sewage backups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brown, a 51-year-old legal secretary who moved into the Terrestria development 13 years ago, now finds herself caught in a dispute between the homeowners association and a local authority over who is responsible for the sewage system there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20100801_Flushing_out_responsibility_for_Gloucester_Township_sewage_backups.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Santa Monica Snuffs Out Patio, Balcony Smoking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the City Council on Tuesday banned "people from lighting up within 25-feet of a door or window in any multi-unit residential building,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:31:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/07/santa_monica_bans_patio_balcony_smoking.php</link>
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     <title>NAR seeks federal ban on private transfer fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A coalition of consumer advocates, unions and real estate industry groups is seeking a federal ban on private transfer fee covenants, a technique used to finance the capital costs of some new developments through fees that are collected every time a home changes hands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:55:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.inman.com/news/2010/07/29/nar-seeks-federal-ban-private-transfer-fees</link>
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     <title>MD App Ct rejects basic basic attorney collection fees as "excessive"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Court file]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:54:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/cZOn0S</link>
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     <title>IL: Southland property manager sued by state</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Southland property management firm is being sued by the state, accused of defrauding condo associations of more than $140,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:49:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/business/2544110,van-witz-lawsuit-0728.article</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:48:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jul/24/sandpebble-beach-clubs-condo-association-in-sues/</link>
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     <title>OR: Settlement reached in $42 million construction defect case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A confidential settlement has been reached in what may be the largest construction defect lawsuit in Oregon history]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:26:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/07/19/daily44.html</link>
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     <title>NJ:Sidewalk Liability Suits Curbed Against Mostly Residential Condo Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Primarily residential condominium associations can't be sued for injuries on adjoining public sidewalks, a New Jersey appeals court held Monday in a case of first impression.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:38:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202463498041</link>
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     <title>House to debate ‘unnecessary’ addition of windstorm coverage to NFIP</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled today (July 22) to debate a bill that would expand the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to include windstorm insurance coverage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:17:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ifawebnews.com/2010/07/22/house-to-debate-%E2%80%98unnecessary%E2%80%99-addition-of-windstorm-coverage-to-nfip/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[CA: Ct of App withdraws ruling that arbitration provisions in CC&Rs ..]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal withdraws ruling that arbitration provisions in CC&Rs are not enforceable against an HOA]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:54:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=9fe31e1d-8684-49e2-919d-f7d2608c7b3f</link>
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     <title>CA: Leaky water main dispute resolved - at a cost</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 4-year-old dispute between a La Jolla homeowner's association and the city of San Diego over water main breaks on Caminito Avola that allegedly caused road/hillside subsidence on Mt. Soledad has been settled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:31:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lajollalight.com/news/272184-leaky-water-main-dispute-resolved--at-a-cost</link>
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     <title>NV: Lawsuit Filed against Deutsche Bank Claims It Defrauded Almost $100M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Adding to the injunction filed in Clark County Nevada last Wednesday, another lawsuit was filed today in Los Angeles County by the law firm Lurie & Park, LLC on behalf of three individuals who placed deposits towards condominiums at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.forbes.com/feeds/businesswire/2010/07/20/businesswire142656460.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 18:48:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/17/1734529/widow-of-slain-nsu-professor-files.html</link>
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     <title>KY: Mother of Amanda Ross suing the gated community where she lived</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawsuit says the board refused her request, and months later on September 11, 2009, police say Nunn violated the protective order, got inside the gates and ambushed Ross,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:49:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/98634479.html</link>
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     <title>CO: HUD Alleges Discrimination At Denver Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it charged the Windsor Gardens Association with violating the Fair Housing Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:23:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewsco/HUD.alleges.Denver.2.1806838.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Sidewalk liability case appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The principal, novel issue presented in this appeal is whether for sidewalk liability purposes, a condominium association has a duty to maintain an abutting public sidewalk as if it were a commercial landowner. We hold that a condominium association does not bear such duty or responsibility.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:44:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/aAYGJX</link>
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     <title>MA: Hemlock attorney asks judge to overturn $2 million civil-rights ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner’s association that last week lost a $2 million civil-rights suit has asked a judge to overturn the jury’s verdict]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:24:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/topstories/x227291180/Hemlock-attorney-asks-judge-to-overturn-2-million-civil-rights-ruling</link>
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     <title>CO: New, mandatory association registration requirement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As part of the registration, all associations will also be required to provide the Director with the information required to be disclosed under Section 209.4(1) of CCIOA]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:21:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=79d09ca6-4c6d-4b53-af24-4b287db7f092</link>
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     <title>NC: Kitty Hawk woman sentenced for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Kitty Hawk woman was sentenced to serve 35 months in federal prison for embezzlement of money from a homeowner's association in Corolla]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/kitty-hawk-woman-sentenced-embezzlement</link>
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     <title>MA: East Brigewater condo assn. learns hard lesson</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Hillcrest Village in East Bridgewater learned a hard fiscal lesson when they let one person control the condo association’s money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/topstories/x2071997766/Condo-experts-wary-of-self-management-in-wake-of-East-Bridgewater-embezzlement-case</link>
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     <title>NV: General Growth challenging Howard Hughes heirs over Summerlin payments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[General Growth Properties Inc., the bankrupt developer of the Summerlin planned community in Las Vegas, is challenging claims by the heirs of billionaire Howard Hughes that they should be paid in full for their interest in 8,900 acres of undeveloped Summerlin land.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:56:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/30/general-growth-challenging-howard-hughes-heirs-ove/</link>
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     <title>MA: Jilted condo buyers win suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thirteen Harvard and MIT alumni won a lawsuit against a Chicago-based developer who the court said broke a promise to create a condominium community in Cambridge]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:58:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view/20100702jilted_condo_buyers_win_suit_harvard_mit_staff_sought_co-op/srvc=business&position=recent_bullet]]></link>
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     <title>MO: Ruling on Vanderveen Crossing in-home preschool lawsuit postponed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The conclusion of a lawsuit against Heather Linneman’s in-home preschool has been postponed until July 9, when Judge Jodie Asel will declare a ruling on the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:12:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/06/30/-home-preschool-lawsuit-conclusions/</link>
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     <title>MA: Group Hit In 'Hebrew Race' Discrimination Case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A civil rights trial against a homeowner's association accused of discriminating against Jewish members has ended in a settlement that is believed to be the largest in Plymouth County history.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:00:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/c1kxhZ</link>
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     <title>CO: New law creates state office to prevent HOA disputes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Colorado lawmakers hope a new law will help both homeowners and homeowners associations avoid disputes that could land them in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=142053&catid=188]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Former East Bridgewater condo treasurer accused of embezzling funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former treasurer of a Plymouth Street condo association invited colleagues to his home in early March to verbally resign from his post - and then told them he had been stealing  from the group over a four-year period, according to paperwork filed in District Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:37:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/cops_and_courts/x2071995959/Former-East-Bridgewater-condo-association-treasurer-accused-of-embezzling-group-s-funds</link>
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     <title>PA Solar Access Laws for Homeowner’s Assocations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighborhood homeowner’s association (HOA) covenants and restrictions have traditionally been known to ban solar electric and hot water installations on homes,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:15:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-55582-Solar-Power-Examiner~y2010m6d25-Solar-Access-Laws-for-Homeowners-Assocations</link>
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     <title>FL: HOLLYWOOD TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. HAMPTON</title>
     <description><![CDATA[APP Ct and business judgment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=inflco20100623224</link>
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     <title>MI: Judge sues his Clinton Township condo association over road repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Edward Servitto Jr. has taken on the responsibility of filing a lawsuit in the same place he works to resolve a dispute over who should pay for a road repair in a condominium complex where he owns a unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:31:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2010/06/22/news/doc4c202fb12a42a714412942.txt</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo Owners Fear X-Ray Would Show Mushy Bones</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners who paid in some cases more than a million dollars for condos in a pricey La Jolla enclave five years ago want their money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:05:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/housing/article_8a26ee30-7da9-11df-9cd4-001cc4c03286.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:50:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/jun/20/property-associations-homeowners-could-be-in-for/</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 16:33:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/sc-dc-court-beaches-20100617,0,4010398.story</link>
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     <title>WI: Developers Must Pay Taxes On Unbuilt Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Supreme Court says developers are responsible for paying property taxes on land where they intend to build condominiums]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:01:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S1613265.shtml?cat=10151</link>
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     <title>CO: Governor Signs HOA Ombudsman Bill, HB 10-1278, into Law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday signed into law a bill that will create an HOA (Homeowners Association) Information and Resource Center to act as an HOA information clearing house within the state Division of Real Estate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:15:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/aUdr5Y</link>
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     <title>VA: Webb files bill to ensure families can fly military service flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A seasoned combat veteran is joining the fight against any neighborhood associations that try to block families from flying Blue Star or Gold Star service flags when relatives are serving in the armed forces during times of conflict.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:13:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/webb-let-families-fly-service-flags?cid=ltst</link>
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     <title>MD: State sues assn. and mgmt co over discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland Commission Of Human Relations sued the Columbia Park Condominium Association and American Community Management for discrimination]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:47:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/blCW5a</link>
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     <title>IL: Bill gives common interest communities more rights, protections</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new piece of legislation, the Common Interest Community Associations Act, will give additional rights and protections to owners in some Illinois community associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:41:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-home-0611-condo-living-20100611,0,7566416.story</link>
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     <title>CA: Folsom condo buyers awarded millions in damages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Sacramento arbitrator has ordered a Bay Area property developer to assume $4.7 million in mortgage costs for 24 Folsom homeowners who bought water-damaged condominiums in 2005 and 2006.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:02:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/09/2810837/folsom-condo-buyers-awarded-millions.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Cuomo Charges Developer Misused Reserve Fund .</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Real-estate developer Yair Levy is being sued by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who charges that Mr. Levy raided a $7.4 million reserve fund at his Rector Square Condominium in Battery Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:09:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704575304575296772770819794.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines</link>
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     <title>WA: State's high court to decide if honking horn is protected speech</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state’s highest court is expected to settle a dispute over horn-honking and free speech that began as a squabble over noisy chickens in a Monroe cul-de-sac.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:42:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://heraldnet.com/article/20100608/NEWS01/706089915</link>
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     <title>MD: Cape works to remove racial language in covenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cape St. Claire Improvement Association board members are working to remove racially discriminatory language from covenants that date back to the 1940s.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:01:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/gov/2010/06/07-36/form_anniversaries.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Homeowners' Solar Rights Act Passes Both Houses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Northbrook couple says their neighbors were more concerned with green lawns than a "green" lifestyle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:28:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/homeowners.solar.rights.2.1729107.html?detectflash=false</link>
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     <title>HI: Bill would alter condo property taxes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The proposed legislation would require condo owners to pay taxes according to the "highest and best use" of their properties, as other landowners now do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:50:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/532088.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 15:07:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-relief-crist-20100601,0,5789113.story</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 22:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=194594&type=newswires]]></link>
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     <title>Ohio jury awards developer, condo buyers $19 million in lawsuit vs. Webster Bank</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Ohio jury has awarded the developer of a local condominium conversion project and 24 unit purchasers about $19 million in a suit they had filed against Webster Bank]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:48:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rep-am.com/news/local/doc4c054f5a801de165287197.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Owners Go for Green With Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of a luxury condominium in Battery Park City are suing for $1.5 million in damages because they say the eco-friendly building isn't green enough.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 15:47:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703957604575273003196960336.html?mod=WSJ_business_IndustryNews_DLW</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 15:09:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/28/1652094/chinese-drywall-lawsuit-gets-class.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 10:09:37 -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>FL: 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 21:12:13 -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>UT: Landmark Ruling Requires Developers to Establish Sounds Fiscal Basis for HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A landmark ruling recently issued by the Utah Supreme Court in Davenport at Pilgrims Landing Homeowners Association v. Davencourt at Pilgrims Landing, LC requires developers to make disclosures to and establish a sound fiscal basis for homeowners associations prior to relinquishing control to homeowners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:48:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/a2lBRa</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[AZ: Dreamland Villa Case limits amendments to CC&Rs in Arizona]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent Arizona court case imposed significant limitations on the ability of property owners to amend recorded restrictions affecting their properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 17:14:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=afd325b9-1529-4194-b7df-81d71c2b6ffb</link>
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     <title>WA: Ex-manager accused of taking $95,000 from homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former facilities manager of the Carlyon Beach Homeowners Association was charged Tuesday with first-degree theft for allegedly embezzling more than $95,000 since 2003.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 16:02:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/20/1193585/missing-money-divides-carlyon.html?source=rss</link>
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     <title>NY: Cuomo Wins Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against two developers that had alleged New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office violated the U.S. Constitution when ordering refunds of $16 million to condo owners of a luxury West Side building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:20:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703957904575252752313697106.html</link>
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     <title>John Boccieri bill would allow display of military service flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The House of Representatives has adopted legislation to prevent condominium associations from restricting the display of "service flags" that honor a family member's wartime military service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 20:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/05/bill_would_allow_display_of_mi.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowner Wins Court Battle With HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What started as a fight over a few hundred dollars escalated into a courtroom showdown, Ken Hern said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 17:45:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ksat.com/news/23601319/detail.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Jury rules against property owner in 4-year legal battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Bulverde man has been kicked out of his home and must re-locate his business after a drawn-out legal battle over neighborhood deed restrictions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:38:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://herald-zeitung.com/news/local_news/article_87127b4c-6233-11df-8fc6-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Judge Rules Settlement With Developer Binds Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state's highest court has put an end to a battle between two groups of condominium owners at a Falmouth development, saying they will be bound to the same association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 13:04:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/article.php?RF_ITEM[]=Article$0@138365;Article&css_display=print]]></link>
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     <title>TN: Online review of condo triggers libel suit against Murfreesboro man</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Murfreesboro man thought his involvement with a Florida vacation condo would end with his scathing review of it, posted on an online forum]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 14:37:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100516/NEWS01/5160350/Online+review+of+condo+triggers+libel+suit+against+Murfreesboro+man</link>
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     <title>MA: If you buy a condo built in phases, you better pay close attention</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Judicial Court today ruled today that condo developments do not have to obey a state law that requires ownership of common areas to be equally split among all owners - provided the disparity is noted in the master deed and other condo documents signed by buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:45:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.universalhub.com/2010/if-you-buy-condo-project-built-phases-you-better-p</link>
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     <title>NV: One HOA fee lawsuit dismissed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A District Court judge last week dismissed one of two class action lawsuits filed by investors buying Las Vegas-area foreclosed homes, setting the stage for at least some compromise with collection agencies the investors claim are overcharging them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:09:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/may/14/one-hoa-fee-lawsuit-dismissed/</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 15:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4122263</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owners' lawsuits allege shoddy construction at Hilton</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The wall has become an emblem of sorts for apparent structural problems and mounting legal issues facing the downtown hotel, a 7-year-old facility the city government had built to boost tourism.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 08:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesman.com/business/condo-owners-lawsuits-allege-shoddy-construction-at-hilton-681176.html?srcTrk=RTR_661354</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:07:49 -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>WI: Condo owners sue over complex they say remains undone</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five years after moving into the Villas of Racine, she’s still waiting to exhale. Radl, a 50-year-old technician for an orthodontic lab, and other condominium owners in the complex at Highway 20 and Fancher Road say the developer took off without completing its end of the bargain]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:06:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_c6de6104-5771-11df-a110-001cc4c03286.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Bill's passage has solar gardens set to bloom in Boulder, Colorado</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill sponsored by state Rep. Claire Levy, D-Boulder, that allows for "community solar gardens" passed both houses of the Colorado General Assembly last week and is on its way to the governor, who supports the legislation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 21:48:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailycamera.com/state-west-news/ci_15009910#axzz0mv9axqUs</link>
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     <title>VA: Bexley resident sues 153 neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[!Joseph A. Romito really does not want to be a part of his neighborhood homeowners association. So much so, in fact, that he has sued the association and the 153 residents who supported a change in the community's covenants, which require him to be a member of the association and pay $175 in annual dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:40:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/BEXL30_20100429-221804/341096/</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 17:18:19 -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>CO: Lawmakers want to regulate HOAs gone wild</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A two-person HOA Information and Resource Center would be housed within the Division of Real Estate. It would gather information about the growing number of HOAs, track complaints about HOA abuses and issue reports to lawmakers. It would be funded by a $15 to $20 fee paid annually by each of Colorado’s estimated 12,000 HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:07:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-97841-colorado-springs.html</link>
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     <title>Maryland legislators enact significant revisions to condo, HOA acts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland General Assembly has enacted a bill regarding condominiums and homeowners associations that would significantly affect developer costs and flexibility. The legislation, which affects residential and mixed-used condominiums, will become law October 1, 2010, unless Governor O'Malley vetoes it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:12:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=082831c1-414d-4a4f-aa42-77742edc5440</link>
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     <title>FL: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 21:40:14 -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>FL: 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 14:29:22 -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>NC: Beazer buyers filing for big refunds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 60 Beazer Homes customers got free legal help last weekend in Charlotte to file claims totaling more than $310,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:48:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/23/1394188/beazer-buyers-filing-for-big-refunds.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 11:24:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs4.com/local/condo.bill.association.2.1651050.html</link>
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     <title>PA: Borough council to discuss Moss Spring lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of residents from Moss Spring named the Borough of Greencastle in two lawsuits they hope will keep them out of a homeowners association (HOA) in Antrim Township.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:52:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=244055&format=html]]></link>
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     <title>IA: Despite new law, board keeps out resident</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ironically, the new law results from the ongoing efforts of a townhome owner. June Strueber, 82, of Dubuque, had contacted legislators because she felt her association was holding secret meetings. After Tegtmeyer heard about Strueber's efforts, she lent her support because she was frustrated with her own governing association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:36:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100422/NEWS/4220315/1001/NEWS/Despite-new-law-board-keeps-out-resident</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 16:28:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-condo-laws-condocol-0421-20100420,0,7642319.column</link>
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     <title>TX: State legislators told of HOA fines, foreclosure threats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers say they have tried to write laws in recent years to prevent homeowners associations from gouging and abusing property owners, but more might need to be done.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:48:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/042010dnmethoa.3b0fe7b.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Lawsuit filed against CityCenter over Vdara condo-hotel units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A California man who put down a deposit to buy a condo-hotel unit at Vdara filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against MGM Mirage's CityCenter, alleging developers unlawfully sold the units as securities]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:58:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/16/lawsuit-filed-against-citycenter-over-vdara-condo-/</link>
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     <title>SC: Bill that would raise homeowner association costs is virtually dead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The S.C. Homeowners’ Association Act that threatened to raise the cost of association management and increase government oversight is all but dead — at least for now]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/Bill-that-would-raise-homeowner-association-costs-is-virtually-dead</link>
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     <title>CO: Accused Broomfield HOA thief pleads guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The woman who pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from local homeowners associations will face four to 12 years in prison when she is sentenced in July.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/ci_14891570</link>
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     <title>NY: Banks Now Responsible For Upkeep of Foreclosed Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law takes effect Thursday that aims at protecting repossessed homes from becoming eyesores by requiring banks to maintain the properties during the foreclosure process but before they legally own the homes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:06:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=76040&catid=13]]></link>
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     <title>PA: Antrim supervisors vote to settle HOA dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a unanimous decision, the Antrim Township Board of Supervisors voted to sign a settlement agreement exempting the 14 homeowners from the Moss Springs Planned Residential Development (PRD) and its required Homeowners Association (HOA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:55:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=243500&format=html]]></link>
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     <title>CT: New state law to change how condo associations operate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A law to make condominium and cooperative associations more transparent is set to take effect July 1 and will significantly change how the communities are insured and how their associations are run.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:40:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/New-state-law-to-change-how-condo-associations-446873.php</link>
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     <title>NC: Shutters fire leads to lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. filed a complaint Tuesday in civil superior court seeking more than $2.2 million in damages against six companies as a result of a fire at Shutters on The Shore condominium in Pine Knoll Shores on April 29, 2007.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:55:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2010/04/11/news-times/news/doc4bc0e4ffce75a453201044.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:24:34 -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>AZ: Swamped by sulfates, Meadows HOA files suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With sulfates causing patios to crumble and wall foundations to be less secure, the Maricopa Meadows subdivision homeowners association is taking part in a claim against the subdivision developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:08:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trivalleycentral.com/articles/2010/04/09/maricopa_monitor/top_stories/doc4bbe3d0a1af6c974374070.txt</link>
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     <title>Texas lawmakers hear testimony on homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers are looking into the current law pertaining to foreclosures by homeowners associations and met Wednesday on the campus of Texas Southern University for a public hearing on the matter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khou.com/home/Texas-lawmakers-hear-testimony-on-homeowners-associations-90147157.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2010/apr/08/knoll-century-hill-lawsuit-ends-favor-resident/</link>
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     <title>IL: Krpan's next court date scheduled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Krpan has been charged with theft, a Class 3 felony punishable by up to five years in prison. According to police, he took more than $25,000 from the Townhomes of RiverMist Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:54:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2010/04/08/03453205/index.xml</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawmakers consider reigning in TX homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From painting your garage doors the wrong color to not cutting your grass, there are a lot of things that can get you in trouble with a homeowners association. But now lawmakers and homeowners are struggling to change HOA's stranglehold on suburban life.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:11:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7374011]]></link>
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     <title><![CDATA[CA: "Clean & Sightly" too ambiguous a standard for maintaining property - App Ct]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[that it is not uncommon for homeowners' association covenants to contain a "clean and sightly" standard, this standard is nonetheless ambiguous and susceptible to various conflicting interpretations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:51:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=inncco20100406496</link>
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     <title>CA: Appeals court affirms public's right of access to La Vina hiking trails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The public's right of access to foothill hiking trails around the gated, 220-acre La Vina housing development was upheld Monday by the Second District, California Court of Appeal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:39:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_14834345</link>
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     <title>MD: Fossil dig unearths lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dig had been under way for about a month before the community association became aware of it. Its representatives warned the workers they were trespassing and endangering themselves by digging into the cliffs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:46:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.whale05apr05,0,4364572.story</link>
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     <title>NJ: Who’s writing about you on the internet?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge recently barred the Galaxy Towers Condominium Association’s president from immediate access to online posters’ information.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:19:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/br5M0H</link>
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     <title>PA: Elderly woman slain despite seeking help with erratic neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a complaint filed in Atlantic County Superior Court against Milano, the Village's condominium association, and the property managers on behalf of McGowan's estate, attorney James Maggs detailed the escalating encounters McGowan had with Milano last summer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:49:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100327_Her_greatest_fears_realized.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: 7 years of conflict over HOA leaves Dreamland Villa bitter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Dreamland Villa retirement community in east Mesa have succeeded in fighting off efforts to impose a homeowners association against their will, but some are saying it is a hollow victory.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:14:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2010/04/02/20100402dreamland-villa-hoa-battle.html</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 20:54:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKKbXysDMRzgJ_8ukyRt4B5FiaTgD9EPRVE03</link>
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     <title>CA: Appellate court overturns ruling favoring Carson mobile home park owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appellate court has delivered a win to Carson city officials, overturning a trial court decision that permitted the owner of Carson Harbor Village mobile home park to convert the property into individually owned plots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14789165?source=most_emailed</link>
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     <title>VA: Sandbridge condominium board sues developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of a Sandbridge condominium complex has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the community's developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/sandbridge-condominium-board-sues-developer</link>
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     <title>WI: Supreme court says planned community does not contravene the Condominium Act</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Solowicz v. Forward Geneva National   (2008AP10 March 24, 2010), affirmed the circuit and appeals courts and held that a restrictive covenant agreement governing a planned community does not violate the Condominium Ownership Act]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:51:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91612]]></link>
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     <title>VA: Kingsmill sued for homeowner control</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Kingsmill homeowner has filed suit against Busch Properties Inc. to wrest control of the homeowner association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:25:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2010/03/27/news/doc4bad2da2144f4826063472.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:40:59 -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>NV: Commission hears complaints on delinquent HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After hearing passionate arguments pro and con, a home- owner regulatory commission Wednesday approved an initial draft of regulations that limit fees that collection agencies charge for pursuing past-due homeowner association bills.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:27:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/commission-hears-complaints-on-delinquent-hoa-fees-89047012.html</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 11:14:30 -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>FL: 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 19:21:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/21/1539637/many-condo-bills-are-similar.html</link>
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     <title>WI: State Supreme Court to hear condo case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a court case involving a $9 million loan to a Milwaukee condominium developer from Town Bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:05:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=ACBJ&date=20100318&id=11284884]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Senate bill could make Rossmoor transfer fee permanent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Senate bill could allow the Rossmoor community in Walnut Creek to make permanent a one-time fee that brings in millions of dollars for capital improvements and other expenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:58:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14703687?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 12:57:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/owners-at-resort-at-singer-island-sue-over-372499.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Bankruptcy Approved For Condos Facing Water Shut-Off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of an Adelphi condominium complex have approved filing bankruptcy for their condo association in hopes they can prevent WSSC from cutting off water to the 200-unit property on Riggs Road early next week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:56:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98610&provider=top]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Judge hears arguments on buyout lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Lonnie Cox, of the 56th District Court, heard arguments Tuesday but made no decision in a case pitting homeowners in an affluent West End neighborhood against each other in the city’s beach buyout program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=4ae1b3c70cbb785d</link>
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     <title>FL:  Property manager sentenced to 30 years for embezzling $856,126 from HOA's</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 12:05:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/mitchell-26909-money-people.html</link>
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     <title>WA: Criminal indictment brought against former I-5 Shores condo treasurer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to the probably cause document, Maccarone embezzled $80,145 from association funds, while serving as a Treasure for the ?Maison Ville Condominium Home Owner's Association, over a term of four years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:49:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://capitolhillseattle.com/2010/03/15/criminal-indictment-brought-against-former-i-5-shores-condo-treasurer</link>
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     <title>CT: Waiting on an overdue dream, Highgrove buyers want out</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It's a big mess," said one frustrated buyer, who asked not to have his name published. "They didn't just mess with people's money. They messed with people's lives."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:14:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Waiting-on-an-overdue-dream-Highgrove-buyers-405852.php</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 13:02:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2010/mar/11/disrepair-remains-key-marcos-irreparable-irreplace/</link>
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     <title>NC: Matthews subdivision fights judge's decision to allow goats as pets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners' association in Matthews isn't going to give up on their fight to rid their neighborhood of goats. Specifically, two dwarf goats named Fred and Barney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:40:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Matthews-subdivision-fights-judges-decision-to-allow-goats-as-pets-87371337.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 12:15:12 -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>NJ: Family of slain Linwood woman, 88, sues her condo association and manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Maggs, who also represents Nehmad, said Tuesday that his clients were seeking unspecified damages from The Village at Linwood Condominium Association and the property manager, Thompson Realty Co., of Atlantic City, "because both were well-aware that Mr. Milano was a danger to residents."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_24efa022-2bef-11df-ba5a-001cc4c03286.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[VA: Electronic communications bill for condos & HOA's goes to Gov]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[House Bill 1058 will authorize community associations that currently are governed by the Property Owners' Association Act and the Condominium Act to utilize new technologies to transmit notice and obtain signatures, votes, consents or approvals,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:05:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsleader.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/3090316/1002/news01/Bell-s-legislation-passes-Senate</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 09:59:19 -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>ID:Bill gives homeowners associations more time to file liens against properties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature has passed a bill making it easier for homeowner or condominium associations to file and record liens against property owners. The bill now awaits Gov. Butch Otter's signature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:30:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/03/08/1109560/hed-hoa-law-extends-time-period.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Complex lawsuits easy to come by in Valley</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But the big one is a federal racketeering suit against the three elected WSD trustees, President Raul Brizuela, Vice President Robert Skidmore and Trustee Gary Sindelar. That lawsuit, filed last year by Newman on behalf of plaintiffs Ed Fiala, Fox Mill Homeowners Association president, and home builder Tim Kobler, alleges a pattern of misconduct by those trustees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:58:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/ward/2086253,2_4_AU07_WARD_S1-100307.article</link>
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     <title>VA: Homeowners relish dam decision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jubilation is in the air at Lake of the Woods, where it looks as if the state Senate will join the House of Delegates in approving a bill that will allow the homeowners association to avoid costly dam upgrades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:23:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/032010/03072010/532752</link>
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     <title>KY: New condo law aims for better financial reporting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Patrick Hohman knows how thankless it can be running a condominium association — one reason he's a chief proponent of a Kentucky law aimed at making it easier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:53:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100306/BUSINESS/3060355/New+condo+law+aims+for+better+financial+reporting</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:37:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/07/1516871/desperate-condo-homeowner-groups.html</link>
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     <title>Buyer: Satisfaction incredible</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tom Krukow, one of the small band of unhappy buyers of Hidden Valley Lake in Tennessee, says Chicago banker and part-time Maui resident Clyde Engle could have ended their lawsuit against him years ago for a few hundred thousand dollars upfront and a promise to pay the rest of a $2.5 million judgment later.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:26:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/529193.html?nav=10</link>
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     <title>MA: Ruling backs White Cliffs residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Plymouth Superior Court judge has ruled that residents of White Cliffs, a gated condominium and golf community in southernmost Plymouth, were within their rights when they refused to pay for a $1 million plan to stop erosion on their golf course.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:36:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2010/03/04/judge_rules_plymouths_white_cliffs_residents_had_right_to_reject_1_million_charge/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Former Condo President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former North Wildwood condo association president Thursday, March 4 admitted embezzling over $50,000 from the group’s coffers, which she had been trusted to protect.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:16:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/59734-former+condo+president+pleads+guilty+embezzlement</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:40:44 -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>CT: Condo Accountability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Blumenthal wants that to change, and he testified last month before the General Law Committee to urge the creation of a state Office of Condominium Ombudsman, a self-funded state commission that would review complaints concerning violations of state condominium laws]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:44:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=16977</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 22:01:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/22708109/detail.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Height limtation upheld by App. Ct.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Finding the Cramers knowingly violated the height guideline, the trial court ordered them to bring their home into compliance. They contend the height regulation was unenforceable because the Association failed to prove it had been properly adopted and the trial court abused its discretion in awarding injunctive relief rather than damages. We affirm]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=incaco20100226003</link>
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     <title>CO: Northgate drainage issue stirs controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Rick and Alisha Cuevas bought their home in November of 2005, they didn’t except to find themselves in a battle with their homeowners’ association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:49:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradocommunitynewspapers.com/articles/2010/02/28/tri_lakes_tribune/news/03_mo_hoa_suit.txt</link>
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     <title>MI: Condo suit intervention OK'd</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Kalamazoo this week signed an order that will allow owners of condominium units in the troubled BayView project in the Village of Suttons Bay to intervene in a lawsuit filed last year by a mortgage investment firm hoping to collect on some of the $11.2 million owed by the developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:39:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://leelanaunews.com/drupal/index.php?q=node/16312</link>
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     <title>Deutsche Bank Hit with $64M Suit Over Troubled Vegas High-Rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Californians who bought planned condos at the troubled Cosmopolitan high-rise project on the Las Vegas Strip say Deutsche Bank "perverted the class-action system" and "railroaded" buyers into an unfair settlement that netted $64 million worth of deposits, all while "playing coy" as to whether the project will even include condos at all]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:13:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/02/25/25060.htm</link>
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     <title>MA:Court rules property owners have to keep their sidewalks free of snow and ice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Good to know for you folks on the other side of 128: The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled today that property owners have to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:58:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.universalhub.com/2010/court-rules-property-owners-have-keep-their-sidewa</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:44:16 -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>NE: Lawmakers expand association clout</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nebraskans who belong to homeowners associations soon will likely have another reason to pay dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:21:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.omaha.com/article/20100225/NEWS01/702259764/0/SPECIAL1002</link>
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     <title>HI: Right To Fly American Flag Bill Advances</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The State House Housing Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to force planned communities to allow residents to fly Hawaiian and American flags without restrictions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kitv.com/news/22665201/detail.html</link>
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     <title>VA: House again says no to clotheslines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last year Sen. Toddy Puller, D-Fairfax County, sponsored a bill to prohibit community associations from banning "wind energy drying devices," otherwise known as clotheslines. The measure passed the Senate but died in the House.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:47:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/237837</link>
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     <title>CO: Committee agrees: HOAs need reining in</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A legislative committee agreed yesterday that homeowners associations need reining in, but the lawmakers wouldn’t OK a plan to create a state ombudsman’s office for homeowners until revisions are made to the proposal]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:38:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverdailynews.com/article.php?aID=7431</link>
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     <title>NY: Appeal notice filed in closely-watched Harlem ILSA case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium buyers at a luxury Harlem project filed court papers yesterday to begin an appeal of a recent decision that was the first ruling on the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, or ILSA, in New York state in the last two decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:17:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/appeal-notice-filed-in-closely-watched-harlem-ilsa-case-at-uptown-partners-5th-on-the-park-condo-at-1485-fifth-avenue</link>
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     <title>VA: Lingamfelter’s flag bill still flying</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legislation aimed at protecting the right to fly the U.S. flag is headed for the governor’s desk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:17:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/lingamfelters_flag_bill_still_flying/52767/</link>
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     <title>NV: Homeowners associations face lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of disgruntled investors has hit Southern Nevada homeowner associations with a class action lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:16:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2010/02/22/news/iq_34360507.txt</link>
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     <title>IL: Ex-townhome assoc. head admits to ripping off homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former president of a Bolingbrook townhome association pleaded guilty today to stealing more than $100,000 from his fellow homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:55:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/02/townhome-association-head-admits-to-ripping-off-homeowners.html</link>
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     <title>TN: Condos Shuttered</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the first local public nuisance action against a set of condominium owners, Environmental Court judge Larry Potter ordered the Wooddale Condominiums property in Fox Meadows temporarily secured, after authorities found signs of illegal dumping, gang graffiti, and numerous fire, health, and code violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:16:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.memphisflyer.com/TheDailyBuzz/archives/2010/02/22/condos-shuttered</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:06:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2010/02/22/daily3.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Small HOAs seek relief from big-government mandates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Doran, HOA attorney Lenard Rioth and others will testify before the House Local Government Committee in favor of a bill to exempt small HOAs from many of the mandates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:30:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-94466-side-streets.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Second Dist 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 16:50:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridalegalblog.org/2010/02/second-district-affirms-conclusion-that.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Pet goats allowed to live in Matthews subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The neighborhood association determined that the goats violated two covenants of the neighborhood by-laws and ordered the Steiners to remove them from the backyard. Fred and Barney moved to a farm in Union County where they stayed for the past 10 months. Last week, a judge agreed with the Steiners assessment and granted their petition for relief]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:18:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Pet-goats-allowed-to-live-in-Matthews-subdivision-84753772.html</link>
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     <title>HI: Flag-flying bill fails to gain support for revival</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pulling threads of patriotism and freedom of expression, a state House lawmaker yesterday tried to free a bill that would allow residents of planned communities to erect flag poles and display the American or state flags]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:30:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100219/NEWS02/2190355/Flag-flying+bill+fails+to+gain+support+for+revival</link>
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     <title>UT: Geothermal pools bill would create new category for HOA facilities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ongoing disagreements about a manmade hot spring in Utah County have bubbled into SB163, which passed through committee Thursday and will next be heard on the Senate floor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:20:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14427829</link>
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     <title>PA: Bill would lower limits on campaigning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Political candidates could campaign door-to-door and homeowners associations wouldn’t be able to impose certain restrictions on residents’ political activities under a proposed bill from a state senator.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:17:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2010/02/18/news/local_news/4_campaigning_limits.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 12:01:10 -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>NV: Gov. budget to take HOA ombudsman's funding (bottom of article)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But he criticized the proposal to sweep the reserve fund that pays for the homeowner association Ombudsman’s Office, a position in the state Real Estate Division that resolves association disputes that Schneider worked to establish in 1997.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:51:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/cqP1iO</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate panel launches study of homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In previous regular legislative sessions, bills have been introduced in the Texas Legislature addressing the issue of homeowners' rights versus the rights of homeowners' associations (HOAs), but none has passed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:09:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/opinion/84525822.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Homeowners sue EWEB after 9-foot geyser erupts in development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Perry's frustration stems from a July 27 incident in his community, Edgewood Mountain Townehouses, in which three water pipes burst.  The homeowners association is suing EWEB, seeking 140-thousand dollars for repairs to the hillside beneath Perry's home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:58:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kval.com/news/local/84526647.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Jury rejects condo owner's claim that broker misled her about smoker</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Suffolk County jury today rejected a Boston woman's claim that her real estate broker misled her by concealing that a resident in the condominium below the one she bought for $405,000 smoked cigarettes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:53:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/02/jury_rejects_co.html</link>
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     <title>NE: Lawsuit settled in Omaha, Neb., housing bias case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Omaha condominium association and its former president have agreed to pay more than $127,000 to settle allegations of discrimination against families with children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:55:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11993807</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Owner Protection Legislation Proposed by Conn AG</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in testimony submitted today to the state General Law Committee, urged creating a state Office of Condominium Ombudsman after his office received hundreds of complaints from condominium owners over the past year involving disputes with condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/02/16/condo-owner-protection-legislation-proposed-by-conn-ag</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo associations backing 'superlien' bill in House as way to collect fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[David Kaman, a Cleveland attorney who represents homeowners associations, said his clients have deferred painting and gutter-cleaning. Some associations are plowing less often. Others have closed community swimming pools and clubhouses]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:33:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/condo_associations_backing_sup.html</link>
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     <title>FL: '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 17:42:32 -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>FL: 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 20:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100213/LIFE/2130306/1005</link>
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     <title>NJ: Town house owners lose in view feud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of a row of North Bergen town houses don’t have a special right to block the construction of towers that could interfere with the "magnificence" of their Manhattan skyline view, a state appeals court panel has ruled]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:34:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/news/84204712_Town_house_owners_lose_in_view_feud.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Algonquin dog waste case finally over after lawsuit dismissed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The long-running saga surrounding a dog waste receptacle and the Algonquin woman who didn't want it outside her home finally appears at an end.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:29:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=358526</link>
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     <title>NH: Woman indicted on charges she stole funds from Portsmouth condo accounts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Berwick, Maine, woman has been indicted on charges she stole more than $30,000 from two local condo associations while working as their bookkeeper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:51:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100211/GJNEWS_01/702119743/-1/FOSNEWS</link>
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     <title>TX: Stone Oak neighborhood challenges developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Stone Oak-area subdivision is battling a developer's plans to build a retail center directly across the street that neighbors say violate a signed agreement dating back to 2001]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:43:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/north_central/83958627.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 14:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/208-cameras-bring-steep-fines-to-hoa</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:23:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/22514042/detail.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:18:32 -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>FL: 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 12:03:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD01REAL020910.htm</link>
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     <title>MA: Suit over secondhand smoke targets real estate broker</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Alyssa Burrage says she was smoked out of her new $405,000 condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/09/suit_over_secondhand_smoke_targets_real_estate_broker/</link>
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     <title>WY: Suspect in Fox Park case to stand trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gillette woman charged in connection with a massive embezzlement scheme involving the Fox Park subdivision has been ordered to stand trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:02:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2010/02/08/news/today/news04.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:29:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=151663&catid=3]]></link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:47:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1593_1593/florida/183416-1.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Fox Mill sues former board for $70M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association has filed suit against its former board seeking nearly $70 million in damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:16:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2010/02/04/84787122/index.xml</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo coughs up $1M for rape victim of hushed-up crime spree</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Bronx condo has agreed to pay almost $1 million to a woman who was raped by a serial attacker and claimed the building hushed up the crime spree.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:14:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/02/05/2010-02-05_condo_coughs_up_1m_for_rape_vic_of_hushedup_crime_spree.html</link>
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     <title>MI: Unfinished condo problems discussed in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The parties involved in the city’s lawsuit against West Village Commons developer Burton-Katzman returned to court this week to address allegations that the company’s failure to finish work on 12 nearby condo units may have caused irreparable harm to the buildings’ foundations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:59:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2010/02/04/news/doc4b636fae6691a659508436.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:24:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1461629.html</link>
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     <title>MA: One guilty finding linked to Paradise One raises questions for others</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three years after being taken to the cleaners, a group of prospective condominium buyers who lost a combined $146,000 in deposits at the failed Paradise One development are still wondering what happened to their money - and whether authorities will do anything about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:23:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazettenet.com/2010/02/04/condo-limbo</link>
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     <title>MD: Lawmakers Push Bill to Prevent Limits on Clotheslines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A measure pending in the Maryland state Senate that would give all Marylanders the right to dry their clothes the old-fashioned way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:15:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/03/maryland-lawmakers-push-right-use-clotheslines/?test=latestnews</link>
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     <title>VA: Watermill homeowners file suit against developers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Watermill Homeowners’ Association (WHA) and its board are suing three development companies and an individual developer in a property dispute over who owns the WHA property, including the clubhouse facility.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2010-02-03/News/Watermill_homeowners_file_suit_against_developers.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Bill would mean no restrictions on flag, signs displays</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Maryland bill would prohibit restrictions on homeowners or tenants who want to display flags, posters, signs or banners on their premises or contact their neighbors about upcoming elections or issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:03:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100203/NEWS01/100203004</link>
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     <title>NM: Las Maravillas' new HOA may face legal action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new homeowners association and new covenants for two of the three units in the eastern community of Las Maravillas have the Valley Improvement Association (VIA) looking at legal action to clarify what it says is confusion over the matter]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:45:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-bulletin.com/nb/index.php/news/1494-las-maravillas-new-hoa-may-face-legal-action.html</link>
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     <title>NC: State lawmakers study homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thousands of North Carolinians live in neighborhoods with homeowners associations. Now, North Carolina lawmakers are studying the nonprofit organizations and what rules they have to follow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:40:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news14.com/charlotte-news-104-content/top_stories/621459/state-lawmakers-study-homeowners-associations/</link>
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     <title>MD: State stepping in on Shabbat elevator squabble</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state of Maryland has stepped in to deal with a controversy over a Shabbat elevator in a Baltimore condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:21:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jta.org/news/article/2010/02/01/1010417/state-steps-in-over-shabbat-elevator-controversy</link>
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     <title>TX: Suit Filed to Stop Drilling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first gas well application in Colleyville has prompted a lawsuit from a neighborhood group that says the proposed drill site would violate its lease with Titan Operating]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.star-telegram.com/southlakejournal/news/story/1942209.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Community association bills tackle problems caused by foreclosures, delinq.</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 22:04:23 -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>VA: Glenmore embezzlement: Once-missing Comer will plead guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former Glenmore Country Club president and homeowner’s association treasurer who disappeared July 1 moments before an audit was in Albemarle Circuit Court Monday to set a date to enter a guilty plea on five counts of embezzlement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/01/glenmore-embezzlement-once-missing-comer-will-plead-guilty/</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 15:38:34 -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>MA: Woodlands condo owner still owed damages from suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In April, the Vanasses were awarded $184,056 in a Worcester Superior Court civil case against Albro Clinton Inc. and Tall Pines Realty Corp., both owned by Woodlands developer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telegram.com/article/20100130/NEWS/1300346/1003/NEWS03</link>
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     <title>PA: Proposed state tax break for private community residents on hold, unlikely</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Funding and tax equity issues that have bothered private community residents for years are finally on the radar screen of the Pennsylvania Legislature. But that hardly means relief is imminent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100129/NEWS13/1290303/-1/NEWSMAP</link>
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     <title>TX: Landslide lawsuit filed</title>
     <description><![CDATA["What our investigation has revealed is that the builder became part of the homeowner's association before he sold the property," Hilliard says. "Then he voted on the arbitration clause on the contract as a homeowner even though he was a builder."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:32:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Landslide-lawsuit-filed/MJsfUF9i-k6WDX_FnNAmNA.cspx</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 21:07:30 -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>FCC taking comments on antenna installation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nashville TN resident Craig Wirth apparently would like to install an antenna outside his condominium, but has run afoul of the Nashville Westchester LLC Condominium Homeowners Association, which prohibits such endeavors. He is seeking FCC intervention]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/20602.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Construction Company Indicted in Kickback Scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A construction management company was indicted Wednesday on charges that it stole nearly $7 million from five condominium and office projects in Manhattan and elsewhere]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:10:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/construction-company-indicted-in-kickback-scheme/</link>
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     <title>VA: 3 Beach condo owners suing homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three homeowners at a large condominium complex in Virginia Beach are suing their homeowners association over a special assessment levied on the condo owners last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:01:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/3-beach-condo-owners-suing-homeowners-association</link>
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     <title>KY: Slander Claim Against Condo Attorney Revived</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Kentucky Court of Appeals granted a condominium owner the chance to prove that the attorney of his condo board slandered him in a letter to the Kentucky attorney general.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:41:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/01/26/24065.htm</link>
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     <title>NE: homeowner associations could have more muscle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill (LB736) given first-round approval by lawmakers on Tuesday would allow associations to have financial liens on homes for unpaid association dues and fines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:52:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcautv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11882296</link>
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     <title>MO: Neighborhood monument destroyed by developer, Orchards says in suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association has filed suit against a Missouri real estate developer, saying the developer destroyed a $55,000 monument when building real estate in St. Clair County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://madisonrecord.com/news/224297-neighborhood-monument-destroyed-by-developer-orchards-says-in-suit</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:44:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/01/25/daily10.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[VA: Mr. Stuart & Old Glory]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[IN AN OUTBURST of patriotic fervor, state Sen. Richard Stuart has introduced a bill allegedly strengthening the ability of Virginia homeowners to fly the American flag. Mr. Stuart's bill is worthless, but that is not the worst thing about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:28:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/012010/01242010/523039</link>
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     <title>TX: Banks refusing deals to avoid home foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Property owners hoping to avoid foreclosure by selling their houses for less than they owe on them are watching deals disintegrate as lenders stall or renege on agreements to accept so-called short sales.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:41:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khou.com/news/local/Banks-refusing-deals-to-avoid-home-foreclosures-82553207.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Proposed Bill Would Allow Communities to Share Solar Benefits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A solution is suggested by Colorado State Rep Claire Levy (D-Boulder) who has proposed a bill that would allow multiple people to buy into shares of an off-site solar installation and, like shareholders, all receive a portion of the benefits of the solar energy,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:51:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/20/proposed-bill-would-allow-communities-to-share-solar-benefits/</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo complex fined $10,000 for barring mezuzah</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Jewish woman from Long Island who claimed her condominium complex discriminated against her by stopping her from displaying a 4-inch mezuzah on her front door has won a settlement after a state investigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:55:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/news/ny_metro/long_island/68827367.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Bill may help flag fliers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[His bill would allow homeowners to "properly display" the flag according to federal rules on that subject. Homeowners associations would have to prove that flying the flag would create "substantial harm" to the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:27:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/012010/01152010/521206?rss=local</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge Prohibits Assaults On Hans’ Bier Haus</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the owner of Hans’ Bier Haus testified about a deluge of water on Dec. 13 cascading from a neighboring condominium and flooding his beer garden, the 113th Civil Court experienced a sort of flood of its own.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://instantnewswestu.com/2010/01/13/7400/</link>
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     <title>D.C. woman wins court battle with smoker</title>
     <description><![CDATA["This case represents the first known recognition by a District of Columbia condominium association of a non-smoker’s right to be free from the unhealthy effects of secondhand smoke in a multi-unit dwelling,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:15:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.smokefreedc.org/2010/01/d-c-woman-wins-court-battle-with-smoker/</link>
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     <title>CO: Insurance won't cover Broomfield HOA losses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Insurance payments will not cover the losses Broomfield HOAs suffered after a former management company employee allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars over a period of years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:52:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.broomfieldenterprise.com/ci_14174110</link>
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     <title>IN: Bill: Allow political signs in restrictive areas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposal in the Indiana Statehouse would stop homeowners' associations from banning political signs in members' yards and windows near elections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:45:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=11805209</link>
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     <title>CA: Man Who Attempted To Bomb Pasadena Condo Complex Pleads Guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who claimed to working on behalf of the radical environmental group Earth Liberation Front when he attempted to bomb a Pasadena condominium complex that was under construction pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit arson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:39:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/city-news/elf-arson-guilty-pleaa/</link>
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     <title>VA: Grand Jury To Hear Embezzlement Charge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former treasurer of the Mill Creek subdivision Homeowners Association is heading to a grand jury for alleged embezzlement]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11786547</link>
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     <title>MS: Judge rules Diamondhead can become a city</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Diamondhead community has taken a major step forward in becoming a city. The judge appointed to hear the case for incorporation has ruled that proponents supplied sufficient and reasonable evidence supporting their case for incorporation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:10:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=11775355</link>
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     <title>CA: Battle brewing over Lechuza Beach plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state agency wants to make improvements to a public beach access area that local residents say violate their homeowners association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:59:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2010/01/06/news/news1.txt</link>
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     <title>CT: Woman enters not guilty plea in embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former business manager of a Ledyard condominium association who police said stole $226,000 and had a serious gambling habit entered a not guilty plea Monday in New London Superior Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:18:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/crime/x1793471477/Woman-enters-not-guilty-plea-in-embezzlement-case</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 17:13:56 -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>TX: Pub, condo feud near Kirby bubbles over into lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A long-standing feud between Rice-area bar owners and their neighbors in a high-rise condo has escalated from egg throwing, water spraying, laser pointing and name calling to assault lawsuits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6798686.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Airpark arouses interest of lawmakers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The letter the representatives sent to the FAA was at the behest of the airpark residents, its homeowner association managers and the ODA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:02:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100102/NEWS/1020312/1001/news</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 18:47:32 -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>IL: New law aimed at distressed condos to begin in 2010</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law will be initiated on January 1, 2010 in Illinois to target the sale of distressed condo units that are creating blighted areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:59:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rejournals.com/news/213279-new-law-aimed-at-distressed-condos-to-begin-in-2010</link>
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     <title>MD lawmaker looks to outlaw rules banning clotheslines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Maryland homeowners should be free to hang their clothes outside to dry, according to a state delegate who is proposing legislation that would prohibit homeowners associations from banning the use of clotheslines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:06:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Md_-lawmaker-looks-to-outlaw-rules-banning-clotheslines-8697399-80292402.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 12:02:51 -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>NC: Some under contract for condos prepare to sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At least 13 people who are under contract to buy luxury units next to the Hilton in downtown New Bern have come together to pursue legal action now that the corporation responsible for SkySail Condominiums has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:57:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enctoday.com/news/behind-52298-nbsj-new-corporation.html</link>
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     <title>UT: Saratoga Springs HOA waiting for judge to decide who's in charge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 700 homeowners in Saratoga Springs will have to wait for a court ruling to find out who's in charge of their subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:02:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/north/saratoga-springs/article_5c6f7c18-aede-5a5a-a39c-f0eab745711a.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Gresham homeowners sue developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gresham homeowners’ association has sued its complex’s developer for $4.55 million, alleging in the lawsuit that dozens of construction defects caused severe water damage and made the homes "imminently, inherently, and unreasonably dangerous."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:55:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/12/23/gresham-homeowners-sue-developer/</link>
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     <title>OR: FountainCourt homeowners win $2.1 million verdict against subcontractors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in Beaverton's FountainCourt  development have won a $2.1 million verdict against the subcontractors who built their European-style community early this decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:52:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/12/fountaincourt_homeowners_win_2.html</link>
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     <title>NJ Condo Association Settles Disability Bias Cases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State civil rights officials say they've resolved two discrimination complaints brought against an Ocean County condominium complex for seniors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:42:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs3.com/wireapnewsnj/NJ.condo.association.2.1388196.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge won't block Aurora library closure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If the Mission Viejo HOA wins its case, the court could possibly order monetary relief or deed back the library back to the HOA]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_14050809</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 16:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/couple-hit-seminole-condo-association-with-disability-discrimination/1060596</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo case could stymie development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developers stand to lose no matter which way the state Supreme Court rules in a case prompted by a condominium project in the town of Pacific.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:29:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2009/12/21/condo-case-could-stymie-development/</link>
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     <title>OH: West Chester condo group attempts to seize ORP assets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lakewood Condominium Association of West Chester Township is one of four associations currently suing ORP Realty Management in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, and has taken the lead in attempting to recover some of the $830,000 they allege was stolen from them by blocking the sale of motor vehicles by ORP President Steven Sykes Valentino.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-31591-Cincinnati-White-Collar-Crime-Examiner~y2009m12d21-West-Chester-condo-group-attempts-to-seize-ORP-assets</link>
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     <title>NY: Suffern condo treasurer charged with stealing $130G from association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities have charged the Sussex Condominium III treasurer with stealing $130,345 from the association during the past six years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:48:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lohud.com/article/20091221/NEWS03/912210362/-1/newsfront/Suffern-condo-treasurer-charged-with-stealing--130G-from-association</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 16:52:56 -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>CA: Westlake woman gets 4 years for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Westlake Village woman was placed in handcuffs Tuesday and taken to jail after being sentenced to prison for stealing more than $457,000 from a homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:34:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/dec/15/westlake-woman-gets-4-years-for-embezzlement/</link>
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     <title>OR: Cedar Brook association dispute leads to lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The article in question states that future improvements for the homes will be consistent with initial improvements in terms of quality construction. However, issues have arisen regarding the foundations of those homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:29:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.illinois-valley-news.com/archive/2009/12/16/story-cedarbrook.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Water damage main cause for legal action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neva Manor Condominium Board President Adriana Burcheri said due to the difficulties she has experienced with PB Development and Peter Filipek for at least one year, she is now pursuing legal action]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/norridge/news/1939373,norridge-nevamanor-121709-s1.article</link>
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     <title>NC: NAACP takes on Myers Park over "Whites Only" deed</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The lot hereby conveyed shall be used for residential purposes only and shall be owned and occupied by people of the Caucasian race."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:31:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/NAACP-takes-on-Myers-Park-over-Whites-Only-deed-79275782.html</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo group wants manager's vehicles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge has approved a request from West Chester Township condo association calling for the sheriff's office to seize nearly a dozen vehicles owned by the community's former property manager, Avondale-based ORP Realty Management.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:34:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091214/BIZ01/912150336/Condo+group+wants+manager+s+vehicles</link>
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     <title>NY: Time-share wins huge suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A legal battle over property valuation at Whiteface Lodge was resolved with a total $1.35 million refund due from the town, Essex County and Lake Placid Central School.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:44:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_344223816.html?keyword=topstory</link>
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     <title>IN: Company sues to dissolve new business</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Indianapolis company has sued to dissolve a homeowner association management business it set up with an Ohio attorney and his company in July.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:48:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indystar.com/article/20091211/BUSINESS/912110346/Company-sues-to-dissolve-new-business</link>
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     <title>MD: CA to appeal loss of 33 years of fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Howard County judge has ruled that a Columbia couple does not have to pay more than $45,000 in accrued annual fees to the Columbia Association because the statute of limitations in the case has run out]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:58:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.explorehoward.com/news/67707/ca-appeal-loss-33-years-fees/</link>
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     <title>KS: In court: man v. Big Wheel</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Children aren't supposed to ride on the sidewalk, Bogan said, citing the rules and regulations of the Huntington Condominium Association passed on Oct. 20. The rule also applied on Aug. 30, 2008, he said.  "These children broke the rule 100 percent," he said\]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:24:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cjonline.com/news/local/2009-12-08/in_court_man_v_big_wheel</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 21:15:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1371046.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Andover Condo Board, Management Co., Charged With Discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Andover condominium association, a property management company and two people have been charged by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with discriminating against families with children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:32:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news135916.html</link>
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     <title>NY: TriBeCa family sues neighbor in luxury condo over second hand smoke</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a landmark lawsuit, a TriBeCa family is suing a neighbor over his secondhand cigarette smoke they say is wafting into their $2.1 million luxury condo and causing them various health problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:27:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dnainfo.com/20091207/soho-tribeca-nolita/tribeca-family-sues-neighbor-luxury-condo-over-secondhand-smoke</link>
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     <title>MT: Montana Supreme Court Rules for County in Lakeside Condo Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Supreme Court upheld a Flathead District Court ruling declaring that three Lakeside condominium projects are subject to the county subdivision review process, a ruling called both commonsense and baffling by those involved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:24:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/montana_supreme_court_rules_for_county_in_lakeside_condo_lawsuit/14598/</link>
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     <title>CA: FHA's condo financing rules already scuttling projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New lending rules for condominium buyers are already forcing some developers to change or scrap plans for new projects for fear too many buyers will be shut out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:21:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-condo-construction-new-rules,0,1872222.story</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 15:08:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Lets-Sue-Everyone-78571552.html</link>
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     <title>NM: Eldorado homeowners' association account pilfered in 2-month blitz</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The longtime bookkeeper for the Eldorado homeowners' association has been arrested for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the organization, according to the group's president]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:02:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Eldorado-Group-s-account-pilfered-in-2-month--blitz-</link>
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     <title>IL: City prevails in dispute with homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A DuPage County judge has ruled in the city of Aurora's favor in a dispute with an East Side homeowners association regarding maintenance sharing]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:40:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/foxvalleysun/news/1922067,2_1_AU05_SUIT_S1-091205.article</link>
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     <title>AZ: Rancho El Dorado HOA files claim against Orbitel Communications</title>
     <description><![CDATA[However, tensions concerning the collection and remittance of these fees have spawned a community lawsuit between the homeowner’s association and Orbitel, with the HOA seeking more than $1 million in damages and dissolution of their 30-year cable contract.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:29:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.inmaricopa.com/NEWS/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?mid1=430&&ArticleID=7172]]></link>
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     <title>AZ: Viewpoint Lake HOA takes Sun City (RCSC) to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The members of the Viewpoint Lake Homeowners Association are seeking an order of contempt against the Recreation Centers of Sun City for failure to properly maintain Viewpoint Lake.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:12:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourwestvalley.com/news/lake-10785-homeowners-viewpoint.html</link>
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     <title>FL:  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 16:14:08 -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>FL: 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 20:07:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keysnet.com/news/story/165349.html</link>
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     <title>OH: Homeowners' group sues own residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly 600 residents of Miami Trails subdivisions were sued Monday in Clermont County Common Pleas Court by their homeowners' association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:54:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091130/NEWS01/912010315/Homeowners++group+sues+residents</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo association suing sanitary district</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Landings on Lake Minocqua Condominium Association, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Oneida County Circuit Court against the Lakeland Sanitary District No. 1, A-1 Excavating, Inc. of Bloomer and their insurance companies, accusing them of being responsible for property damage caused last year by the backup of a sewer lateral.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:39:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former condominium owner and Southern Methodist University officials have settled a four-year property dispute involving the site of George W. Bush's presidential library, both parties announced Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX5havwQv0ejrUjT3BmXOxoc2v7AD9C668900</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo tenants sue ex-building manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Ingleside Condominiums in East Walnut Hills have filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court claiming its former management firm stole $215,000 from the condo association's bank account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:26:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091124/BIZ01/911250319/1076/BIZ/Condo+tenants+sue+ex-building+manager</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:18:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2677427/</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:11:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/24/The_Case_of_the_Exploding_Corpse.htm</link>
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     <title>CO: Woman Accused Of Stealing $300K From HOA For Gambling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A manager of a Cherry Creek luxury condo-owners association has been charged with stealing $308,000 from the group's bank account and using thousands in ATM withdrawals to gamble at Black Hawk casinos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21705020/detail.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Beaverton condo owners sue over FountainCourt construction problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, the FountainCourt Homeowners Association is representing owners of the development's 97 units in Washington County Circuit Court. The association has sued three subcontractors that worked on the Legend Homes project, saying the subcontractors should pay $4.4 million in damages from poor construction]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2009/11/beaverton_condo_owners_sue_ove.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Woman sues for fees in dog waste can case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Algonquin woman who once faced theft charges for removing a doggie waste container is suing her homeowner’s association for costs associated with her defense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/20/79910686/index.xml</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:45:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/nov/19/ridgeway-residents-watching-lawsuit-that-could/</link>
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     <title>OH: ORP Condo Association Investigation Expands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The number of condo associations involved in the investigation into a local management firm has doubled. The condos cover much of the Tri-State, from West Chester, to East Walnut Hills, to California. Millions of dollars are possibly missing. Workers are worried about their paychecks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:10:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/ORP-Condo-Association-Investigation-Expands/6lfTJf054025wJkVmIvaOg.cspx</link>
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     <title>SC: Shannon Forest HOA sues over annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Shannon Forest Homeowners Association has filed a lawsuit alleging the city can't annex some properties in that area based on several grounds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.goupstate.com/article/20091119/ARTICLES/911191063/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Shannon-Forest-Homeowners-Association-sues-over-annexation&tc=autorefresh]]></link>
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     <title>FL: 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 11:10:01 -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>NJ: Court hears appeal on Radburn neighborhood association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The appeal, filed by a group of 16 residents of the planned community, argues that state Supreme Court Judge Robert B. Contillo was wrong when he ruled in 2008 that the law does not require democratic procedures within planned residential communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:25:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/news/111709_Court_hears_appeal_on_Radburn_neighborhood_association.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Job's Peak residents fight water rate hike</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Job's Peak Ranch Community Association is suing Douglas County in response to a reported 400 percent increase in monthly water bills for the 55 users of the water system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:17:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20091118/NEWS/911179977/1062&ParentProfile=1049]]></link>
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     <title>CA: HOA: Library closure breaks city’s deal with Mission Viejo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One local neighborhood association says a 1973 pact with the city prevents the city from closing a branch library slated for closure by the end of the year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:07:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aurorasentinel.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/doc4b038ec64a679243198311.txt</link>
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     <title>IL: Court date set over berm woes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lakelands Community Homeowners Association got its way when it threatened to sue the village for blocking construction of an anti-flooding berm near the neighborhood.  Now the association is defending itself in a lawsuit]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:48:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/news/1885932,4_1_JO16_PBERM_S1-091116.article</link>
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     <title>AL: Settlements in Turquoise Place disputes show no clear pattern</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After winning the first batch of disputes brought by disgruntled buyers of Turquoise Place condominiums earlier this fall, the Gulf-front towers' developer, Larry Wireman, was ordered last month by an arbitrator to refund six-figure deposits to buyers of six luxury units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:40:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/live/2009/11/settlements_in_turquoise_place.html</link>
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     <title>NY App Ct extends individual board member protection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[even if the board had acted improperly, members could not be sued as individuals unless the complaint laid out specific allegations of wrongful conduct by each of the individuals sued.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:10:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/realestate/15deal2.html?_r=1</link>
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     <title>NV: Vegas Condo Buyers Offered Partial Money Back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bloomberg is reporting that condo owners of the still underconstruction Cosmopolitan Resort on the Vegas strip have sued the owner, Deutsche Bank, to get their deposit money back]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:23:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2009/11/vegas_condo_buy.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Plaintiff: Carriage Park broke trust</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Carriage Park homeowner testified Thursday that the "journey" to build his town house in the development has cost him $576,000, including what he paid for the lot, construction, repairs and other expenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:20:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20091113/SERVICES03/911131013/1042</link>
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     <title>IL: Court revives Chicago ‘mezuzah’ case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appellate court today revived a Jewish family’s lawsuit against a Chicago condominium association that repeatedly removed a mezuzah from the family’s doorpost.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:17:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1882674,chicago-mezuzah-case-revived-111309.article</link>
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     <title>IL: Association suits, claims prevalent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community associations have a big legal headache these days. They, or their representatives, are spending increasing amounts of time on lawsuits and liability claims. Some of the action is initiated by boards, and some by residents. The disputes vary, but many are prompted by the economy]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:48:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-condo_chomes_1113nov13,0,4928012.story</link>
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     <title>NC Court: Religious Developments Can Impose Otherwise Illegal Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do special rules apply for property developments associated with religious groups? The answer, according to the N.C. Supreme Court, appears to be 'yes', with the high court finding]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:23:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lincolntribune.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=14739</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 22:01:06 -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>WA: Monroe honking case makes it to state Supreme Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Immelt was accused of honking at neighbors because she was ticked off that they complained to the homeowner’s association about the chickens she had roosting in her back yard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:17:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://heraldnet.com/article/20091111/NEWS01/711119872</link>
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     <title>MO: Man who stole $109,000 from St. Louis condo association sentenced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who stole more than $109,000 from his condo association was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/st-louis-crime-beat/2009/11/10/man-who-stole-109000-from-st-louis-condo-association-sentenced/</link>
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     <title>OH: Jail time for man convicted of embezzling $44K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 49-year-old Maineville man was sent to jail for 60 days and ordered to pay the remainder of the $44,029 he stole from the Fosters Pointe subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:30:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/jail-time-for-man-convicted-of-embezzling-44jail-time-for-man-convicted-of-embezzling-44k-269680.html?&imw=Y]]></link>
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     <title>FHA Issues New Condo Guidelines for Reverse Mortgage Lenders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Housing and Urban Development issued new condominium lending guidelines that go into effect Dec. 7, 2009.  However, the agency is making several temporary exceptions to the new rules due to the "volatility" in the condo market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:16:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/11/09/fha-issues-new-condo-guidelines-for-reverse-mortgage-lenders/</link>
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     <title>ID: Lawsuit claims federal fair housing law violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Intermountain Fair Housing Council is suing The Orchards at Fairview Condominium Association, claiming the company and its real estate firm violated federal housing discrimination laws two years after the council explicitly warned the developer about the marketing of the condo project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:58:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/11/09/Lawsuit-claims-federal-fair-housing-law-violations</link>
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     <title>IL: Your property manager ripped you off - now what?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the last few years there has been a virtual epidemic of property managers who have taken their clients' money, and up until now, there has been little recourse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=334384&src=118]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Stratham condo association lawsuit against developer delayed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two of the parties in a lawsuit alleging the developer of the Hills at Crockett Farms has exceeded the legal time limit to build any more condominiums on the site are asking a judge to rule on the merits of the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:40:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20091106-NEWS-911060317</link>
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     <title>AL: Federal condo lawsuits come to a close</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Mississippi couple who claim they were bilked into paying an inflated price for a Plash Island condominium have withdrawn allegations of racketeering and fraud that they leveled against Gulf Shores Realtor Shirlee Poulos and Carney Realty in a federal lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:30:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1257416138264730.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>Sides agree to work on new settlement in SMU land dispute after judge throws out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers for SMU and a former condo owner who is suing the university said they are trying to revive a settlement that was tossed out Tuesday when a judge said their last deal could not be enforced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:31:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/bushlibrary/stories/110409dnmetbushlib.412efb0.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Lawsuit Wallops Once-Serenely Confident Setai Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, two years later, developers of the project-whose Web site describes it as "a mantra of serenity and calm"-are locked in an internecine battle over, well, money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:43:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.observer.com/2009/real-estate/setai</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 22:25:32 -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>FL: 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 19:11:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 14:08:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/accountant-nid-22777.html</link>
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     <title>RI: Condo buyers at Carnegie Abbey sue for refunds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three new lawsuits seek the return of deposits for luxury condominiums at the 22-story tower which opened in June at the exclusive Carnegie Abbey resort and golf club in Portsmouth]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:51:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/ri/portsmouth/content/Three_Carnegie_Tower_Lawsuits_10-31-09_0OG9Q2_v18.3988f2e.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Dix Hills condos fined $10,000 in religious bias case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Jewish woman from Dix Hills who says her condominium complex discriminated against her by stopping her from displaying a 4-inch mezuzah on her front door has won a case taken on by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:47:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/dix-hills-condos-fined-10-000-in-religious-bias-case-1.1558072</link>
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     <title>NJ: Dix Hills condos fined $10,000 in religious bias case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Jewish woman from Dix Hills who says her condominium complex discriminated against her by stopping her from displaying a 4-inch mezuzah on her front door has won a case taken on by state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:57:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/dix-hills-condos-fined-10-000-in-religious-bias-case-1.1558072</link>
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     <title>NJ: Dev. has "operator liability" in HOA ground contamination case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The principle of "polluter pays" for environmental contamination and the activity of land development have always been uneasy bedfellows.  The most recent example of a sleepless night can be found in the New Jersey federal district court case of Bonnieview Homeowner’s Association v. Woodmont Builders, LLC.  In a foreshadowing of things to come]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:47:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.iowaenvironmentallawupdate.com/2009/10/articles/case-law/cercla-operator-liability-a-tragedy-in-one-act/</link>
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     <title>WY: Two charged in Fox Park embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two people have been arrested in connection to a massive embezzlement scheme involving a former bookkeeper for the Fox Park Homeowners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:56:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2009/10/29/news/today/news01.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 10:12:18 -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>MO: Legal action sought against home association at Lake of the Ozarks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has asked the Missouri Attorney General to take legal action against a Lake of the Ozarks homeowners association for violating the Missouri Clean Water Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:08:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-leader.com/article/20091029/BREAKING01/91029009/Legal+action+sought+against+home+association+at+Lake+of+the+Ozarks</link>
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     <title>SC: Wedgefield Plantation dredging suit heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The question of who owns the canals at Wedgefield Plantation and who is responsible for paying the $1 million to dredge them is headed to court for answers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:32:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1137647.html</link>
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     <title>ID: Developer accused of violations at Smiths Ferry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Environmental regulators are accusing a California developer of violating federal clean water laws during the early phases of construction at a stalled housing subdivision in central Idaho.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:30:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_13650171?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>MA: Braintree condo developers to pay $2+ million to resolve state investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developers of the Turtle Crossing condo complex in Braintree will pay $2.275 million to resolve a state investigation into whether they abused a state affordable housing law that allows developers to sidestep local zoning limits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:45:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x566154432/Braintree-condo-developers-to-pay-2-275-million-to-resolve-state-investigation</link>
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     <title>WY: Fox Park embezzler a no-show at hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The original charges all trace back to Deliramich’s time as a bookkeeper with the Fox Park Homeowners Association. According to court affidavits provided by the Campbell County Attorney’s Office, she forged signatures of association board members to obtain loans from First Interstate Bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:52:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2009/10/25/news/today/news01.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: Community's feud with IRS could spell trouble for developments in FL</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 18:25:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamletvoice.blogspot.com/2009/10/communitys-feud-with-irs-could-spell.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Manager ordered to pay $430k restitution and fines (scroll down)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The community manager for two Clark County homeowners associations has been ordered by the state to pay $430,000 in restitution and fines in connection with his siphoning of HOA fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:44:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/23/proposal-close-halfway-houses-wont-be-presented/</link>
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     <title>OH: One homeowners' group in Solon sues another</title>
     <description><![CDATA["Chagrin Highlands has repeatedly demanded that Highland Loch pay its pro rata share of such expenditures," states the complaint]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:28:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cleveland.com/chagrinsolonsun/index.ssf/2009/10/one_homeowners_group_in_solon.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Gilbert family in bitter battle with HOA over paint color</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three years ago, he painted his Gilbert home a medium brown. At no point did he ever think the color would lead to an ongoing battle with his homeowner's association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:17:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc15.com/content/news/southeastvalley/gilbert/story/Gilbert-family-in-bitter-HOA-battle-over-paint/yzG5_M9_q0iiW17w2MIoYQ.cspx</link>
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     <title>FHA Delays Condo Changes, Reverse Mortgage Lenders Look for Guidance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced it’s delaying the implementation of FHA’s new policy guidance for condo project approval and condo unit financing until December 7th 2009.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:53:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/10/23/fha-delays-condo-changes-reverse-mortgage-lenders-look-for-guidance/</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[FL: 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 18:27:03 -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>NC: Condo Assn takes legal action against former prez, mgr, mgmt co.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sandpiper Cay Condominium Owners Association Inc. has filed a civil suit against its former president, property manager and management company - Douglas Seay, Susan Seay and Sandpiper Management Co., respectively.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:06:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://obsentinel.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2009/10/21/top_stories/tops0721.txt</link>
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     <title>TX: Contractor sues to recover payment for hurricane repairs on Galveston condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Alabama construction company claims a Galveston homeowners association owes it money for work done on a condominium complex in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, recent court documents say]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:00:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/221757-contractor-sues-to-recover-payment-for-hurricane-repairs-on-galveston-condos</link>
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     <title>CA: Judge will resolve Scottsdale Estates ownership dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge will soon be asked to resolve the dispute over who controls Scottsdale Estates, a troubled, 600-unit condo complex in Carson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13602831</link>
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     <title>SC: Premier Resorts shutdown leaves S.C. owners in a lurch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of condo units scrambled in recent days to change locks and line up a new company to handle rentals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:31:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/breakingbiz/story/992726.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Bosa Forces Its Downtown High Rise HO's to Replace Defective Cooling Towers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The system failed less than eight years after installation forcing the homeowners at Horizons to take out a bank loan for close to one million dollars to finance the removal and replacement of their HVAC cooling towers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:11:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS164173+21-Oct-2009+PRN20091021</link>
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     <title>CAN News-FL: 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 18:34:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/21353041/detail.html</link>
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     <title>CAN News-NV: Deutsche Bank Offers Settlement to Vegas Condo Buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG, owner of the $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, is offering to partially refund deposits to some condominium buyers in the delayed project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:18:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aqpjvyCuGhj8]]></link>
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     <title>IL: Plainfield Twp. berm battle headed to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Plainfield Township residents, angered by an under-construction Lakelands subdivision berm that they say will put their property under water during heavy storms, have taken their battle to court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:53:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/plainfieldsun/news/1832572,4_1_JO19_PBERM_S1-091019.article</link>
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     <title>OR: JUICY SUITS: ‘Defective’ Condos and a Persian Rug</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man is suing the Portland construction company that built his waterfront condo, claiming a faulty sprinkler system ruined his antique Persian rug]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:53:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2009/10/16/juicy-suits-defective-condos-and-a-persian-rug/</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 19:08:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aY.tf4kEIyPk]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Carson residents sue Shell for contamination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A law firm representing 343 residents of a Carson housing tract filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Shell Oil, alleging the company knowingly contaminated the neighborhood more than 40 years ago]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:21:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_13562531</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 18:33:03 -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>FL: 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 18:30:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/sfl-flhrbsprinkler1015hrboct15,0,7258657.story</link>
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     <title>SC: That Pesky $10</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Not all the ire against the S.C. Homeowners' Association Act is warranted, but lawmakers who support it could do us all a favor by removing the component that seems to draw the most heat: a $10 fee added to every unit or lot across the state]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/1117069.html</link>
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     <title>SC: HOA debate intensifies in Myrtle Beach area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A forum on proposed changes to homeowners associations drew nearly 200 people Wednesday in a renewed debate over how these associations settle disputes with homeowners and what the state should do to regulate them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:22:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1117222.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Several hundred people attended forum on HOA bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several hundred people attended a forum about the proposed homeowners association bill this morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:42:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1116173.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>NV: Henderson HOA to pay up for board member’s mistake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former board member of a homeowners association in Henderson whose landscaping company performed work for the association he represented -- while he sat on the board -- was disciplined last week by the state board that regulates homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:13:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/13/henderson-hoa-ante-board-members-conflict-interest/</link>
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     <title>CT: Resident files bias suit against condo group</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A resident of the Harbour Landing condominium complex has filed a civil lawsuit against the condominium’s association and its members, charging they discriminated against her because she is a lesbian.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:57:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/10/13/news/a3-harbourlanding.txt</link>
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     <title>TN: Lakeland dam owner issued notice of violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The earthen dam impounding Shelby County's largest manmade lake is plagued by an erosion problem that's grown worse because owners have failed to make repairs in the four years since state inspectors first called attention to it, officials say]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:43:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/oct/11/high-hazard-erosion/</link>
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     <title>Lawmakers scrutinize lending at FHA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Administration was born in the Great Depression to help revive a devastated real estate market with government mortgage insurance. But the worst economic downturn since then is shaking what had been a stable housing pillar.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:22:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/407/story/825457.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Park Tower residents involved in litigation over water valves, flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For three years, the condo association of the nearly-70-story Park Tower skyscraper has been involved in litigation alleging that the developer installed water valves that have, at various times since 1999, caused flooding in some units and made horrendous noises]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:50:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun-confidential-harris-1011oct11,0,1452376.column</link>
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     <title>Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The new laws have provoked a debate. Proponents argue they should not be prohibited by their neighbors or local community agreements from saving on energy bills or acting in an environmentally minded way. Opponents say the laws lifting bans erode local property rights and undermine the autonomy of private communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:15:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/us/11clothesline.html?_r=1</link>
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     <title>NV: Court rules in condominium videotaping case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Moffatts alleged they complained to the Estrella homeowners' association (2864 Vigilante Court), and it failed to take any corrective action. A suit was then filed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:02:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/09/court-rules-condominium-videotaping-case/</link>
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     <title>OH: Homeowner association president sentenced for embezzling $87,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former president of the Gander Road Homeowner’s Association, who admitted to embezzling $87,000 from the group, was sentenced Friday, Oct. 9, to five years probation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytoncourts/entries/2009/10/09/homeowner_association_presiden.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Casa Grande HOA stripped of powers over accusations of theft and fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifty-seven Desert Carmel residents and "minority" lot owners sued Lampman, Bealmear and others in November 2007, claiming they had used their board memberships to enrich themselves at the expense of the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:30:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2009/10/07/casa-grande-hoa-board-stripped-of-powers-over-accusations-of-theft-and-fraud/</link>
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     <title>AL: Move toward HOA laws gains traction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The move to change consumer protection laws governing homeowners associations is gaining traction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:21:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/10/move_toward_hoa_laws_gains_tra.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Widow vs. HOA dispute gets HUD's attention</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal housing authorities have become involved with the case of an 87-year-old Mesa woman whose homeowners association told her she can't have a grandson live with her as a caregiver because of the community's age restrictions]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:19:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/145464</link>
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     <title>TX: Suit blames welders for Galveston condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Galveston homeowners' association blames two businesses for a fire that destroyed its condominium complex in June]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:12:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/221460-suit-blames-welders-for-galveston-condo-fire</link>
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     <title>CA: Los Angeles Condo Buyers Left in Limbo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Downtown Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) - You've bought a new home and you're ready to move in. Then, the government gets involved and everything stops. That's the story dozens who bought spots in the Concerto condo construction in Downtown Los Angeles are facing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:54:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/money/Concerto_Project_Limbo_20091003</link>
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     <title>AL: legislators look to change homeowner's association laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State legislators who attended a forum this week to discuss how homeowners associations are governed say they want to see stronger laws to protect homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:44:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/10/legislators_look_to_change_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>TX: SMU Reaches Settlement In Bush Library Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attorney for Southern Methodist University says the school has settled with a former condominium owner in a land dispute over the site of George W. Bush's presidential library.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:34:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs11tv.com/local/Bush.Library.Southern.2.1224680.html</link>
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     <title>MS: Court Finds for Church Elder</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A chancery judge has decided that subdivision covenants will not hinder the Oxford Church of Christ in moving to a new site north of town. But in the two years it took to resolve that issue, the church has put the project on the back burner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:26:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/dpp/news/mississippi/100209_Court_Finds_for_Church_Elder</link>
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     <title>CA: Former property manager pleads guilty to grand theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daphne Ann Brenon, 53, of Westlake Village pleaded guilty in September to two counts of grand theft and one count of filing a false tax return. She admitted to stealing more than $150,000 from two area homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:18:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.toacorn.com/news/2009-10-01/Community/Former_property_manager_pleads_guilty_to_grand_the.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:41:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/oct/01/its-law-condos-exempt-fair-debt-collections/</link>
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     <title>PA: Judge Says Wynnefield Condo Owner Must Buy Comcast Cable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Philadelphia municipal judge has ruled in favor of a Wynnefield Heights condominium association, and against a condo owner.  The condo owner refused to pay his cable TV bills, saying it violates the FCC ban on exclusive deals between cable providers and apartment houses or condo associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:39:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kyw1060.com/Judge--Wynnefield-Condo-Owner-Must-Buy-Comcast-Cab/5335707</link>
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     <title>ID: Tamarack homeowner ask for new receiver so resort can operate this winter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tamarack property owners have worried that their property values would decline without an operating ski area and lodge. Values already have declined more than a third, according to the group's court filing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:59:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/917655.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>NC: Cape residents to consider incorporating as a town</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With Wilmington poised to gobble up Monkey Junction and extend its borders southward, a nearby gated community is looking to become inedible by incorporating as a village.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:53:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090929/ARTICLES/909299981/0/ARTICLES?Title=Cape-residents-to-consider-incorporating-as-a-town</link>
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     <title>AL: At forum, homeowners express frustration</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several homeowners said the developers of their subdivisions continue to maintain control of the homeowners association, or HOA, but will not allow members to see records of where their dues are spent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:41:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1254302190298810.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Condo Residents Sue Developer, City Over Sewage Smell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents living in the Grande North condominium complex in downtown San Diego spent $500,000 to $2 million just to live there, but 10News has learned that they may also be living with a potential health risk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:36:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.10news.com/news/21142996/detail.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Deed Restrictions vs. Fair Housing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the second of two stories about a group home that will open in a New Market subdivision. Some subdivision residents say they'll sue the company opening the home to keep it out. Monday's story focused on what the company does and who its residents are.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:28:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=41150&CHID=1]]></link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:29:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wdbo.com/localnews/2009/09/investor-to-bob-ward-where-did.html</link>
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     <title>FL: 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 20:26:30 -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>IL: Charges tossed out against woman who took dog waste drop box</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carrie Fosdale of Algonquin is criminally off the hook now that the McHenry County State's Attorney has agreed to drop a theft charge against her]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:31:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=323889</link>
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     <title>TX: Property Owners Sue White Bluff Resort and Developer for Fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two landowners at the White Bluff Resort on Lake Whitney, Texas, have filed a federal RICO class-action lawsuit against the resort and its developer based on claims that the defendants are pocketing payments intended to benefit White Bluff property owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:19:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://kansas.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=191648&type_news=past]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Access Does Not Make Private Property a ‘Public Accommodation’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A property owner’s decision not to actively deny the public access to private recreational property does not convert the property into a "public accommodation" under the Americans With Disabilities Act or California law, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:56:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metnews.com/articles/2009/caro092309.htm</link>
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     <title>Court holds Chinese drywall maker in default</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Louisiana federal judge has declared Chinese company Taishan Gypsum Co. - one of the largest manufacturers of contaminated Chinese drywall imports - in default in a class action lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:24:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/09/21/daily62.html</link>
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     <title>VA: RRCSB takes group home issue to state</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Virginia Fair Housing Office has been enlisted to help resolve a dispute between the Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services Board and a group of Griffinsburg-area homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:14:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/rrcsb_takes_group_home_issue_to_state/43927/</link>
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     <title>LA: Tort reform prevents Chinese drywall victims from making a full recovery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But today, as an estimated 4,000 to 7,000 Louisiana households face financial ruin because tainted drywall from China is corroding people’s homes and making them sick,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:57:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/09/tort_reform_prevents_chinese_d.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Alleged Trace embezzler skips court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man accused of embezzling $220,000 from a property owner's association in the Carolina Trace community failed to make a court appearance this week, leading a judge to issue a new warrant for his arrest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:43:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://sanfordherald.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Alleged+Trace+embezzler+skips+court%20&id=3688048-Alleged+Trace+embezzler+skips+court]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Judge removes himself from SMU land dispute linked to Bush library</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The judge who has presided over a high-profile lawsuit against Southern Methodist University for years has suddenly withdrawn from the case, bringing a temporary halt to all proceedings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:11:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/092309dnmetbushupdate.3f822f9.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Lawmakers in Little River say HOA bill to come back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One issue on the top of several residents' lists was a proposed HOA bill that deals with how the associations are set up and governed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1080870.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Residents at odds with HOA over added fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Platte River Ranch Filing No. 2 homeowners association received a nasty shock in the mail earlier this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:10:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lcni5.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?170+article+News+20090915172146170170003</link>
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     <title>IL: Ruling gives condo owners $4 mil. repair bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Cook County judge has ruled that East Side Lofts condo owners failed to make their case that the contractor did shoddy work requiring $4.2 million in repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:30:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suntimes.com/business/1779698,CST-FIN-CONDO19.article</link>
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     <title>PR: HUD levies fine for discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HUD Administrative Law Judge orders Puerto Rico condo association to pay $35,000 for housing discrimination and to provide accessible parking]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:39:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/y1Pni</link>
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     <title>TN: Lawsuits filed against two gated communities over security breaches</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second time in a week, a resident of a gated community has filed suit against an apartment complex claiming lax security resulted in a shooting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:29:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090918/NEWS03/909180347/-1/NEWS01/Lawsuits+filed+against+two+gated+communities+over+security+breaches</link>
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     <title>IA: Dubuque Developer Sues Nuns Over Bones</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Dubuque developer's project has come to a grinding halt, now he's suing a group of nuns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:34:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/59398047.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Investor says bank let him borrow too much</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The essence of the Fraudulent Scheme was for Flagship to create the illusion that outstanding balance of the Sharff loan to Flagship had decreased, thereby freeing up additional money which Flagship could lend to Sharff without directly violating the lending limits,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090915/ARTICLE/909151053/-1/NEWSSITEMAP</link>
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     <title>LA: Clipper Estates lawsuit dismissed by federal judge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nearly 50 people who live in Clipper Estates near Slidell, saying the residents couldn't sue the man who developed their subdivision and runs its homeowners association for violations under the RICO Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:45:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/09/clipper_estates_lawsuit_dismis.html</link>
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     <title>TN: Man shot inside home sues his gated community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A resident in a gated community in Nashville who was shot in his home has sued his homeowners association and  property management]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:03:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090914/NEWS03/90914027/1009/NEWS02/Man+shot+inside+home+sues+his+gated+community</link>
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     <title>IL: Algonquin doggy doo container case lives on</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A day after a judge tossed out the case over a wording issue, McHenry County prosecutors said Friday they are refiling accusations an Algonquin woman stole a dog waste container placed outside her home by her townhouse association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:33:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=320790</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA suing builder</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Moldy roofs, missing stucco and porches completely removed. It doesn't look like home sweet home but for many residents in the Phillips Bay condo community it will have to do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:26:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/money/090909_HOA_suing_builder</link>
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     <title>CO: Base Village developer behind on HOA dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Base Village homeowners associations have filed liens totaling more than $250,000 against the owner of the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:24:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/136508</link>
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     <title>NV: Deutsche Bank, Cosmopolitan Sued By Condo Agents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG, owner of the Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas since foreclosing on developer Ian Bruce Eichner, was sued by condominium sales agents seeking their final commissions on the delayed project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:04:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a7Zbes_2K3j0]]></link>
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     <title>IL: Woman Sues Condo Association Over Toxic Mold</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you live in a condo and something goes wrong, you're often at the mercy of the condo association for help. And if the problem is mold, you're on your own when it comes to figuring out who is qualified to evaluate the danger and fix it]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:06:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs2chicago.com/local/mold.condo.dawn.2.1171388.html</link>
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     <title>Fla. attorney general sues Stamford developer over stalled condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Florida, Schlesinger's company marketed and sold condos at a four-building project called Eden Condominium. The development was only partially completed, and about a year ago, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum opened an investigation into the company and its owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_13287894?source=most_emailed</link>
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     <title>FL: Leisureville community bookkeeper makes off with $8,000, audit finds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A bookkeeper for the Palm Beach Leisureville community wrote herself $8,000 worth of extra paychecks and neglected to pay Leisureville's federal taxes, incurring $31,000 in fines and penalties and resulting in the Internal Revenue Service's seizing of Leisureville's checking account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2009/09/05/0905leisureville.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Court rules against Vegas developer over home defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled against a development company being sued for construction defects by four homeowner associations on behalf of their unit owners in Clark County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:17:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>NV: Lake Las Vegas proposes bankruptcy plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lake Las Vegas development on Friday proposed a plan to emerge from its $728 million bankruptcy case -- a plan in which further development of the high-end community would include more affordable housing in response to the distressed economic times.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:33:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/05/lake-las-vegas-proposes-bankruptcy-plan/</link>
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     <title>VA: Development firm pays chunk of missing funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Glenmore Associates, developer of the Glenmore community near Keswick, has paid back $300,000 of an estimated $647,000 found missing from the Glenmore Community Association and has reached an out-of-court agreement to pay the remainder within a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:22:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/development_firm_pays_chunk_of_missing_funds/44965/</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo associations often left empy-handed after foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo associations in Ohio want legislators to put them first in line for money when homes in their buildings are foreclosed upon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:11:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2009/09/condo_associations_often_left.html</link>
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     <title>FL:State prosecutors sue Boca condo's developer over 'deceptive' sales practices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of the long-dormant Eden Condominium used "deceptive and unfair" tactics to sell units and owes damages to 27 condo owners, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said today in a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:57:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/09/04/0904ceebraid.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Big-Name Condo Investors Await Corus Bank's Pending Seizure by FDIC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prominent developers and investors in luxury condominium homes are camping out today at the Chicago headquarters of Corus Bankshares Inc., waiting for an opportunity to buy some of Corus's troubled real estate assets]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:51:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/4xygTX</link>
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     <title>NC: Appeals Court Won't Rehear Pinewild Case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Court of Appeals has denied again Pinewild residents' appeal of their annexation by Pinehurst.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20090904/news/local/20090904Pinewild.html?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>NC: Fairfield Harbour lawsuit now subject of appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $1.45 million dispute over the upkeep of amenities in Fairfield Harbour is headed to court]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:45:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newbernsj.com/news/fairfield-47676-harbour-headed.html?FORM=ZZNR2</link>
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     <title>FL: Association takes on Comcast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bound by a developer contract with Comcast, Positano Place homeowners say they’d rather switch than fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:12:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/sep/02/association-takes-comcast/?partner=RSS</link>
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     <title>CA: Ex-property manager pleads guilty to grand theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Westlake Village woman has pleaded guilty to two counts of grand theft and one count of filing a false tax return and admitting to taking more than $150,000, Ventura County prosecutors said Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:37:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/sep/01/ex-property-manager-pleads-guilty-to-grand-theft/</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo unit owners - not developer - bear tax burden for undeveloped land</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided Wisconsin Court of Appeals held on Aug. 27 that vacant land reserved for further development of a condominium project is taxed to the owners of existing condo units, not the developer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:42:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=85180]]></link>
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     <title>LA: Cancellation of liens prompts condo lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of people who own homes at Brandywine Condominiums on Darryl Drive filed a civil lawsuit against some of the people who run the complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:36:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/56447962.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo Group Pulled a Fast One, Man Says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man claims his condo association broke into his vacation home on ritzy Brickell Key, changed the locks and rented it out while he was away.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:11:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/08/31/Condo_Group_Pulled_a_Fast_One_Man_Says.htm</link>
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     <title>CO: Colorado condo owner files for bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of The Landmark and The Meridian residential condominium towers near Denver filed for Chapter 11 protection on Sunday, citing financing issues with the project's senior lender and a national slowdown in residential home sales]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:36:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN3144912620090831</link>
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     <title>NV: Summerlin HOA draws lawsuit over pipeline pressure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of a natural gas pipeline running through Las Vegas is suing a Summerlin homeowners association, charging the HOA is refusing to cooperate with a plan to boost pressure in the line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:33:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/31/summerlin-hoa-draws-lawsuit-over-pipeline-pressure/</link>
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     <title>MS: Waveland loses suit to condo developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled the city of Waveland must pay a Minnesota developer nearly $800,000 in damages because the city improperly killed an 88-unit condo project after it had initially approved it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:47:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://208.62.60.4/40/article_3534.shtml?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>NV: New laws re: limiting rental units, towing regulations, conflict of interest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Regarding Homeowners Associations trying to limit the number of rental units, is it possible that the association could adopt restrictions, and grandfather all units in until there is a change of ownership? I have not (heard) that discussed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:39:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/56052312.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Suit targets 44-year-old couple who own an age-restricted condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a lawsuit that has stretched over two years, two courts and three judges, the condo association of a 55-and-over complex is trying to get rid of a Tampa couple, both of whom are 44.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:35:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/suit-targets-44-year-old-couple-who-own-an-age-restricted-condo/1032007</link>
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     <title>TX:Judge to consider motions from SMU, ex-condo owners in Bush library land case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Any hope that the lawsuit against SMU would finally end – which was promised just last month – faded Friday when both sides went on the attack in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:57:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/082909dnmetbushlibrary.124452110.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condos sic judges on owners for back fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominiums in Central Florida are cutting back on things like tennis-court lights and are seeking help from the courts because so many condo owners are abandoning their fast-depreciating units and refusing to pay required maintenance fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:25:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/realestate/orl-cheap-condos-high-fees-082809,0,6161731.story</link>
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     <title>OR: New law will affect condos, communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On June 30, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed Senate Bill 963 into law. This bill, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, makes major changes to the Oregon Condominium Act (ORS Chapter 100) and the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:46:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/08/26/new-law-will-affect-condos-communities/</link>
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     <title>ID: Justice Dept Files Lawsuit Alleging Disability-Based Housing Discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the developer of the Riverwalk Condominiums, a condominium apartment complex in Post Falls, Idaho, for violating the Fair Housing Act by constructing apartments that do not have required accessibility for individuals with disabilities]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:29:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-26-2009/0005083693&EDATE=]]></link>
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     <title>IL: Man Sues Condominium Association for Fining Son's Service Dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago man filed a complaint today against his condominium association because the association is imposing a fine on his son's medically necessary service dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:45:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bar-tender/2009/08/man-sues-condominium-association-for-fining-sons-service-dog.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Aspen ranch owner sues neighbors in dispute over property sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Little Star Foundation, a nonprofit organization run by former tennis pro Andrea Jaeger, filed a lawsuit Monday against the Stillwater Ranch Open Space Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:13:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postindependent.com/article/20090825/VALLEYNEWS/908259995/1074</link>
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     <title>TX: Deal scuttled in dispute over SMU's Bush library</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A deal that would have ended the property dispute involving George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University has evaporated, attorneys on both sides of the case said Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:13:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gX5havwQv0ejrUjT3BmXOxoc2v7AD9AA4HKG0</link>
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     <title>HUD Rules May Hurt Builders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some new rules scheduled to go into effect this fall on condominium loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration are discriminatory, bad for the environment, and could make affordable housing more difficult to build.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:45:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.sdbj.com/article.asp?aID=308484902.591547.1820793.7755722.9026347.921&aID2=140052]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Smoke clears in Orleans condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Old Colony is the first Cape condominium association known to ban smoking in the private apartment-like units that people call home, real estate and condo experts said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090822/NEWS/908220329</link>
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     <title>UT: Owners victorious against DHRL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Third District Small Claims Court Judge Tom Daley dismissed arguments made by an attorney for David Holland Resort Lodging (DHRL) on Wednesday and ordered the company to pay the full amounts filed for by three plaintiffs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:07:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.parkrecord.com/ci_13179110</link>
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     <title>OR: District Court Addresses the Meaning of "Condominium" in a CGL Policy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Bridgetown Condominium Homeowner’s Assn. v. Granite State Ins. Co., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51568, Judge Anna Brown of the Oregon District Court recently examined the meaning of the undefined term "condominium" within the meaning of a CGL policy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:05:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.insurancelawforum.com/2009/08/articles/another-category/oregon-district-court-addresses-the-meaning-of-condominium-in-a-cgl-policy/</link>
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     <title>MD: Shabbat Elevator Legal Action Ends</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a lengthy legal battle that involved allegations of First Amendment violations, the board of Strathmore Tower voted to install a Shabbat elevator in the 56-unit, nine-story condominium on Park Heights Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 18]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:12:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/shabbat_elevator_legal_action_ends/14114</link>
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     <title>NC: Ocean Bank to pay $4.9M in Puig settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bank had been targeted with allegations of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty connected to the $100 million implosion of Juan Puig’s condo conversion company in 2007.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:17:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/othercities/southflorida/stories/2009/08/17/daily39.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Bush Library clears hurdle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lengthy dispute over ownership of land near the site of the future George W. Bush Presidential Library was finally put to rest earlier this summer when SMU settled with former condominium owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:55:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2009/08/19/News/Bush-Library.Clears.Hurdle-3755257.shtml#4</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge OKs end to Mira Villa condo contracts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell approved a motion Tuesday to terminate remaining contracts for buyers at Mira Villa, one of the first luxury condominium projects to go bust in Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:26:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/53598052.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Delinquent assessments to stay with new tax rate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of The Woodlands will be paying taxes instead of assessment fees starting in the spring but that doesn’t mean the nearly $500,000 in delinquent assessments will just go away.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/17/conroe_courier/news/assessments0818.txt</link>
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     <title>KY: Identity Theft Suspect Accused Of New Theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The grass grows tall in the Fegenbush Place neighborhood. That's because police said the homeowner's association is short more than $10,000 in dues used for upkeep. And, they believe the neighborhood's former treasurer, Danielle McClain, pocketed the money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:51:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wlky.com/news/20437595/detail.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Mirassou Condo seeks new system to collect owners' fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A troubled Northwest Miami-Dade condo development seeks a new strategy to collect payments from delinquent owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:37:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/north-central/story/1187115.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Cemetery, Village Gate in land dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Karen Roberts hoped she’d never have to see the day when she would drive into her condominium complex and see gravestones, instead of woods, right by the parking lot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:39:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://lohud.com/article/2009908150344</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge Tosses Fraud Suit After Witness Is Texted by Boss During Trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Silverman ordered a mistrial in May after learning from a spectator of the text messaging, and he dismissed Sky's suit over the sale of a North Miami Beach condo tower with prejudice last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:15:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433074669&Judge_Tosses_Fraud_Suit_After_Witness_Is_Texted_by_Boss_During_Trial]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Former Vero Beach Highlands POA secretary charged with stealing $100k</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The woman who served as secretary for 13 years for the Vero Beach Highlands Property Owners Association was charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the organization to pay credit card bills]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:59:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/aug/14/former-vero-beach-highlands-property-owers-associa/?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>PA: Whitehall Township signs off on ending homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To understand why something as seemingly simple as dissolving a homeowners association would inspire such excitement, it's best to start at the beginning, a time when exclusive, contained living developments were the rage and the future]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mcall.com/news/all-a6_5whitehall.6984645aug12,0,6282194.story</link>
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     <title>VA: City says condo's 'private beach' is open to the public</title>
     <description><![CDATA[...the city wanted the signs gone, calling them possibly illegal. But a week later, some of the condo owners are drawing a line in the sand and are refusing to take down the signs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:34:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_top_081109_private_beach.ceb90fab.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA manager’s license suspended over improper checks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The permit of a manager of local homeowner associations has been suspended after it was disclosed she improperly wrote checks from their accounts for more than $45,000 for the Las Vegas Eagle Baseball, a nonprofit corporation she directs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:27:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/aug/11/hoa-managers-license-suspended-over-improper-check/</link>
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     <title>TX: Missouri City collaborates with Fondren Park HOA to target code violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A number of homeowners in the Fondren Park subdivision of Missouri City received a response to recent concerns regarding junked and abandoned cars and other code violations in their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:50:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/08/11/sugar_land_sun/news/swssl_-_ordinance_violations_86.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: Embezzler gets 10 years in prison, 20 years probation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Amy M. Copeland doesn’t know what she did with the nearly $100,000 she embezzled over roughly three years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:27:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/aug/10/embezzler-gets-10-years-prison-20-years-probation/</link>
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     <title>TX: Neighborhood regaining its self-respect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Harris County DA investigating homeowners’ claim that their former management firm mishandled things]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:03:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6566718.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Bill modifies HOA election procedures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[AB 251 modified NRS 116.31034 that pertains to the election of the directors. Subsection 5 has been added and states the board may determine if at the closing period for "nominations"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:42:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/52756487.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Community's feud with IRS could spell trouble for developments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a dispute that's anything but friendly, 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, 08 Aug 2009 17:35:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/article1025975.ece</link>
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     <title>IL: Village president's neighbors can disconnect from Campton Hills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kane County Circuit Court Judge Michael Colwell issued a written order allowing the 20 residents of the Homeward Glen subdivision to disconnect. Smith lives in the subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:29:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/08/07/62305401/index.xml</link>
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     <title>MT: Orchard Homes group sues city of Missoula over Chickasaw subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Orchard Homes Community Association this week sued the city of Missoula over a development called Chickasaw west of Reserve Street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/08/07/bnews/br78.txt?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>FHA loans say 'opportunity' to buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) have become increasingly popular with first-time homebuyers, who are attracted by the low down payment requirement of 3.5 percent instead of the typical 20 percent needed for conventional loans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:23:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/07/cover-story-fha-loans-say-opportunity-to-buyers/</link>
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     <title>AL: Dauphin Island property owners reach agreement in erosion lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dauphin Island property owners have reached a settlement with the federal government that would give the island $1.5 million to restore beaches left bare by chronic erosion.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:43:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.whnt.com/news/sns-ap-al--dauphinisland-settlement,0,7750928.story?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>Twitter, WordPress, Ning, and GoDaddy Dragged Into Defamation Lawsuit Over Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daniel Neiditch, President of the Board for Atelier Condos on West 42nd Street in New York City, filed a lawsuit last Wednesday against two condo owners and three former employees, alleging that they published defamatory statements on various websites and blogs (defunct), as well as on Twitter (also defunct).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citmedialaw.org/blog/2009/twitter-wordpress-ning-and-godaddy-dragged-defamation-lawsuit-over-condo-building</link>
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     <title>NY: Neighbor sues over secondhand smoke</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most New Yorkers have horror stories of life stacked atop one another - noisy neighbors, nosy neighbors, or messy neighbors who send roaches and bad smells into their apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:54:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/08/05/06/0702-82/index.xml</link>
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     <title>FL: MetroWest Master Association sued</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A MetroWest condominium association and two residents have sued MetroWest’s controlling entity, claming it misspent or misappropriated more than $2.3 million in corporate assets on developer Kevin Azzouz’s Veranda Park development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:35:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/07/27/daily17.html?ana=fox&FORM=ZZNR]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Court ruling helps community associations crack down on deadbeats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida court last week threw its weight behind a new legal strategy aimed at helping cash-strapped community associations fight back against deadbeat investors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:26:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/columnists/sfl-receiverships-condocol-080509,0,3559868.column</link>
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     <title>Condo-Hotel Buyers Head to the Courts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Desperate to recoup money paid to acquire condominiums in hotels, buyers from California to Florida are trying to use the courts to get their money back, arguing that condo-hotel developers violated securities laws when selling the units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:21:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124943301400306393.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Litigation appears likely in Aspen property dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fate of a new Jewish community center on the east side of Aspen will likely end up in a lawsuit because homeowners who live near the proposed facility appear to be blocking the sale of the property with legal threats]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:40:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090804/NEWS/908049991/1077&ParentProfile=1058]]></link>
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     <title>NC: Charlotte Condo Buyers Send Complaints To State A.G.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One woman said she filed a complaint with the N.C. Attorney General's Office Monday. A realtor who said he put money down said he plans to do the same]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/20271125/detail.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Colony resort loses judgment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colony Beach & Tennis Club was dealt a blow last week when a bankruptcy court judge ruled that the resort's nonprofit condominium association is not responsible for millions in past maintenance and repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:25:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090804/ARTICLE/908041033/2055/NEWS?Title=Colony-resort-loses-judgment</link>
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     <title>CA: Break for homeowners benefits Canyon Crest developers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Canyon Crest developers became collateral beneficiaries of a city council decision aimed at protecting existing subdivision homeowners from homeowner association fees that could have been as much as $300 a month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:32:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thespectrum.com/article/20090731/DVTONLINE01/90730018</link>
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     <title>NV: Community manager accused of embezzlement loses license, fined</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman accused of embezzling more than $100,000 from the five common interest communities she managed has lost her state license and been fined $15,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:18:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jul/30/community-manager-accused-embezzlement-loses-licen/</link>
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     <title>FL: 3rd DCA upholds use of condo receivers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium associations faced with increasing delinquencies now have an appellate court ruling that backs their right to appoint receivers to collect rent on delinquent condo units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:01:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/othercities/southflorida/stories/2009/07/27/daily73.html</link>
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     <title>GA: HUD charges Atlanta Condo Assn and real estate agent with discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is charging an Atlanta condominium association, a local real estate company, and its agent with housing discrimination for refusing to sell to families with children]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:16:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://georgia.realestaterama.com/2009/07/30/hud-charges-atlanta-condo-association-and-real-estate-agent-with-discrimination-for-refusing-to-sell-to-families-with-children-ID0115.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Chicago condo owner sued for turning unit into bed and breakfast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago condo association is suing one of its unit owners, Barbara Wanke, for turning her condo into a bed and breakfast, which is prohibited by the association's by-laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:54:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bar-tender/2009/07/chicago-condo-owner-sued-for-turning-unit-into-bed-and-breakfast.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Court Shuts Down Wedding Venue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spiegel was sued by members of the Wendswept Plantation Homeowner's Association who said that Spiegel broke their rules and covenants by using the property for commercial purposes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wyff4.com/news/20216115/detail.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA dispute costs homeowner $100,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gilbert man's property rights fight costs him $100,000.  It stems from a dispute with his homeowners association over temporary parking of his recreational vehicle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:25:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/07/28/20090728hoadispute07282009-CR.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Villagers sue POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Tellico Village residents are suing the Property Owner's Association for failing to adequately provide access to public records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:20:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.loudon.xtn.net/story/10864?FORM=ZZNR</link>
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     <title>VA: Comer Charged with Embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Albemarle police have charged the former treasurer of a community association with embezzling from the group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:16:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.whsv.com/virginiaap/headlines/51918677.html?FORM=ZZNR2</link>
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     <title>TN: Dog fight isn't over in gated Brentwood community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of a pair of pit bulls have sicced a lawyer on two men who've tried to keep their dogs out of the gated Brentwood community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:09:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/D4/20090728/NEWS01/90728006/Dog+fight+isn+t+over+in+gated+Brentwood+community</link>
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     <title>FL: Accusing a condo of discrimination, county sues on couple's behalf</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The commission has authorized the county to sue both the association and the condominium's former insurer, claiming they are violating a federal and county housing law that prohibits discrimination against the disabled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:39:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article1022693.ece</link>
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     <title>VA: 666K later: Comer arrested after Wintergreen discovery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One day after his arrest in Wintergreen’s Mountain Lodge, missing Glenmore Home Association Treasurer Michael Comer appeared Tuesday morning by video feed in Albemarle District Court where a prosecutor argued that he was such a flight risk that he should remain without bond at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:38:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.readthehook.com/blog/index.php/2009/07/28/666k-later-comer-arrested-after-wintergreen-discovery/</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents sue MetroWest developer over control of the community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some MetroWest homeowners are asking the court to either remove developer Kevin Azzouz and give them control of the MetroWest Master's Association or dissolve the entity that oversees the 1,800-acre community in west Orlando.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:34:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-metrowest-lawsuit-072709,0,3639236.story</link>
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     <title>NV: Changes to AB 350 include investing funds and policies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We'll continue our discussion from last week on the amendments made to Assembly Bill 350.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:25:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/51692377.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Attack of the Fine Print</title>
     <description><![CDATA[THE Rushmore, a new 41-story glass and stone condominium tower on Riverside Boulevard at the Hudson River, seemed serene on a recent visit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:27:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/realestate/26deal1.html?_r=1</link>
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     <title>TN: Tellico residents sue association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tellico Village residents have filed a lawsuit in Loudon County Chancery Court challenging the refusal by the property owners' association to provide access to records related to the management of the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:11:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jul/25/tellico-residents-sue-association/?FORM=ZZNR2</link>
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     <title>VA: After years of legal limbo, Va. Beach gets to dredge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beach officials and four Cape Henry property owners and condominium associations have been locked in a dispute over the land for several years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:08:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3371371</link>
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     <title>IL: Reforms will have significant impact on association members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In early 2009, the council's findings were circulated for public comment and though a final report was not submitted, the recommendations and findings were circulated throughout the legislature and as a result a number of bills are pending or have been adopted]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:07:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=308623&src=118]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Former condo owners, SMU settle lawsuit over land near Bush library</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The long and bitter lawsuit over who owns land near the site of the future Bush presidential library came to an abrupt end Friday when SMU settled the case with two former condominium owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:51:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/072409dnmetsmusuit.70277de4.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo association audit probes 'irregularities'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lakeside Condominiums, a 140-unit complex on Lakeside Drive, is in the midst of a forensic audit of one of the complex's two associations to look into “irregularities” that were uncovered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:50:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=5c88a4f5-9b38-40d6-a0d9-5bf6c29d53cd</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo Contract Opportunities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three years ago, the purchase of a new luxury condominium seemed like an attractive investment, and their sale seemed like relatively simple transactions for commercial real estate attorneys.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:47:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/07/27/Condo-Contract-Opportunities</link>
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     <title>NC: Woman charged with stealing $35,000 from homeowner's association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Flat Rock woman has been charged with obtaining property by false pretenses for allegedly stealing from a homeowner’s association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:27:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090723/NEWS/907239962?Title=Homeowner-s-association-employee-charged-with-stealing-35-000</link>
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     <title>MA: Judge Rules In Favor Of Bank Over Contractor In Boston Condo Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Winchester contractor AJ Martini Inc. is out more than $4.6 million after a Suffolk County Superior Court judge upheld a disputed state statute, protecting TD BankNorth from subordinating its construction loan to Martini on a now foreclosed-upon downtown Boston condo development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:25:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bankerandtradesman.com/news133917.html?FORM=ZZNR4</link>
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     <title>VA: FBI looking into lost money; missing hiker was treasurer of funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Albemarle County Police Department has opened a joint criminal investigation with the FBI to find out what happened to the $666,446 missing from the Glenmore Community Association’s coffers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:51:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/fbi_looking_into_lost_money_missing_hiker_was_treasurer_of_funds/17871/</link>
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     <title>FL: Police: former HOA president steals $166K from association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This after police say the president and bookkeeper of Casablanca's homeowner's association raided association funds for more than $166,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:55:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/association-4719857-boynton-casablanca.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Founder of condo firm called The Formula to pay $40,000 penalty in SEC case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it charged two South Florida companies and their founder with securities fraud related to the sale of investments in the form of discounted, pre-construction condominiums]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-formula-sec-fine-072109,0,7587347.story</link>
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     <title>HI: Trump condo buyers countersued</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Facing lawsuits from dozens of buyers, the developer of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Waikiki fired back with its own suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:10:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090721/BUSINESS/907210314/Trump+condo+buyers+countersued?FORM=ZZNR3</link>
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     <title>TX: Wading into a neighborhood dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rep. David Leibowitz, D-San Antonio, has stepped into the latest round in the fight between some homeowners in three KB Home neighborhoods and their builder-controlled homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:39:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/51261912.html</link>
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     <title>IL: State's attorney probes Palos property manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cook County state's attorney's office said Monday it's investigating a Palos Hills company that managed several Southland condo properties, and whose tenants have been saddled with thousands of dollars in unpaid bills]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:27:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/business/1676263,072109condofolo.article</link>
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     <title>WI: Housing complex owners vote to ban smoking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's not just indoor public places in Eau Claire where lighting up is prohibited. Now residents of a south side, owner-occupied housing complex will have to snuff out smoking in their homes, the most recent sign of public anti-smoking sentiment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:19:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BKKD5TMRL20</link>
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     <title>NV: Amendments to Assembly Bill 350 will challenge HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We'll continue our discussion from last week on the amendments made to Assembly Bill 350.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:24:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/51091512.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Former condo bookkeeper arrested in theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Pompano Beach condo association bookkeeper was arrested Thursday for allegedly bilking the association out of nearly $500,000 over four years, according to a news release from the Broward Sheriff's Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-condo-association-theft-071709,0,1046415.story</link>
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     <title>MA: Middleboro man sues Lakeville HOA for civil rights violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Middleboro businessman Scott J. Hyman is suing Hemlock Associates of Lakeville for $1 million in damages, claiming his civil rights were violated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:38:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/news/x50028120/Middleboro-man-sues-Lakeville-homeowner-s-association-for-civil-rights-violation</link>
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     <title>KY: Homeowner Association treasurer allegedly steals dues, has criminal history</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She was supposed to collect fees from the people in her Neighborhood Association but instead, police say the treasurer bilked her neighbors out of more than $10,000 in dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:35:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11-topstory-090715-treasurer-allegedly-steals.43a7c27e.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Forest Lakes homeowners group folds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Forest Lakes Property Owners Association has dissolved after several years of legal strife, leaving no one in charge to enforce the subdivision's covenants]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:46:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/07/15/Forest_Lakes_homeowners_group_folds/</link>
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     <title>LA: The liability question</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s unclear how many Louisiana residents have been affected by Chinese drywall]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:26:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.businessreport.com/news/2009/jul/13/liability-question-lgl1/</link>
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     <title>NC: Clothesline bill hung out to dry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Back during crossover (click here), Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat, got a little bill (H 1353) through the House that would prohibit cities and counties from adopting blanket prohibitions on clotheslines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:42:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-record.com/blog/53964/entry/64277</link>
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     <title>FL: Leaky Brickell condo prompts legal tangle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade jury will decide who is responsible for fixing leaks in a 40th-floor penthouse at a Brickell condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:38:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1140483.html</link>
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     <title>VT: Stowe Project Developer Must Refund Deposits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that the developer behind a major expansion project at the Stowe Mountain Resort must return some deposits to unhappy homeowners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:35:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10723835</link>
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     <title>FL: Buxton Properties' grand deficit sends condo, HOA's scrambling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Across Pinellas County, about 20 condo and homeowners associations are reeling from the news that the woman in charge of the finances for Buxton Properties, the company that managed their associations, has been accused of stealing about $1 million from their bank accounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:29:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/article1018421.ece</link>
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     <title>CO: Avon issues warrants in bank theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Avon Police Department has issued 17 warrants in the past few days in the inves­tigation of the May 8 robbery of several local homeowners' association accounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090703/NEWS/907039969&parentprofile=search]]></link>
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     <title>FL: $1 million debt sends condo association into Chapter 11</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a move an increasing number of condo associations are expected to follow, the Maison Grande in Miami Beach has filed for bankruptcy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:27:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/Web_Blog_Stories/2009/July/Maison_bankruptcy.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Mold making condo less than a home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium association has been locked in litigation with the building's general contractor, developer and eight subcontractors for more than a year, trying to recoup more than $8 million to pay for the repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:47:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-condo-mold-bdjul12,0,1677641.story</link>
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     <title>NV: New Rules Help HOA's Maintain, Collect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No matter where the location, a foreclosed home affects other homes on the block. Now, HOA's have some recourse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:01:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10673996</link>
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     <title>MN: Homeowners Drop Lawsuit Against Mason City</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Pebble Creek Homeowners Association and the city of Mason City were set to go to trial Wednesday, but the homeowners are giving up]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/Homeowners-Drop-Lawsuit-Against-Mason-City/3ZBzxSRxWUyqsTBA0TGI6g.cspx</link>
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     <title>FL: Trial date set in Walton public records case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In her lawsuit, Harris seeks a court order requiring the county to comply with her public-records request. She also wants to recover more than $43,600 in fees she has accumulated so far in pursuing a lawsuit over an issue that Gaetz says she never should have had to file]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:04:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/county-18755-records-mso.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Viewpoint homeowners win case against RCSC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The members of the Viewpoint Lake Homeowners Association have won their case against the the Recreation Centers of Sun City.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:58:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourwestvalley.com/news/case-6961-homeowners-rcsc.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo partially built in Brunswick without permit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A partially built condominium on Brunswick's main gateway was constructed without a city permit or a state-mandated general contractor's license.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:07:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2009-07-08/story/condo_partially_built_in_brunswick_without_permit</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA doesn't like your lawn? New law tells them to back off!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law says homeowners associations can't fine you or pester you if you choose to plant drought-resistant "Florida-friendly landscaping" in your yard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:39:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=109062</link>
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     <title>TX: Fight for HOA reform continues after bill fails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While homeowners' associations have been a lightning bolt of controversy in Texas, the push for reform has been pushed back by the Texas Legislature]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:52:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/county-denton/stories/wfaa090707_mo_hoas.16f74397.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Stratham condo board of directors sues developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium association for the Hills at Crockett Farms has filed suit alleging the developer has exceeded the statutory time limit to build any more condominiums on the 141 acre site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:51:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090707-NEWS-907070309</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo leader gets jail sentence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Newport Beach man was sentenced to two years in prison Friday and ordered to pay hundreds of thousands in restitution to a local apartment complex association that he had been stealing from when he was its leader.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/07/06/topstory/dpt-kontos062709.txt</link>
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     <title>AR: POA claims harassment by Parsons</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge on Thursday allowed the Bella Vista Property Owners Association to proceed with its lawsuit against Jim Parsons]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:16:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwanews.com/bcdr/News/75012/?FORM=ZZNR10</link>
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     <title>LA: Homeowners saddled with tainted Chinese drywall are increasingly suing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As residents whose homes are filled with tainted Chinese drywall cast about for some form of remedy, Louisiana's home builders have increasingly become targets of litigation seeking damages or help removing the drywall from their client's homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:24:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.nola.com/tpmoney/2009/07/homeowners_saddled_with_tainte.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Gov. Crist signs SB 2080</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At first, the bill was hailed as a good step forward in conservation, overriding homeowners-association rules and making it easier for homeowners to save water by using Florida-friendly landscaping, for example. A last-minute amendment in the final hours of the Florida Legislature's session, however, earned Senate Bill 2080 the ire of conservationists]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:18:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.beacononlinenews.com/news/daily/1902</link>
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     <title>IN: Winfield builder sued over condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Ohio company claims the homes in a Winfield condominium project were illegally copied from copyrighted blueprints]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:15:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/07/03/business/business/doca69225f02192634e862575e70065521a.txt</link>
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     <title>IL: Algonquin pet waste drop box fight closer to trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case of the kidnapped doggy waste container inched closer to trial this week when a McHenry County judge denied an Algonquin woman's request he dismiss a criminal charge alleging she unlawfully removed the receptacle from its perch outside her home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:17:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=304351</link>
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     <title>IL: New rule impacts property managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Big news for community associations comes from the Illinois General Assembly, which has concluded its spring 2009 legislative session: Association managers soon will need a license to practice their trade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/chi-licensing-condo_chomes_0703jul03,0,3808226.story?FORM=ZZNR3</link>
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     <title>TX: SMU Landed the Bush Library, But Former Condo Owners Want Their Side Told</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even though Leslie Davenport is not a party to the litigation, nothing can keep her away from the Dallas County district court next October. That's when Southern Methodist University is scheduled to defend its reputation for what Davenport claims was the unconscionable treatment her mother and others]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:57:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-07-02/news/smu-landed-the-bush-library-but-a-group-of-former-condo-owners-still-want-the-world-to-know-at-what-price/</link>
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     <title>TN: Rhythm developer latest to sue would-be buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rhythm at Music Row has become the latest new Middle Tennessee condo development to sue buyers who try to back out of their purchases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/06/29/daily9.html</link>
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     <title>FL: It's Official: No Charges Against "Treasure Island" Players</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In April, we brought you "Treasure Island", the story of big-time spine surgeon and developer Charles C. Edwards being accused of defrauding a North Bay Village condo building out of $233,000 that was supposed to go towards insuring the place.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:13:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/06/its_official_no_charges_agains.php</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sun Cities' home owners' groups win battle at Capitol</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Home owners groups in Sun City and Sun City West won a close fight Thursday and helped defeat a bill that officials believe would have affected their authority in keeping cars off community streets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:10:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourwestvalley.com/news/groups-6733-city-thursday.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Clearwater association to insurance agent: You can't live in airport hangar</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Landings of Clearwater Condominium Association - a sort of neighborhood association of plane and chopper owners - sued in January 2008 to force Wells out. Wells countersued.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:34:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/article1014119.ece</link>
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     <title>SC: Injunction forbids weddings at Campobello farm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[since 2001, Spiegel has hosted weddings and other special events on her 62-acre farm in violation of the association's covenants that restrict the use of the property to residential or equestrian-related activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:09:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090628/ARTICLES/906281047/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Injunction-forbids-weddings-at-farm</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo association president gets 2 years for embezzling $530,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former head of a Newport Beach condominium association was sentenced to two years in prison Friday in a case involving embezzling more than $530,000 and shining laser beams into cockpits of police helicopters, county prosecutors said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:55:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocregister.com/articles/prosecutors-kontos-association-2476635-laser-condominium</link>
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     <title>FL: Davenport Subdvision Legacy Park Files Chapter 11</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners' association for the Legacy Park subdivision in Davenport has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, mainly for an unpaid bill of more than $100,000 to the development's cable company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theledger.com/article/20090617/NEWS/906175069/1178?Title=Legacy-Park-Files-Chapter-11</link>
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     <title>OR: Drying clothes naturally</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that cleared the Oregon House recently would prohibit homeowner associations and condo associations from banning clotheslines in areas maintained by individual homeowners. The bill could soon reach the Senate floor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:17:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.oregonlive.com/homesandgardens/2009/06/drying_clothes_naturally.html</link>
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     <title>ME: Maine woman charged with embezzling from Portsmouth condo groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A trend of high dollar amount embezzlement cases against bookkeepers continued on Monday when local police arrested a Berwick, Maine, woman on charges she stole upward of $30,000 from two local condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:59:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090625/GJNEWS_01/706259830/-1/FOSNEWS</link>
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     <title>NY: Oros, Testa urge halt to condo, coop assessment bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The State Assembly has already approved legislation that would raise the assessment ratio for condos, coops, rental apartments and commercial buildings in Westchester County alone by 25 percent and Republican County Legislator George Oros Tuesday urged the Senate not to go along with it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/June09/24/WC_conc_asmt-24Jun09.html</link>
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     <title>MI: Judge rules oversight in purchase agreement allows 14 out of contract</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Who would have guessed that a missing address on a legal document would provide a loophole wide enough to allow at least 14 former condominium buyers to walk away from their contracts?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:02:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/06/judge_rules_oversight_in_purch.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Judge: Building owner can’t rent condos in E. Cambridge building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Superior Court judge has ruled that developers of a proposed condominium community on Third Street cannot rent out the units they agreed to sell to Harvard and MIT employees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x1662362919/Judge-Building-owner-can-t-rent-condos-in-E-Cambridge-building</link>
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     <title>IN: Rules tighten for homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state law that takes effect July 1 tightens rules for new homeowners associations, reigning in boards' borrowing, requiring more transparency and providing for more consistent enforcement of rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:59:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090622/TBW/906199914/1104/Biz</link>
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     <title>Changes Urged to Rules on Condo Loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax recently tightened standards for mortgages on new condominiums, saying they could threaten the viability of some developments and slow the housing-market recovery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562533240635581.html</link>
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     <title>NV: On home defect legislation, lobbyists went to the wire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This session, though, the builders were dealt two good cards: The construction industry’s pleas for relief came amid massive layoffs in the industry.  And then there were the feds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:08:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/21/home-defect-legislation-lobbyists-went-wire/</link>
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     <title>MD: For Maryland Condo Owners, Misfortune Just Got More Expensive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Effective June 1, Maryland condominium owners may have to pay up to $5,000 if a fire or other hazard causes damage within their own unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:03:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061901286.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Bankruptcy judge sides with lender in Park condos case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bankruptcy judge has ruled in favor of the bank in the latest chapter of The Park condos saga – and against the condominium owners and contractors who argued they had a right to proceeds from the sale of the stalled luxury tower.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/789332.html</link>
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     <title>FL: FHA brings relief for some condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The resort-style pool, spa and health club along with luxurious 10-foot floor-to-ceiling windows are no longer the key selling points for 101 Eola in Thornton Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:06:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizorl-beth-kassab-condo-061909061909jun19,0,7031870.column</link>
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     <title>NV: State high court studying HOAs' right to sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can homeowners associations take developers to court over construction defects? The Nevada Supreme Court is now deciding how far HOAs' legal authority reaches when they represent individual homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2009/06/17/news/iq_29297063.txt</link>
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     <title>IL: Homeowner's association seeks removal of man's fence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner's association has filed suit in circuit court seeking to have a fence removed from the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:49:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/articles/2009/06/15/49858379/index.xml</link>
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     <title>VA: Residents to plead for ban on firearm usage in subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stonewall Estates residents who are unsettled by hunting activity in their subdivision will get another opportunity next month to try to convince the Warren County Board of Supervisors to ban the use of firearms in the area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:48:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/06/residents-to-plead-for-ban-on-firearm-us.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Couple win lawsuit vs. HOA over remodeling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What they did not expect was a tortuous four-year battle with their homeowners association over their remodeling plans. That clash led to a recent $200,000 jury verdict in their favor]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:51:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/06/17/20090617condosuit0617.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Legal fight might lead to no sand replenishment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Virginia Beach officials said they reduced the sand disposal area because of the ongoing legal fight between the city and four condominium associations west of Jade who have not signed over public recreation easements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:34:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/legal-fight-might-lead-no-sand-replenishment</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo owners sued over no-kid ad</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unit owners at a North Palm Beach condominium violated federal housing law by refusing to rent units to tenants with children, according to a lawsuit filed by Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:32:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2009/06/17/0617fairhousing.html</link>
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     <title>DE: Bill to ease curbs on home solar systems passes Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners looking at solar power as an energy-saving option will have an easier time getting homes with rooftop solar panels designed and built under a bill that cleared the Senate on Tuesday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:54:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ledgerdelaware.com/articles/2009/06/16/news/doc4a385b4db935e311419931.txt</link>
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     <title>PA: Facing $20M Judgment, Pa. Town Seeks Bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A decade ago, this small Pennsylvania town was found to have engaged in racketeering to thwart a condo development. Then years later it was found to have wronged the developer yet again.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:26:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://kdka.com/wireapnewsfnpa/Small.Pa.town.2.1046974.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Are politics behind differing decisions in SMU suit involving Bush?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gary Vodicka, the lawyer suing Southern Methodist University, says he'll take his effort to compel former President George W. Bush to testify under oath all the way to the Texas Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:54:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/bushlibrary/stories/DN-quicktake_16met.ART.State.Edition2.50dc367.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Local profs win injunction in condo case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dozen former and current Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University professors have scored their first win in a suit against a developer who they claim promised to build a Cambridge condo development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:17:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/06/15/daily12.html</link>
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     <title>HUD Updates Condo Approval Process For Reverse Mortgages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Department of Housing and Urban Development published Mortgagee Letter 2009-19 which implements a new approval process for condominium projects to qualify for FHA insured mortgages in accordance with the Housing and Economic Recovery Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:41:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2009/06/15/hud-updates-condo-approval-process-for-reverse-mortgages/</link>
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     <title>AL: Wharf condo dispute settled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[AIG Baker has settled its multimillion-dollar dispute with Ray Bell Construction Co. Inc., the Tennessee contractor that built The Wharf's Levin's Bend condominium tower in Orange Beach, court filings show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:28:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/1245057357200350.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>TN: Pools Remain Open Despite Noncompliance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kate Mosley loves lying around poolside, catching some sun and reading. But when she read a sign at her condo's pool that said "This swimming pool does not comply with the minimum standard with the Tennessee Department of Health,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:37:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsmv.com/news/19738827/detail.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Houston has state's OK to get rid of shabby condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Almost two years after the city of Houston declared it unfit for habitation, the Candlelight Trails condominium development stands vacant and decrepit, a beacon of blight in its northwest Houston neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:20:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6476576.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Bush won't testify in SMU Library lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Dallas appeals court has overturned a district judge's ruling that intended to have former President George W. Bush testify in a lawsuit involving his proposed presidential coomplex at Southern Methodist University.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:18:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-3783-Dallas-Methodist-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Bush-wont-testify-in-SMU-Library-lawsuit</link>
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     <title>WA: Monroe woman's horn honking not free speech, court says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The hubbub began when Immelt received a letter from the homeowner's association. Her neighbor John Vorderbrueggen complained to the association about Immelt's chickens. Immelt was advised to get rid of the fowl.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:07:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://heraldnet.com/article/20090613/NEWS01/706139938</link>
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     <title>HI: Evidence grows in swindling case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Kailua woman awaiting trial in state court on identity theft and related charges involving 11 people lived part-time in a Manhattan Beach, Calif., condominium where police seized evidence of more potential victims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:26:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090611_evidence_grows_in_swindling_case.html</link>
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     <title>NV: State Supreme Court will decide whether HOA's can sue on behallf of. owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nevada Supreme Court will decide whether homeowners associations have the right to sue on behalf of individual homeowners in a case that could have a major impact on the number of construction defect cases filed in the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:11:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/47510092.html</link>
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     <title>CO: New state law to affect Aspen worker condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Colorado law requiring condominium associations to have capital reserve policies in place will effect such groups within the Aspen-Pitkin County employee housing program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:31:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090609/NEWS/906099976/1077&ParentProfile=1058]]></link>
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     <title>NJ: Tenants Say Condo Builder Pulled a Fast One</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten tenants say developers sold them $500,000 condos in the 23-story "Shore South" building, promising views with an "unbelievable panoramic range" of the New York City skyline, then proceeded to build a 32-story building blocking it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:10:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/06/09/Tenants_Say_Condo_Builder_Pulled_a_Fast_One.htm</link>
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     <title>IL: AG Madigan Condo Developer Left Disabled Resident No Access to Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Attorney General's office has filed a lawsuit against a prominent Chicago-area condo developer, alleging that his Evanston condominium complex, while marketed to people with disabilities, fails to comply with state and federal accessibility laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:33:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-developer-suit-roszak-ag-jun08,0,946642.story</link>
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     <title>CA: Little enforcement of law requiring pool upgrades</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Six months ago, a new federal law began requiring owners of public and semipublic pools to upgrade their drains in an effort to prevent swimmers, especially young children, from drowning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:29:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/06/1m6drain232928-little-enforcement-law-requiring-po/?metro&zIndex=111912]]></link>
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     <title>NY: New Yorkers Say 'Not on My Roof' to Wireless</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Kaung v. Board of Managers of the Biltmore Towers Condominium Association, 6653/08, 2008 NY Slip Op 28490 (Biltmore Towers), Justice Alan D. Scheinkman permanently enjoined Metro PCS from installing cell antennas on a condominium's rooftop common]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:40:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202431221243</link>
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     <title>TN: Woman Who Sued Condo Association Gets Year In Prison</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ms. Hethcoat had sued Continental Condominiums Association alleging discrimination. She said the association had refused to sell her a condo because she had a 14-year-old son.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:38:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_152656.asp</link>
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     <title>CA: State investigates discrimination claim against homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Department of Fair Employment and Housing is investigating a complaint alleging that the Hidden Valley Lake Association has discriminatory rules and practices that especially affect children and families.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:35:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://lakeconews.com/content/view/8948/764/</link>
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     <title>VT: Free to Hang Out the Laundry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It may be difficult but not against the rules anymore. You can air all the clean laundry you want because it's your right to dry so says the Vermont Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:25:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=10481469</link>
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     <title>FL: Former Coventry Cove treasurer faces embezzlement charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former secretary and treasurer of the Coventry Cove Homeowner's Association is accused of embezzling more than $10,000 from the association's treasury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newschief.com/article/20090604/NEWS/906045031/1021/NEWS01?Title=Former-Coventry-Cove-treasurer-faces-embezzlement-charges</link>
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     <title>NY: Suiting their needs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After six years of trying to get their site plan approved by the town's Planning Board, developers of a proposed senior community in Cutchogue are suing Southold for $40 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:06:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.timesreview.com/ST/stories/T060409_Heritage_ES</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owner's dispute over presidential library could put Bush under oath</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Texan is trying to put a former president under oath and find out what he knew and when he knew it. But the issue isn't national security, political skullduggery or a sex scandal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:30:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-bush-library-lawsuit,1,3914227.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Crist vetoes sweeping condo bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Crist has killed Senate Bill 714, using his veto power on the sweeping condominium reform bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:04:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/consumerblog/2009/06/crist-vetoes-sweeping-condo-bill.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Swig Settles with Sheffield57 Condo Owners; Stipulation Covers Millions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Good news for condo owners at Sheffield57, the alphanumerically-named midtown project that, over the past four years, has served as the backdrop for an epic war between buyers, rent-regulated tenants and its developers]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:03:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.observer.com/2009/real-estate/swig-settles-sheffield57-condo-owners-stipulation-covers-millions-common-charges</link>
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     <title>MD: A New Condo Insurance Twist in Maryland</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Consider this scenario, Maryland condominium owners: A kitchen fire in your unit damages not only your home, but causes thousands of dollars of damage to the electrical and air conditioning systems outside your unit. Who has to pay for those damages to that commonly owned property, you or the condo association?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:01:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-address/2009/06/a_new_condo_insurance_twist_in.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[NJ: PSE&G Accused of Perjury and Fraud]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It began as a simple billing dispute with a small Condominium Association and blossomed into a full blown debacle when the association fought the giant utility in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:22:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://turnerradionetwork.blogspot.com/2009/06/pse-accused-of-perjury-and-fraud.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Gov. Gibbons signs green energy bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Also signed was SB114, which ensures a homeowner association can’t restrict a homeowner’s right to install and use solar energy systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:20:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rgj.com/article/20090530/NEWS11/90530025/1321/news</link>
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     <title>AZ: Receiverships grow amid foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Phoenix-area real-estate brokerages and property managers are gearing up to ride an anticipated wave of business in managing financially struggling apartment, condominium, office and retail projects as court-appointed receivers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 21:37:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/05/31/20090531biz-receiverships0531.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Pay off $355 million, IRS tells The Villages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service wants the governments that run this massive retirement community to pay off $355 million in loans after an investigator concluded they improperly issued tax-free bonds to buy recreational facilities such as golf courses and swimming pools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 19:44:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-villages-tax-problems-053009,0,6055966.story</link>
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     <title>SC: HOA bill gets more time in oven</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would have changed how homeowners associations in South Carolina are governed is one of many that's on hold now that the legislative session is over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:46:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/business/story/919564.html</link>
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     <title>VA: HOA embezzler gets 66 years for shooting spree</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A businessman who stole millions of dollars from northern Virginia homeowners associations, including residents of the Lakeview subdivison in Culpeper, has been sentenced to 66 years in prison for going on a drunken shooting spree after his thefts were uncovered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:44:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/crime/article/hoa_embezzler_gets_66_years_for_shooting_spree/36599/</link>
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     <title>FL: Trump sued by condo buyers over stalled Florida project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Real-estate developer Donald Trump and his partners in a condominium hotel project in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were sued by buyers seeking to rescind purchase agreements after construction was delayed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.app.com/article/20090527/BUSINESS/90527051/1003/Trump+sued+by+condo+buyers+over+stalled+Florida+project</link>
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     <title>Florida lawmakers tap condo fund as owners' complaints rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the midst of more and more complaints from condo owners, the Florida Legislature took $6 million from the trust that funds the state's office that deals with those complaints.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:26:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1067648.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Tulls Bay resident wins $200 dispute - Judge: Homeowner fees not mandatory</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute over a little more than $200 in homeowner association fees will end up costing the parties to the lawsuit in excess of $11,000 in legal fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:32:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/tulls-bay-resident-wins-200-dispute-625808.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Federal judge throws out restrictions on electioneering interest groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Broward Coalition of Condominiums, Homeowners Associations and Community Organizations brought the lawsuit, after the group ran afoul of the reporting law when it tried to print a newsletter including information on candidates and constitutional amendments in last November's elections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 21:27:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/orl-judge-tosses-elections-law-052609,0,5217834.story</link>
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     <title>CA: San Mateo condo complex to vote on smoking ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One San Mateo condominium complex may soon be turning into a microcosm of Belmont, the neighboring city that made national headlines in 2007 by banning smoking in condos and apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 20:46:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_12443416?source=most_viewed</link>
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     <title>AZ: Relief available in HOA claims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because the Arizona Legislature has made it difficult to collect fines, many homeowners associations are looking for other options when an owner violates the association's documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 21:50:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.azcentral.com/business/realestate/articles/2009/05/22/20090522biz-re-hoa0523.html?&wired]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Lumber company sues more than 50 condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Alpine Lumber Company filed suit this week against a local developer and every single condominium owner at Woodrun Place in Snowmass Village]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:14:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/134630</link>
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     <title>VA: Virginia Community Bans Chinese Drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Potentially-toxic Chinese drywall may no longer be used in Norfolk, Virginia under an ordinance approved by City Council. According to a report on WVEC.com, the Norfolk Chinese drywall ordinance is the first such ban approved in the U.S.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:56:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6248</link>
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     <title>Stark County flag flap leads to bill to protect Blue Star, Gold Star displays</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Representative John Boccieri (D-Alliance) has introduced legislation to prevent restrictions on the display of Blue Star and Gold Star flags.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 21:42:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wkyc.com/news/politics_govt/politics_article.aspx?storyid=114194&catid=130]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Legislature Debates HOA Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner association scandals over the last year rocked the Las Vegas valley and made many people question who was really is in charge. Lawyers and board members were accused to pocketing millions of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10398870</link>
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     <title>CO: Lawsuit moves forward</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Baca Grande property owner Terrell Tucker filed a civil lawsuit last August over construction of dams on Cottonwood Creek running through the Baca Grande Subdivision and now is considering a class action suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:30:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.centerpostdispatch.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=900]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Court ruling could help condos go after investor-owners who don't pay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To beat the bad economy, many South Florida investor-owners of homes and condominiums are collecting rent from tenants but skipping out on their own association fees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 17:34:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/may/20/court-ruling-could-help-condo-associations-go-afte/</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge's ruling deals blow to national mortgage servicer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas bankruptcy judge has dealt a blow to an obscure but critical piece of the mortgage enforcement machinery that could slow foreclosures]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2009/05/18/news/iq_28700330.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: Should lawmakers take more money from Condominium Trust Fund?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To help offset the huge budget deficit, lawmakers may end up tapping the Condominium Trust Fund of another $7 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:55:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/consumerblog/2009/05/should-lawmakers-take-more-money-from-condominium-trust-fund.html</link>
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     <title>7th Circuit takes up fair housing case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that it violates the Fair Housing Act to discriminate based on religion when selling or renting a home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:46:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm?recID=73347</link>
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     <title>FL: Housing discrimination against disabled people may be on the rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's a problem that seemed an easy fix. They wanted to build a ramp - at their own expense - around the stairs. But after a year of asking for permission, they still haven't gotten a response from the condominium association or management company. They said they were told the ramp would be an eyesore.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-05-18/story/housing_discrimination_against_disabled_people_may_be_on_the_rise</link>
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     <title>VA: Lawmaker Visits Abandoned Chinese Drywall Home, Promises Action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to a lawsuit filed by a group of Hampton Roads homeowners, some of that drywall made it into the 240-unit Harbor Walk condo complex in Norfolk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:56:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/6099</link>
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     <title>FL: More on SB 714, which affects condominium laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column continues our review of Senate Bill 714, the only significant piece of legislation affecting condominium associations which passed out of the 2009 session of the Florida Legislature]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:41:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090517/COLUMNISTS16/905170333/1076</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge Calls Mistrial for ‘Absolutely Outrageous’ Texting by Witness</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An angry Miami judge has declared a mistrial in a dispute over the sale of a condo tower because a witness sent text messages about his testimony to a colleague at the plaintiffs table during a trial sidebar]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 13:38:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abajournal.com/news/judges_declares_mistrial_for_absolutely_outrageous_texting_by_witness/</link>
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     <title>OR: Portland woman injured during arrest settles lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lyudmila Trivol had sued the Portland Police Bureau, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and the Cherry Park Condominium Association after the association's president at the time allegedly directed that the family's minivan be towed from its assigned parking space]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:48:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1242357906166580.xml&coll=7]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowners sue for neighbors' Chinese drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Beazer Homes will be the latest Southwest Florida home builder to be added to the hundreds of class-action lawsuits filed for Chinese drywall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:44:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.winknews.com/news/local/44949257.html</link>
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     <title>CO: The case of the leaky neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Perhaps, like good fences, good bathroom fixtures make good neighbors. That seemed to be the case when a feud between a trio of condo owners from Snowmass Village spilled over into small claims court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:43:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/134557</link>
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     <title>OH: Bainbridge agrees to pay to drain Kenston Lake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While lakeside property owners enjoyed the use of the lake, they maintained that costly repairs to the dam should be paid by the four dam property owners who were not permitted to use the recreational lake]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:36:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.cleveland.com/westgeaugasun/news/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1242241622124710.xml&coll=4&thispage=3]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Master-plan developers file for bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The partnership behind the 2,675-acre Park Highlands master-planned community in North Las Vegas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its current debt and reposition the project during the economic downturn, a project official said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:24:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/44775212.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Possible Supreme Court pick dominates hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago's federal appeals court waded into a bitter dispute over alleged housing bias Wednesday and much of the questioning came from a judge who has been in the national political spotlight herself over the last two weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:21:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-wood-religiousbia,0,6360690.story</link>
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     <title>OH: Covington condo owners sue developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium owners association says it's potentially owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Chicago-based developer, according to a lawsuit filed in Kenton County Circuit Court]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 22:46:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090512/BIZ01/905130341/1076/BIZ/Covington+condo+owners+sue+developer</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo bill brings ‘clarity’ to Maryland after 2008 court decision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After nearly a year of negotiations by numerous interests, a bill clarifying insurance for condominiums in the state is ready to become law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:53:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ifawebnews.com/articles/2009/05/12/marylanddc/doc4a04310b88f08528605029.txt</link>
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     <title>MD: Treasurer guilty of forging checks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Village of Tony Tank Creek Homeowner's Association members trusted Michael Waldman with their money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:52:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090512/NEWS01/905120338/-1/newsfront2/Treasurer+guilty+of+forging+checks</link>
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     <title>IL: Dispute over right to hang mezuzah gets rare full hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Perhaps because it originated in a conflict between the Book of Deuteronomy and the rules of the Shoreline Towers condominium, a federal appeals court will give a lawsuit over a mezuzah a rare full-court hearing, Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:38:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-mezuzah-lawsuit-12-may12,0,4546380.story</link>
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     <title>NJ: Dealing with developer disputes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is the developer of your new condominium association delaying repairs of defects in the roads, landscaping, drainage and other exterior common elements, or failing to complete them?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 18:16:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northjersey.com/realestate/Dealing_with_developer_disputes.html</link>
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     <title>CO: New condo guidelines causing a stir</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac tightened up their lending guidelines for condos. This change has caused quite a stir in the mortgage world, and times are now as tight as I have ever seen them. The new guidelines are specifically directed at condominiums located in resort communities such as here in the High Country and in locations such as the costal areas along Florida and other vacation spots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 16:59:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20090509/MOUNTAIN04/905099953/1078&ParentProfile=1055]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Community Life: Association bills went nowhere in legislative session</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2009 session of the Florida Legislature ended with a thud in terms of community association legislation]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 16:48:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090510/RE/905100334/1076</link>
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     <title>IL: 'Mezuzah case' puts judge in spotlight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On its face, the so-called mezuzah case sparks an interesting question: Does a condo association violate owners’ civil rights by banning religious symbols from a unit’s front door?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 16:41:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/religion/1566261,mezuzah-diane-wood-judge-050909.article</link>
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     <title>NY:Twists and Turns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But less than a year later, Ms. Francesco was walking in the courtyard when she tripped over a wheelchair ramp leading from the sidewalk to a driveway. The sidewalk and the roadway were both paved with the same granite stone, and were the same color, except for a thin accent line of darker stone along the curb.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 12:28:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/realestate/10deal1.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners win fight over political signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State law bans residents of homeowners associations that pay dues of less than $300 annually from placing political signs in their yards. Senate Bill 09-249, co-sponsored by Sen. Josh Penry, R-Grand Junction, and Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, removes that monetary stipulation and allows all HOA residents to place political signs in their yards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 12:20:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/05/08/050909_2a_HOA_signs.html</link>
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     <title>AL: Colony at the Grand lawsuit going to trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A county court judge ruled last week against the defendant Point Clear Partners in a motion that has been pending since November 2007, clearing the way for a trial involving an eight-story condominium development in Point Clear.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 12:14:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baldwincountynow.com/articles/2009/05/09/local_news/doc4a04b6ed10168642898336.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: Woman accused of bilking association of $484,196</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Heron's Forest Property Owners Association president got a shock when she asked a SunTrust branch bank: The account had been closed for a year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:51:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20090508/NEWS01/905080323/0/NEWS01/Woman+accused+of+bilking+association+of++484+196</link>
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     <title>WI: Supreme Ct. on right to rent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first question the court confronted was whether a condominium association may prohibit the rental of condominium units through an amendment to the bylaws, or whether such a restriction must be placed in the condominium's declaration. ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:30:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Wisconsin_Lawyer&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&contentid=80627]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Justices: No signed final order, no grounds for appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In March 2006, William Worsham filed an injunction against Port Arthur, enjoining the city from any further development in the Mariner's Cove subdivision on Pleasure Island until the city agreed to construct a canal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 10:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/218846-justices-no-signed-final-order-no-grounds-for-appeal</link>
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     <title>CA: Banker: 'What'd I Do Wrong, Officer?' Cop: 'You've Got Algae in the Pool'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officials at a Citigroup Inc. office in St. Louis placed a call to this desert town recently. The bank had caught word that Indio was coming after the lending giant with fines and threats of criminal charges. The offense: an algae-infested swimming pool at 79760 Eagle Bend Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 08:50:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124112509277274533.html?mod=yhoofront</link>
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     <title>AZ: Radio operators win vote in antenna flap</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Faced with a decision of the rights of ham radio operators versus their neighbors, the state House voted Wednesday to side with the folks with the microphones and headsets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:02:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/138884</link>
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     <title>GA: Homeowners receive citations after making complaints public</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several Bullsboro Crossing homeowners received citations for covenant violations from their homeowners association management company Wednesday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 21:00:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.times-herald.com/local/Homeowners-receive-citations-after-making-complaints-public-736712</link>
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     <title>CA: Vue’s Views Bring on Lawsuit in San Pedro</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There’s some testy litigation going on between the developer of the Vue project and a group of buyers who put down deposits in the San Pedro condo turned hybrid condo/rental building on Sixth Street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:57:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/05/vues_views_bring_on_a_lawsuit_in_san_pedro.php</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo Meltdown Extends to Courts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fighting developers over pre-construction condominium deposits in court can be a lengthy process, especially if the project in question was developed by the giant Related Group. The locally based company, headed by developer Jorge Perez, has been stalling litigation and unnecessarily dragging out cases while holding on to tens of million of dollars worth of deposits from buyers, plaintiff lawyers contend.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 20:34:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/1404_1404/florida/178486-1.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Residents to pay 100% of garbage fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He believed condo owners were basically subsidizing single-family homeowners, who were not paying the entire cost of collection.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 21:09:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/1561207,river-forest-garbagefee-050709-s1.article</link>
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     <title>MA: Probe of condo fire brings in state and feds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire Chief Gary E. Nestor said an investigator from the state fire marshal’s office is leaning toward declaring the careless disposal of a cigarette as the cause of the fire that displaced at least 14 adults.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:51:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telegram.com/article/20090502/NEWS/905020337/1003/NEWS03</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawmakers seek to prevent homeowners' associations from banning mezuzahs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Monica Lundeen Smith and Michael Smith got a letter from their condo owners association asking them to take down "the item" on their doorframe, they assumed it was a simple misunderstanding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:36:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/05/06/0506mezuzah.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Bill to regulate HOAs gets new life in Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill to regulate homeowners associations in South Carolina and charge a fee for each lot in communities governed by them has resurfaced in a state Senate subcommittee]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:52:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/834853.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo foreclosure reform effort fizzles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida's condominium associations will likely face another challenging year of fighting lenders and struggling with budget shortfalls after lawmakers ended their annual session without taking up condo foreclosure reform.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1031925.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge places partial gag order on SMU attorney</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge put SMU's lead attorney under a partial gag order Friday and warned that he may silence others because he's concerned about "hundreds" of news reports on the case since he ordered former President George W. Bush to give a deposition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:26:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-smucase_02met.ART.State.Edition1.4adefe1.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Opus South fallout: Firm targeted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite its move April 21 to seek protection from creditors, it isn’t backing down from its lawsuit seeking at least $50 million in damages from a law firm it says wiped out at least 100 sales contracts for a Clearwater development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:39:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/05/04/story7.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Lawmakers mulling association proposals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Illinois lawmakers are considering an array of legislative proposals that relate to community associations. Here are some of the big ones, along with comments from the association world:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:19:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/chi-condo-law_chomes_0501may01,0,3258717.story</link>
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     <title>RI: Serpa bill cuts corners for condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Warwick, Coventry) has introduced legislation that would make it easier for condominium associations to borrow funds from banks and other lending institutions to complete necessary repairs, updates and improvement projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.johnstonsunrise.net/printer_friendly/2485039</link>
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     <title>NC: Kure Beach condos ordered to rip out sandbags -- again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second time in 15 months, state regulators have ordered The Riggings to remove the sandbags that have protected the Kure Beach condominium complex from the encroaching ocean since 1985.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:02:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090429/ARTICLES/904299928/0/NEWS?Title=Kure-Beach-condos-ordered-to-rip-out-sandbags-again</link>
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     <title>High court justices argue over voting rights enforcement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case involves a small homeowners association board outside Austin, Texas. Residents of the Canyon Creek planned community in 2003 sought to move its polling place to an elementary school that is the neighborhood's polling place for all other elections. Such a move required federal approval under Section 5.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:40:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/29/high-court-justices-argue-over-voting-rights-enforcement/</link>
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     <title>FL: Officials stand behind code fines for violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The accusation that code enforcement officer Liz Carr called in the police, using her husband, Thom Carr, to intimidate and harass the landscaper, Eileen Ward of Greensward, and the Key Marco Community Association, are just methods to distract from the true violations, they say]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/apr/28/key-marco-accuses-accusers-officials-stand-behind-/?partner=RSS</link>
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     <title>TX: Owner sues Board/President over insurance repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Port Arthur woman says workers hired by Regency Park Section I Owners Association and its president did not adequately fix her house after it was damaged by Hurricane Rita.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:38:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/218683-tenant-sues-manager-over-shoddy-hurricane-repairs?disqus_reply=8750862#comment-8750862</link>
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     <title>TN: Terrazzo fires back in Land Act lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Adding to the growing pile of condo contract litigation, the developers of The Gulch's Terrazzo have answered charges leveled against them by a purchaser]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:30:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2009/4/27/terrazzo_fires_back_in_land_act_lawsuit</link>
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     <title>FL: PSL residents sue Centerline Homes over Chinese drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of a townhome in the Tradition neighborhood of Port St. Lucie have filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court against the builder Centerline Homes for using Chinese-made drywall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:28:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/27/psl-residents-sue-centerline-homes-over-chinese-dr/</link>
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     <title>CO: Beauvallon lawsuit put on hold</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A multimillion-dollar construction defect lawsuit related to downtown Denver’s Beauvallon condo tower has been put on hold after being settled in March, according to court filings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:20:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/04/27/daily7.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Buyers sue university-condo developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dozen former and current Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University professors are suing the developer a condominium complex for allegedly refusing to allow buyers to move in to units at 303 Third St in Cambridge, Mass.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:19:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/04/27/daily5.html</link>
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     <title>WV: Condo complex sued for decrepit conditions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The University Commons Riverside Home Owners Association recently sued several developers involved in the University Commons Riverside Condominium Complex, alleging negligent construction and other things.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:28:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=57382]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Foes under defects law unite to push for its change</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ramsay, Williams and the others are there because they got a notice from Lennar Corp., which had received a letter from the homeowner’s attorney complaining of problems. The letter included a reference to problems with heating and cooling.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:38:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/24/home-defects-law-ensures-lawsuits-builders-say/</link>
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     <title>MI: Flint must pay condominium owner $500,000 (video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Flint is being ordered to pay more than $500,000 to the owner an uncompleted downtown condominium project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:04:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6779186]]></link>
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     <title>TX: State Senate Wants HOAs to Allow Fun in the Sun</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that has passed the state Senate creates $500 million in incentive rebates for homeowners who install solar panels as a form of renewable fuel. It also prevents homeowners associations from barring installation of solar panels]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:48:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbcdfw.com/around_town/real_estate/State-Senate-Wants-HOAs-to-Allow-Fun-in-the-Sun.html</link>
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     <title>WI: University Club Tower contractors hit with lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even at Milwaukee's priciest condominium high-rise, accidents can happen. Just ask residents of University Club Tower, 825 N. Prospect Ave., where a water hose failure caused damage to their units - all of which are valued well north of $1 million apiece.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jsonline.com/business/43597912.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Collier judge orders vote stopped for May golf club meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Collier County Circuit judge has stopped a May vote on mandatory membership at Kensington Golf & Country Club in Naples.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:37:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/23/collier-judge-orders-vote-stopped-may-golf-club-me/</link>
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     <title>FL:Key Marco Association, landscaper face egregious violations, $20,000 in fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is Marco Island inhabited by a group of mangrove marauders or are Key Marco community leaders and their landscape contractor simply misunderstood?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/apr/23/key-marco-association-landscaper-face-egregious-vi/?partner=RSS</link>
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     <title>AL: Judge orders insurance company to pay $1.51 million to Gulf Shores condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge here today ordered an insurance company to pay $1.51 million to a Gulf Shores condominium association for hurricane damage, cutting the jury's award to the maximum amount allowed under the policy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:33:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/live/2009/04/judge_orders_insurance_company.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Eagles homeowners group will appeal ruling over pickups parked in driveways</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowner association that tried, unsuccessfully, to defend a policy prohibiting residents from parking pickups in driveways is ready for Round No. 2.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:51:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/article994114.ece</link>
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     <title>CA: Malibu West residents vote to file lawsuit against city</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Malibu West Homeowners Association Board of Directors held a last-minute vote Monday in an attempt to "negotiate with the city" over the Trancas Canyon Park project]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:49:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2009/04/22/news/news1.txt</link>
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     <title>SC: POA bill needs work, including a reason for it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Senate Judiciary Committee's decision Wednesday to send a bill to regulate homeowner associations back to subcommittee was good news.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/story/822641.html</link>
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     <title>KS: Wichita Woman Goes To Court Over Roof Color</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many neighborhoods have covenants homeowners must follow.  The purpose is to keep the community looking good and encourage residents to keep up their property.  But a Wichita woman says her homeowners association has gone too far.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:06:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kwch.com/global/story.asp?s=10225303</link>
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     <title>SC: Disputed homeowner group regulations might be dead for now</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversial bill that would have regulated homeowner associations across the state was bounced from a Senate Committee Tuesday back to a lower subcommittee for additional study.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:12:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/758781.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Condo owners sue Dillon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Yacht Club condominium complex has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Dillon, protesting the town’s elimination of parking spaces in a public right-of-way that have been used for decades by condo owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:54:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20090422/NEWS/904219956/1078&ParentProfile=1055]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Dispute over mandatory membership at Kensington heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents are battling over whether to make membership mandatory in the country club at Kensington in Naples.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:21:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/apr/21/dispute-over-mandatory-membership-kensington-heads/</link>
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     <title>Fannie And Freddie Role Out New Loan Fees And Appraisal Reform</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US government owned mortgage lenders are adding on extra fees for many loan applicants, while some lenders are going even further in tightening underwriting rules, it has been revealed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:56:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/articles/fannie-and-freddie-role-out-new-loan-fees-and-appraisal-52863.aspx</link>
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     <title>WV: Homeowner association sues condo community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A home owners association is suing a Monongalia County housing complex for defective development, negligent construction and misleading marketing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:10:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=57188]]></link>
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     <title>AZ: CityNorth case has cities rethinking grants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Valley neighborhoods are facing a double blow to grant funding that they once used to combat blight, promote public safety and revitalize aging areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:25:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/04/19/20090419neighborhoods0418.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge rules former President Bush can be deposed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge ruled Friday evening that former President George W. Bush can be deposed in a lawsuit over plans for his presidential library at Southern Methodist University.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:39:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa090417_wz_bushlib.e5548bbe.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Bill to outlaw homeowners' association bans on low-water-use plants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two of California's biggest urban water districts agree, and have teamed up to sponsor state legislation that would bar local homeowner associations from requiring lush lawns in droughts and prohibiting homeowners from replacing lawns with less-thirsty plants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:10:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.contracostatimes.com/california-earthquakes/ci_12157982</link>
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     <title>AR: Association Requiring Nondisparagement Agreement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Bella Vista Property Owners Association is requiring new and returning workers to sign an agreement saying they won't disparage the association during or after their employment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:04:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/04/15/news/041609bzpoadefame.txt</link>
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     <title>MD: Rodgers Forge sues residents over porch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rodgers Forge Community Association is suing the owners of a house who have built a $20,000 California-style back porch in their Colonial-style townhouse neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:55:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.explorebaltimorecounty.com/news/98414/rodgers-forge-sues-residents-over-porch/</link>
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     <title>NV: Summerlin developer files suit to stop gas pipeline expansion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Summerlin developer Howard Hughes Corp. went to court Monday in hopes of blocking the controversial expansion of capacity in a regional natural gas pipeline that runs through the planned community in western Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:38:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/14/summerlin-developer-files-suit-stop-gas-pipeline-e/</link>
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     <title>MA: Time running out to settle condo lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of Market Gallery Condominium Trust have sued Ayer Properties owner John DeAngelis for more than $300,000, accusing him of shoddy workmanship that resulted in chronic leaks and damage to the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:43:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lowellsun.com/business/ci_12146215</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo owners, investors should be wary of recent changes to Florida law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners and potential investors should pay particular attention to recent changes in Florida’s condominium law, as new options open doors to higher values in an otherwise bottoming market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:08:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cnewspubs.com/realestate/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1581</link>
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     <title>NV: Alternative energy bill advances</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nevada Senate has approved an alternative energy bill that would ensure a homeowner association can't restrict a homeowner's right to install and use solar energy systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:43:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.krnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10143171&nav=1Pur]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Neighborhood group takes fight to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, the trust's lawsuit against the adjacent Oyster Landing Condominium Association and the city will go to trial beginning April 28 in Waterbury Superior Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:17:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/ci_12134208</link>
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     <title>MD: Homeowners association laws require open meetings for HOAs, too.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Maryland Assistant Attorney General William Varga said that although the Open Meetings Act doesn’t govern HOAs because they’re not formally considered government entities, HOAs are regulated by the Maryland Homeowners Association Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:30:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/04/12/news/local_news/newsstory3.txt</link>
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     <title>SC: Regimes association welcomes changes to unwelcome legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would have cost community associations $10 per lot and added other regulations is being rewritten with a much lower fee and less red tape, supporters of the new legislation say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:27:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/810814.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Columnist throws support to some HOA bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I am taking another break this week from the regular Q&A format to discuss more homeowners association-related bills to be presented before the Legislature. I support all these bills and think they will be good for our communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:35:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/42844247.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Paralyzed roofer's case raises legal debate over rights of illegal immigrant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 26-year-old was paralyzed nearly three years ago when he fell from the roof of a three-story building in Palm City while working for Jupiter-based Altec Roofing. Since then, Leon has been mired in a legal battle to get workers' compensation benefits or legal damages]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:26:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/10/Paralyzed-roofer-at-crux-of-legal-debate-over-what/</link>
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     <title>CA: Investors are duped in condo scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Real estate experts say some of the investors, like Greenspan, were straw buyers recruited to purchase properties on behalf of another for a fee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:24:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/11/1n11condos003950-investors-are-duped-condo-scheme/?zIndex=81007</link>
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     <title>FL: Financial relief for Condo Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida's foreclosure problems are increasing the financial pressure on condominium owners and associations, and one Florida lawmaker is proposing some changes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:02:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/state/Condo_legislation_041009</link>
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     <title>TX: Putting up a mezuzah? Legislature looking into legal issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Texas homeowners’ associations no longer will be able to ban residents from affixing a mezuzah to their front doorposts if a bill pending the Texas House passes. The bill, HB 3025, is waiting for passage by the House Committee on Business and Industry]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://jhvonline.com/link.asp?smenu=96&twindow=&sdetail=6583&mad=&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Co-op Boards Consider Condo Conversions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Converting co-ops to condos can be a tough choice for residents and boards. Under a conversion, unit leasees would become unit owners and a single title for their unit would be created]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:02:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/15025/</link>
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     <title>NV: More construction defect suits filed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the occupations in Las Vegas that appears to have good job security is for construction defect attorneys, for both plaintiffs and defendants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:36:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/business-notebook/2009/apr/09/construction-defect-suits-rise-new-service-mccarra/</link>
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     <title>FL: Concrete Controversy: HOA Sues Woman Over Lawn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carole Athias says her allergies are so extreme she had to replace the grass in both her front and back yards with concrete.  Now the Poinciana resident has 20 days to respond to a lawsuit filed by her Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:21:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2009/4/9/concrete_controversy_hoa_sues_woman_over_lawn.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo plagued by five suits seeking millions of dollars/contract revocation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The new luxury condominium 170 East End Avenue has been hit with what one real estate attorney calls a "surprising" number of lawsuits since closings in the building began last year, including one for more than $50 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:28:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ny.therealdeal.com/articles/170-east-end-plagued-by-five-suits-seeking-millions-of-dollars-and-contract-revocations</link>
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     <title>VA: Board member sues Brandermill Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A member of the Brandermill Community Association (BCA) Board of Directors has filed a lawsuit against the board and 20 unnamed persons for libel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:23:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009/0408/news/004.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Governor signs community association pay bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Tim Kaine last week signed a revision of the Property Owners' Association Act (POAA) that allows members of community associations to get salary information for the top six persons earning over $75,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:21:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009/0408/news/009.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Background check's fee irks widower in condo fray</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bartell, a retired dentist who has lived at Century Village in West Palm Beach for more than 20 years, is refusing to pay a $100 fee for a background check on himself.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:52:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/local_news/epaper/2009/04/07/a1b_binocol_0408.html</link>
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     <title>AL: Superior sues Compass over $31 million condo loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a rare public flap between banks, Superior Bancorp. has sued cross-town rival BBVA Compass, saying a $31 million condo loan was mismanaged and is now in default.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:48:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2009/04/superior_sues_compass_over_31.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Multi-family unit OK’d by judge, but court rules against proposed expansion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The neighborhood covenants of a Maggie Valley homeowners association were put to the test in court recently]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:46:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.smokymountainnews.com/issues/04_09/04_08_09/fr_multiunit_maggie.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Two Ocean Breeze Park residents sue over land purchase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Ocean Breeze Park residents have filed a civil lawsuit calling for the ouster of an attorney and real estate broker representing the homeowners' association that orchestrated the sale of the park to residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:38:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/07/two-ocean-breeze-park-residents-sues-over-02/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Residents: Violations are retaliation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jersey City fire inspectors have hit homeowners at Droyers Point with violations for not having working fire sprinklers. This action comes two months after the homeowners' association sued a city agency and the developer for shutting off the sprinklers six months ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:46:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-8/1238999125299070.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>ME: Maine condo groups seek relief for unpaid fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With more condominium owners defaulting on their mortgages, condo associations in Maine are seeking relief.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:38:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090405-NEWS-90405012</link>
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     <title>FL: Legislation may affect homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the halfway point of the 60-day session of the Florida Legislature, a number of bills affecting community associations are still alive, though not all are well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:28:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090405/COLUMNISTS16/904050339/1014/BUSINESS</link>
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     <title>FL: Foreclosure looms over Tarpon Springs man who walked dog off leash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Circuit Judge Bruce Boyer said his actions clearly violated River Watch deed restrictions. Boyer's final order said testimony indicated that Wirth "was the most flagrant and continual violator of the pet restriction within the community."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:21:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article989591.ece</link>
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     <title>NV: Columnist says HOA bills should die quick death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I am taking another break this week from the regular Q&A format to discuss a homeowners association-related bill to be presented before the Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:17:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/42467212.html</link>
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     <title>T: Weston Lakes prevails in federal court challenge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Houston federal judge dismissed all claims against various parties involved in the election, from the Weston Lakes property owners association to the federal government. Fort Bend County and the state of Texas were also named in the suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:54:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fbherald.com/articles/2009/04/03/news/doc49d665c24738b175752999.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: "Treasure Island" Update: Florida Mutual Files Its Defense</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, New Times published "Treasure Island", the story of serious civil and criminal fraud allegations involving the Grandview Palace condo association in North Bay Village, the building's father-and-son developers, and an insurance provider accused of being a shell corporation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:33:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/04/treasure_island_update_florida.php</link>
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     <title>CA: Palm Trees Coming Down at Marquesa at Monarch Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The trees were the subject of a lawsuit filed in 2004 demanding that Marquesa force residents to trim trees that exceeded the height of their homes, a rule included in the HOA’s conditions]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:23:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.danapointtimes.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=760&cntnt01dateformat=%25B%20%25d%2C%20%25Y&cntnt01returnid=51]]></link>
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     <title>WI: Declaration must explicitly allow leasing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unless a condominium's declarations explicitly create a right to lease a unit, the bylaws may be amended to prohibit rentals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:38:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wislawjournal.com/article.cfm/2009/04/06/Condo-rental-restrictions-are-valid-Declaration-must-explicitly-allow-leasing</link>
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     <title>Florida bill tacks on more regulation of community associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Early signs show that lawmakers could pass even more sweeping community association laws compared to those passed last year which focused on condominium laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:52:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/consumerblog/2009/03/florida-bill-tacks-on-more-regulation-of-community-associations.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Pier dispute spurs review of Md. rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland Department of the Environment and the Court of Appeals have upheld landowners' right to build piers over a tidal pond and wetlands at Sullivan Cove to reach the Severn River]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:49:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/bal-md.ar.sullivan30mar30,0,6422914.story</link>
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     <title>SC: State HOA bill faces opposition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers held hearings last week for S. 30, the bill that would increase transparency among home- owner associations and make the state Department of Consumer Affairs the mediator between residents and their HOA boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:59:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/mar/30/state_hoa_bill_faces_opposition76844/</link>
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     <title>NY: Lawsuit over wheelchair ramp at Montrose condo nearing end</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A legal complaint that a condominium complex in Cortlandt prohibited an elderly and frail resident from installing a wheelchair ramp in front of her residence is likely to be settled in coming days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:00:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lohud.com/article/20090329/NEWS02/903290338/1018</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo owner wins noise suit against neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Swedish couple who installed laminate floors without a condo association’s prior written approval must top it with foam and carpeting to restore peace and quiet for a 79-year-old East Naples woman]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/29/condo-owner-wins-noise-suit-against-neighbors/</link>
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     <title>FL: Several bills could affect condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each year, the Florida Legislature convenes in early March for a 60 day session. It has become an annual ritual to seek to change Florida's statutes applicable to condominiums, cooperatives, and homeowners' associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20090329/COLUMNISTS16/903290329/1014/BUSINESS</link>
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     <title>FL: Senior citizens win another round in fight to save mobile home park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After more than a decade in court, 484 senior citizens living in Naples Estates won the second round in their battle to own the East Naples mobile home park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/27/win-east-naples-senior-mobile-home-park/</link>
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     <title>SC: Proposals would change HOA rules along Grand Strand</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations on the Grand Strand could face more rules if any of five bills proposed to regulate the groups pass in the statehouse this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/business/story/838242.html</link>
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     <title>'Fess up with real estate disclosure--the truth and nothing but the truth</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Did you reveal every shred of history about your home or condo when you sold it?  Real estate disclosure laws have progressively become more far-reaching all over the U.S.  Last month, however, a California court made an important disclosure ruling.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:30:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/x-2027-Housing-Examiner~y2009m3d26-Real-estate-disclosure-the-truth-and-nothing-but-the-truth</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo association bylaws may restrict property rights, Wisconsin Supreme Ct</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A right to rent or otherwise use a condominium unit may be curtailed by association bylaws without affecting the marketability of title, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held March 27 in Apple Valley Gardens Ass’n, Inc. v. MacHutta, 2009 WI 28.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:02:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wisbar.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=%2FCM%2FContentDisplay.cfm&contentid=79398&feed=wisbar_headlines]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners group settles years-long lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Steamboat Springs homeowners group has settled a years-long lawsuit related to concrete problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:40:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.steamboatpilot.com/news/2009/mar/26/homeowners_group_settles_yearslong_lawsuit/</link>
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     <title>NC: Condo Consumers Cry Foul</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This week, Guilford County Commissioner Mike Winstead responded to allegations that he and his business partners were guilty of misleading condominium buyers about the costs that would be required for the homeowners' association to keep up the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:49:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-i-2009-03-26-193033.112113_Condo_Consumers_Cry_Foul.html</link>
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     <title>Florida condo accounts manager stole nearly $100K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As condominium associations around the country struggle to pay monthly fees, authorities say a southwest Florida woman had no problem pocketing nearly $100,000 from her association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:46:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/26/north-naples-woman-accused-stealing-100000-condo-a/</link>
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     <title>IL: Family Files Suit Over Drowning Death Of Son</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family of a boy who drowned in a pool at a south suburban condominium after he and some other kids jumped a fence to swim has sued the condo's property management company and owner, alleging major safety violations at the site]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:42:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Family.files.suit.2.967669.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Proposed Florida bill would create a condo police force</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Soon Florida could have condominium cops who would bust those who defraud community associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:30:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/services/newspaper/printedition/local/sfl-flbcondocol0325sbmar25,0,1802874.column</link>
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     <title>FL: Are Perdido Key's bingo days numbered?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The group making the appeal is known as Perdido Presidents Forum and is composed of condo association presidents. They represent owners from Beach Colony, Eden, Freedom Boat Club, Grand Caribbean, Holiday Harbor, La Playa, Palacio, Sandy Key, Spanish Key and Windemere]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:17:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pnj.com/article/20090325/NEWS01/903250327</link>
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     <title>MD: Bills seek to expand HOA transparency</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Area civic associations have come out in support of two state Senate bills that would make it more difficult for condominium and homeowners' association boards to hold closed-door meetings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:03:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/03252009/wheanew191412_32470.shtml</link>
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     <title>TX: Ex-Condo Owners Reject $2M Offer From SMU</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two former condominium owners have rejected a $2 million offer from Southern Methodist University to settle their lawsuit claiming the university forced condo residents to sell their homes so the university could buy the land for the George W. Bush Presidential Library.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:56:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs11tv.com/local/SMU.bush.library.2.967251.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Possible closing of Ombudsman's office worries local condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, Ferguson filed a complaint with the Ombudsman's office again asking for someone to supervise her association's December board elections. While she waits to hear back from the office, rumors that the Ombudsman's office could close have her and other residents worried.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:55:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/sunrise/main/sfl-flsfcondo0324sfmar24,0,882223.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Bay Vista Estates wins neighborhood dock fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That 1 1/2 -year battle over who owned the boat dock and tennis courts in the Dr. Phillips neighborhood Bay Vista Estates ended Wednesday with a sweeping court ruling in the favor of the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:25:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-sand-lake-boat-dock-032309,0,4144984.story</link>
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     <title>PA: Pittsburgh bank asks court to determine future of Knox Mill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[PNC Bank is asking U.S. District Court to appoint Gray and Associates to manage, operate and sell the former Knox Mill in Camden, and other properties that compose the old mill complex]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:21:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://knox.villagesoup.com/Business/story.cfm?storyID=151161</link>
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     <title>FL:Bonita Bay fining property owner who doesn't want to build yet in down market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One man thought economic relief should be a two-way street, but the development company that holds the cards has chosen not to play along.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:59:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/21/bonita-bay-fining-property-owner-who-doesnt-want-b/</link>
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     <title>CA: Solar fight hits home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After having three solar panel permits denied by the Palos Verdes Homes Association Art Jury, Bartz - who owns a solar system installation company in Rancho Palos Verdes - threatened the association with legal action. On Tuesday, the city of Palos Verdes Estates approved the projects, bypassing the association’s recommendation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:30:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pvnews.com/articles/2009/03/19/local_news/news2.txt</link>
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     <title>OK: $3.2M in changes ordered</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A developer has been ordered to make an estimated $3.2 million in improvements to an exclusive gated community in northwest Norman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:22:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://newsok.com/3.2m-in-changes-ordered-near-ou-coaches-homes/article/3355222</link>
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     <title>NV: Proposed HOA bills draw mixed reviews from columnist</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This Saturday I'm taking another break from homeowners association questions to address new bills to be presented to this legislative session. There are three -- assembly bill 251, senate bill 183 and SB 182.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:55:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/41621097.html</link>
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     <title>LA: Pair file federal lawsuit citing April 2008 arrests</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute last year over use of fees in the Riverdale Commons Homeowners Association led to two arrests of resident Robin Williams on attempted second-degree murder and aggravated battery counts - and now a federal lawsuit over those arrests]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:09:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/41547452.html</link>
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     <title>FL: More Coral Lakes residents mull suit for foreign drywall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 80 residents of the north Cape Coral neighborhood gathered in the community clubhouse Thursday to hear from lawyers already representing four Coral Lakes families suing Engle Homes, the developer of the 300 single-family homes and 66 townhouses in Coral Lakes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:30:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/504319.html</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA's thorn regains use of sharp tongue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florissant-area resident Jan Jackson's constitutional right to free speech has been restored, allowing her to resume savaging her homeowners association board. If she dares.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:41:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/board_50208___article.html/court_jackson.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Legislation Introduced to End HOA Corruption</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Half a year after an HOA corruption probe was exposed by the Eyewitness News I-Team, it's getting major attention by lawmakers in Carson City. Lawmakers are working on creating some legal teeth to stop this from happening again.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:52:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10031003&nav=menu102_2]]></link>
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     <title>TN: Some buyers sue to get out of condo deals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that many condo developers are finishing up work on their buildings downtown, buyers are seeking relief from the courts to get out of buying them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:59:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090318/BUSINESS01/903180396/-1/RSS05</link>
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     <title> Colorado Court Of Appeals: Faulty Workmanship Is Not An Occurrence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[General Security involved an action brought by General Security, the insurer of Foster Frames, a window and door subcontractor on a large condominium project, against the insurers of Foster Frames' sub-subcontractors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:57:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=76392</link>
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     <title>CA: Angry Buyers File Lawsuit Against Roosevelt Lofts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The practice of developers fudging their sales numbers may come back to haunt Milbank Real Estate, the local developer behind Roosevelt Lofts in downtown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:36:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://la.curbed.com/archives/2009/03/angry_buyers_file_lawuit_against_roosevelt_lofts.php</link>
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     <title>FL: Are New Laws Needed To Govern Homeowners Associations?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bill's key provision would assign arbitrators to settle disputes between homeowners and boards within 90 days without expensive legal fees. The bill would also open board meetings and decision-making to scrutiny by residents and allow members more voice in decisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/16/are-new-laws-needed-govern-homeowners-associations/</link>
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     <title>NV: Cosmopolitan slapped with second lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Disgruntled homebuyers recently filed a class action lawsuit in District Court against the developers of the still-under-construction Cosmopolitan condominium-hotel project on the Strip.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2009/03/16/news/iq_27450309.txt</link>
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     <title>CA: Attorney General's Office in fight against the San Lorenzo Village</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Mike Ratto's request to hold a special election to repeal the bylaws of the San Lorenzo Village Homes Association was dismissed by the association board last month, Ratto wrote to the state attorney general.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:26:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_11921151</link>
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     <title>FL: Association, Resident Reach Deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Betmar Acres will pay close to $11,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against one of its own homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:23:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/13/pa-association-resident-reach-deal/</link>
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     <title>TX: Gun enthusiast not a fan of new ordinance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association won a victory last Friday when they convinced the Parker County Commissioner’s Court to approve an ordinance restricting gunfire in subdivisions with plots 10 acres or smaller.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/local/local_story_072123420.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge Lane throws out Comstock HOA lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifth District Judge Robert Lane late last week granted a defense motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Comstock Park Homeowners Association against a handful of board opponents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:03:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2009/Mar-13-Fri-2009/news/27451977.html</link>
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     <title>MI: River House developer sues buyers who allegedly failed to fulfill purchase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen would-be River House at Bridgewater Place condominium buyers are being sued by the downtown skyscraper's developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:48:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/03/river_house_condo_developer_su.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Ham radio operators push for towers in HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Randy Malick knew when he moved into the Rancho Vistoso subdivision in Oro Valley, north of Tucson, seven years ago that the homeowner rules did not allow amateur radio towers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:40:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/136562</link>
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     <title>TX: Texas amendment would prohibit HOA foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations in Texas would lose their power to foreclose on individual homeowners for nonpayment of dues and other fees under a proposed constitutional amendment filed Friday by a Dallas-area lawmaker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:48:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/022809dntswHOAs.366cfe3.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Shabbat Elevator Fight Likely Headed To Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are certain things about the situation that everyone involved agrees on. It has gotten heated. It has taken on unpleasant racial and anti-Semitic overtones. There is talk of lawsuits. It is not going to be resolved quickly or easily.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:21:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/shabbat_elevator_fight_likely_headed_to_court/11110</link>
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     <title>FL: Cities can require condo associations to hire security guards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum ruled last month that cities in this state have the authority to force condo associations and apartment complexes to hire security guards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:18:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/home/sfl-flbcondocol0311pnmar11,0,5442122.column</link>
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     <title>Settlement reportedly reached in Beauvallon homeowner suit against developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Parties in a negligence lawsuit related to the Beauvallon condo tower have reached a settlement agreement, according to one side.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:00:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/03/09/daily46.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Appellate court fight brews against alpacas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[John McGarel, owner of 23 alpacas in the Homeward Glen subdivision, won a battle to disconnect from Campton Hills and keep his animals, but another legal fight is looming in the appellate court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:59:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2009/03/10/84183287/index.xml</link>
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     <title>FL: Buckley Towers residents sue QBE for bad faith</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new round of lawsuits against one of Florida’s largest condo insurers accuses the company of “bad faith” in dealing with hurricane claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/03/09/daily13.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Bill would let agencies trump homeowners association rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two of California's most powerful forces ---- water agencies and the property rights of homeowners' associations ---- may be on a collision course.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:54:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/03/10/news/sandiego/z49c4485bcb5277ed882575740056faf1.txt</link>
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     <title>NJ: Fire Fears at Droyer's Point</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With their in-home sprinklers off for the past six months, they say there's nothing stopping their homes from going up in smoke if a fire breaks out in the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/jerseycity/index.ssf?/base/news-7/123666635316320.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>CT: South End condo owners sue developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A developer who has renovated several old industrial and commercial properties into new housing is being sued for allegedly shoddy work]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/ci_11872833</link>
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     <title>AZ: County may pursue charges against developer of air park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pima County officials may ask the state Attorney General's Office to consider criminal charges against the developer of Ruby Star Airpark.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:41:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/283435.php</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owners suing SMU seek depositions from George and Laura Bush</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former President George W. Bush is fending off efforts to pull him into a long-running legal battle that raises questions about whether SMU owns all the land where the Bush presidential library is set to be built.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:32:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.txcn.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/DN-bushdepo_09met.ART.State.Edition1.4a65f42.html</link>
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     <title>VA. Beach in court over Cape Henry beach access</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In documents filed in Circuit Court against six condominium associations and landowners, the city claims that the public has a right to use the beach for recreation. The city also wants access to the land for beach nourishment projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:51:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/node/500727</link>
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     <title>AZ: Lawsuit says Casa Grande HOA run like a racket - community suffers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She followed up her disappointment and frustration with a lawsuit, joined by some 50 Desert Carmel homeowners. The 27-page complaint accuses the board members of racketeering, along with a breach of contract. The homeowners filed an amended complaint with Pinal County Superior Court in August.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/freestory.cfm?id=10599</link>
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     <title>AZ: ‘I’ll see you in court:' Homeowners lose venue for fighting HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last October, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Margaret Downie had already struck down the law allowing HOA cases to go before an administrative law judge. It was a narrow ruling, affecting only the case before her. On Jan. 29, however, Superior Court Judge Paul McMurdie applied it to all HOA cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:43:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/story.cfm?id=10598</link>
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     <title>NJ: Battle over Laurel Lake dam upkeep still rages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community rift continues in Laurel Lake over demands that all residents help pay for upkeep of dams despite a recent court decision upholding the "fair share" fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:50:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20090305/NEWS01/903050317</link>
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     <title>TX: Proposed Law Would Regulate HOAs (video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Texas homeowner associations have the power to foreclose on a home in order to collect unpaid dues. Representative Burt Solomons is proposing legislation that would allow voters to decide whether or not HOA's should have that legal power.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:47:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/news/030409_Proposed_Law_Would_Regulate_HOAs</link>
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     <title>Illinois developer with Florida ties indicted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robert Falor, the Chicago developer who championed condo-hotels in South Florida before reversals sank his portfolio, was indicted in Ohio for an alleged scam involving a Chicago project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:18:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/929386.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Lawsuits suspended in Trump Tower development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Donald Trump and Deutsche Bank Trust Cos. Americas announced Tuesday that they have temporarily suspended lawsuits filed against each other four months ago over Trump International Hotel and Tower's finances and will try to settle their differences out of court,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:07:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-trump-tower-chicago-lawsuits-march03,0,2243633.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawmakers look for ways to aid condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Central to the solution, condo owners say, is finding a way to get lenders to contribute to the costly maintenance of buildings by not dragging out foreclosures and by assuming fee payments like other homeowners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:20:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business_monday/story/925476.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Residents at The Stanford allege construction defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of The Stanford, a condominium building developed by an affiliate of Stanford Financial Group, sued the developer, claiming the property has construction defects]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:48:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6285719.html</link>
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     <title>Texas amendment would prohibit HOA foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations in Texas would lose their power to foreclose on individual homeowners for nonpayment of dues and other fees under a proposed constitutional amendment filed Friday by a Dallas-area lawmaker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:57:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/legislature/stories/022809dntswHOAs.366cfe3.html</link>
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     <title>FL:Lawsuit Against Related Group Alleges Forged Signatures, Fraud and Civil RICO</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A father and son have sued the Related Group, Donald Trump, Michael Dezer, and Gil Dezer to recover a $205,580.00 deposit paid for a condo unit on Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles, Florida, commonly known as "Trump Tower II."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:58:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2009/2/prweb2190914.htm</link>
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     <title>MO: County sued over sewer fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It accuses revenue collector John Friganza of levying the fees against condominium buildings with more than six residents, and charging all residents of smaller condo complexes the entire fee, rather than pro-rating it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1474769&sectionID=1]]></link>
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     <title>OH: Akron dog owner countersues condo group</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Akron man sued by his condominium association for having a dog that exceeds a 12-pound weight limit is fighting back]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ohio.com/news/40354742.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Betmar Acres Offers To Settle Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The park's homeowners' association sued Okke and Karsten Gallery of Homes in an effort to force the removal of her mobile home, which violated the community's bylaws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:43:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/26/pa-betmar-acres-offers-to-settle-lawsuit/</link>
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     <title>Something Rotten in Drywall, Say Homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA["Initially, I thought it was a Chinese drywall problem, and we even called it the 'Chinese drywall case,'" Gonzalez said. "But in doing our research and talking to some of the homeowners, we found that American manufacturers were also involved, specifically U.S. Gypsum and National Gypsum. [They] may be responsible for the same wallboard problems that we have seen with Chinese wallboard."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:39:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202428594677</link>
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     <title>HI:Bill 1273 would allow for some restrictions in the placement of a clothesline</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It seeks to allow homeowners to set up a clothesline for drying laundry in the sun and air, which is prohibited or restricted by many homeowners and condo associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:24:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starbulletin.com/business/20090226_Bill_back_on_the_line.html</link>
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     <title>GA: Homeowners associations would get audited under new bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developers of large subdivisions would have to hire an auditor for the homeowners-association books and make the reports available to members under legislation introduced Tuesday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:13:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news950637.html</link>
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     <title>MO: State drops Marion land case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Marion Pines homeowners association complained about the torn-up hillside and the slow pace of Timis' work and eventually filed a complaint with the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:12:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/02/25/news/local_montana/news_8764461098_05.txt</link>
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     <title>SC: HOA rules: Bill would give residents referee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State legislators are considering a bill that would put the Department of Consumer Affairs in charge of moderating the sometimes fiery disputes that flare up between homeowners associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:33:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/business/story/694413.html</link>
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     <title>MN: Condo groups sue Gassen, other investors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three Southwest condo associations are suing several development investors, including former condo-converter Clark Gassen, for not providing adequate reserves for maintenance and repairs at projects they completed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:14:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swjournal.com/index.php?&story=13270&page=152&category=63]]></link>
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     <title>SC: Should neighborhood-management organizations be more tightly regulated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State legislators are considering a bill that would put the Department of Consumer Affairs in charge of moderating the sometimes fiery disputes that flare up between homeowners associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:36:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/feb/23/rules_house72616/</link>
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     <title>NV: Hey, buddy, what's that in your backyard?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two HOA bills will be consider by state lawmakers this week. One addresses property owner's rights to install energy-saving solar and windmill systems, and the other looks at who owns the security walls in a community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:22:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/40021142.html</link>
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     <title>Collier, Naples governments sound off on what constitutes noise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale attorney Donna Berger, managing partner of Katzman Garfinkel Rosenbaum, a firm that represents more than 1,000 condo and homeowners associations statewide, said noise is a frequent complaint among clients.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:16:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/feb/21/collier-naples-governments-sound-what-constitutes-/</link>
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     <title>VT: Clothes flap: Lawmaker pushes 'right to dry' outdoors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sen. Richard McCormack, D-Washington, thinks so. For nearly 20 years, McCormack has been pushing a proposed new law that would make it clear that Vermonters have the right to dry their garments on outdoor clotheslines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090221/NEWS01/902210345/1002/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>MA: Nautica condo complex owners sue Edward A. Fish companies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But eight years after the Nautica was completed, some of its residents are suing the companies that built and then managed the site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:59:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/2009_02_21_Nautica_condo_complex_owners_sue_Edward_A__Fish_companies/srvc=home&position=also]]></link>
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     <title>WA: Condo building owner, bank accused of fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal regulators could look into allegations that a Bellevue luxury condo building owner conspired with a major bank to defraud six Central Asian immigrants out of $174,000 in down payments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:57:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400958_condosuit21.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Another Angry Buyer at 20 Pine Comes Forward</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo conversion of 20 Pine Street has been plagued with problems for ages. One of the first conversions to come along in the financial district, the Shaya Boymelgreen-developed, Michael Shvo-marketed building was supposed to be finished in 2007. It wasn't,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:56:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cityfile.com/dailyfile/4501</link>
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     <title>TX: Builder faces 37 counts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Things got worse in the months ahead. Soon, scores of letters from lawyers began arriving in homeowners’ mailboxes, indicating that contractors were executing liens for work that was unpaid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:44:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.taylordailypress.net/articles/2009/02/20/news/news02.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA signage request nixed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All council members stated that it was not a matter of not wanting to help the HOA get back its signs, but that they needed to do it in a way that did not require the signs be in the right of way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:58:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2009/02/18/499c8dd793f83</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo owners get day in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit almost three years in the making, between the town's Zoning Board of Appeals and residents of the Mountain Brook condominium development to determine the legality of playscapes, swing sets and sheds in residents backyards, was heard in a New Haven court room Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:13:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=20264937&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592708&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Alternative energy bill advances in Nevada Legislature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Senate panel voted Tuesday for an alternative energy bill that would ensure a homeowners’ association can’t restrict a homeowner’s right to install and use solar energy systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090218/NEWS/902189969/1058/rss</link>
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     <title>CA: Alternative energy bill advances</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Senate panel voted Tuesday for an alternative energy bill that would ensure a homeowner association can't restrict a homeowner's right to install and use solar energy systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:51:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/348/story/624494.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Lesser Gets Busy at the Capitol</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The other bill that Lesser has sponsored is called "An Act Concerning the Freedom to Dry." If passed, it would bar any statutes that restrict the right to use solar power to dry laundry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:47:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wesleyanargus.com/2009/02/17/lesser-gets-busy-at-the-capitol/</link>
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     <title>TN: Condo developer may sue buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of a Midtown condominium is demanding tens of thousands of dollars from people who backed out of their contracts to buy units in the building as compensation for money the firm says it lost on the deals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:38:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090217/BUSINESS01/90217051/-1/RSS05</link>
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     <title>MA: Oceanside owners file class action lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten apartment owners at the Oceanside Condominiums, 945 Commercial St., have filed a class action lawsuit against the association’s board of trustees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/provincetown/news/x1102488677/Oceanside-owners-file-class-action-lawsuit</link>
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     <title>From Fannie and Freddie, Here Come the Fee Increases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It may not be what home buyers, sellers and refinancers want to hear, but they need to know: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are ratcheting up their mandatory fees and toughening credit score and down-payment rules as of April 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:23:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021204259.html</link>
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     <title>Lawyers Face High Learning Curve During Real Estate Crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ In Massachusetts, for instance, foreclosures on condominiums outnumber those on single-family houses, which triggers problems for owners of nearby units and condo associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:21:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abajournal.com/news/lawyers_face_high_learning_curve_during_real_estate_crisis/</link>
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     <title>FL: Buckley Towers wins $20M verdict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami jury on Friday awarded Buckley Towers homeowners $20 million in their claim against global insurance giant QBE Insurance, one of the largest condo insurers in Florida.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:14:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/02/09/daily56.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Bankrupt Gearhart files for Chapter 7</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Once a prolific builder known for his civic involvement in the North County, Kelly Gearhart has filed for bankruptcy protection in his new home state of Ohio.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:49:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/story/620439.html</link>
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     <title>WI: Wisconsin Tower condo group sues developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The group says City Real Estate owes $46,464 to make up for a shortfall in the association's 2008 budget that covers maintenance expenses at Wisconsin Tower]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:03:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2175475/</link>
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     <title>NV: Lawmaker Looks to Close HOA Loopholes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sweeping FBI political corruption probe into homeowner's associations sent shockwaves throughout the Las Vegas valley last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:15:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9837037</link>
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     <title>PA: Warminster woman stole $100,000 from Warwick organizations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Karen Conden, 35, of Wellington Drive, Warminster, used her position as a secretary/bookkeeper to steal money from the accounts of the condominium association for Warwick Commons Industrial Park]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:34:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/intelligencer/cops-warminster-woman-stole-100000-from-warwick-organizations/</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sen. Harper's helpful advice: Just 'get a life'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Say what you will about the Arizona Legislature, but you've got to appreciate the willingness of our public servants to, well, serve. To set aside their own interests and ambition so that they may travel to the Capitol for half of every year in the hope of making your life and mine just a little better.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:48:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/02/10/20090210roberts0211.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Pikesville man who menaced neighbors is sentenced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a pricey condominium complex in Pikesville can sleep easy]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:31:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-md.co.mackler11feb11,0,2106687.story</link>
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     <title>AL: Lawsuit on Alabama beach mouse ends as condos move</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to protect the Alabama beach mouse from a pair of condominium developments at Fort Morgan after the developers agreed to move the units farther away]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:59:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9822605</link>
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     <title>FL: Some drywall issues were quietly settled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Complaints about sulfur in Chinese drywall have been quietly settled for at least three years in Florida, according to an attorney who represents homeowner associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:02:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/02/09/story2.html?b=1234155600^1773424&ana=e_vert]]></link>
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     <title>AL: Condo buyers wield RICO</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ In battling developers on behalf of disgruntled condo buyers, lawyers along Alabama's coast have unleashed an array of legal strategies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:11:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/123418788611450.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>VA: Manager sentenced for fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Six years ago, Jeffrey S. Koger was a successful business owner and the manager of more than 100 homeowners associations throughout the state, including several in the Fredericksburg area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:55:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/022009/02072009/444447</link>
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     <title>FL: Nearly 9 Years Later, Pebble Creek Turf War Still Entrenched</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:29:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/05/nearly-9-years-later-pebble-creek-turf-war-still-e/</link>
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     <title>AZ: Bid to aid homeowners is ruled unconstitutional</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature's attempt to provide homeowners with an inexpensive way to challenge their homeowners associations has been declared unconstitutional by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:13:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/02/05/20090205hoacourt0205.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Comstock Park HOA embroiled in lawsuit, election</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An election to the Comstock Park Homeowners Association Board of Directors is expected before the fiscal year ends in April, but it's unclear whether it will resolve a tangle of lawsuits over operation of the manufactured home subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:45:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2009/Feb-04-Wed-2009/news/26686693.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Feds may force Corus Bankshares to sell itself</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 25 percent of Corus's total assets are nonperforming and that the bank was "primarily" focused on condo construction in markets like Southern California, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:55:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=269571</link>
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     <title>VA: Association salaries may be released</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week, the Virginia House of Delegates proposed a change in the Property Owners Association Act (POAA) to remove the word "aggregate" in a key phrase, which would allow members of community associations to request salary information about individual employees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:52:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2009/0204/news/004.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Legislature Upholds Gibbons' HOA Veto</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jim Gibbons' 2007 veto of a plan to impose new rules for homeowners' associations has been upheld by the 2009 Nevada Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:36:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/18631228/detail.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawsuit Filed Against Knoll-Century Hill Homeowner's Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit has been filed against the Knoll-Century Hill Homeowner's Association in reference to a special assessment imposed on its members]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:33:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2009/feb/03/la-lawsuit-filed-against-knoll-century-hill-homeow/</link>
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     <title>FL: Buckley Towers case goes to trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unit owners at Buckley Towers, a 40-year-old condominium complex in North Miami Beach, head to trial in Miami federal court Monday in a high-stakes battle over more than $18 million they claim the condo’s insurance company owes for damages caused by Hurricane Wilma.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:31:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/01/26/daily68.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Elected officials get an earful about condo association laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State representatives pushing to reform condominium or home association laws got an earful from residents at a Town Hall meeting here on Saturday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:09:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-bn-0131condo,0,763682.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>TX: River Bend residents want to withdraw from Brownsville</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The association has been fighting the city's annexation for nearly seven years. In the course of the dispute, the association filed a lawsuit against the city in the state's 107th District Court in January 2006, but the case has gone unresolved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:04:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/true_94267___article.html/bend_want.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA bill to address maintenance of security walls within communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sen. Mike Schneider, D- Las Vegas, has prefiled Senate Bill 68 that establishes the responsibility for the maintenance of certain security walls within an association, subdivision and developments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:49:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/38743654.html</link>
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     <title>CO: ‘Residences’ in Aspen counters disgruntled buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of The Residences at The Little Nell fired a counterpunch Friday against some disgruntled buyers at the luxury condominium project in a fight over at least $10 million in earnest money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:00:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20090131/NEWS/901309916/1077&ParentProfile=1058&title=%91Residences%92%20counters%20disgruntled%20buyers]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Condo association sues beach town over easement widening plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 79-unit condominium association filed a lawsuit against the town Jan. 21, asking the Circuit Court to rule that the town has no right to change the existing beach access point on the north side of the condominium complex]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/article971998.ece</link>
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     <title>HI: Owner's water cut off in condo assessment dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Day after dry, dry day, Ervin Dixon's throaty laugh grows a measure more forced as weeks of frustration sour his mouth and the strain of being separated from his family curls his lips. Still the minister and retired bus driver continues to laugh.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090131/NEWS01/901310331/-1</link>
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     <title>Hawaii lawmakers consider bill to slow down home foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hawaii homeowners facing foreclosure would get a little more time, and perhaps more assistance, to help them avoid losing their property, under a bill introduced at the state Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:06:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090130/NEWS01/901300380/1001/localnewsfront</link>
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     <title>UT: Legislature is considering bills affecting land and water rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The second addresses the rights of home or condo owners to rent out their units. Froerer would like to see Utah law follow federal guidelines requiring a minimum percentage of units be allowed to be rented out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:05:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.parkrecord.com/business/ci_11592688</link>
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     <title>MN: Condo associations sue Gassen</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gassen, [et al], are being sued for defective construction, failing to provide adequate reserves for repairs and understating homeowner association dues to the buyers when they bought their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:41:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/02/02/story5.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Smokers In California City Face $100 Fine For Smoking In Apartment, Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A town in California became the first in the country to make it illegal for residents to smoke in their apartments and condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:39:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013896511</link>
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     <title>CA: Council Gives Apartment, Condo Dwellers Relief from Second Hand Smoke</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City Council unanimously approved a ban on smoking in common areas of multi-unit residential buildings Tuesday, confident the new law protects the health of non-smokers, while safeguarding smokers from eviction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:05:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2009/January-2009/01_15_09_Council_Gives_Apartment_Condo_Dwellers_Relief_from_Smoke.html</link>
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     <title>PA: Powell’s yacht tied to condo linked to judges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The association notified Powell in an Aug. 18, 2004, letter that it would not renew his lease from Gary Kuskin for Slip 50 for violations of the marina’s rules and regulations. The letter did not state the violations. Kuskin and association members could not be reached for comment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:43:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesleader.com/news/DOCK_ON_THE_DOCKET__01-29-2009.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Truman Annex couple wins suit against association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Truman Annex property owners this week won a legal battle against the community's homeowners association, which sued the couple for taking too long to repair their home in the wake of the 2005 hurricane season.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:25:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keysnews.com/node/9707</link>
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     <title>PA: Lawsuit filed in double fatal condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The parents of a Rostraver man who died in a 2008 fire in a Seven Springs Mountain Resort condominium have filed suit alleging negligence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:24:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent/news/s_608515.html</link>
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     <title>SC: What's the point of POA legislation?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a time when every dollar counts for everybody -- especially government -- there must be a very compelling reason for the state to step into the private property realm of owners associations and how they are run.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:17:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/story/738741.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Hang it out to dry: HOAs would have to allow clotheslines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Frederick County state delegate wants to let people harness the power of the sun to dry their clothes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:16:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1587740]]></link>
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     <title>UT: 2009 Legislature will debate many bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He said of a lot of the discussion going on at the Capitol is about creating a uniform set of laws for condominiums, timeshares, town homes and traditional subdivisions with an H.O.A.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:29:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.parkrecord.com/business/ci_11566167</link>
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     <title>FL: Bills to address flaws in condo-insurance law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversial law requiring condo owners to have property insurance has many of them up in arms, but lawmakers already are working on bills that would change the requirement this spring.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:40:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/873523.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Court orders condo residents to leave during fumigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pest controllers returned Monday for a third time this year to fumigate buildings in a condominium complex, following a court order last week that compelled some residents to hand over their keys.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocregister.com/articles/orange-tree-residents-2291899-last-vikane</link>
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     <title>SC: Senate bill calls for $10 fee on all properties in community associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill in the state Senate has local community associations concerned because it would revamp the way thousands of homeowner associations in South Carolina do business and charge a $10 annual fee for every lot or home in a community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:08:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/737111.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Kentlands burglary lawsuit settled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The other defendants were Susan Denzel; her husband Walter Denzel, who also did maintenance work; Main Street Property Management Inc.; and the condominium association. Joining Berman in filing the lawsuit were Karen Beth Berman, Jill Amy Berman and Lisa Anne Berman, who also lived in the condominium unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:39:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/01272009/montnew162547_32491.shtml</link>
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     <title>FL: $200 spurs suit, countersuit in Currituck</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute over $208 has spurred several lawsuits involving the Tull’s Bay Colony Property Owner’s Association and a couple living in the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:32:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/200-spurs-suit-countersuit-in-currituck-396115.html</link>
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     <title>PA: Treasure Lake borough issue raises concerns to lawyer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wendy W. McLean, a land use and municipal law attorney in Chester County with the law firm of Lentz, Cantor & Massey Ltd., provided her opinions about several issues concerning the borough initiative.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:03:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20248436&BRD=2758&PAG=461&dept_id=572984&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Residents challenging mandatory country club membership</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bristol Lakes in Aberdeen has challenged the legality of mandatory membership, which forces people who buy a home in their communities to join the country club and remain a member.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:48:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/columnists/sfl-flmarci0125pcjan25,0,2214727.column</link>
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     <title>CO: Ex-HOA president gets probation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former president of a local homeowners’ association who pleaded guilty in November to stealing nearly $43,000 from the group was sentenced Friday to three months of work release and three years of probation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:08:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=14039</link>
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     <title>VA: Builder only second arrested for violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shenandoah County Fire Marshal David Ferguson said Friday that local builder Jerry King is only the second person he has had arrested for fire violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:50:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2009/01/fire-marshal-builder-only-second-arrested-for-viol.html</link>
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     <title>TX: E-mails may have broken the state law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Woodlands Community Association board members may have also violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, along with a The Woodlands Association board member, when they responded to an e-mail from the board member and copied all directors from both boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:35:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/01/24/conroe_courier/news/catwemail0124.txt</link>
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     <title>GA: Condo owners lose view and sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents who bought pricey high-rise Midtown condos from condo king Jim Borders say he robbed them of their city views when he built another tower across the street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:33:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/26/story2.html</link>
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     <title>CA:  If You Want To Collect Fees From Win, Make Sure Your Opp. Is A Legal Entity</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fees Properly Declined To Victorious Defendant Where One Suing Plaintiff Was Not A Legal Entity And The Other Plaintiff Was Not Sued Individually--First District, Division 5 Affirms Refusal To Award Fees in a Unique Case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:33:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.calattorneysfees.com/2009/01/homeowner-association-disputes-if-you-want-to-collect-fees-from-winning-make-sure-your-opponent-is-a-legal-entity.html</link>
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     <title>NH: Supreme Court rules on condo conversion plan in Hampton</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Supreme Court recently ruled that a change in property ownership from private to condominium should not trigger a Planning Board attempt to bring a non-conforming use up to current zoning standards. Now the town is asking the high court to reconsider its decision]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:26:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FL: Subcontractors sued in Berkman collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of a downtown Jacksonville condominium project stalled by the fatal collapse of a parking garage 13 months ago have sued six subcontractors for at least $36 million in damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-01-23/story/condo_owner_sues_subcontractors_in_berkman_collapse</link>
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     <title>PA: Lawsuit filed in double fatal condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The suit claims: The Sunridge Condominium Association knew there had been a previous fire in November 1993 at Unit 9, Building O, of Sunridge Condominiums, which resulted from improper design, installation and maintenance of the fireplace]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:35:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleyindependent/news/s_608515.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Owners May Soon No Longer Receive Tax Break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new bill might do away with a 45 year old law that essentially gives condo owners tax breaks that homeowners don't receive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:09:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/owners_1260303___article.html/receive_condo.html</link>
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     <title>TX: SMU, Bush library face renewed fight over land</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dispute dates to 2005, when owners of several condominium units sued SMU, saying the university fraudulently obtained controlling interest in the complex. In 2006, a federal judge ruled that the university had clear title to the land on which the University Gardens condominiums were built. SMU then tore down the condominiums, but a legal appeal has put the title issue back in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:03:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-BushLib_met22.ART.State.Edition2.4e78e5c.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Court battle over condo Web site</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a classic David vs. Goliath battle, a Boston condo king is taking on an agent who has earned less than $200,000 in commissions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:10:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view/2009_01_22_Court_battle_over_condo_Web_site/srvc=home&position=recent]]></link>
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     <title>MD: General Assembly expected to address condominium law questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland General Assembly is expected to introduce a bill within the week that will address questions about insurance coverage raised by a Maryland appeals court ruling last year]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:46:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ifawebnews.com/articles/2009/01/21/marylanddc/doc4975bf22ccbdd709039519.txt</link>
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     <title>VA: Plaintiffs Begin Case In Day One Of Water Rate Trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawsuit came about through action by seven individuals and three homeowner's associations outside the town's corporate limits. It is in response to a Town Council action in December 2005 that doubled the surcharge imposed on out-of-town utility customers, putting it close to 100 percent and causing out-of-town customers' water and sewer bills to increase nearly 40 percent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:21:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leesburg2day.com/articles/2009/01/20/news/fp303water012009.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: Upstate builders balk at condo bills, worry they could hurt sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Builders and real estate agents fear one of the few stable portions of the housing market-condo sales-will struggle if state lawmakers change the way condos are assessed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:54:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/01/19/story4.html?b=1232341200^1761926&ana=e_vert]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Vetoed bill affecting HOAs could survive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed AB396 after the 2007 Legislature had adjourned. Because the bill was vetoed after legislators were dismissed, the Assembly and the Senate will have to vote to either sustain the veto or override it in one of the first actions of this upcoming session. This column will highlight some of the proposed changes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/37759769.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: New Evesham dam is one step closer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He said the 13 association homeowners believe they have no legal obligation to help pay the cost since Pine Acres owns the dam, but will if they are forced to share in it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:20:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090117/NEWS01/901170355/1006</link>
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     <title>IA: Regency executives face new lawsuit, liens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A California-based bank is keeping the legal pressure on executives of Regency Homes with a new loan default lawsuit and by forcing payment from the trust of the late founder of the company, Michael Myers]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:31:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090117/BUSINESS/901170320/-1/NEWS04</link>
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     <title>FL: Courts make it easier to file a mechanics lien against a condominium assn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I own a painting company. I recently filed a lien against a condominium association that hired me to paint the outside of the condominium building. The president tells me that my lien is no good because it had to list all of the owners. Is that right?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:58:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marconews.com/news/2009/jan/15/its-law-lien-me/</link>
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     <title>IL:  Are buyers protected when developers go under?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Suits have been filed by lenders against developers on unpaid construction loans on at least two condominium properties that I am aware of.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:55:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/news/condos/1380753,HOF-News-mack16.article</link>
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     <title>AR: Attorney Fees Not Awarded In POA Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Bella Vista Property Owners Association does not have to pay attorney fees to Roger Norbeck, though a judge ruled in his favor by agreeing 2,000 votes were improperly accepted by the association during a 2007 election of board members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2009/01/15/news/011609bznorbeck.txt</link>
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     <title>AR: Norbeck v. POA going back to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Usually, once a judge rules in a case, that's it - it's over. But apparently that is not the case in Roger A. Norbeck v. the Bella Vista Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:19:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwanews.com/bvwv/News/7849/</link>
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     <title>TX: Jackson Files Legislation Regarding Property Owners’ Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Representative Jim Jackson has proposed legislation to give Texas property owners more authority over their property owner's associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.texasinsider.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5586]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Dispute Stalls an Ambitious Upper West Side Conversion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But today, the Apthorp on the Upper West Side stands as a cautionary tale in messy condo conversions, with ambitious plans that have soured, a bitter dispute among owners and the looming threat of foreclosure]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:08:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/nyregion/13apthorp.html?em</link>
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     <title>AZ: Marana councilman's actions questioned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Arizona Attorney General’s Office could decide to investigate Marana Councilman Russell Clanagan’s dealings with area businesses and the Continental Ranch Community Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:23:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.explorernews.com/articles/2009/01/12/news/doc49669f1cab55c384733635.txt</link>
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     <title>IN: President of a Jeffersonville condo association arrested after Fox 41 invest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of a Jeffersonville condo association has been arrested in connection with a disputed election of officers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:21:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fox41.com/global/story.asp?s=9659889</link>
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     <title>Dubai: Call for release of Strata Law's final draft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dubai's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (Rera) needs to release the final regulations to complete the Strata Law in order to bring in transparency and protect buyers and existing owners, said the industry players.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:18:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.business24-7.ae/articles/2009/1/pages/01132009_5a535a428e9d41c5805219ef87f1261a.aspx</link>
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     <title>NV: Barbara Holland reviews proposed bills affecting associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After the 2007 legislative session had ended, Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed Assembly Bill 396 pertaining to homeowner associations. Because the veto occurred after the adjournment of the legislative body, this bill will revert back to the 2009 legislative session to either sustain the veto or override the veto.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:25:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/37381059.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Shores: Owners should pay delinquent condo fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under a proposed ordinance of the City Council, it would become a mortgage holder's responsibility to pay for delinquent condominium, co-op, and homeowner association fees on units in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:09:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Neighbors/South/evlNS03011109.htm</link>
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     <title>FL: New pool safety law could be financial drain for associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new federal safety law that went into effect last month requires new drain covers to be installed in most of Florida's 37,000 public pools. The upgrade could cost from hundreds to thousands of dollars per pool -- an expense that, in most cases, will be shared by the condo residents or homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:05:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/01/11/3904164.htm</link>
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     <title>SC: Horry County panel: Let HOA have its way on gate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Horry County's gate saga continued Thursday when a county committee recommended giving a homeowners' association ownership of a public road and letting the group keep up a gate it says helps block cut-through traffic in the subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:31:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/736755.html</link>
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     <title>AR: Norbeck takes 'next step' in case against POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Usually, once a judge rules in a case, that's it - it's over. But apparently that is not the case in Roger A. Norbeck v. the Bella Vista Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:35:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/69475/</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawmakers dream up a condo and homeowner law wish list</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers have a lot of homework ahead when it comes to condominium and homeowner association laws]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:16:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flbcondocol0107sbjan07,0,4768406.column</link>
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     <title>FL: Woman Suing HOA Over Marriage Rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An unmarried mother of four said she is filing a lawsuit against her former homeowners' association whose rules of only allowing married couples to own or rent homes in an east Orange County subdivision forced her out of her dream home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.clickorlando.com/money/18419340/detail.html?rss=orlpn&psp=news]]></link>
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     <title>VA: Man barely avoids jail over refusal to fix wall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Spotsylvania County man avoided jail yesterday for violating a third court order to fix a crumbling retaining wall on the left side of his Lee's Hill home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:44:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/012009/01062009/436934</link>
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     <title>MO: Brookside Square now has both neighborhood and homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The council is also considering how homeowners’ associations fit into city government. Currently, only neighborhood associations are recognized, meaning the council and staff contact these entities with questions and city planning issues. The situation with the Brookside Square Neighborhood Association has caused the council to start looking at whether homeowners' associations should receive more recognition from the city]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:20:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2009/01/05/residents-form-brookside-square-neighborhood-association/</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA bills headed to Legislature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Those and other bills are expected to be filed during the 2009 legislative session in an attempt to strengthen communities and address neighborhood concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:45:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/01/05/20090105hoabills0105.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Mediators foresee gloom, doom in condo industry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Working for the state's Office of the Condominium Ombudsman is dirty, sometimes even ''disgusting,'' work, say Bill and Susan Raphan, who supervise the Fort Lauderdale satellite office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:17:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/living/home/story/834433.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA bills would standardize rules, protect homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every year the number of bills involving homeowners associations grows in the state Legislature. And as the session draws near those involved in crafting the bills are beginning to cobble together ideas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:32:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2009/01/02/20090102sev-hoabills0103.html</link>
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     <title>FL: New insurance rules upset condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dick Herman may be president of the Burgundy A Condominium Association, but he doesn't like being a cop]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:09:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/business/epaper/2008/12/30/a6b_condoinsure_1231.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Sea Pines property owners association responds to Judge Coffey's lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sea Pines property owners association in charge of the plantation's private security team forcefully responded to Hilton Head Island municipal court Judge Maureen Coffey's lawsuit this week, painting her as unable to be impartial after her brother was suspected in two rashes of home break-ins.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:28:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/707833.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo boards can have trouble policing a 'no renter' rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that mortgage money is hard to come by, there is a dearth of buyers these days and everyone who is stuck with a piece or property who is not in default would love to rent it out. But, as many of my readers may know, quite a few condominium and homeowners associations have amended their governing documents to prohibit leasing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:22:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=259956&src=118]]></link>
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     <title>FL: An Issue of Great Public Importance or Not?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.030(b)(4), the District Courts of Appeal have discretionary review powers of final and non-final orders of the County Court that are otherwise appealable to the Circuit Court when the County Court certifies an issue of "great public importance."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:57:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridaappellateblog.com/2008/12/an-issue-of-great-public-importance-or-not.html</link>
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     <title>TN: Condo owners gain protections with new law Jan. 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo owners will face a new set of rules when the new year rolls around. That's when an updated condominium bill passed by the state legislature in April finally takes effect.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:04:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081222/COLUMNIST0301/812220354/-1/RSS05</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owners v. Mother Nature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three Diamond Beach condo owners and their Houston attorney are blaming the developer for Ike's havoc in Galveston County court, claiming a misrepresentation was made about the Galveston seawall in the sales pitch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:31:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/arguments/216560-condo-owners-v.-mother-nature</link>
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     <title>OH: Neighbors concerned boy will stay home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A teenager accused of terrorizing his Far East Side neighbors with threatening notes and fake bombs was allowed to return home yesterday despite the neighbors' safety concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:51:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/12/20/fakebombs.ART_ART_12-20-08_B1_47C9RU1.html?sid=101</link>
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     <title>AR: Gates Four homeowners sue over planned annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Gates Four Homeowners Association is challenging the city’s plan to forcibly annex the gated community in western Cumberland County]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=313607</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo residents kick MetroPCS antennas off roof in groundbreaking legal dec.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second time in four months, residents of a Lake Street condominium have kicked one of the nation's largest wireless telephone companies off the roof of their 12-story building, this time by convincing a state court that the board of their condo association violated the condo's bylaws when it give MetroPCS a $27,600-a-year lease allowing it to install eight cell-phone antennas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:55:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lohud.com/article/20081219/NEWS02/812190352/1066/BUSINESS01</link>
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     <title>IL: State’s attorney will not pursue charges against homeowner association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state’s attorney will not pursue charges against a homeowners association president whose Internet comments about “spraying poop” spurred local officials to believe he threatened them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:53:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/12/19/news/local/doc4944a78ecd1d0027624424.txt</link>
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     <title>IL: Attorneys answer condo conundrums</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community association's queries and quandaries are many. Attendees at a recent "Ask an Attorney" seminar, hosted by the Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations, had their questions answered by a pair of industry pros. Here's a sampling]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:08:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/advice/chi-condo-legal_chomes_1219dec19,0,501444.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowner group's truck dispute not out of sight yet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a Hillsborough judge called the Eagles Master Association's parking restriction "utterly unreasonable," pickup truck owner A.J. Vizzi and his attorney rejoiced]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/article943434.ece</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo builder misled plaintiffs about units' safety behind Galveston seawall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Galveston County couple and a California woman claim a Galveston condominium builder misinformed them about the ability of the Galveston seawall to protect the property from hurricanes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:02:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/216513-suit-condo-management-misled-plaintiffs-about-units-safety-behind-galveston-seawall</link>
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     <title>CO: Smoking ban idea snuffed at Centennial in Aspen</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A propertywide smoking ban at Centennial condominiums in Aspen went up in flames Tuesday after an overwhelming number of homeowners voted against the idea.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:44:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20081217/NEWS/812169931/1077&ParentProfile=1058&title=Smoking%20ban%20idea%20snuffed%20at%20Centennial%20in%20Aspen]]></link>
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     <title>IL: Former condo association president charged with theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former president of the Thatcher Woods Condominium Association has been charged with the theft of $118,750 in association funds]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:32:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pioneerlocal.com/elmwoodpark/news/1334165,el-condo-121708-s1.article</link>
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     <title>GA: Treasurer accused of stealing HOA funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Peachtree City man has been charged with 16 counts of fiduciary theft for writing $29,000 in checks from his homeowner’s association to himself and two of his companies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:22:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/33836</link>
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     <title>FL: Legislator plans to push for ombudsman of homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Rep. Julio Robaina told leaders of homeowner associations Monday he wants feedback before crafting legislation to overhaul associations across the state]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:05:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flphoa1216pndec16,0,4842997.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge: Parking restrictions "unreasonable"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hillsborough County homeowners' association now faces thousands of dollars in legal fees after losing a lawsuit against one of their residents]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:57:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/article939209.ece</link>
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     <title>CT:Condo Activist In Madison Defends Himself Against Charge Of Attempted Bribery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Not long after arriving, Perrelli started battling with the condominium association, and he eventually filed four lawsuits against the group and its board members. The association countersued, and the clashes dragged on for years with Perrelli acting as his own attorney to save money on legal expenses]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:37:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-perrelli1215.artdec15,0,426688.story</link>
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     <title>FL: HOAs cry foul over foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Local homeowners' associations and condo boards say banks are unfairly getting a break on how much back dues they have to pay when they take back a home in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:25:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20081214/RE/812140373/1075</link>
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     <title>LA: State’s attorney will not pursue charges against homeowner association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[state’s attorney will not pursue charges against a homeowners association president whose Internet comments about "spraying poop" spurred local officials to believe he threatened them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:15:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcchronicle.com/articles/2008/12/14/news/local/doc4944a78ecd1d0027624424.txt</link>
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     <title>GA: Neighborhood Security Cameras Create Controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City of Roswell and one of its subdivisions have reached something of an impasse and neighborhood security is at the heart of the problem]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:10:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.beaconcast.com/articles/20081213_6</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Controversial New Pool & Spa Safety Act Will Create Public Pool Closures]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most of the 300,000 public pools and spas in the U.S. are required to close on December 19, 2008 according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) if they do not comply with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:58:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Controversial-New-Pool-Spa-Safety/story.aspx?guid=%7B4FA16283-A164-494D-A401-0D6EFDB29507%7D</link>
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     <title>ME: Stone Haven rental case back in appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of six unpermitted weekly rental units in the Stone Haven Condominium property on the Eagle Lake Road have filed with the board of appeals for a second time in an attempt to gain the town’s permission to rent their cottages by the week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:55:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://mdislander.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8239&Itemid=36]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Knoll-Century Hill Lawsuit Set To Proceed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by a Knoll-Century Hill subdivision resident against the homeowner's association will come to trial on Dec. 29.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:36:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2008/dec/10/la-knoll-century-hill-lawsuit-set-to-proceed/</link>
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     <title>CA: Judge finds for newspaper, Watkins in libel suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that the Lake County Record-Bee and a community member owe no damages in a libel suit filed over letters the paper printed earlier this year about the Clear Lake Riviera Community Association and its board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:33:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://lakeconews.com/content/view/6585/764/</link>
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     <title>FL: Largest Civil Action Filed against Wyndham by Ocean Walk Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the largest civil actions to ever be filed in the State of Florida was filed today in Volusia County by South Florida attorney Mark Bogen. A 50 count complaint was filed against Wyndham Vacation Resorts and Wyndham Vacation Management on behalf of Ocean Walk Resort Condominium Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:35:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ibtimes.com/prnews/20081209/largest-civil-action-filed-against-wyndham-by-ocean-walk-condominium-association.htm</link>
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     <title>SC: Judge files lawsuit against Sea Pines POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hilton Head Island's municipal court judge has sued the Sea Pines property owners association, saying the plantation's private security force harassed and publicly defamed both she and her family since trying to solve a series of burglaries in 2004.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:03:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/691832.html</link>
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     <title>SD:  City: It's our right to deny condo deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Businessman Mike Derby argues in his lawsuit against Rapid City that it's wrong his proposed Canyon Lake Resort met minimum zoning and fire department standards -- and was still rejected.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:49:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/12/07/news/local/doc493b47a34492b095568366.txt</link>
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     <title>WA: County wants to change road maintenance rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The county law would require a developer to form a permanent road division (PRD), rather than using a homeowners association (HOA), to maintain roads in any new subdivision larger than four lots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:26:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.redding.com/news/2008/dec/07/county-wants-to-change-road-maintenance-rules/</link>
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     <title>Deadbeat Landlord Keeps Condo Renter Out of the Pool</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I rent a three-bedroom condominium unit in a new building. The unit's owner lives in Africa. The condo's pool opened recently. When I applied for a pool pass, I was told I couldn't have one because the owner is behind on his condo association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:40:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/06/AR2007070600907.html?wprss=rss_rentals</link>
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     <title>FL: Tallahassee homeowners association files for bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association of an upscale Tallahassee neighborhood has filed for bankruptcy to get out of paying lawyers’ fees after losing a lawsuit against two of its members, a lawyer for the couple said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:18:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200812040200/BREAKINGNEWS/81203021</link>
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     <title>IL: Deficiencies in Illinois Condo Act cited</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Condominium Advisory Council, in preparation of submitting recommendations to the governor and Illinois Legislature regarding changes to the Illinois Condominium Act, held a series of hearings across the metropolitan area seeking input from the public.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:52:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/news/condos/1314804,mack05.article</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners, HOAs work to find common energy-savings ground</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Coloradans and their homeowners associations are working through a new law that governs energy efficiencies with some disputes ending up in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:04:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=105059&catid=188]]></link>
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     <title>FL: New Condominium Laws: A Lot to Digest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For those who currently live in or will move to a condominium as a permanent or seasonal residence in Florida, the newest changes to condominium laws are important to understand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:51:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/793086.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Trump in $40 million dispute with lender</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas has ratcheted up its battle with Donald Trump, claiming the hard-charging developer personally owes it $40 million after defaulting on a $640 million construction loan for Trump International Hotel & Tower]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:11:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-081129trump-lawsuit,0,3489640.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowners Get A Win In Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered a developer to turn over his financial records regarding Cory Lake Isles to a group of homeowners.  Circuit Judge Martha Cook ruled Thursday that the residents should have access to all official documents related to the operation and maintenance of the community that are in the possession of Cory Lakes Limited.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:34:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://northeast2.tbo.com/content/2008/sep/10/ne-homeowners-get-a-win-in-court/</link>
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     <title>FL: Condos, Orkin can't work out bugs in suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Apparently, condominium owners and an exterminating company have not been able to work the bugs out of a lawsuit that contended that improper inspection and treatment left residents' homes ravaged by termites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:40:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailycommercial.com/1129orkin</link>
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     <title>WY: No deal; woman can face state embezzlement charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that there was never an agreement between state prosecutors and a Gillette woman charged with embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the Fox Park Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:21:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2008/11/28/news/today/news04.txt</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA sues homeowners over signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An election-season dispute between homeowners displaying political signs in their front yards and the Grand View subdivision’s homeowners association, who removed the signs, has spilled into the courts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:31:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/11/27/112808_9A_Political_signs.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Condo owners caught in crossfire of builder dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the sun set over Potomac Yard on Nov. 7, owners at The Eclipse condominium community came home to an unpleasant surprise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:46:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/12/01/story4.html?b=1228107600%5E1739267</link>
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     <title>NV: Allure the latest condo to be hit with lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Luxury condo development Allure Las Vegas is facing a third lawsuit from a disgruntled buyer after a fresh complaint was filed in federal court recently alleging ongoing water-supply problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:23:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2008/11/25/news/iq_25205949.txt</link>
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     <title>PA: TLPOA won't reimburse property owner for cost of court documents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Treasure Lake Property Owners Association board of directors voted not to reimburse a property owner for the cost of copying court documents she obtained regarding a $30,000 lawsuit against the TLPOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:15:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20207562&BRD=2758&PAG=461&dept_id=572984&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>IL: State moves against mortgage companies at W. Side building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Confused about who held legal title to the building, eight tenants in the building, who include school teachers, a biomedical technician and a pastor,  pooled resources to keep utilities turned on in the common areas. They've changed the locks on the entrances to the building and hired their own maintenance man to clean and watch over the building, says Mulvey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:34:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago_news/State_moves_against_mortgage_companies_at_W_Side_building,18819</link>
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     <title>PA: Residents battle for dam, lake restoration</title>
     <description><![CDATA[And now Harm and about a dozen of his neighbors who make up the Kenilworth Lake Homeowners Association are entrenched in a legal battle with developer Joseph Samost, operating as Pine Acres Association, to force him to fix the dam and restore the lake.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:27:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/112-11242008-1626785.html</link>
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     <title>CA: New CA Law Addresses Various Foreclosure Problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the recent California legislative session a number of bills have been introduced that attempted to deal with various problems associated with the enormous amount of foreclosures taking place in the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:04:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://realtytimes.com/rtpages/20081124_foreclosureca.htm</link>
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     <title>FL: Think condo insurance is optional? Think again, say experts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a situation that might qualify as a "be careful what you wish for" tale, several new Florida laws related to condominium insurance policies are slated to go into effect Jan. 1. The problem is they are essentially unworkable as currently written -- leaving many condo owners, community associations and insurance agents in a state of confusion about how to proceed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:49:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081124/ARTICLE/811240310/2413/BUSINESS?Title=New_Florida_condo_law_is_about_to_take_effect</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawyers can help when homeowners' termite issues remain unresolved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Atlanta-based pest-control giant Orkin Inc. recently filed a federal lawsuit in Ocala to stop a circuit judge from enforcing a settlement with the Sandalwood Condominium Association of Wildwood that would require Orkin to pay for $6 million in repairs to the Sumter County complex. Cardillo represented the condominium association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:33:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/community/news/ucf/orl-termites08nov24,0,122241.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo law gets a big makeover</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Florida Legislature has ushered in the most sweeping changes to its condominium law since the early 1990s. Restrictions on board eligibility, penalties for volunteer directors charged with technical violations of the law, and an acknowledgment that boards need to act fast in the face of disasters dominated the agenda.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081123/ARTICLE/811230304/2055/NEWS?Title=Condo_law_gets_a_big_makeover</link>
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     <title>SC: Daufuskie resort owners sue residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of the Daufuskie Island Resort and Breathe Spa say a lawsuit filed against them by members is spurring them to file a countersuit, according to their Web site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:35:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/676773.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Property manager pleads guilty to theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Longmont property manager pleaded guilty Friday to stealing $40,000 from the Wolf Creek homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:36:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=12338</link>
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     <title>CA: Permit granted to allow cows, other animals on pair's land</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jim Pantaleo, president of the Bridle Path Homeowners' Association, said the association's covenants, conditions and restrictions once allowed just horses and normal domestic animals as pets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:34:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/nov/22/permit-granted-to-allow-cows-other-animals-on/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Residents rip judge for delays on dam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They want to see the lake dam rebuilt and the lake refilled with water, but the complicated Superior Court lawsuit to get the new dam has dragged on for more than four years now, despite a court order for rebuilding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:30:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/811220358/1006</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo repair case settled without residents paying price</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Heritage Harbour residents said their refusal to sign a contract with a Maryland government agency - an agreement that would have forced them to retrofit their condos for wheelchairs - ended up being a better decision than any legal advice they had received.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:50:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/11_20-24/CAN</link>
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     <title>VA: Broadlands HOA Injunction Denied</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Broadlands homeowners' association board is not prohibited from making public its actions supporting the construction of the proposed Broadlands Regional Medical Center, following a circuit court ruling today]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:44:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leesburg2day.com/articles/2008/11/20/news/fp356injunction112008.txt</link>
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     <title>VA: Broadlands residents: Board doesn't speak for us</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attempt in court to prevent the Broadlands Homeowners Association board members from lobbying publicly for the approval of the Broadlands Regional Medical Center came up short Nov. 19 when only one side showed up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:46:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizenet.com/news/2008/nov/19/broadlands-residents-board-doesnt-speak-us/</link>
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     <title>NV: Community Bank hit with lawsuit over loan default in Lake Las Vegas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In what some predict could be the first case in a slew of litigation, a borrower is suing a local bank for pulling the plug on its loan. The case filed recently by C.W. Capital Fund One against Community Bank of Nevada over a failed development in Lake Las Vegas]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:32:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2008/11/17/news/iq_24955539.txt</link>
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     <title>NV: Association panel member accused of legal violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sun City Anthem rests on the northern slope of Black Mountain, giving homeowners a peaceful view of the Strip below.  But beyond the serene scene, civil war is under way in the homeowners association board. Battles are swirling around dissident director Robert Frank, a 68-year-old retired Air Force colonel]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:15:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/34543364.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Sea Pines groups fight over day-pass fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Those $5 day-passes to get into Sea Pines sure add up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:07:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.beaufortgazette.com/local/story/618735.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Couple faces home battle in Highlands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Olivia Fiamengo and Margaret Ruckman both found out that putting a manufactured home where others don’t exist can take a battle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:58:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20081116/NEWS/811159993/1070&ParentProfile=1058&title=Couple%20faces%20home%20battle%20in%20Highlands]]></link>
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     <title>VI: Plaintiffs Move To Add Grande Bay Resort Condo Owners as Defendants in Lawsu</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Luxury condominium owners at Bay Isle Associates’ Grande Bay Resort could be in for a rude awakening if the plaintiffs in a lawsuit originally filed in November 2005 get their way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:07:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.stjohntradewindsnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2736&Itemid=1]]></link>
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     <title>Japan: Neighborhood Sues in Bid to Oust Mafia</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 600 residents recently went to court to oust the Dojinkai from its six-story headquarters, located in a prominent commercial area near the main train station in this medium-sized city in western Japan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:47:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/world/asia/16yakuza.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Promises unkept? Condo buyers sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now Streamline Tower is facing a federal lawsuit from 48 disgruntled buyers who claim the condos they purchased are significantly smaller than advertised, and that Streamline falsely promised that buyers could make money by placing their units in an 'executive leasing program' to be rented out like hotel rooms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:04:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/nov/14/buyers-company-promises-dispute/</link>
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     <title>OR: Frustrated Condo Owners Sue Resort (video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than fifty condominium owners have filed a fraud lawsuit against the Inn at the Seventh Mountain Resort in Bend.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:50:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://kohd.com/page/63104</link>
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     <title>AZ: Age overlay dispute erupts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of the Retirement Community Association of Sun City West is challenging a decision by community officials to permit a disabled child to live with a parent in the community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:44:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourwestvalley.com/articles/community_4328___article.html/law_live.html</link>
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     <title>PA: TLPOA board sorting out lawsuit details</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Treasure Lake property owner who sued the Treasure Lake Property Owners Association and received payment has left the POA asking what happened.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:37:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20196566&BRD=2758&PAG=461&dept_id=572984&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>AR: ACC, city at odds over sign ordinance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of an estate-sales business were recently caught in the crossfire over signs between the city and the Bella Vista Village Architectural Control Committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:38:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwanews.com/bvwv/News/7434/</link>
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     <title>NV: State Supreme Court issues ruling in Fernley WTP case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nevada State Supreme Court recently denied a writ of mandamus sought by the Mesagate Homeowners’ Association in a challenge to the city of Fernley’s issuance of a building permit for construction of the arsenic removal water treatment plant]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:28:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.lahontanvalleynews.com/article/20081111/NEWS01/811119990/1045&title=State%20Supreme%20Court%20issues%20ruling%20in%20Fernley%20WTP%20case]]></link>
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     <title>FL:  Lawmakers Working To Reduce HOA's Power To Foreclose</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eyewitness News has learned lawmakers are ready to take on homeowners' associations. Eyewitness News reported Monday about a man who could lose his house because he didn't pay his HOA dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:16:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/17958537/detail.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Herndon Man Admits Stealing From Homeowners Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Herndon man who helped manage 400 homeowners associations in Northern Virginia admitted yesterday that he stole about $3 million from those associations over four years and failed to pay more than $775,000 in income taxes during that period.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:37:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/10/AR2008111002990.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Relax: HOA Bill Dead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Across the Grand Strand, members of the associations that oversee many single-family and condominium communities are furious about Senate Bill 1283. The legislation, an attempt to bring the law governing such organizations into the 21st century, would have required every householder in every S.C. homeowners' association to pay the state a $10 annual fee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:45:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/story/665188.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Trump Las Vegas investors pursue class action lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is it just another symptom of a collapsing hotel-condo market or was it fraud? A group of investors in the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas are joining a growing list of hotel-condo buyers who are suing to get their money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:02:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2008/11/10/news/iq_24794859.txt</link>
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     <title>FHA Issues New Guidelines to Curb the Practice of ‘Buy and Bail’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the past several months, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and others in the mortgage industry have observed an increase in the number of homeowners who have chosen to vacate their existing principal residences, purport to rent them out, and purchase a new residence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:33:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://rismedia.com/wp/2008-11-09/fha-issues-new-guidelines-to-curb-the-practice-of-%E2%80%98buy-and-bail/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Holding onto ‘paradise’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paradise Park residents have faced the purchase of the land their homes sit upon, some even possible eviction, and have had their day in court, but the judgment day is still unknown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:48:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bayshorenews.com/publication/show/617</link>
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     <title>MD: Music producer's widow sues county, homeland security director, HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Claiming her husband was unnecessarily put in harm's way, resulting in his death, Brown's widow filed a $20 million lawsuit Oct. 14, roughly two years to the day after her husband was killed, against Prince George's County and Vernon Herron, director of the county's office of homeland security, and a $5 million lawsuit against the neighborhood's homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:54:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/11062008/largnew171014_32471.shtml</link>
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     <title>OR: Tentative deal reached in Beaverton suit over the Round</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City Council has tentatively agreed to settle the city's lawsuit against the owners of the Round at Beaverton Central for unpaid utility bills.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:09:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2008/11/tentative_deal_reached_in_beav.html</link>
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     <title>SC: HOAs should be aware of bill in Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is a bill in the S.C. Senate (s1283) that outlines new homeowner association responsibilities and fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:41:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/story/656145.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Colony's homeowners association files for bankruptcy protection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colony Beach & Tennis Club’s homeowner’s association has filed for bankruptcy to shield itself from a $12 million lawsuit filed by the club’s management for repairs and upgrades to the venerable resort]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:12:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081103/breaking/811030252</link>
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     <title>MD: Appeals court rules against Hillsmere association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A small group of Hillsmere residents - not the Hillsmere Shores Improvement Association - really owns a 1,700-foot long swath of waterfront land in Hillsmere.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:32:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/11_02-29/CAN</link>
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     <title>SC: Group of condo owners calls waste fee unfair</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Mount Pleasant property owners says Charleston County is overcharging them and thousands of other residents for garbage service, dumping an extra $500,000 into county coffers each]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:58:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/nov/01/group_condo_owners_calls_waste_fee_unfai60036/</link>
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     <title>TN: Doctors sue Bearden neighbors, Metro Pulse for $20 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It absolutely snowballed," said Matthew Evans, attorney for the president of the homeowners association. "This is a newsletter of a homeowners association that maybe has a circulation of 50 to 75 people that's probably only read by about 25 people, and somehow, we're now in the middle of a $20 million lawsuit."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:35:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=67896&catid=2]]></link>
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     <title>Florida judge blocks law aimed at making political activities more transparent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Stephan Mickle's injunction came after the Broward Coalition of Condominium, Homeowners and Community Organizations filed suit when the group discovered it could not publish a newsletter mentioning ballot amendments without registering with the state and disclosing donors under Florida's 2004 electioneering law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:39:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/elections/sfl-flfspeech1031pnoct31,0,2035425.story</link>
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     <title>NE: Justice Dept. sues Omaha condo group, president</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department is suing an Omaha condominium association and its president alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act by trying to prevent a family with children from buying an apartment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:26:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp?S=9262346&nav=menu605_2]]></link>
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     <title>AR: Former play managers consider lawsuit against POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legal action is being considered by a group of former volunteer golf play managers who worked for the Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:38:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/67301/</link>
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     <title>FL: Political signs may lead to troublesome times, condo fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before planting a political sign on your front lawn, you'd better consult your community association's governing documents]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:30:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flbcondocol1029pnoct29,0,6140091.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Three Years Post-Wilma, Millions of Dollars in Insurance Claims Still Unpaid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On the third anniversary of Hurricane Wilma, many Florida homeowners and condominium associations have yet to be paid for insurance claims. Natural disaster attorney Alan Garfinkel of the law firm of Katzman Garfinkel Rosenbaum advises that it's still not too late to file an original claim from the storm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:19:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/three-years-post-hurricane-wilma-millions/story.aspx?guid=%7BC018B1E6-82BB-4607-8492-38A0A3FC1FD1%7D&dist=hppr]]></link>
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     <title>NJ: Fighting to stay in Paradise (Park)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They lost their case in state Superior Court in Freehold. The attorneys for Bollerman and Somers argued that no change of use was contemplated when the sale was made, and Judge Alexander Leherer agreed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:18:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1225081562113581.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>AR: Judge Rules POA Board Votes Were Improper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge declared Thursday that Cooper Communities improperly cast 2,000 votes in the 2007 election for Bella Vista Property Owners Association Board of Directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:02:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nwaonline.net/articles/2008/10/24/news/102508bzvistavotes.txt</link>
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     <title>FL: Multiple unit owner halts foreclosure at Tiara condominium</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Tiara Condominium Association was all set to sell Domingo Castro’s six units at a foreclosure auction until the construction company owner deeded them to a new company that filed for Chapter 11.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:00:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://southflorida.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/10/27/story13.html</link>
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     <title>IA: High court sides with state in condo tax dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Iowa apartments should continue to be taxed as commercial property even though condominium owners enjoy a much lower residential tax rate, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081024/NEWS/81024016/-1/NEWS04</link>
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     <title>AZ: Audit: $75,000 in Las Sendas HOA money misspent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An investigation launched by directors of Las Sendas Community Association uncovered more than $75,000 in questionable expenditures for employee salaries and programs run at Mesa's largest and most fashionable master-planned community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:57:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2008/10/23/20081023mr-lassendas1024.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawsuit Filed Over 11-Year-Old's Death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The parents of an 11-year-old girl who died after a sand tunnel collapsed on top of her are suing the homeowners association and property manager.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:12:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.hernandotoday.com/content/2008/oct/23/ha-lawsuit-filed-over-11-year-olds-death/</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowner sues association over solar panels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Weinberg has filed suit. He claims the association violated California's Solar Rights Act, which limits restrictions on solar energy systems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:37:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/oct/21/homeowner-sues-association-over-solar-panels-he/</link>
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     <title>CO: National Group Supports Homeowner Against Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A national organization representing community associations is supporting a Vail condominium owner in a seven-year, $550,000 legal battle with his association over who was responsible for resolving a water-intrusion issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:03:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/national-group-supports-homeowner-against/story.aspx?guid=%7BE4D7C765-204A-4CFE-83E5-40FC938A963A%7D&dist=hppr]]></link>
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     <title>NV: Waiting for the HOA FBI investigation fallout</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks there have been a number of local media reports about FBI investigation concerning homeowners associations, individual board of directors (who allegedly were serving on more than one association board), management companies, a construction company and legal firms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:23:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/31224279.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Orkin Files Federal Lawsuit to Void Settlement with Wildwood Condo Assn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pest-control giant Orkin has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at escaping a recent legal settlement that would require the company to pay an estimated $6 million to repair a termite-ravage condominium complex in Sumter County]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:16:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/lake_county_report/2008/10/orkin-files-fed.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Meridian lawsuit may be expanded</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by 16 owners of units at the upscale, troubled Meridian condo project may be expanded to a class action, according to attorney Michael Mushkin. Approximately 40 more owners have signed retainers, he said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/31156314.html</link>
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     <title>FL: SkyPoint developers deny lawsuit allegations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developers contend a block on Ashley Drive where SkyPoint rises 32 stories was cleaned of pollution caused by underground petroleum tanks prior to the closing on the property in mid-2005.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:58:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/10/20/story1.html?b=1224475200%5E1717461</link>
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     <title>FL: Hurricane-damaged Volusia condo deserves nearly $1M from state insurer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Daytona Beach Shores condominium won nearly $1 million Thursday in its insurance claim for 2004 hurricane damage, providing a key victory for beachfront properties fighting Citizens Property Insurance Corp]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:50:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-citizens1708oct17,0,5346672.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo Boards Want Banks' 'Free Ride' to End</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo owners and local politicians who accuse banks of delaying foreclosures on units to avoid association fees want to change state law in order to stop it]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:49:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.floridatrend.com/article.asp?aID=15242812.9995862.649701.9139422.5875614.142&aID2=49968&mostread=true]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Obama sign removed; woman charged with theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dempsey insists she was merely acting in her capacity as vice president of the Aspen Village homeowners’ association (HOA) when she removed the sign]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:20:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20081016/NEWS/810169993/1077&ParentProfile=1058&title=Obama%20sign%20removed;%20woman%20charged%20with%20theft]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Gay Hate in Miami Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The call came in to Tower 41 Condominium, a salmon-pink set of buildings on Pine Tree Drive, on February 22, 2006. Why, asked real estate broker Ricardo Herran, had his client's application to live there been rejected?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:16:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2008-10-16/news/gay-hate-in-miami-beach/</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo board powers in storm emergency raise questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Should a hurricane again strike Florida, condo boards now possess an unprecedented ability to quickly act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:19:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flbcondocol1015sboct15,0,7717537.story</link>
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     <title>FL: 26 sue law firm over West Palm Beach condo money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than two dozen buyers trying to recover deposits on the failed Palladio Terrace condo have filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against the Gunster Yoakley law firm, claiming the firm failed to properly guard their cash when it served as the condo's escrow agent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:07:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/business/epaper/2008/10/13/a6b_gunster_1014.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>AZ: State should just stay out of HOAs’ business</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two years ago, the Legislature tried to level the playing field between homeowner associations and individual members by authorizing state hearing officers to take up their quarrels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/127906</link>
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     <title>MN: Petters case touches Northfield condo development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The arrest and impending prosecution of Twin Cities businessman Tom Petters has ripple effects for the residents of Village on the Cannon condominium development in Northfield.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:56:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northfieldnews.com/news.php?viewStory=46249</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawyer files unusual suits to get clients out of condo sales deals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some condo buyers want to get out of their purchase contracts based on expectations that developers won't be able to honor future obligations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:46:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/103/story/719634.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo law needs teeth</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to Bill Van Emburg, chair of the Prairie District Neighborhood Alliance's zoning committee, it's not difficult to find condo buildings in the South Loop grappling with construction defects and special assessments to pay for them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:37:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.chicagojournal.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=60&ArticleID=6090&TM=2346.881]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Investors sue to recover $1.65 M from fraudulent condo development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2005, two Arkansas men thought they were investing $1.65 million in a hot deal in North Carolina to develop condominiums on the last available beachfront on the entire East Coast.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:35:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/215259-investors-sue-to-recover-1.65-m-from-fraudulent-condo-development</link>
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     <title>HI: Lawsuit seeks to remove Ilikai developer from board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ilikai hotel developer Brian Anderson was slapped with another lawsuit this week seeking to remove him from the condominium association board and claiming that he persistently failed to pay association fees that now total more than $845,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:24:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starbulletin.com/business/Lawsuit_seeks_to_remove_Ilikai_developer_from_board.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Bank parent claims court win</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Western Alliance Bancorporation said Wednesday that it won an initial courtroom battle in a dispute that revolves around $1.2 billion in deposits at a failed bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:18:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/30674844.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Broward Coalition files challenge to electioneering law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Broward Coalition of Condominium, Homeowners and Community Organizations wanted to include a primer on ballot amendments in its newsletter, president Charlotte Greenbarg said she ran into an obstacle: Florida's electioneering law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:08:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/legislature/sfl-flffinance1009sboct09,0,6481513.story</link>
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     <title>Japan: Condo owners sue govt over faked quake data</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of two condominium buildings in Tokyo and Kawasaki whose antiseismic capabilities fail to meet government standards have filed a lawsuit against the central government and other relevant organizations seeking 1.05 billion yen in compensation and rebuilding costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:55:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081008TDY02305.htm</link>
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     <title>FL: Condos say state insurer owes them millions for 2004 hurricane damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, several beachfront condominiums in Volusia, unhappy with claims paid out by the state-run insurer, are taking Citizens to court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:53:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/insurance/orl-citizens0808oct08,0,7894554.story</link>
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     <title>VA: Broadlands residents sue association over hospital</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Broadlands residents filed suit against their homeowners association, seeking to void the supportive vote of the Broadlands Regional Medical Center that was cast on Sept. 9.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:30:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2008/10/06/daily43.html</link>
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     <title>NV: New Details Coming to Light in HOA Investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The I-Team is uncovering new details in the ongoing political corruption probe into homeowners' associations. For weeks, information has been trickling out. Now new details have come to light on how the deals went down and how lax enforcement opened the door for potential corruption]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9142357&nav=menu102_2]]></link>
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     <title>MD: County refunds property owners more than $440K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Montgomery County is refunding more than $440,000 to hundreds of homeowners associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:44:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/10082008/gaitnew210344_32471.shtml</link>
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     <title>NY: Court says no to private prosecutors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The appellate panel's decision upholds a January 2007 ruling by state Supreme Court Judge James V. Brands in a case stemming from an altercation at a condominium board meeting in Fishkill in 2005.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS05/810060317</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge sides with Cherry Creek owners over HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cherry Creek Springs, a neighborhood of 5-acre ranchettes on the edge of Black Forest, might be better known as Lawsuit Springs for as much time as its homeowners association has spent suing its residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:19:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/articles/judge_41454___article.html/lasley_hoa.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Lax laws fall short for condo buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars are missing from the Atlantic Palms Resort condominium development in Myrtle Beach, including deposits from investors who never received their units, a situation real estate experts say points out a glaring weakness in South Carolina's real estate laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:13:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/story/619107.html</link>
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     <title>NY: State code may require homes to include sprinkler systems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Until now, New York homebuilders were required to install sprinkler systems only in new homes that had more than three floors above a basement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:52:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20081004/NEWS03/310049974/State+code+may+require+homes+to+include+sprinkler+systems</link>
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     <title>FL: Orkin will repair termite-ravaged condo complex as part of settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Exterminating giant Orkin has pledged to repair a termite-ravaged condominium complex in Sumter County as part of a legal settlement that could cost the company an estimated $6 million in fix-up costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:53:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-orkin-settlement-100308,0,3042170.story</link>
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