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  <title><![CDATA[ Legal & Legislative News from CAN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Items in the news about condominium and homeowner association legal and legislative issues, compiled by the Community Associations Network]]></description>
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     <title>UT: Proposed Common Interest Community Manager Registration Act</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We will be part of a panel on February 10 that will discuss this the proposed Common Interest Community Manager Registration Act. The discussion will be held as part of the monthly Leadership Lunch of the Utah Chapter Community Associations Institute at 11:30 at the Cotton Wood Country Club. You can register at www.uccai.com.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:37:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.communityassociationconsultantsonline.com/2012/02/proposed-common-interest-community.html</link>
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     <title>House Subcommittee Moves FHA Legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On February 7, the, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance and Housing 
approved the FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012. According to subcommittee 
chairwoman Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL), the legislation could be taken up by the full House Financial Services Committee later this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.caionline.org/govt/news/Political%20HeadsUp%20Public%20Document%20Library/House%20Subcommittee%20Moves%20FHA%20Legislation.pdf</link>
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     <title>KY: House panel reverses itself, passes 'Cooper's Law'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One week after a House committee rejected a measure that would allow the family of a Lexington boy with cerebral palsy to keep the playhouse that was built for his physical therapy, the panel reversed its decision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yzT5cq</link>
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     <title>FL: Can Florida homeowners sue builders for bad roads, walls?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whether a Florida buyer of a new home in a shared community has the right to sue a developer for faulty roads and sidewalks is the issue of a new bill - and battle between Florida courts and lawmakers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:53:05 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>NY: Durst, New School face $17M suit over alleged condo damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But now a couple who lives next door to the construction site is claiming the project has shifted their five-story condominium building at 5 East 13th Street by at least four inches and is causing the gradual destruction of their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wtQYLJ</link>
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     <title>KY: "Cooper's Law" Bill To Be Heard In State House Again Wednesday</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A legislative bill named after a Lexington boy with cerebral palsy whose parents are fighting to keep his playhouse will be debated in the State Capitol again Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:20:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yeCriG</link>
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     <title>IN: Appeals court: Benjamin Crossing day cares must go</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association in a subdivision south of Lafayette has won an appeal of a Tippecanoe County judge's ruling that allowed two home-based day care businesses to remain open.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:08:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.jconline.com/A40sZ6</link>
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     <title>CO: Bill Introduced to Address Association Records</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today House Bill 12-1237 (“HB 1237”) was introduced in the Colorado General Assembly to address the issue of the retention and production of community association records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:16:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cohoalaw.com/from-capitol-hilllegislation-bill-introduced-to-address-association-records.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: State bill limits some HOA power when it comes to streets, parking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of you have strong feelings about your Homeowners' Associations, judging by emails sent to the ABC15 Investigators.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AloimA</link>
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     <title>FL: Disturbing new trend impacting associations: don’t like a judicial decision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two recent legislative attempts signal a disturbing trend that has the potential to negatively impact Florida’s community associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:22:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/wLeore</link>
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     <title>GA court to hear arguments in alligator attack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case involving a woman found dead in a lagoon that was home to an eight-foot alligator in a subdivision near Savannah.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:20:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xdzdHj</link>
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     <title>CO: Trial begins in Elk Falls road case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The trial is over disputed ownership of stretches of Juniper and Jenson roads and a portion of South Elk Creek Road near Pine Junction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:48:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zFozUB</link>
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     <title>FL Legislature’s answer to HOAs regarding dangerous construction: Tough luck</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yesterday Gary Poliakoff blogged on a pending bill, that is of vital importance to homeowners. His concise comment belies its significance. I agree with Gary that this is far more important than the safe harbor addition to HB 319.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:43:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/wJC0nK</link>
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     <title>Bill being considered by FL Legislature would eliminate HOA unit owner rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While most of the focus of the bloggers and readers has been on the impact of HB 319 and its "Safe Harbor" amendments, a bill that should concern every homeowner is making its way through the Florida Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:20:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>KY: "Cooper's Law" Bill Doesn't Make It Out Of House Committee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's disappointing news for supporters of HB 160, known as Cooper's Law. The legislation didn't get enough votes to pass through the House Committee Wednesday and be heard on the house floor. Six legislators passed, five voted yes, and two voted no.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AwHhlQ</link>
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     <title>CT: Appellate court rules in favor of Wallingford condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lengthy legal battle between the town's Zoning Board of Appeals and a condominium association appears to have come to a close.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/y5wtPB</link>
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     <title>NC: Judge Allows Bow Hunting In Emerald Isle Gated Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lands End community was selected as a deer-population control hunt location, but for the past two weeks residents had a temporary restraining order on the homeowners association. Monday night a judge lifted that.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:24:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zKYxkd</link>
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     <title>Illinois Appellate Court Imposes Limits on Right of HOAs to Provide Security</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Poris v. Lake County Property Owners Association, decided by the Third District on January 24, 2012, the Illinois Appellate Court strongly rebuked a home owners’ association for allowing the HOA’s security personnel to act as if they were police officers. The Court ruled that by stopping a vehicle for violating an HOA speed limit, the HOA was guilty of False Imprisonment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:03:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/wolsY3</link>
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     <title>GA: Condominium oversight bill passes Georgia Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Senate passed SB 136 which will grant unit owners the right to file a petition in superior court in order to gain oversight of the condominium's homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yUx0kk</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[MO: Condo Deal Called a Bait & Switch]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[International Vacation Services uses and bait switch tactics on its condominium user agreements, a class action claims in St. Louis County Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:19:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/31/43479.htm</link>
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     <title>FL: Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As we have said repeatedly, the banking industry continues to get a break from The Florida Legislature despite negligent lending practices, fraudulent foreclosures and filings in our courts and deliberate delays that have brought the state's court system to its knees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:03:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/xmPipJ</link>
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     <title>NV: Investors sue Mountain’s Edge HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Mountain’s Edge planned community homeowners association is the latest to be sued by investors in Las Vegas-area foreclosed homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:38:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wnpW8d</link>
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     <title>NC: Temporary injunction extended (deer hunting)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of homeowners from the Lands End subdivision has filed a complaint against the board of directors of the Lands End of Emerald Isle, which is the homeowners association. The plaintiffs argue that the board’s action in permitting the Town of Emerald Isle to conduct a bow hunt for deer within the common area of the subdivision violates their rights pursuant to association covenants and interferes with their right to use and enjoy the common area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:40:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jdnews.com/articles/-99990--.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Legislators hear both views of HOA boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last year, the N.C. legislature appointed the House Select Committee assigned to gather input from the public and recommend changes to laws that affect HOAs. The committee held several public hearings last year, and we saw some legislation passed - House Bill 165, which I discussed in my Aug. 19 column]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:20:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AehnB0</link>
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     <title>CO: Road ownership dispute to head to trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Elk Falls Property Owners' Association and the owners of the Lower Lake Ranch at Elk Falls are set to go to trial over a dispute of ownership of portions of Juniper and Jenson roads, and a portion of South Elk Creek Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:12:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theflume.com/news/first_five/article_d2e6c56c-4933-11e1-a1fb-001a4bcf6878.html</link>
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     <title>WA: Homeowners’ associations ask state for help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because of foreclosures, banks and other corporations now own 40 percent of the townhomes in Rich Freedman’s Vancouver neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:06:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wKJR5c</link>
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     <title>CA: New HOA laws impact homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From rental restrictions to electric vehicles and electronic meeting notices, Californians living in homeowners associations are seeing several new laws governing their communities that took effect Jan. 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:12:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=8586</link>
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     <title>AZ: Lawmaker wants to unleash leash laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers are weighing whether to let those who have insurance to pay for injuries their dogs may cause, ignore county leash laws and homeowner association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:04:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zDVK2y</link>
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     <title>NC: 751 developers seek legal fees from opponents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer for 751 South’s would-be developers wants a judge to make opponents of the project pay his clients’ legal bills as penalty for pursuing "frivolous litigation" to slow work on the controversial real-estate development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:09:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yXdenF</link>
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     <title>FL: AG settles Eden condo litigation with Ceebraid-Signal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Palm Beach-based Ceebraid-Signal Corp    . agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a three-year lawsuit over its marketing practices while selling units at its Eden Condominium project in Boca Raton.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:23:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2012/01/24/ag-settles-eden-condo-litigation-with.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Filings from both sides keep Durham's 751 South in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Plaintiffs in the suit, two private property owners and the Chancellors Ridge Homeowners Association, are appealing Judge Henry Hight's Jan. 13 decision in favor of Durham County and Southern Durham Development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:02:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.newsobserver.com/bullseye/filings-from-both-sides-keep-durhams-751-south-in-court</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[NY: Judge rules against Extell & Carlyle in appeal, orders release of $16M]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[After nearly three years of litigation in multiple venues, a state Supreme Court judge ruled last week that former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was correct in his 2010 order for the return of $16 million in disputed escrow deposits at the Rushmore condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:36:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zrbsiE</link>
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     <title>NC: Hearing on issues HOAs face is today</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers will hold a public hearing in Raleigh today to take comments from residents and others about issues with homeowner associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:10:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/23/1799417/hearing-on-issues-hoas-face-is.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Group to government: Watch developers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In September, local lawmakers expressed concern about the treatment of homeowners by developers and their inadequate - or nonexistent - services rendered by homeowners associations. Now local advocates for those homeowners are expressing their own discontent that nothing is being done to rectify the problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:05:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yFRs4d</link>
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     <title>WA: Stipulated Settlement Slashed by Federal District Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On January 9, 2012, Washington Federal District Court Judge John Coughenour ruled that a $5.75 million covenant judgment settlement of a condominium construction defect lawsuit was unreasonable, that the reasonable settlement value of all of the plaintiff homeowners association’s claims was $1,921,525.70, and that the value of the association’s breach of fiduciary duty claim, the only potentially covered claim, was $300,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:54:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xLNUj3</link>
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     <title>TN: Ocoee retirees hope lawsuit turns nightmare into promised dream resort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Residents of the housing development have been plagued by financial and logistical issues surrounding the development which range from sewage problems to contractor debts left over from construction, and the problems have spawned several lawsuits against the developers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:50:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/y3DZxZ</link>
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     <title>AK: Anchorage condo king indicted on fraud, criminal charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four years after his financial world began collapsing, Anchorage condo king Lee Baker Jr. has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that he lied and cheated on federal credit union loans connected with his construction projects, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:46:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ziByUi</link>
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     <title>MO: HOA needs to get the owner’s name right to collect assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Failure to keep track of the name in which property is held can defeat a claim for assessments, as shown in River Oaks Homes Association v. Lounce, a case that originated in Jackson County, Missouri.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:22:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/z2huYG</link>
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     <title>FL: The Circus is Back in Town</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each year The Florida Legislature goes into session beginning in March.  This year however, the session started in January, as it does once every ten years.  So this year, the circus starts a little early in Tallahassee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:48:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/Ax39vx</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowner's Insurance Bill Introduced in the Colorado House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As I have been reviewing legislation that was introduced during the first week of the legislative session here in Colorado, House Bill 12-1057 (“HB 1057”) caught my attention. The bill, as introduced by Representative Claire Levy, seems to be aimed at ensuring that folks carry adequate homeowner’s insurance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:36:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wdenT8</link>
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     <title>MA: Appeals Court Invalidates Mechanic's Liens Against Condo Common Areas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Massachusetts Appeals Court decision last month portends far-ranging implications for the construction industry. The court ruled that a subcontractor's mechanic's lien filed against the common areas of a condominium was barred by M.G.L. c. 186A § 13—a section of the condominium organizing statute which by its terms precludes a claimant from imposing an attachment against the common areas, even where the underlying claim relates to the common areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xClgFX</link>
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     <title>UT: Lawmaker Hopes to Help Protect Condo Owners (audio)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Help could be on the way for thousands of frustrated condo owners across the state, one lawmaker believes. A leading Democratic legislator is proposing a bill he hopes would protect condominium owners from mismanagement by their homeowners’ associations or elected boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:14:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wznGQp</link>
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     <title>AZ: Friday Update - Seven Bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Proposed legislation as of this date]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wVLy5v</link>
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     <title>CO: Synopsis of Data on HOA Complaints to the HOA Information Office</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As I mentioned this morning in an earlier blog posting, data on complaints received by the HOA Information Office during 2011 was published in the Colorado Real Estate News.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:37:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/x4wfJD</link>
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     <title>CA: Summary Of Important New Legislation Affecting California Homeowner, Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As they do almost every year, the California Legislature has yet again changed the Davis-Stirling Act (there have been approximately 50 amendments to the Act since its inception in 1985)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:28:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hoalawblog.com/NewLegislation2011blog.pdf</link>
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     <title>NJ: BELL TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION v. HAFFERT</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As such, the dispute between the Association and defendants was a housing-related dispute that should have been submitted to arbitration or other form of alternative dispute resolution]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:20:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AxzZbr</link>
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     <title>TX: Tool turns fight to stop neighborhood decay into city's domain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That changed on Sept. 1, when a new law took effect allowing the city to use its eminent domain authority to take over condo complexes that have been abandoned for a full year and raze them to reduce urban blight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:27:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ACg8dF</link>
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     <title>PA: HB1582and its effect on Condo Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[House Bill 1582 was introduced on May 24, 2011 and provides the Business Improvement Districts (BID) the option of adopting an alternative method of billing residential units within a condominium association. Currently BIDs assess a fee on every property based upon the tax assessed value of the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:00:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.njlawblog.com/2012/01/articles/community-associations/pennsylvania-house-bill-1582-and-its-effect-on-condominium-associations/</link>
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     <title>Appellate Ruling Enables Assn to Selectively Enforce Rules Due to Specific Langu</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent decision by the Fourth District Court of Appeal has the potential to be misconstrued by community associations to mean that they can arbitrarily and selectively enforce their governing documents against members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:21:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wQmh0a</link>
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     <title>AZ: Enforceability of Leash Rules - SB1065</title>
     <description><![CDATA[SB1065 has been introduced in an attempt to remove any authority a planned community association or condominium association has to regulate dog “leash rules” in a condominium or planned community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:29:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/A2Mcvm</link>
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     <title>AZ: Firearms in Planned Communities - HB2095</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HB2095 has been introduced in an attempt to remove any authority a planned community association (HB2095 would have no applicability to condominium associations) might otherwise have over firearms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:26:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/x7KH1C</link>
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     <title>Bill Introduced in IL House to Allow Condo's to Grant Easement for hi-spd intern</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rep. Elaine Nekritz has introduced H.B. 3950 which would allow Illinois condominium associations to grant easements for high speed internet. The bill amends sections 14.3 and 18.4 of the Illinois Condominium Property Act (765 ILC 605 et seq.).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:54:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zDuu6r</link>
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     <title>FL: ALORDA v. SUTTON PLACE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In its order, the trial court found that the Association had prevailed in that action and thus awarded it attorney's fees. However, because the Association could not be the prevailing party in an action seeking an equitable remedy when a remedy at law was available, we reverse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:19:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20FLCO%2020120106143.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Co-op board's no-pet rule killed my wife after dispute over therapy dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sandra Biegel relied on her therapy dog for physical and emotional support. On days when the Long Island woman was wracked with depression or her pulmonary hypertension made it too hard to breathe, the obedient miniature schnauzer would lie in her bed, providing comfort and a sense of calm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:09:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nydn.us/zQj7qh</link>
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     <title>NY: Air Conditioner at Center of Legal Battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Stuart Feldman purchased a cooperative apartment in Whitestone, Queens, in 1997, it was to provide a home for his parents, Clara and Jerome Feldman who were in their eighties. Three years later, the family had an air conditioner installed in one room although the building had a central cooling system]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:06:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xJEzo6</link>
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     <title>Miss. high court to hear HOA-church dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2009, Lafayette County Circuit Judge Perry Lynchard Jr. ruled in favor of property owners Ernest and Bonnie Harland. His ruling said covenants on the 12-acre site the Harlands purchased in the Long Meadow subdivision would not prohibit the building of a church there]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:55:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AD4l0I</link>
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     <title>DE: Marina decision should go to court, EAB says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Delaware Environmental Appeals Board has determined that the fate of a controversial 24-slip marina in Little Assawoman Bay should be handled in a court of law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:46:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20120109/NEWS01/201090307/Marina-decision-should-go-court-EAB-says</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo May Be Liable for Mishandling Service Dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber tossed most of the complaint last week, but he upheld two claims alleging that the condo failed to provide reasonable accommodation in violation of the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 and Illinois Human Rights Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:04:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AbE6bc</link>
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     <title>California Real Estate Litigation: Homeowners Suing HOA for Flooded Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[San Clemente homeowners have filed a California real estate lawsuit against the Rancho San Clemente master homeowners association and a neighborhood subgroup, alleging the HOA failed to properly maintain a slope.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:32:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://losangeles-businessattorney.com/california-real-estate-litigation-homeowners-suing-hoa-for-flooded-home/</link>
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     <title>CA: Playa Vista: HOA wins appeal in construction defect lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An appellate court has rejected an appeal by Playa Capital and the developer’s co-defendant that sought to compel binding arbitration in a lawsuit brought by a homeowners group at the planned community of Playa Vista.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:10:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/w9kb1e</link>
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     <title>NY: Restrictive covenants: a means to regulate ‘fracking’ in New York?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New York State is in the process of allowing oil and gas companies to extract natural gas through the environmentally controversial means commonly referred to as "fracking," or high volume hydraulic fracturing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:54:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yS8fN5</link>
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     <title>FL: Rabbi who brought menorah lawsuit now on defensive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rabbi Arthur Grae, who brought a lawsuit against the Legacy of Leesburg homeowners association for the right to display a large menorah outside the social hall, is now being sued by the homeowners group for allegedly violating terms of a confidential settlement by discussing it with the media and in other venues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:18:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/znVQTR</link>
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     <title>Woman pleads guilty to massive thefts from 12 condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman who helped run a condo association management firm pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing $1.3 million from the upscale developments all over the Tri-State.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:04:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wDLHrD</link>
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     <title>FL:Rule Change Has Significant Implications for Mediations Involving Comm. Assns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A change to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that took effect on January 1, 2012, has significant implications for the future of all mediations in Florida, including mediation proceedings involving community associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:16:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xT48Ea</link>
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     <title>CA: Revamping of Davis-Stirling Act Slated for 2013 or 2014</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2002, the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) was charged by then-Governor Gray Davis with clarifying ambiguities within the Davis-Stirling Act. (Civil Code Sections 1350-1378) to make it more "user-friendly" for homeowners and board members alike. After working fro many years with stakeholders, including a working group of attorneys, community managers and other industry professionals]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:07:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.hoalawblog.com/2012/01/davisstirling_amendments_slate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HoaLawBlogCom1+%28HOA+Law+Blog%29]]></link>
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     <title>IN: Stillwater flooding still at center of legal wrangling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city is a defendant along with Stillwater developers in the 2009 lawsuit brought by the Stillwater Homeowners Association and a few homeowners who allege negligence led to flooding and damage to homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:18:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/t62yyQ</link>
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     <title>TX: Fall at condo complex leads to lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Borton's suit against Four Seasons On The Gulf, filed Dec. 7 in Galveston County District Court, states the plaintiff fell at the property on the night of Dec. 9, 2009, as a result of "some unseen obstruction in her path."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:46:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/240650-fall-at-condo-complex-leads-to-lawsuit</link>
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     <title>ID: Post Falls Landing sued</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawsuit states that The Point at Post Falls, LLC breached its financial obligation to Liberty Bankers by failing to pay back when the obligation matured on June 30. It states the principal amount owed is $7.9 million and more than $345,000 in interest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:40:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_25c4d00a-d90e-5e0a-9203-72331be801b0.html</link>
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     <title>Washington Court Rules that Condo Association's Insurance Covers Tenant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Washington appellate court recently decided that a condominium association’s insurance policy covered a unit owner’s tenant as a coinsured party because the lease did not specifically state otherwise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:49:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rYWbB7</link>
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     <title>OK: Developer draws prison sentence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Norman developer behind a failed $40 million Edmond condominium project has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for money laundering.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:36:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?subjectid=32&articleid=20111229_32_E2_OKLAHO860308]]></link>
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     <title>PA: Builder faces looming deadline in 770 Sandy Street case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Upper Providence builder who has been the object of civil lawsuits by the municipality of Norristown and several banks has been ordered, for a second time, to provide his financial records by Jan. 3 for the construction of the 26-unit condominium building at 770 Sandy Street in Norristown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:35:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesherald.com/article/20111228/NEWS/111229566/1004</link>
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     <title>MS: Lawyers paid more than policyholders in Katrina case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even so, a group of attorneys led by Don Barrett of Lexington got less than they were requesting. U.S. District Court Judge Sul Ozerden recently awarded the legal team $1.9 million. The lawyers requested $2.3 million for representing the Penthouse Owners Association Inc., a Pass Christian condominium group, in a lawsuit filed against its insurer, Lloyd’s of London.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:22:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uKAoyH</link>
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     <title>NJ: Former property manager facing seven-year jail term</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Theresa Tierney, 60, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15 to embezzling more than $400,000 from the Strickland Farms Homeowners Association, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:36:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/u4Tl45</link>
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     <title>TX: Fence beside airstrip at root of dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But defendant Fred Hall, a former president of the property owners association, said the lot was the subject of a reciprocal easement under which the fueling station operator was given temporary access to subdivision roads and the airstrip.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:44:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Fence-beside-airstrip-at-root-of-dispute-2425844.php</link>
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     <title>NV: Website lets homeowners track fraud investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department has improved the lines of communication with angry Vistana homeowners demanding restitution from the defendants who have pleaded guilty in the massive scheme to take over valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:42:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rQNs93</link>
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     <title>CA: NBA BALLER JARRON COLLINS: My HOA Left Me SOL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[NBA journeyman Jarron Collins claims he saved his entire condo complex from a possible TOXIC MOLD invasion ... only to get the shaft in a big time settlement ... this according to a new lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:22:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/t6sxXV</link>
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     <title>NV: New law gives HOA flexibility with rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: At a recent homeowners association meeting, the representative of our management company told us the board did not have to enforce all of our covenants, conditions and restrictions, but rather could selectively pick and choose which ones they wanted to enforce.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:46:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uewKDY</link>
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     <title>CA: HOA sued over damage from 2010 flood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a lawsuit filed Nov. 8, the Petersens blame the Rancho San Clemente Community Association for what they call faulty maintenance of the slope behind their home and a v-ditch that was overwhelmed by mud Dec. 22, 2010]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:42:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uOAzXt</link>
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     <title>FL: The Outcry About the Proposed Legislative Change to HB 319</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Gary Poliakoff’s blog of December 14, he explained that two of the proposed changes to HB 319 were controversial. The most explosive is the attempt to clarify F.S. 718.116 (1)(b) which limits the assessment liability of the first mortgagee or the successor to the mortgage ("bank" for convenience) that takes title by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:36:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/w3RoPn</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[GULLEY v. MARKOFF & KRASNY]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[fines are not "debts" covered by the FDCPA. For purposes of the statute, a "debt" can arise only from a "transaction in which money, property, insurance, or services which are the subject of the transaction are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:19:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rNYudv</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Project Nears Cash From Developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developer tries to transfer assets to family members to escape judgment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:52:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wsj.com/t85kAv</link>
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     <title>CA: Discrimination Based On Genetic Information Prohibited (SB 559)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[SB 559 goes into effect on January 1, 2011 and expands the prohibited bases of discrimination under the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to include genetic information.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:55:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.hoalawblog.com/2011/12/discrimination_based_on_geneti_2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HoaLawBlogCom1+%28HOA+Law+Blog%29]]></link>
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     <title>GA: Furniture Fight At The Preserve Duked Out In Magistrate Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With scores of lots at the Preserve at Rising Fawn already in foreclosure and over 150 more due to be auctioned off at a Dade County tax sale Jan. 3, the troubled development in Johnson’s Crook came to the attention of the county’s criminal justice system on Friday as two of the players showed up for a warrant hearing in Dade’s magistrate court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:48:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tESQ6O</link>
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     <title>KY: Bill would make homeowners associations comply with disabilities act</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state legislator plans to file legislation that would make homeowners associations comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:59:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vEGtTi</link>
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     <title>CA: SF condo owners' suit rejected by appeals court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state appeals court has refused to let dozens of San Francisco property owners drop out of a program that required them to set some units aside for low- and moderate-income housing when they converted their apartment houses to condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:33:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vdSeHI</link>
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     <title>FL: Is Florida's SB 706 good for condos and HOAs?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent bill proposed in the Florida legislature has caused a great deal of confusion, debate, and at least some celebration in HOA circles. This bill, filed by Senator Chris Smith (D-Oakland Park), provides for the following language to be added to Section 718.115 of the Condominium Act:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:04:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://exm.nr/sEH2sw</link>
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     <title>TX: Appeals court tweaks HOA ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The court said Hern was not entitled to have his attorneys fees paid because he did not prove mental anguish.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:57:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vDLFIb</link>
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     <title>FL: Legislative proposal could wipe out common area warranties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reacting to the Fifth District Court of Appeal's decision in Lakeview Reserve Homeowners v. Maronda Homes, 48 So. 3d 902 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010), discussed here, the legislature may consider a bill next year to prohibit implied warranties of fitness and merchantability from applying to streets, roads, sidewalks, drainage areas, utilities, or any other improvements that are not located on or under the lot on which a new home is constructed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:41:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=97f1a509-b197-4b80-8272-f61b40c84136</link>
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     <title>IA: OBERBILLIG v. WEST GRAND TOWERS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several condominium owners brought this test case to enforce their interpretation of the condominium association's bylaw requiring the preapproval of a supermajority of owners to authorize certain expenditures exceeding $25,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:30:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20IACO%2020111216167.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>WV: Narrowing their focus</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Make no mistake about it: Local officials as well as subdivision residents know many homeowners associations face problems beyond their immediate control.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:13:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/572333/Narrowing-their-focus.html?nav=5266</link>
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     <title>WV: Jefferson County case deals with access to HOA documents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Transparency is an important part of doing business as a homeowners association, and a recent court ruling in a Jefferson County case has even spelled out which HOA documents are considered public records that should be available for inspection.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:10:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tkELRh</link>
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     <title>CA: Avoiding risky loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the meltdown mess of the real estate mortgage market, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration took a look at the long list of condominium developments that were approved for the FHA-backed mortgage insurance on home loans - and their exposure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:45:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.the-signal.com/section/24/article/56492/</link>
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     <title>770 SANDY ST. CONDO CONDEMNATION: Court orders R. Bruce Fazio to produce financi</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Upper Providence builder who has been the object of civil lawsuits by the municipality of Norristown and several banks has been ordered, for a second time,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:16:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vbeoBe</link>
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     <title>IL: SEC goes after three suburban developers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to the SEC complaint, investors were told their funds would be used to purchase and convert apartment complexes and sell them as condominiums at a profit, including the Burton Grove Condominiums in Elk Grove Village, Buffalo Creek Condominiums in Buffalo Grove and Willow Lake Condominiums in Lombard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:02:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vOYIFY</link>
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     <title>PA: Court orders R. Bruce Fazio to produce financial documents, answer questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Upper Providence builder who has been the object of civil lawsuits by the municipality of Norristown and several banks has been ordered, for a second time, to comply with court orders to cooperate with depositions and forensic accounting into his finances related to the construction of the 26-unit condominium building at 770 Sandy Street in Norristown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:50:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesherald.com/article/20111216/NEWS01/111219709/'.$a.'</link>
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     <title>Iowa Supreme Court: Condo associations deserve same deference as corporate board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four holdouts at a Des Moines condominium building will have to pay $9,000 to the building’s association after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the association’s board acted legally in spending $200,000 on repairs to a parking garage without getting member approval.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:23:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://dmreg.co/vr8KdK</link>
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     <title>VA: Congressman Hurt hopes new bill will prevent future dock fights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If passed, the Supporting Homeowner Rights Enforcement, or SHORE Act, would amend the Federal Power Act to require that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must take into consideration landowners’ rights when issuing or enforcing hydropower licenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:38:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vDBo4x</link>
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     <title>HI: The Last Gasp Of Honolulu's Condo Eminent Domain Law, And Damages For Failed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Warning: A bit of warning before we start: this is going to be a long post. Not because the issues in City & County of Honolulu v. Sherman, No. 28945, being argued on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in the Intermediate Court of Appeals are particularly interesting, but because this case has been hanging around for years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:01:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/smQwdM</link>
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     <title>FL: Legislative Proposal Could Wipe Out Common Area Warranties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There is an attempt to legislatively control (and limit) homeowner rights and remedies for construction defects.  As I explained in Homeowners' Associations: New Ruling Supports Compensation for Construction Defects and  Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether Homeowners Associations Entitled to Implied Warranties the HOA statutes do not provide homeowners with warranties for the common area improvements like roads, drainage systems, underground pipes or clubhouses, guard gates, perimeter fencing or walls, etc.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:45:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tCLVp6</link>
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     <title>IL: FHFA Files Lawsuit Against Chicago Over Vacant Property Rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has reacted on two fronts to a recent move by The City of Chicago to enforce parts of its housing code relating to vacant properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:44:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/12132011_vacancies_and_homeownership.asp</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawsuits allege housing discrimination against children in Broward</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami-based housing advocacy group on Tuesday filed lawsuits against several real estate agencies and condo associations in Broward County, alleging they engaged in illegal housing discrimination by refusing to make units available to families with children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:36:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-children-housing-discrimination-suit-20111213,0,4246575.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>FL: Legislative Update: Recent Changes to HB 319 Explained</title>
     <description><![CDATA[CALL recently notified its members of changes to HB 319 which is the community association bill filed by Rep. Moraitis. The changes were considered and approved by the House Civil Justice Subcommittee on December 7th.  The five (5) amendments:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:34:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/12/legislative-update-recent-changes-to-hb-319-explained.html</link>
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     <title>Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether HOA's Entitled to Implied Warranties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last November I posted a blog ( Homeowners' Associations: New Ruling Supports Compensation for Construction Defects)  alerting readers to an important appellate decision holding that buyers and homeowners' associations are entitled to a common law implied warranty of fitness and merchantability with respect to the roadways, drainage systems, retention ponds and underground pipes in a residential subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:02:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tkXVxy</link>
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     <title>NY: Justice Orders Second Napeague Lawsuit To Proceed To Trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The coalition of property owners associations and individual homeowners claim they, and not the Trustees, own a 4,000-foot stretch of ocean beach where residents often park their vehicles in the summer. The motel filed a related suit over a 220-foot stretch of beach nearby.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:59:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/General-Interest/408515/Justice-Orders-Second-Napeague-Lawsuit-To-Proceed-To-Trial</link>
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     <title>FL: High court hears subdivision case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Central Florida homeowners association argued before the Florida Supreme Court last week that it has the right to sue a developer for problems with the neighborhood's common areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:05:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/tkrjiY</link>
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     <title>NV: Man indicted in construction defect scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Las Vegas construction company employee was indicted by a Clark County grand jury Friday on charges of stealing more than $495,000 in a construction defect scheme.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:30:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/saDBCc</link>
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     <title>FL: Does your board have to enforce your community's governing documents?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How many times have you wondered if your board was going to get around to pursuing the blatant parking violator next door or the nightly nuisance across the street?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:48:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/umLY82</link>
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     <title>CT: Housing Lawsuit Alleges Bias</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Christopher Hamer, a former Darien resident, filed the lawsuit last month, nearly two years after the commission denied his application to build condominiums, some below market rate, in a single-family neighborhood. The suit maintains that the commission’s denial was based on bias against housing that might attract blacks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:22:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/uCytyo</link>
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     <title>CO: Civil RICO Case Fails In Absence of Specific Fraud Allegations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Colorado federal district court dismissed RICO claims in a case involving a property owner and a homeowners’ association, finding that the plaintiffs failed to plead specific instances of fraud necessary to sustain the claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:57:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vyiGiQ</link>
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     <title>Maryland Law Update with Nicholas D. Cowie</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Short video on changes to Maryland condo and HOA laws]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:55:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tvrF31</link>
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     <title>PA: City Council Adopts Condo Trash Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A short time ago, Philadelphia's City Council, by a vote of 12 for and 5 against, adopted Bill Number 110130, which provides a credit against the tax for owners of condominiums and cooperatives and planned community unites who do not recieve regular City refuse, recycling and bulk item collection services]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:32:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5b682854c0c72fc6b7b22c0b6&id=5a2d00a9e4]]></link>
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     <title>NJ: Judge denies recall of Woodlands condominium trustees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A civil court judge denied a request by a group of residents of a Hamilton condominium complex to recall its Board of Trustees on Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:09:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/swWtc5</link>
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     <title>NV: Construction defects law under the microscope</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Vistana homeowners association in southwest Las Vegas settled a construction defect complaint for $19 million in 2007, the size of the settlement stood out even in the big-money world of construction defect litigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uRx6Hq</link>
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     <title>NC: Court says Vue can't force buyers to close on condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Appeals Court ruled Monday that the Vue cannot force buyers to complete their purchases and that the developer can only keep deposits as damages if sales fall through.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vAebFO</link>
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     <title>TN: Candy Factory condo owners sue insurer over hail damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In October, the Candy Factory Condominium Owners Association sued The Harford Mutual Insurance Company in Knox County Chancery Court, in connection with damage from the April 27 hail storm. The Harford subsequently sought to move the case into U.S. District Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:39:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tf3rQ7</link>
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     <title>ME: Condo groups sue property manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Civil litigation preceded last week's arrest of a local property manager accused of stealing $67,000 from three Exeter condominium associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:42:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vDZExJ</link>
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     <title>Court to consider who has to pay for fixes to roads, drainage: HOA or developer?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Flawed roads and drainage systems in a Winter Garden subdivision - and the question of who should be responsible for fixing them - will be considered this week by the Florida Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:18:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/uE28ES</link>
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     <title>CA: Fair Housing Lawsuit Filed Against CA Municipality-HOA for Discrimination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that the city of Santa Rosa, a California municipality, and La Esplanada Unit 1 Owners’ Association, a homeowners’ association, sought to restrict residency at a condominium complex to seniors aged 55 and older]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:51:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://1.usa.gov/tpkq2t</link>
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     <title>WV: Officials to legislators: Work needs done to help HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Eastern Panhandle officials and homeowners association representatives agree something needs to be done to correct problems that many subdivision property owners and their HOAs now face.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:28:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vx6IY9</link>
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     <title>NY: Bookkeeper thief gets jail time for stealing thousands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chestertown woman who stole as much as $200,000 from several homeowners associations where she served as bookkeeper was taken out of Warren County Court in handcuffs Wednesday after she was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5 years on probation for falsifying records to cover the theft.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:31:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uaWYQ7</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[CA: 2012 Legislative & Case Law Update]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Below you will find an overview of the new legislation impacting California community associations ("Associations").  Unless stated otherwise, the legislation takes effect January 1, 2012.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://conta.cc/v12X1w</link>
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     <title>IL: Settlement gives city a pass on subdivisions’ street upkeep</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Palos Heights is not responsible for street upkeep in several upscale subdivisions, according to a recent lawsuit settlement between Palos Heights and Westgate Valley homeowner association boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:39:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>NJ: SHEARN v. VICTORIANA CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Handicap parking and owner in arrears]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:33:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ukhlE7</link>
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     <title>MN: Council Approves Fee for Condo Repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greensboro Square Condominium and Townhome residents delivered a simple message Monday night to the St. Louis Park City Council: Let's take care of the problem now.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:34:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rVMzBG</link>
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     <title>VA: $3.5 million lawsuit against Hollymead Town Center developers may grow</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $3.5 million lawsuit filed by the Forest Lakes Community Association (FLCA) and the Hollymead Citizens Association against some of Albemarle County’s most prominent developers may grow in scope and cost]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:44:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sqCxkR</link>
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     <title>GA: Atlantic Station condo owners lose ‘view' ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled against eight people who said they bought pricey Atlantic Station condos under false promises that they would have spectacular views of the downtown skyline.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:58:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantic-station-condo-owners-1235571.html?cxtype=rss_news</link>
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     <title>NV: Condo buyers go to court in wake of housing crash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium and condo-hotel towers that sprouted on or near the Strip during the boom times attracted thousands of buyers eager to put down five- or six-figure deposits, believing that the Las Vegas real estate joyride would never end]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:52:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vTD1dt</link>
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     <title>NC: No pleading HOA ignorance as of Jan. 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Folks who feud with neighborhood associations often say they didn't know about the associations and the community's rules. They weren't told when they bought.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:45:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/s9tIRL</link>
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     <title>ID: Supreme Court: County controls road</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Idaho Supreme Court Justice Warren Jones has ruled to uphold a District Court judge’s ruling that a road connecting two subdivisions here - Stonegate and Sawtelle Mountain Estates III - is a public road under Fremont County jurisdiction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:49:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/v0MeEn</link>
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     <title>KY: Neighborhood Files Suit Against Wildlife Rescue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Buckeye Trace Homeowners Association has filed a lawsuit against a couple running a wildlife rehab center in their back yard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:34:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/sJzuM0</link>
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     <title>CAI applauds Congressional work on mortgage issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Congressional leaders are expressing serious reservations about the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) mortgage-approval policies for condominiums-policies that are the source of mounting confusion and angst for condominium boards, homeowners and real estate agents nationwide.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:34:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/hoa-in-west-palm-beach/the-community-associations-institute-applauds-congress-regarding-mortgage-issues</link>
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     <title>WA: PUD lawyers disqualified in Crescent Bar lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The attorneys representing the Grant County PUD have been disqualified in a lawsuit brought by Crescent Bar Island residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:27:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uMTXNY</link>
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     <title>WI: Bill would help condo owners from high developer fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, proposed legislation to establish a condominium owners’ bill of rights to protect condo owners from being faced with exorbitant costs from developers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:52:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tRkabH</link>
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     <title>AZ: Supreme Court declines to hear challenge of Arizona restraining order law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a Tempe man who said a long–standing restraining order violated his First Amendment rights and should be dissolved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:32:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tKRSwO</link>
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     <title>NC: U.S. Dept of Justice doesn't object to state law affecting Gates Four annexa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice says it doesn't object to a new state law that allows property owners, such as those in Gates Four, to petition out of municipal annexations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:25:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sIiZoO</link>
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     <title>HOA/Prevailing Party: Failure To Award HOA Fees When Plaintiff Dismissed 8 Of 10</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting one where an appellate court reversed the denial of a fee award as an abuse of discretion. The reason: HOA clearly prevailed when plaintiff dismissed 8 of 10 claims (some of them based on a fee-shifting statute) such that plaintiff cannot have claimed to prevail no matter what the ending on the two remaining claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:56:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0rPdl7fJ</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowners drop lawsuit over trash collection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners who sued the city of San Diego after Mayor Jerry Sanders made them pay for trash pickup in this year’s budget withdrew their court action, the City Attorney’s Office announced Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:04:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/v7JPSr</link>
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     <title>WI: Mason introduces condo bill of rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leaking walls and windows, huge potholes and lack of representation are among the complaints from two local property developments that have led a Racine legislator to propose a state Condominium Owners' Bill of Rights law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:35:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tuFcrE</link>
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     <title>WA: Developer, insurer now at odds over $9.4M ruling on Queen Anne High condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer that converted Seattle’s historic Queen Anne High School into condominiums is battling with its insurance company after losing a costly lawsuit brought by condo owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tsIvr5</link>
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     <title>CA: Chlorinator Suit Stirs Concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In September 2008, Sophia Seddiqi and Russell Detar used an inground spa at the condominium complex where they lived in Southern California. They later suffered severe pain and blistering, which turned out to be second-degree burns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:16:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/t5MLVD</link>
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     <title>ID: Judges shuts down vacation rental</title>
     <description><![CDATA[District 7 Judge Gregory Moeller has ruled that Sawtelle Estates residents are legally bound to obey the subdivision’s covenants, which do not allow vacation cabin rental businesses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:53:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tzBNnX</link>
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     <title>NV: Aliante HOA hit with lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the latest in a series of such lawsuits, the Aliante planned community’s homeowners association in North Las Vegas is accused of gouging buyers of foreclosed homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:01:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vfIvn5</link>
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     <title>NV: Woman says Quon helped direct HOA scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Keser, the 10th defendant to strike a deal with federal prosecutors, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:58:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uZcgKz</link>
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     <title>DE: County launches resources for homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New Castle County has launched a new communications resource that County Executive Paul Clark says will address questions by homeowner associations quicker and more efficiently.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:20:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tltUvC</link>
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     <title>NJ: NLRB Hearing to be held for laid-off Galaxy employees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former employees of the Galaxy Towers at 7000 Boulevard East will face a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 9:30 a.m. in Newark, according to a complaint sent to The Reporter by Mike Deluca, a former board member for the Galaxy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:37:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sv84o3</link>
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     <title>MD: Bill would redefine Columbia Association under state law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Columbia Association is asking the Howard County delegation to file legislation to change how CA is defined under state law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:43:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bsun.md/vS0608</link>
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     <title>FL: Proposal could ban condos from assessing paying owners extra</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the Florida legislative session just two months, lawmakers have already filed bills aimed at improving the financial stability and safety of shared communities that could significantly change the way condominium associations and HOAs do business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:30:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/vXpCn5</link>
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     <title>CA: Mind the Gap! Relief for Property Owners on Slip and Fall Liability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Generally, owners have a duty to maintain their propertty in a safe condition, and repair any known dangerous conditions. From a liability standpoint, the issues that concern landowners are 1) what condition is safe enough and 2) did they know about the potentially dangerous condition?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:10:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uloQ6s</link>
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     <title>NY: Ponzi schemer Kim returned to US and araigned (took $430k from condo assn)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the 2009 case, KIM is accused of stealing $430,000 in June 2008 from the Christadora House, a condominium complex where KIM resided.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:40:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tCScj2</link>
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     <title>New Laws to Affect California Real Estate Agents and Brokers in 2012: Part One</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As 2011 comes to a close, it is no surprise that there are over a dozen new laws that will affect both real estate agents and brokers. To assist you in understanding these new regulations and laws, we will be posting them over the next few weeks in a three part series.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:27:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://americantrustescrow.com/2011/11/07/new-laws-to-affect-california-real-estate-agents-and-brokers-in-2012-part-one/</link>
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     <title>FL: Court reinstates condo buyers' suit against Pulte Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pulte Homes faces a lawsuit accusing the homebuilder of fraud, reports the Orlando Sentinel. Investors who bought condos in a Pulte development near the International Drive tourist area say the property's management company, Osceola Management & Consulting Inc.    , failed to uphold promises to rent the units and handle associated fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:04:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tSwfaS</link>
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     <title>MN: Jonathan Association back to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Jonathan Association is headed back to court. The city’s largest homeowner’s association encompassing almost 8,000 Chaska residents in 2,900 households spread across 23 neighborhoods is being sued by Jason Holt and the Clover Condominium Associa-tion.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ufHz1c</link>
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     <title>NY:Related urges court to overturn ILSA ruling amid concerns over condo presales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawyers for Related Cos., the developer of the Upper East Side's Brompton condominium , asked the U.S. Circuit Court yesterday to overturn a lower court ruling under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act that critics charge would stifle new condo development by forcing sponsors to record sales contracts with city agencies even before a building is constructed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uU1qsv</link>
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     <title>NC:Vue buyers win deposit back in ruling that could affect future condo projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ruled that a couple who tried to get out of their contract to buy a condo at the Vue should get their $145,485 deposit back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:04:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cltdevelopment.blogspot.com/2011/11/vue-buyers-win-deposit-back-in-ruling.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo owners at Nouvelle at Natick sue General Growth Properties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of angry condo owners at the posh Nouvelle development in Natick has sued General Growth Properties    in federal court, accusing the real estate giant of “fraud and inducement” in ramming through their home purchases while hiding the project’s problems in the months prior to GGP’s 2009 bankruptcy filing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:33:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/u6paVw</link>
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     <title>CA: Study Session on Homeowners' Association Resolution</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Arcadia City Council will discuss a proposed resolution Tuesday that would consolidate the separate resolutions governing the design review processes for the city's five homeowners' associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:42:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sizCQo</link>
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     <title>Oregon Supreme Court: A footnote creates waves for construction defect litigatio</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners may have less time to file negligence claims against developers and homebuilders because of a seemingly insignificant part of a court finding from earlier this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:09:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sSekyK</link>
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     <title>FL: Bill filed which would make it harder for associations to pay their bills.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week, SB 706 was filed by Senator Chris Smith (D-Oakland Park). This bill would greatly impact condominiums struggling with delinquencies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:59:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/10/bill-filed-which-would-make-it-harder-for-associations-to-pay-their-bills.html</link>
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     <title>CA: San Francisco condo owners score $5.4M recovery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of residences at a San Francisco condominium building have recouped $5.4 million in a landmark construction defect case that sets a state record for per-unit recovery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:09:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sCRdBd</link>
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     <title>Florida Community Associations and Alligators</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On October 24, 2011, Donna Berger blogged about a pending Georgia case where a woman’s family is suing the association because the woman was killed by an alligator on association property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/10/florida-community-associations-and-alligators.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Neighbors sue city over El Con Wal-Mart</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fight over the addition of a Wal-Mart to El Con Mall has neighbors fired up again. Now the El Encanto Estates Homeowners Association is suing the city.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:14:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vUHmBH</link>
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     <title>IL: Advocates welcome law to license association managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's official: The long-debated and -awaited Community Association Manager Licensing and Disciplinary Act is ready to go. Nearly everyone who gets paid to perform management services for community associations in Illinois after Oct. 1, 2012, will need a license to do so.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:05:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trib.in/thKuWh</link>
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     <title>WA: Neighborhood horn-honker wins one before state Supreme Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Backyard chickens, miffed neighbors and blasts of a car horn early in the morning may not seem like the stuff of a high-powered legal dispute.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sIKosR</link>
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     <title>MD: MRA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. v. ARMSTRONG</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the Circuit Court for Cecil County, a one million dollar summary judgment was entered against the Association of Unit Owners of Tomes Landing Condominiums, Inc. (the Association), and MRA Property Management, Inc. (MRA), Appellants,1 on the ground that they violated the Maryland Consumer Protection Act (CPA) when they provided misleading "resale certificates" to persons]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:57:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In+MDCO+20111025228.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR#]]></link>
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     <title>CO:Related Cos. not faring well in court against Base Village lenders, investors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But as a series of lawsuits between the developers and its lenders and investors show, there were a number of decisions made along the way that, in hindsight, can be seen as contributing factors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:06:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tWJ75Y</link>
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     <title>DE: HOA reform eyed in Dover</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new ordinance up for consideration by the Dover City Council would toughen rules for the formation of homeowners associations in new subdivisions and add teeth to policies requiring residents to pay for the maintenance of shared open space in their housing developments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:41:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://delonline.us/tskJhW</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA Files: 2011 HOA legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been a rather quiet year on the legislative front for community associations in Colorado. Only three Colorado-specific bills were passed into law]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:53:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mZSA0Z</link>
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     <title>FL: Community Association Bill filed by Representative Moraitis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Representative George Moraitis, the sponsor of HB 1195, which became law on July 1, 2011, has filed a new community association bill, HB 319. HB 319 will be considered during the 2012 Legislative Session. HB 319 impacts condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:17:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridacondohoalawblog.com/2011/10/articles/legislation-1/community-association-bill-filed-by-representative-moraitis/</link>
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     <title>MD: Restitution Totals Ordered For Area Condo Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In what will likely bring some measure of closure in the case against a Berlin businessman convicted in August of a theft scheme during which he bilked several area condo associations out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, a restitution hearing was held this week resulting in a plan to pay the victims back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:37:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nYEcrJ</link>
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     <title>MA: Toxic Mold Ravages Subject of Admiral’s Hill Lawsuit:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The alleged contamination of a condo unit with toxic mold apparently caused by water infiltration into the unit has caused a lawsuit to be filed against Admiral’s Flagship Condominium and its manager]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/eGnHh8pL</link>
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     <title>MI: Condo owner wins judgment for improperly cleaned brownfield site</title>
     <description><![CDATA[in a recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision, an owner of a condominium unit in a former factory successfully sued the developer of a brownfield site because they were not informed of the existence of contamination, which was never properly addressed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:40:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mQHvTs</link>
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     <title>Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Foreclosure Buyer Got Nothing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the nation’s housing market struggles to find bottom amid a glut of foreclosed property, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a ruling that will make it even harder for lenders in that state to sell properties for full market price.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:33:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://onforb.es/oEPUQ4</link>
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     <title>IL: Stillwater flooding issue may be solved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Stillwater Homeowners Association said a partial summary judgment issued against the city Oct. 11 regarding flooding in the subdivision means the city will have to make repairs to the three culverts over Smith Ditch that are at the root of the problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:23:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oxX7tx</link>
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     <title>PA: HUD Charges Parkway Condos With Discrimination Against The Disabled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is charging a Philadelphia condominium association with violating the Fair Housing Act for refusing to revise its "no pets" policy as a reasonable accommodation]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:51:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o8TFf1</link>
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     <title>GA: Georgia Supreme Court to hear death-by-alligator case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Supreme Court has agreed to hear a gruesome civil suit over who’s to blame for an 83-year-old woman’s death by alligator at a coastal Georgia country club and subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:02:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rjm8ab</link>
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     <title>WV: County to sue over Chandler’s Glen</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Berkeley County Planning Commission members have authorized county attorney Norwood Bentley to take action regarding the unfinished Chandler's Glen subdivision - a legal effort to obtain the $3.5 million in bond money needed to complete all the infrastructure there]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:45:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/569227/County-to-sue-over-Chandler-s-Glen.html?nav=5266</link>
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     <title>SC: Facebook page comment could lead to defamation trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A circuit court judge is expected to rule soon on whether an Horry County woman should stand trial because of a Facebook comment she made about the president of her homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:19:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o9jjUV</link>
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     <title>NJ: Condominium Not Responsible For Clearing Snow From Sidewalk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an a recent appeal, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on whether a 104-unit condominium complex is liable in tort for an injury sustained by a pedestrian on its abutting public sidewalk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:09:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qSZJ2d</link>
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     <title>PA: Parents of Boy Who Need Shade File Awning Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The parents of an 18-month-old Pittsburgh boy who has health aversions to sunlight are suing their homeowner's association for permission to add a retractable awning to the front of their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:43:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qDEB2d</link>
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     <title>FL: Wellington condo association sues exterminator over termites</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Wellington condo association, unhappy with its termite service, sued its exterminator and won.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:58:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nabKnP</link>
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     <title>The Ridges of Franklin NC Developer Dismisses Wildflower Hazardous-Land Data</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials [FEMA] designated all Western North Carolina counties landslide-hazardous in 1998 so Robert Ullmann and Hardy Smith, Ultima Carolina co-partners, should have known that the Macon County, NC Wildflower subdivision tract was not suitable or safe for residential development. This risk assessment was based primarily on soil survey data.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:52:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qRcXFZ</link>
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     <title>NV: Southern Highlands HOA sued again over assessment liens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas-area homeowners association is being sued after its collection agency demanded payment of some $629,000 in delinquent HOA assessments and legal fees levied against a developer's vacant lots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/oct/11/southern-highlands-hoa-sued-again-over-assessment-/</link>
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     <title>NV: Woman is fifth to plead guilty in federal HOA probe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sweeping federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations moved forward Tuesday with a fifth guilty plea.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:51:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/woman-is-fifth-to-plead-guilty-in-federal-hoa-probe-131537613.html</link>
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     <title>UT: HUD charges HOA with descriminating against veteran w/ disability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is charging a Park City, Utah homeowner association, property management company, and a group of condominium owners with violating the Fair Housing Act for refusing to accommodate a tenant who required an emotional support dog because of a disability. HUD brings the charges on behalf of the tenant, a Gulf War veteran with a disability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:50:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.realestaterama.com/2011/10/11/hud-charges-utah-homeowner-association-condo-owners-with-discriminating-against-veteran-with-a-disability-ID012215.html</link>
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     <title>SLABY v. MOUNTAIN RIVER ESTATES RESIDENTIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mark Slaby and his wife, Maria Slaby, appeal from a judgment of the DeKalb Circuit Court ("the trial court") enjoining the Slabys from the short-term rental of their property, a lot on which a cabin is situated, based on its determination that such a short-term rental is prohibited by a restrictive covenant burdening their property. We reverse and remand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:08:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/q8nEDF</link>
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     <title>MA: Homeowners' appeal rejected in group home case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners' association has suffered another legal blow in its attempts to block a group facility for people with mental health problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:32:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nfeFYS</link>
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     <title>PA: O'DONNELL v. HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Appellants, purchasers of condominiums at the National at Old City Condominium in Philadelphia ("Unit Purchasers"), appeal the order granting the preliminary objections of Appellee, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. ("Hovnanian"), and transferring this matter to binding arbitration.1 After careful consideration, we reverse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:13:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/piuTAL</link>
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     <title>FL: Retirement center sues over Internet comments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bay Village, a venerable Sarasota retirement community, has taken the unusual step of suing the daughter of two former residents for slander and libel over a series of Internet postings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:56:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20111004/ARTICLE/111009875</link>
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     <title>DC: Councilmember Cheh Introduces Condominium Amendment Act of 2011</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Recognizing the need for increased transparency and improved governance, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh introduced the Condominium Amendment Act of 2011 today. Councilmember Michael A. Brown is co-introducer of the legislation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:52:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://marycheh.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=270:councilmember-cheh-introduces-condominium-amendment-act-of-2011&catid=37:press-release&Itemid=68]]></link>
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     <title>MO: Federal ruling causes waves at Lake of the Ozarks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Columbia, Ill., couple are among thousands of property owners along the lake now stuck in legal limbo after being notified that all or part of their homes, decks, gazebos and patios were built on land that belongs to Ameren Missouri's Bagnell Dam and Osage hydroelectric project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:55:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pVVOqU</link>
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     <title>FL: Destin condo owners appeal dismissal of property rights case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of beachfront condominium owners have appealed a federal judge’s decision to dismiss their case against the city of Destin and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:44:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oEYXMo</link>
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     <title>MD: Avalon Court Six Case Now A Reported Opinion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a recent post, I discussed the decision of the Court of Special Appeals in an appeal in which I represented a group of condominium owners suing their Council of Unit Owners where the condominium’s suit against the developer for building defects was held to have been filed too late under the applicable statute of limitations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:12:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pRpmVd</link>
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     <title>IL: Cat Owner, Condo Battle Over Eviction Threat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Chicago woman may proceed in her suit against the condominium that threatened her with eviction for keeping a pet cat that she allegedly needed to help with her mental and emotional illnesses, a federal judge ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:34:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rsynCL</link>
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     <title>FL:Attorney Owner Wins Condo Association Wastebasket War, Uses $201K Check to Pa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Miami condo association's long fight to boot a lawyer out of her unit ended with unintended consequences. Nancy Wear used the check for her attorney fees and costs to pay off her mortgage and ensure her stay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:07:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney_owner_wins_condo_association_wastebasket_war_uses_201k_check_to_pa/</link>
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     <title>MA: Wareham homeowners back in court seeking injunction against group home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for a homeowners association have turned to the Massachusetts Appeals Court in their efforts to block a planned facility for people with mental health problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 08:57:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nQSXdb</link>
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     <title>NC: Lawsuit pulls city off neighorhood work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City officials have backed away from the idea of moving quickly to finish roads and other infrastructure in an eastern Durham neighborhood abandoned by its bankrupt developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:06:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qwZXtQ</link>
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     <title>KY: BAER v. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Catherine Baer appeals from the trial court's summary judgment against her for conversion and unjust enrichment in the amount of $116,299.50. Upon review, we affirm (re: HOA embezzlement)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:58:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/p09O0b</link>
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     <title>Downtown Jersey City developer suing city, accusing officials of trying to force</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of a Downtown Jersey City condominium complex is suing the city in federal court, accusing officials of trying to force him to hand over seven residential units for a dollar a piece.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:52:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nZfylT</link>
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     <title>CA: No coverage for cleanup from asbestos release, state appeals court says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A pollution exclusion in a condominium association’s policy precluded coverage of its $650,000 cleanup of a residential complex resulting from the release of asbestos fibers, a California appeals panel has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/n90IT6</link>
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     <title>VA:Federal agency may force Smith Mountain Lake community to tear down its docks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some people who live along Smith Mountain Lake are in a fight with the federal government. Residents of one condo community in Franklin County say they're being forced to follow an unfair rule.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:32:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/p7iFxf</link>
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     <title>Florida considers cutting courts out of foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott, House Speaker Dean Cannon and Senate President Mike Haridopolos all say they are interested in considering legislation to change Florida laws so judges won’t have to referee foreclosures]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:08:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pcgCww</link>
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     <title>Florida Supreme Court to Hear Developer and HOA Battle Over Common Area Warranti</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Maronda Homes, Inc. of Florida, et al, v. Lakeview Reserve Homeowners Association, Inc., the Supreme Court of Florida will soon determine whether common law implied warranties extend to the construction of common areas and facilities of a residential subdivision]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:33:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nC7uVE</link>
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     <title>MN: Don’t Threaten Your HOA Without First Getting Good Legal Advice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued a decision today (Horodenski v. Lyndale Green Townhome Assoc.) where a unit owner, upset with certain maintenance items relating to his unit, informed the association in writing he would stop paying assessments unless repairs were made.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rbUVu8</link>
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     <title>SC: Neighbors compel man to raze garage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The settlement, reached last week in the middle of a trial in front of Judge Joseph Strickland, brings to a close a year of tense litigation that turned neighbors into spies and increased homeowners’ association dues so much that it threatened the sale of one home. And it will cost homeowners thousands of dollars in attorneys fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:34:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oWNXGH</link>
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     <title>MA: Foes of group home in Wareham fail in bid for injunction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Plymouth County Superior Court judge has declined to block a proposed Swifts Beach group home despite the objections of nearby residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:20:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110913/NEWS/109130330/-1/NEWS</link>
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     <title>NV: Third person pleads guilty in HOA fraud probe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A third defendant pleaded guilty Tuesday in the sweeping federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:15:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/third-person-pleads-guilty-in-homeowners-associations-corruption-and-fraud-probe-129739348.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge opts out of consolidating cases connected to HOA problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senior U.S. District Judge Lloyd George has decided against consolidating a barrage of criminal cases being filed in the massive investigation at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:15:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nfifyk</link>
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     <title>VA: Federal Judge Denies Dismissal Of OpenBand Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court judge has denied a motion that would stop the Southern Walk at Broadlands HOA federal lawsuit against the community's cable provider OpenBand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:18:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rdseR7</link>
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     <title>FL: SAAR v. WELLESLEY AT LAKE CLARKE SHORES HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The appellant challenges a final judgment foreclosing a claim of lien for unpaid condominium assessments. She claims that she had paid the assessments and that the association failed to prove that the claim of lien amount had not been paid. We reverse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:50:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20FLCO%2020110907189.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Where there’s Smoke there’s Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of my students at Nova Southeastern School of Law wrote an excellent article that was published in the American Bar Association’s Probate & Property Magazine.  The article entitled, “Butt Out! Controlling Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Condominiums”,* discusses smoking regulations throughout the country and how community associations are dealing with complaints regarding second-hand smoke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:43:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/09/where-there%E2%80%99s-smoke-there%E2%80%99s-fire.html</link>
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     <title>NY: New charges filed in embezzlement case against Chester couple</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Chester woman who is accused of stealing more than $160,000 while working as a bookkeeper for several homeowners associations in the Green Mansions housing development has claimed she took the money because she was owed it for work she did.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:42:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://poststar.com/news/local/new-charges-filed-in-embezzlement-case-against-chester-couple/article_5d65bc72-da5b-11e0-8abd-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Move that condo!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case of Brandao v. Docanto (link), handed down by the Appeals Court on August 18, 2011, is a real doozy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2011/09/move_that_condo.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA fraud cases may be merged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors are moving to consolidate all of the cases under one judge in the massive investigation into fraud and corruption at homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:56:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o4Onl5</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Destin, Sheriff's Office</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit a group of beachfront condominium owners filed last year against the city of Destin and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:54:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nUWfHe</link>
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     <title>TX: New Laws Give Homeowners More Rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 700 new laws took effect Thursday, and 32 of them are aimed at homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:16:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44365019</link>
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     <title>LA: Deal to settle lawsuit over sign falls short</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While it's good the matter is being settled out of court, the accord formalized a week ago in Gardens of Southgate Association's lawsuit against Timothy and Jodi Burr, of Bossier City, is a personal victory. The Burrs get to keep displaying in their front yard a sign supporting their son, a Marine deployed in Afghanistan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:07:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ndr8oq</link>
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     <title>CA: Governor signs HOA document fee bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that prohibits companies from charging home buyers in a common interest development such as a condominium or townhouse from being charged excess document fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:38:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nxWr5H</link>
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     <title>N.C. Supreme Court denies Gates Four annexation appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Supreme Court denied an appeal by the Gates Four Homeowners Association fighting annexation by Fayetteville, but a change in state law this summer makes the case moot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:25:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o1f0cb</link>
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     <title>SC: Bill keeps spirits flowing in Sun City</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On June 17, 2011, Gov. Haley signed H. 3295 into law to authorize a homeowners association to hold a state license to sell alcoholic liquors. The Department of Revenue had ruled last year that a homeowners association was not qualified to hold a license, and so H. 3295 was necessary to make clear that it was.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:07:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mUHEOc</link>
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     <title>NV: 2008 case tossed in Sun City Anthem HOA dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sun City Anthem resident Tim Stebbins said his rights as a homeowner have been flushed down the drain by the state Commission for Common-Interest Communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:34:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/2008-case-tossed-in-sun-city-anthem-hoa-dispute-128659613.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Las Vegas Trump tower victorious in lawsuit with remorseful buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has rejected claims in a lawsuit filed by condominium purchasers who claim Donald Trump induced them into buying units at a Las Vegas tower at inflated prices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:33:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oTAxtB</link>
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     <title>OR: Court: HOA discriminated against disabled boy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The McNary Estates Homeowners Association violated the Fair Housing Act by not accommodating a developmentally disabled boy, a Marion County judge ruled last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:27:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://keizertimes.com/?p=9592</link>
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     <title>TX: Clear Lake homeowners association sued over damaged condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Clear Lake resident is suing her homeowners association over claims its attempt to repair her home’s foundation resulted in cracked walls and doors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:19:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ultimateclearlake.com/stories/262863-courts-clear-lake-homeowners-association-sued-over-damaged-condo</link>
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     <title>NLRB Upholds Disciplinary Action Despite Unlawfully Overbroad Work Rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Continental decision indicates that, under the right circumstances, there is a narrow defense to a termination pursuant to an overly broad work rule, but prevailing on that defense can be difficult]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/q37o4K</link>
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     <title>NY: Judge rules against Narrowsburg man's fracking lease</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Supreme Court judge nullified a gas-drilling lease signed by a Narrowsburg property owner, ruling that the lease violated a ban on commercial uses in the homeowners association's covenants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:03:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oBvKsn</link>
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     <title>NY: Ex-school board member admits stealing funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She was accused of misappropriating money from the Brierwood Homeowners Association, where she was an officer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:41:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qiRaTH</link>
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     <title>CROSSMANN COMMUNITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. v. HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Based on the remaining parties' stipulations and our suggestion in L-J, Inc. v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 366 S.C. 117, 123 n.4, 621 S.E.2d 33, 36 n.4 (2005), that a "CGL policy may . . . provide coverage in cases where faulty workmanship causes . . . damage to other property," the trial court determined the homeowners' claims were covered by Harleysville's policies.1 We affirm the finding of coverage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:39:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20SCCO%2020110822304.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>TX: New laws designed to bring transparency to homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 19 new laws passed by the Texas Legislature regarding homeowners associations (HOA) or property owners associations were the focus of the latest in a series of educational forums held in Friendswood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:37:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/friendswood/news/article_bd2f226b-8ba5-5342-ae16-33e7951ab7c4.html</link>
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     <title>CA: SMURRO v. CANTAMAR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (anti-SLAPP)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He argues the acts upon which he bases his cross-complaint are not protected speech. We disagree and affirm. In addition, we grant Smurro's motion to file a late reply brief.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:23:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20CACO%2020110823063.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>WI:Agreement term, not recording date, determines "first mortgage" in condo lien</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Wisconsin appeals court recently ruled that a loan agreement designating one loan as the "second mortgage" controlled, although recorded with the register of deeds before another mortgage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:15:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o0TFvi</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA Lawsuit Filed against Sawgrass Homeowner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Amy Lingenfelser lives in a Sawgrass community and for several years has had a basketball hoop in her driveway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:09:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.firstcoastnews.com/topstories/article/216201/483/Hoopla-over-HOA-Lawsuit-Filed-against-Sawgrass-Homeowner</link>
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     <title>CA: Diablo Grande homeowners suit faces setback</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group that is suing Diablo Grande homeowners association board members and the development’s parent company suffered a blow after a Stanislaus County judge ruled the suit would need to be altered if it is to stand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:29:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ox9tzA</link>
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     <title>CA: ARE HOAs and CONDOs REQUIRED TO HAVE ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATIONS??</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I said I was going to give you more on legislation. As for signed bills, SB 209, a troublesome bill relating to parking in common interest developments, has been signed into law by the Governor. It involves electric charging stations. The Governor in signing the bill acknowledged problems that really need resolving but he is "green-oriented" and signed it anyway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:14:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://myemail.constantcontact.com/ARE-U-REQUIRED-TO-PROVIDE-ELECTRIC-CHARGING-STATIONS-.html?soid=1101712478084&aid=LZdzakepmF0]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Allstate sues to collect $110K for policyholder's fire damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. seeks to recover around $110,000 for one of its clients in response to a fire last September.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:50:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/237750-allstate-sues-to-collect-110k-for-policyholders-fire-damage</link>
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     <title>IL: Campton Hills sued over Fox Mill pond erosion fine</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to exhibits attached to the suit, the village charged Fox Mill with violating the Kane County Stormwater Ordinance by not fixing shoreline erosion that the village said created a drop-off that was "a danger to persons and property." The pond, which is south of Margaret Mitchell Road, is one of six in the subdivision, and is otherwise called Swan Lake, according to the suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:53:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110818/news/708189951/</link>
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     <title>CA: VILLA LOS ALAMOS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. STATE FARM GENERAL INS</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today we are asked to decide whether MacKinnon's interpretation limiting the scope of the pollution exclusion in a standard CGL policy to environmental pollution also governs the interpretation of a comparable pollution exclusion in a first party property insurance policy. We conclude that it does.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:01:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20CACO%2020110817003.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>VA: Lansdowne On The Potomac Files Suit Against OpenBand</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following up on its vote earlier this month to authorize legal action, a lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court by the Lansdowne on the Potomac homeowners' association against telecommunications OpenBand, its parent company MC Dean, Lansdowne's developer and several subsidiaries over the exclusive communications agreements in place in the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:12:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leesburg2day.com/news/article_922f3708-c9b2-11e0-9c3c-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Pasadena residents sue home owners association over fire damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple is suing their homeowners' association over claims it shirked its contractual obligation by refusing to repair the fire-damaged exterior of their Pasadena-area town home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:11:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ultimatepasadena.com/stories/260250-courts-pasadena-residents-sue-home-owners-association-over-fire-damage</link>
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     <title>UT: Midvale HOA files lawsuit against Senate president</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Utah Senate President Michael Waddoups is locked in a legal battle with a Midvale homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:08:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nGpX6y</link>
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     <title>CA: Bill to control document fees awaits Gov signature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Assembly Bill 771 (Betsy Butler, D-Torrance) addresses this situation by specifying that only fees for the required documents may be charged when such documents are provided, effectively prohibiting any "bundling" of fees for other documents with these fees. The bill also creates a new form detailing which documents are required. The seller of a CID must complete this form and transmit it to the prospective purchaser along with the required documents. This will eliminate any uncertainty for the prospective purchaser as to exactly which documents are being provided.  AB 771 passed off the Assembly Floor Monday by a vote of 69-0. The measure now awaits the Governor's signature into law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:53:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://newsblaze.com/story/2011081515052300002.bw/topstory.html</link>
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     <title>MA:Condo mgers who dragged feet fixing roof leaks can't claim statute of limitat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reinstated a Chelsea condo owner's lawsuit against her condo trust and management company over leaks she said were so bad she had mushrooms growing on her doorframe and she eventually had to flee the unit on her doctor's advice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:09:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oqjaou</link>
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     <title>TX: Murder/suicide at Memorial condos triggers lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Harris County woman and her granddaughter are suing over claims lax security at a Memorial-area condominium resulted in the murder of her son and the suicide of her son's neighbor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:01:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/q1toYW</link>
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     <title>FL: Age-restriction rules challenge in south Fort Myers set for trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gene Hallberg says it’s a matter of principle: He won’t give up his right to let family, friends and employees younger than 55 years old stay at his house in Bayside Estates in south Fort Myers when he’s not there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:02:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pxxIE1</link>
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     <title>Freddie Mac offering $1500 for condo association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Freddie Mac is offering eligible buyers up to $1,500 for condominium association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:46:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/j2T2Oq6</link>
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     <title>FL: Coral Way Ruling Supports Independence of Covenant to Pay Assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On June 9, on this blog, I discussed the Fourth District Court of Appeals (4th DCA) case E. Qualcom Corp. v. Global Commerce Center Association, Inc.
 Qualcomm did not set precedent. Setoff has always been available as a counter-claim and affirmative defense, if applicable]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:43:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/o3PZvU</link>
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     <title>Luxury Miami Condos Caught Up in Grand Money Laundering Scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to Condo Vultures' CEO Peter Zalewski, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami is attempting to seize 13 waterfront condos in Greater Downtown Miami and Miami Beach, a townhouse in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood, and undeveloped land in the North Carolina Mountains as part of a grand jury indictment alleging "conspiracy to commit money laundering" and "bulk cash smuggling."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:09:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/r0uN8x</link>
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     <title>MD: $800K Worcester theft trial extended</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A trial began Wednesday against a self-employed accountant who pled not guilty to accusations of multiple counts of theft totaling more than $800,000 in condominium fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:37:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oDpvF4</link>
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     <title>FL: Lloyd's of London Settles Class Action Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If your condominium was insured by Lloyd's of London or one of its franchisees and filed a claim to collect insurance proceeds for damages caused by Hurricane Wilma, your association is likely part of the class action and therefore may be entitled to additional funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:34:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/qnz2cj</link>
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     <title>VA: Lansdowne HOA agrees to sue OpenBand</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Lansdowne homeowners association on Aug. 3 unanimously voted to file suit against Dulles-based telecommunications firm OpenBand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:04:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.loudountimes.com/index.php/news/article/lansdowne_hoa_agrees_to_sue_openband898/</link>
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     <title>VA: Federal lawsuit against OpenBand dismissed; residents plan to refile</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by a group of Loudoun County homeowners against OpenBand, a broadband telecommunications provider that serves about 4,700 homes in eastern Loudoun, was dismissed at a July 29 hearing in federal court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:59:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-lawsuit-against-openband-dismissed-residents-plan-to-refile/2011/08/05/gIQAKtor2I_story.html</link>
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     <title>NV: New state ombudsman appointed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nevada Real Estate Administrator Gail Anderson has announced the appointment of Kara Jenkins as ombudsman for the Common Interest Community program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:45:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/puOb6m</link>
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     <title>FL: Rob Samouce: New 2011 homeowners’ association laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A cleanup bill passed the 2011 legislative session in Tallahassee affecting condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ associations - House Bill 1195.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:41:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/aug/06/rob-samouce-new-2011-homeowners-association-laws/</link>
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     <title>VA: Bay area beaches belong to the public, judge rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of 3232 Page Avenue Condominium wanted the city to pay them $152,000 for slightly more than a quarter of an acre.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:55:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/osAwHX</link>
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     <title>Conn. man cleared of ethics charge after trying to give $40 to lawmaker in 2008</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Connecticut man has been cleared of an ethics charge for trying to give $40 in cash to a lawmaker during a meeting in her State Capitol office about condominium law reforms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:53:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ocD4o9</link>
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     <title>WI: Town of Menasha purchases stormwater pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The town has acquired a stormwater pond in part of the High Plains Meadows subdivision to help it meet its stormwater management obligations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:51:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110805/APC0101/108050457/Town-Menasha-purchases-stormwater-pond</link>
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     <title>NV: Some new HOA laws go into effect in October</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the last of a four-part series of the 2011 legislative laws that were passed that govern homeowners associations. If you missed any of the previous articles, just contact me and I will send them to you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:14:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/126447063.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo Owners Flooded At River City Sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now Crain’s is reporting another lawsuit affecting River City. This time the owners of water damaged Chicago condos in the tower are suing the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:30:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nrl8g0</link>
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     <title>Free speech: When it's OK to call someone a thief</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Call someone a thief in everyday life and you might have to pay damages if it's not true. But free-speech protections apply if you do it during an election campaign -- even an election for the governing board of a condominium owners' association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:43:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qKjqWu</link>
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     <title>TX: WATSON v. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF HERITAGE RANCH</title>
     <description><![CDATA[E. Steve Watson sued The Homeowners Association of Heritage Ranch, Inc. (the HOA) seeking a writ of mandamus to permit him to inspect the books and records of the HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:54:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nczZBW</link>
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     <title>NJ State Supreme Court rules that condos are not responsible for sidewalk cleanu</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New Jersey Justice Jaynee LaVecchia said The Skyline Condominiums building on Observer Highway is considered residential because Skyline does not generate profit, and therefore is not responsible for the upkeep of the sidewalk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:32:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oP9lwB</link>
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     <title>WA: Grant PUD's attorneys' ethics challenged in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crescent Bar Island residents question the ethics of the attorneys representing Grant County PUD.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:30:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pExmqU</link>
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     <title>CA: CABRERA v. ALAM (defamation suit for comments made at an HOA meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Having thrust herself into the controversy surrounding the election of the association's board of directors, she became a limited purpose public figure who was required to show defendant made the allegedly defamatory statements with malice]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:02:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ndtA1I</link>
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     <title>IN: Insurer Won't Have to Pay to Avert Next Flood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners who sustained flood damage at their Indianapolis subdivision can sue their insurer for compensation but not for a judgment large enough to prevent future floods, the 7th Circuit ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:35:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/27/38516.htm</link>
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     <title>FL: Housing authority ordered to pay rent to HOA on behalf of delinquent owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Palm Beach County Circuit Judge has ordered the West Palm Beach Housing Authority to pay rent money on behalf of a Section 8 tenant to a homeowners association per a new Florida law that funnels rent money to a condominium, homeowners or cooperative community association when the owner/landlord falls behind in maintenance payments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:52:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/prO2U1</link>
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     <title>ID: City, HOA, others sued for skateboard fatality in ‘08</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The widow of a man who died following a skateboarding accident on a bike path in the Cedar Pointe subdivision has sued the city of Columbia Falls and others connected with the subdivision at the south end of Nucleus Avenue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:55:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pJ196M</link>
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     <title>Gov signs SB209 prohibiting HOAs from unreasonably restricting charging stations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed SB 209 by Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) – Common interest developments: electric vehicle charging stations. He accompanied this with a signing message that is included below or you can read the original on the official State of California site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:40:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FL: Dolphin Tower residents sue insurer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Dolphin Tower homeowners' association is filing a countersuit against an Ohio-based insurer after the company rejected a claim last month to pay for cracked and buckled concrete in the troubled 15-story building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:17:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nNejnq</link>
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     <title>MO: Clayton condo association seeks injunction to prevent tax sale of units;</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to court documents, the 700 S. Brentwood Condo Association is suing Shaw Credit Investments and Shaun Hayes, its director/registered agent, for breach of contract concerning a settlement the two made in November.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:31:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mYNDwT</link>
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     <title>PA: FAWN RIDGE ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. CARLSON</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Appellants denied that they owed the assessments, asserting that those assessments are neither "legal [nor] proper" nor "properly authorized or calculated upon a proper budget." (Answer ¶ 9.) Appellants sought the dismissal of the Association's claims for the payment of those assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:25:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rsmcHN</link>
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     <title>CA: GONZALEZ v. DeBERRY:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Appellant Luis Gonzalez was employed by an unlicensed and uninsured painting contractor who contracted with respondents to paint a three-story building in San Francisco. Respondents are the homeowners association and the two individual owners of the three-unit building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:21:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qI7L1K</link>
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     <title>FL: Professional advisors to troubled boards…time to say goodbye?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In today’s troubled economy it borders on blasphemy to even suggest letting a client go. It’s hard enough bringing clients in the door let alone asking some of them to leave, right?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:06:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/pchIyN</link>
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     <title>CA: Feds investigate lending by failed Sonoma bank</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal grand jury is sifting through the collapse of Sonoma Valley Bank and its use of taxpayer bailout money, part of a criminal probe examining loans the bank made to one of its largest borrowers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:46:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110724/ARTICLES/110729753/1320/entertainment?Title=Feds-investigate-lending-by-failed-Sonoma-bank</link>
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     <title>CO: Court Tosses $1.5M Parking-Garage Verdict Against Beauvallon Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Matrix Fitness and Spa sued the owners of the Beauvallon condos on Lincoln Street between 9th and 10th avenues for promising exclusive use of 150 parking spaces for its customers, but only delivering on 75 exclusive spaces and 75 shared spaces.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/no2Z0j</link>
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     <title>NJ: Lodi scammer admits to $40.8M mortgage scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Harvath said he and his cohorts targeted oceanfront condominium complexes overbuilt by financially distressed developers, as well as premier real estate in vacation destinations -- including Hilton Head, South Carolina -- and properties in New Jersey owned by financially distressed homeowners facing foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:02:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pb5BeC</link>
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     <title>NC Court of Appeals allows goats to stay in HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[paragraph 6 of the Restrictive Covenants focuses on the subjective emotions or feelings of "embarrassment, discomfort, annoyance, or nuisance" experienced by "the neighborhood." The definition of things or activitiesproscribed by paragraph 6 of the Restrictive Covenants isexpanded to cover that which "is in any way noxious, dangerous,unsightly, unpleasant or of a nature as may diminish or destroythe enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood by theowners thereof."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:25:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pne05r</link>
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     <title>AZ: Anthem Residents Now "Members" of ACC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent ruling in the Arizona Court of Appeals labels the Anthem Community Council a "planned community" and Anthem property owners "members" of that community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:25:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nMlj18</link>
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     <title>AZ: Homeowners have new tool to fight HOA's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starting July 20, homeowners can pay a flat filing fee of $550 to file a complaint with Arizona's Dept. of Fire, Building and Life Safety and have their HOA issue addressed at an independent hearing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:10:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ojazxX</link>
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     <title>SC: Gov. Nikki Haley signs bill re: construction defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[clearly defines an occurrence and will require insurance companies to cover damage that results from problems in construction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:51:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oARUMc</link>
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     <title>IN: Doubletree homeowners in foreclosure limbo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Highland attorney Michael Muenich agrees with Less that foreclosure generally doesn't affect a property owner association, commonly called a POA, as it is its own separate legal entity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:13:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mU311K</link>
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     <title>FL: Condominium Law: Law clarifies exemptions on manual fire alarms</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's column completes our review of HB 1195, which became effective July 1. We will also take a brief look at a couple of other new statutes affecting community associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:43:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-press.com/article/20110717/COLUMNISTS16/107170321/Condominium-Law-Law-clarifies-exemptions-manual-fire-alarms?odyssey=mod_sectionstories</link>
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     <title>NV: Advocate for homeowners files ethics complaint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The outspoken lobbyist for homeowners' rights on June 27 filed an ethics complaint against the Common Interest Community Commission, and on Tuesday served Real Estate Division administrator Gail Anderson with a summons.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:35:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rcoMqB</link>
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     <title>NV: New laws address HOA board recall, voting issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week's article started to highlight some of the major changes to NRS 116 with the passage of SB 204. Today's article will conclude SB204, which was a significant piece of legislation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:06:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pMpGw6</link>
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     <title>IL: Families settle mezuzah dispute with Chicago condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two families and a Chicago condominium association settled their dispute over the removal of mezuzahs from the residents' doorposts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:00:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pQ5fRl</link>
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     <title>NJ: Dam at Evesham-Voorhees border can't be removed, DEP says; must be rebuilt</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A developer cannot remove the damaged Kenilworth Lake Dam and must rebuild it, the state Department of Environmental Protection commissioner ruled in a decision released Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110715/NEWS01/107150342/Dam-Evesham-Voorhees-border-can-t-removed-DEP-says-must-rebuilt?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE</link>
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     <title>CO: Dozens of homeowners sue builder over alleged defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than a dozen townhouse communities built in Colorado by Texas builder D.R. Horton Inc. have sued, alleging building defects, Denver's CBS4 News reports.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:47:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qj0kx4</link>
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     <title>Maryland passes priority lien bill and other legislative updates for 2011</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After 17 years of pursuing this legislation, Maryland has passed a priority lien bill. Pursuant to this new law, Association liens have a limited priority over the claim of a mortgage holder whose loan is entered into on or after October 1, 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pIp6NS</link>
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     <title>NM: Disagreement between 'fly-in' neighbors heads back to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ives' Cielo Dorado Estates neighborhood association - a subdivision near Anthony, N.M. where residents commute in personal airplanes - had sued him because his airplane hangar encroached upon the group's taxi-way. But about a week prior to that trial, the association dropped the complaint]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:10:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pR94Li</link>
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     <title>Illinois Court Determines Insurer Must Defend Property Damage Caused by Faulty W</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Illinois Court of Appeals determined the insurer must defend allegations of property damage arising from faulty workmanship.  Milwaukee Mut. Ins. Co. v. J.P. Larsen, Inc., 2011 Ill. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1443 (Ill. Ct. App. June, 20, 2011).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:49:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ogO0J8</link>
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     <title>MD: Disputes As To Homeowners Association Elections May Be Submitted To the AG</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland General Assembly enacted new legislation aimed at helping to resolve disputes concerning the election of officers and board members of a homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:02:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marylandcondolaw.com/disputes-as-to-homeowners-association-elections-may-be-submitted-to-the-attorney-generals-office/</link>
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     <title>MDJudge Clears the Way for a Jury Trial in the Luxury Harborview Condo Mold Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8639070.htm]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:14:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/owcze0</link>
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     <title>IL: Mezuzah case goes to federal court in Chicago</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal trial involving a condo association that removed mezuzahs from residents’ doorposts opened in Chicago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:05:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qMzOQc</link>
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     <title>GA: Atlantic Station condo owners' suit before high court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Novare Group, the developer of the 26-story "Twelve" building at Atlantic Station, on Monday sought the dismissal of a suit filed by eight people who said they were fraudulently led to believe their views of the downtown skyline would remain unobstructed for years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:57:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantic-station-condo-owners-1010338.html</link>
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     <title>OH: Federal rules no boost to condominium industry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Those who follow the condominium market hoped federal guidelines released last week would provide a shot in the arm for their beleaguered industry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:43:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2011/07/10/federal-rules-no-boost-to-condominium-industry.html?sid=101</link>
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     <title>NV: New law will affect area homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the major bills that was passed in the 2011 legislative session was SB 204, as a result many changes were made to NRS 116.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:35:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/125260019.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>CA: Bill protects owners' rights to rent out condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that would protect the right of condominium owners to rent out their units if they had that right when they bought the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:11:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o2yf9F</link>
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     <title>FL: Supreme Court accepts review of Lakeview Reserve v. Maronda Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the recent case of Lakeview Reserve Homeowners v. Maronda Homes, 48 So. 3d 902 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010), Florida's 5th District Court of Appeal found that a homeowner's association had a claim for breach of common law implied warranties of fitness and merchantability against a builder/developer for defects in the roadways, drainage systems, retention ponds and underground pipes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:24:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridaconstructionlawauthority.com/2011/05/articles/cases/supreme-court-accepts-review-of-lakeview-reserve-v-maronda-homes/</link>
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     <title>PA: Seven Springs claims protection in 2008 fatal fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each victim's estate has filed a lawsuit in Allegheny County against several defendants, including the Sunridge Condominium Association and the Villages at Seven Springs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:55:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qKqJaT</link>
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     <title>NJ: Former Brigantine condo officials charged with theft, fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brigantine police charged two former Spartan Harbour Condominium officials and a local contractor with theft and conspiracy in an alleged fraudulent billing scheme against the city, police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:47:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/q7VhIN</link>
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     <title>NJ: Lawsuit Filed Against Builders of the Siena</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the builders of the Siena announced their new condominium development in 2006, they described it as an “enclave of luxury in an urban village setting.” Then last November, news broke that the luxury condos were plagued with mold.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:15:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qB7zPB</link>
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     <title>TN: Bankruptcy judge backs flood victim in foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At a time when mortgage lenders are taking more than a year to complete foreclosures, Judge George C. Paine II has ruled that Bank of America has consented to the sale of a flood-damaged Bellevue condominium through its inaction and must wait in line behind a homeowners association to get paid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nAFz7r</link>
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     <title>FL: Courts award $400,000 for botched renovation by condo president</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Boca Raton condo owner has won a $400,000 court judgment against an unlicensed contractor who allegedly falsified invoices and violated the terms of his contract by charging triple what he was paying his subcontractors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:56:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/phDJ4s</link>
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     <title>CA: Legal rulings could open up RPV</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following an epic, nine-year court battle over whether his land - and that of the owners of 15 other lots in Portuguese Bend - could be developed, Tabor finally began construction on his Cinnamon Lane property in March]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:03:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mJfAYf</link>
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     <title>NV: Some new HOA laws went into effect Friday</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The legislative session has come to an end, finally. There were the "winners" and the "losers." This article presents a summary of some of the bills that were passed and signed by the governor. These laws became effective Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:43:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/some-new-hoa-laws-went-into-effect-friday-124904944.html?ref=944</link>
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     <title>FL: Rob Samouce: New 2011 condominium association laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A clean-up bill passed the 2011 legislative session in Tallahassee affecting condominium, cooperative and homeowners’ associations. House Bill 1195 provides the following noted changes to Chapter 718, Florida Statutes affecting condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 16:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2011/jul/02/rob-samouce-new-2011-condominium-association-laws/</link>
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     <title>NC: New HOA legislation will take effect Oct. 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As I wrote in my May 21 column, the N.C. General Assembly has been working its way through several bills that affect HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:22:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l7ks6Q</link>
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     <title>CA: Lawsuit against homeowners group delayed in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit against Diablo Grande’s homeowners association faced delays this week, after a judge learned that none of the defendants have been served with the suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:56:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jJxXbf</link>
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     <title>HUD Mortgagee Letter issued 6/30 re Condo Approval</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium Approval Process for Single Family Housing - Consolidation
and Update of Approval Requirements]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:02:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m4GcDL</link>
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     <title>HUD - Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide (Guide) is designed to provide the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) baseline condominium project approval and processing requirements. The contents of this Guide are applicable for all condominium project approvals where a single unit will be insured under Section 203(b) of the National Housing Act]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:02:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jv0uJj</link>
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     <title>MA: Neighbors win injunction against group home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Swifts Beach residents have won a preliminary injunction against a planned group home for people suffering psychological problems, an attorney for the plaintiffs said Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:36:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mcvt2l</link>
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     <title>FL: Sen. Fasano wants to close loophole on homeowners associations foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite repeated efforts, real estate agent Colleen Tuttle had no luck swinging a short sale on behalf of a client who offered the bank $800,000 in cash for an Apollo Beach home with a stunning view of Tampa Bay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:55:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ivtqxG</link>
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     <title>PA: Governor Signs Ban on Private Transfer Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Friday, June 24, Governor Tom Corbett signed into law House Bill 442 which bans the use of private transfer fees in Pennsylvania. The Bill is Act 8 of 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:33:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cai-padelval.org/athome/2011/06/28/governor-signs-ban-on-private-transfer-fees/</link>
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     <title>FL: Pompano condo: OK, we'll stop excluding young kids</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Pompano Beach condo that continued to exclude families with young children long after federal and county law prohibited it agreed during Broward County's civil rights investigation to stop enforcing its bylaw about that.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:51:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/ku5Ezg</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo association sues State Farm over unpaid damage claim</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Collinsville homeowners association is suing State Farm Insurance for allegedly failing to pay for hail and wind damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:24:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.madisonrecord.com/news/236568-condo-association-sues-state-farm-over-unpaid-damage-claim</link>
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     <title>New law lets condo boards off the hook for releasing personal info, with your OK</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under a new law that takes effect July 1, condo associations will no longer be held liable for inadvertently releasing an owner's personal information – including driver's license, credit card and Social Security numbers – if it was voluntarily provided as part of an official record and without the association's request.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:46:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jaCRwP</link>
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     <title>CA: Los Altos council member suing over condo price</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fishpaw filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court on Thursday against Bank of America and the real estate agent who sold him his Los Altos condo, alleging they cheated him out of the discounted price the home should have been sold for under city policies]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:43:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iMAvmp</link>
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     <title>FL: 'Glitch Bill' Gives Developers New Exit Strategy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Distressed Condominium Relief Act went into action in July 2010, it helped to protect bulk buyers from the guarantees and financial burdens of developers. The law sparked bulk condo sales--but it also left the door open for glitches.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:34:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jCFHD2</link>
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     <title>FL: Broward County poised to sue condo on behalf of Canadian snowbird with kids</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Broward County will sue a condo in Pompano Beach because it allegedly refused to allow a Canadian snowbird to buy a place there based on his household having three kids in it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:58:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/kWXzy1</link>
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     <title>AZ: Appeals Court limits HOA regulations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A metal sculpture of a saguaro wearing sunglasses and holding an electric guitar may not be what some people want in their front yard. But now, thanks to a ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, a jury may get to decide if it’s art — and, more to the point, is it ugly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:55:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iNlOJp</link>
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     <title>FL: New condo and HOAs law signed by Governor, take effect in July</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed the latest community association reform bill, which means all of the provisions affecting condominium, homeowner and cooperative communities become law as of July 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:36:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/06/new-condo-and-hoas-law-signed-by-governor-take-effect-in-july.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Essay: Control of Kingsmill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Virginia Supreme Court issued an order on June 16 denying a rehearing on the appeal of the district court decision that grants to Busch Properties Inc. the ability indefinitely to control the Kingsmill homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:30:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l563Op</link>
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     <title>NC: Developer loses landmark lawsuit over shoddy roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Alarka Creek Properties Homeowners Association took the late Williams’ Cane Creek Development Corporation to court, charging that he and his team misled them, saddling them with defective and dangerous roads.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:12:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jmFOge</link>
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     <title>MD: Wood Creek HOA sues development owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an effort to gain control of their homeowners association, the residents of Wood Creek Golf Community have filed a civil lawsuit against the owners of the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:02:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jWILEW</link>
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     <title>NJ: Juries, not judges, are to decide bad faith actions against insurers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2001, the plaintiff was delivering mail at a condominium complex when she was attacked by a dog.  The dog was owned by John Critelli and kept by Alfonzia Caruso, his grandmother, at her condominium.  The plaintiff was seriously injured, as she needed two separate spine surgeries]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:57:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ilo7wA</link>
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     <title>CT: Bill restricting elections for condo associations passed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Rep. Robert W. Megna (D-New Haven) on Wednesday praised the legislature’s overwhelming approval of legislation he sponsored that would prohibit practices that could lead to influence-peddling in condominium association elections. The legislation (HB 6234) now goes to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his approval.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:08:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connecticutplus.com/cplus/information/news/politics/Bill-restricting-elections-for-condo-associations-passed1336213362.shtml</link>
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     <title>MD: Accountant defaults in civil case, judge rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Worcester County Circuit Court judge has issued a partial summary judgment and made an order of default in a civil case between Assateague House Condominium's council of unit owners and William W. Scott and his Berlin accounting firm, Scott & Company Inc.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:50:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kvBZnJ</link>
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     <title>OK: Controversy Over Miniature Horse In Broken Arrow Returns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2008 a miniature horse named Dakota made headlines when his owners bought him as a pet, and kept him in the back yard of their Broken Arrow home in the Lakeview gated neighborhood. After a year of conflict and court battles Broken Arrow changed its pet ordinances, allowing Dakota to stay in his home. Now the controversy over whether Dakota should be allowed to be kept in the backyard of a home in a neighborhood is resurfacing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:26:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jU8mkb</link>
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     <title>NV: Homeowner files class-action suit over HOA debt-collection practices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another class-action lawsuit was filed Monday over Nevada homeowner association debt-collection practices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:29:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jun/20/homeowner-files-class-action-suit-over-hoa-debt-co/</link>
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     <title>New Texas law defends residents’ religious displays</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Years after a Jewish couple in Houston were fined for displaying a mezuzah on the door frame of the condo they rented in the Heights, a new Texas law prohibits home owners’ associations from banning such religious objects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.chron.com/believeitornot/2011/06/new-texas-law-defends-residents-religious-displays/</link>
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     <title>Beazer, others to settle claims on failed Nevada deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Home builders Beazer Homes USA Inc. , KB Home and Toll Brothers Inc. have agreed to pay lenders up to $340 million to settle claims related to a failed housing development near Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:50:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ivEQex</link>
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     <title>UT: Is your community association ready for new laws?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During its 2011 general session, the Utah Legislature passed several bills that will impact community associations (condominiums, HOAs and PUDs) and their residents. Two of those bills take effect on July 1, impacting collection practices and insurance coverages for all associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:23:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=16001500]]></link>
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     <title>Utah Department of Commerce Launches Utah Homeowner Associations Registry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Utah Department of Commerce announced Thursday that the Administration Division has launched a new online Utah Homeowner Associations Registry for Homeowner Associations (HOA) and Condo Owner Associations (COA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:20:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kcsg.com/view/full_story/14360820/article-Utah-Department-of-Commerce-Launches-Utah-Homeowner-Associations-Registry?instance=home_first_stories</link>
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     <title>Nevada HOAs, collection agencies lose two court rulings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investors in foreclosed homes in Nevada didn’t abuse the legal system by challenging what they call inflated homeowner association assessments and collection costs, a judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:32:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/jun/17/nevada-hoas-collection-agencies-lose-two-court-rul/</link>
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     <title>Featured Fraud: Condo Conundrum</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Usually, thinking twice before making a decision results in the best possible outcome. A Calif. property developer thought twice when it came to finding coverage for a condominium project, however, and now it is costing him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:29:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m2wcQc</link>
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     <title>MD: Judge finds Maryland HOA cannot fine rulebreaker</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Terrence J. McGann ruled in a summary judgement in April that The Orchards Homeowners Association in Gaithersburg had no legal right to collect fines from Kelley, who built sandbag retaining walls without The Orchard’s permission.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:40:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jWf1Vd</link>
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     <title>NJ: Challenging an emergency assessment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[RITZ CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. THOMAS]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:08:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/k91pZ9</link>
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     <title>MA: New bills deal with condos, co-ops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many homeowners say that when you buy a condo or co-op, you're buying into a community. Not everyone in those communities gets along, though.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:44:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/New-bills-deal-with-condos,-co-ops</link>
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     <title>CT: Rep. Albis-Backed Condominium Bill Gets Final Senate Approval</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill brought out on the floor of the House by State Representative James Albis (D-East Haven) concerning condominium governance and protection has been passed by the Senate and goes next to the Governor for his signature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:08:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Gallery Tower Condominium Assn v. Carlson (MN Ct of Appeals)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Appellant argues that the district court erroneously interpreted the condominium-association bylaws; violated appellant's rights under the Minnesota and United States constitutions; abused its discretion by awarding attorney fees, costs, and disbursements to respondent; and failed to include the real parties in interest in the proceedings. Appellant also contends that the association lacks authority to place and foreclose a lien on his condominium unit. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:11:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/j80BQO</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge rules large Kissing Camels homeowners group can't just absorb HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has smacked down one of the most affluent homeowners groups in Colorado Springs in a decision that affects any HOA thinking of trying to absorb a smaller, neighboring association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:21:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jhS7aj</link>
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     <title>FL: South Daytona condo investor stunned by bribery scandal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Significant questions remain in the case against two former South Daytona officials federal investigators have charged with taking bribes in exchange for reducing liens against a condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:17:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2011/06/12/south-daytona-condo-investor-stunned-by-bribery-scandal.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA fee issue fades away in final hour</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After four months of lobbying, hearings, amendments, wrangling, horse trading and fiery floor debates, the biggest homeowners association bill of the Nevada legislative session got "postponed to a later agenda" with minutes left before the final gavel fell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:13:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/hoa-fee-issue-fades-away-in-final-hour-123679794.html</link>
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     <title>CO: K9Shrink, LLC v. RIDGEWOOD MEADOWS</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Commercial business in HOA]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:48:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jfUA6K</link>
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     <title>FL Supreme Ct on indemnification of directors WENDT v. LA COSTA BEACH RESORT CON</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At issue is whether section 607.0850, Florida Statutes,2 authorizes indemnification of corporate directors in actions brought against the directors by the corporation itself. We conclude that section 607.0850 provides for indemnification in cases in which a corporation has sued its own director]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iNI28r</link>
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     <title>MD: Scott Ordered To Pay Association $437K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While criminal proceedings against Berlin businessman Bill Scott, indicted in April on theft and theft scheme charges after allegedly bilking several resort area condo associations out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, proceeds on a parallel course, a Circuit Court ruling in the civil case this week will force the defendant to pay over $437,000 sought by one of his victims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:03:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mgb4PA</link>
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     <title>CT: Bill restricting elections for condo associations passed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Rep. Robert W. Megna (D-New Haven) on Wednesday praised the legislature’s overwhelming approval of legislation he sponsored that would prohibit practices that could lead to influence-peddling in condominium association elections. The legislation (HB 6234) now goes to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his approval.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:54:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lnXv8E</link>
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     <title>Nev. bill dies, but HOA fee court battle lives on</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After four months of lobbying, hearings, amendments, wrangling, horse trading and fiery floor debates, the biggest homeowners association bill of the Nevada legislative session got "postponed to a later agenda" with minutes left before the final gavel fell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43332419</link>
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     <title>PA: Judge backs homeowner in S. Phila. pool dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A city judge has ruled in favor of a South Philadelphia family whose homeowners' association was trying to make them fill in their in-ground swimming pool.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:50:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mAW7GQ</link>
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     <title>VA: County taps state attorney general to investigate OpenBand</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The request to Cuccinelli stems from an overwhelming number of complaints from residents of several eastern Loudoun HOAs who allege the firm is violating Federal Communications Commission laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:31:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mzINde</link>
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     <title>NY: 8 Brooklyn homeowners win fraud case against Yaron Herscho's United Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ group of eight African-American homeowners were awarded a total of more than $1 million last week, after a nine-member jury found that Yaron Hershco's United Homes committed fraud]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:26:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jsnrPq</link>
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     <title>NH: Law lets condo owner fly flag with pride</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Geri Farnell got a new flag to fly at her condominium Monday as Gov. John Lynch signed into law a bill giving renters and condo owners the right to display Old Glory outside their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:20:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110607/NEWS06/706079985/0/NEWS03##static</link>
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     <title>NV: With HOA collection bill dead, language revived in another bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A portion of a homeowner association bill languishing in committee got reborn in a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:30:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/hoa-collection-bill-dead-language-revived-another-/</link>
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     <title>Question Of Religious Protection Lands On Texas Governor’s Desk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legislation currently on the desk of Texas Gov. Rick Perry would protect the freedom of Jewish homeowners to follow the Torah’s injunction to "write [these words] upon the doorposts of thy house and on thy gates."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:08:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mqvviq</link>
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     <title>NV: Bill to cap collection fees when HOA bills are past due stays alive</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would put a $3,300 "hard cap" on collection fees when a homeowner becomes delinquent on HOA dues is still alive during the final scrum at the Nevada Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:26:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/05/bill-cap-fees-when-hoa-bills-are-past-due-stays-al/</link>
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     <title>WI: Timber Ridge condo owners take tax dispute to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In what’s being called an unusual legal move, 224 condominium owners have filed a lawsuit that contends the town’s appraisals of their vacation properties are nearly double the real worth.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:30:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mzuL89</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA lobby puts on the heat in Carson City</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the 2011 Legislature wrapping up and municipal elections at hand, it's time to empty the notebook.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:18:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lHtJ8N</link>
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     <title>FL: Former South Daytona mayor charged with bribery</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A few days later, on May 26, 2010, Clifton met with the purported investors' representative and discussed how to get the City of South Daytona code enforcement liens reduced on the River Club Condominiums. At the conclusion of the meeting, Clifton suggested that the City of South Daytona Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement, Mitchell, would reduce the city liens to a minor amount, in exchange for a cash bribe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:15:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l2Rg0l</link>
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     <title>NV: Bill called protection for responsible homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Proposed legislation such as Senate Bill 174 is designed to protect responsible homeowners who pay their HOA dues and abide by the rules, representatives of the Community Association Institute in Las Vegas said Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:19:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lZm5i9</link>
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     <title>TX: Bill sets Las Colinas Association apart from other property owner groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Texas Legislature last week passed a bill that makes the Las Colinas Association the state's first and only master mixed-use property owners' association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:12:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m4hEPJ</link>
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     <title>NC: Bill to limit HOA foreclosures passes House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would limit the ability of homeowners associations to foreclose on property owners because of unpaid dues or assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:51:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ld5YQV</link>
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     <title>TX: Ethics group links homebuilder funding with demise of major HOA bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rep. Burt Solomon's cries of blame over the demise of a major Senate HOA bill have spurred both echoes and investigations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:15:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iwU1OW</link>
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     <title>NJ: Condo assn settles Civil Rights allegation its actions forced woman with</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Mays Landing condominium association has agreed to pay a medically-disabled resident $10,000 and forgive thousands of dollars more in maintenance fees owed by the woman to resolve allegations that it unlawfully discriminated by failing to accommodate her disability, the Division on Civil Rights said Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:14:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2011/06/condo_association_settles_civi.html</link>
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     <title>Texas Legislature Passes 18 HOA Reform Bills in the Waning Moments of 82nd Legis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last night the fat lady sang, and we're "done" for 2011. Even if the Governor calls a Special Session, POA laws won't be on the agenda again (assuming no horrorific gut-wrenching headlines) until the 83rd Legislature meets in January 2013]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:30:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mbqDRb</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sculpture not part of HOA'S governance of exterior</title>
     <description><![CDATA[PINNACLE PEAK VISTAS III HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATON v. DERAILED, LLC - we affirm the superior court's conclusions that the sculpture is not encompassed by the CC&Rs or Rules governing landscaping and structures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:07:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/krsotL</link>
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     <title>AZ: Legislators defend new HOA measures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New laws that open up HOA board meetings to public participation and prohibit removal of political signs got a skeptical reception Friday at a Green Valley Council forum.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:39:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/k7k0L3</link>
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     <title>WI:Supreme Ct rules that nonparty clients could have standing to disqualify oppo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All seven justices agreed that a nonparty client, one not previously represented by opposing counsel or opposing counsel’s law firm, could have standing to move for disqualification of opposing counsel. But the court divided on the correct analysis required to determine standing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 18:56:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l4nELG</link>
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     <title>SC: Neighbors at war over a garage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Less than two years later, Matthews was off the board, at least one neighbor had reported him to the police and homeowners had increased their dues by nearly $7,000 to hire an attorney to sue him.
All over a 20- by 12.5-foot brick garage Matthews built at the end of his driveway - without its permission, the homeowners association says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:20:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iX2Vwz</link>
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     <title>SC: Feds hunting Myrtle Beach con man in real estate fraud cases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials are close to charging more Myrtle Beach area residents with real estate-related fraud and are closing in on Duwayne Woods, who is labeled an elusive con man and the mastermind behind the Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium scams in court documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 20:24:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jA6v9x</link>
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     <title>NY: Judge rules against Levy in reserve fund case at Rector Square</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Supreme Court judge ruled that developer Yair Levy defrauded the Rector Square condominium in Battery Park City and spent $1.6 million in reserve fund money on personal and other illegal expenses, which could possibly lead him being banned from the real estate business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:42:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kkhDHX</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA Reforms Quietly Passed In Austin</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New protections against Home Owner Association abuse are headed to Governor Perry's desk. They come just days after the reforms appeared dead.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:20:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mxsog0</link>
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     <title>NV: Proposed HOA bill will micro-manage communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 185 is a continuation of the mirco-management of associations that has become synonymous with the name of state Sen. Michael Schneider, D-Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:11:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iN78Gq</link>
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     <title>500-plus Nevada HOAs hit with class-action complaint over collection fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With lawsuits piling up and the Nevada Legislature debating caps on fees imposed by homeowner association collection agencies, investors in foreclosed homes on Wednesday filed a new class-action complaint against more than 500 Nevada homeowner associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:53:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/may/26/500-plus-nevada-hoas-hit-class-action-complaint-ov/</link>
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     <title>CA: Work Loft Building Recovers $1.4 Million for Faulty Construction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 20-unit live-work loft and condominium building, located at 655 5th Street at Townsend, recovered $1,410,000 today for claims related to shoddy workmanship and construction defects within 18 months from the filing of their claim]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 17:26:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/SOMA-LiveWork-Loft-Building-prnews-1065593525.html?x=0</link>
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     <title>N.C. House bill would limit authority of homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would limit – but not eliminate – the foreclosure powers of homeowners' associations passed through a state House committee Wednesday and is now expected to be heard by the full House.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:59:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110525/ARTICLES/110529789/1177?Title=N-C-House-bill-would-limit-authority-of-homeowners-associations</link>
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     <title>TX: Analysis: Solomons argues first-class lobby mischief killed HOA bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Comprehensive reform to Homeowners Associations (HOAs) died yesterday, when Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton) pulled his bill down. This came after Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) attached Senate language to it that preserved a “priority of payments” scheme in current law that makes it easy for HOAs to foreclose on homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lonestarreport.org/Home/tabid/38/EntryId/1179/Analysis-Solomons-argues-first-class-lobby-mischief-killed-HOA-bill.aspx</link>
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     <title>Broward sues on behalf of Chihuahua owner whose condo allegedly discriminated ag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Broward County filed suit in federal court this week on behalf of a senior citizen whose condo allegedly discriminated against her and her Chihuahua, Sweetie.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 18:54:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/k2F53e</link>
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     <title>VA: Southern Walk v. OpenBand: Federal Court Receives Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The debate over whether the contract between OpenBand and the Southern Walk at Broadlands HOA is legally defensible is now in the hands of the court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:52:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leesburg2day.com/news/ashburn/article_f4242c1a-86f6-11e0-aff7-001cc4c002e0.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Suit against Canoa Ranch Resort dismissed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A civil suit against Fairfield Green Valley and Canoa Ranch Resort has been dismissed, one that alleged the resort promised condominium buyers a booming resort destination, then downsized when the economy crashed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lKSmbl</link>
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     <title>NY: UWS Condo Sues to Ban Bra Sales at Breastfeeding Center</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Upper West Side condo board is pumping up its battle against a breastfeeding center in its building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 10:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/j0AW1A</link>
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     <title>NC: GOP reluctant to butt heads with homeowner groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since January, Republicans who control the state House and Senate have seemingly been trying to make up for, in a single year, a century-long absence of power.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 21:28:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iWYtg1</link>
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     <title>SC: N Myrtle Beach condo developer sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tommy Hix of North Myrtle Beach, one of the developers of the failed Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium projects, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to one felony charge to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to the real estate deal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:12:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/05/24/2178651/north-myrtle-beach-condo-developer.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Major HOA bill dies in the House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The most substantial homeowners association bill died in the House this afternoon, leaving little hope of significant change this session.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:11:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l1Bslx</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA scuffle in the Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the least controversial homeowners association bills just elicited a small screaming match in the Senate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:07:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/hoa-scuffle-in-the-senate.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate passes bill to help stall HOA foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the most significant action yet to regulate homeowners associations, the Senate just passed a bill that would make it more difficult to foreclose on homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/bill.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Condo owners awarded $7.7 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Those construction flaws mushroomed into a lawsuit that yielded a $7.7 million verdict last week against the company that installed the exterior stucco at Twelve Oaks at Fenwick.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 22:57:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lsOBlC</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate passes bill outlawing HOA ban on religious displays</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations must permit religious displays on homeowner doors, under a bill that just passed the Senate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 22:36:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iJ2eRV</link>
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     <title>CYPRESS ON SUNLAND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION v. ORLANDINI</title>
     <description><![CDATA[reverse the court's order reinstating the default judgment on foreclosure because the conduct of the HOA's lawyers in obtaining the default judgment on foreclosure constituted a fraud upon the court]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:59:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?page=1&xmldoc=In+AZCO+20110519001.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR&SizeDisp=7]]></link>
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     <title>NE: Solar Panel Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[South Shore Heights vs. Dr. Timothy Adams.  While many might know Dr. Adams as that Billboard guy, back in August of 2010 Adams invested in Solar Panels for his house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kptm.com/story/14687417/solar-panel-lawsuit</link>
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     <title>NV: Feds hit Las Vegas HOA with age discrimination complaint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas homeowners association faces a charge of age discrimination after an investigation that’s been under way for more than two years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:46:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/may/20/feds-hit-las-vegas-hoa-age-discrimination-complain/</link>
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     <title>NC: Here's heads up on pending association bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are four bills pending in the N.C. General Assembly that could have a major impact on condominium and homeowners associations. Courtesy of the Legislative Action Committee of the N.C. Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, here is a brief description of the pending House and Senate bills:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:40:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/05/20/2310136/heres-heads-up-on-pending-association.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Lawsuit over failed condo project resolved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit brought to trial by buyers at the failed Spanish View Towers condo project was resolved Thursday with a confidential settlement , an attorney for the plaintiffs said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:04:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/lawsuit-over-failed-condo-project-resolved-122261434.html?ref=434</link>
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     <title>Texas passes bill to protect active military from HOA foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Active military personnel will get more protection from homeowners associations who attempt to foreclose for past-due membership fees, according to a new law passed Thursday by the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 15:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kBgD6T</link>
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     <title>Ethics Complaint Targets Assistant AG for Using Grandma Ruse in Condo Investigat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An assistant attorney general in Illinois has been accused in an ethics complaint of falsely claiming he was helping his grandmother look for apartments while he investigated the handicapped accessibility of condos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:02:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kyWIRg</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA bill collector faces another federal suit over practices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nevada Association Services Inc., a bill collector for Las Vegas-area homeowner associations, was hit Wednesday with its fourth federal lawsuit since Dec. 17 over its collection practices]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 22:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lqy2a9</link>
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     <title>TX: HOAs balk at Solomons' revisons to Senate bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners association representatives are screaming over potential House revisions to Senator Royce West's massive HOA bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 19:53:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mwx0R4</link>
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     <title>CA: SELTZER v. EUGENE BURGER MANAGEMENT CORPORATION</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the operative pleading is the TAC, which sets forth fifteen causes of action (discussed in more detail, post) based on allegations that the Association failed to comply with the 1994 Settlement agreement which incorporated the 1979 CC&Rs, t]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 10:40:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/j0LSKU</link>
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     <title>AZ: New laws will affect HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in late July will have the right to speak up at HOA meetings and record them.That's because Gov. Brewer recently signed into law a number of bills intended to give homeowners more access to their homeowners association meetings. The new laws go into effect July 20.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 22:27:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ixrrd0</link>
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     <title>NV: Proposed HOA bill will micro-manage communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 185 is a continuation of the mirco-management of associations that has become synonymous with the name of state Sen. Michael Schneider, D-Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 16:43:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jTn9uC</link>
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     <title>CA: Ventura Property Manager convicted of Embezzlement from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Daphne Ann Brenon (DOB 3/30/56), of Westlake Village, was sentenced to serve four years, eight months in state prison, and fined $915,650 for her role in an embezzlement from the Spanish Hills Homeowners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 16:41:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iPigQT</link>
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     <title>VT: At venerable Vermont resort, disgruntled condo buyers suing AIG affiliates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When he signed to buy a condo at Vermont's Stowe Mountain Resort, Patrick Sullivan was told his share of fees charged by the resort developer for hotel-type services would be about $410 a year, not the $8,400 a year the resort ended up charging.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 16:45:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mAaTsP</link>
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     <title>IL: Kendall Cty to hear felony case against local developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ivan Krpan was charged with felony theft - took more than $25k from the HOA of one of his developments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:17:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lEsiYB</link>
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     <title>NJ: Appeals Court says Warren County radon class action case may proceed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A New Jersey Appeals Court ruled today that a case alleging faulty radon systems involving hundreds of condominium units in Warren County may proceed. This decision upholds a trial court certification of the case as a class action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 21:04:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iNyJVa</link>
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     <title>TX: Pasadena association sues over exterior house paint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community association in Pasadena is suing after, it says, a couple is negatively impacting property values by letting their home fall into a state of disrepair.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:57:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ultimatepasadena.com/stories/244999-pasadena-association-sues-over-exterior-house-paint</link>
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     <title>CO: Condo expansion draws lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A downtown condominium owner and her homeowners association president allegedly conspired to build an additional floor in their building without the required consent of the property’s other owners, according to a lawsuit filed in Pitkin County District Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:27:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/146871</link>
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     <title>FL: New condo-HOA measures target delinquent homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida lawmakers have passed new legislation regulating condominium and homeowners communities that could change daily life in association-governed neighborhoods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:08:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jm5sNx</link>
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     <title>Colorado bill bans private transfer fees on home sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Community Associations Institute threw its support behind the bill after safeguards were put in place for the fees that some homeowners associations charge, Debus said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:02:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18029169</link>
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     <title>FL: Governor to review new condo, HOA reforms</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida lawmakers have passed new legislation regulating condominium and homeowners communities that could change daily life in association-governed neighborhoods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:17:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/ik4UiO</link>
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     <title>Nelson co-sponsors flag bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is co-sponsoring a bill that would bar housing managers from prohibiting the display of U.S. service flags at personal residences.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 09:50:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/misYjL</link>
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     <title>Luxury condos - no amenities and a lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You wouldn't expect that the purchase of a $1.4 million luxury condo unit would end up in court over whether the purchase included ownership in the amenities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 10:33:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=4f19d4a2-6143-4941-9629-c993545db6fc</link>
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     <title>NC: Proposed HOA changes not progressing at statehouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Foreclosures and other practices have drawn the scrutiny of state lawmakers, but legislation proposing changes so far is languishing in committee this session as state budget negotiations have taken priority.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 09:57:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/juElAv</link>
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     <title>AZ: 6 laws limit HOAs' power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arizona homeowners associations are losing a few more of their powers. They can no longer ban political and real-estate signs, flagpoles or parking on public streets, according to six bills signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer. And association boards can't restrict political activity in public areas, force residents to buy "approved" signs, ban the "tea party's" Gadsden flags or charge more than $400 in HOA "transfer" fees on a home sale.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 16:51:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2011/05/08/20110508arizona-laws-limit-hoas-power.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA bills move quickly through legislative process: Watch for more updates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The days are now ticking off as the legislative session comes closer to the end for 2011. A number of association bills made it past the Legislature's self-imposed deadline.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 09:22:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jEX3bw</link>
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     <title>Montana Fair Housing's lawsuit against Bozeman continues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a lawsuit filed by a fair housing group against both the city of Bozeman and a local developer, a judge has ordered the developer to pay up to $115,000 in damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 17:57:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lkOjoh</link>
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     <title>TX: House pushes through bills restricting HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an ongoing effort to harness homeowners associations, the House passed a bill Friday that would prevent HOAs from banning religious displays on owners' doors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 16:19:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/05/house-pushes-through-hoa-restr.html</link>
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     <title>WA: Resale Certificate Fee Cap Increased</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo sellers may soon see the cost for Resale Certificates increase this summer. The fee had been capped at $150 for many years, however, the Washington State legislature passed a bill raising the cap to $275. The change, signed by the governor, will take effect on July 22, 2011]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 14:54:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlecondo/2011/05/05/resale-certificate-fee-cap-increased/</link>
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     <title>MD: Grand Jury Indicts Scott In $826K Theft Scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The other shoe dropped late last Thursday for Berlin businessman Bill Scott, president of Scott and Company, advertised as a full-service accounting and property management firm, when a Worcester County Grand Jury indicted him on six counts of theft and theft scheme for allegedly bilking several resort area condominium associations and individuals out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 12:54:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lPOJed</link>
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     <title>MD: It’s a weak deal, but now Md. HOAs can get some money in foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you live in a Maryland condominium or are in a homeowners’ association, the Maryland General Assembly has just provided you a modicum of protection from neighbors who don’t pay their dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 12:46:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wapo.st/lnTV9G</link>
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     <title>Florida legislature passes condo and HOA reforms, will you like them?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Florida House and Senate have passed the latest reform bills, which will soon be sent to the Governor’s office for his signature or veto. If he does nothing, the bill still becomes law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/irQIk0</link>
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     <title>FL: Cali v. Meadowbrook Lakes View (who's responsible for pipes in wall)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This case stems from a negligence claim against Meadowbrook brought by Cali seeking damages he alleges were proximately caused by two severe water leaks from plumbing pipes located within the interior boundary walls]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lx7ip5</link>
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     <title>IN: AG touts new consumer protection laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners Bill: A new law that allows Zoeller’s office to regulate homeowners associations, follows a dispute involving a homeowners group at a condominium complex in Jeffersonville. The dispute, involving a theft allegation, ended up in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:57:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jCCfcR</link>
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     <title>PA: Senate Commi Approves Helm’s Disclosure of Private Transfer Fees Legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee today approved legislation authored by Rep. Sue Helm (R-Susquehanna Township) that would prohibit the charging of private transfer fees and require disclosure of those private transfer fees that exist.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 21:52:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Senate-Committee-Approves-Helm-s-Disclosure-of/FaKjcEkCy0etjYXwtxHoqg.cspx?rss=50</link>
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     <title>GA: County says Dunwoody bond claim unconstitutional</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It has been four months since the city of Dunwoody and three of its residents brought a lawsuit to force DeKalb County to transfer about $7 million in unspent parks bond funds to the city of Dunwoody for use at Brook Run Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 16:41:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thecrier.net/articles/2011/05/03/front/bond.txt</link>
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     <title>NV: Lawmakers hope to put HOAs under open meeting law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill on Nevada’s open meeting law should be expanded to include homeowner associations because they “operate like dictatorships,” a state senator says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 16:23:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/02/lawmakers-seek-put-hoas-under-open-meeting-law/</link>
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     <title>Former Palo Alto neighborhood group manager strikes plea deal in embezzlement ca</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kimball Allen, the former administrative manager of the Greenmeadow Community Association, pleaded no contest to embezzling more than $60,000 from the South Palo Alto neighborhood group, prosecutors said Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:22:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ltLAIK</link>
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     <title>MD: Grand Jury Indicts In Theft Scheme Case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scott faces six total counts including three counts related to his alleged theft scheme carried out against various condominium associations in and around the Ocean City area as well as three counts related to other individuals, for which he illegally signed or endorsed checks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:24:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iC7nPk</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>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:50:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/52756487.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Woman sues Kemah condos after fall on stairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Galveston County woman has filed suit against a local homeowners association after she fell at its property more than a month ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:19:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kiNDGf</link>
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     <title>Caution: condo club's careful consideration could have countered costly construc</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a lengthy court battle, the New Jersey Appellate Division found that a South Jersey homeowners' association ("HOA") had not engaged in selective enforcement of architectural restrictions or constitutional violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:13:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fqmUz4</link>
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     <title>NC: Swain County lawsuit offers object lessons for county planners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The suit was tried in Swain County Superior Court in February. It involved an Alarka Creek Homeowners Association that has won a $2.4 million lawsuit against a developer and an engineering firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:02:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thefranklinpress.com/articles/2011/04/27/news/02news.txt</link>
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     <title>MS: Appeals Court upholds church dispute ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a judge's ruling that subdivision covenants will not hinder the Oxford Church of Christ in moving to a new site north of town. Case cite]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:24:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dLIR5a</link>
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     <title>NY: Bill Seeks to Change Cooperative Classification</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senator Toby Ann Stavisky has introduced a bill that hopes to address recent assessment increased faced by Queens cooperatives and condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:53:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gOpYXU</link>
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     <title>MD:Legislature Passes Measure Authorizing Condos to Require Unit Owner Insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 679, which permits condominiums to adopt a requirement that  unit owners maintain insurance on their units.  The bill was signed into law by the Governor on April 12, 2011, and takes effect October 1, 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:20:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marylandcondolaw.com/legislature-passes-measure-authorizing-condominiums-to-require-unit-owner-insurance/</link>
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     <title>NV: Agency governing homeowners groups scrutinized</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Retired and living the good life in Las Vegas, Robert Hall should be making waves in the lap pool on his back patio overlooking the 15th hole at Highland Falls Golf Club. Instead, the former military officer and immunotoxicologist is making waves with his community homeowners' association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 08:41:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gp6trm</link>
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     <title>CT:: Albis' Condo Bill Heading to House Floor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[East Haven state Rep. James Albis is confident that a bill he is co-sponsoring will bring an end to some of the “horror stories” he’s heard about problems between condo owners and associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hsozrc</link>
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     <title>IN: Gov. Signs Rep. Cheatham’s Homeowner Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has given final approval to legislation authored by State Rep. David Cheatham (D-North Vernon) that would protect the rights of families in the event they have been wronged by homeowner’s associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:30:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=1657</link>
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     <title>FL: Monaco Beach Club residents sue condo assn over Hurricane Wilma damages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After paying huge assessments for repairs after Hurricane Wilma, condo owners at the Monaco Beach Club have filed a class-action lawsuit, seeking damages for an insurance claim gone wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:28:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hvsp2c</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo board sues resident over bedbugs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After bringing in an exterminator to eradicate a stubborn bedbug problem, the leaders of a North Side condo tower are pulling out another weapon: a lawsuit against a resident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:03:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://iphone.chicagorealestatedaily.com/index.php?CALL_URL=http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20110421/CRED0701/110429969</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA legislation builds debate during session</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations, or HOAs, can leave some homeowners feeling like renters. For others, the fees they charge can put residents at risk of losing their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:06:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hWqGrY</link>
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     <title>NV: District judge lets lawsuit by collection agencies over HOA fees proceed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clark County District Judge Susan Johnson on Tuesday denied a motion from a state agency to delay proceedings in a lawsuit that collection agencies filed against the Financial Institutions Division]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:04:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ia9gyD</link>
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     <title>TN: Nashville woman may lose condo because of hoarding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Nashville condominium owner likely will be forced out of an upscale high-rise after losing a lawsuit that claimed she was hoarding and living in filth.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:35:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f04JT4</link>
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     <title>Missouri Supreme Court throws a lifeline to an HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Missouri Supreme Court’s opinion, written by Judge Michael A. Wolff, clarifies that a defunct HOA, even though it has been dissolved for more than 10 years, still has the power to assign its rights to collect assessments, impose liens and enforce covenants, overruling the court of appeals opinion that had indicated that a defunct corporate HOA was a non-entity after it had been dissolved for 10 years, lacking the power to do anything.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:00:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f29Op0</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge OKs motion to cancel Mira Villa pacts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell on Tuesday approved a motion to terminate remaining contracts for buyers at Mira Villa, one of the first luxury condominium projects in Las Vegas to halt construction]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:29:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g15Zu8</link>
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     <title>NM: Fight over private hangar doesn't fly with jury, judge could ground verdict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 3rd Judicial District Court jury has ruled a "fly-in" community south of Las Cruces sued one of its residents maliciously - but a judge could choose not to accept the verdict.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:27:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h92UUi</link>
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     <title>IA: Cedar Falls homeowners file suit over faulty dam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a Cedar Falls subdivision have filed a lawsuit against the developer, designer and builder of the dam holding back their neighborhood pond.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:57:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/euMDGo</link>
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     <title>AZ: Brewer Signs Bill Giving Tea Party-Backed Flag Same Status as U.S. Flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law this week a bill that prevents homeowners associations from banning the black-on-yellow Gadsden flags -- the Tea Party-favored banners displaying the coiled rattlesnake and "Don’t Tread on Me" message]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:43:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fxn.ws/egcUXz</link>
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     <title>AZ: Brewer signs bill barring HOAs from meddling in politics</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed legislation which restricts the ability of HOAs to keep out politicians and their campaign materials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:22:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/gAVYAe</link>
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     <title>Condominium Associations May be Liable for Failing to Resolve Unit Owner Dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent lawsuit filed in Baltimore, Maryland, by one condominium unit owner against a neighboring unit owner and her condominium association illustrates potential liability for condominium associations in unit owner disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:33:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.condominiuminsurancelaw.com/2011/01/articles/condominium-associations/property-damage-claims-can-also-implicate-liability-insurance-issues/</link>
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     <title>DE: Odessa National developer in default</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Attorney General's Office says developer Joseph M. Capano has defaulted on an agreement to complete by March 31 a clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts and other amenities for which residents of Odessa National have been paying up to $3,000 a year. The finding is a prelude to a large fine and possible lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110418/NEWS/104180340/Odessa-National-developer-default?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|s</link>
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     <title>MA: Court deals city new Brier Neck setback</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case has become a test of the city's resolve versus the determination of the developer's effort to build the project in conjunction with the affordable housing lobby and the state's Chapter 40B building statutes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:20:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gEiiTS</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owners sue building framer for not completing job</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Galveston homeowners' association has filed suit against a Plano framer for breach of contract and negligence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:24:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hWRriA</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Hall of Shame president guilty of coercion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The man previously dubbed president of Contact 13's HOA Hall of Shame has been found guilty of coercion in a North Las Vegas court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:48:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i9fc8R</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo group sues for $1M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Assateague House Condominium's council of unit owners is seeking more than $1 million in damages from William W. Scott and Scott & Company Inc., an accounting firm that kept the condo association's books.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:44:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gw5sr2</link>
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     <title>MD: Homeowner groups to collect unpaid assessment fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners and condominium associations that have been pleading for laws to help them gather money lost by foreclosures will be rewarded for their persistence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/04142011/montnew155523_32550.php</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo proxy bill will have to wait until next year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill in the Illinois House of Representatives to ban voting by proxy in condo board elections will not be voted on this year. Committees are still reviewing the bill and it will be taken up again next January at the earliest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marinacityonline.com/news/proxy0413.htm</link>
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     <title>CA: Pasadena may snuff out condo smokers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anti-smoking rules could be extended to include prohibitions on lighting up in apartments, condominiums and townhomes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:19:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_17705258</link>
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     <title>NH: Bill gives all the right to fly a flag at their home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature is moving swiftly toward adoption of a law that would make unenforceable condominium association rules against flying the American flag outside one's property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:41:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gIHKOh</link>
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     <title>AZ: Bill will prevent HOAs from barring Gadsen flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill approved by the House and Senate would preclude HOAs or condominium associations from barring residents from flying the Gadsden flag. The move, if approved by Gov. Jan Brewer, would give the black on yellow flag with a coiled rattle snake the same protected status as the U.S. flag,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:30:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ffSwt7</link>
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     <title>MN: Court of Appeals backs Afton in condo dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Afton business owner's legal claims against the city over plans for a 48-unit condominium project have been rejected by the Minnesota Court of Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:18:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.startribune.com/local/east/119707184.html</link>
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     <title>Colorado to block new real estate investment scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senate Bill 11-234 would ban private real estate transfer fees, which have been added to homeowner association covenants during the development phase to fund an investment scheme cooked up by Manhattan-based Freehold Capitol Partners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:14:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hAoNej</link>
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     <title>OH: Hunting Valley homeowners' association drops lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HUNTING VALLEY Plaintiffs from Valley Ridge Farms home association have dropped any further lawsuit against the village regarding the rezoning of parts of Case Western Reserve University’s Valley Ridge farm for a small performance space and craft services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:59:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e64ngz</link>
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     <title>NY: A Condo, High-Profile Residents and a $40,000 Bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a cautionary tale of the gravitational pull that one owner can have on a building, Mr. Nahoum and his companion, Basia Milewicz, are being sued in State Supreme Court in Manhattan by the condominium, which says they owe $40,000 in common charges and late fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:40:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/g3xL5F</link>
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     <title>NJ: Enclave residents initiated legal action because of their bad rock wall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of The Enclave have begun legal proceedings against the borough. Borough Attorney Bob Oostdyk said residents of The Enclave Homeowner's Association filed a tort claim in April 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:53:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/esPfWV</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, 09 Apr 2011 15:04:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/al7m4E</link>
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     <title>NV: Many sections of AB 448 would make poor law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last Friday I testified before the Assembly Judiciary Committee on AB448. I would like to share some comments on this legislation. First off, there are too many sections that make for poor law. Some things proposed are already on the books. One particular section makes absolutely no sense and complicates the election of board members]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:50:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/119527659.html?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>MD: OC Condo Association Seeks $1 Million In Civil Suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While no criminal charges have yet been filed against a resort area businessman amidst an investigation into alleged fraud and embezzlement, one of his clients this last week filed a civil suit in Worcester County Circuit Court, seeking over $1 million in compensatory and punitive damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:34:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/icf4eN</link>
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     <title>FL: Developer wins round in long-disputed Bayshore Boulevard condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An appeals court ruling Wednesday allows a developer to seek millions in damages and legal fees from the city for unlawfully denying the company's 2004 plan for a Bayshore Boulevard condominium tower.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 09:27:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ezEXdI</link>
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     <title>VA: Homeowners win round one against Woodland Pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Woodland Pond Homeowners’ Association lost its court case against two rogue homeowners last month, but the association is appealing the decision to Chesterfield Circuit Court. No court date has been set to hear the appeal]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:18:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hPTSyP</link>
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     <title>AZ: Harper resurrects condo bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would take some power away from condominium associations and allow condo owners to rent their properties has made it to the Legislature again but in a different form.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:04:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fJYyfE</link>
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     <title>Texas HOAs under heavy fire in Austin</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We've heard the complaints for years now... complaints about homeowners' associations that have gained  too much power, even foreclosing on homes for non-payment of dues, fees and fines. But state lawmakers may be about to strip some of that power away.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:43:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hMA1vf</link>
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     <title>NC: Troubleshooter: Homeowners association bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bill Moore is backing is just in committee right now, but he says he's hopeful the bill can be heard in the short session, which is late summer into fall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:51:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/abc11_investigates&id=8056790]]></link>
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     <title>AZ: No more ban on resale fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposal to ban resale fees, which pay for numerous HOA improvements in Sahuarita and Green Valley, has been withdrawn after a federal agency heard from HOA supporters in Green Valley and Rancho Sahuarita.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:49:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eLv8Fx</link>
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     <title>WA: Grant PUD seeks lawsuit dismissal re: residential use on Crescent Bar Island</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Grant County PUD filed a motion to have a court case about residential use on Crescent Bar Island removed from U.S. District Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:38:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_288924fe-5fd5-11e0-8ae3-001cc4c03286.html?photo=1</link>
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     <title>NY: Suit Over 109 Square Feet Ends in a $150,000 Settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A home-buying couple who sued a major Brooklyn developer in a dispute over 109 square feet agreed to settle the case for $150,000, but rejected the developer’s offer of an additional $20,000 to keep quiet about the agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:49:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/ibh6Vf</link>
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     <title>FL: Court ruling: New laws may not apply to your condo or HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Florida Supreme Court ruling makes one thing crystal clear about new condominium and homeowners association laws: They may not apply to your community if your governing documents do not specify they are subject to Florida laws and contain the words "as amended from time to time" or similar language.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:45:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-04-05/business/fl-new-condo-laws-condocol-20110405_1_condo-and-hoa-laws-delinquent-owners-new-laws</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate passes bill restricting HOA powers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Texas Senate has passed a bill to curtail the powers of homeowners' associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:50:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f7EpfB</link>
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     <title>FL: As if we didn’t have enough problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I listened to Eric Glazer’s program Sunday to learn more about the latest headache for associations. E-mails had been alerting us to the Florida Supreme Court’s decision about new association laws as they apply to existing documents.  Great, just what we need…another problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:25:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fJFI1h</link>
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     <title>TX: To save houses from HOA foreclosure, bill would offer up what's inside</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers considered an usual solution Monday to homeowners association foreclosures -- lose the furniture but save the house]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:47:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dG11nc</link>
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     <title>GA: Court divided over roaming alligator</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A divided Georgia Court of Appeals panel has ruled that a golf club and homeowners association may be held liable for damage inflicted by alligators that patrol a system of lagoons.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:50:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gHiiTo</link>
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     <title>FL: Fed-up judges crack down on foreclosure disorder in courts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[White said a smattering of "maverick" judges began poking holes in foreclosures years ago before the media and lawmakers seized on problems in the fall. The judicial momentum has built since then.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:50:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h5svpG</link>
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     <title>IN: Legislation proposed to regulate homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill making its way through the Indiana General Assembly would allow the Attorney General’s office to regulate homeowners associations, and some Jeffersonville residents hope it really hits home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:30:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fATEWA</link>
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     <title>NY:Legislation Proposed To Put Co-ops, Condos In Same Tax Class As Single Family</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Responding to outcry over skyrocketing property tax assessments for co-ops and condos, an area lawmaker introduced a bill this week to treat the units the same as single-family homes under the law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:14:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://foresthills.patch.com/articles/legislation-proposed-to-put-co-ops-condos-in-same-tax-class-as-single-family-homes-2</link>
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     <title>NV: Bill Brings HOAs Under Meeting Laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner associations and certain nonprofits may have to study up on Nevada open meeting laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 14:09:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fox5vegas.com/news/27399333/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Federal probe into valley HOAs broadens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors have identified 75 to 100 co-conspirators, including judges, attorneys and former police officers, at various levels of a massive fraud scheme involving Las Vegas Valley home­owners associations, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:59:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eA2UWP</link>
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     <title>Adverse possession claims surging in Florida</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine walking into your home and someone else was sitting inside saying they are taking it over. That's what's happening to thousands of people across the state. All the person has to do is pay your taxes and you could be put out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:01:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/eQzJpe</link>
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     <title>NV: Las Vegas judge blocks foreclosure by HOA collection agency</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge in Las Vegas on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order blocking today's planned foreclosure of a home by a collection agency for a homeowner association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:42:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/efB0Gm</link>
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     <title>NC: Judge: The Vue can't force condo buyers to close</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a setback for the Vue uptown condo tower, a judge ruled this week that the developer can keep only a deposit from buyers who signed contracts but can't force them to close on their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:58:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/01/1884303/couple-sues-to-get-out-of-vue.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate passes bill limiting HOA bans on solar panels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would limit bans on solar panels sailed through the Senate this morning, as momentum builds on dozens of bills that would dampen the influence of homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:10:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/03/senate-passes-bill-limiting-ho.html</link>
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     <title>CT: New Push for a Condo Ombudsman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[JOHN Avignone and David Kelman both live at Colonial Village, a condominium complex in West Hartford, but their views on the management of the 84-unit community suggest they dwell in different worlds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:09:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/eDyRpp</link>
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     <title>NV: Las Vegas HOA Collection Agencies Suing Critics</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New allegations of wrongdoing are pitting Las Vegas-area collection agencies for homeowner associations against homeowners and investors in foreclosed properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:54:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/et7qX8</link>
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     <title>MS: Appellate panel rules for Beau View buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two federal appeals court cases, one of which involves Beau View condominiums in Biloxi, have put developers on notice that they must follow federal consumer-protection laws when selling certain types of real estate across state lines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:49:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i7i4iw</link>
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     <title>IN: HOA Bill Passes Senate Committee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legislation authored by State Rep. David Cheatham (D-North Vernon) that would protect the rights of families against illegal activities committed by homeowner’s associations has moved one step closer to approval in the Indiana Senate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:16:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gNdE58</link>
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     <title>Builders Expect to Build Shoddy Condo Buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The South Carolina Supreme Court, in Crossman v. Harleysville Ins., recently determined that faulty workmanship which results in property damage is no accident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:47:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hsTMvL</link>
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     <title>Texas House panel lashes out at HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A House committee challenged homeowners associations Monday to consider greater concessions, with lawmakers using their harshest tone yet against groups resistant to compromise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:29:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gPgsbR</link>
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     <title>RI: Johnston resident sued by civil-rights advocate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island state civil-rights advocate is suing a man with an extensive criminal record who allegedly has harassed at least two of his neighbors in a Johnston condominium complex with racist, anti-gay and sexist verbal attacks and vandalism.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:10:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g99Aea</link>
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     <title>NC: House Bill Takes Aim At Your HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposed North Carolina General Assembly house bill requires that homeowner associations inform its members about management decisions in more direct ways, while also preventing them from going after delinquent fee payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:05:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ifJL46</link>
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     <title>AZ: Condo owners sue over Canoa Ranch Resort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of two condo units in Canoa Ranch Resort have sued management for failing to create a “resort destination” with added shops and other amenities, saying that has diminished the rental value of their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:41:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gL8IU3</link>
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     <title>CA: East Village condo owners get $10M in water-leak case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A San Diego developer has paid a $10 million settlement to owners of an East Village high-rise who say construction defects led to water leaks damaging wood floors and causing mold in walls, court documents show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:38:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fX5oNb</link>
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     <title>HUD 'guidance' irking industry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The problem is that the government agencies, under pressure to reduce or end taxpayer bailouts of the housing industry, are changing decades-old lending rules without letting anyone know in advance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:23:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dUeKz4</link>
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     <title>NV: Homeowners set to lose trees after judge rules in favor of HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some local homeowners have come up on the wrong side of a legal ruling in their fight to save dozens of mature pine trees in their neighborhood. That means their homeowners' association has a green light to bring back the chainsaws and resume cutting them down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:56:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gHuX42</link>
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     <title>FL: Synagogue ousted from condo unit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a crowded, tumultuous hearing on Wednesday, Special Magistrate Carolyn Ansay ruled that Mr. Feder’s use of the spare condo as a synagogue violated the zoning code. She gave him 30 days to end that use or face a $100 a day fine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:59:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hyDcWv</link>
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     <title>CT: Lawmakers consider establishing a condominium ombudsman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish an ombudsman who would be charged with resolving disputes between condo owners and associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:22:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/frJEh1</link>
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     <title>Maryland condo groups battle banks in bid to collect dues first</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners or condominium associations would be the first in line to collect unpaid dues when a home in their community is sold at foreclosure under a bill introduced in the Maryland General Assembly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:35:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ehgOZl</link>
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     <title>FL: Grieving widow fights condo board to keep pet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida pet owner who also lost her best friend found victory after her condo board said her dog had to go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:59:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fnPhKF</link>
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     <title>NV: Bill to limit HOA charges could be tabled for state regulation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state senator seeking to limit penalties that collection agencies can force homeowners association members to pay might drop her bill and get the state to just change the rules]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:51:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/bill-to-limit-hoa-charges-could-be-tabled-for-state-regulation-118626394.html</link>
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     <title>NV: 2 NV bills would set caps on HOA collection fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Senate Judiciary Committee is discussing two bills that would cap runaway collection fees incurred by homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:00:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42248657</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate commitee passes major HOA reform bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Senate committee Wednesday approved the most comprehensive bill yet to regulate homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eRnCcV</link>
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     <title>CA: Assn gets costs, even though it voluntarily dismissed action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association brought this action against a resident, seeking injunctive relief requiring him to comply with certain provisions of the declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&R's). The association obtained a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, and then dismissed the case voluntarily.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:44:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20CACO%2020110322021.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>IN: Appeal filed over Benjamin Crossing day cares</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association in a subdivision south of Lafayette has appealed a Tippecanoe County judge's ruling that allowed two day cares in the development to remain open.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:47:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gadZQQ</link>
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     <title>FL: Bill targets condo regulations, ombudsman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Florida bill seeks to deregulate condo community association managers and dismantle the state's arbitration system for settling owner and board disputes out of court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:47:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/fl-deregulation-condocol-20110322,0,3525240.column</link>
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     <title>FHA Issues Waiver on Leasing Restrictions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leasing restrictions have been one area of the FHA condominium guidelines that has caused problems for associations seeking to get FHA approvals. CAI has brought this issue to FHA’s attention and has petitioned FHA to review these criteria. On March 18, 2011, FHA issued a waiver that will provide greater flexibility on leasing restrictions under the FHA condominium insurance program. This means that many condominium associations whose FHA approval was rejected due to rental restrictions may now qualify under the FHA waiver]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:44:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.caionline.org/govt/news/Political%20HeadsUp%20Public%20Document%20Library/FHA%20Issues%20Waiver%20on%20Leasing%20Restrictions.pdf</link>
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     <title>CA: Legislation Aims to Cap Document Fee Charges at Condominium Sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In California, when a person purchases a unit, such as a condominium, in a common interest development, state law requires that he or she be provided with an extensive list of documents. That list includes things such as governing documents, operating rules, restrictions on occupancy and use, the amount of special and regular assessments, and any current special assessments or penalties levied against the unit to be transferred.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:18:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h3oRbn</link>
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     <title>NV: Las Vegas HOA collection agencies sue critics</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New allegations of wrongdoing are flying pitting Las Vegas-area collection agencies for homeowner associations against homeowners and investors in foreclosed properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eMLdIQ</link>
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     <title>TX: House committee passes first batch of HOA bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A House committee passed a host of homeowners association bills this morning, as members showed an increasing readiness to tackle HOA concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:37:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e3DDzd</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Owners’ Protection Legislation Public Hearing Coming Friday</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Connecticut State Joint Committee on Judiciary will hold a public hearing on several bills, including HB 6620, that will directly have an impact on the quality of life of most Connecticut condominium and common interest property owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:36:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2011/03/21/condo-owners-protection-legislation-public-hearing-coming-friday</link>
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     <title>OH: More homeowners associations banning sexual offenders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations increasingly are seeking to ban sexual offenders and predators in an attempt to improve safety and maintain property values.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:51:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hRNMMv</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawsuit alleges condo defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of the 2727 Kirby luxury high-rise are suing the developer of the 30-story condo, seeking damages for costs to repair alleged construction defects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:21:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fFJkE1</link>
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     <title>LA: Condo owners sue bank over loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of 29 condominium units at the Perkins Rowe mixed-use development sued an Ohio lender Friday in Baton Rouge federal court. They alleged that KeyBank National Association concealed significant problems faced by project developer J.T. "Tommy" Spinosa when the condos were purchased in 2008.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:47:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g39AvZ</link>
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     <title>Should Florida dump the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new Florida bill proposes to do away with more government services, including the closure of the Office of the Condominium Ombudsman, the agency dedicated to assisting and educating condo owners and boards about the law. The bill also seeks to shut down the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares and Mobile Homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:36:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2011/03/should-florida-dump-the-office-of-the-condominium-ombudsman.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Court Backs Refunds for Unhappy Condo Buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal appellate court ruled that New York condo developers are required to strictly comply with federal land sale disclosure requirements or give unhappy buyers their money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:15:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wsj.com/hfZtGl</link>
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     <title>IN: Jury Awards $30.7M In Fatal Accident On Frozen Lake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury awarded the family $30.7 million in damages. Lawyers for the family argued that the Lake of the Four Seasons Property Owners Association should have posted signs warning people to stay off the ice, which had suddenly begun to melt in the days before the tragedy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:26:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hUO4om</link>
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     <title>CO: Mountain Law: Reflections on the Yacht Club case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I admit that I thought the Yacht Club was going to lose its controversial case against the Town of Dillon concerning the historic practice of condominium owners parking on the town right-of-way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:18:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eVj1DK</link>
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     <title>TX: Bill limiting solar panel bans blazes through Senate committee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a sudden show of agreement, a Senate committee unanimously approved a bill this morning that would restrict homeowner associations from banning solar panels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:16:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fJhZ88</link>
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     <title>MA: IN RE JONES: Foreclosure sale and bankruptcy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON DEBTOR'S OBJECTION TO PROOF OF CLAIM]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:10:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dZ6dBY</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge could make landmark ruling today on time-shares</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the first day of a trial that could establish nationwide real estate law, the attorney for a Texas corporation on Tuesday said Residences at Little Nell officials covered up a landslide that affected the project and neighboring homes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:56:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hHo4rJ</link>
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     <title>MD: HOAs banking on proposed legislation to help collect fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community associations such as Hallowell and others across Montgomery County are pushing for several bills that have been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly that would alleviate some of the financial problems resulting from foreclosed properties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:43:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.net/stories/03162011/rocknew214055_32535.php</link>
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     <title>TX: Bill to prevent HOA foreclosures on active military passes committee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state bill that would prevent homeowners associations from foreclosing on active military personnel has made it out of a Texas Senate committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:48:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h4RVQ2</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA bill requiring transparency fails to pass</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would have required more transparency among homeowners associations was defeated before it even began]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:45:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/eFOHwh</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Protection Legislation Debated Tonight On Watchdog News Hour</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You can expect a spirited debate tonight on the Watchdog News Hour as both sides of legislation giving condo owners more rights will be on the Watchdog News Hour at 6:30 p.m. on Internet TV/Radio at OnTheHORN.com.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:04:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hy05f3</link>
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     <title>Texas House committee’s failed vote shows signs of trouble for HOA critics</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Efforts to rein in homeowner associations hit a snag Monday, when a House committee voted down the first measure aiming to crack down on the groups.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:19:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/texas-legislature/headlines/20110314-texas-house-committees-failed-vote-shows-signs-of-trouble-for-hoa-critics.ece</link>
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     <title>TX: Deer Park association sues Webster business over solar lights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Villages of Deer Park Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit on March 10 in the Harris County District Court against Jacob Berry, doing business as Superior Lighting Design of Webster, alleging breach of contract and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:56:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gGg02v</link>
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     <title>FL: New bill could eliminate the Divi of FL Condominiums-Mgr regulation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to be invited as a guest last week at the Broward Workshop’s State of the County address where Governor Rick Scott was the keynote speaker. Governor Scott talked about running our State the way a CEO would run a successful company. As such, he talked about eliminating non-productive assets or services that he does not see as being core functions of the State as well as controlling costs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:22:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eaKl4P</link>
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     <title>KY: Condo owners make Erpenbeck judgment stick</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She and 131 other Wellington Place owners came a step closer to getting the repairs March 3 when Campbell Circuit Judge Julie Reinhardt Ward declined to reconsider a $3.8 million judgment against Erpenbeck builder's insurance carries, Ohio Casualty and West American.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:50:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i9msKE</link>
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     <title>MI: Huntington Bank disputes ownership of Tecumseh’s Red Mill dam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A failed development along Tecumseh’s Red Mill Pond, which included the purchase of the Tecumseh Dam from Tecumseh Products by Red Mill Pond, LLC, in 2005, continues to cause questions, the main one being: Who is responsible for the dam?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:40:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hiOvGv</link>
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     <title>Ohio’s statute of repose</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A statute of repose is intended to protect builders and architects from stale litigation by third parties who did not have a contract with the builder or architect. It provides an ending point for legal claims involving injury to persons or property arising from deficiencies in the design or construction of an improvement]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:17:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=558e13af-7cd2-4c33-90db-2af979e91ebe</link>
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     <title>NV: 'Why HOAs don't work' state Senate bill introduced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sen. Michael Schneider, long a champion of regulating homeowners associations, unveiled his senatorial swan song Wednesday: an omnibus bill that does everything from limiting fees when homes are sold to barring HOAs from using radar speed guns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:52:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gynmWQ</link>
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     <title>TX:Sen committee passes bill to protect military families against HOA foreclosur</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spurred by a Frisco military family's plight, a Senate committee just unanimously approved a bill that would safeguard service members from losing their houses to homeowners associations without a court order.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:43:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fGbOwE</link>
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     <title>AZ: Condo measure concerns local groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill in the Arizona Legislature would prevent condominium associations and planned communities from restricting leases or rentals, an act the Sun City Condominium Owners Association vehemently opposes because of the drastic effects it could have on condo owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:58:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/evFXFn</link>
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     <title>MN: With developer bankrupt, unpaid architect sues Beacon Pointe residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Beacon Pointe in Duluth are being sued by an architectural firm that says it was not fully compensated by the condominium’s developers, who have declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:21:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.businessnorth.com/briefing.asp?RID=3925</link>
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     <title>New York Couple Sued for $52 Million After Neighbor Is Confronted by WNYW Report</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Francesco and Evelyn Bruni have leveled a lawsuit against their condo board alleging discrimination, according to The New York Times. Ms. Bruni, who is from the Dominican Republic, was recently kicked off the board and says that the dismissal was unfair.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:39:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ih8xt0</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo owners pitch case to state's high court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four condominium associations have requested the state Supreme Court review a lawsuit that contends Brookfield unconstitutionally denied public services to 250 homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:13:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hyiD5F</link>
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     <title>NY: Fair housing suit filed vs. Huntington</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The case centers on the 382 acres of the former Long Island Developmental Center that the town zoned for an age-restricted condominium complex called the Greens in 1999. As part of the deal to build 1,375 market-rate condos, the builders had to create 122 units of 2- and 3-bedroom affordable apartments on a piece of property]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://libn.com/wp-content/plugins/dmc_sociable_toolbar/wp-print.php?p=53917&b=1]]></link>
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     <title>RI Spreme Court: CULLEN v. TARINI</title>
     <description><![CDATA[enforceability of restrictive covenants , laches, waiver, balancing of equities]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:14:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/esTcXb</link>
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     <title>OH: FILING OF BYLAWS:Deadline near for homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law requires the groups to file their bylaws with county recorders by Wednesday or forfeit their right to sue members. The law, similar to rules governing condominium associations, is designed to ensure that homeowner association bylaws are readily available to current and prospective members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:00:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hVnFIV</link>
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     <title>NY: East Side, West Side, Bias Claims Abound</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No two cases are exactly alike, and in terms of the money involved as well as geography, the Trafalgar House and Dakota cases are not even in the same neighborhood. But both cases show how claims of discrimination are often difficult to untangle from the myriad other disputes that arise in the close quarters of New York City apartment living.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:29:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/fzUjVi</link>
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     <title>TX: Galveston condo owners sue property manager over unresolved Ike damages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Claiming there are still unresolved problems from damage to their units from Hurricane Ike in 2008, a group of Galveston residents have filed suit against Harbor East Condominiums Inc. and property manager L. Don Buss.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:36:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fOL76o</link>
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     <title>Florida legislature to consider new real estate laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2011 Florida legislative session kicks off Tuesday, and several housing and real estate-releated measures will be considered by lawmakers. Homeowners insurance, foreclosure fraud and condo association fees will take center stage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:12:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gkee0h</link>
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     <title>OH: Court says homeowners association is invalid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association in Pataskala's Cumberland Trails subdivision was declared invalid Feb. 24 by Judge David Branstool in the Licking County Court of Common Pleas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:54:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gkyQzS</link>
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     <title>NV: Federal probe into valley HOAs broadens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors have identified 75 to 100 co-conspirators, including judges, attorneys and former police officers, at various levels of a massive fraud scheme involving Las Vegas Valley home­owners associations, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:41:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eA2UWP</link>
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     <title>CT: Legislation Protecting Condo Owners Introduced In Ct General Assembly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of the most serious and unsolvable complaints I get as a consumer columnist is from condo owners in Connecticut and throughout the country.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:06:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gJwrUf</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo boom spurs surge in defect lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 66-unit condominium building at 101 Crescent Way near Candlestick Park was completed in 2003, an early entry in the condo craze that added 10,000 housing units to the San Francisco skyline before collapsing three years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:37:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gqCOW3</link>
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     <title>MD: General Assembly looks at forclosures, condo fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Banks try to recoup lost funds by selling foreclosed property, but new bills in the Maryland Assembly would also give homeowner’s associations a chance to collect unpaid property management costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:07:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fTr5tg</link>
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     <title>MD: Probe Sparks Condo Management Concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An ongoing local and possible federal investigation into the alleged mishandling of money for various resort area condominium associations, at best, and fraud and embezzlement at worst, has left some area associations scrambling to recoup their depleted funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:05:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eUlIMA</link>
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     <title>CA: NRA Helps California Homeowners Convince HOA to Drop Gun Ban Plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Greenstone Country community, located in El Dorado County California near Placerville, has historically allowed some sport shooting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:00:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hvp0w9</link>
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     <title>Nevada high court rules bank has priority in condo construction case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a bank has priority in collecting on its deed of trust after two multimillion-dollar, 20-story condominiums defaulted on their loan in Las Vegas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:52:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/03/nevada-high-court-rules-bank-has-priority-condo-co/</link>
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     <title>WI: Appeals court clarifies law when appealing non-final and final orders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Commerce Bluff Condominium Association (Commerce Bluff plaintiffs) sued Cornerstone Property Development LLC and its owner and managing member, Timothy Dixon, seeking damages for alleged faulty construction of the Commerce Bluff Condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 19:51:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e0LvoF</link>
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     <title>OH: Unit holder asks judges to stop Millstone sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The plan to demolish the flood-ravaged Millstone Condominiums has hit another snag now that a corporate entity unit holder has asked a court to stop the sale.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:12:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gzNPAc</link>
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     <title>FL: Longboat real estate brokerage sues condo investors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cityscapes International Realty Group of Longboat Key has filed suit against vulture investors who purchased 72 condo units out of foreclosure at the Bel Mare complex on Riviera Dunes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:35:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hmCoEe</link>
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     <title>CO: Mission Viejo HOA, city settle lawsuit over library</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Voters living around the Mission Viejo Library will be asked this November whether they want to create a General Improvement District to fund the library.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:13:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dHuzO7</link>
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     <title>PA: Sheriff's sale moratorium riles bank trying to collect from developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The January moratorium on Philadelphia sheriff's sales did more than keep hundreds of homeowners who borrowed money they can't repay from getting thrown into the street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:46:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/htQmxK</link>
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     <title>TX: Senate committee gives limited light to solar panel bills, shows support for</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In sharp contrast to this morning's stalled discussions, the Senate's Intergovernmental Relations Committee has unanimously approved a bill that would enhance voting rights for homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:44:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hgrFVM</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo developer accuses bank and real estate brokerage of libel and slander</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sarasota developer Larry Lieberman has filed a lawsuit against Compass Bank and Colliers International South Florida, alleging the bank and real estate brokerage sullied his reputation by posting documents on the Web suggesting that a multi-million dollar loan used to develop the Savannah Preserve condo complex in University Park was non-performing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:32:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gjgksC</link>
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     <title>IL:Westgate Valley Lawsuit Tries to Force Palos Hghts to Take Over Sub's streets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit filed by various homeowners associations in the Westgate Vally development argues the city should make their roads public. The city disagrees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:28:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ganzxp</link>
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     <title>FL: Control of Regatta Bay taken away from developers, given to homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peter Bos says that "an avoidable mistake" made years ago is the reason why control of Regatta Bay is now being transferred from the developers hands to the homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:16:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gX0gP0</link>
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     <title>NV: Fed prosecutors under investigation for obstruction of justice in HOA probe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Las Vegas are under criminal investigation, suspected of leaking sensitive information about the probe of massive fraud involving valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:42:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e186hq</link>
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     <title>CO: Viceroy Snowmass buyers released from contracts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Purchasers of Viceroy Snowmass units will get their deposits back and be able to terminate purchase agreements because of a decision rendered Tuesday by Pitkin County District Court Judge Denise Kay Lynch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:37:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hojSHk</link>
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     <title>MD: Dev. Will Pay Hunters Brook Homeowners Assoc. $210,758 in Lieu of Club House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has resolved an investigation of U.S. Home Corporation, doing business as Lennar, concerning the construction of the Hunters Brooke community in Indian]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:04:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e224gp</link>
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     <title>FHA: Carpenter v. Churchville Greene HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[disability accommodations US Dist Ct NY]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:50:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dQQC06</link>
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     <title>New ADA Regulations re; Assistance Animals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New ADA Regualtiosn and Assistance Animals as reasonable accommodations under the Fair Housing Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:31:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowners at The Ranch vow to continue legal fight against developer JTS</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In court documents, JTS has argued it never promised to give the 400 acres to the homeowners association. As proof, the company cites purchase agreements signed by the original homeowners that included no such guarantees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:59:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dKEbcA</link>
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     <title>CA: Anti-SLAPP appeal-COUNTRY SIDE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSN. v. IVIE</title>
     <description><![CDATA[COUNTRY SIDE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSN. v. IVIE Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fr1GcB</link>
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     <title>FL: Association Wins Battle Against Bank-</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Interesting case reported from Southwest Florida appeal. The mortgage lender filed a lawsuit attempting to foreclose a mortgage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fVi8n1</link>
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     <title>FL: Fort Lauderdale could pay $475,000 to settle old Palazzo Las Olas suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Almost $500,000 in tax money could soon be spent to settle a decade-old fight between Fort Lauderdale and developers over the fate of a prime piece of beach property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:53:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e0BkhJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Developer sues group over lot assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Medallion says the Cascades at Sarasota Residents’ Association wants to illegally levy quarterly assessments on 32 undeveloped lots the company still owns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:40:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eT9wI0</link>
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     <title>MS: Condo owners win $4 million Katrina verdict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury in U.S. District Court has awarded $1.8 million to the the Penthouse Condominium Owners Association in Pass Christian for Hurricane Katrina wind damage that insurer Lloyds of London failed to cover]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:28:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eJDqQj</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Bill Targets Collection of Past Dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new bill aims to change the law for homeowner's associations, protecting board members and capping how much collections agencies can charge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:38:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.8newsnow.com/story/14137310/hoa-bill-targets-collection-of-past-dues</link>
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     <title>KY: The new KY Condo Law, what you need to know</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last year lawmakers passed the Kentucky Condominium Act. While the new law does not force associations to shore up their finances, it aims at making information about their health more transparent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:30:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fZhNz5</link>
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     <title>FL: New by-laws may leave HOA on shaky legal ground</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Board members of the Boulevards of Tamarac Homeowners Association say their association's new by-laws are designed to improve the quality of the neighborhood. But some homeowners say the new rules are too restrictive and leave the association open to lawsuits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:11:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fumL8U</link>
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     <title>CO: HOAs fall under new Colorado state law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All Colorado homeowner associations must register by Tuesday with the state under a law passed last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:59:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_17470989?source=rss</link>
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     <title>NV: District judge lets lawsuit by collection agencies over HOA fees proceed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clark County District Judge Susan Johnson on Tuesday denied a motion from a state agency to delay proceedings in a lawsuit that collection agencies filed against the Financial Institutions Division]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:12:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ia9gyD</link>
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     <title>WA: Grant PUD asks judge to dismiss Crescent Bar lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Grant County PUD is asking U.S. District Court Judge Justin L. Quackenbush to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 11 Crescent Bar leaseholders and three homeowners’ associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:10:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eL1bwV</link>
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     <title>NV: Rules OK'd to cap collection-agency fees in HOA cases</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>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:22:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/givBpt</link>
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     <title>AZ: Panel approves legislation to keep HOAs from putting limits on politicians</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Senate panel voted Tuesday to strip homeowner associations of most of their ability to limit politicians from seeking votes from residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:33:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gHzToo</link>
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     <title>NV: State's motion to delay proceedings in collection agencies' lawsuit denied</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nevada Association Services Inc. and two other collection agencies opposed the state's motion to delay proceedings in the lawsuit, which also seeks damages from Burns officially and individually.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:08:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ia9gyD</link>
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     <title>NY: Lawyer’s Suit Against Developer Claims Condo Was Missing 109 Square Feet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A New York lawyer who says the condo he wanted to buy was missing 109 promised square feet is taking his dispute to trial next month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:03:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_claims_condo_was_missing_109_square_feet_in_suit_against_developer/</link>
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     <title>Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition supports proposed legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A grassroots organization entitled the Connecticut Condo Owners Coalition (CCOC) has been formed to address the many issues facing owners of condominiums and common interest properties in Connecticut.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:19:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hgj2cQ</link>
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     <title>FL: Tampa condo group sues insurer for repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's not quite Keith Richards' fingers or "Ugly Betty's" smile, but a Hyde Park condominium association has set its legal sights on Lloyd's of London]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:23:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ijhC0S</link>
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     <title>CT: Committee unanimously approves Rep. Megna's bil</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Insurance and Real Estate Committee has unanimously approved legislation (HB 6234) that would prohibit practices that could lead to influence-peddling in condominium association elections.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hGqKWo</link>
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     <title>TX: An HOA is suing Centerpoint Energy after a fire erupted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The plaintiff says that at about 12:51 p.m. on June 14, 2010, an electric transformer, owned by the defendant, malfunctioned at 8726 Wilcrest Drive in Alief. According to the brief, the malfunctioning transformer ignited a fire, which spread to two townhomes before it was extinguished by the Houston Fire Dept.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:25:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i6PzGG</link>
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     <title>OR: Trouble in paradise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A decision by the builder of the high-end Meritage development in north Newport to take over garbage service was the latest in a series of actions leading homeowners to file a lawsuit to claim control of the planned community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:08:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fM8Cw0</link>
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     <title>ID: Building developer ordered to pay fines for building inaccessible condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal attorneys say they have reached a settlement with the developer of a Post Falls condominium complex that was built in a way that made it inaccessible to people with disabilities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:22:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/gh8LyF</link>
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     <title>IN: Lafayette day cares win lawsuit to stay in Benjamin Crossing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ruling from Superior Court 2 Judge Thomas Busch brings to close nearly three years of litigation in which the subdivision's homeowners association sought to shut down the two state-licensed establishments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:26:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h2Cp0K</link>
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     <title>IN: Falling Waters residents seek nearly $1 million for infrastructure work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association at the partially developed Falling Waters subdivision in Porter Township has filed a claim with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking $924,854 to complete infrastructure work at the site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eZTRVj</link>
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     <title>PA: Two Philadelphia Eagles in Court for condo fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Villas at Packer Park Condominium Association says the couple failed to pay fines for failure to remove the dog, and it wants a judicial sale of the defendants' unit to satisfy unpaid fees and legal costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:23:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eNtPn9</link>
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     <title>TX: Fight over HOA power heads to Austin</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The debate over how much power should be given to neighborhood homeowners associations is heating up again at the Texas state capitol.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:34:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dWfing</link>
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     <title>IA: Johnston condo owners in a tough spot, lawsuit says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bank foreclosure of a Johnston condominium development originally owned by Regency Homes has resulted in 12 condominium owners allegedly losing their ability to refinance and possibly even sell their homes, a lawsuit filed Monday says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ep8IJL</link>
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     <title>NV: Ruling restricts fees collection agencies can gather for homeowner assns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner association collection agencies can no longer charge excessive fees, Nevada Financial Institutions Division Commissioner George Burns has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:30:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fa3N4z</link>
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     <title>FL: Hopes rise for lamakers to change condo laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mel Glickman of Boca Raton wants Florida lawmakers to make life even harder for condominium owners who fall behind in payments to community associations. He thinks legislators should give condo boards the authority to cut delinquent owners access to cable TV and Internet access.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:49:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fvdcLV</link>
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     <title>CFTC charges firm with $2.1 mln solicitation fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kim, also of New York, was also accused of stealing more than $400,000 in 2008 from his condominium association to recoup trading losses, according to the CFTC's statement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:19:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://reut.rs/fklQkX</link>
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     <title>NV: People rally for and against HOA reform</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While one group said it's time for change, members of another group said they're happy with their homeowners' association and stand up for HOA rights]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:04:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/people-rally-for-and-against-hoa-reform</link>
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     <title>PA: Ex-Wentworth employee busted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former employee of Wentworth Property Management has been arrested in connection with the theft of more than $67,000 from the Greene Countrie Village Homeowners Association, according to township police.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:56:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eaHHEH</link>
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     <title>SD: Sioux Falls returning to its former taxing method on condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[South Dakota's largest city is returning to its former billing method for taxing condominiums and townhome common areas after fielding multiple complaints following a change last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:07:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ikdg4w</link>
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     <title>NV: Legislature needs to find 'balance' in HOA issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As you know there has been much publicity pertaining to homeowner associations, both in the newspaper and on television (the HOA Wall of Shame). The Legislature will be inundated with many bills pertaining to association management and association living.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:59:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/glc85v</link>
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     <title>NY: Anglo, Israeli firm face $40M suit in Tribeca foreclosure dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anglo Irish Bank and an Israeli investment firm are facing a $40 million lawsuit from developer Shahab Karmely, who alleges breach of contract and conspiracy after the Israeli firm foreclosed on his stake in a stalled Tribeca condominium project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:44:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/anglo-irish-bank-and-israeli-firm-face-40m-suit-in-tribeca-foreclosure-dispute-involving-shahab-karmely</link>
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     <title>CT: High Court Rules For New City Point Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two rival condo developments at City Point must share the road that divides them. That’s the decision of the State Supreme Court, which Thursday issued a ruling on the case of Harbour Pointe, LLC v. Harbour Landing Condominium Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:05:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gMl6ED</link>
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     <title>NM: AG King issues opinion on HOA Solar Panel Rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[King's opinion clarifies a 2007 state law allowing homeowners associations to regulate the installation or use of solar panels-- so long as the regulations do not 'effectively prohibit' their installation or use.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fhcGQO</link>
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     <title>IL: Regent Realty owners indicted in fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The co-owners of a Chicago realty company that managed dozens of condominium properties have been charged with fraud for allegedly stealing more than $2 million in assessment payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:57:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2011/02/regent-realty-owners-indicted-in-fraud.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Brandermill attorney appeals sanction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Brandermill board member who sued his community association and 20 other unnamed members is appealing a $7,500 sanction to the Virginia Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:04:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2011-02-09/News/Brandermill_attorney_appeals_sanction.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Arbor Roses Homeowner Association files suit against West Hills Development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Arbor Roses Homeowners Association in Hillsboro has filed a lawsuit against West Hills Development, seeking $8.12 million in damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:03:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fxHhAQ</link>
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     <title>FL:AG investigating 3 law firms after consumer complaints re defaulted mortgages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Florida attorney general's office has confirmed the names of three law firms added to its foreclosure inquiry, including Kahane & Associates, which handles hundreds of home repossessions in Palm Beach County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:46:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fSif16</link>
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     <title>Dodging a bullet on condominium transfer fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thousands of homeowners associations and condominiums around the country just sidestepped a potentially costly problem: Earlier this month, a federal agency backed off its controversial plan to make obtaining mortgages in their communities much more difficult, and to dry up a key source of revenue that associations use to pay for improvements and property maintenance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:34:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gCwKWl</link>
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     <title>PA: Allegations of poisoning by scented air cartridges being considered</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officers testified Williams claimed the Kennys were poisoning the air in her condo through jasmine-scented cartridges for an ion air purifier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:30:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/efLgjN</link>
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     <title>MD: Fight over four-story Boardwalk residence in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors who sued an Ocean City man over his town house on the Boardwalk, saying it's too tall compared to adjacent units, will have their appeal heard in Maryland's Court of Special Appeals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:23:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110208/OPI01/102080351</link>
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     <title>MO: St. Louis condo bookkeeper accused</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bookkeeper has been accused of stealing at least $45,000 from the Maryland House Condominium Association, 4355 Maryland Avenue, over the past two years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:14:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/etQY9S</link>
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     <title>Maryland Homeowner Plans to Appeal "Boarding House" Ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Falls Farm Homeowners Association in Potomac, Md., informed one family it was breaking the association's rules by renting rooms in their home and operating a boarding house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:16:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/i1hf9o</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[AZ: Loophole in AZ law may allow pot in playgrounds (& HOA common areas)]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arizona's new medical-marijuana law contains a loophole that may allow residents to smoke pot in their neighborhood parks and playgrounds]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:29:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hHqg0L</link>
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     <title>AZ: 12 proposed bills would impact HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arizona lawmakers this session have proposed a dozen bills that would impact condo and home HOA rules and procedures. They include:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/emSowy</link>
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     <title>CO: Side Streets: Get your questions ready-the HOA Boass is coming to speak</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state’s new HOA boss, Aaron Acker, is coming to town Tuesday to talk about all things related to covenant-controlled communities, the rights of people living under homeowners associations and the new state agency he oversees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:49:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g0zWXr</link>
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     <title>IN: House passes Cheatham plan to help homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Indiana House members overwhelmingly approved a bill authored by State Rep. David Cheatham, D-North Vernon, that would protect families against homeowners associations that fail to live up to contract responsibilities involving such areas as public safety, capital improvements and recreation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 13:18:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hcJWnS</link>
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     <title>MI: Liberty Sq owners file countersuit in city's effort to declare it nuisance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attorney representing multiple Liberty Square property owners has filed a countersuit against Ypsilanti Township alleging, among other things, Fifth and 14th amendment rights violations in the township's effort to declare the townhouse complex a public nuisance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:45:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hKc43D</link>
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     <title>NV: Different sort of political landscape</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If all the vegetation in the landscaping along Toler Lane were ground up and pulped, it wouldn't make enough paper to fill the files in a lawsuit between Chichester Estates and Gardnerville over who's supposed to care for it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:29:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hEpNc2</link>
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     <title>NY: Green Mansions Manager Indicted For $162K Theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former manager of Green Mansions Management Inc. in Warrensburg has been indicted on 23 felony counts by a Warren County Grand Jury for stealing several hundred thousand dollars from the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:49:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/erLivA</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[GA: 11-Lawyer Group Breaks Away From Weinstock & Scavo]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Winter and Capriola said their firm handles corporate work and litigation for community associations, developers, restaurants, doctors' groups and manufacturers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:46:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dVqyl9</link>
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     <title>CA: City gets $200K in storm-damage settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Reserve Glendale Community Assn. contended that mud flowing from a city-owned fire access road during the storms resulted in damage to land owned by the association, destroying drainage devices and irrigation systems, further destabilizing the slope, according to the original complaint]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:37:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eiYffm</link>
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     <title>NC: Gates Four takes annexation fight to NC Supreme Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gates Four property owners are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to stop Fayetteville's plan to annex their gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:34:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/exQF3o</link>
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     <title>NJ: ..Accused of mortgage fraud, money laundering in North Wildwood condo scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four members of an alleged mortgage fraud and money laundering scheme involving condominiums in North Wildwood appeared in court Thursday to face federal charges,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:16:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cape_may/four-people-accused-of-mortgage-fraud-money-laundering-in-north/article_0597a95e-2fd6-11e0-8b66-001cc4c03286.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Yarmouth condo office manager sent to jail</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The one-time office manager for Halcyon Condominiums in West Yarmouth was sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty in Barnstable District Court on Wednesday to embezzling from her former employer]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:15:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i39lGI</link>
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     <title>Fed Backs Down as Co-op / Condo Community Unites on Flip-Tax Issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) came up against an enraged New York co-op and condo community. And blinked. Yesterday the agency backed away from implementing a rule that would have seriously damaged the ability of properties to impose flip taxes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:42:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f7UU0J</link>
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     <title>NC: Fraudster sentenced for Concord project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Weddington man was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison Wednesday for fraudulently soliciting more than $1.5 million from investors and buyers for a luxury condominium project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:29:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2011/02/02/fraudster-sentenced-for-concord-project.html</link>
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     <title>NY: A Hedge Funder Is Suing The Board Of One Of New York's Most Exclusive Bldgs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[after having his application to buy a second apartment in the building turned down, he's filing a suit against the Dakota board because he thinks the rejection is because of racial discrimination]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:22:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://yhoo.it/hbBeZB</link>
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     <title>CA: Larson v. Las Posas Hills HOA (attorney fees)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The property owners appeal that portion of the judgment awarding $49,650 in attorney fees to the intervener.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:19:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20CACO%2020110201007.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Heritage Hills condo owners to get tax refunds; $21M assessment cut</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A decade-long legal dispute between homeowners in Heritage Hills who claim they have long been overtaxed and the Town of Somers is heading toward a resolution that is expected to reduce the property assessment of the condominiums by roughly $21 million, officials said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 13:08:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gh1ftP</link>
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     <title>IL: Condos that try to kill you and take all your money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every home buyer worries and most of these worries fall into one of two buckets: either buying a money pit or suffering from declining value.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:43:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f0XwJp</link>
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     <title>PA: Judge rejects lawsuit alleging condo buyers were misled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A class-action lawsuit brought by some condominium owners against the developers of the Murano building at 21st and Market Streets has been dismissed by a Common Pleas Court judge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:09:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20110201_Judge_rejects_lawsuit_alleging_condo_buyers_were_misled.html</link>
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     <title>FL: New condo bills take aim at delinquent owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some bills seek to cut Internet, Cable TV and valet service from delinquent owners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:53:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dJSp8A</link>
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     <title>WY: Embezzler gets lengthy sentence in Fox Park case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gillette woman convicted of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a homeowners association was sentenced Monday to serve up to 60 years in prison]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:22:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eoOShc</link>
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     <title>King v. Casa Grande Condominium</title>
     <description><![CDATA[US App Ct re: assn's failure to pursue claim on owner's behalf (flooding/Katrina)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:15:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eBghdQ</link>
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     <title>UT: South Ogden reaches settlement with homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 10-year dispute between South Ogden and the Chimney Hills Homeowners Association ended with the city council approving a stipulated settlement agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:03:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dFHnad</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo status lessens revenue for Brighton</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An agreement between the Town Board and a local developer could make a new residential community less lucrative for the town than originally estimated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:18:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gAHP3Z</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA Information Center Update</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new year heralded, a new state statute proclaimed. As of January 1, 2011, all homeowner associations are required to register annually with the Colorado Division of Real Estate ('DORA'). DORA's HOA Information and Resource Center was recently established and tasked with maintaining a database of all Colorado homeowner associations,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:39:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fEdTkL</link>
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     <title>FL: Wellington residents sue to stop equestrian festival road realignment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Six homeowners are seeking an injunction to stop Wellington from granting final approval for realignment of a private road, alleging that their property rights were ignored and the village didn't follow its own rules when it allowed the work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:33:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hWVWGy</link>
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     <title>NE: Towing Company, Developer Sued By Drivers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four car owners are suing Bams Towing and the condo developer for towing their vehicles from private spaces on a public street. "To protect these gentlemen and the public because it wasn't fair towing," said attorney Mary Kay Green.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hLtc3U</link>
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     <title>VA: Neighbor Against Neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Olde Belle Haven Towne Owners Association battles homeowners for ability to fine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:53:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gggyrv</link>
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     <title>WV: House GOP freshmen push for flag display legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Not every patriotic West Virginian is allowed to fly the American flag in his or her neighborhood — a taboo some Republican lawmakers have resolved to change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:06:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gkpkds</link>
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     <title>WV: Church victorious Oakland UMC wins summary judgment in HOA case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle over a roadway entrance shared by Oakland United Methodist Church and Oakland Heights Subdivision was decided this week by Circuit Court Judge David Sanders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:54:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/heaOz3</link>
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     <title>Let builders, insurers work out coverage issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Builders say they were dealt a serious blow by a recent state Supreme Court ruling over insurance coverage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:18:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fr8iUj</link>
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     <title>CA: Arbitration requirement not enforceable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Villa Vicenza Homeowners Ass'n v Nobel Court Dev, LLC, No D054550 (4th Dist. Jan 11, 2011, the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal held that a provision in a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R's) that required a homeowners association (HOA) and homeowners to arbitrate claims against the developer are not enforceable]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:22:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gH6TDQ</link>
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     <title>WI: Court finds Brookfield is not responsible for condo roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Brookfield does not have to plow, maintain or repair the private roads in condominium developments, the 2nd District Court of Appeals found in a decision released Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:15:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e7kYxI</link>
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     <title>NH: Condo owners aren’t second-class citizens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are plenty of condos in Greater Nashua and in the right economic times, plenty of development. So there should be a lot of interest in a bill now working its way through the state Legislature that would require land use boards and developers to treat condo owners like homeowners when it comes to notification]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:58:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ifhPNM</link>
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     <title>WA: Applewood Estates homeowners go to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners of Applewood Estates overfilled a courtroom Tuesday in a lawsuit involving the city of Richland.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:08:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41258417</link>
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     <title>NY: Judge rules against Cuomo on Rushmore dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Supreme Court judge ruled against former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who filed to dismiss a lawsuit by developers Extell Development and Carlyle Realty Partners related to the $16 million escrow fund dispute at the Rushmore condominium]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110125/REAL_ESTATE/110129926#</link>
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     <title>AL: Push made for Homeowners Associations disclosure law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A push to protect homeowners statewide is coming from north Alabama.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:55:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dSua07</link>
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     <title>NV: Lender faces criminal investigation over failed condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A formal criminal investigation has been launched into loans for a failed condominium development in the Las Vegas area involving Aspen Financial Services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:07:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dMofck</link>
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     <title>MI: Ypsi Twp sues 45 Liberty Sq owners; seeks demolition of complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ypsilanti Township is asking a judge to declare the Liberty Square townhouse complex a public nuisance and order its demolition. The township named all 45 remaining owners as defendants in a verified petition submitted to the Washtenaw County Circuit Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:57:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gWf0Pt</link>
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     <title>OR: Homeowners ask court to block Oregon mining over hexavalent chromium fears</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four families and their local homeowners association said in court filings that too little is known about the extent of hexavalent chromium at the mine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:51:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dFErt6</link>
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     <title>FL: Woman sues homeowner's association to keep her pets</title>
     <description><![CDATA["They told me I could only have one animal," said Klein. "Either I and the whole household have to leave, or I have to get rid of two of my animals." After facing numerous fines, she hired attorney John Shahan to sue the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:50:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fp4Fa0</link>
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     <title>SC: Ruling worries S.C. contractors: Responsibility for settlements shifts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Property owners who sue builders for faulty workmanship -- such as sloppily installed windows, an improperly poured concrete foundation or a poorly sealed building exterior -- can be awarded generous settlements from the court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:59:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f08lwG</link>
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     <title>Proponents of renewable energy flock to Virginia's capital to lobby legislators</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One would create a state fund for homeowners to finance solar power installations. The other would loosen homeowner association covenants that restrict rooftop solar collection panels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:22:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gnITdz</link>
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     <title>NC: Appeals court refuses to rehear Gates Four annexation case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Court of Appeals has refused to rehear a case involving a western Cumberland County community fighting annexation by Fayetteville.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:20:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/01/19/1064534?sac=</link>
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     <title>WA: Islanders take it to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crescent Bar Island leaseholders are suing the Grant County PUD and other agencies in federal court to demand new leases or damages for their eviction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:09:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jan/20/islanders-take-it-to-court/</link>
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     <title>TX: Alief homeowners association sues over community home location</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Alief homeowners association is suing because, it says, a company is illegally operating an assisted living community out of an Alief residence]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:04:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hVfnYR</link>
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     <title>OH: Property manager pays up for stealing homeowners' money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former West Carrollton property manager was punished for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:46:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g7ocSC</link>
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     <title>HI: 'Case is ridiculous,' says lawyer for peacock killer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Makaha Valley Towers condominium owner who used a baseball bat to bludgeon a peacock to death should not be on trial because peafowl are pests and the state doesn't require a permit to kill them, her attorney told jurors yesterday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:37:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gUQDbG</link>
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     <title>NC: Committee advances new regulations for community groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A General Assembly House committee approved a draft bill Wednesday that would provide more stringent rules governing how homeowners associations conduct business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:13:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g2Fg8b</link>
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     <title>IL: 2010 amendments to the Illinois Condominium Property Act</title>
     <description><![CDATA[2010 saw relatively little new legislation directed at condominium associations, and only two amendments to the Illinois Condominium Property Act (ICPA) were enacted. Instead, much of the legislative activity in 2010 focused on non-condominium homeowners associations, including passage of a completely separate Act to govern those associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:42:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iiN5rf</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Statewide HOA watchdog is on duty, but this dog won't hunt</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Finally, folks in Colorado have some place to turn, besides Side Streets, to report a rotten homeowners association! The state has opened its HOA Information Office and Resource Center in Denver.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:39:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dZQoHC</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo suit ends in $50K settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dispute dates back to October 2007, when the village ordered Marani Ventures LLC to halt construction on the roof of the Madison Street building because the "alterations" he was making reportedly differed from plans he submitted to the Zoning Board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:18:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://forestparkreview.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=38&ArticleID=5462]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Ordinance would keep smokers, their smoke indoors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[LAGUNA WOODS - Apartment and condominium residents here would be prohibited from smoking on open patios and balconies and, when smoking inside their homes, would be required to keep all windows and doors "completely closed," according to an ordinance being considered]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:56:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f7IDaJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Mayor: lawsuit threatens town</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A costly legal fight between the town and a condo association over a beach access is expanding and could become even more expensive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:48:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hwwDEw</link>
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     <title>NJ: Developer avoids sanctions, complies with court order</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developer Joseph Samost has finally complied with a state court order and deposited $250,000 with a court-appointed receiver toward the reconstruction cost of the Kenilworth Lake dams in Evesham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:31:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gEYgZv</link>
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     <title>CO: Money, not size, ?the issue at Viceroy, receiver tells court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The court-appointed receiver in the Base Village foreclosure case does not think that Hypo Real Estate Capital Corp., the foreclosing lender, should accept a settlement proposal from a group of condo buyers at the Viceroy hotel in Snowmass Village who are suing to get their deposits back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:43:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/144743</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge holds bankers in contempt, threatens jail</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Representatives from six major banks that skipped a hearing in a Miami condo association receivership case could face the wrath of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey today if they fail to show up a second time.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:08:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fcHTXt</link>
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     <title>NV: Podcast re: Cosmo Condo Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Sigal Chattah joined Alan to discuss the lawsuit that some condo owners are bringing against the Cosmopolitan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:41:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gMzsUa</link>
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     <title>TN: Lake Tansi residents file suit against sewer project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of several hundred residents represented by property owners Mary Aggers and Dana "Davey" Crockett filed suit earlier this week in the chancery court for Cumberland County against the Lake Tansi Village Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:20:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FHA's suspension of house 'flipping' rules has benefits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you hear that the Obama administration plans to extend a policy that allows low-down-payment financings of "flipped" houses for 2011, your first reaction might be: No way. At this stage of the boom-to-bust-to-recovery cycle, is high-leverage house-flipping the type of activity the federal government should be encouraging?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:07:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e3Njm4</link>
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     <title>NY: Nancy Lane in Tottenville has become a block divided</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a South Shore street are making a stink out a situation that has them arguing over septic and sewer systems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dOi2Hr</link>
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     <title>MA: Developer sued over failed condo deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hingham developer who recently sued the town and officials for $10 million is embroiled in a lawsuit with a woman who alleges that, because of her race, the developer prohibited her from buying a condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2011/01/13/natick_woman_sues_hingham_developer_alleges_discrimination_in_failed_affordable_condo_deal/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Globe+South</link>
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     <title>OH: Judge rules Millstone Condominiums property going to public sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that the entire flood-ravaged Millstone Condominiums property must be sold at public sale.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:53:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fJtnTv</link>
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     <title>NC: Durham county attorney asks for dismissal of 751 South lawsuit,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After two month-long delays, Durham's county attorney filed a response today to a lawsuit brought against the county and board of commissioners over the validity of the most recent 751 South protest petition]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2011/01/11/durham-county-attorney-asks-for-dismissal-of-751-south-lawsuit-saying-plaintiffs-didnt-serve-defendants-in-time</link>
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     <title>NC: Gates Four residents ask appellate court to reconsider ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gates Four is not giving up its fight against annexation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:21:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gDDTOB</link>
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     <title>OH: Fight over trellis / fence now in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Green Township families are locked in a legal battle that started with a dispute over a fence - or was it a trellis?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:32:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hF2xo4</link>
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     <title>CO: Rivergate Lofts lawsuit alleges numerous flaws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The property owner’s association at Rivergate Lofts is suing the developers, claiming numerous design and construction flaws to the residential and commercial building in south Durango]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:19:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e6SfJg</link>
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     <title>TX: Group plans to take on HOAs over flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group in Austin tired of hearing about these flag flaps is introducing a flag display bill in the upcoming Texas legislature, stipulating that HOAs cannot prohibit flags on free standing poles.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:35:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h6XJss</link>
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     <title>NC: Neighborhood's 'whites only' deed sparks controversy in Charlotte</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An upscale Charlotte neighborhood association is paying out nearly $20,000 for sins from its past  - after the phrase "caucasions only" [sic] was found on its website.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:37:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ftbE45</link>
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     <title>MA: Court rules against banks in pivotal mortgage case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The highest court in Massachusetts ruled against U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co. Friday in a widely watched mortgage foreclosure case that could have serious implications for the nation's largest banks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:59:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013871828_apusforeclosuresruling.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Subdivision's residents may sue over plans for elementary school</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wellington Place residents will vote whether to sue the school district next week after a revised plan didn't meet their expectations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eaxYhD</link>
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     <title>CA: Village Northridge HOA v. State Farm reversed by CA Supreme Ct.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Case remanded to Appeals Court and decided in State Farm's favor]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:31:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eRa7b2</link>
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     <title>FL: Costly cat controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Martin couple fighting to keep their cat has been held in contempt of court and ordered to pay thousands in legal fees]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:02:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hBNCBn</link>
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     <title>IL: Museum Park Lawsuit - Does Anyone Win?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A joint venture including Ronald Shipka Sr. and Gerald Fogelson has sued the condominium association of One Museum Park East in the South Loop, alleging that the board is trying extract money from the Chicago developers by jacking up moving fees and falsely claiming that nearly $450,000 was misappropriated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:49:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e8DPki</link>
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     <title>Starwood Again Circles Condo Carcasses .</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starwood Capital Group is moving to expand its investments in distressed condominiums, leveraging the experience it has gained in the 15 months since it led a group that bought the assets of the failed Corus Bank]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>MA: Lawsuit filed in deadly Mass. condo propane blast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family of a worker killed in an explosion at a Massachusetts condominium project last year is suing a propane gas distributor and plumbing firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:35:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40916612</link>
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     <title>PA: Builder's request to make fewer repairs at condemned condominiums denied</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Montgomery County Common Pleas Court judge denied a request Monday to reduce the scope and cost of remediation work at the 26-unit, four-story condominium building at 770 Sandy St. condemned last May for shoddy construction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:54:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gSvWYN</link>
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     <title>CA: Lawsuit gives Sunset Beach a reprieve in annexation battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the coastal enclave, angry about new taxes that will be imposed when they become part of Huntington Beach, file suit to scuttle the annexation approved last month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:21:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://lat.ms/g8d7bU</link>
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     <title>PA: Sandy Street saga continues into the new year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the months since 770 Sandy Street entered the headlines in May, the 26-unit condominium building has been inspected by many engineers, condemned for multiple construction defects and transitioned to the stage where meaningful repairs will begin in early 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:44:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gY6uZI</link>
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     <title>VA: Blast victim's family to sue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family of a Blackstone electrician killed in a duplex explosion in Norfolk, triggering a national search for the source of odorless propane, is planning to sue the propane company that delivered gas to the site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:45:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fK1DDA k</link>
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     <title>Texas bills limit HOAs power to foreclose for late dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations could see their power to foreclose on families for failure to pay dues limited under several bills filed in the upcoming session of the Texas Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:47:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fPchLp</link>
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     <title>NC: Top news story No. 6: Issues with HOA's come to the forefront</title>
     <description><![CDATA[McGee is co-chairman of a committee tasked with studying homeowners associations and preparing legislation to balance the power between residents and associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:11:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gKAEDP</link>
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     <title>CO: A Base Village of attorneys</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dozen attorneys and two judges spent Monday morning in the Garfield County Courthouse debating and discussing some fine points of the Base Village foreclosure and the fate of $13 million worth of deposits on condos in the Viceroy hotel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:01:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i8ZiOq</link>
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     <title>NV: Opinion calls to erase limits on collection agencies' fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state posted a new advisory opinion Friday that would allow collection agencies to charge unlimited fees for past-due homeowner association dues when a house is in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:01:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gMHWsD</link>
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     <title>TN: Tellico Village organization files suit over late assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Tellico Village Property Owners Association has filed suit to recover delinquent assessments from a real estate company that owns hundreds of lots in the upscale lakeside community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fdB9tg</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA solar panel ban may become illegal; bill proposed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A while back a local homeowner in the Canyon Springs area was being forced by his homeowners' association (HOA) to take down his solar panels. Their bylaws prohibit all solar panels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:34:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dP2MtC</link>
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     <title>NC: Judge: Fairfield Harbour can't buy golf course with dues proceeds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Superior Court Judge George Wainwright ruled earlier this month that the Fairfield Harbour Property Owners Association Inc. couldn’t buy golf course property in the community and pay for it with homeowner association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:09:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f08BnF</link>
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     <title>NY: Judge rules New Springville residents may gather in their building's lobby</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They can congregate and kibitz - but only for 90 minutes a day, twice a week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:07:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dIocqE</link>
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     <title>NV: Twain files for Chapter 11 to block foreclosure sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Las Vegas apartment and condominium complex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization last week to block a foreclosure sale planned by City National Bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:15:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/husUXi</link>
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     <title>NY: Bay Club Condominium Lawsuit To Continue against former law firm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A luxury Bayside condominium has been given the green light by a Queens court to sue its former law firm.  The firm, Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Schwartz & Nahins, P.C., specializes in landlord/tenant suits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:12:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hkDgQs</link>
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     <title>NJ: Judge wants compliance on dams</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Superior Court judge has ordered developer Joseph Samost to pay a daily $1,000 penalty until he complies with a directive to deposit $250,000 with the court to be used toward reconstruction of Kenilworth Lake dams]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:10:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hmhVur</link>
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     <title>SC: Miller Pond Residents Face Possible Land Seizure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[First the city threatened to cut off their water.  Now neighbors in the Miller Pond community risk having their land seized, if they don’t agree to annexation within ten days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:12:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eH9ra3</link>
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     <title>PA: Collegeville area builder waives arraignment on fraud, other charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The builder of the condemned, 26-unit condominium building at 770 Sandy Street in the borough waived his formal arraignment scheduled for Wednesday morning on charges he risked a catastrophe and allegedly committed theft, deceptive business practices and defrauded creditors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:52:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e2d9EW</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo owner defamed neighbor on TV news, suit says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Roscoe Village business owner filed a lawsuit Friday against his neighbor for allegedly defaming him on a local television news broadcast.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:29:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hWulpr</link>
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     <title>IN Court: Town of Covered Bridge's incorporation is invalid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sellersburg has been attempting to annex 1,852 acres - which includes Covered Bridge and the Willows of Covered Bridge subdivisions, Sterling Oaks and property along Allentown Road - for more than a year. That effort had stalled as residents have tried to remonstrate against the annexation and incorporate into a new town.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:11:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dM4RFn</link>
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     <title>NV: Another lawsuit filed over HOA debt collection fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another lawsuit was filed Friday in the ongoing battle over fees Las Vegas-area collection companies charge to homeowners - and investors in foreclosed properties - over debts to their homeowner associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:06:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ecF1pT</link>
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     <title>NV: Legislature joins HOA feud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The issue over collection agency fees on foreclosed homes is caroming around like a billiard ball from regulator to regulator to court -- and now to the Legislature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:13:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fphIbq</link>
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     <title>OK: Driveway battle hits roadblock in Edmond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Edmond condominium owners were dealt a setback Thursday in their battle against a business trying to make them pay $80,000 for a driveway they thought they owned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:23:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/haHPIE</link>
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     <title>AZ: Homeowners must pay Peoria $800,000 in water fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Desert Harbor Homeowners Association lost an appeal last month that contested the water rate Peoria charged to fill its 46-acre lake and some common-area landscaping in the subdivision near 91st Avenue and Thunderbird Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:23:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i3MoqF</link>
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     <title>MI: River House Condominiums purchase agreements not valid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some would-be buyers of condos in the downtown River House skyrise will get more than $600,000 in security deposits back now that the state appeals court has upheld their bid to throw out sales agreements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:00:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/exBTtp</link>
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     <title>CA: Nets pit neighbor against neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Davis and Wildhorse have said they are OK with the net. The homeowners association that crafted the CC&Rs has dissolved. Five of the six houses on the other side of the Shumways have similar nets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:40:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dIoVjV</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge blocks Cosmopolitan from renting out condo units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state judge on Tuesday ordered the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas not to rent out as hotel rooms about 150 units that are the subject of litigation between the new Strip resort and would-be condominium buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:00:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/evHT48</link>
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     <title>FL: After investor’s arrest, bulk purchase of homes at Versailles in doubt</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four months ago, the 27-year-old president of Liberty International Real Estate announced with great fanfare that he secured $18 million in financing for the bulk purchase of 28 distressed houses, almost two thirds of Versailles’ stock.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:27:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ibIjmI</link>
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     <title>TN: Of flood and fire: Homeowner association faces lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seven months on from Nashville epochal May flooding, tensions are running high in Bellevue's River Plantation townhouse community, if one lawsuit is any indication]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:52:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fcE0Fh</link>
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     <title>NY: Co-op / Condo Ombudsman Bill Making Its Way through State Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some years ago, the satirical group Chicago City Limits presented a sketch in which two tough-talking neo-Nazis forced a confession out of a frightened prisoner. The gag? He was a co-op applicant. The image of co-op boards hasn't changed much since: power-hungry prima donnas, arbitrary and capricious, who give benefits to themselves that they don't give to others.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 22:41:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gJfbSS</link>
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     <title>NY: ILSA ruling a blow to 505 condo's buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act case brought against the 505, a 108-unit Hell's Kitchen new condominium, has been dismissed in U.S. District Court, the developer announced today, marking a defeat for the 35 buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:36:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dPSGDF</link>
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     <title>NV: Elite unit running HOA fraud investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Justice Department prosecutors from Washington have taken over the investigation into allegations of massive fraud within Las Vegas-area homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:58:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gabAIe</link>
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     <title>MD: Columbia lake dredging sparks muddy lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania dredging company hired to remove more than three decades' worth of sediment from Columbia's Lake Elkhorn has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the Columbia Association,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:55:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gGh0or</link>
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     <title>CA: De Anza mobile-home residents get $3.6 million settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ernie Abbit, president of the De Anza Cove Homeowners Association, said the oppressive environment created by Hawkeye led many residents to leave the park despite a court order intended to preserve their rights until the relocation lawsuit was resolved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:53:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/09/de-anza-mobile-home-residents-get-36-million-settl/</link>
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     <title>AZ: $1.6 million awarded in Scottsdale land-use suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle over responsibility for a failed commercial development in north Scottsdale involving allegations of fraud, bad faith and breach of contract was resolved last week when a jury ordered defendant First American Title Insurance Co. to pay the plaintiff companies,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:47:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/12/09/20101209scottsdale-land-use-lawsuit.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Tanglewood Homeowners Association Hit with Large Jury Verdict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Following a two week jury trial, a Harris County jury last week awarded damages and attorneys' fees totaling almost $500,000.00 against Tanglewood Homes Association, Inc. for its violations of deed restrictions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:45:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i1UEiZ</link>
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     <title>NY: Construction firm faces $30M fraud suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pavarini McGovern hit with suit from owner of Cassa Hotel and Residences, alleging it failed to purchase insurance to cover against defaults by subcontractors, even though it had billed for such coverage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:12:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/efe0Pz</link>
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     <title>AZ: New bill aims to stop foreclosures for non-payment of fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowners association’s management company is pushing state lawmakers to defeat a legislative bill that would make it impossible to foreclose on a home for non-payment of assessment fines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:10:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eCZY1e</link>
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     <title>NC: Vue suing four buyers for not closing on units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Vue has sued four buyers who failed to close on their condos and is asking for the courts to force them to complete their sales and award the developer damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:54:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e95uzF</link>
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     <title>TN: Fieldstone pool reprieve reversed on appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Court of Appeals has cleared the way for the owner of a swimming pool built as part of the Fieldstone Farms subdivision's amenities package to build homes on the site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:39:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/frBPbm</link>
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     <title>NC: Gates Four loses appeal in annexation battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Court of Appeals has sided with the City of Fayetteville in its annexation dispute with the Gates Four Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hwKAZw</link>
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     <title>TX homeowner’s association wants homeowner’s PV array removed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner David Tharakan in Canyon Springs, Texas (near San Antonio), was told by his homeowner’s association that he must remove his photovoltaic (PV) array. It’s a unique situation that could have been avoided if Texas had solar easement or right-of-way laws,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:13:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f6Q46Z</link>
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     <title>ID: Judge gives approval to ski season at Tamarack Resort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. Bankrupcy Judge Terry Myers ruled late Monday that the homeowners association would be able to begin a ski season using the mountain's many facilities and equipment]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:44:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/geeLB5</link>
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     <title>VA: Comer's guilty pleas show new depths of his Glenmore financial schemes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Glenmore Community Association’s former treasurer, Michael Comer, pleaded guilty this morning to tax evasion and mail fraud as part of a plea agreement in Charlottesville’s federal court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:46:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ghCQil</link>
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     <title>AL: BP's condo settlement stirs interest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hotel developer Julian MacQueen applauded when he heard Phoenix West II developers were getting a cash payment of $37.2 million from BP PLC to finish the Orange Beach condominium tower]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:24:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2010/12/bps_condo_settlement_stirs_int.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge halts state order on HOA collections from foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A District Court judge today issued a temporary restraining order to prevent a state agency from enforcing an order limiting how much homeowners associations can collect on delinquent foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:16:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dUc7FL</link>
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     <title>TN: Appeals court reverses decision saving Fieldstone pool</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The appeals court ruled that the pool, which was built on property annexed into the Fieldstone Farms planned unit development in 1994, was subject to the original covenants and to a supplementary declaration filed later]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:17:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hYP9xC</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA collectors want end to cap on delinquent fees on foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three homeowners association collection companies are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop a state agency from, in essence, limiting how much they can collect in delinquent fees on foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e4Cel4</link>
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     <title>AZ: Peoria wins ruling in water battle with Desert Harbor HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Desert Harbor Homeowners Association last month lost an appeal that contested the water rate Peoria charged to fill its 46-acre lake and some common-area landscaping in the subdivision near 91st Avenue and Thunderbird Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TX: Risk manager, condo owners in fight over hurricane damage settlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A week after it was sued over repeated requests for compensation despite its alleged termination, International Risk Control has filed a countersuit against Seascape Condominium Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:55:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dVGt2N</link>
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     <title>WI: Condo buyers want their money back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The buyers of eight condominium units at the financially troubled development are suing to rescind their purchases, and have their money returned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:04:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jsonline.com/business/111018279.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Rock Hill water case heard today</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fight between two neighborhoods and Rock Hill officials over annexation and water rights goes to court today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:54:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/29/1874170/rock-hill-water-case-heard-today.html</link>
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     <title>SC: Miller Pond water dispute heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between Rock Hill and a group of county residents fighting annexation might come down to whether a judge upholds a decades-old city policy requiring annexation in exchange for water and sewer services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:22:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/11/27/2644315/miller-pond-heads-to-court.html</link>
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     <title>IN: Sandpiper Cove blast sparks lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cathy Pieronek’s new home, located on the same site as her old home in the Sandpiper Cove condominium complex, is more or less identical to the building that was destroyed in a gas explosion earlier this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:09:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20101124/News01/101129601/1130</link>
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     <title>FL: Apollo Beach neighborhood discriminated against Orthodox Jew, county says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hillsborough County is suing an Apollo Beach homeowners association in federal court, contending it has discriminated against a homeowner who is an Orthodox Jew]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:04:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/apollo-beach-neighborhood-discriminated-against-orthodox-jew-county-says/1136358</link>
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     <title>NV: Ruling restricts fees collection agencies can gather for HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner association collection agencies can no longer charge excessive fees, Nevada Financial Institutions Division Commissioner George Burns has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:18:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/business/ruling-restricts-fees-collection-agencies-can-gather-for-homeowner-associations-110340339.html?ref=339</link>
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     <title>MA: Methuen condo association agrees to pay $150K to DOJ over child fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department announced today that it has settled a lawsuit against the Stonecleave Village Association over allegations they regularly discriminated against residents with children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.masslawyersweekly.com/news/2010/11/23/methuen-condo-association-agrees-to-pay-150k-to-doj-over-child-fines/</link>
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     <title>MI: Judge urges peace after ruling in condominium feud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge urged peace in the neighborhood after a ruling Thursday in Lenawee County Circuit Court that brought a quick end to a trial over conflicts between residents and the developer of a condominium development in Adrian.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:18:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x794473693/Judge-urges-peace-after-ruling-in-condominium-feud</link>
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     <title>Banks face flood of lawsuits over foreclosure missteps</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bank executives are swarming Capitol Hill this week to defend themselves against multiple foreclosure-related investigations, including one by all 50 state attorneys general.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:16:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/real-estate/banks-face-flood-of-lawsuits-over-foreclosure-missteps-1055490.html?showComments=true</link>
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     <title>NY: More about Condo pet eviction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A board member of a condominium corporation recently forwarded me an interesting article from the New York Post about Charlie, the adorable 3.5 pound Yorkie whose owner was taken to court by the condominium association of a 24 unit development in Queens, New York.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:04:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=8ffbf805-0202-4676-80ed-7e57e3c71913</link>
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     <title>CO: Denver condo-complex HOA wins judgment for defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 40 Madison Homeowners Association in Cherry Creek has been awarded a $4 million judgment in Denver District Court to pay for construction defects at the 27-unit condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:48:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_16643300</link>
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     <title>IL: Wheelchair user denied reasonable accommodations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Building resident files discrimination complaint against condominium association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:30:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.accessliving.org/index.php?tray=release&tid=top683&cid=2al150]]></link>
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     <title>TX: Insurance company sues River Oaks builders to recover damages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The insurance company says it paid out money to repair damage to a condominium development caused by a storm, but says the damage actually was due to defects in construction work. The insurance company wants the money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:51:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ultimatewestu.com/stories/221182-insurance-company-sues-river-oaks-builders-to-recover-damages</link>
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     <title>KY: Lyon magistrates accept subdivision roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An opinion from the Kentucky Attorney General is leading the Lyon County Fiscal Court to accept ownership of two roadways in the Maple Hill subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:41:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesleader.net/articles/stories/public/201011/17/4WWi_news.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Sand Key condo owners sue over management of shared guardhouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ever since the days of castles and keeps, humankind has been building towers to live in, and guarded gatehouses to keep strangers at bay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:12:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/sand-key-condo-owners-sue-over-management-of-shared-guardhouse/1134094</link>
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     <title>TX: Woman facing eviction in homeownership dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman thought she owned her home fair and square after buying it at an auction months ago. But now she's being evicted -- caught in a foreclosure mess that could leave her homeless. That homeowner contacted Eyewitness News for help.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:02:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7785416]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Condo tenants sue LB over flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Twenty-two residents of a downtown condominium building that flooded in January are suing the city of Long Beach for at least $16.5 million in damages]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:18:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_16587932</link>
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     <title>VA: Enon couple prevails in $1.6 million lawsuit over pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Enon couple has been awarded $1.6 million in damages by a jury that found that the developer of a residential subdivision failed to stop runoff from fouling a pond on the couple's property]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:59:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://progress-index.com/news/enon-couple-prevails-in-1-6-million-lawsuit-over-pond-1.1062785</link>
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     <title>Georgia Realtors to pay $60,000 to settle housing discrimination lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Georgia real estate agents has agreed to pay $60,000 as part of a settlement from a lawsuit alleging discrimination against families with children, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:55:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-realtors-to-pay-736443.html</link>
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     <title>NY: In the Case of a Terrier, ‘No Pets Allowed’ Is Overruled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charlie the teacup Yorkshire terrier can stay. So says an appellate court in the case of a woman who kept a three-and-a-half-pound dog in her condominium in Middle Village, Queens, in open defiance of the condo board’s House Rule No. 1,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:51:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/cfQe8D</link>
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     <title>Scrutiny for Transfer Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charges Can Fund Subdivision Improvements; Some Object.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:38:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704141104575588510318854860.html?ru=yahoo</link>
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     <title>AZ: Gray Development wins realty fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Superior Court judge has entered final judgment in July's $110.7 million verdict involving a real-estate dispute in northeast Phoenix's Desert Ridge area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/business/abg/articles/2010/11/04/20101104abg-phx-gray1104.html</link>
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     <title>MO: Lake Ozark condo association referred to MO AG's Office for water violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has referred a Lake Ozark condo association to the Missouri Attorney General's Office for allegations of violating the state's Clean Water Law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:46:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakenewsonline.com/newsnow/x1775206708/Lake-Ozark-condo-association-referred-to-Missouri-Attorney-Generals-Office-for-water-violations</link>
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     <title>"Judicial Deference" does not shield assns from liability for ignoring problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Affan et al v. Portofino Cove Homeowners Association, G041379, the Fourth District of the California Court of Appeal]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:56:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/G041379.PDF</link>
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     <title>FL: Couple guilty of theft for having ducks 'disappeared'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida couple accused of paying to have eight neighborhood ducks rounded up -- and eventually killed -- have been convicted of petty theft.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:56:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wjhg.com/state/headlines/Couple_guilty_of_theft_for_having_ducks_disappeared_106554108.html?storySection=story</link>
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     <title>FL: Implied warranty of common areas: HOMEOWNERS v. MARONDA HOMES, INC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We also reject the Developer's argument that extending the implied warranties is a matter for the legislature. In the absence of a legislative pronouncement, we are free to apply common law, and this is a case of application of common law warranties]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:14:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In+FLCO+20101029157.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>AL: Judge rules against Alabama Baptists in property-use dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the judge in the case ruled Oct. 27 that the neighborhood association has the right to approve any development plan for the land.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:39:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.abpnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5821&Itemid=53&fontstyle=f-smaller]]></link>
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     <title>KS: Homeowners’ associations subject to tougher regulations with new law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new law has housing developers and homeowners’ associations preparing for sweeping changes that will alter the way those groups operate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:46:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/print-edition/2010/10/29/homeowners-associations-subject-to.html</link>
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     <title>OH: Contractor fails to pay IRS payroll taxes for condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of a homeowner’s association reported that a Hoboken, N.J. company was hired to pay the subdivision’s lifeguards, and had never paid the IRS approximately $2,500 that was withheld for taxes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:04:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cleveland.com/sunstarcourier/index.ssf/2010/10/employee_charged_with_theft_st.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Court ruling overturns HOA hearing system</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new court ruling says Arizona’s administrative hearing system for disputes between homeowners and homeowner associations is unconstitutional.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:47:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/business/article_abe83d22-e2ed-11df-8330-001cc4c03286.html</link>
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     <title>Judge tells spectators to hush as defendant testifies in duck duck-killing trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About a dozen duck supporters, wearing yellow ribbons on their chests, sat in the front row. They were admonished by Palm Beach County Judge Laura Johnson for making noises during Aymond's testimony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:28:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/judge-tells-spectators-to-hush-as-defendant-testifies-999457.html</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo groups win $500K from manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A co-owner of an Avondale-based real estate management firm has been ordered to pay more than $538,000 for her role in allegedly embezzling up to $1.5 million from five local condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:59:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101027/BIZ01/10280334/0/NEWS0102/Condo-groups-win-500K-from-manager</link>
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     <title>DC: District sues condo flipper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles said Tuesday that the District has filed a consumer protection action against condominium developer Charles Jenkins, charging that he sold units and concealed "the true conditions of the refurbished condominiums, which suffered from severe defects."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:21:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/blogs/capital-land/district-sues-condo-flipper-105792073.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Judge signs off on $110.7 mil verdict in real-estate dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Superior Court judge has entered final judgment in July's $110.7 million verdict involving a real-estate dispute in northeast Phoenix's Desert Ridge area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:23:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/2010/10/26/20101026superior-court-judge-$110-million-verdict-desert-ridge.html</link>
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     <title>Understanding Contractual Indemnity and Defense Obligations Under CA Law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the rules for interpreting contractual indemnity and defense obligations appear to be relatively clear and straightforward, courts have struggled to apply them to often-carelessly drafted construction contracts in complex, multi-party disputes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=113628</link>
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     <title>MA: Legal opinion puts Sampson Pond condos on hold in Carver</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo owners were looking for some legal and financial leverage, hoping to force Delli Priscolli to improve the condition of the grounds and address what they saw as illegal changes to the original condo documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:45:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/carver/news/x1385878095/Legal-opinion-puts-Sampson-Pond-condos-on-hold-in-Carver</link>
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     <title>IN: Munster condo group to pay $120,000 in racial bias case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Munster condominium association has agreed to pay $120,000 to settle a federal racial discrimination case, according to court records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:40:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.post-trib.com/news/lake/2826288,autumnridge1023.article</link>
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     <title>NY: Hudson sheriff's top aide fighting court order over mobster's use of condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Hudson County Sheriff’s chief of operations, John Bartucci, has ignored a Florida judge’s order to pay legal fees to a condominium association after it was discovered that a convicted loanshark has been living in the chief’s condo rent-free without the necessary lease the past 10 years,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:00:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cliffviewpilot.com/hudson/1757-hudson-sheriffs-top-aide-fighting-court-order-over-mobsters-use-of-condo</link>
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     <title>NY: After Bust, Using ’60s Law to Get Out of Condo Deals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The buyers - some wealthy, some not - are successfully using a 1968 federal law intended to protect buyers of out-of-state land from unscrupulous developers or brokers. But in many of these cases, the properties have been built as advertised.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:32:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/nyregion/21condos.html</link>
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     <title>N.C. House committee hears homeowners association remedies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The House Select Committee on Homeowners Associations heard its options Wednesday to address foreclosure, regulatory and disclosure issues the committee heard about during four previous meetings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:33:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101020/ARTICLES/101029951/1004?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>WY: No jail time for woman in embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gillette woman charged in connection with a massive embezzlement scheme involving the Fox Park subdivision has avoided prison time.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:56:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2010/10/20/news/today/news07.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: State’s New Bedbug Disclosure Law Could Impact Co-ops, Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of press about landlords and bedbugs in recent weeks, particularly since the state legislature passed the law requiring landlords to disclose any history of bedbug infestation before a lease is signed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 21:50:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=5&id=38856]]></link>
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     <title>NJ:Lawsuit alleging condo builders skimped on radon systems granted class status</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit alleging that the builder, radon tester and Overlook at Lopatcong condominium owners association failed to maintain radon mitigation systems can proceed as a class-action suit, a Warren County judge has ruled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:52:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/warren-county/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1287115540270780.xml&coll=3]]></link>
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     <title>IL: Couple file lawsuit in collapse of deck</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Park Forest couple injured in a Tinley Park deck collapse last month have filed a lawsuit against the homeowners, the developer and a homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:36:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/neighborhoodstar/tinleypark/2803884,101510decksuit.article</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge rules city of Houston mistakenly booted condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled the city of Houston violated the state’s due process code when it ordered a group of condo residents to vacate their homes in 2008]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:04:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.khou.com/internal?st=print&id=105000089&path=/news]]></link>
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     <title>VA: Urbanna and developer will take condominium battle to trial in 2011</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Urbanna condominium controversy, which will begin its fifth year in November, is headed for a jury trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:11:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/breakingnews/article/urbanna_and_developer_will_take_condominium_battle_to_trial_in_2011/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Personal injury case; assn not guilty; appeal denied</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this personal injury action, plaintiff Laura A. Boyan appeals from a judgment of no cause for action based on a jury verdict in favor of defendants]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:55:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20NJCO%2020101013352.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>UT: Lawmaker Looks to Mitigate Condo Owner, HOA Conflicts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A leading Democratic state lawmaker is proposing a bill he hopes would protect condominium owners from mismanagement by their homeowners’ associations, or HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:11:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/2010-10-11/lawmaker-looks-to-mitigate-condo-owner-hoa-conflicts/</link>
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     <title>NY: Supreme Court concurs with ruling for developers in Lincoln Plaza rescission</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Supreme Court judge ruled against tenants at the 30 Lincoln Plaza condominium who filed suit to overturn Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's approval of the conversion despite outside buyers getting steep discounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:01:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/supreme-court-concurs-with-previous-ruling-in-favor-of-developers-in-30-lincoln-plaza-rescission-case-involving-howard-milstein-and-the-milstein-family</link>
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     <title>IL: The Chicago Spire: It's All Over But The Screaming Lawsuits (video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was supposed to be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, but now it's just an expensive hole in the ground.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid62129015001?bctid=629345896001</link>
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     <title>MS: Bill eyed over subdivision gripes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ While more property owners come forward to protest what they consider unreasonable homeowners association dues, attorneys with the state Bar Association are proposing a bill to put before the Legislature next year to help homeowners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:31:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20101010/NEWS/10100356/Bill-eyed-over-subdivision-gripes</link>
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     <title>NV: Commission should bump law back to Legislature</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Nevada Legislature passed a law that requires each community manager to post a fidelity bond with the Real Estate Division to obtain or renew a community manager certificate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:53:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/commission-should-bump-law-back-to-legislature-104626319.html</link>
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     <title>MO: Vanderveen Homeowner's Association president steps down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Following a yearlong court battle with a local preschool, the Vanderveen Homeowner's Association came under new leadership this week – but the association's former president said his resignation was unrelated to recent events]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:19:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/10/08/judge-rules-favor-vanderveen-preschool/</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sun City investors in real estate scheme told to get attorneys</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A U.S. bankruptcy trustee who is untangling a complex Sun City real-estate operation advised investors to get attorneys during a hearing this week]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:16:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/10/05/20101005sun-city-investors-house-flipping-scheme.html</link>
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     <title>IN: Local management company bears brunt of lawsuit verdict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Richmond property management company has been held responsible for 75 percent of a $23.5 million judgment awarded a New Albany, Ind., family whose children suffered from exposure to pesticides.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:47:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pal-item.com/article/20100930/NEWS01/9300322</link>
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     <title>CA: Tehama Co. Officials Investigate Potential Embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A member of the Cottonwood community of Lake California confirmed to KRCR Monday that at least one former employee of the property owner's association is under investigation for embezzlement]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:28:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.krcrtv.com/news/25277493/detail.html</link>
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     <title>MO: Day care prevails in Vanderveen dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled in favor of a Columbia couple, allowing them to continue operating a preschool in their home after a neighborhood association sued to shut them down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/oct/02/day-care-prevails-in-vanderveen-dispute/</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowner facing $12,000 court fees over $96.30 HOA dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bob Robella vowed to fight the Village Seven Homeowners Association to the bitter end, even if it cost his life savings. He’s well on his way.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:28:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-105473-side-streets.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Service dog at heart of civil rights action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Division of Civil Rights has issued a finding of probable cause against the Moors Landing Homeowners Association for initially granting Laura Beckenstein the right to keep the service dog in 2007, and then reneging on the agreement in August 2009, two years after she got the dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:32:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2010-09-29/Front_Page/Service_dog_at_heart_of_civil_rights_action.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Judge says elder abuse claim not permissible</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Santa Ana judge this week said a Laguna Woods Village HOA's claim of elder abuse by the retirement community's property manager was not legally permissible.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:46:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocregister.com/news/pcm-268014-elder-claim.html</link>
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     <title>TX: "Wet pebble stones" lead to fall, lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman is suing her condominium's property manager after she slipped and fell on wet pebble stones.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:33:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ultimateclearlake.com/stories/215884-wet-pebble-stones-lead-to-fall-lawsuit</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Deposits Must Be Returned Upon Request, Judge Rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[
In a decision that has developers reeling, a federal judge ruled Related Co. must pay back a buyer's condo deposit

Read more: http://www.dnainfo.com/20100923/upper-east-side/condo-deposits-must-be-returned-upon-request-judge-rules#ixzz10ZVx3KG5]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:37:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dnainfo.com/20100923/upper-east-side/condo-deposits-must-be-returned-upon-request-judge-rules</link>
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     <title>NJ's appellate court speaks up after Twin Rivers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week a New Jersey appellate court decided Mazdabrook Homeowners Association v. Kahn, bringing to the fore once again the debate over the exercise of free speech in a private community-association setting]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:42:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a54e7893-659b-4f7b-b250-11becfc08315</link>
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     <title>OH: Court: Assn not liable for drowning death, even with security cameras</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The evidence does not support that the Carlyle assumed the duty of protecting Nader by installing the surveillance cameras, nor does it support that Nader reasonablely relied on the cameras"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:36:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=inohco20100916553</link>
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     <title>NY: Question Beach Rights: NY Supreme Court will hear arguments soon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A separate suit was filed by the Sea­view at Amagansett property owners, the Dunes at Napeague Property Owners Association, the Tides Homeowners Association, the Whalers Lane Homeowners Association, the Ocean Estates Property Owners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:21:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Home/News/QuestionBeachRights/tabid/13247/Default.aspx</link>
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     <title>FL: Banks win delay over demands that city raze abandoned condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Big banking won out Thursday over a neighborhood's hopes that the city would order the demolition of an abandoned condo complex that's become a haven for crime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:00:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-condo-sistrunk-demolition-20100916,0,5301357.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>NY: Court rules state law does not protect Manhattan House tenants from eviction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The New York state Appeals Court unanimously ruled late yesterday that market-rate tenants at the Upper East Side's Manhattan House condominium were not protected from eviction by the Martin Act when their leases expired in 2007.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:45:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/court-rules-state-law-does-not-protect-manhattan-house-at-200-east-66th-street-tenants-from-eviction</link>
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     <title>IL: Relief in sight for townhouse owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $1.7 million lien filed against 135 Manhattan properties - which many homeowners believed to be fraudulent - could be released as early as Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:16:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.southtownstar.com/news/2709326,091510manhattanliens.article</link>
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     <title>PA: Norristown appeals court order in Sandy Street condemnation case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Norristown officials were given additional time to bid out and award more than $232,105 in repair work on the condemned, 26-unit, Sandy Street condominium building]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:50:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesherald.com/articles/2010/09/14/news/doc4c8febf53df08986751019.txt</link>
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     <title>NJ: Descendants file complaint over site "desecration"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family that owns the 257-year-old cemetery abutting the Beau Ridge development off Laurel Avenue has filed a formal complaint with police against the association and its board of directors, accusing them of approving the "desecration" of the family graveyard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:06:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.app.com/article/20100912/NEWS/9120350/Descendants-file-complaint-over-site-desecration-</link>
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     <title>FL: Largo woman gets 8 years in prison for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman accused of bilking 18 homeowner groups from throughout Pinellas County and her boss out of more than $1 million was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:45:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/largo-woman-gets-eight-years-for-1-million-scam/1120771</link>
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     <title>CO: Judge rejects arguments against Viceroy purchasers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week, District Court Judge Denise Lynch issued her ruling in the consolidated lawsuits brought by 45 plaintiffs against several Related–controlled entities to void their contracts for the purchase of condominium units in the Viceroy Hotel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:23:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.snowmasssun.com/article/20100908/FRONTPAGE/100909983/1064/RSS&parentprofile=]]></link>
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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>
     <link>http://bit.ly/aAv4ci</link>
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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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