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     <title>TN: Loudon County seeks change in real estate law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legislators representing Loudon County will go back to the drawing board to work on changes in real estate law that could affect the disposition of tax-delinquent properties across the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:21:28 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>MO: Residents wait more than 10 mos to return after fire, say repair work shoddy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 10 months after fire destroyed several condos in St. Charles some residents are still out of their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:20:48 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>TX: Some Neighbors Want Security Gates-Will Security Measures Help Reduce Crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's a debate many homeowners grapple with - do security gates offer added protection or a false sense of security when it comes to crime?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 22:18:59 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>FL:City annexation bid irks condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite opposition by property owners, city commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance annexing 8.52 acres along Nectarine Street into the city of Fernandina Beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:43:57 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>TX: Santa Teresa Country Club area residents upset at declining conditions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tensions between residents of a nearly 530-home Santa Teresa Country Club community and the club's proprietor increased recently.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:41:18 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>MI: Failing retention pond divides Windridge Subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the soil around the retention pond in Windridge Subdivision continues to cave in the divide between residents on whether a special assessment district is needed continues to grow.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:33 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>NY: Condo board tells residents to "Butt out"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In another testament to change in Union Square and how New York has changed, homeowners in Zeckendorf Towers, the 29-story, 647-unit building constructed on the site of the defunct S-Klien Department Store, voted overwhelmingly to become a entirely smoke-free residence last week,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:03 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>FL: Wild hogs terrorizing Port St. Lucie neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wild hogs estimated at more than 200 pounds are running wild in the gated community of Townpark at Tradition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:32:00 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>MD: Water fees flooding taxpayers wallets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In addition, he said he has paid homeowners association dues and other fees to maintain ponds designed to mitigate storm water in the Kings Valley community in Damascus.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:27:22 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>NH: Insurer seeks damages from 2010 gas explosion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A second lawsuit has been filed seeking damages after a gas explosion three years ago ignited a massive fire that killed a Stratham woman and destroyed part of a condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:25:13 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>AZ: Chandler neighborhood’s HOA rights the ship</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gary Gordon liked living in the Vineyards neighborhood in Chandler until a few years ago. Rather than complain, Gordon got involved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:10:38 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>MS: : ACLU: Diamondhead POA violates residents' rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The American Civil Liberties Union is criticizing the Diamondhead Property Owners Association for what it says are rules that prohibit candidates from displaying political yard signs and campaigning door to door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:39:06 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>NM: Concerns balloon over Santa Teresa Country Club property</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Tensions between residents of a nearly 530-home Santa Teresa Country Club community and the club's proprietor increased recently, prompting homeowners to take matters into their own hands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:29:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_23241694/concerns-balloon-over-country-club-property</link>
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     <title>CA: Two leaks discovered in Lakeport subdivision hit by slides</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two leaks have been discovered in the public water system serving a Lakeport-area subdivision where a monthslong landslide has rendered at least seven homes uninhabitable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:29:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130513/ARTICLES/130519809/1033/news</link>
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     <title>ND: Fargo woman sentenced for condo embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Fargo woman has been sentenced to serve four months in jail for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from her condominium association to support a gambling habit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:34:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/186337/</link>
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     <title>AZ: Judge rejects east Mesa condo residents’ demand for HOA receivership</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tensions between disgruntled Superstition Lakes condo owners and their homeowners association board came to a head Monday in a six-hour hearing to decide whether residents’ allegations of financial misconduct justified placing the HOA into receivership.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:33:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/20130514judge-rejects-east-mesa-condo-residents-demand-hoa-receivership.html</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[NV: HOA member accused of spying on & threatening residents]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The watchful eyes of the feds are falling on another Las Vegas homeowners association. Board members are accused of discrimination, spying, threatening residents and even carrying a gun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 09:31:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ktnv.com/contact13/hoahallofshame/207282771.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Noise rule tricky to enforce</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At 12 a.m. Saturday, Fae Beloff held her smart phone's noise monitor on the deck of her 14th story condominium near Selby Five Points Park. It has bec...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:27:05 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>AZ: Residents still locked out of Tempe's W6 Tower</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of people who pay big bucks to live in a condo complex touted as luxurious are instead living in hotels for the fourth night in a row]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:25:28 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>FL: Noise rule tricky to enforce</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At 12 a.m. Saturday, Fae Beloff held her smart phone's noise monitor on the deck of her 14th story condominium near Selby Five Points Park. It has bec...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 20:43:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/MT1KuegdtT</link>
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     <title>NJ: Judge won't reconsider dismissal of condo owner's suit over pipeline</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Oak Knoll Village homeowner lost the latest round in a fight against what she says is an illegal seizure of her land for the Transco gas pipeline.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:42:33 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>CA: Suit filed over Rancho Mirage HOA meeting fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than two months after a fight erupted during an HOA meeting at The Springs that sent one man to the hospital, that man has filed a lawsuit accusi...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:41:00 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>FL: New Woodland Villages loved the ducks, until they took over the pool</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners at Woodland Villages loved the ducks that lived at the pond on their property. They even installed protective signs asking people to wa...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:39:49 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>TN: Lawsuit filed over association fees: Residents say developer mislead them</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a planned community, allegedly duped by a now-bankrupt developer, want out of deed restrictions and covenants now on their homes, as well...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:38:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8a9z6dNacB</link>
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     <title>FL: Boynton settles $140,000 utility service snafu</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city has resolved a third case in the past two years of hundreds of thousands of dollars in outstanding utility fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:37:28 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>MD: Police Ask Waterfront Communities to Come Together to Prevent Summer Crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Southern District Police encourage presidents and board members or other representatives of Home Owner Associations (HOA) and Property Owner Associati...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:35:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ZjVnW1SPEp</link>
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     <title>CA: A way to light up Rancho del Oro</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kudos to Oceanside officials for crafting a sensible plan to help residents of the Villages of Rancho del Oro get the lights back on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:33:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gfTlM8Bbdz</link>
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     <title>LA: Couple sentenced for stealing from Mandeville homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former manager of a Mandeville timeshare resort was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison at hard labor for stealing more than $200,000 from ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:32:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XWrhjmYS40</link>
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     <title>Saskatoon fire crew kept waiting at condo gates as blaze raged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire department had trucks at the scene of last Friday's early morning blaze within four minutes. But when they arrived at the entrance to the gat...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:31:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GpdZSDR2P8</link>
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     <title>MD: Prince George’s County Condo Complex Could Have Its Lights Turned Off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another condo complex in Prince George’s County is at risk of losing its lights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:29:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6YiyRzKph7</link>
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     <title>NV: Residents paying for pricey parking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Contact 13 Chief Investigator Darcy Spears began this story by looking at the homeowner association involved, but found they're caught in the middle o...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:26:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CN68b0F29N</link>
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     <title>IL: After flooding again, condo owners still wait for help from 2010 disaster</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Flooding at the Graue Mills Country Condominiums this spring was worse than in 2010, and residents are looking for answers to prevent more damage to t...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:25:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/c85tHWVRWw</link>
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     <title>GA: Treasurer Arrested, Accused Of Stealing HOA Money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nestled neatly along a country road, the Stratford neighborhood is relatively quiet and peaceful. But, the news of an arrest in the case of stolen hom...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:23:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vqhG4Y5QrI</link>
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     <title>IL: Terrace Square condo owners vote to reject special assessment of $2M to b</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Feeling shut out of the process, more than 55 percent of Niles’ Terrace Square Condominium owners have rejected a special assessment that would ..]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/UfbILfv4Tx</link>
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     <title>Stoop and Scoop or Snap and Shame: Photos of irresponsible dog owners cause cont</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Last week JR, 46, spied a female resident let her dog do its business in our community courtyard without even a pretense to stoop and scoop. So JR whi..]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:19:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tEQ3D5fwFG</link>
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     <title>FL: More Homeowners Associations Victimized</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The scandal involving homeowners' associations being ripped off is growing. Today we learned at least four more associations are involved in the Sun L...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 20:18:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/utJX93FeDu</link>
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     <title>FL: What's in a name? Tamarac HOA to resident: Back off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Woodlands Homeowners Association has threatened to sue one of its residents, a self-proclaimed "loudmouth" who has a website about the going-ons w...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:17:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-tamarac-activist-woodlands-lawsuit-20130503,0,2436377.story</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Check your condominium association insurance policy coverage:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It appears it has become more complicated in determining what a condominium association insurance policy covers as a result of a recent reported 4th D...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:16:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/may/05/rob-samouce-check-your-condominium-association/</link>
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     <title>FL: Robert Bucchere arrested in Ocean Ridge on charges that he stole $62,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robert Bucchere has been arrested by Ocean Ridge police on charges that he took almost $62,000 from the Wellington Arms Condominium Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 20:13:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/robert-bucchere-arrested-in-ocean-ridge-on-charges-that-he-stole-62000</link>
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     <title>NC: Lawsuit blames Palisades developer for racing deaths</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The suit accuses the company, which developed the posh Palisades community off N.C. 49, of negligence by not installing a traffic light at a dangerous...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:11:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/03/4019009/builder-blamed-for-racing-deaths.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowner Says HOA Suing Him for More Than $1 Million Over Doggie Door</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A San Antonio homeowner says his HOA has made his life miserable and is suing him for hundreds of thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:07:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxsanantonio.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/vid_15317.shtml</link>
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     <title>FL: Dying man in a fight with condominium</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Fort Myers Beach veteran fighting a deadly illness is desperate. He says his condo association is threatening to punish him for using a critical too...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:05:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/205870931.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Rancho Del Oro streetlights in need of repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in the Rancho Del Oro neighborhood may soon be in the dark. Currently 160 of the neighborhood’s 640 deteriorative metal streetlights h...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:04:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://thecoastnews.com/2013/05/rancho-del-oro-streetlights-in-need-of-repairs/</link>
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     <title>FL: Police investigating property manager over missing funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Law enforcement is investigating a Gainesville property management company after several homeowners associations reported that money was missing from ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:03:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130502/ARTICLES/130509864/-1/news0811</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowner upset ban of religious statues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lake Asbury resident Kathy Thomas attended her Home Owner's Association meeting Thursday night to stick up for what she calls her religious freedom.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:00:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news4jax.com/news/hoa-member-upset-over-notices/-/475880/19978756/-/tiqhpdz/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>MI: Plaza Towers condo owners have no regrets as they wait to move back after</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sitting outside the entrance to Plaza Towers while an emergency generator roared in the background, Susan and Paul Bowers said they had no regrets des...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:59:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2013/05/plaza_towers_condominium_owner.html</link>
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     <title>NV: The Art Of Becoming An HOA Board Member</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A majority of Mesquite HOAs had their Board of Directors elections last November. It's likely, now that a meeting or two has passed, that many homeown...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:58:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://mesquitecitizen.com/viewnews.php?newsid=4626&id=77]]></link>
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     <title>TX: HOA battles in Legislature feature talk of Texas values</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Supporting the rights of homeowners to plant xeriscaped yards and install solar panels on their rooftops may seem like an easy win for lawmakers, who ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:57:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://impactnews.com/articles/hoa-battles-in-legislature-feature-long-time-texas-values/</link>
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     <title>FL: KB Home sues 41 Willowbrook subcontractors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[KB Home, the Willowbrook condominium subdivision developer, is suing 41 subcontactors involved in the original construction and demanding a jury trial...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:39:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/TFrZ2DpvUq</link>
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     <title>GA: Alligator concerns Lawrenceville neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wildlife officials say they can't do anything about an alligator that has moved into a Lawrenceville neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:38:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/L9ly8pvSLk</link>
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     <title>Does your board ask the members before taking a position on legislation?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ I saw comments on the Sun-Sentinel’s Condos and HOAs blog about proposed HOA legislation that would require HOAs to contribute as do condos so t...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:04:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/pnjrpYU6dw</link>
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     <title>NY: Rockaway condo owners say board locked them out of their storm-ravaged homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Rockaway residents claim a tyrannical condo board has locked them out of their oceanfront homes destroyed during Superstorm Sandy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:04:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4bZzat3Pgz</link>
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     <title>WA: Oak Harbor bookkeeper accused of embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to court papers, 50-year-old Wendy Murphy stole more than $200,000 from two community homeowner association accounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:02:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ZYw1zs85Pl</link>
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     <title>IL: Challengers topple Marina City condo board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[All seven “Clean Slate” candidates have won election to the 15-member Marina Towers Condominium Association board of directors. It is a hi...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:01:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WApIVLkdKN</link>
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     <title>Communities embracing local mobile safety alerts:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With a quick text or email alert, children and pets have been found and burglaries have been stopped in some local neighborhoods. A new system called ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:12 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>FL: Homeowners association: Who pays for damage caused by hoarder?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The HOA is now taking repair estimates. The question is who pays to restore the condo? State protective services or the other condo owners?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:59:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Q9BBBosUYI</link>
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     <title>CA: Neighborhood torn apart by landslide</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ground is moving underneath the homes in this section of Lakeside Heights, a hillside neighborhood of two-dozen houses, duplexes and four-plexes n..]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:58:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130425/ARTICLES/130429722</link>
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     <title>FL: Estates residents alarmed by letter about possible neighborhood evacuation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The letter sent off alarms when it arrived in the mailboxes of some Golden Gate Estates residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:57:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0wwXaXvvOv</link>
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     <title>IL: Association advised against ‘dummy’ security cameras</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. There have been some thefts from cars in the parking lot of our association. The board is considering installing dummy security cameras in the park...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:56:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EWfOIV4rTW</link>
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     <title>AL: Neighborhoods fought to come back from tornado’s destruction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ On April 27, 2011, an EF4 tornado cut a 5.9-mile path of destruction through Tuscaloosa. Through Monday, The News will examine the progress the city h...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:55:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WF98HSM96s</link>
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     <title>NY: Board files suit against couple who rented Central Park condo to tourist</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jodi and Gavin Samuels allegedly rented out their condo on Central Park West to tourists for $250 a night. The building's housing board says the Samue...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:54:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NZ6TZcNGpF</link>
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     <title>MI: Condo owners billed to remove rotting food in Plaza Towers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The power is still out at the complex. On Friday, a crew is going through the building removing all food left behind in refrigerators -- much of that....]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:53:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/L4lnSCw8rq</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighborhood goes high-tech to curb crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a violent home invasion rocked their usually quiet neighborhood, the Homeowner's Association at Pablo Bay knew they had to take some extreme act...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:52:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OQ2ygwn27j</link>
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     <title>NC: Anonymous neighbor objects to blue porch lights for autism awareness:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The garage light at the home of Julie and Matthew Riccardi is blue, and for a good reason. "They are to symbolize autism awareness," said Julie.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ijQsQhfDPv</link>
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     <title>IL: Get involved with your condo board:</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From four units to hundreds of units, condominiums are what 60 million people in the United States call “home.” According to the Community...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:49:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/By9Li5Z80Q</link>
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     <title>FL: Who's Responsible For Moldy Boynton Condos?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A condo building continues to rot away in Boynton Beach, and homeowners say it’s out of their hands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:48:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qR0kbU7qH3</link>
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     <title>NV: Central Park Estates HOA accused of targeting children</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowners association is under federal investigation. Not for corruption, but for allegations of discriminating against children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:47:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/o97o8oxVeZ</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo Owners Irked Over Proposed Paid Parking Plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ It’s deja vu for condominium owners on 146th Street as a paid parking battle they thought was won a few years ago has resurfaced. (]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:46:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0T3ITAeUzg</link>
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     <title>WA: Lake Managers Get New Tool To Combat Algae</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nothing spoils a summer swim in your favorite lake like an algae bloom. These become more common as the weather warms up. A lake in Federal Way, Wash....]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:45:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/lake-managers-get-new-tool-combat-algae</link>
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     <title>SC: Problem Solver looks into burned out home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An eyesore for the past 2 and a half years in a North Charleston neighborhood has residents wanting something done about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:44:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gbTu9I1oJG</link>
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     <title>GA: Do HOA security guards overstep their bounds?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Channel 2 Action News investigation found private security guards pulling over drivers in several local neighborhoods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:43:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6mdTwgylIM</link>
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     <title>AZ: Proposed restrictions on parking rile area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Agua Dulce neighborhood residents are upset about parking restrictions being considered by the area's homeowners association board of directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:40:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://azstarnet.com/news/local/northwest/proposed-restrictions-on-parking-rile-area/article_59f354d0-7fc2-586e-8e68-f0a4ba01f51f.html</link>
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     <title>To Certify or Not? That May No Longer Be the Question</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As many condominium associations across the nation have come to realize, seeking FHA certification is not an easy task. The amount of information req...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:39:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KGRVZOw2R4</link>
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     <title>Florida waterfront condos literally create their own weather</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ How would you like to live in a place that not only has a stunning view of the Gulf of Mexico, but creates its own weather?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:39:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8rR5tTLtRv</link>
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     <title>CA: Mold mess: Contaminated condo leads to long ordeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first sign of trouble came when Rita Siegel touched a cardboard box in her closet and it was wet. She lifted the box, rolled back the carpeting an...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:36:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/QcA1gDxS9k</link>
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     <title>FL: Is condo insurance turmoil a taste of things to come?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With more than 100 employees during the busy season, the Boca Grande Club is one of Charlotte County’s larger employers and a major driver of th...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:35:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ir9PPCBFtD</link>
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     <title>UT: Service Area #6 homeowners say they want roads maintained</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The Silver Moose HOA in Silver Springs is circulating a petition among its members and a neighboring HOA in hopes of convincing the county to take ove...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:34:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cDGrlyAjiX</link>
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     <title>CA: Conditions getting worse for Lake County homes hit by landslide</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Conditions at a Lake County subdivision suffering a landslide last month worsened Sunday when several red-tagged homes sustained additional damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:32:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ptm5gV0BCt</link>
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     <title>FL: The dogfight between South Florida pet owners, condo associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Steve Vincent lives in a pet-free condo in Miami Beach. The bylaws clearly say so. No one who purchases a unit there can credibly claim otherwise. An...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:30:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ld7095ZFTy</link>
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     <title>TN: Tansi resident files class action suit against POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A class action lawsuit has been filed by a member of the Lake Tansi Property Owners Association against the POA claiming negligence in administration ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:29:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BkqoGGSOMn</link>
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     <title>FL: Proposed opinion defining actions considered UPL for CAMs leaves questions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The  Constitution of the State of Florida gives  the Supreme Court of Florida the power to regulate attorney conduct. The Supreme Court of Florida also has power to prevent actions by individuals who are not licensed to practice law in Florida.  UPL, or the unlicensed practice of law, is a crime in Florida.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:24:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/oHMCmPQE5F</link>
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     <title>PA: Legal arguments heard on 770 Sandy Street federal lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With settlement talks reportedly reaching an impasse a federal judge has heard legal arguments on why a federal lawsuit against Norristown officials involving the 26-unit condominium building at 770 Sandy Street should proceed to trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:15:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SqmZI59bN4</link>
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     <title>HOA's and Condos: Beware of the Automatically Renewing Contract</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many Community Associations enter into long-term contracts with maintenance or service providers for such things as landscaping, elevator maintenance, and trash removal, among others. Associations should be aware that a large number of these long-term contracts contain an automatic renewal provision, which can lead an unsuspecting Association to face financial liability if it seeks to cancel the contract]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:14:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/classified/realestate/blog/os-hoas-and-condos-beware-of-the-automatically-renewing-contract-20130419,0,1113135.story</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo tower gets support over Katy Trail Ice House noise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Park Towers, a condominium tower near the Katy Trail Ice House, received some help in their corner Wednesday evening in the longtime dispute over the bar's noise levels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:16:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/04/18/condo-tower-gets-support-over-katy.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Angry condo owners in Temple Hills go 2 days without water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hopefully, it is all's well that ends well for residents of the Lynnhill Condominium complex in Temple Hills. Many of them called FOX 5 to complain that their water was shut off Tuesday, and they had none for cooking, bathing and flushing their toilets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9VOqg8NQEv</link>
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     <title>TX: HOAs bring structure to Cy-Fair</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Primary responsibilities of homeowners associations typically involve the maintenance of common areas, the enforcement of deed and architectural restrictions and the collection of fees, but in unincorporated areas they serve a greater purpose: to add an element of structure and governance to individual subdivisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:55:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qD7GgtGdZz</link>
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     <title>IA: Delhi dam shouldn't get special exemption</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was a disaster, and as is frequently the case in disasters, the immediate inclination was to put everything back the way it was before. In the case of Lake Delhi, that meant finding millions of dollars for cleanup, repairs and rebuilding the dam.

Then some Iowans got to thinking and talking. Is any of this the public’s financial responsibility? After all, the dam had been owned and operated by a private homeowners association belonging to people with houses around the lake,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:22:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qlE7rGsOwt</link>
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     <title>NC: City’s answer to neighborhood question is dim(witted)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To the naked eye — and to the fully clothed one, too — the forlorn metal fixture down at one end of Eagle Crest Drive looks like a simple street light.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:08:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9VqMJV1chw</link>
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     <title>GA: County sorting through private road issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The roads at The Preserve at Meriwether and The Oaks Subdivision are giving homeowners fits. The Baldwin County Commissioners want to fix the issue, but current options look financially grim.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:10:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2SHqvAZzxt</link>
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     <title>NC: Collins Crossing: residents not mistreated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The management company for a controversial housing complex in Carrboro is refuting claims that it is mistreating residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:23:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AY9YBrCjbZ</link>
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     <title>FL: Bradenton condo residents upset about hawks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like a scene out of Alfred Hitchcock's classic movie "The Birds," two red-shouldered hawks have been dive-bombing residents of a retirement community along Florida's Gulf Coast.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:13:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/g5M3P6JU52</link>
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     <title>NV: Don't Make Violations Personal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners never like receiving violation notices. In my office, and among my Board Members, the letters that are sent to homeowners when a violation is found at their property is a "courtesy notice." Homeowners who send in their correspondence to the HOA in response to these letters seem to prefer the term "hate mail."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:35:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ln61vB70xS</link>
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     <title>CA: Lake County supervisors declare Lakeside Heights landslide a local emergency</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lake County supervisors declared a local emergency because of the Lakeside Heights landslide Tuesday, a move they hope might lead to state and federal funding becoming available for affected homeowners and the county government.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:12:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zJ2yeEWnmg</link>
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     <title>TX: Flower Mound Residents Fight Tree Loss Along Gas Line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Olson says the neighborhood has long been known for its trees and the founder of their HOA even carefully moved several trees in the area to protect them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:56:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/iV8JObXwfZ</link>
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     <title>UT: Sidewalk and road repairs not guaranteed for senior community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The cracked and raised sidewalks and roads in the senior community of Westwood Village have yet to be repaired. Residents there can only hope repairs will be complete this spring.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:53:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/btwN3uFLti</link>
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     <title>OH: Lawsuits over rentals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Already facing foreclosure, the owners of eight homes in a Springboro planned community have been sued by the community’s homeowners association (HOA) for renting their property to non-relatives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:31:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/VbTL1p1rNm</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA can't enforce "don't feed wildlife" rule-turns to city to ban it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A possible citywide ban on feeding any wildlife in Flagstaff has almost nothing to do with public safety or animal health.  Instead, it is an extension of a long-standing feud among some neighbors in the Country Club neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:16:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SPkwPt8TTh</link>
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     <title>WI: Former treasurer for Grand Chute condo association charged with theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police say a former treasurer for the Grand Chute condo association stole more than $22,000 to feed a gambling addiction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:09:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PCayb77Mql</link>
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     <title>AZ: Mesa condo owners push to oust HOA board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 45 condo owners in east Mesa’s Superstition Lakes complex are calling for the removal of their homeowner’s association board, questioning the validity of thousands of dollars in board expenditures and claiming they’ve been blocked from participating in community decisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:59:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/q81HxiEsDd</link>
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     <title>IL: Employee used condo association credit card for jewelry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A northwest suburban woman who worked as the office manager of a condominium association used the company’s credit card to buy jewelry and luxury purses for herself, according to police.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:52:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9c29fi2ylL</link>
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     <title>FL:State sues Collier condo association, alleges discrimination against disabled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Pickup trucks parked in driveways are a no-no in many gated communities in Naples. But when the truck belongs to a paralyzed man and it’s rigged with a wheelchair lift, making it too high and wide to fit in a garage, it falls under higher laws than condo association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:28:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/LC9UlORFvf</link>
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     <title>CO: Aurora lawmakers offer bills to empower residents against their HOA's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers from Aurora are working to pass a package of homeowner association reform bills that seek to protect property owners from their own associations and management companies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:09:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/N6Hw4le3f5</link>
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     <title>OK: Homeowner’s association seeks private well</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowner’s association wants to drill a private well, transgress the public right of way and bore under public streets to provide irrigation and water for a private swimming pool.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:26:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8DboMNrmPq</link>
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     <title>GA: Suspect in police shootout suffered financial troubles, was reported missing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowner’s association for Hicks’ neighborhood on Oak Harbor Trail sued him in October to collect about $6,400 in delinquent HOA dues going back to 2006, court records show. The total owed had reached about $10,000 this month, according to the HOA, and the association recently had his truck towed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 13:58:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gKIwFhwwGS</link>
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     <title>CO: Annexations could lead to subdivisions grab in Centennial, critics say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Centennial is poised to annex open space that would allow it to gobble up two subdivisions in the future by using a provision in state law that critics say violates the very spirit of the burgeoning young city's formation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:47:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/P0ELy8RZJ5</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook residents "still not made whole" by KB Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been nearly six months since work got underway at the Willowbrook Townhomes, where residents endured moldy living rooms, rotting walls, and collapsing balconies on their three-to-six-year-old homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:44:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/MITVD25hlM</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA says no to donated home for fire victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The couple found themselves in this tough spot two weeks ago when a fire destroyed their mobile home in the Riviera Colony Community. Gracious viewers who saw the story offered to donate their used mobile home, but there's a roadblock with the homeowner association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:15:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/m9zCRSfSoM</link>
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     <title>Is homeowner association’s agreement with Trayvon Martin’s parents confidential?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Almost everybody has heard of the Trayvon Martin shooting on February 26, 2012 by an over-zealous volunteer community neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. For a long time it was the buzz of the community association arena. The killing occurred in a community with a mandatory homeowners’ association. The debates about who was at fault and whether the killing was a result of racial profiling were predictable. Later come the legal threats and lawsuits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2013/04/is-homeowner-associations-agreement-with-trayvon-martins-parents-confidential.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Social media gives edge to condo board candidates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When seven residents running for the condo board of River North’s Marina City wanted to promote a “meet the candidates” night, they slipped notes under doors but invested most of their efforts online.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:24:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/e8QXqmJ6lx</link>
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     <title>TX: No trash pickup for neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Piles of trash are starting to stink outside homes in a neighborhood in north Harris County. The homeowners association is in debt and can't afford to pick up the trash.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:19:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/amGycgQ0d2</link>
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     <title>TN: Wrongful death lawsuit filed by widows against Mahmoud Hindi</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The wives of the two men fatally shot during a homeowners association meeting in September have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mahmoud Yousef Hindi, the man charged in the murders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:42:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FdSp9jrAhI</link>
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     <title>FL: George Zimmerman's attorneys: Unseal HOA settlement with Trayvon's parents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for George Zimmerman on Thursday filed paperwork, asking a judge to unseal details of a $1 million-plus settlement that a homeowners association paid the parents of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black 17-year-old killed last year by a Sanford Neighborhood Watch volunteer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:38:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uvLNlflaQI</link>
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     <title>OR: Wildfire season approaching; defensible space key</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a wildfire ignites, a home can catch fire in just seconds. On Wednesday, fire experts held a demonstration at Lane Knolls Estates in southeast Bend to show what good defensible space should look like around a home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:00:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/n60uEUTlMW</link>
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     <title>AZ: Area expects big savings in efficient lighting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like something out of a cartoon, a good idea came to the Rancho Vistoso Homeowners Association in the form of a light bulb.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:40:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/aR4uhShY0m</link>
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     <title>IN: Chesterton Police asked to patrol Sand Creek private roadways</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vehicle entries. Thefts. Criminal mischief. Scofflawism. These quality-of-life offenses are the bread-and-butter of the Chesterton Police Department.
Except in this case, CPD officers have no authority to patrol the Chesterton neighborhood where, apparently, thieves and vandals and speeders are currently making a mess of things. Because as it happens, these mean streets are also the private streets in the gated community in the Estates of Sand Creek.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:39:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://chestertontribune.com/PoliceFireEmergency/cpd_asked_to_patrol_sand_creek_p.htm</link>
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     <title>VA: Court of Appeals largely upholds rulings in OpenBand complaints</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit issued decisions last week in two federal complaints against telecommunications provider OpenBand, largely upholding the rulings handed down in the lower court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:02:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/court-of-appeals-largely-upholds-rulings-in-openband-complaints/2013/04/09/9ceb3ce0-a12f-11e2-82bc-511538ae90a4_story.html</link>
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     <title>Smoking in Your Community - Is it a Nuisance?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We frequently get questions about what an association can do to restrict or regulate smoking in the community. These questions have increased now that Colorado law permits growing and smoking marijuana. Typically, but not always, the issue is exacerbated in condominium or townhome communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:58:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cohoalaw.com/governance-smoking-in-your-community-is-it-a-nuisance.html</link>
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     <title>CO: State Lawmakers Try To Rein In Homeowners Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers took up a bill Tuesday that would help homeowners who’ve fallen behind on their homeowners association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:50:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WsEdsJiBg3</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA Accountability Bill Stirs Debate at Capitol</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill aimed at making nonprofit homeowners associations more financially accountable and transparent pitted homeowner activists against people representing for-profit HOA contractors on Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:58:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/wHB3g3Ouj8</link>
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     <title>FL: Do your board members allow the president to bully them?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is a troubling and apparently not unusual problem in associations. The president gives new meaning to shared decisionmaking by making the decisions and then sharing them with the board as done deals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:02:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2013/04/do-your-board-members-allow-the-president-to-bully-them.html</link>
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     <title>NH:The war of the roses and daisies: Condo owner in legal battle over perennials</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today, here’s yet another massively aggravating defiant-greenthumb-under-attack story for you. And what do you know? It’s just in time for spring planting season! Hooray!]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:53:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mbXWgEaRxN</link>
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     <title>NJ: Neighbors pitch in to restore Kenilworth Lake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reeds, weeds and other vegetation browned by winter blanket the bottom of a crater that was once Kenilworth Lake.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:14:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vGXXdp8sMu</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA on "poopie patrol" lands in Contact 13's Hall of Shame</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Frivolous and inappropriate at best. Abuse of power at worst. That's what a homeowner and the state are saying about the actions of a local homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:02:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/w5AvAhRzVC</link>
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     <title>TX: Residents without hot water after major condo-complex fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four different buildings that escaped the flames of last Thursday’s fire at the Castlewood Condominium complex have had their gas lines turned off since Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:49:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ksat.com/news/Residents-without-hot-water-after-major-condo-complex-fire/-/478452/19667402/-/67ip35z/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Heron Bay HOA Huffs but Doesn't Puff</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the last half a year or so, the Heron Bay Homeowners Association has been threatening to sue the City of San Leandro if it approved the variance requested by Halus Power Systems to install a single wind turbine on an 80-foot tower on its property. Halus is on the business of refurbishing wind turbines and wants to be able to do on-site research and testing.  The Zoning Code requires that a property owner get a variance to erect any structure over 60 ft of height.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:55:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/E4wgLk8bpj</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: 'Worst-case scenario' playing out at Too Tall Townhomes?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tom Fendon fears he and his neighbors in the Dublin Terrace Townhomes are trapped in a "worst-case scenario."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:32:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Wh1V6C4UFp</link>
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     <title>MI: State Ct of Apps upholds Liberty Square decision; final block to demolition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The five-year legal saga over the fate of Ypsilanti Township’s Liberty Square reached its likely conclusion on March 25 when the Michigan State Court of Appeals upheld a Washtenaw County Circuit Court order to demolish the complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:29:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PuMZtvWtsh</link>
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     <title>HI: More condos opt to snuff out smoking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[SMOKE-FREE condominiums are a small but growing trend in Hawaii, with a handful of condo owner associations amending their rules in recent years to prohibit smoking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:33:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.staradvertiser.com/s?action=login&f=y&id=201808421&id=201808421]]></link>
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     <title>As cities lay off police, frustrated neighborhoods turn to private cops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With cities cutting their police to balance budgets, some well-to-do neighborhoods are hiring private security, marking an expansion of unarmed guards beyond office parks and gated communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:21:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2013/0405/As-cities-lay-off-police-frustrated-neighborhoods-turn-to-private-cops?nav=87-frontpage-entryInsideMonitor</link>
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     <title>FL: Far-fetched arguments against Florida’s HOA Senate Bill 596?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the midst of all the discussion about the bills being considered by the Florida Legislature, I was thinking about the new assessment foreclosure provision in SB 596. It involves a major change in the process for assessment lien and foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 07:07:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2013/04/far-fetched-arguments-against-florida%E2%80%99s-homeowner-association-senate-bill-596.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Politics may trump facts in light fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in the 1980s-era Villages of Rancho del Oro are vowing revenge at the ballot box if the city’s stance sticks that they need to pony up the more than $2.2 million needed to repair or replace their streetlights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:55:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/eDmXFzkvks</link>
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     <title>FL: Port Orange HOA Tells Residents Yard Statues Aren't Allowed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A grieving widow in Port Orange, Fla., has a statue of an angel in her front yard, a token of the happy years she spent with her husband before she lost him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:28:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8vWknT4yGO</link>
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     <title>FL: Trayvon Martin's parents settle wrongful death claim with HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trayvon Martin's parents have settled a wrongful death claim for an amount believed to be more than $1 million against the homeowners association of the Sanford subdivision where their teenage son was killed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:42:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/m29oC2y5qX</link>
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     <title>SC: Golfer loses arm to gator, wins suit against course and HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wiencek took the course and the Fripp Island Homeowners Association to court, and won a settlement late last month, just as the case was about to go to a jury in a Charleston.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:37:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NIOlyqfaR3</link>
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     <title>CA: Report suggests Lakeside Hgts landslide issues may be due to irrigation line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A hillside that’s experienced ground movement leading to a potential landslide, with resulting damage to several homes, may be the result of a subdivision’s irrigation line, county officials said Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:20:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AdVDCM1a7G</link>
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     <title>MA: Owners of condos destroyed in fire unhappy over decision to bar rebuilding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of the 32 units at Lake Williams Condominiums that were destroyed in a six-alarm fire almost a year ago say they are unhappy with a city decision to prohibit rebuilding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:18:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uu9leyhYpW</link>
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     <title>NC: Harrisburg victim's family: Motive might never be known</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a statment issued Thursday morning, the family of Dan Kirchner noted speculation that the violence in the Windsor Forest neighborhood might have resulted from a dispute over the cutting down of trees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:04:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/HNpXYeTiet</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighbors Upset Over Bank-Owned Home In Deplorable Condition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The house at 167 Orange Drive in the Citrus Glen Subdivision has been abandoned for six years, and the bank that owns it is severely neglecting the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:50:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_6342.shtml</link>
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     <title>GA: Neighbors want to know where HOA fees went</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Columbia County neighborhood is still trying to figure out were $192,000 has gone. The money was collected from homeowners fees and even though the incident was reported four months ago no one is in jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:49:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/eK4LAhsYKS</link>
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     <title>FL: Plan to remove oak trees has neighborhood's residents at odds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversy is brewing in one of Hunters Creek's nicest neighborhoods. Nearly two-dozen old oaks are scheduled to be chopped down in the Hunter's Isle area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:20:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XRdeSN15Mm</link>
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     <title>MA: Burned by fire, snagged by red tape</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On April 9th at 7pm, 34 families will be fighting to restore the homes that they lost in a fire almost one year ago.  For all of these families, including ours, the fire that devastated the Lake Williams Condominiums  not only left us or our tenants homeless, but has tied us up in municipal red tape that could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and is preventing us from getting on with our lives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:15:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/49lL7gLeoo</link>
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     <title>TX: Copperfield neighborhood watch president in legal scrape</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawbreaking motorists are not tolerated by the Copperfield Coalition. The watchdog group is committed to public safety and believes speeding and running through stop signs in its northwest Harris County community must end.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:14:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/v661rl5UDT</link>
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     <title>FL: Former West Palm Beach-area condo assn head, 86, accused of cashing check</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For years, acting as the president of a suburban West Palm Beach condo association, Harold Hart went to the treasurer of the association for her signature.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:04:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/kX5zJBA6Ke</link>
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     <title>IN: Geist homeowners' group suing Indy doctor for failing to maintain home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Indianapolis doctor is creating heartburn for his neighbors in an upscale neighborhood by allegedly ignoring maintenance requirements established by his homeowners group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:31:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vnN5JuLIDr</link>
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     <title>TN: Homeowners Lose Their Water, Forced To Move</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $30,000 outstanding water bill has put some Raleigh homeowners out in the cold.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:58:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vZiBn2r1fu</link>
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     <title>Accommodation Complaints from Tenants with Disabilities "Surge" in Santa Monica,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[From rejecting service animals and caregivers to forcing severely disabled Section 8 tenants to move after jacking up rents, housing discrimination complaints are on the rise in Santa Monica, according to the City Attorneys Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:18:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7M5tUyx42v</link>
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     <title>HOA HOMEFRONT: Limitations on the business judgment rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Business Judgment Rule (hereafter called “BJR” for brevity), protects directors from personal liability if a board decision turns out to be in error.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:12:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ke56eYP3nR</link>
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     <title>MA: Dog bite divides neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbor Deanna Sheldon said she had brought a petition to the homeowners’ association, alleging Oliver attacked another dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:11:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Cse1AUyyWb</link>
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     <title>NY: Accomplice Stole $80K from Chelsea's Penn South Complex, Officials Say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Penn South payroll manager charged with stealing nearly $190,000 from the co-op had an accomplice who is accused of funneling nearly $80,000 to his own bank account, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:58:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130329/chelsea/accomplice-stole-80k-from-chelseas-penn-south-complex-officials-say</link>
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     <title>NM: Defendants in Eldorado chicken suit plan benefit for legal costs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s impishly billed as the Eldorado Funky Chicken Fuster Cluck, a benefit dance and silent auction for the legal defense of “The Eldorado Nine.”]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:45:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XVP8CCBMAN</link>
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     <title>NC: Windsor Forest community struggles in wake of killings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Windsor Forest subdivision struggled Sunday to understand why, in this neighborhood of friendly people and community events, one of their neighbors would fatally shoot two other residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:40:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/I6AJIj0wQV</link>
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     <title>FL: Couple fighting HOA over removal of pit bull that chased suspect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Winter Garden couple is fighting their homeowners association's efforts to have them get rid of their pit bull after it chased a suspect out of their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:34:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Y22O2SrKjq</link>
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     <title>NC: Harrisburg man kills two neighbors then himself after dispute, police say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors said Hardy was angry about pine trees that were cut down behind his house and that the victims were on the homeowners association board that approved the removal of the trees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:08:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qRZsiZ9qub</link>
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     <title>TX: Agreement reached in lawsuit over gang-ridden condominium complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gang members were so confident that this condominium complex at 7400 Bissonnet Street would always be their home that many of them had "7400" tattooed on their bodies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:29:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BLEstrVYxZ</link>
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     <title>IL: Campaigning in Pingree Grove gated community causes controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Pingree Grove village board candidate was asked to leave a gated community while he was campaigning door-to-door last week. It turns out he should have been allowed to stay, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:12:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XLWpub2ZHY</link>
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     <title>What basic terms would you recommend be included in all vendor contracts?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I recently attended a seminar you held where you discussed vendor contracts for association services and some basic terms that you recommend to be included in all contracts. Could you please cover this topic as I found it most helpful?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:02:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/mar/31/richard-d-deboest-what-basic-terms-would-you-be/</link>
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     <title>CA: Larrabee Spa Resident Seeks Restraining Order Against HOA Prez, Claims Disc</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robert Forrester is alleging that the president of the Larrabee Spa HOA harassed him and a friend for bringing two service animals into the gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:34:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AbmBnULch1</link>
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     <title>NY: Co-Op, Condo Owners Hit By Sandy Struggle Without FEMA Aid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As New Yorkers continue to rebuild after hurricane sandy, co-op and condo owners find themselves ineligible for FEMA aid, and as a result some are racking up huge bills that they may be forced to pay themselves. Washington bureau reporter Michael Scotto filed the following report.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:10:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IUwX3hsw5E</link>
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     <title>NV: Homeowners band together for 'Save My Community' initiative</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an effort to get their voices heard about important bills that will affect their communities and futures, hundreds of homeowners have banded together to take part in a "Save My Community" coalition.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:04:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/YdEh3zXI7b</link>
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     <title>FL: Miami officials say residents of Havana Palms condo complex must leave</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Expecting an evacuation order from the city of Miami after a floor collapsed in a neighboring unit, Fuller and his wife moved to a nearby apartment building two weeks ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:59:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/czSoyXD03d</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Hall of Shame: Bitsky is back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The man made famous in Contact 13's HOA Hall of Shame is still wreaking havoc in his neighborhood, nearly six months after being booted from the board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:26:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/TeWJT18XCC</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA suing home builder</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You've heard of homeowners fed up with their HOA, but now an HOA is suing a home builder.  The Hearthstone PUD Homeowners Association is taking on Meritage Homes in court. In the lawsuit filed this week, the HOA claims Meritage "exhausted" a $58,000 capital reserve fund, which was supposed to pay for repairs in the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:20:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ahyRxc8Smx</link>
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     <title>FL: Time running out for residents of troubled Orlando condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Time is running out for hundreds of residents living at a troubled condominium complex.  OUC said the Tymber Skan condominiums owes tens of thousands of dollars for past due water bills]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:18:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CP3nFsFoOV</link>
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     <title>PA: Cloud lifted over decorations for Georgetown Commons couple</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Murrysville man and his wife, Mary, were in court last week, facing $12,645 in fines levied by the homeowners association at Georgetown Commons]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:34:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CAVkaiNgwn</link>
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     <title>AL: Some fire damaged condos will require sprinklers, says Fire Marshal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire that damaged several townhouses in a condominium block on Valley Avenue was electrical in nature, according to Homewood Fire Marshal Rusty McCombs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:12:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IVWOpPUldy</link>
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     <title>TX: Hidden Lakes residents remain skeptical despite changes promised by HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association that has been criticized by members will begin conducting open meetings this year and plans to phase ownership from the developer to residents by 2016.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:55:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/YOFXfzNIdT</link>
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     <title>Justin Bieber's Neighbor Trouble: Why His Gated Community Is Stuck With Him</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You're asking if Bieber could get voted out of his double-gated bubble of fabulousness, just because someone has accused him of spitting and threats, and others reportedly have complained about speedy driving?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:30:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4RugnhoKbM</link>
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     <title>NV: Mountains of evidence push trial in HOA scheme to 2014</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The federal trial of former construction boss Leon Benzer, the accused mastermind of the scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations, has been pushed back to the spring of 2014.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:55:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xA0dLFT8Dp</link>
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     <title>MN: Turtle Lake association seeks state attention</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a number of years working with the city of Shoreview about low lake levels, the Turtle Lake Homeowners Association is now seeking state aid as well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:44:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.presspubs.com/shoreview/news/article_682e392a-9659-11e2-b7a8-001a4bcf887a.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowner at odds with HOA will be allowed to keep security door</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charles Babineaux, whose tug-of-war with his Harris County HOA was the subject of the Chronicle’s March 16 Houston Advocate story, learned this week that he can keep his security door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:21:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qsWK7Qket9</link>
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     <title>The War of the Roses, association style</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This epic drama comes from Alexandria, Virginia. It reminded me of the movie “The War of the Roses” which, you may remember, ended with both very rich parties in the bitter divorce losing it all.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:57:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2013/03/the-war-of-the-roses-association-style.html</link>
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     <title>Potential landslide develops at Lakeport subdivision; water leaks may have led t</title>
     <description><![CDATA[County officials are investigating what led to sinking earth and a potential landslide situation that’s threatening several homes, along with water, sewer and storm drain systems at a Lakeport subdivision, with the Board of Supervisors to hear an emergency item on the matter Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:08:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FFD93zsMCw</link>
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     <title>FL:Tidelands Condo Community Settlement May Underscore Turnaround for Palm Coast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[March 22 marked three milestones in the evolution of Tidelands, a private Intracoastal Waterway community in Palm Coast of some 172 single-family home sites and 252 condominiums that suffered severely from the housing bust. The milestones, along with other indicators, suggest that even some of the housing communities hardest hit by the bust are moving more steadily toward recovery.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:07:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/3IlmC3lHdm</link>
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     <title>Puerto Rican gated communities must open gates to Jehovah's Witnesses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, March 21st, an already shell-shocked population (in Puerto Rico) was hit with another blow against the self-imposed prisonesque security measures many urbanizations and neighborhoods have: A District Court judge, Gustavo Gelpí, ordered neighborhoods who maintain un-manned gates to provide beepers, keys or any other mode of access to the Jehova’s Witnesses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:04:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4W1RDoPoPC</link>
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     <title>FL: Bimini Bay developer got HOA cash on day of arrest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of the half-built Bimini Bay resort in Davenport withdrew more than $16,000 from the homeowner association's accounts the same day he was arrested earlier this month and accused of stealing from homeowners' utility payments, according to association records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:09:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/c5R9fNapEe</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOA regulation, rogue boards hot topics at town hall meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The new state HOA boss wants Colorado Springs residents to know he’ll help them any way he can in their dealings with their homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:54:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nslGxmF1xa</link>
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     <title>FL: Squatters take advantage of housing crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They stay up late partying, too, a rarity in the Venice neighborhood full of quiet, middle-class families. He suspects they sell drugs. He knows they flout homeowner association rules, but nobody seems to be able to do anything about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:08:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/grqwjtcuKj</link>
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     <title>CO: Self-governance is the root of our problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ I live in a small rural community of about 130 homes built in a pine forest. The community, like many in America, is not within the city limits but is instead governed by a homeowner’s association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:03:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IgWZhx2cK4</link>
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     <title>AZ: Older community associations, HOAs invest to keep edge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Keeping up with the Joneses isn’t just for individual homeowners. Apparently, community and homeowners associations are feeling pressure to keep up with new subdivisions that have the latest amenities, landscaping and lighting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:29:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20130320scottsdale-older-community-associations-hoas-invest-keep-edge.html?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>Carolina Forest fire a lesson in importance of woodland neighborhoods always bei</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that the smoke has cleared, county officials are looking for lessons to take away before the next disaster. And residents of not only Carolina Forest but other forested parts of Horry County are wondering what to do to help avoid another tragedy of this magnitude. Unfortunately, preventing every fire just isn’t possible.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:25:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tsY6YUsUTp</link>
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     <title>SC: Fire victims still pay HOA fees amid plans to rebuild</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Signs of life before the Windsor Green fire protrude from the rubble, but nearly a week after the fire, people who lost their homes in the blaze are still paying hundreds of dollars to the community Home Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:38:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wistv.com/story/21771281/fire-victims-still-pay-hoa-fees-amid-plans-to-rebuild</link>
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     <title>Judge orders Surrey woman to sell condo over bad behaviour towards neighbours</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a new ruling released earlier this week, Justice Blair found that the offensive behaviour has continued and that Jordison had violated the injunction. The judge said the usual penalty for contempt of a court order was either a financial penalty or a jail sentence, or both.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:25:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cAxsRBoqNY</link>
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     <title>PA:Montgomery Cty DA drops case against Plymouth Hill Condo scheme co-defendent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth has dropped a case against a man charged in the Plymouth Hill Condominium scheme — one that has already sent three to prison with more awaiting sentencing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:06:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AH6ChugFiX</link>
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     <title>CA: Private security patrols on the rise in the Oakland hills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As police resources continue to tighten throughout the city, an increasing number of neighborhoods in the hills have begun to take security into their own hands by hiring private companies to patrol their streets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:48:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/d8d4l9B4nf</link>
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     <title>KY: Canewood HOA files for foreclosure against developers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Canewood Home Owners Association has filed liens against properties owned by the subdivision’s developer, the development company and the operator of the subdivision’s golf course and Wilshire’s restaurant, court records show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:24:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WAIV76iWKu</link>
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     <title>MA: Home sweet hell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you want to buy a condo in Boston, you’re probably looking at a small building. But as some new owners soon find out, neighbors in close quarters can turn a nice living arrangement into a living nightmare]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:16:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/UvMEKmRn29</link>
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     <title>TX: Bexar County residents claim they're being intimidated by HOA, deputies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Bexar County residents are standing up to their homeowners association, claiming they’re being hit with outrageous fees and fines. On top of that, residents claim Bexar County sheriff’s deputies are issuing those fines on behalf of the HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:54:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0UYkIfMy6T</link>
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     <title>WA: Bonney Lake woman charged with embezzling from boss pleads not guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman accused of stealing from one employer to pay off restitution in another theft case pleaded not guilty this morning to numerous felony charges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:29:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/E3hDE37sD2</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo complex won't help with bug problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A family from Southbury says they have a disgusting bug problem and have turned everywhere for help with no luck so they are turning to News 8.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:30:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xF9GoBwHEq</link>
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     <title>MD: Ocean Pines releases list of delinquent members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 60 Ocean Pines property owners each owe the Ocean Pines Association more than $5,000 in homeowners association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:22:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nTQcMwNJVe</link>
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     <title>SC: Clairemont HOA addresses resident concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle between Clairemont residents and the homeowners association over financial accountability, management and other issues has left many homeowners frustrated that their voice isn’t being heard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 11:26:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NhO2q0n16g</link>
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     <title>DE: Mallard Lakes community awaits restoration</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of the Mallard Lakes development remain in limbo following the damages that occurred to their homes during Hurricane Sandy in October.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:27:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20130319/DW01/303190010/Mallard-Lakes-community-awaits-restoration?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>NV: Shrewd investors snap up HOA liens, rent out houses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Savvy investors in Las Vegas are buying up small home­owner's association liens at auction and making money by renting out homes they don't actually own until the mortgage-holder comes knocking, in some cases as long as two years later.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:18:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Bzque5fZXT</link>
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     <title>FL: Collier County developer suing homeowner for defamation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Fiddler's Creek in Naples said the homeowners association is using their fees to sue one of their own.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:24:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/YxQLbyFToU</link>
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     <title>SC: Kiawah residents on the hook for road to Capt. Sam’s Spit?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The irreplaceable, fragile environs of Capt. Sam’s Spit and its popular Beachwalker Park aren’t all that’s put in jeopardy by a proposed 50-home development there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:18:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/sP870GHNyg</link>
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     <title>SC: Fire leaves Carolina Forest community in ruins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jeanette Webb sat with an oxygen tank to help her breathe, at the entrance to Windsor Green condominiums Sunday morning waiting to be escorted a few hundred yards to her home so she could retrieve some medication.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:14:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/oyt6OD71kV</link>
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     <title>NJ: Cherry Hill condo residents' lawsuit moves forward</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a Cherry Hill condo complex have won a round in Camden Superior Court over a never-completed community center.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:13:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JImUzrqJbT</link>
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     <title>SC:Carolina Forest Condo Fire Contained: 26 buildings destroyed, Fire Ban Issued</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A massive fire at a condo complex in the Carolina Forest Community of Horry County burned 26 buildings, and 109 housing units are considered a total loss.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:42:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/jCnHz3zZZx</link>
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     <title>FL:Investor unfairly jacks up homeowner association fees in Leesburg subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents of a Leesburg subdivision that went belly up during the real-estate bust face a financial dilemma that's the result of greedy investors, a failure by lawmakers to think ahead and maybe the alignment of the planets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:49:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6GnMdPtsRK</link>
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     <title>CA:  A community under siege by crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arcadia Park, a planned development built by Pulte Homes in 2010, seemed like a dream come true for working people who didn't earn six-figure salaries and were priced out of most Oakland neighborhoods. There was just one catch: It was in Deep East Oakland, a high-crime area designated by Oakland police as a "hot spot" and Border Brothers gang territory.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:11:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/kSMjKEigkI</link>
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     <title>FL:Boca Quay's HOA bans skateboards, scooters, kids outraged over lack of places</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every single home in the Boca Quay gated community got a letter saying that skateboards, roller blades, bicycles, scooters, toys and ball playing are not permitted in roadways, walkways or common grounds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:07:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_s_palm_beach_county/boca_raton/boca-quays-hoa-bans-skateboards-scoooters-kids-outraged-over-lack-of-places-to-play</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA, homeowner at odds over security door</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Burglars, be forewarned. You'll hurt yourselves trying to break through the doors on Charles Babineaux's house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/HOA-homeowner-at-odds-over-security-door-4359136.php</link>
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     <title>NJ: Homeowner associations: Vital maintainers or costly nuisances?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The common grounds and some of the homes were looking shabby in Evesham’s Oak Hollow.  In that section within the Kings Grant housing development, roofs needed replacing and there was mildew growing on some outside walls and neglected common areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:31:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PdokWe0eoQ</link>
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     <title>IL: It's complicated evicting delinquent owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After months of trying to collect past-due assessments, your community association has a court order to evict the delinquent owner.  Now what?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:10:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/bWxpN79gpa</link>
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     <title>NY: New Houses Blocked by Covenant Laws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner has gone to court against a Homeowners’ Association over a stop work order on two houses he planned to build on a corner, a proposal that he was told violated covenant laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:04:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FFkwDTr2il</link>
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     <title>FL: Returned maintenance fee leads to condo association dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local condominium owner is clashing with her homeowners association after she says the management company made a mistake.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:13:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/LhSrV1e8jg</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA, family resolve dispute about flag pole honoring military son</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A San Antonio couple whose homeowners association halted their plans to put up a 25-foot flag pole to honor their son in the military has reached a compromise with the HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:02:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/jaycCXxRXs</link>
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     <title>FL: Developer accused of stealing residents' utility payments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During an 18-month period that began in March 2010, Linda Meadows transferred $75,690 from the accounts of homeowners associations controlled by her husband, according to the arrest affidavit. More than $62,000 of that money was used to pay Bank United for the couple's personal mortgage, it stated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:41:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/pRdKlLStKm</link>
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     <title>CA: Calaveras broadens homeowners' rights to build on property</title>
     <description><![CDATA[County officials said that property owners have the right to build second units even if they are within the boundaries of a homeowners association that has attempted to ban such units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:43:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/A45cSbTUxB</link>
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     <title>TX: Flower Mound HOA president creates neighborhood co-op to replace fencing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Roy Oteo, president of the Willow Ridge Estates HOA in Flower Mound, estimates the co-op saves residents 30 percent on fencing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:17:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0KuCu2uzz6</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo owners win secondhand smoke case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Orange County jury has found a homeowners association negligent for failing to resolve a secondhand smoke dispute between neighbors at a Trabuco Canyon condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:03:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ye6U9p5P8s</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA turns down family's flag pole request</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A San Antonio homeowners association has turned down a family's request to install a flag pole to honor the military -- including the family’s own son, who's serving overseas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:13:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/dDwke0CGNs</link>
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     <title>LA: Crime districts proposed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two more neighborhoods - Sherwood Forest and Goodwood Homesites - are looking to create crime prevention districts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:09:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/W9uKjzFD0h</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA residents concerned over trash bin proposal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As more of those 96-gallon trash bins show up around the valley, state lawmakers will consider a new bill to require homeowners associations to let residents store them outside.  But, some residents fear the language in the bill will leave them open to HOA fines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:44:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/itYVXeESaf</link>
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     <title>FL: When HOA's take restrictions too far</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Too often homeowner associations get a bad rap. They are painted as power-trippers who take pleasure in controlling everything from what color you can paint your house to what kind of grass you can plant in your yard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:55:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Fc01e1NTUF</link>
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     <title>NY: Payroll Manager at Penn South Co-Op Skimmed Nearly $190K, Officials Say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former payroll manager of the sprawling Penn South co-op complex embezzled nearly $190,000, authorities said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:05:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130308/chelsea/payroll-manager-at-penn-south-co-op-skimmed-nearly-190k-officials-say?src=habitatmag.com</link>
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     <title>FL: Presidential politics have nothing on Kings Point condo board race</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you think the shenanigans with Florida elections are bad at the state or county level, you’ll really be impressed with the major-league artistry of a shady condo election.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 07:43:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/LoCDDQDEMq</link>
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     <title>MS: No hope for St. Andrews residents frustrated by plight of golf course,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For residents in this community, the ongoing saga of the golf course and the condos appears to have no immediate resolution. The course was abandoned by the owners in 2010, according to Greg Williams, who has been appointed as the property's receiver by the Jackson County Chancery Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:54:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mHD2nAmsWF</link>
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     <title>MO: St. Peters man says new rule would ban smoking in condo he owns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A St. Peters man is pushing for the right to light up in his own home, after rumors that his condominium association might ban smoking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:22:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uldFRi6UoX</link>
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     <title>SC: Hilton Head golf-course purchase angers some POA members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Port Royal Plantation board say the town unfairly competed against private enterprise. Its president, Emanuelli, also says that any plans the town may have for the land may face an uphill battle with the board. He said the town could start the deal by offering the board the same amount of money Kolb had offered.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:14:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GkMHfABEVy</link>
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     <title>FL: Big real-estate projects slow to get back on track</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In one case, the developer still sits on the board of the homeowner association from which he is charged with stealing]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:07:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JVF5BIGMlL</link>
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     <title>IL: Marina City residential manager resigns as financial investigation begins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The day after the residential property manager at Marina City resigned, the president of the condo board has told unit owners of an investigation into renovation projects overseen by the manager that may have cost significantly more than amounts for which they were approved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:08:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/S1BxCroypG</link>
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     <title>WA: Bonney Lake woman may have embezzled to pay restitution</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Bonney Lake woman who admitted stealing more than $10,000 from her homeowners’ association in 2010 now is accused of embezzling from a landscape company where she worked.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:05:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lGE7H6zn94</link>
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     <title>FL: Tiara condo owners may recoup millions from insurer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five years after the Tiara condominium reopened after being ravaged by back-to-back hurricanes in 2004, residents learned they may get back $40 million to $50 million they spent on repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:21:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cXhqddcXWl</link>
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     <title>FL: Bring back the plants... or my money</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But then, two years later, a new homeowners association gained control, fired Hoffman, and slowly eliminated the native plants, deemed by some to be ugly. The HOA instructed Rivendell's landscape maintenance company to mow to the water's edge and to use line trimmers or spray herbicide when that didn't do the trick.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:32:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0lhVYBqx1S</link>
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     <title>NC: Collins Crossing homeowners voted on payment plan for reassessment fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners at Collins Crossing Condominiums voted Wednesday night to create a 12-month payment plan for a $3,500 assessment fee being imposed on all condo owners. Homeowners can also pay the fee in its entirety by April 1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:10:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9ChPw3Cbr2</link>
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     <title>HUD to allow co-ops, condos to get federal Sandy help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Co-op and condominium owners facing huge repair bills for storm-damaged boilers and other shared property will be able to get help from federal housing grants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:04:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OFy6OKfjW3</link>
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     <title>FL: W. Boynton condo fight over water aerobics class like ‘battle of the titans’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the past quarter century, the women have gathered three mornings a week at the community pool in the suburban Boynton Beach condo without incident for a water exercise class. But things aren’t so simple anymore.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:30:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SrDejR6nLc</link>
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     <title>CA: Prius’ charging station may have sparked condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An explosion and fire that may have been sparked by a Toyota Prius charging in a garage damaged a two-story condominium in Corte Madera and killed a cat on March 5, a fire official and a resident said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:21:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/y14f1N76io</link>
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     <title>LA: Brandywine gets one-month water extension for residents to relocate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brandywine Condominiums’ water was restored Tuesday — but only long enough for residents to find other living arrangements, said Stephen Ayers, an owner of the majority of the occupied units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lPthVbGlXQ</link>
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     <title>CT: Family faces mold problem for years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo in the Elm City tested positive for toxic airborne mold. That was two years ago and the family still does not have answers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:42:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ojFrw5Vhqh</link>
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     <title>FL: Attorneys: Parents deserve $14 million for death of son, 9 from assn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Greg Barnhart, who represents the parents, said the lion’s share of the blame belongs to those who maintained the complex on U.S. 1 just south of Indiantown Road. Both the condo association and the management company ignored state and local rules, turning the intersection of the sidewalk and the development’s entrance road into a death trap.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:34:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/5ajlDvMqAL</link>
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     <title>SC: Proposed Wild Dunes beach erosion fix sparks concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A city proposal that could allow digging up truckloads of sand near Dewees Inlet to fight erosion in Wild Dunes has drawn the ire of residents living near the inlet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:32:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4hcuv0SJFZ</link>
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     <title>LA: Brandywine goes dry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has confirmed it is investigating problems at Brandywine Condominiums that on Monday included the water service being cut off to the nearly 70 occupied apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:17:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8qG3THqMTM</link>
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     <title>VA: Reston Assn Board Passes Wider No-Smoking Ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Reston Association Board of Directors voted Thursday to extend the no-smoking zone near Reston facilities and to install signage encouraging people to consider quitting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fiFEtp9pLB</link>
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     <title>Municipal duties move to 'burbs as HOAs must step in</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations are taking on traditional local government responsibilities at the same time a growing number of them are being managed by national companies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:21:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/eYwn9oNcKF</link>
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     <title>Texas Community Touts Fire Prevention Efforts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sun City has been designated as an official Firewise Communities/USA site by the National Fire Protection Association since 2009. To get the designation the association had to obtain a wildfire risk assessment from a state forestry agency create and carry out an action plan and hold events to educate the public.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:18:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>PA: Philadelphia Condo Residents Down In The Dumps Over Trash Regulations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Philadelphia condo residents are apparently in the dumps over three-year old regulations requiring that all dumpsters be registered. The matter came up in a city council hearing this past week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:56:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4cATYkTXwh</link>
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     <title>TX: $29M judgment in 2009 condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury in Galveston brought back a $29 million judgment in a lawsuit against a welding company in connection with a 2009 fire at a West End condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:53:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Galveston-jury-awards-30-million-in-09-fire-4327071.php</link>
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     <title>MA: Pine Ridge resident describes 'nightmare' code violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I get at least one call a week from a tenant over there," said Rick Metcalf, Nashoba Associated Boards of Health sanitarian. He and/or the Fire Department investigates each complaint at the Pine Ridge Condominiums, a partially occupied five-building, 120-unit complex on Fitchburg Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:23:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8V4BTzbeUe</link>
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     <title>CO: Fort Collins property manager accused of stealing rents from clients</title>
     <description><![CDATA[he multiple civil cases against Jefcoat appear to have all been closed, with the courts in at least one case ordering her to pay triple damages to the property owners she’s accused of defrauding. The two new criminal cases center on accusations she stole money from the Edora Acres HOA and City Park Plaza in 2010 and 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:12:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/dd378Q02VU</link>
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     <title>PA: Communication is vital during emergencies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Did you know that Northeast Pennsylvania is home to one of the largest concentrations of single-family housing developments? Perhaps not one of your daily concerns, but on Saturday it was the focus of the Middle Smithfield supervisors and a number of emergency service agencies]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:59:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/5shyWLrDBz</link>
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     <title>MN: Minneapolis stepping in to assist stymied condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After three local banks turned down condo owners’ loan requests, the city of Minneapolis is stepping in to help residents finance the costs to repair water damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:33:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7Ag8O1qe9S</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo forum ranges from budgets to weather</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community association residents and boards have a lot on their minds these days. They have questions about borrowing money, global warming, meeting minutes and more.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:32:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lEc8gWVZ40</link>
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     <title>FL: Computer theft puts HOA residents' personal info in unknown hands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A property management company for six communities in Osceola, Orange and Polk counties had its computer server stolen Monday, police said. -]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:18:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/VyJ4vNOcex</link>
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     <title>FL: 2006 report detailed problems with Havana Palms condos in Little Havana</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In January 2006, executives at Montara Land V, LLC, hired a firm to do an analysis of the roof, structure, plumbing, and other conditions of an apartment complex in Little Havana that they wanted to convert to condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:49:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PDWMEAjY5M</link>
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     <title>IL: State Supreme Court holds key to condo assessment case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Lisa Carlson stopped paying her condominium assessments nearly four years ago, she never expected that her legal battle over a leaky roof, bulging drywall and cracked ceilings would wind up before the state Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:39:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lCHPBcn0Js</link>
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     <title>FL: Little Havana condo owners get little help as units collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a group of Little Havana condominium owners realized in 2009 that there were serious structural problems in the properties they had just bought, they sought help from several local officials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:00:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/An3MGcPYG2</link>
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     <title>MD: Gaithersburg considers adopting county service for homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations in Gaithersburg could be billed thousands of dollars annually if the city adopts a county service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:57:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WLmrBVRpRK</link>
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     <title>Condo Owners Forced Out By Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Toronto Star, Marco Chown Oved reported that residents of a condo building that caught on fire a few weeks ago will be out of their units for several months before the fire-damaged generator can be repaired. Some of the residents indicated that they did not have insurance coverage to cover the costs of alternate temporary accommodation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:31:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ij2dUl6EXj</link>
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     <title>IA: Judge annuls Sundown Lake RIZ decision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Judge Lucy J. Gamon has annulled the Appanoose County Board of Supervisors' decision to deny a petition filed by the Homeowners Association of The Coves of Sundown Lake to establish a Rural Improvement Zone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:20:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0mkTFymUo5</link>
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     <title>AL: Condo Sends Note To Soldier Saying He Must Take American Flag Down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A soldier and his wife who live at Stepping Stone Condominiums in Huntsville said they received a note from the complex on Monday evening to remove the flag.  The note said the flag violates the Home Owners Association Bylaws, and urged the couple to remove the flag as soon as possible to keep the community tidy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:19:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nPfNjUNyfZ</link>
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     <title>PA: Private communities to get crash course in maintaining roads, bridges, dams</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Managers, maintenance staff and board members from private communities throughout the Poconos will get a crash course in maintaining roads, bridges and dams at an upcoming seminar for community associations in the Poconos area]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:12:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ak0TiHydKK</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA corruption probe keeps digging</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors have charged nearly 40 conspirators in the scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:38:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WGFGmHd2J6</link>
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     <title>NC: Retired officer battles Rivermist HOA, creates change in policy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Rivermist property owner Frank Kelly felt injustice was being dished out to him and his fellow residents by the homeowner's association, he took action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:33:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fazSyiAval</link>
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     <title>NY Supreme Court sides with homeowners association in records dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than a year after three homeowners at a 55-and-older community in Calverton filed a petition against their homeowners association alleging the group broke state law, a state Supreme Court justice has ruled against the homeowners and dismissed the proceedings, according to court documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:40:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AO1GlOY3BF</link>
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     <title>NV: The Ins-and-outs Of HOAs (audio)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Las Vegas is a hotbed of common interest communities, neighborhoods that are governed by codes, regulations and private boards. These homeowners associations can be vexing at times, and even corrupted by members with criminal intentions. So how do you know if your association is well-run?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:22:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=9762&ProgramID=2717]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowner advocates take aim at HOA boards, management companies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Phillips reluctantly signed the closing documents, then disputed the charge from his HOA's property management company. After failing to reach a resolution, he took his case to small-claims court in Arapahoe County, where he recovered much of the cost.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:59:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/RFyrS3pzdS</link>
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     <title>OR: Oregon to nominate Oak Hills for National Register of Historic Places</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Oak Hills could earn a spot on the National Register of Historic Places by this summer, after a state committee voted last week to nominate the 47-year-old community for the designation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:10:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/kQqbiSeUem</link>
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     <title>FL: Caregiver in Stuart 55+ community told to get out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[49-year-old Dave Valpatic said he legally lives in the Monterey Yacht and Country Club, a 55+ community in Stuart.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:04:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ryNYnGrKwN</link>
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     <title>FL: Wilton Station Condo Threatens SFGN with Legal Action</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peggy Kennedy, Wilton Station’s board president, called SFGN’s CEO on Feb. 19 and threatened to sue SFGN, and that she wouldn’t be the only one.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 08:48:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/YBeKJYqy4s</link>
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     <title>CA: HOA: Claim of hate crime 'ridiculous'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leaders of a homeowners association at The Springs Country Club are disputing allegations that a brawl following this past Sunday’s board of directors election was the result of a hate crime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:23:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CwnU3i9mEU</link>
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     <title>CO: Douglas County HOA enforcing speed limits in community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ If you drive through a private community in southwest Douglas County, don't be surprised to see someone holding a radar gun on behalf of the Homeowner's Association. Days later - if you are caught speeding - you may get a letter in the mail saying you owe the HOA money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:40:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/83NwyARw7H</link>
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     <title>CA: Lawyer deems brawl at Rancho Mirage's HOA meeting a hate crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The attorney for the man who had a seizure during a fight Sunday at The Springs Country Club called the incident a “gay-bashing hate crime and mob attack” in a statement released Wednesday to The Desert Sun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:52:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/RyGu19x1gd</link>
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     <title>OK: City mandates on development result in counties maintaining easements/ponds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ City mandates on developers are resulting in heavier work loads and cost to county road crews, according to the Cleveland County Board of County Commissioners. Worst of all, it’s a problem that is growing rather than shrinking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:54:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/jophpfs7HU</link>
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     <title>FL: West Boca council hears about property managers issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The West Boca Community Council got a jump on an issue that could restrict what property managers do for community associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:20:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XCEm91aw</link>
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     <title>FL: Retiree rift could put Sun City Center security patrol at risk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[hen you think about Sun City Center, you might imagine the quiet life of retirees living out their golden years amid golf carts and afternoon card games. Instead, things have gotten a lot more tense lately in the 55+ community. A condo conflict that involves the area's security patrol.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:47:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/5gXgAkLj</link>
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     <title>NV: Cactus Springs HOA fees go up after president accused of looting funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners who live in homeowner associations rely on their boards to be honest and competent in managing their communities and their money. But the latest inductee into Contact 13's HOA Hall of Shame seemed to forget all that. As Chief Investigator Darcy Spears reports, they're accused of looting funds and leaving homeowners holding the bag.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 04:44:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GimfrTT1</link>
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     <title>FL: Attorneys blame condo association, management firm for Jupiter boy’s death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One second Andre Kovacs and his son, Andrew Curtis, were riding their bikes back to their Jupiter home to watch a Jim Carrey movie and enjoy a steak dinner. The next second Kovacs was clutching the 9-year-old’s limp body, willing him to live.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:11:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OcuM3Tlq</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowner, HOA Disagree on Fire Pit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Palm Desert homeowner is in a disagreement with her homeowner's association over the right to use an open-pit fire barbecue.
Because she didn't pay the fine, her HOA privileges have been suspended for nearly three years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:18:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kmir6.com/news/toprotator/191774431.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Brawl breaks out at HOA meeting in Rancho Mirage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What began as a routine Homeowners Association meeting turned into something resembling a WWE wrestling brawl on Sunday at The Springs Country Club in Rancho Mirage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:12:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7JiK231z</link>
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     <title>NV: Cactus Springs board members claim HOA president misused funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fraudulent, dishonest and criminal. Those are the words used to describe an HOA president and his cohorts. They're accused in a lawsuit of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the homeowners they were elected to represent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:06:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CAoGkLFP</link>
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     <title>MO: Another lawsuit shines light on solar panel issue in West County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In January, a Wildwood couple, Brian Hauge and Susan Hanley, filed suit against the trustees of the homeowners association of their subdivision, the Highlands of Chesterfield, for denying their request to install solar panels on their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:22:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zQ6nQYiV</link>
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     <title>CO: Burlingame HOA president says siding concerns began a year ago</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Burlingame Ranch Phase I Condominium Association's board began taking up the issue of cracked exterior siding at the Aspen affordable-housing neighborhood about a year ago, the board's president said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:13:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20130218/NEWS/130219868/1077&ParentProfile=1058]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Icon South Beach Residents Angry After Condo Pres Admits to Cashing $113k</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Florida history is full of condominium-related corruption, including board members receiving kickbacks for contracts or raiding condo coffers and then disappearing into the Everglades. That's why state statute bars condo board members and officers from receiving compensation unless explicitly outlined in the building's bylaws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:24:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JAZDY3M7</link>
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     <title>KS: Topeka employee jailed in connection with aggravated assault</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A City of Topeka employee was arrested Friday in Jefferson County on suspicion of brandishing a gun and threatening a board member of his homeowner association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:53:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/I5qZ4eni</link>
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     <title>MA: 'Bombshell' hits condo tenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 45 owners of a problem-plagued condo complex on Route 28 are on the verge of selling to the owner of the hotel next door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 06:17:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Y7jRifMJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Renters, be aware: Foreclosure maneuver affects you</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cunning South Florida real estate investors are buying titles to homes on the cheap through community association foreclosures then renting them out until the bank catches up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:35:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/bbzOe4Aj</link>
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     <title>NJ: Linwood condo assn, property manager agree to pay $750,000 to victim of 2</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against a Linwood condo association by the family of Catherine McGowan, a Linwood woman stabbed to death in 2009, according to the Atlantic County Civil Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:53:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gvTZkFVt</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents cope with construction in moldy condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For years, neighbors complained to the builder, KB Home, of water intrusion, mold and mildew.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:48:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nPm4Npux</link>
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     <title>FL: Rent Quandary: Family Has Two Companies Demanding Month's Rent, or Else</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paramedic Mike Jenkins recently faced the same threat from two sources: Pay up or leave.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:29:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/e7fP4q17</link>
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     <title>FL: Handicapped woman claims HOA slapped her with violation after parking in</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Jacksonville couple believes their homeowner's association isn't allowing them to park in a handicapped space, despite having all of the required placards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:26:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/QU9a7Njc</link>
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     <title>FL: KB Home will temporarily relocate some Willowbrook residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[KB Home has agreed to pay for the temporary relocation of Willowbrook residents whose properties require repairs, Sen. Bill Galvano said Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:59:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/4LuAQHmT</link>
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     <title>IL: Proposed bedbug ordinance a touchy subject</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chicago is waging war on bedbugs. A proposed ordinance declares the nocturnal parasites a "public nuisance" and enlists condominium associations, landlords and others to join the fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:33:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/apartments/ct-home-0215-condo-living-20130215,0,4341138.column</link>
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     <title>FL: Little Havana families stuck in crumbling condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of condominiums in the Havana Palms complex in Little Havana feel as if they are living aboard the Titanic. Everything is sinking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:32:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/3qy5VI00</link>
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     <title>FL: Feathers flying over duck poop complaints at Sunrise condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ducks are a fact of life for anyone who lives near ponds, lakes and canals in South Florida. But it's the gunk they leave behind that has one seniors-only condo community in an uproar, with some of its members demanding that Sunrise impose an all-out ban on duck feeding to protect residents' health and safety.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:19:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/INonGVOB</link>
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     <title>Sen. Charles Schumer seeks aid for Sandy-damaged co-op and condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Schumer urges HUD to provide assistance to co-ops and condos since they are not eligible for the same FEMA grants as single-family homes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:02:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ULGdKCtx</link>
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     <title>AL: Former employee admits to cheating condo company out of more than $127k</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gulf Shores woman this afternoon admitted to cheating a condominium management company out of more than $127,000 through bogus insurance claims and faulty work orders.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:58:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ukpEqgIU</link>
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     <title>OR: Oak Hills might get place in history</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Washington County’s Oak Hills area has always seemed slightly ahead of its time. Now history might catch up to the 240-acre community that set a precedent for future planned-unit developments across the region.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:46:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lklbQm1B</link>
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     <title>GA: The Cliffs HOA to host Euharlee's first-ever First Responders Reception</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cliffs Home Owners Association invites you to bring a covered dish and attend Euharlee’s first-ever First Responders Reception at Euharlee City Hall from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17, to honor and recognize first responders for the kindness they continually demonstrate to the city’s residents. The event is part of National Random Acts of Kindness Day.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:46:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Pm0VFWHu</link>
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     <title>MN: Edina condo settles family's discrimination claim</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association and property management company for an Edina condo building have agreed to pay more than $40,000 to settle a discrimination claim made by a family with two children.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:15:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/rAve0rtV</link>
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     <title>FL: Estero man says HOA has too much power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Estero man is fighting with his Homeowner Association. He says the argument started after he put in a new pool. He says this is a perfect example when the HOA has too much power.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:47:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/e4hbH7ot</link>
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     <title>PA: Condo employee pleads guilty in hush-money case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former employee of a Montgomery County condominium has pleaded guilty to taking hush money from her boss not to reveal his theft of $600,000 from the complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:34:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XFnzr9Pf</link>
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     <title>CA: 120-plus firefighters battle LA condo complex fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ More than 170 Los Angeles firefighters are battling what is called a "major emergency" blaze in a second-floor unit of a three-story San Fernando Valley condominium complex]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:33:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KAa5wjU9</link>
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     <title>FL: Deputy charged with stealing money from homeowner's association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday, accused of stealing from his homeowner's association while serving as the president for the past seven years, Port Orange Police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:20:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-cop-arrested-theft-charge-20130213,0,7495230.story</link>
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     <title>TX: Orders for substitute service entered into HOA’s ‘unchecked control" suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local district judge has issued orders for substitute service into a Kemah homeowners association’s lawsuit against one of its directors, recent court records show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:16:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xXJrbuQB</link>
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     <title>MA: Pine Ridge resident describes 'nightmare' code violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The list of tenant complaints investigated by the Board of Health and Fire Department is long. Town officials have confirmed reports of no heat, plumbing problems, electrical problems, broken appliances, nonlocking doors, holes in the walls, no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors and the presence of cockroaches.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashobapublishing.com/townsend_news/ci_22573781/pine-ridge-resident-describes-nightmare-code-violations</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo owners say complexes still covered in snow</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many condo owners told Eyewitness News they were not happy with being holed up in their homes until Tuesday after Blizzard Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:44:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vO0AW7w0</link>
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     <title>PA: Another Guilty Plea in Ripoff of Montco Condo Owners By Managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former assistant property manager at a Montgomery County, Pa. condominium complex has admitted her role in a scheme that defrauded the residents of that complex out of hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/p1ZnP165</link>
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     <title>FL: Waters Edge "Condo Commando" Turns Building Into a Prison, Residents Say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Waters Edge apartment building sits like a beige-and-white wedding cake where Coral Gables washes into Biscayne Bay. Here, the streets are lined with leafy trees, and fastidiously kept pools glisten like sapphires. But there is trouble in paradise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:09:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/rZxJIjKO</link>
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     <title>FL: Bill to regulate HOAs needs work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attending HOA meetings is about as popular as jury duty. We like the idea that someone is on the jury carrying out justice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:49:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/c6ww839v</link>
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     <title>CA: Northeast Fresno residents go third day without water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A water main under the street in the New Haven subdivision near Cedar and Teague ruptured on Saturday. Water was cut off to more than one hundred homes. Crews are still working to restore service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:45:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nvT9zR8q</link>
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     <title>GA: Summerchase community asking HOA, 'Where's the money going?'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some people living in the quiet Summerchase community in Augusta have started asking their Homeowner's Association a few questions about the finances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:15:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2GRKwDky</link>
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     <title>CT: Branford Condo Owners Still Trapped In Their Homes Three Days After Storm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How good of a job did your condo association do in clearing the record snow from last weekend? If you are one of the 17 families living at Lakeview Drive in Branford you are probably not thrilled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:44:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EUvXKanJ</link>
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     <title>FL: County sues to defend disabled woman's parking rights at Hollywood condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Had things gone her way, Larraine Best's trike would be parked at her condo right now and she'd be living the relaxed life of a beachfront snowbird. Instead she's become embroiled in a federal case over a parking space.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:02:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/h4WTpSZA</link>
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     <title>VA: Feud over sign could force Fairfax’s Olde Belhaven to sell square</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The feud that consumed Fairfax County’s Olde Belhaven would span four years and cost the community as much as $400,000, and it was ignited by one of the smallest of sparks: an Obama for President sign.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:23:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/egCwbvOA</link>
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     <title>FL: Sarasota community is going all-LED</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Association president Ian Kingsbury said lower cost, better appearance and less ongoing maintenance are the reasons the condominium decided to spend about $10,000 to replace each of its common-area light bulbs with light-emitting diode technology.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:25:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/74VI13ri</link>
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     <title>NY: Condominium owners face hurdles after Sandy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People living in storm-damaged condominiums face their own hurdles getting help after Sandy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:15:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mD5ol5F2</link>
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     <title>NY: Building super used garden hoses to bypass gas grid; almost blew up condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An FDNY investigation discovered Piotr Jedruczek had used multiple garden hoses to bypass his apartment's meters and power his water heater. The hoses ran inches away from the heater's open flame and could have caused an explosion, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:09:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/R90vD9nL</link>
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     <title>PA: Homeowner association residents speak out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week I looked at the proposed Pennsylvania House Bill 319, which aims to give property owners inside homeowners associations better access to association records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:03:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cN8MPdsw</link>
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     <title>FL: Couple, homeowners group stand their ground in landscaping dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bill and Ellen Byron wanted to save water and avoid pesticides on their yard in Snug Harbor Lakes, a 55-plus adult community of about 400 manufactured homes, immediately north of Barefoot Bay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:00:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8h3iNT4U</link>
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     <title>MO: Attorney General Chris Koster reaches agreement in raw sewage lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit against Great Southern Bank and Clear Cove Landing Homeowners Association II.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:56:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/bmfYwJ9W</link>
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     <title>CO: 2012 Annual Report of HOA Information and Resource Center Just Published!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Colorado Division of Real Estate has just published the 2012 Annual Report of the HOA Information and Resource Center. While the number of complaints received by the HOA Information Office in 2012 is higher than the 478 complaints received during 2011, for the 8,347 HOAs which registered in 2012 which represent 853,542 units – the office received “576 complaints from 309 different homeowners and residents.”]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:58:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FGszOKZV</link>
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     <title>CO: Baca Grande residents file complaint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of Baca Grande Property Owner Association (BGPOA) residents filed a complaint in Saguache District Court last week alleging that the current BGPOA board held a false election and failed to properly vet candidates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:46:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8RSFDuUZ</link>
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     <title>PA: Berks Cty housing development may have dry fire hydrants due to unpaid bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Residents of the Meadwbrook housing development off Old Route 100 are hoping to get answers tonight at a special meeting called to figure out how to ensure water comes out of fire hydrants near their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:56:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/20130206/NEWS01/130209553/berks-county-housing-development-may-have-dry-fire-hydrants-due-to-unpaid-bills</link>
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     <title>NY: Mamaroneck Condo Complex Still Not Habitable</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Though the immediate threat from a burst pipe has long since passed, residents of a Mamaroneck condo complex may have to sit tight for a few extra weeks before returning to their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:48:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://larchmont.patch.com/articles/mamaroneck-condo-complex-still-not-habitable</link>
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     <title>WA: Seattle Condos Facing Lawsuits, Arbitration and Mediation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Are you a frustrated condo buyer or seller? Well, it could have to do with the amount of quality Seattle condo projects currently involved in lawsuits or arbitration.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:49:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vMcmtNPy</link>
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     <title>Associations Running Amok… Part 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You are not unique if you live in a community governed either by a Homeowner Association (HOA) or Condominium Association (COA). Luxury high-rise condominiums grace the skylines of our coasts, and the well manicured lawns of gated golf communities seem to be everywhere.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:04:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/opTlSPDC</link>
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     <title>FL: Trial begins over $2.3 million in assessments, abuse of power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Saying Palm Beach Polo & Country Club owner Glenn Straub soaked residents of the tony Wellington community for at least $2.3 million in the last decade, an attorney today asked a jury to force the controversial landowner to repay the money and to order that he relinquish the stranglehold he has on the 2,200-acre development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:43:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IWYTdO1K</link>
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     <title>NH: Forced bankruptcy sought for Waterville Valley property management firm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three Waterville Valley condo associations are trying to force Stone Property Management - under criminal investigation for the disappearance of millions of dollars from the reserve accounts of dozens of condo associations - into bankruptcy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:38:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fziEf6U3</link>
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     <title>MN: Richfield tower suing insurer over $2 million defect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowner association for Richfield's City Bella on Lyndale, a 144-unit residential co-op, has a $2.82 million beef with Travelers Cos. Inc.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:36:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/bHYe3Ozb</link>
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     <title>IL: Resident complies with condo assn, throws out bedbug infested furniture</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A resident of a Sherman Avenue condominium complex threw out his bedbug-infested furniture after the condominium association filed a complaint Jan. 22 with the Cook County Circuit Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:54:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GwpvLcBW</link>
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     <title>TX: Angry Dallas Neighbor Allegedly Kills 2 Over Dog Poop</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leal says the suspect often complained to condo management about the problem.  “He got frustrated because he didn’t get the cooperation of the board and management to enforce the rules and regulations.”]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:53:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GhpCsq1X</link>
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     <title>NY: Illegal short-term rental at Gramercy condo sparks feud, lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo board claims ill-mannered guests at the Blodgetts couple’s pad played loud music, filled common halls with cigarette smoke and screamed at the doormen 'to the point where the doormen were afraid for their safety.']]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:21:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/47zHLOfw</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA tells man, 80, he can't have backyard garden</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Henry Canada's had the garden for almost a year, but Monday he got a letter giving him 30 days to take it down. The rules of the Fairways Country Club HOA are direct and simple, and Canada's daughter, who he lives with, signed them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:27:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/DZZTiZfP</link>
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     <title>NV: Important figure in HOA scheme pleads guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ralph Priola, 46, a confidante of former construction boss Leon Benzer, the man federal prosecutors now contend is the "architect" of the sweeping scheme, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:19:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/aR8Gs82u</link>
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     <title>CO: Hoarding hinders crews battling 2-alarm fire in Wheat Ridge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At least 20 people are temporarily out of their homes after a fire broke out late Sunday morning in a Wheat Ridge condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:18:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EB3o2pgi</link>
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     <title>FL: Condominium conversions still awash in housing crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[During the residential real estate boom of 2002 through 2006, the run-up in prices of single-family homes and new condominiums created a separate residential market segment -- apartment complexes converted into condominiums for sale.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:02:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mPtIYOB5</link>
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     <title>Purchasing a Home in an HOA With a Couple of Doggies? Better Read the Governing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When we purchased our town-home here on the peninsula, we had a small dachshund mix and never thought twice about asking about pet restrictions. She was a small breed and we saw some other people with dogs during the time we previewed the home, so we just assumed it was OK.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:31:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://fostercity.patch.com/blog_posts/purchasing-a-home-in-an-hoa-with-a-couple-of-doggies-better-read-the-governing-documents</link>
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     <title>NE: Judge rejects restraining order over Fire Ridge golf emails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge on Friday refused to issue a restraining order against a real estate agent and former Fire Ridge Homeowners Association board member who joked about hitting golf balls into homeowner Eric Marsh's pool and house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:15:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AgGAzFmZ</link>
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     <title>LA: Residents face water cut off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of the Brandywine Condominiums on Darryl Drive say that if the water is shut off, as the city-parish has threatened to do March 4, they will have no place to go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:26:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Gi8UYacp</link>
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     <title>NV: Arbitrator reconsiders HOA super lien issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, in my column, I addressed the continuing dispute of the collection of delinquent assessments between buyers and associations. Many of you recognize the litigation entitled, Higher Ground LLC, which has impacted hundreds of associations in Southern Nevada.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:21:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6cEDmqCh</link>
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     <title>GA: The Great Wall of Summerchase; Neighbors Want Answers to HOA Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People who live in one Richmond County neighborhood want to know how their HOA fees are being spent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:23:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/YbUoaOl8</link>
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     <title>NC: Carrboro condo association lowers repairs fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to complaints, the Collins Crossing homeowners association says it will lower a homeowners assessment to $3,548 and let condo owners pay in monthly installments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:04:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/msr9QDNy</link>
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     <title>TX: The Post-Hurricane, HOA Fight From Hell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An HOA's attorney sabotaged FEMA's and Galveston's buyout offer of five hurricane-damaged homes because HOA board members thought it would hurt their property values, the five homeowners claim in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:02:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/yaR7oK5A</link>
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     <title>Montreal condo home to bikers, Mob figures, police say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hockey players and wealthy socialites call the Heritage du Vieux Port home. But the condo complex in Old Montreal, a virtually impregnable bunker, is also home to a handful of bikers, Mafia associates and other alleged organized crime figures, Montreal police say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:03:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/sSRHMjuI</link>
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     <title>MI: Washington Township mansion owners face demolition deadline</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The $1.1 million, 9,000-square-foot home is owned by businessman Simon Palushaj and his wife, Saca, who built it despite being told by their next-door neighbors, Gerald and Aileen Thom, in 2004 that it violated setback requirements in deed restrictions of Lockwood Hills Homeowners Association. The Thoms sued in August 2004, and the Palushajes have lost after many court decisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:43:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/dZr9HBvP</link>
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     <title>WI: Former Cove official gives up documents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The chief financial officer for the former management company of Cove Condominiums remains under a contempt of court order while surrendered documents are examined.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:11:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BeQK2FgE</link>
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     <title>MN: Minneapolis stepping in to assist stymied condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After three local banks turned down condo owners’ loan requests, the city of Minneapolis is stepping in to help residents finance the costs to repair water damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:06:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gsIkWIck</link>
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     <title>WA: Spanaway paralegal charged with theft of nearly $250,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She is accused of stealing and cashing 89 checks intended for clients totaling $234,845. Police said she also admitted to stealing thousands from her homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:29:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/LtkwyJyq</link>
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     <title>AZ: Death threats for woman feeding feral cats in Mesa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A board member sent an email to the board with options on how to get rid of the animals and Harris.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:27:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azfamily.com/news/Death-threats-for-woman-feeding-feral-cats-in-Mesa-188788451.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Mamaroneck Residents Await Return to Flooded Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Harborview Condominium Complex on 680 W. Boston Post Rd. in Mamaroneck are still displaced from their homes after a pipe burst Sunday afternoon, causing the building’s evacuation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:22:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ij59SjX0</link>
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     <title>FL: Whatever happened to? Marco man, condo reach agreement on service dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kane, a trained service dog, can sit and stay at his owner's Marco Island condominium community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:17:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xacBhLR1</link>
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     <title>VA: HOA embezzler given prison time, restitution</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman convicted of embezzling from two parent-teacher organizations and a homeowners association was sentenced Thursday in Frederick County Circuit Court to four years in prison and ordered to pay $119,312.40 in restitution to the victims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:01:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lw6DACQY</link>
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     <title>NJ: Spotswood condo complex loses heat, borough orders repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seven buildings at the Brookview Terrace Condominium complex on Main Street in Spotswood lost heat Thursday night when a boiler malfunctioned, but repairs are under way this afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:41:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/l5Vglqqu</link>
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     <title>Illinois Supreme Court rules subdivision police can detain drivers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners associations responsible for managing subdivisions across the state have the power to enforce their own traffic rules through a private security force, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday, overturning a lower-court ruling that found they could be unlawful.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:41:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6AM8ywao</link>
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     <title>PA: Pocono community associations told to prepare for natural disasters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The best way to be ready for a natural disaster is to start planning now, according to speakers at a discussion on emergency planning and preparation for Pocono community associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:40:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130125/NEWS/301250348</link>
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     <title>FL: Rockledge condo uses felled palms to fight lagoon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The leaning palms of Laguna Vista prompt different ideas on how best to preserve the Old Florida view along this lagoon-side condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:38:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lOGEndjJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Seminole County woman fighting to save her pet rats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Oakes says she has six rats, which she has had as pets for the past four years. She has owned her condo for 22 years, she said. She said she just received a letter from property management saying the rats have to go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:14:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IK0ZWU3w</link>
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     <title>IL: Association wins first court battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that the owner of Fox Creek Estates must continue to maintain the subdivision’s sewage system, at least until a broader dispute between the owner and the Fox Creek Homeowner’s Association is resolved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:13:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BFZzP39m</link>
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     <title>FL: Is homeowners association overstepping its power?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Tamaron Homeowners Association is fun to hear about because its board has been known to go beyond what other HOAs do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:27:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Wev56Yx7</link>
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     <title>TX: Neighborhood near China Spring protesting sex offender's home purchase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge is reviewing whether a convicted sex offender can move into a home near China Spring after 30 residents of the affluent neighborhood met with him at the McLennan County Courthouse to express concerns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:25:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uajupXOr</link>
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     <title>AL: Tuscaloosa condo property manager charged in burglaries at complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A property manager at a Tuscaloosa condominium complex faces charges that she stole items from condo residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:48:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.al.com/tuscaloosa/2013/01/tuscaloosa_condo_property_mana.html</link>
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     <title>NC: In Carrboro, working-class condo owners must pay $5,400 fee—in three weeks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fear, shock and consternation: This is how some condo owners at Collins Crossing in Carrboro feel after learning each of them must cough up a $5,400 assessment fee by early February.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:05:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fVJxU9MG</link>
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     <title>IL: Association sues Evanston condo owner over bedbug extermination</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium association in Evanston is suing a man, claiming he refused to let the association treat his unit for bedbugs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 05:33:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OghXxaOd</link>
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     <title>FL: Investigators say condo association treasurer stole $47,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents at a condo complex said they can't make much-needed repairs because the association's treasurer was helping himself to tens of thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:38:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Olq9s2Af</link>
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     <title>TX: Police Say Man Stole $55K from Homeowner's Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wichita Falls police arrest the building manager for a local condominium and charge him with embezzling from homeowner association funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:38:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PZSgOJQ9</link>
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     <title>BC: Vandals open pipes, creating waterfall from 35th floor of Yaletown highrise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A downtown Vancouver condominium building suffered extensive water damage when a number of standpipes were opened.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:56:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/UCUMXuiF</link>
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     <title>TX: Sick Pig Invasion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This month, the property owner's association got bad news: Some of the animals are infected with brucellosis and pseudo rabies which can be passed along to humans and pets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:51:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9Ege4zak</link>
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     <title>FL: Dolphin Tower residents eye spring 2014 return date</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former residents of Dolphin Tower condominium, who were displaced in 2010 when a slab of concrete gave way on the building's fourth floor, are looking at a spring 2014 return date to the homes they had to evacuate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:13:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KTtKqb4P</link>
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     <title>Fair Housing - Take a Look at Your Rules!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We are often asked to review rules and regulations for our clients during the cold winter months, before the community pool becomes the haven of unsupervised children running wild on summer break.  Our clients are shocked when we advise them that their rules could cause problems under the federal Fair Housing Act.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:55:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cohoalaw.com/what-the-courts-say-fair-housing-take-a-look-at-your-rules.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Tow-truck death investigation may have been complicated by police delay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What began as a report of a minor injury stemming from a run-in with a tow truck driver has turned into a traffic homicide investigation that may be complicated by police delay in securing what now may be the scene of a crime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:35:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-lauderhill-tow-truck-folo-20130121,0,5398228.story</link>
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     <title>So a receiver was appointed for your community, does this mean the end of your t</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For some folks. the mention of a receiver sends chills down their spines while for others it signals salvation for a community with troubles. Typically, in a community association setting a receiver would be appointed when the following occurs:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:37:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/XPEewF</link>
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     <title>FL: Community marches in support of towing accident victim</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to authorities, Elias Konwufine died Wednesday in the Sienna Green Condo complex in Lauderhill after approaching a tow truck driver who was preparing to move his vehicle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:31:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AamlIv0p</link>
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     <title>IN: Laws may toughen on HOA leaders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A story in last Sunday's Courier & Press detailed controversy in the Stonecreek subdivision's homeowners association in northern Vanderburgh County. The story showed how homeowners associations are governing activity in all kinds of local subdivisions and how one person — even one acting within the rules of the association — can create a very frustrating ownership environment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:44:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GcCV2bPL</link>
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     <title>WI: Judge finds Cove officer in contempt of court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chandra Webster, chief financial officer for Geneva Management, was ordered to spend 60 days in the Walworth County Jail for failing to comply with an order to turn over funds and records to a receiver appointed to sort out the financial collapse of the high-end condo hotel. Walworth County Judge John Race stayed the jail sentence and gave Webster until 4 p.m. Friday to comply with the order]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:38:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/x3mTSPRE</link>
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     <title>CA: Vallejo official: Poor communication at root of tree removal dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The removal of nearly 50 Vallejo trees in recent weeks has raised some eyebrows, and could, at worst land a homeowners association with a city bill for more than $44,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:49:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zKCctXs0</link>
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     <title>CO: Grass Mesa HOA still locked in dispute with Encana</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Grass Mesa Homeowners Association wants Encana Oil and Gas (USA) to pay $3 million to fix 10 miles of dirt roads through the subdivision, which the company uses for its natural gas drilling activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:52:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/wvG31xuI</link>
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     <title>CA: EV Charging Stations Coming to San Bruno's Biggest Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Northern California is continuing its tradition of staying on the cutting edge of technology by adding four electric vehicle charging stations in San Bruno.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:51:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/9FAZUNhk</link>
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     <title>IL: Small community associations have pluses, minuses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residential real estate market is slowly improving, and condominiums and town homes are again being built. But instead of massive towers and sprawling subdivisions, developments are far smaller in size.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:04:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uKqQlkzK</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Neighbors, attorneys can't agree if HOA covenants ban parking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Terry Bott thought she did everything right when she bought her home in Trail Ridge South neighborhood in Northgate in 2003.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:52:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/iZDGX6wN</link>
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     <title>NY: Former Bedford condos chief pleads guilty to bank fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A real estate agent who oversaw the Bedford Terrace Condo Association has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges, admitting to stealing association funds for personal use, which investigators said included gambling in Atlantic City and at Mohegan Sun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:56:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/n5sxs3HJ</link>
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     <title>NV: Key figure pleads not guilty in HOA scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leon Benzer's long-awaited indictment this week has been a coming out party, of sorts, for the federal and local investigators who have pursued him for years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:58:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hFLt91Y5</link>
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     <title>NE: Dispute over golf ball email lands in county courtroom</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The litigants were incredulous. The attorneys bickered a bit. And a judge said he was "dubious" over one side's claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:22:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/1VE2ajzC</link>
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     <title>TN: AG opinion favors HOA in Spring Hill beehive dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Ridgeport Homeowners Association this past summer told Bryce Martin to remove his beehive from the Spring Hill subdivision, it had the legal right.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:52:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/l8SbVYV5</link>
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     <title>NV: Central figure, conspirators in HOA scheme indicted by federal grand jury</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leon Benzer, the former construction company boss at the center of a long-running investigation into fraud and corruption at homeowners associations, and 10 other defendants were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:56:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/iKMW8NMg</link>
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     <title>GA: Still no charges in missing Stratford funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Columbia County authorities continue to investigate nearly $200,000 stolen from the Stratford Community Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:41:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0tG8pXgA</link>
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     <title>CA: City, POA coming together to discuss public safety</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The walls aren’t exactly coming down, but Canyon Lake’s City Council is hoping discussions about beefing up the community’s public safety services will help make inroads on its oft-strained relationship with the Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:42:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/bUCAH20M</link>
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     <title>CT: 10 injured in fire at East Hartford condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ East Hartford officials say an early morning fire at a condominium complex has injured seven residents and three firefighters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:38:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PrKalosJ</link>
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     <title>OH: Mentor helping condominium group with stormwater issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officials with the city Engineering Department recently met with Chestnut Commons Property Management group to discuss stormwater issues relaqtred to Two Town Ditch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:11:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Z3hUuCEY</link>
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     <title>IL: Homeowners to pay for Yorkville vacant lots</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ongoing situation of empty, undeveloped lots in subdivisions may cost some homeowners more tax money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:08:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/aLlTolqA</link>
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     <title>SC: Wild Hogs running amok in West Ashley neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Packs of wild hogs have overrun a West Ashley neighborhood off Bees Ferry Road, leaving the safety of what previously were thousands of acres of isolated forest and swamp.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:06:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/62dXHlNj</link>
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     <title>NE: Beavers chewing into NE Charlotte HOA budget</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A neighborhood in northeast Charlotte has a money-eating, tree-chewing beaver problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:44:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zPfVhwKx</link>
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     <title>FL: Orlando condo to track DNA in crackdown on wayward pet feces</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A downtown condo tower has a mess on its hands: Some residents are not cleaning up after their pooches. So it's turning to doggie DNA testing to root out the culprits and hand hefty fines to their owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:54:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-dna-pets-20130112,0,6366993.story</link>
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     <title>Property owners sign on to be governed by neighbors in home owners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's your castle - your house, your yard, your garden. But if you choose to live in a subdivision governed by a homeowners association, you're not always the king.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:49:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qoyVSJLE</link>
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     <title>NY: The Generator Is the Machine of the Moment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[IN the days that followed Hurricane Sandy, the developer of the luxury condominium 150 Charles Street hunkered down with his team of architects and engineers to rethink the building’s design.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:15:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0ReUnN1c</link>
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     <title>CA: Burn dump capping ends tumultuous saga for Escondido neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s time to celebrate for three dozen north Escondido homeowners, whose anxiety and frustration connected to a defunct trash dump in their neighborhood ended last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:11:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/d3znwfG4</link>
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     <title>NV: Nearly a dozen facing coming indictment in HOA scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors are preparing to seek a long-awaited indictment as early as next week in their final push to charge conspirators in a massive scheme to take over Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:38:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mmoE6MKg</link>
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     <title>NY: Politicians Demanding FEMA Grants for Co-op Boards - But Not Condo Boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Politicians and others called today for FEMA grants to be made available to residential cooperatives, which the federal agency characterizes as a form of business and so ineligible for emergency housing help. Yet the statements specifically excluded condominium associations, and failed to make clear that co-op and condo residents already are eligible for grants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:31:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SGmxEZyJ</link>
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     <title>MI: Former Clinton Township housing cooperative employee gets 3 years for theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 36-year-old woman was ordered to spend more than three years in prison and pay $79,000 in restitution for stealing from the Clinton Township housing cooperative for which she worked.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:24:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.macombdaily.com/article/20130110/NEWS01/130119951/former-clinton-township-housing-cooperative-employee-gets-3-years-for-theft</link>
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     <title>IL: Fox Lake, condos settle trash dispute for $180,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A four-year dispute between the village of Fox Lake and one of its condominium associations has ended with an agreement that the association will pay $180,000 – nearly two years’ worth of trash collection provided by the village.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:40:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7dxGNoCH</link>
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     <title>FL: Disabled vet faces eviction due to service dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Holly Bolesky suffered hearing loss while serving in the United States Air Force and now counts on her service dog Cinnamon to help in her daily life.  But the King Arthur Court Condominium Association where she lives in Dunedin says Bolesky's service dog in training named Cinnamon violates the "20 pound" rule and has to go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:37:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Sg6UxTlX</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA snow-clearing rules don't supercede city code</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I thought the city code stated that all sidewalks should be cleared 24 hours after the last snow. This is a place where older people live, and they have dogs to walk. Since no one plows the streets, there isn't any place to walk safely.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:48:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qoRhZzA7</link>
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     <title>OR: Bike parking dispute boils over at Pearl District condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Encore condominiums in the Pearl District opened in 2008, bike-friendliness was a main selling point. "Ride. Relax. Repeat" was the marketing slogan. The building also caught my eye and ended up on the Front Page for offering a free bicycle to new owners. The building's developer, Hoyt Street Properties, purchased a long-term advertising campaign here on BikePortland.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:12:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/R2JePQF3</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners association sues director for exerting ‘unchecked control’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Kemah homeowners association has filed suit over what it believes to be financial wrongdoing committed by one of its directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:29:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2fDqcjRf</link>
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     <title>NY: No FEMA grants for co-ops and condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Presidents of Queens co-ops and condos have joined elected officials in decrying what they called a discriminatory loophole in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s post-Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:20:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Fxw3Ijax</link>
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     <title>MI: Board OKs SADs for road repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in two Canton subdivisions will have crumbling roads repaired after the Canton Township Board of Trustees Tuesday approved special assessment districts to deal with the issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:20:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130110/NEWS03/301100594/Board-OKs-SADs-road-repairs?odyssey=mod|newswell|text||s</link>
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     <title>MA: The budget process and determining your condo fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium budget is planned annually to cover both operational expenses and payment to a reserve fund for future capital projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:19:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.communityadvocate.com/2013/01/10/the-budget-process-and-determining-your-condo-fee-2/</link>
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     <title>PA: Medford police investigating distraction burglary and theft (growing problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Police are looking for two thieves who masqueraded as representatives of a homeowners association to distract a Taunton Road resident and steal her jewelry and money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:55:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/21VOV8Fg</link>
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     <title>UT: Last-Ditch Attempt To Stop St. George Landslide</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a St. George condominium association are footing the majority of the bill for a project to stop a landslide that has already rendered over a dozen homes uninhabitable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:44:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/aoL7amzP</link>
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     <title>Town (and HOA) orders woman to get rid of the 30-40 piglets that live in her hom</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gruber and her pigs ended up in Essex after a court in New Jersey, where she was living, ordered her to find new homes for the animals. Essex, Vt., and the neighbourhood of Pinewood Manor are following suit, arguing that pigs cannot be kept in a home as pets because they are considered livestock.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:50:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7MEnpNzz</link>
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     <title>NV: Non-stop alarm inside condo has neighbors up all night</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An alarm in a neighboring condo has led to a week of sleepless nights for a Henderson couple.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:41:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XswrCl1V</link>
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     <title>SC: Homeowners complain about road improvement price tag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle is underway over road improvement in the Hidden Woods subdivision near Socastee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:36:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/sLDwHgLL</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Lawmaker has plans to tighten grip on HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Sen. Morgan Carroll sponsored the Homeowners Bill of Rights in 2005, it turns out she was just getting started in her efforts to rein in rogue homeowners associations boards and property managers who abuse HOA residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:13:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Qe5QxIs1</link>
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     <title>FL: Forest Lake Estates residents frustrated over water issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For homeowners in Forest Lake Estates, their frustration boiled over on New Year's Day, when the 900-home retirement community lost water service for two hours.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:22:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/A6qGRrPa</link>
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     <title>MA: 2 dead, 4 injured in Chelmsford condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A number of residents remain unaccounted for following a late-night fire that ripped through a 21-unit building at the Woodcrest Condominium complex on 118 Littleton Road on Saturday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 10:36:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/igcSmr5z</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Dealing with libel and slanderous statements from community members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In many condominium and homeowners' associations, directors and officers get no respect. Besides the fact that these community volunteers do not get paid whatsoever for the great amount of time that they donate to make their community a better place for all to live, many have to put up with pot shots, lies and rumors put forth by some owners who have an ax to grind with their board or president.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:48:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ObYTsMd1</link>
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     <title>GA: Neighborhood residents should be more vigilant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Laurie Vanover will have her day in court. Accused of looting nearly $192,000 from the Stratford Property Owners Association where she served as treasurer, Vanover is expected to be charged soon. Police, prosecutors and courts will take care of the rest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:41:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zGwsEqyf</link>
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     <title>NE: Solar panels evicted in Southshore Heights Homeowners Association dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Southshore Heights Homeowners Association and Adams, an Omaha orthodontist, have settled a lawsuit over the solar panels that Adams installed on his house at 4787 S. 167th St., according to court documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:38:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7l2SzxyQ</link>
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     <title>NJ:Toms River homeowners slow to give up land needed to rebuild protective dunes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Toms River immediately started rebuilding sand dunes that had been flattened by the ocean’s fury.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:48:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KEgeWgdY</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOAs not a favorite subject of incoming House Speaker</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Incoming Speaker of the House Mark Ferrandino brings a very personal perspective on homeowners associations to the Colorado General Assembly when it convenes next week. He’s not a fan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:55:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KiLbVuGN</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowner evicted due to past due homeowners association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Baxley lives in a deed restricted community. Like all the other homeowners he has to pay Homeowners Association fees. For two years, he didn't.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/D3ASOezZ</link>
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     <title>Heads up: Servicers face HUD's new HOA servicing rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new servicing rule that forces mortgage servicers to pay certain fees when dealing with foreclosures on properties linked to Homeowners Associations (HOAs) took effect Jan. 1, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:52:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners question association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For Stan Hrincevich, the trouble all started a couple winters ago, when a neighbor ran over to point out the all snowplows driving up and down their streets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:08:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.marketplace.org/topics/your-money/homeowners-question-association-fees</link>
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     <title>SIDE STREETS: Activist fears state regulations may prompt volunteer HOAs to quit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Longtime neighborhood activist Jan Doran was surprised to learn recently that her job as administrator of the Discovery Homeowners Association was about to get more complicated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:52:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/14eYZYfA</link>
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     <title>NE: Homeowner's Fire Ridge Property Dispute To Be Settled In Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man developed what some of his neighbors call an "obscene" display on his property and want to see parts of it go. Since 2008 they have verbally battled back-and-forth with Eric Marsh about this situation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:41:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/0zeo1vUg</link>
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     <title>LA: Woman suing Parish deputy and condo Prez</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Slidell woman is suing a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputy, the sheriff and the president of a condominium association, claiming her civil rights were violated when she was arrested in May for being behind on fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:02:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cUudMoeW</link>
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     <title>HOA HOMEFRONT: Peace in Your HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Happy New Year! Consider these resolutions to start the new year, which may help your common interest development association to become a more positive community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:08:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20130102-hoa-homefront-peace-in-your-hoa.ece</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sonora residents want Rancho HOA to cut fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association in the age-restricted Sonora community in Rancho Sahuarita has filed a lawsuit saying the community-wide HOA fees are too high in part because they support youth activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:10:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gvnews.com/news/local/sonora-residents-want-rancho-hoa-to-cut-fees/article_38c224ae-538c-11e2-a928-0019bb2963f4.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Bergen County condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A huge fire that was fed by natural gas caused extensive damage to a North Bergen condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:57:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxny.com/story/20475737/bergen-county-condo-fire</link>
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     <title>NC: Raleigh woman, HOA in stare-down over backyard staircase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Raleigh woman could be climbing the stairway to foreclosure in a battle with her neighborhood's homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:56:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/raleigh-woman-hoa-in-stare-down-over-backyard-staircase/11930684/</link>
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     <title>FL: Does your Condo, Cooperative or HOA board count your money?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A blog reader recently raised the issue of association boards who charge fees for certain community services but only against owners who, in the board’s estimation, “can afford it” while discounting or writing off those fees for others.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:49:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/12/does-your-condo-cooperative-or-hoa-board-count-your-money.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Couple forced to live with raw sewage while complex leaders point fingers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo at the Essex Park Villas in Kissimmee smells like raw sewage and industrial chemicals.  With every step on the carpet, sewage can be seen seeping out]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:55:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2nv7iwk4</link>
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     <title>DE: Kent drafts homeowners association ordinance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A monthslong effort aimed at giving Kent County homeowners a fairer deal when working with developers to maintain their neighborhoods has resulted in a proposal that officials hope will restore faith in homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:44:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AEsHfAPO</link>
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     <title>TX: Bexar County Jury Awards HOA $208K from former President and Lawyer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury has spoken in the somewhat protracted dispute between the Ventura s HOA and various owners of properties in that northeast Bexar County subdivision. The former HOA President and its former attorney were hit with a whopping $280K verdict on December 21, 2012.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:40:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sanantoniohoalaw.blogspot.com/2012/12/san-antonio-hoa-lawyer-trey-wilson.html</link>
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     <title>A Gilded Island, Swirling With Intrigue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A protracted legal battle over real estate holdings here, pitting the family of a dead East European billionaire, Arkady (Badri) Patarkatsishvili from the Republic of Georgia, against investors aligned with his cousin and former business associate Joseph Kay, is holding any new development on the island at bay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:37:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OeMBdxFw</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sun City COA officials want laws amended to protect residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents living in home or condo associations could be charged unnecessary fees for services from management companies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:56:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Xseff9Kx</link>
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     <title>PA: Clay Township basin is topic of Thursday meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Clay Township "pond" that doubles as a development's stormwater-retention basin has become a point of contention for homeowners and the developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:59:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/796386_Clay-Township-basin-is-topic-of-Thursday-meeting.html</link>
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     <title>FL: If I had my druthers, these are the presents I’d like to give associations.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I’d like to give all association board members and property managers now and forever the kind of people who are on the board of my association, people who work only for the betterment of the unit owners and the health of the association, putting aside any personal conflicts or ambitions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:49:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IbaHI7nd</link>
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     <title>AZ: Kala Pearson accused of embezzling from N. Arizona homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman has been accused of stealing money from a property owners association in northern Arizona.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:39:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AlAOYZmY</link>
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     <title>NY: Luxury condo building in B'klyn bans smoking by owners and tenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s fine to flash the neighbors - just don’t have the indecency to smoke.
The condo board for one of Brooklyn’s most prestigious addresses has banned smoking throughout the glass-walled building - including in residents’ private apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:53:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/N0WGip4E</link>
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     <title>GA: Thousands missing from bank account</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of the Stratford Community Association told authorities Monday that he discovered more than $192,000 missing from the association’s bank account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:13:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JQynucWi</link>
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     <title>CA: Turf war: Homeowners called before their assn’s board for installing an arti</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Saugus residents Dawn and Arthur DeVine-Pelt sit in front of their lawn. Months after they installed an artificial lawn in their front yard, the couple received a notice to appear before their local homeowner’s association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:10:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.signalscv.com/section/36/article/84523/</link>
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     <title>VA: LOWA President Shope resigns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Orange County ReviewRobert Shope, president of the Board of Directors of the Lake of the Woods Association, resigned abruptly Dec. 17, citing bitter animosity directed toward him in response to the board's annual budget review process.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 12:22:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyprogress.com/starexponent/news/local_news/article_8f3e4d04-4ce7-11e2-98d2-001a4bcf6878.html</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOA's $50 parking fine now adds up to thousands for homeowner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2009, I introduced Side Streets readers to Ron Pace under a headline: "Pace is loose!"  In the column, I reported that a judge had described him as loud, profane and even annoying.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 04:41:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-148778-ron-pace.html</link>
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     <title>VA: In OpenBand lawsuit, stage set for complex case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A $50 million lawsuit filed by telecommunications provider OpenBand will head to court in February, marking a new escalation in a years-long, increasingly litigious battle involving the Dulles-based company, its eastern Loudoun customers and county supervisors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:22:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/x8AFnFRx</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Transparency coming to homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new state law taking effect Jan. 1 mandates new levels of transparency from HOA officers while it takes steps to protect the privacy of the 2 million Coloradans living in HOAs, or covenant-protected communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:58:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/OUVy87Si</link>
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     <title>MN: Condo owners turn to Minneapolis for help after lenders say ‘No’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three lending institutions said “No” to applications from residents seeking financing to repair water damage at the Calhoun Place Condominiums in Minneapolis.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:57:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6ILX92IV</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge says fences will make bars better neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between Upper Kirby bar owners and residents of the David Crockett Addition subdivision finally may be over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:11:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chron.com/business/article/Judge-says-fences-will-make-bars-better-neighbors-4133005.php</link>
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     <title>NY: HOA Sued for Cleaning Up Home Owner’s Patio Trash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When neighbors took it upon themselves to clean Suzanne Taylor’s cluttered patio in Buffalo’s exclusive Waterfront Village, she accused them of trespassing and discrimination, and eventually sued them in federal court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:23:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Sz90rKMc</link>
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     <title>FL: A condo dispute over short-term rentals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who defaulted on four units at the Crystal Sands condominiums is leading a push to allow more short-term rentals at the Crescent Beach high-rise, setting up a battle over its future.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:20:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/DWmiTvw5</link>
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     <title>PA: An un-Commons light display</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since 1998, Eric Rehak has decorated his Georgetown Commons townhouse with brightly colored lights, window decorations and lit-up statues. But a recent change in rules issued by Georgetown Commons‘ homeowners association has Rehak racking up fines in excess of $400 and counting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:11:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmurrysville/yourmurrysvillemore/3123152-74/lights-association-council#axzz2FYthxA3a</link>
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     <title>FL: Condos win battle over obstructed views</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the last remaining sand dunes on Fort Lauderdale beach has been destroyed.  Despite objections from environmental activists, a judge allowed the Mayan Beach Club and Ocean Lane Villas to destroy the dune after residents complained it was blocking their view of the ocean.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:07:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-hrb-dune-1220-20121220,0,2321152.story</link>
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     <title>FL: $560,000 Embezzled From Condo Associations, Authorities Say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 45-year-old chief financial officer at a Tampa Bay realty company faces a first degree grand theft charge for allegedly stealing $560,000 from 10 beach condo associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:33:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hA3cFzuS</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents in holding pattern regarding future at Ocean Breeze Park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[About 100 Ocean Breeze Park residents crowded into their town hall looking for answers about the future of their homes, but left disappointed 15 minutes later, after board members said they had no answers to give.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:41:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/dec/17/residents-in-holding-pattern-regarding-future-at/</link>
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     <title>LA: Riverview Condominiums sued after woman falls from second floor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Baton Rouge woman is suing a condominium complex after she allegedly fell off the second floor balcony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:48:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://louisianarecord.com/news/247338-riverview-condominiums-sued-after-woman-falls-from-second-floor</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA critic walks out of hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Buckeye man who is waging war with his homeowners' association expressed strong displeasure Tuesday by walking out of a court hearing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:03:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xO48RgjU</link>
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     <title>NV: Ruling spells out limits on HOA superpriority liens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Nevada Real Estate Division issued an opinion this week that a home-owners association's superpriority lien is limited to no more than nine months of assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:29:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/TUQngOvw</link>
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     <title>NV: 28th person takes plea in Las Vegas HOA fraud case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former construction company manager now living in Illinois has become the 28th person to take a plea deal in an ongoing federal probe of southern Nevada homeowner associations steering business to favored attorneys and businesses, authorities said Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:14:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/1L2MP2ad</link>
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     <title>Resident desperate for relief from elevator noise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We live in a large condominium complex, and our unit happens to be close enough to the lobby that we hear the elevator constantly. The sound, what I call harmonizing, has been occurring for the last five to six years. I have spoken to the management many times and they have responded by repairing, but the fix is never long-lasting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:45:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-home-1214-benny-kass-20121213,0,373629.column</link>
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     <title>CO: West Haven Condo Property Mgr’s Attempt To Replace The Board Fails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In one of the more unusual legal maneuvers, a West Haven property manager attempted to set up a condo owners’ meeting in a last ditch effort to save its contract with the Mallard Brook Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:09:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ctcondonews.com/2012/12/13/west-haven-condo-property-managers-attempt-to-replace-the-board-of-directors-fails/</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Defying HOA fees turns into a nightmare</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the third straight Christmas season, Richard and Alisha Cuevas are living away from their Colorado Springs home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:08:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-148439-cuevas-northgate.html</link>
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     <title>AL: Aluminum fence sparks legal fight between Hampton Cove resident, HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The Hampton Cove Owners Association is taking a longtime resident to court over his aluminum fence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:31:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8nuFgy5q</link>
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     <title>WA: Look beyond the words of restrictive covenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The interpretation of restrictive covenants can depend upon the context and circumstances of the property to which they apply.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:09:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vFR9H8Pv</link>
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     <title>NV: HOAs Light Up Mesquite-Slideshow</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Every year around this cheerful time there is at least one lucky HOA showcased somewhere in the country for banning any and all Christmas and seasonal decorations and for general bah-humbugness.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:04:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://mesquitecitizen.com/viewnews.php?newsid=3517&id=77]]></link>
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     <title>GA: No charges in Cobb HOA embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in Austell want to know why the former HOA officers aren't facing any criminal charges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:52:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Oe4mDa0J</link>
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     <title>WA: 'Jesus is the reason for the season' sign sparks controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Covenants for Mediterranean Villas, off Broadmoor, say signs can't be more than two-feet by two-feet. This one is six-feet by three-and-a-half feet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:02:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/TwCfjc1q</link>
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     <title>UT: New policy could save HOA residents on water bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents who live in homeowner associations could start seeing lower water bills under a new policy implemented by the City of St. George.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:44:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/C6vxcXnB</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo pleads for relief as property insurance rates triple</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The penny-pinching board members of Village Green Condominium Section 11 work hard to keep costs down for residents, from repainting shuffleboard courts themselves to organizing community landscaping days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:29:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/y6iFoxIV</link>
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     <title>FL: Lauderdale condo destroys sand dune</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A sand dune on Fort Lauderdale's beach has been destroyed by a condominium complex, despite objections from environmentalists that it played an important role in the ecology of the beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:56:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/j55GK04V</link>
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     <title>CA: Malibu Residents Solve Dead Beached Whale Dilemma</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The removal of the dead 40-foot fin whale that recently washed ashore at Point Dume in Malibu perplexed officials last week, who considered towing the carcass out to sea, burying it or chopping it up and setting it aflame. While the great debate continued, members of a local homeowners association - tired of the stench - rolled up their sleeves.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:03:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/UBem7gED</link>
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     <title>NY: Co-op sues tenant to boot dog she uses as anxiety cure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The co-op at 99 Hillside Ave. suggests Rosario needs drugs, not a dog:"If the Klonopin works and Prozac or Celexa would work if properly administered, then the dog is not necessary," court documents read.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:48:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/co-op-sues-tenant-boot-dog-anxiety-cure-article-1.1213568?src=habitatmag.com</link>
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     <title>Homeowner Associations Clamp Down on Rentals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some homeowners complain local laws and neighborhood association covenants are getting too restrictive on renting in an economy that already makes it tough to sell a house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:59:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://business.wark.biz/homeowner-associations-clamp-down-on-rentals/</link>
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     <title>CO: Family gets to keep lights display after HOA struggle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Upon approaching the Buffalo Creek subdivision in Wellington, you can almost feel the glow of Christmas spirit - a glow that was nearly snuffed out last year when a homeowners association tried to put a stop to one household’s Christmas decorations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:59:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20121209/NEWS01/312090039/Wellington-family-gets-keep-lights-display-after-HOA-struggle?odyssey=nav%7Chead</link>
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     <title>Should an HOA organize a neighborhood watch program?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our community is dealing with a situation between neighbors that involves a male teenager harassing the residents across the street. The teenager threatens and intimidates and has thrown objects at the home and at vehicles in the driveway. The neighbors subjected to this harassment have asked the homeowners association (HOA) to take action and have suggested that our HOA organize a neighborhood watch program to deter suspicious activity in the neighborhood. Should the HOA get involved and is this program a good idea?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:24:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/dec/09/john-c-goede-should-an-hoa-organize-a-watch/</link>
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     <title>FL: Colony resort neglect must end, town says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners at the long-vacant Colony Beach & Tennis Resort, after years of legal wrangling over repairs, are facing another battle -- this one over routine maintenance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:26:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/jDicj6rj</link>
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     <title>How the Neighbors Can Tank a Condo Loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before making a loan to a would-be buyer, lenders comb through the building's financial statements to see if too many condos remain unsold, or if units are mostly rentals instead of owner-occupied. Lenders also look to see if the building's cash reserves, which help cover maintenance costs, are too low.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:54:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Cg1PSI3A</link>
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     <title>FL: Seven years later, no relief from Wilma</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the residents of Southgate Gardens who lost their homes for good and are still winding their way in the court system, the pain of a storm that made landfall seven years ago is still fresh.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:53:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-southgate-gardens-tamarac-20121202,0,4855547.story</link>
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     <title>How do you spot fraud in your association?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A careful inspection of your association’s financial records may show some interesting things. This can be accomplished by requesting a records inspection, and getting copies of the records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:50:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/12/how-do-you-spot-fraud-in-your-association.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowners group controller charged with embezzling nearly $1 M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former controller for the company that previously managed Diablo Grande’s homeowners association was arrested last month for embezzling more than $950,000 from his employer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:44:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pattersonirrigator.com/view/full_story/21050265/article-Homeowners-group-controller-charged-with-embezzling-nearly--1-M?instance=lead_story_left_column</link>
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     <title>TX: Timberlake Estates residents vs. the HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Folks at the Timberlake Estates in Cypress say the Homeowners Association is handing over their community to a management company. That could potentially mean more green coming out of their pockets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:11:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/F3IcHjJp</link>
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     <title>TX: Former Tomball HOA president accused of embezzling $41,664</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Tomball man who served as president of his homeowners association is accused of embezzling more than $41,500 from the organization.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:14:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2sYD6UMj</link>
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     <title>KY: Countersuit alledges ‘racketeering’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Canewood subdivision’s homeowners association, named as defendant in a lawsuit challenging the current officers’ takeover of the HOA and asserting subdivision residents’ alleged financial obligations to Canewood’s golf course and swimming pool,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:54:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2uDArv7d</link>
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     <title>IL: Geneva homeowners association dispute yields progress</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Defendants in a court case between a Geneva homeowners association and a bank say they are hopeful that the two parties will reach a resolution with the help of a judge by mid-January.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JXt2ndiK</link>
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     <title>PA: Sinking feeling remains in Ephrata Twp. development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sinkholes continue to give the residents of one Ephrata Township development a sinking feeling because it remains unclear who is responsible to deal with them as they arise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:42:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/pcarsWrV</link>
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     <title>VA:Trash collection a stinky situation for residents, officials</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Town Manager Judson Rex said Wednesday the town had to ramp up enforcement of the trash collection rules in Hupp's Ridge because the subdivision had not resolved a longstanding problem of residents leaving garbage out in bags.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:26:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2012/12/trash-riles-residents.php</link>
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     <title>CA: Report states city staff, police addressing squatting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The update comes about two months after Robin Gilbert, president of the Celebrations Homeowners Association, urged the City Council to take action to stop squatters. Gilbert said that within the last few years, about 60 squatters, including some identified by police as gang members and prostitutes,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:16:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/g0CYRxeS</link>
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     <title>NH: Condo group to sue city over loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City Council declined to hear a condominium association’s allegation last night that it was deceived by city officials about a building improvement program over concerns the city is about to get hit with a lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:30:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eagletribune.com/haverhill/x2120611276/Condo-group-to-sue-city-over-loan</link>
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     <title>FL: Liability Issues May Complicate Neighborhood Watch Choices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I would like to know if a "Neighborhood Watch" program is normally considered a separate entity from that of the association board’s jurisdiction?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:24:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Sow9bpUN</link>
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     <title>IL: Some Condo Boards Leery Of Marketing Push For Indoor Sprinklers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scare tactics. That’s what some residents of Chicago high-rises are saying about a campaign to convince them to install fire sprinklers in their buildings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:58:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/L5oylZ0T</link>
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     <title>Condo liens: Judicial lien v. security interest v. statutory lien – and who care</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Young, a chapter 13 debtor, sought to avoid a condominium association lien for assessments because his chapter 13 plan was feasible only if a large portion of the lien could be avoided.  If the lien was classified a security interest it could not be avoided (based on the anti-modification provisions applicable in a chapter 13 case); while if it was statutory lien, the debtor was hoping that he would be able to avoid the lien at least in part.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:53:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=62442680-ca0e-42fd-911a-2527f7891575</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo group: City reneged on free loan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Wingate Street condominium association says its members and other homeowners and businesses were deceived about a city program to improve the exterior appearance of downtown buildings with free loans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:51:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/DAZTi2ps</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo owners get hefty bill for renovations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners association fees are set to rise 21 percent for residents of Foster City’s Island J development on top of a recent judge’s ruling that each of the community’s 174 property owners need to be assessed an extra $20,000 for necessary repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:50:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/wO1doyh3</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA president files $10 million defamation suit against resident</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowners association president alleges he is the focal point of certain false statements made by another resident and has filed a $10 million lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:20:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tqPgBxEZ</link>
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     <title>NC: Charlotte homeowners ask for HOA management company be investigated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners said that they have paid dues for years when they weren't even part of the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:16:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EHuaKVsk</link>
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     <title>OH: Captain's Watch condo owners sue over leaks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners at the Captain’s Watch condominiums east of downtown Cincinnati are suing Towne Properties’ development company, alleging that construction defects have been causing water intrusion problems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:32:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/N99Whayn</link>
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     <title>KY: Judge Denies Bond For Man Accused In HOA Shootings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A judge has denied a request for bond from a Louisville man charged with fatally shooting two members of his homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:14:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/50059383#.ULz5BtfNl8E</link>
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     <title>PA: Federal Lawsuit for 770 Sandy Street Condo Begins Dec. 11</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to The Times Herald, a federal lawsuit brought condo owners and Customers Bank, the bank that owns the debt obligation for the beleaguered Rittenhouse Club Condominium at 770 Sandy Street, gets underway with a hearing on Tuesday, Dec. 11]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:57:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/h3F5Qvna</link>
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     <title>NY: Residents say new owner is dealing in bad faith, ignoring promises</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Angry condominium owners at The Beacon complex say they have not received several amenities that were promised to them when they bought units in the luxury development on Montgomery Street. Most of the seven-hour City Council meeting on Nov. 28 was dedicated to pleas from residents who pressed the council to vote down several tax abatement proposals for the sprawling development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:54:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_stories_home/20993666/article-Beacon-abatements-approved-But-residents-say-new-owner-is-dealing-in-bad-faith--ignoring-promises-?instance=jersey_city_story_left</link>
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     <title>MN: Rochester councilman files counter lawsuit against HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The counter claim, filed Nov. 13 in Olmsted County District Court, is an answer to the neighborhood association's civil lawsuit against Wojcik and his wife, Lisa Wojcik, for allegedly installing solar panels on the roof of their garage without first seeking the permission of the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:43:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zsotx2dp</link>
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     <title>TX: Salvation Army retreats in conflict about red kettle, hot chocolate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But after Christmas, the Lake Interlochen Homeowners Association asked the Salvation Army and Hollar's office not to set up there again because of traffic concerns, litter from the hot chocolate cups and the appearance that the association was somehow affiliated with the charity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:37:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Lmf0NqsE</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[HUD charges MN condo assn & mgmt with discrimination against families with child]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the homeowner association and property managers for an Edina, MN, condominium building with housing discrimination. HUD claims that they refused to allow children under the age of 18 to live at the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:22:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/O8TDPIhE</link>
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     <title>IL: Geneva homeowners association dispute in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A dispute over who controls the homeowners association of a Geneva subdivision has landed in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:15:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/u05gkreA</link>
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     <title>Who pays late assessments after a condo or HOA unit is foreclosed by the associa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A client asked me yesterday what their condo should do in a case where the condo has filed for foreclosure and then the lender has just filed for foreclosure. Should the association proceed to take title and rent in this case or not? In such circumstances, I would (and have) given the answer most clients don’t like, “It depends”. That immediately raises the question, “On what does it depend”?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:06:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/11/who-pays-late-assessments-after-a-condo-or-hoa-unit-is-foreclosed-by-the-association.html</link>
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     <title>Help for Blighted Properties?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If the home at issue is also a foreclosure of an FHA-approved mortgage, HUD has given the FHA-approved mortgagee an additional nudge to clean the property up]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:05:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hindmansanchez.com/blog/national-legislation/help-blighted-properties</link>
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     <title>FL: Sinkholes - and wallets - open</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The massive sinkhole that opened up in the Fore Ranch community over the summer will apparently open up a hole in residents' wallets, as well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:30:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BKgERGYb</link>
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     <title>NJ: Sandy Victim Fined for Dogs at Temporary Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo association is fining a woman with 4 dogs after she moved in with her mother in a community that doesn't allow pets]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:28:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NcxTSJmB</link>
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     <title>NY: Owners of Doberman in Battery Park say condo board is barking up wrong tree</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But the Cove Club Condominium board says it doesn’t believe the animal is a service dog and accused the Jacobsons of breaking the condo’s rules against big dogs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:15:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/doberman-owners-condo-board-barking-wrong-tree-article-1.1209916</link>
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     <title>ME: Camden couple suing condo neighbor over blocked sunlight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Camden couple has filed a lawsuit claiming that the construction of a neighbor’s deck has blocked the sun from shining on their deck and in the window of their residence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:13:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2012/11/29/camden-couple-suing-condo-neighbor-over-blocked-su/1287052</link>
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     <title>NV: Changing Your Home in an HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I just bought a home in Mesquite, and with that purchase came an addiction to all things DIY (do it yourself) and HGTV. Once I get an idea of something I want to do in or around the house, patience is out the window. I want to go to the store and get the project started NOW.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:26:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.mesquitecitizen.com/viewnews.php?newsid=3400&id=77]]></link>
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     <title>IL: OSHA: Swans To Blame For Villa Park Man's Death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities say 37-year-old Anthony Hensley worked to keep geese away from a condo complex near Des Plaines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:17:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/F0Sn49s9</link>
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     <title>NY: Enclaves, Long Gated, Seek to Let In Storm Aid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sea Gate looks the same as many storm-scattered waterfront communities do. Home after home torn apart by the ocean. Streets filled with sand. Shattered sidewalks and clogged sewers. A sea wall, which had already been inadequate to the task of safeguarding residents, reduced to rubble.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:14:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qrxiBfm8</link>
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     <title>NV: Prosecutors say more HOA charges imminent</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A top Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge Tuesday that the government is close to charging the last round of defendants in the sweeping investigation into corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:43:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/prosecutors-say-more-hoa-charges-imminent-181053081.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Owner Shut Out Of His Damaged Manhattan Home For Months</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While many New Yorkers await repairs for Hurricane Sandy damage so they can return home, other homeowners, like Michael Nip of Downtown Manhattan, know they will not be able to go home for months to come.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 07:56:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ny1.com/content/features/172854/ny1-for-you--condo-owner-shut-out-of-his-damaged-manhattan-home-for-months</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners in Katy neighborhood upset over towed vehicles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's a battle brewing between homeowners and the association in charge of the neighborhood, all over where people are parking their cars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:26:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8898486]]></link>
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     <title>NC: Rundown condo in Durham finally boarded up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo complex at Bentwood Park on Junction Road had units with broken windows and mold. One unit in particular bothered neighbors due to its dilapidated status.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:40:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hQoTLkoA</link>
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     <title>IL: Donations Pour In To Help Victims Of Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The alderman and state representative of Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood are pitching to help their neighbors who lost nearly everything in a weekend fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:44:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tY4CgCXr</link>
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     <title>PA: Auxiliary players in Plymouth Hill Condo Association scheme plead guilty</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While they might have been on the sidelines — not quite in the spotlight like the scheme’s ringleaders — John Jurkofsky and Roosevelt Harris are doing time for their involvement in an operation that got them rich with other people’s money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:38:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/DlToyFBX</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo Can't Bar Him, Sex Offender Says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A sex offender sued his condo association for banning registered sex offenders from living there soon after he was released from prison.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:36:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FxBBfKCf</link>
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     <title>Liability issues may complicate Neighborhood Watch choices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I would like to know if a "Neighborhood Watch" program is normally considered a separate entity from that of the association board’s jurisdiction?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:12:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/E2JdVQ3C</link>
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     <title>NV: How many electricians does it take to replace light bulb?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our homeowners association board is reviewing current maintenance practices and costs. We have more than 300 low-voltage lights on posts the HOA maintains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:05:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/20hpG0Lf</link>
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     <title>CT: Crescent Beach HOA group says it will find way to repair, reinforce bluff</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Hurricane Sandy hit Crescent Beach, the storm surge so damaged the landmark bluff that a section of the iconic walkway crumbled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:06:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/sBTPZvlC</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Gets New Board After Entire Board Removed in October</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The three-member board of the Autumn Chase Homeowners Association was removed by the state's Real Estate Division in October after it was found that they violated several state laws, including failure to hold proper elections, using association funds for personal use and failure to prepare and audit financial records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:57:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/d2T5462c</link>
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     <title>VA: Woman, 62, sentenced for condo embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Terri Floyd Davidson, 62, will serve three years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to embezzle money from the College Square Condo Association, a judge ruled today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:55:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Bplkb1sF</link>
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     <title>MD: Jury gives Odenton condo owners $5.6 million for builder's shoddy work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A jury on Monday evening said that a national homebuilder owes $5.6 million to an Anne Arundel County condo association because their condominium complex was poorly constructed, according to the association’s attorney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:16:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/real-estate/wonk/bs-re-jury-gives-odenton-condo-owners-20121120,0,7706483.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>NC: Durham neighbors fight against vacant condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some neighbors in Durham say they’ve had enough with a run-down condo complex. Among their complaints at Bentwood Park on Junction Road - abandoned condos, broken windows and mold]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:20:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.nbc17.com/news/durham-county/2012/nov/19/durham-neighbors-fight-against-vacant-condos-ar-2794838/</link>
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     <title>NY: Grandview Palace condo owners get bad news</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even if Grandview Palace Condominium owners win their fight against two insurance companies' attempts to void payments due to allegations of misrepresentation, it could be more than a year before anyone sees insurance settlements — minus fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:13:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uxU42PE7</link>
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     <title>CA: Moreno Valley: Resident seeks remedy for squatters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Robin Gilbert has patrolled his neighborhood almost every day, called police and confronted squatters to keep unlawful residents out. Within the last few years, about 60 squatters, including some identified by police as gang members and prostitutes, moved in, Gilbert said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:23:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/moreno-valley/moreno-valley-headlines-index/20121116-moreno-valley-resident-seeks-remedy-for-squatters.ece</link>
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     <title>NJ: Over 100 residents of Jersey City loft condos still can't come home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 100 residents of a Downtown Jersey City residential highrise who were forced to evacuate after Hurricane Sandy hit the region on Oct. 29 are still unable to move back into their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:14:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Nn69sQQ2</link>
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     <title>AZ: Class action lawsuit filed against some Arizona HOA's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a result, Woods recently filed a class action lawsuit against AAM, claiming it, and 26 other management companies, violated fair debt collections practices by charging illegal and exorbitant collection fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:00:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tPc0WD47</link>
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     <title>FL: Dogs Deemed Dangerous By Condo Assoc.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For many of you, your pets are your family members. So imagine if you had to part ways with your beloved dog just because your homeowner's association thinks it's dangerous.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:01:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_3144.shtml</link>
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     <title>NC: Homeowner's Association President Responds To Flag Controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We've got an update on a story that has caused a lot of outrage. We told you Wednesday about a Veteran in Mountain Home who says his Homeowners Association told him he can't fly an American flag on his front lawn.  The president of the Homeowners Association says it's not the flag that's the problem, it's the flag pole and the lights around it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:15:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://wlos.com/shared/news/features/raw-news/stories/wlos_homeowners-association-president-responds-flag-controversy-106.shtml</link>
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     <title>FL: Cashing in on renters: Investors are buying up HOA foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a homeowner walks out on a home, chances are they're skipping out on their HOA dues too.  A Homeowner’s Association can file its own foreclosure to collect those old fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:30:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PhnlfA5l</link>
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     <title>CA: Squatter refuses to leave LA loft for 3 years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What would you do if you left your home only to return to find a stranger moved in, changed the locks and won't leave?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:07:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/rsEFhJsA</link>
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     <title>FL: Lakewood Ranch makes plans to become self-sustaining utility</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lakewood Ranch is putting plans in motion to become a more self-sustaining community, and officials want to start that transition by addressing watering issues]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:09:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Wb7hTuhL</link>
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     <title>VA: Dispute arises over Woodland Pond covenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Chesterfield County residents claim that the covenants that govern property use in their upscale community are flawed to the point of being unenforceable, and have tried for nearly a year to have the documents redrafted]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:46:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xemTFOOG</link>
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     <title>NV: The HOA Chain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The HOA chain of command is actually less like a chain and more like a web. The center of that web should be your community manager. Not because they make the decisions; they don't. That is largely up to the Board of Directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:58:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.mesquitecitizen.com/viewnews.php?newsid=3309&id=77]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowners group wants San Juan to pay for water damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[San Juan Hills Estates Homeowners Association alleges the city’s failure to maintain water lines has resulted in leaks that have damaged roadways and other association property. The group seeks more than $25,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:17:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hE4f8iG3</link>
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     <title>TN: Condo association tells vet to move his American flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last month, Hampton received a letter from an attorney representing the Riverbend Gardens Homeowners' Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:15:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/JhS2g3dS</link>
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     <title>TN: Ask Ann: Become involved in your HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When it comes to buying a home, there are all sorts of things to consider. One of the more important considerations may be the organization and functionality of the homeowner association (HOA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:03:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dnj.com/article/20121111/LIFESTYLE/311110032?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>NV: Actions of just a few don't diminish HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In recent months, Nevadans have heard a great deal about the ongoing and extensive fraud probe into Nevada-based homeowners associations. There is, as there should be, righteous indignation among the general public regarding the improprieties that occurred.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:02:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.rgj.com/article/20121111/OPED04/311110021/Actions-of-just-a-few-don-t-diminish-HOAs?odyssey=tab%7cmostpopular%7ctext%7cDAYTON&nclick_check=1]]></link>
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     <title>NV: State laws trump HOA's bylaws any day</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I understand the governing documents of a homeowners association are the bylaws. The Nevada Revised Statutes is a reference for issues that come up that are not referenced by the bylaws or areas that may be ambiguous. Is this a true statement?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:29:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/state-laws-trump-hoa-s-bylaws-any-day-178350261.html?ref=261</link>
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     <title>These Emails Show How Manhattan Condo Owners Freak Out When They Lose Access To</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Things are still really bad in flood-devastated parts New York City: water and electricity remain scarce, debris is still prevalent and there's lots of uncertainty about what, if any, financial relief will be forthcoming.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:29:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EDiK3rPu</link>
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     <title>FL: Speed Bumps: Nuisance or Necessary Safety Device</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a typical Florida condominium, access roads are part of the common elements and are operated and regulated by the condominium association.  In homeowner associations, access roads are typically owned by the HOA, and with such ownership comes the right to operate and regulate the street or road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:26:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/classified/realestate/blog/os-speed-bumps-nuisance-or-necessary-safety-device-20121109,0,6753711.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Tarpon Springs ready to drop the hammer on condo assns for unpaid water bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For years, two condominium associations here have squabbled. The neighboring complexes along Lake Tarpon share one water meter. But one association hasn't been paying its portion of the bill, even after the other successfully sued it over the issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:31:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/e2VQCDZb</link>
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     <title>OH: Whitehall, Woodcliff Condominiums managers reach deal in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Managers of Woodcliff Condominiums and the city of Whitehall have reached an agreement in Franklin County Municipal Court to allow the 317-unit residential development to remain above ground.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:57:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mKuH4Vkq</link>
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     <title>Effectively handling residents' complaints</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anyone running a community association or serving on a board can expect to receive plenty of complaints. Many are reasonable, and some are not. But if they aren't handled respectfully, an association could wind up in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:42:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/IUPCcZSc</link>
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     <title>CO: Security in Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We often warn clients not to use the word "security" in governing documents, rules, signs, etc.  Why?  Because, the creation of an appearance that the association is providing, enhancing or maintaining security can create liability.  Recently, a New York woman was raped by a pizza delivery boy who was allowed access to the building by a night doorman.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:08:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hindmansanchez.com/blog/community-associations-miscellaneous/security-associations</link>
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     <title>LA: Man Catches Heat Over Solar Panels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Wednesday night's special meeting of the Azalea Gardens Homeowners Association was not open to the media.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2012 07:05:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fNFw4yOm</link>
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     <title>IL: Ex-Naperville library chief guilty of theft charge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Feldott, 64, pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling about $26,000 from a homeowners association that had contracted with his real-estate firm, Feldott and Associates.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:40:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/MUBavegI</link>
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     <title>PA: Fight over pool in Unity goes to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute in a Unity neighborhood over an above-ground pool has gone to Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court, where a homeowners association has asked the court to order the pool removed on the grounds it violates the development’s regulations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:48:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/2832101-74/pool-association-covenants-rohrers-court-ground-acres-attorney-claims-community#axzz2BYHIUR1E</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo manager who stole from residents, hoarded items sentenced to 18 months</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former condominium complex manager charged with stealing and hoarding thousands of dollars in electronics and jewelry, as well as odd items such as toilet paper and pool supplies, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:10:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zFX94bxN</link>
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     <title>TX: In Museum Tower vs. Nasher, Tower Officials Say the Only Sure Fix is Fixing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It seems like decades, or perhaps centuries, since we first started hearing about the feud between the Nasher Sculpture Center and its shiny new neighbor, Museum Tower, a high-end condo building owned by the pensioners of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 17:28:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/11/museum_tower_re-orienting_the.php</link>
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     <title>Recycling means saving a lot of money for associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sun-Sentinel had an article about how recycling can benefit associations, not only because it’s the responsible thing to do, but also because it brings in big savings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:36:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CtKey7z3</link>
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     <title>TX: Backyard battle over huge hole in Granbury</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A walk through Sandi Wynne's backyard in Granbury reveals a big danger, and the battle brewing with her homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:04:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NHK3vo1K</link>
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     <title>Shutting the Gates Over Fears of Election Unrest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A gated community near Atlanta has decided to step up security this week. The reason is not burglaries, but another issue entirely: the presidential election.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:36:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/RkKOqxIm</link>
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     <title>WA: Sudden Valley dispute sparks lawsuit; newspaper pulls this month's edition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On the eve of elections, a power struggle in this private neighborhood on Lake Whatcom has led to a lawsuit and forced the editor of the community newspaper to pull its latest edition under threat of legal action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:34:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/1BRcl6vi</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowner says HOA took down her political sign</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Colorado Springs resident says a member of her homeowners association took down a political sign she made because of the sign's political affiliation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:29:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fQVZ54kz</link>
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     <title>MA: Growing Greener: Let There Be Light! (Or, How My Condo Assn Saved $2,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There aren't a lot of ways to help the environment that are cheap and easy. But we found one. It came at a particularly dull moment in the condo meeting, as we reviewed the "financials."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:18:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://jamaicaplain.patch.com/articles/let-there-be-light-or-how-my-condo-association-saved-2-000-on-electricity</link>
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     <title>Residents unaware they were part of homeowner’s association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New houses are still being added to the Timberlake subdivision, which will now operate two separate groups of landowners-- one group who will have to pay dues to a homeowner's association, and another group who will not. New residents will be expected to pay dues to the HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:43:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/x645asm5</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo demolition on hold to bring site up to code</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Whitehall has agreed to hold off on pursuing the demolition of Woodcliff Condominiums if the property is brought up to code in the next 18 months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:57:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ykVoX1Uo</link>
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     <title>TX: 7 On Your Side: City cuts checks to homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some East Texas condo owners are letting out sighs of relief, thanks to a KLTV 7 On Your Side report.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:47:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Jg8KwUMM</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA directors should listen to community managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Caring is not enough, however, as Nevada leads the nation in laws affecting homeowners associations. This is not something of which we should be proud. Our legislators continue to try to legislate good behavior and it can't be done.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 05:41:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/hoa-directors-should-listen-to-community-managers-177086761.html?ref=761</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA Takes Up Speed Enforcement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Homeowners Association in Roxborough Park is tired of residents speeding so they’re setting up photo radar to enforce the speed limits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:42:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zFFy048X</link>
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     <title>KY: Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For HOA Shooter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for a Louisville man charged with killing two members of a homeowners association over a long-running property dispute.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:12:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cda4QMce</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo owners might get a wet surprise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[he storm may have passed, but there’s wet carpet all over town. And many out-of-town property owners aren’t aware of that yet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:35:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vZOhBtWN</link>
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     <title>NC: Neighborhood says 'no' to political signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Carrington Ridge neighborhood in Huntersville does not allow political signs to be placed in front yards. Still, there are some homeowners who still do it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:32:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/VGvvLVb2</link>
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     <title>NH: Waterville Valley condo owners say $2 million could be missing from funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners here believe as much as $2 million may be missing from association reserve accounts controlled by Stone Property Management.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:24:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/UqiccaP2</link>
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     <title>CA: Squatter or victim? Attorney has day in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Sept. 30, 2011, Sclafani filed a lawsuit against the Celebration Homes homeowners association that said HOA President Robin Gilbert and others were guilty of wrongful eviction, grand theft, criminal threats and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other transgressions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:59:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uU0MFvID</link>
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     <title>OH: Fairview Park condo residents trapped by downed wires</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Downed power lines on Mastick Road in Fairview Park forced scores of home owners to stay home until power crews could move possibly dangerous wires crossing the only way out of their Old Orchard Condominium development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:10:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/scbhuMsS</link>
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     <title>PA: Cheltenham complex residents angered over retrieval fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the B building at 1600 Church Road expressed outrage recently after being asked for $250 by a cleanup company to retrieve some of their belongings from the fire-damaged building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:08:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xxsrz5j1</link>
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     <title>Western NC Subdivision At Crossroads About Scaring Away Bears</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A neighborhood has come to a fork in the road about how to get rid of bears. Some in the Western NC subdivision are in favor of using hunting dogs to run off the bears and others are not.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:24:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wfmy.com/SmgMEk</link>
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     <title>MA: Why Did Roof Blow Off Waltham Condo Complex?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City officials are working to determine why the roofs, which were renovated in 2007, were blown off of two buildings at the Glen Meadow condominium complex during Hurricane Sandy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:54:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RrfAxJ</link>
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     <title>VA: Homeowners Association Asks Neighbors To Remove Political Yard Signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some neighbors at Taylor Spring like Michael Midnight are upset they can't voice their opinion in front of their own home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:51:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RreQss</link>
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     <title>KY: Witnesses didn't notice anything wrong before 2 shot at HOA meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New documents released in the case involving the deaths of two men at a homeowners association meeting in Louisville show people attending the meeting didn't notice anything wrong with the neighbor who is now charged with two counts of murder.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:31:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Sgwlxn</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook homeowners not satisfied with county report</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Residents living in the Willowbrook condominium community in East Manatee are still searching for resolution of their housing nightmare.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:24:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2012/10/30/4259478/willowbrook-homeowners-not-satisfied.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Sandy Damage Report: Roof Torn Off Condo Complex In Waltham</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The powerful winds from Hurricane Sandy tore part of the roof off a condominium complex in Waltham, leaving 25 families displaced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:30:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/VBTc6P</link>
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     <title>TX: To mow or not to mow?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Royal Shores is a beautiful Village within Kingwood where a drama is unfolding that could affect the way residents throughout the area view their homeowner associations for years to come.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:03:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QQYawq</link>
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     <title>NC: Hurricane wipes out much of the dunes in part of Kure Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A homeowners association in Kure Beach is struggling to keep sand in front of its property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:59:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/SpJhn6</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOA grants disabled woman fenced yard for service dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At the time, Claire was waiting for Phoenix, a large poodle, to complete his advanced training. And she was frantic because the HOA had denied her request for a fenced area behind her house large enough to allow Phoenix to stretch and run.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:06:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/StgYDB</link>
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     <title>Unexplained Noise Issues in Condominiums - Is Your Condo Haunted?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the years there have been a number of stories of haunted condos that have made the news. One owner even posted a photo of a purported ghost in the owner’s condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:01:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.condoreporter.com/unexplained-noise-issues-in-condominiums---is-your-condo-haunted/</link>
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     <title>UT: Salt Lake City condo dwellers allowed to return home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Occupants of an east Salt Lake City condominium complex were allowed to return to their homes late Wednesday night, a full day after dangerous levels of carbon monoxide forced evacuation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:47:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55147615-78/lake-salt-allowed-carbon.html.csp</link>
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     <title>TX: Nine-year-old boy’s fort causes a stir with the neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nicholas’s fort violates the architectural rules set by the Summerwood Homeowners Association, said Stan Scheiber, the managing agent for the community of 136 townhomes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:39:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TNJnqG</link>
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     <title>VA: Bay Creek developer in legal battle with old partner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Galloway wants the roads paved, the street lamps repaired, and the security and irrigation systems fixed. His lawsuit states that the Bay Creek Community Association, which Foster presides over, has failed to keep up even with routine maintenance. So he stopped paying his association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:24:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RclORY</link>
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     <title>Check road status before buying home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The nation’s housing slump left many home builders and developers in dire financial straits. As a result, many homeowners failed to get things they were promised in their subdivisions. That failure even extends to the streets in some areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 12:08:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TKyzJZ</link>
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     <title>NC: HOA fights for answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Johnston County homeowners association is upset over a potential bill that they say they shouldn't be responsible for.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:37:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Xwhfrk</link>
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     <title>WA: Yard sign enthusiast leaving homeowners association behind</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Remember Lisa Schmidt, the woman who butted heads with her homeowners association over the signs in her yard that say "stand up for religious freedom"? She's decided to move into a new neighborhood without an HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:25:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.columbian.com/weblogs/political-beat/2012/oct/25/yard-sign-advocate-leaving-homeowners-association-/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Woman arrested for stealing funds from condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Detectives from the Township of Hamilton Police Department arrested Bonnie L. Grunow-Scheel, of Mays Landing, NJ, for theft on Monday. The charge is the result of an investigation spanning the last several months concerning the finances of the Woodlands Condominium Association in Mays Landing, NJ.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RLWlQS</link>
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     <title>OR: Snoozy’s Hollow Residents Set to Lose Homes Over City Council 'Improvements'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The plight of the Snoozy's Hollow neighborhood in Northeast Portland came to a head Wednesday as the Portland City Council unanimously approved a plan adding $16,000 liens on residents’ homes – with the promise of $3,000-$10,000 more debt later -- to build them into the city's grid for individual water service, sewer services and roads with storm drains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:23:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RLUJ9V</link>
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     <title>MO: Kansas City man lands in big house for embezzling from homeowners assns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dale Palmer, who owned Kansas City-based Home Owner Association Services, was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for embezzling from dozens of homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:08:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/10/25/kansas-city-man-lands-in-big-house-for.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Committee Finds Cinco Ranch HOA Board Violated State Law, Assn Procedures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the second in a series of stories detailing allegations of misconduct on the part of some members of the Cinco Ranch Residential Property Association Board of Directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:27:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VFB69t</link>
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     <title>FL: Boards and members behaving badly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I was talking to a group of owners in a condominium complex that disagree with the board on many issues. One of them said that in most cases, when one of them asks a valid question, or submits a records request, the board responds by sending an e-mail to all unit owners publishing the name and unit number of the person looking for the information.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:21:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/10/boards-and-members-behaving-badly.html</link>
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     <title>UT: E. SLC condos evacuated when carbon monoxide alarms go off</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An east Salt Lake City condominium complex remained evacuated early Wednesday after firefighters found dangerous levels of carbon monoxide at the scene the night before.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:17:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VFyWGM</link>
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     <title>TX: Subdivision, 3 bars on Upper Kirby square off in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The legal fight between three bars on Upper Kirby and the neighboring subdivision got off to a spirited start Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:04:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TFYTyV</link>
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     <title>MD: Embezzlement nets Boonsboro woman jail sentence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Boonsboro woman was sentenced to 18 months in jail Tuesday for embezzling more than $100,000 from a Frederick homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:00:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TFYtIT</link>
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     <title>NJ: West Milford condo owner turns to internet for help replacing septic tank</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You’re a condo owner in an environmentally protected town. Suddenly, your shared septic system fails, and you learn it’s always been illegal. The cost to you and your two neighbors to replace it: $105,000.  What to do?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:18:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PPm52f</link>
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     <title>TX: Subdivision, 3 bars on Upper Kirby square off in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The legal fight between three bars on Upper Kirby and the neighboring subdivision got off to a spirited start Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:16:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PPlYUn</link>
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     <title>UT: Townhouse owners blame HOA for flooding; HOA disputes claim</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As seven homeowners are cleaning out their flooded town home basements, they blame the Home Owners Association of their community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:02:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RfCZFW</link>
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     <title>PA: Neighbors, Officials Rally To Help Wyncote Condo Fire Victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two and a half weeks ago, a multi-alarm fire gutted part of the 1600 Church Road condominium complex in Wyncote, leaving residents of 55 units without a place to live]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:37:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/RfAJ1e</link>
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     <title>NH: Police seize records from NH condo manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Police in Waterville Valley, N.H., have seized accounting ledgers and other records from the property manager for 17 condominium associations that reported deficiencies with their bank statements.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:41:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RvR2oz</link>
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     <title>NH: Problems investigated in Waterville Valley condo association accounts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With ski season right around the corner, hundreds of condominium owners in the town of Waterville Valley are more focused on falling bank account balances than snow totals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:39:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RTrWiE</link>
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     <title>MO; Some neighborhoods don't take a shine to solar power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It turns out that his homeowners association has rules explicitly prohibiting "solar collectors" on any lot in his neighborhood. Which makes no sense to Malisos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:35:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RTrH7s</link>
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     <title>SC: Cummings Cove Homeowners Upset Over New Fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I would not have bought in here with the commitment to be a social member or any kind of club member that I couldn't later cancel," said Gene Laber, executive committee vice chairman of the Cove Homeowners’ Rights Group. Laber is one of 55 plaintiffs listed on a lawsuit against the developer of Hendersonville’s Cummings Cove Golf and Country Club.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:25:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RTqjBB</link>
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     <title>CA: 'Party Rock Anthem' Halloween house shut down by HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kevin Judd enjoys programming elaborate holiday light shows at his Riverside, Calif. home. But after a video of last Halloween's 'Party Rock Anthem' display went viral, his HOA decided that enough was enough.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:45:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Sijhaz</link>
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     <title>NY: Homeowners say association is violating their freedom of speech over signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Less than a month from Election Day, political campaign signs are a common sight on street corners and in front yards, but in some places, the plastic signs endorsing one candidate over another create issues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 07:33:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TswH8C</link>
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     <title>IL: Placement of campaign signs stirs debate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The presidential election is just weeks away, and campaign signs are proliferating like spring flowers. In neighborhoods that are governed by associations, the signs often are more divisive than the candidates they support.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:49:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/apartments/ct-home-1012-condo-living-20121011,0,5525377.column</link>
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     <title>Many property management companies have added new fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I own a condominium in Virginia and rent it out. I realize condominium associations try to limit renters to make sure the building remains FHA-approved, and also to keep property values up, but I think our condo association is misinterpreting one rule and has illegally created a second rule.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:31:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/sns-201210121830--tms--realestmctnig-a20121020-20121020,0,6507726.column</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighbors' altercation ends with one shot and killed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors tell us Gallik has had problems with many people in the past, and they say his house was in disrepair and his home in foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:00:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QyLCK2</link>
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     <title>LA: West Bank residents gather for Night Out Against Crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Park Timbers Homeowners Association and the Lennox Boulevard Homeowners Association teamed up for the 2012 Night Out Against Crime. This was the first year the two neighboring communities jointly organized and hosted the event.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:17:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/T3U0mY</link>
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     <title>MD: Columbia property manager Legacy Investment closes its doors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legacy Investment and Management LLC in a statement said it closed Friday. A few workers have been retained to wind down the company and return clients’ property and records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:37:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2012/10/legacy-investment-closes-its-doors.html?ana=twt</link>
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     <title>IN: Neighborhood Dispute over Political Yard Signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a subdivision on Fort Wayne’s north side say they have been told to remove their political yard signs per subdivision rules despite Indiana code allowing them to be posted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:30:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VephXy</link>
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     <title>NY: Pizza-delivery rape victim to sue condo board, mgmt company and doorman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 35-year-old woman announced through her lawyer she would file suit Thursday against her upper West Side building's management company, condo board, the pizzeria, the alleged 16-year-old rapist and the doorman on duty the night of the incident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:05:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/pizza-kid-rape-victim-raps-security-plans-lawsuits-article-1.1186218</link>
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     <title>WV: Patrick Henry Estates triumphs in four-year lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the homeowners of Patrick Henry Estates, the emotional and financial burden of a four-year lawsuit were alleviated with two simple words: petition denied.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:58:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/XsWPys</link>
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     <title>NV: B of A sues 28 Nevada HOAs, collection agencies in lien dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bank of America is suing 28 Nevada homeowner associations and their collection agencies in the continuing dispute over charges that HOAs have been hitting homeowners and buyers of foreclosed homes with inflated bills for past-due assessments and collection costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 06:39:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/XsRC9U</link>
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     <title>KY: Spring Creek HOA shooter told police he planned to kill his neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hours after allegedly fatally shooting two neighbors at a homeowners association meeting last month, Mahmoud Yousef Hindi told police in a calm and friendly manner that he went to the meeting hoping to resolve issues with the men, but was prepared to kill them — and did.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:09:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cjky.it/RCHCXX</link>
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     <title>MD: Bowie neighborhood seeks power in summer storms’ wake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After storms that have left Bowie area residents in the dark as electricity sputtered out, one neighborhood is trying to take power back in their lives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:12:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Qt63WC</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners, nature board at odds over wetlands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Controversy surrounding federally protected wetlands on the island’s West End seems to have waned in the month since residents of Laffite’s Cove ousted the president of the subdivision’s nature society, which exists to protect the wetlands.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:09:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Qt5sUJ</link>
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     <title>CA: NAACP denied meeting request</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association in Menifee has again refused to let a local NAACP chapter meet in its facilities, a decision derided by the civil rights organization’s leader as one tinged with prejudice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:07:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Qt4Yht</link>
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     <title>MA: Undergarment thief removed from condo board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Maple Ridge condominium trustee yesterday said the man who pleaded guilty last week to stealing women’s underwear and other female clothing over a period of several years has moved out of the Maple Street building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:03:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Qt42JT</link>
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     <title>TX: Neighbors vs. HOA: A battle heats up in Houston</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of neighbors is taking their homeowner's association to court. They say residents are paying up but not seeing results, and now they want to know what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:21:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ToyiXb</link>
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     <title>GA: Lawsuit Over Pink Playhouse Dropped</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Mills Haven subdivision homeowners association (HOA) has dropped it's lawsuit against a grandomother whose granddaughter's pink playhouse has been at the center of controversy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:15:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/oct/15/developing-6-lawsuit-over-pink-playhouse-dropped-ar-4757409/</link>
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     <title>NJ: Trouble can arise when homeowners aren't free agents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nicole Arseneau wants a sump pump installed to deal with her leaky basement. But she's been waiting nearly a year for the go-ahead from the homeowners' association at her small Bergenfield, N.J., town-house community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:48:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/X9FjPH</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo dwellers' fate up in the air</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Cape Cod Vacation Condo Complex don't know if they're going to lose the roof over their heads.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 10:12:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QlTuOO</link>
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     <title>FL: More musings on the homeowner association court's odd docket</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This week's column offers more tales about my wild ride as a community association attorney. Thanks to the readers who congratulated me on surviving 25 years in this business, and for recognizing that my reflections, although true, were recounted with my tongue firmly in my cheek.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:16:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RrSxH5</link>
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     <title>CA: Community switching to water-wise landscaping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rainbow Canyon HOA’s landscape will soon be an example to others, showing how a water efficient landscape can still be aesthetically appealing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:46:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/temecula/temecula-headlines-index/20121012-temecula-community-switching-to-water-wise-landscaping.ece</link>
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     <title>NH: Gilford condo owners got 'estimated' sewer bill for 2 years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, selectmen were approached by the representatives of the Gilford Meadows Condominium Association with a bill for the third quarter of 2012 that was nearly three times the average usage the association had seen over the past four years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:05:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Td13Go</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents use chairs to protest HOA political sign rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Right now, empty chairs are out in yards all around one DeBary neighborhood.  It's all in protest of the fact that the Home Owners Association (HOA) won't let the residents display political signs.  So, in an effort to support the candidate of their choice, residents are leaving chairs in their lawn.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:01:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Td04pC</link>
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     <title>FL: Conflict questions arise about law firms representing HOAs, banks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Disputes pitting community associations against banks have left some questioning whether law firms should represent both sides.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:36:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-foreclosures-law-firm-conflicts-20121010,0,7717315.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Lake County homeowners form anti-HOA group  (Dev controlled HOA)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The leaders of more than 200 Lake County homeowners turned to WFTV in hopes of solving a problem with what they say is an out-of-control Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:24:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/lake-county-homeowners-form-anti-hoa-group/nSbJb/</link>
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     <title>FL: Political lawn signs: Free speech or an eyesore?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the November election approaching, Homeowners' Associations across Central Florida are cracking down on political lawn signs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:19:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Political-lawn-signs-Free-speech-or-an-eyesore/-/1637132/16955912/-/87nm0jz/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>WA: Sudden Valley dispute sparks lawsuit; newspaper pulls this month's edition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On the eve of elections, a power struggle in this private neighborhood on Lake Whatcom has led to a lawsuit and forced the editor of the community newspaper to pull its latest edition under threat of legal action]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:10:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/11/2327653/sudden-valley-dispute-sparks-lawsuit.html</link>
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     <title>WA: HOAs: The good, the bad, and the ugly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many residential communities have Home Owner Associations. Often they might seem like they hold little relevance - until rules are broken. Residential HOAs are often managed by volunteer neighbors who form a board. They must register the HOA in the state of Washington as a corporation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:01:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/column/columnpost/hoas-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/908531</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA rules aren't made to be broken</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Renee Parker was tired of the water bill and aggravation that came with maintaining a lawn of St. Augustine grass. Last year she let the grass die and began replacing it with hardier plants that can survive off rain, including Argentine Bahia grass.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:54:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-beth-kassab-hoa-rules-101112-20121010,0,1907203.column</link>
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     <title>MD: Gaithersburg considers dispute resolution services for HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The mayor and city council of Gaithersburg are considering signing on to a county service that provides dispute resolution and informational services directly to homeowners’ associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:35:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/940gHh2D</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents at Orlando condo complex face eviction due to unpaid water bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Orlando Utility Commission is about to shut off water to The Village on Crayrich Circle because the complex isn't paying its bills. And if the water is shut off, no one will be allowed to live there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:59:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fL6a8rUx</link>
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     <title>AZ: Scottsdale condo owner with no insurance loses nearly everything in fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Scottsdale woman tried to save money by canceling her insurance and ended up losing nearly everything to a fire a week before moving.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:02:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northeast_valley/scottsdale/scottsdale-condo-catches-fire-and-owner-has-no-insurance</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook residents confront commissioners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For months, 10 News has been showing you problems in the Willowbrook Community. Townhome owners there complain about water intrusion, rotting balconies, and mold. And they blame the builder KB Home for faulty construction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:01:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/277576/8/Willowbrook-residents-confront-commissioners</link>
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     <title>FL: How to make taking out garbage complicated.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In one association that shall be nameless, one resident contacted others with an idea of how to solve a problem that didn’t exist, i.e., the concern that the city would stop collecting trash if the association didn’t use a certain kind of receptacles.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:05:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SWIQ9Vj4</link>
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     <title>NV: Notorious HOA Board Removed by State</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state real estate division on Monday took what it termed "unprecedented action" by removing an infamous one-time HOA president and his entire board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:13:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/RfKXSGNk</link>
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     <title>PA: Cheltenham condominium complex uninhabitable following Friday night fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A four-alarm fire at the 1600 Church Road condominiums in Cheltenham Township Friday night displaced an estimated 75 to 100 people, according to American Red Cross spokesman Dave Schrader.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:07:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/10/09/glenside_news_globe_times_chronicle/news/doc5070211a44867338687079.txt</link>
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     <title>OH:Treasurer accused of stealing $70,000 from west Toledo homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of west Toledo's Lincolnshire neighborhood are upset after a police report has surfaced alleging a member of the neighborhood association stole from its members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:58:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tx2hwiLZ</link>
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     <title>IL: Lexington Ridge will accomodate one dog lover</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It looks like you can teach an old condo association new tricks. After consulting attorneys, Lexington Ridge Condominium Association will waive its no-dog rule and let Sue Austin have a doctor-recommended pooch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:10:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xPekRret</link>
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     <title>CA: HOA HOMEFRONT: The Critically Important Reserve Account</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, in common interest developments the reserve fund is often overlooked or even deliberately ignored as unnecessary. This is unwise, because the reserve fund is a critical component of the healthy HOA. Several major myths persist.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:41:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20121008-hoa-homefront-the-critically-important-reserve-account.ece</link>
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     <title>CO: Aspen Village homeowner is caught between market and deed restrictions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who has asked to be allowed to rent his Aspen Village home because he can’t sell it will likely be denied his request due to the property’s governing documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:50:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xcSYy9Z0</link>
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     <title>CO: WALDO CANYON FIRE: Development plans, HOA complicate Parkside rebuilding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Parkside community of 178 homes was almost entirely destroyed in the Waldo Canyon fire, leaving behind a hot-bed of development and homeowner’s association tangles that have made rebuilding unusually complicated — and for some residents, undesirable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:53:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/epPlxc6Q</link>
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     <title>Kass Mailbag: Condo association may be responsible for damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dear Benny — If damage to an individual unit is from a common-area element and was caused by negligence, and the condo documents as I understand them state that the damage to the unit involved is the responsibility of the condominium owners association, should that not then be covered by the master policy? Also, what is an HO-6 policy?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:16:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20121007/LIFE/310070028/Kass-Mailbag-Condo-association-may-responsible-damage?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CLife%7Cs</link>
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     <title>NJ: Condo board chiefs often make hard choices</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine that you have a job that requires you to be an expert in everything from finance to construction and that trying to do your best at this job makes your closest neighbors hate you. Now imagine that you do this for free.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 11:15:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/G9iwWwuo</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA suspends plan to trap, kill rabbits in Aurora</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the past week, residents at the Chateaux at Aurora Park have been questioning their homeowners association about plans that surfaced to trap and kill rabbits in the complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:18:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ScprOLs3</link>
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     <title>Many homeowners are struggling to pay their mortgages, much less association fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The housing bust battered home sales and prices while skyrocketing foreclosures. It also took its toll on homeowner associations, which govern and maintain condominiums, townhomes and single-family communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:43:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qNYLXRUh</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighborhood association sues homeowner who has water-conserving yard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner near Windermere who happens to work for Orange County's environmental department has been sued by her neighborhood association for replacing her thirsty grass with a water-conserving landscape.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:42:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CMJz2sJi</link>
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     <title>FL: Treasurer steals $90k from local homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowners association is missing $90,000 and Escambia County deputies say their treasurer stole it. The Lillian Woods Association in Pensacola is now juggling their money to pay off their debt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:41:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/wPKAraQU</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Associations Clamp Down on Rentals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighborhoods across the country are hiding the welcome mat from renters in a bid to protect property values, a trend that has put a strain on renters and homeowners alike.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:41:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wltx.com/news/onyourside/article/204545/325/Homeowners-Associations-Clamp-Down-on-Rentals</link>
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     <title>KY: Spring Creek HOA meets for first time since deadly shooting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the first time since a double shooting at a Homeowners Association Meeting at the Springdale Community Church, the group met again. This time, the meeting was moved to Northeast Christian Church.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:40:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/wWnWmYIU</link>
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     <title>CA: Private Sewage Spill May Be City's First Prosecuted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kerr said a sump pump in a sewage system serving 18 to 20 homes in the development failed, causing sewage bound for city pipes to instead back up, overflow a catch reservoir then leak up through manhole covers and flow down the street. The flow reached nearby Los Cerritos Channel, which flows to the sea.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:40:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uKwNTwro</link>
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     <title>TX: City, homeowners association disagree about eminent domain use</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At a regular meeting on Tuesday, the Frisco City Council unanimously voted to allow the city to use eminent domain to acquire a small piece of land for its Stonebrook Parkway construction project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:39:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://celinarecord.com/articles/2012/10/04/frisco_enterprise/news/569.txt</link>
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     <title>GA: Buckhead: Randolph Lucas House owners present case to design board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owners of the Randolph Lucas House are moving forward with a request for a permit to demolish the historic home, but a local zoning review official says it’s all part of a plan to save it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:39:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/mvX0Rpie</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA's security change may bring more change than expected</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cinco Ranch Homeowner's Association is switching from contracted deputies to contracted constables, and they're not happy with the way the sheriff appears to be taking the news. In fact they're worried it could impact the safety of their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:38:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/k0TBAnvG</link>
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     <title>VA: Parking meter angers condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You don't typically see a city parking meter inside a private condo lot, but one went up inside St. Paul's Place off Freemason Avenue this week, and agitated residents asked 13News to find out why.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:37:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/E8QYXpMV</link>
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     <title>GA: Columbia County HOA Board Vote</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Becky Rogers-Peck has less than a week to respond to the lawsuit over her granddaughter's pink playhouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:37:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/E8QYXpMV</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA’s plan to exterminate rabbits gets national attention</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of the Chateaux Town Homes on Iliff Avenue near Peoria Street say they have too many rabbits in the complex. While some say the pesky cottontails are a bit of a bother, the HOA Board wants them gone in the worst possible way–they want to trap and kill them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:43:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/HrgFy7x2</link>
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     <title>FL: Family Sues Condo Assoc. Over Toddler's Burns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The parents of 23-month-old Mila Jimenez are suing their condo association after they say their daughter sustained second-degree burns after touching the metal cover of the pool in condominium complex where they live.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:38:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/EDUCsWdz</link>
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     <title>NY: Tensions flare at homeowners meeting in wake of W. Haverstraw blast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Charged remarks echoed at West Haverstraw Village Hall on Monday night as Nicole Hall spoke at the homeowners meeting for the Village Fairgrounds II housing complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:43:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lohud.com/article/20121001/NEWS03/310010104/Tensions-flare-homeowners-meeting-wake-W-Haverstraw-blast?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>NV: State of the Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The housing bust battered home sales and prices while skyrocketing foreclosures. It also took its toll on homeowner associations, which govern and maintain condominiums, townhomes and single-family communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:17:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/realestate/state-of-the-association-172252711.html?ref=711</link>
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     <title>CT: Another lawsuit filed against Westport property manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Westport property management firm faces more legal trouble in a widening accounting scandal and from fallout from a string of thefts at a Greenwich apartment complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:16:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Another-lawsuit-filed-against-Westport-property-3912246.php</link>
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     <title>FL: May the police interpret condo law?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So Stu Fisher had this actually happen, and we’re wondering if anyone out there has had the same experience. There was a unit owner who was past due three months, and had the entrance card privileges of any guests revoked. That meant the owner would have to buzz in any guests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:14:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/10/may-the-police-interpret-condo-law.html</link>
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     <title>MD: OC condo fire shocks the community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nora Donovan of Alexandria, Va., was taking pictures of the sunset from the Bay Club on 32nd Street when she saw huge plumes of black smoke and helicopters circling overhead.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:07:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.delmarvanow.com/viewart/20121002/DW01/310020006/OC-condo-fire-shocks-community</link>
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     <title>LA: Watches protect homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[West Parkview Homeowners Association vice president Ronald Hunt Sr. and president Ernie Davis said their watch covers roughly a four-block area just north of Benoit Recreation Area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:57:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://tnsne.ws/PoLfyR</link>
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     <title>FL: Students' parents, Brooksville HOA battle over gate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Students who walk to Central High, West Hernando Middle and Pine Grove Elementary schools will have to walk 6 miles instead of the 1,000 feet through a gate to access their schools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:48:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PoJZvM</link>
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     <title>FL: Marco Island man in battle over need for service dog in no-pet condominium</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Larry McKay gets up in the morning, he reaches for Kane to brace himself and walk through his Marco Island condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:47:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/StptPh</link>
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     <title>Mark Adamczyk: How long can a bank stall before it loses the right to foreclose?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our community has several homes that have been in foreclosure for years. Of course, the owners of these homes are also not paying their association fees. We are wondering how long a bank can stall before it loses the right to foreclose, if that can even happen. Our board is hesitant to take any action if the bank will always be first in line to get paid on these properties]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:23:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P4I19h</link>
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     <title>PA: Unpaid assessments plague Treasure Lake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2012, the Treasure Lake Property Owners Association's accumulated uncollected assessments total $18.7 million, according to testimony at a hearing last week.
Chief Financial Officer Daniel Johnston testified Tuesday in a hearing before the Treasure Lake Advisory Board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:19:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P4HKmP</link>
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     <title>NJ: Who’ll fix my home? Weehawken condo owners in court for a year; clip airs on</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Ben Quiñones closed the deal on his Weehawken apartment in May of 2009, he had no idea he’d be tied up in litigation for three years in an effort to bring his home up to code.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:05:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P4GwrE</link>
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     <title>Kass Mailbag: Sudden condo bylaw change may call for attorney</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dear Benny - My husband and I own a condo in a seven-unit condo association. We have owned the unit since 2005. Recently, one of the unit owners asked us if we were interested in buying his unit. After the sale and purchase agreement was signed, the seller of that unit sent an email to everyone in our association that he was happy to announce that we are buying another unit in the building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:02:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120930/LIFE/309300035/Kass-Mailbag-Sudden-condo-bylaw-change-may-call-attorney?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CLife%7Cs&nclick_check=1]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Bella Collina went bust, but more huge bills come due</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Something unseemly has landed in the mailboxes of some of the mansions built in Bella Collina, the boom-to-bust luxury development in Lake County where hundreds of planned estate homes have never materialized.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:39:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/VcAwwX</link>
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     <title>CO: Aurora residents upset over HOA’s plans to remove, gas rabbits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of an Aurora town home community are angry after learning about a rabbit removal operation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:25:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Vcyk8N</link>
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     <title>NV: Neighbors of Las Vegas hoarder get sympathy but little else</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sun City Summerlin promotes itself as a pristine retirement community with strict community standards. Look at the above photo and think again.  Wouldn't you presume the homeowners association regulations would prohibit that pile of junk?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:51:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P2tIC3</link>
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     <title>WV: Tale of the Tape</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Finding the perfect house can be a stressful hunt, but when adding in the element of a homeowners association, it can be difficult to know if a potential dream home resides in a mismanaged or thriving HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:28:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/585057/Tale-of-the-Tape.html?nav=5006</link>
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     <title>CT: Condos now missing $1 million in accounting scandal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Westport property management firm is facing more legal trouble in a widening accounting scandal and from fallout from a string of thefts at a Greenwich apartment complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:14:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P2qMp2</link>
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     <title>IL: New FHA rules loosen association requirements</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greater numbers of condominiums now qualify for mortgage financing insured by the Federal Housing Administration. That's because this month the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees the FHA, loosened its requirements for association approval.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:18:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-27/classified/ct-home-0928-condo-living-20120927_1_new-fha-rules-steve-stenger-condo-approval-professionals-llc</link>
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     <title>FL: New Tampa homeowner wins judgment against homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In January 2002, the Pebble Creek Homeowners Association dispatched a lawn crew to a couple's property to replace sod that had died during a record drought.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:17:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/new-tampa-homeowner-wins-judgment-against-homeowners-association/1253895</link>
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     <title>Board has an uncommon view of common areas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a freestanding house that is part of a homeowners association. We have a neighbor who parks a 32-foot motor home in four guest spaces just outside our fence, with permission of the manager, for 24 hours every three or four weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:35:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-home-0928-benny-kass-20120927,0,1806241.column</link>
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     <title>WA: Can Condos, Apartments Use Less Energy? Seattle Thinks So</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of big apartment buildings and condo complexes in Seattle will be tracking and reporting their energy use to the city starting Monday, Oct. 1. It's part of the city's effort to encourage energy efficiency, and already is in effect for commercial buildings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:47:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2012-09-27_can_condos__apartments_use_less_energy__seattle_thinks_so</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents at odds with HOA over gate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between residents and a homeowners association in Hernando County is getting heated.  Parents in the Brookridge subdivision say their board made the decision to lock the community's back gate starting Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:38:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/9/26/residents_at_odds_wi.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge: Money lost to Vegas HOA fraud gone forever</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge says millions of dollars lost by southern Nevada homeowners and community associations may be gone forever.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:20:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S3AoRh</link>
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     <title>FL: Community awards are well deserved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Maybe you live in an award-winning condominium or homeowners community and don't even know it. Well, it's time to be recognized.  Honoring and highlighting the best practices of Florida shared communities is the mission behind the Florida Communities of Excellence Awards. The program is now accepting entries for its fifth annual awards season.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:19:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/QVDEJM</link>
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     <title>GA: HH Plantation POA to Charge Toll to Delinquent Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Starting next week, there will be a $10 toll enforced on those residents that are overdue on their POA fees. NEWS 3 caught up with one long-term resident who thinks this is a great idea.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:16:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QVDkLh</link>
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     <title>FL: What Owner Does With Video of Board Meeting Probably Beyond Board’s Control</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I am on a building advisory committee for my homeowner’s association. Recently, a home owner came into our meeting and started videotaping it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:51:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NRKzGa</link>
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     <title>FL: 8,000 condo units affected by Hallandale Beach water main break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thousands of Hallandale Beach residents were experiencing low water pressure Wednesday following a water main break.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:14:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/hallandale/fl-hallandale-water-main-break-20120926,0,6571798.story</link>
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     <title>B.C. condo owners on the hook for huge deductibles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some B.C. condominium owners are learning the hard way that simple leaks can turn into complicated and very expensive problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:55:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QxehAn</link>
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     <title>FL: Contractor selected for Willowbrook repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Willowbrook Condominium Association is moving forward with temporary repairs to defective balconies in the community and is working on repair plans for more extensive water intrusion-related and other permanent repairs, as well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:55:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yourobserver.com/news/east-county/News/0926201221984/Contractor-selected-for-Willowbrook-repairs</link>
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     <title>NJ: Weehawken condo owners upset over building woes, report says</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than a dozen condo owners in Weehawken are fighting to force a developer to fix obvious code violations, according to a NBC New York news report.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:02:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/09/weehawken_condo_owners_questio.html</link>
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     <title>WA: Small garden causes big controversy at South Hill condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A little soil and a few vegetables were causing a big controversy in one South Hill neighborhood Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:28:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VCtvom</link>
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     <title>NV: Signature at MGM condo buyers ordered into arbitration</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of condominium buyers at Signature at MGM Grand has again been ordered into arbitration over its complaints about sales tactics at the off-Strip property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:26:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VCsTPH</link>
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     <title>FL: KB Homes deals with unsatisfied customers, increasing lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[KB Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, continues to battle a string of complaints and court cases from unsatisfied customers concerning mold, leaks and collapsing balconies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:24:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VCsxZd</link>
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     <title>CA: Copperopolis embezzler sentenced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Angels Camp woman who stole more than $25,000 from a Copperopolis homeowners association while employed as its office manager received 270 days in jail and five years of probation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:22:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VCs6y0</link>
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     <title>GA: Are Homeowner Associations Good Or Bad?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Millshaven Property Owners Association is suing Becky Rogers-Peck over this playhouse in her yard built for her granddaughter. The Association says the color of the playhouse violates the covenant that Rogers-Peck signed. She has until October 5th to respond.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 06:20:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/VCrkRL</link>
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     <title>NH: Money Returned to Exeter Condo Scam Victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Exeter property manager accused of stealing $67,000 from condominium owners has agreed to return the money in a plea deal, police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:25:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/SiJw2K</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo owners topple trustees in Billerica</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the end, a simple majority ruled the day. The Nicholas Common fire-sprinkler saga, a tale unfolding for nearly a year, had been hanging over residents living at the 55-and-over condo community "like a dark cloud," homeowner Mary O'Reilly said Friday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:21:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/SiJ9Fm</link>
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     <title>Former Montco Condo Manager Gets Jail Term For Overbilling Residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[PA: The former general manager of a Montgomery County condominium complex is headed to state prison for at least 4½ years for orchestrating a scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the residents at the Plymouth Hill apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:16:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Pea3aWcZ</link>
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     <title>SC: Man charged with breach of trust</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Aiken man has been charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent in relation to more than $10,000 in funds that were reported missing from a local homeowners association, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:23:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/pwAcLBhn</link>
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     <title>MA: For condo associations, ‘nuclear option’ a last resort</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the parlance of condominiums, the nuclear option is triggered when a condominium association — which has tried every method available to collect overdue monthly condo dues — forecloses on one of their own members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:07:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.telegram.com/article/20120923/COLUMN73/109239918</link>
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     <title>CO: Too Tall Townhomes rot as neighbors add up losses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Remember the "Too-Tall Townhomes" that Todays Homes built "by mistake" far higher than allowed on the city-approved development plan?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:21:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8oQaVYlz</link>
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     <title>FL: Lake Asbury association and residents in fight over $50 fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Homeowner's Association (HOA) serves a purpose, but when it clashes with property owners, the only resolution appears to be in court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:45:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://fcnews.tv/PRG3nN</link>
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     <title>VT: Winooski condo owners fear health effects of rerouted power line</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a Winooski riverbank condominium are fighting the rerouting of a Green Mountain Power transmission line they say endangers them and their property values.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:40:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bfpne.ws/QJaOwb</link>
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     <title>TX: Hackberry Creek residents vote down HOA project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Our reporter Eden Stiffman covered the latest issue to come up for residents of Hackberry Creek, a gated subdivision that includes large homes, a golf course and a country club. The Hackberry Creek Homeowners Association put a stop to a proposed $4.3 million fiber-optic network]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:41:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Q306TM</link>
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     <title>How to cut strata rage: quick justice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Apartment owners corporations could gain new powers to enforce their buildings’ by-laws under a wide-ranging review of strata title laws by the NSW Government.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:34:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Q2Z5eq</link>
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     <title>GA: Homeowners to fight church day care center</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Dunwoody Homeowners Association has pledged financial support to help neighborhoods fight against the construction of a day care center at a Sandy Springs church.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:24:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OglW7G</link>
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     <title>FL: Impact 5: Warning for homeowners who are not paying their HOA dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her HOA received a final judgment to foreclose on her condo. It claims she owes more than $9,000 in past dues and legal fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:21:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/R3HVwN</link>
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     <title>PA: 770 Sandy Street: Utility bill dispute surfaces</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The six condominium owners allowed to return to their homes at 770 Sandy Street on Aug. 17 when a condemnation order was lifted by Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Moore are faced with a new problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:19:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/R3HNNH</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge rules for condos in fight to clear sand dune</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the battle of scenic views vs. sand dunes, proponents of the view seem to have gotten the upper hand.  A state judge recently ruled in favor of The Mayan Beach Club and Ocean Lane Villas condos, whose residents want the sand dune removed from in front of the properties just n]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:48:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-hrb-dune-0920-20120920,0,88339.story</link>
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     <title>FL: Beware that great deal at foreclosure auction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some bidders who have purchased foreclosed houses at public auction are complaining about a "poison pill" embedded in the sale. If the auctioned house was foreclosed on by a homeowners association, some buyers end up paying for the house only to have it later foreclosed on by one or more banks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:59:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P2ONbd</link>
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     <title>Attorney Does Not Represent HOA Members Even Though All Members Pay Lawyer’s Fee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I read your blog dated August 21, 2012, entitled Attorney-Client Privilege Exists Beyond Litigation, and think something is wrong. The members of the association pay the lawyer’s fee. So how is it conceivable that the attorney paid for by all homeowners only represents the board?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 06:57:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QEQAns</link>
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     <title>NH: Exeter condo mgr plans to plead guilty instead of taking his case to trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Exeter property manager charged with stealing $67,000 from his clients has agreed to plead guilty instead of heading to trial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:39:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S83blN</link>
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     <title>FL: Anti-intimidation rule - a practical solution?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Serving on the board of a condominium, co-op or HOA is perhaps the most emotionally difficult of all the volunteer activities that a person may take part in.  In other volunteer organizations, despite any conflicts, the arguments are over once you leave and go home.  That’s not always the case when serving your community’s board of directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:34:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/09/anti-intimidation-rule-a-practical-solution.html</link>
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     <title>NV: ‘Tis the Season - for HOA Budgets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's budget season in the world of homeowners associations. Two budgets are prepared for your community; a Reserve Budget and an Operating Budget. The HOA budget is more than just an estimate of the income and expenditures of your community. It's a great planning tool and a convenient way to explain the operations of the community to its members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:26:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.mesquitecitizen.com/viewnews.php?newsid=2848&id=77]]></link>
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     <title>GA: Homeowners associations aren't the bad guys</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How many times do we need to see this same plot before we figure out how the movie ends?  A homeowner in a neighborhood fails to live up to the civil agreement that governs the community, and then complains that the community’s governing body is picking on him or her. The community comes out looking like the bad guy just for trying to make sure everyone plays by the same rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:25:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S81QLR</link>
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     <title>NC: Audit: Embezzler took $167K from Parkwood HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recently completed audit of Parkwood Homeowners Association finances shows that $167,845 was embezzled – allegedly by a former employee – between 2009 and 2011.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:30:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Uie1TS</link>
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     <title>FL: Do it the right way, and make sure you get the required permits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Has your association gone through anything like this? Once upon a time there was an association president who thought he was the complete ruler and was sometimes a bully as well. He had two very large projects done while he was in office, and that’s where the problems began, problems that had a lasting and unpleasant effect on the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:31:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/09/do-it-the-right-way-and-make-sure-you-get-the-required-permits.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Investigators say Cherry Hill condo fire sparked by mulch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators have determined a three-alarm fire that tore through a row of condominiums here on Monday evening originated in the mulch landscaping around one of the homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:25:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20120918/NEWS01/309180036/Investigators-say-Cherry-Hill-condo-fire-sparked-by-mulch?odyssey=nav%7Chead</link>
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     <title>OH: Euclid fire victims still wait for insurance funds nearly 3 years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire consumed eight Euclid condo units in Jan. 2010. No one was injured, however condo owners, who lost everything, are still waiting for their insurance checks 32 months later.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:23:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RpqxFb</link>
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     <title>NV: Homeowners confused about flood insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The water may have receded but people living by the Desert Rose Golf Course are still recovering. Some of the streets with the most damage were not in a federally-designated flood zone.  That's why many owners like Charlotte Phillippi didn't have flood insurance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:04:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S25nqy</link>
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     <title>CO: Woman gets probation in Aspen embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A district judge sentenced a Gypsum woman to eight years of supervised probation for stealing more than $20,000 from an Aspen homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:02:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S25ant</link>
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     <title>IL: Small minds, no flowers, on display</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Small-mindedness and poor judgment are a bad combination, and when they make news we’re almost always left shaking our heads.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 05:00:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/S2527f</link>
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     <title>TN: Beehive owner, neighborhood association's quarrel may test state law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bryce Martin and his honeybees may be about to test the limits of a new state law. Martin, an apiarist, has been told by his homeowners association to remove the beehive on his back deck, where for the past three years he has kept bees, mostly unbeknownst to his neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:55:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://tnne.ws/S24oGW</link>
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     <title>GA: Report: Bad news for that free Buckhead mansion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo association at the 2500 Building on Peachtree Road will not agree to an inspection by architects and builders proposed by Buckhead Heritage, according to Wright Mitchell, president and founder.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:53:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2012/09/report-bad-news-for-that-buckhead.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Alleged fraud hits condos: $530,000 missing from two Westport communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of dollars some area condominium owners paid out to keep their communities' grass mowed, fences mended and to cover roof replacements has disappeared in the tangle of an alleged fraud at a Westport property management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:39:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Alleged-fraud-hits-condos-530-000-missing-from-3867833.php</link>
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     <title>MI: Rules limit condo financing, so sales in some developments are cash only</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kathy Maxwell, 59, and Mark Baldwin, 56, are empty-nesters who moved downtown to the Garden Court Condominiums from the suburbs to be part of Detroit's revival.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:47:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.freep.com/article/20120916/BUSINESS04/309160086/Rules-limit-condo-financing-so-sales-in-some-developments-are-cash-only?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s</link>
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     <title>NJ: Inspector out amid conflict over condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The township’s rental unit inspector has lost his job after it was revealed last week that condominium units at the Barclay Towers are being lived in without the certificates of occupancy required by law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:29:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.cpsj.com/PmKMPN</link>
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     <title>FL: Community managers fear higher fees under a Florida Bar committee request</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of Florida’s more than 33,000 community association managers are fearful an upcoming Florida Bar decision could end up costing struggling communities more money in legal fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:08:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PmJynE</link>
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     <title>TX: Numerous water heaters break; who is to blame?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some East Texas condo owners are left with a big mess, and some major expenses, after their water heaters unexpectedly began flooding their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:09:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/U4ubTF</link>
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     <title>Willowbrook condo troubles: KB Home whistleblowers say co. knew homes had defect</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal lawsuit filed by a former KB Home human resources director indicates the home-builder knew condos at the troubled Willowbrook Townhomes had structural defects - and employees were ordered not to disclose them to home-buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:15:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wtsp.com/QpClmf</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo board keeps resident on short leash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[or the 63-year-old, a dog can help ease the effects of her painful and limiting multiple sclerosis. That's why her medical caregivers want her to have one.  But her condo association won't allow it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:49:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/U35Hdw</link>
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     <title>FL: Section 8 moves into gated communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Section 8, or low-income housing assistance, is expanding in South Florida because of the foreclosure crisis, but homeowners in some middle and upper class neighborhoods are concerned about their new neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:07:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.local10.com/news/Section-8-moves-into-gated-communities/-/1717324/16596440/-/7wq91r/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>MA: After Marlborough fire, condo residents still regrouping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly five months after a six-alarm fire tore through the Lake Willams condominium complex, the property owners are in the beginning stages of tearing down and rebuilding the project, with a long road still ahead for the 67 residents put out by the blaze.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/marlborough/news/police_and_fire/x1526501100/After-Marlborough-fire-condo-residents-still-regrouping#axzz26OhdDrMG</link>
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     <title>FL: Fraud in community associations.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, there is fraud being committed in community associations throughout the State of Florida every day.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/09/fraud-in-community-associations.html</link>
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     <title>MS: Lake Serene damage assessment pending</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As of Wednesday, the pumps that were being used to lower the level of water in the Oak Grove Lake at Lake Serene had been removed, according to members of the the Lake Serene Property Owner’s Association (LSPOA) board of directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:31:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hubcityspokes.com/view/full_story/20137548/article-Lake-Serene-damage-assessment-pending?instance=secondary_stories_left_column</link>
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     <title>KY: Doctor indicted for double murder in Springdale Community Church shooting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mahmoud Yousef Hindi, the doctor accused of fatally shooting two men last week during a homeowners association meeting, was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Thursday on two charges of murder and several counts of wanton endangerment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:11:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120913/NEWS01/309130082/Doctor-indicted-double-murder-Springdale-Community-Church-shooting?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>FL: Nocatee homeowner sued for not mowing lawn, trimming hedges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association in Walden Chase is suing a resident who refuses to mow her yard or trim her hedges. Neighbors complain the overgrown grass is making the sidewalk hazardous and is attracting rats and snakes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:53:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news4jax.com/news/Nocatee-homeowner-sued-for-not-mowing-lawn-trimming-hedges/-/475880/16579952/-/n68ery/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>OK: NV condominium residents fear their money is being diverted to First Nationa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Victims of insurance embezzlement by First National Center owner Aaron Yashouafar say they have yet to be compensated for their losses and are questioning the source of payments being made to Capmark Bank to prevent the Oklahoma City landmark being turned over to a receiver.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:15:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://newsok.com/nevada-condominium-residents-fear-their-money-is-being-diverted-to-first-national-center-in-oklahoma-city/article/3709076?custom_click=pod_headline_business</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA president accused of $500,000 theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president of a Davenport homeowners' association was arrested Tuesday on charges of stealing more than $500,000 from the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:01:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TSt8WW</link>
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     <title>NV: Federal prosecutors pursue restitution in corruption case involving HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors say they are working hard to obtain restitution for victims in the sweeping investigation into corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:35:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PaNFmW</link>
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     <title>MD: Columbia Assn Asking for Public Comment on HOA Legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Columbia Association wants to hear from the public on legislation that would reclassify its designation from a homeowner's association to a "nonprofit community service corporation."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:22:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://columbia.patch.com/articles/ca-asking-for-public-comment-on-hoa-legislation</link>
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     <title>KY: Documents show Hindi had made threats in the past</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A glimpse into Mahmoud Yousef Hindi's past claims he made threats in e-mails and other correspondence to those who took issue with his home and his family.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:10:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/RPOy6K</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA recall election fails</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners association board president who screams and curses; board meetings so contentious that the YMCA threatened to kick them out; and neighbors mailing death threats to other neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:54:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/U6ghxG</link>
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     <title>OK: Soaring water bills anger residents of Oklahoma's Logan County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brad Stone, president of the Highland Trails homeowner's association, said he knows of Logan County residents whose monthly bills jumped from less than $100 to more than $2,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:40:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://newsok.com/soaring-water-bills-anger-residents-of-oklahomas-logan-county/article/3708670</link>
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     <title>OH: Edgewater neighborhood says cameras are stopping crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One Cleveland neighborhood feeling police budget cuts wanted to cut out crime. So they turned to cameras, and the plan is working. The Edgewater Homeowner Association is protecting more than just their pride in the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 07:36:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wkyc.com/U6eE2M</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners' Group Manager Says Law Firm Stole Records</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowners' association management company filed suit Friday in Texas state court alleging its former law firm Butler Hailey Attorneys at Law attempted to help overthrow the group's board and stole files from the management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:30:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.law360.com/articles/376776/homeowners-group-manager-says-law-firm-stole-records</link>
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     <title>KY: Second victim in homeowners meeting shooting dies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The second victim of a deadly shooting at a homeowners association meeting in Louisville has died.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 06:39:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/P4EZhm</link>
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     <title>TX: Neighbors: HOA Traffic Fines go too far</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new traffic fining policy in the Mountain Lodge subdivision on the North side has some neighbors complaining that their Homeowners Association has gone too far.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:51:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ksat.com/news/Neighbors-HOA-Traffic-Fines-go-too-far/-/478452/16528956/-/11px5rg/-/index.html</link>
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     <title>KY: Suspect in Kentucky shooting had run-ins with neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Louisville man accused of opening fire at a homeowners association meeting, killing one and critically wounding another, was ordered held on $1 million bail Saturday at an initial court hearing where a prosecutor called him "the epitome of danger to the community."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:47:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/09/08/4242615/suspect-in-kentucky-shooting-had.html</link>
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     <title>MA: After Marlborough fire, condo residents still regrouping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly five months after a six-alarm fire tore through the Lake Willams condominium complex, the property owners are in the beginning stages of tearing down and rebuilding the project, with a long road still ahead for the 67 residents put out by the blaze.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:37:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/features/x1526498546/After-Marlborough-fire-condo-residents-still-regrouping</link>
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     <title>CA: Felling of trees in Carlsbad upsets residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Capri homeowner Linda Wheeler returned home from work last week she was surprised and upset to find that most of the oak trees across the street that had stood there since she moved in 23 years ago had been cut down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:08:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/08/felling-trees-carlsbad-upsets-residents/</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Goats are cheap protection against wildfire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the third consecutive year, he is hosting hundreds of Cashmere goats that, for a fee, will chew up thistle, brush, yucca and small trees in yards and the steep, fire-prone valley behind neighborhood homes along Mesa Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 17:04:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gazette.com/news/vogrin-144347-serby-cashmere.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Tower of debt pinches Cherry Hill complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Ocean County couple that owns 11 units at Barclay Towers has amassed unpaid condominium fees of nearly $150,000, straining the finances of the high-rise complex, a representative of the condominium board says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 16:49:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.cpsj.com/RL8ZBI</link>
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     <title>GA: Columbia County Woman Being Sued By HOA Over Granddaughter's Pink Playhouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Columbia County woman is being sued by her home owners association over a gift she gave her four year old granddaughter. The woman built a pink playhouse behind her Mills Haven subdivision home. But now that playhouse is causing quite the controversy, and the HOA has filed a lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:28:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OutC1l</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners battling HOA to beef up security at troubled subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Behind the well manicured lawns and towering homes at the Los Lagos subdivision is a long, troubling history with crime.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:27:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OutkYo</link>
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     <title>KY: Records show church shooting suspect had conflict with HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police said Hindi had an ongoing dispute with the Spring Creek HOA, walked into the meeting and started shooting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:46:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsn.ws/QkBAPl</link>
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     <title>CA: A Patriotic Display</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Earle Alford moved to Dana by the Sea in Dana Point from Leucadia a little over a year ago and immediately endeavored to get involved in his community. 

Read more: Dana Point Times - A Patriotic Display]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:50:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/UxQalo</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[KY: HOA Pres shot & killed by owner during assn meeting at local church]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[WAVE 3 reports Musa Mahmoud Hindi opened fire inside the Springdale Community Church during a homeowners' association meeting. Neighbors say the man was involved in a dispute over his home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:48:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GVGlRWxi</link>
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     <title>NJ: Owner of burned-out Covered Bridge condo says he shouldn't have to pay fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lightning bolt that zapped Henry Botwinick’s building at Covered Bridge in Manalapan this past June did more than start a fire that damaged or destroyed eight condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:11:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.app.com/TZyD3j</link>
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     <title>VA: Burke's Obama for America Office Accused of Violating Condo Rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rolling Valley Professional Center (RVPC) Condominium Unit Owners Association is preparing a formal hearing notice for the Obama for America campaign due to the group's failure to obey condo association rules concerning signs, according to an association board member.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:53:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Sn3c7R</link>
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     <title>NV: Short Term Rentals - Not All Bad, But Not Good For All</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s safe to say that most Mesquite residents have heard about the Short Term Rental (“Transient Rental” or “Vacation Rental”) issues that many local HOAs have been experiencing lately. Like other complex issues, there are many sides to this story, and the majority of concerns brought up from all sides have been valid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:35:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Sn0ejQ</link>
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     <title>TX: What to know about homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you're planning to buy a house or condominium, keep in mind that the property may be governed by a homeowners association. An estimated 4.8 million Texans live in communities managed by HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:23:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.statesman.com/homes/what-to-know-about-homeowners-associations-2450500.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo Residents Get Power Back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Venetia condominiums got their power partially restored on Wednesday. They had been in the dark since Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:22:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://nbcnews.to/OnYP6j</link>
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     <title>VA: Great Falls Crossing Comm Assn request flag removal from veterans home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Reston couple says they couldn't believe it when they got an email asking them to take a small American flag off their mailbox.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:26:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://wj.la/NdqidN</link>
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     <title>GA: Condo Association wants historic Buckhead home demolished</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Randolph-Lucas home has been sitting at 2500 Peachtree Rd. for several years in front of a condominium complex. The Condo Association would like to see the home moved, but preservationists worry that it will be torn down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:51:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/19463449/condo-association-wants-historic-buckhead-home-demolished</link>
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     <title>Increasing number of NYC buildings aren't up to snuff for mortgages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But first-timers, as well as sellers and buyers who haven't been in the market for some time and those looking to refinance may be in for a surprise: Buildings have to pass the sniff test, too, and these days it's harder than ever to do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:37:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/increasing-number-nyc-buildings-snuff-mortgages-article-1.1150707?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
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     <title>Surburban West Palm Beach condo assocation looking to turn tables on Wells Fargo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In July, the condo association became the owner of the gutted unit, which in its present condition isn’t worth as much as its outstanding maintenance and repair bills. To remedy that, the association can pursue something called a “deficiency judgment” against the bank, which would pay for the repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:34:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Usc3Cn</link>
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     <title>TX: Good neighbor helps with good fences</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Oteo, President of the Willow Ridge Estates Homeowners Association in southeast Flower Mound, is trying to get enough people in need of new privacy fences together to create a bundle that would allow the group of homeowners to pay less for their new fences]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:31:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/local-news/2684-good-neighbor-helps-with-good-fences.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowners still waiting for amenities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bud Cass owes Seawatch at Sunset Harbor's property owners association $7,300 in dues. There's just one little problem, Cass said. Not even the Realtor can find the parcel of land he owns because there isn't a road to get there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:13:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120903/ARTICLES/120909972/1018/letters?Title=Homeowners-still-waiting-for-amenities</link>
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     <title>NC: Homeowners still waiting for amenities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bud Cass owes Seawatch at Sunset Harbor's property owners association $7,300 in dues. There's just one little problem, Cass said. Not even the Realtor can find the parcel of land he owns because there isn't a road to get there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:59:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120903/ARTICLES/120909972/1018/letters?Title=Homeowners-still-waiting-for-amenities</link>
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     <title>HOA HOMEFRONT: Corporate Procedure is NOT Your Enemy!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In community association governance, corporate formalities seem to get in the way of “good old common sense.” If someone is doing a good job, and is making good decisions, why allow procedural technicalities to interfere?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:49:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pe.com/local-news/local-news-headlines/20120904-hoa-homefront-corporate-procedure-is-not-your-enemy.ece</link>
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     <title>FL: What can boards do to protect property in an approaching storm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew and Tropical Storm Isaac drenching the area, many have thought about their rights and obligations in community associations to ensure hurricane protection for their homes. Furthermore, what can and should boards do to protect the community, without violating owners’ rights?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:46:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/08/what-can-boards-do-to-protect-property-in-an-approaching-storm.html</link>
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     <title>MI: Hills sub has a couple of new, unusual residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was really meant to be, for a mama grizzly bear and her cub to take up residence in the middle of a Farmington Hills subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:42:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20120902/NEWS06/209020422/Hills-sub-has-couple-new-unusual-residents?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CRoyal%20Oak%7Cs</link>
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     <title>OR: A growing dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A skirmish over a patch of artificial turf has turned into a legal war between a homeowner and the Eagle Point Golf Community Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:27:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120903/NEWS/209030308</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Preventing bad characters from moving into your condo or neighborho</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is happening more and more with the continued slow economic recovery and great number of foreclosures and upside down homeowners. Some of these owners have stopped paying their mortgages, stopped paying their condominium or homeowner association assessments and are renting their unit or home to whoever will pay them rent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:09:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/sep/02/rob-samouce-preventing-bad-characters-from-into/</link>
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     <title>AZ: Much information can benefit new HOA board members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the next few months, some local HOA officers will start to think about their replacements. We know of a number of HOAs where the officers remain unchanged for a number of years. In most cases, this is not good as new ideas fail to surface to improve the lifestyle of its residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:08:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gvnews.com/lifestyle/gvc-corner-much-information-can-benefit-new-hoa-board-members/article_a418adc0-f3bc-11e1-a566-0019bb2963f4.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Hyannis condo residents fed up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Frustrations continue to mount, and communications have shorted out at the Cape Crossroads condominium complex on Bearse's Way, where residents of one building have been without power for seven straight weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:45:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120901/NEWS/209010321/-1/NEWS11</link>
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     <title>VA: Fire Marshall condemns Richmond condo building after fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Richmond Fire Marshall had to cut the power and condemn a downtown Richmond condominium building for at least a few days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:44:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc12.com/story/19433051/fire-marshall-condemns-richmond-condo-building-after-fire</link>
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     <title>Utah grants homeowner associations plenty of power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Laws are all about defining the boundaries with our neighbors. Nowhere is that more apparent than in condominium or homeowner associations. For purposes of this column, I’ll pull a standard lawyer writing trick: the hereinafter acronym.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:38:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/08/31/utah-grants-homeowner-associations-plenty-power</link>
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     <title>SD: Firewise community awarded for efforts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firewise communities are designated to ensure protection against inevitable forest fires, and are especially important during periods of drought.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:28:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/article_db6ffe3e-f38c-11e1-8fc8-001a4bcf887a.html</link>
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     <title>MA:  Fitchburg man helped steal $350K from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Middlesex grand jury has indicted a Fitchburg man on larceny charges, alleging he conspired with his ex-wife to steal more than $350,000 from a condominium association he managed in Waltham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:11:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/T2rQIr</link>
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     <title>FL: What can boards do to protect property in an approaching storm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the anniversary of Hurricane Andrew and Tropical Storm Isaac drenching the area, many have thought about their rights and obligations in community associations to ensure hurricane protection for their homes. Furthermore, what can and should boards do to protect the community, without violating owners’ rights?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:58:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/08/what-can-boards-do-to-protect-property-in-an-approaching-storm.html</link>
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     <title>GA: Chatham County cautious about accepting Southbridge drainage system</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Southbridge Homeowners Association has requested that Chatham County take over the maintenance responsibilities of the community’s stormwater drainage system, but county officials say improvements would have to be made first.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:57:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://savannahnow.com/news/2012-08-30/chatham-county-cautious-about-accepting-southbridge-drainage-system#.UEDAu9ZlQlU</link>
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     <title>IN: State files lawsuit against three board members of The Harbours</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three board members of The Harbours Condominiums Association are named in a state lawsuit for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duty and committing fraud.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:03:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OuMPka</link>
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     <title>MO: Public Service Commission cites Camdenton condo property</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The staff of the Missouri Public Service Commission has filed a complaint against Cedar Green Land Acquisition, LLC and its owner alleging water and sewer services are being unlawfully provided to customers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:11:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ND99G2</link>
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     <title>Condo Smarts column: A strata council spends reserve fund on a non-emergency</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dear Condo Smarts: What happens when a strata council spends all of the contingency funds on an unauthorized project, and then members of the council defend themselves by calling it an emergency?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:38:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timescolonist.com/homes/Condo+Smarts+column+strata+council+spends+reserve+fund+emergency/7160603/story.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners say settlement done behind closed doors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Everywhere you go in the Willowbrook Subdivision, you see signs from Manatee County inspectors that the condos are unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:23:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/SQE08F</link>
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     <title>FL: No place for kick backs in association governance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An article in the newspaper a few weeks ago told of several individuals accused of ripping off a Hallandale Beach condominium to the tune of $3 million.  Those individuals included the association’s president, the former building manager, former maintenance supervisor and a plumbing contractor accused of requiring contractors to kick back money for work carried out at the condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 06:21:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/08/no-place-for-kick-backs-in-association-governance.html</link>
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     <title>IA: Homeowners' request takes on water in NL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Any thoughts of getting city assistance for upkeep on the Penn Prairie Pond were washed away last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:45:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northlibertyleader.com/article.php?id=7386</link>
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     <title>Beware the homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations can help maintain the value of your home and neighborhood, and provide perks like parks and public pools. But those perks can come at a steep price.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:34:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Os7ROQ</link>
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     <title>FL: KB Home reaches repair agreement with Willowbrook Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[National homebuilder KB Home has reached an agreement on repairs with the Willowbrook Association, which manages all homeowner properties within the 272-unit town home community in East Manatee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:32:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://buswk.co/Os7qEa</link>
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     <title>GA: Historic Randolph-Lucas House to be relocated by condo assn.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2500 Peachtree Condominium Association Inc., the homeowners’ organization for the condo building that sits behind the 88-year-old house and owns it, wants the home moved. But it is going to cost about $500,000 to do so, according to Buckhead Heritage Society president Wright Mitchell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:08:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/19952556/article-Historic-house-to-be-moved-off-condo-property?instance=buckhead</link>
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     <title>NV: More indictments expected in Las Vegas Valley HOA investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors are making their final push to charge more defendants in the long-running investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:12:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/U6NdrI</link>
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     <title>FL: Sand dune blocking Lauderdale condo's ocean view will be leveled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A sand dune on Fort Lauderdale's beach that attracts trash and obstructs the ocean view of a condominium community can be destroyed, a state judge ruled this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:46:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-23/news/fl-sand-dune-destoy-20120823_1_blair-witherington-sea-turtle-oversight-protection-richard-whitecloud</link>
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     <title>HI: Condo owners at Honolulu’s Admiral Thomas want their deposits back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now that the owners of condominiums in the Admiral Thomas building in Honolulu know that they won’t be able to buy their land from the First United Methodist Church, there’s still one challenge that remains: getting their $1,000 deposits back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:26:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2012/08/condo-owners-at-honolulus-admiral.html</link>
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     <title>NM: Deer Canyon homeowners to get $1.8M, 13,000 acres</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners at Deer Canyon Preserve have gained a measure of satisfaction in a dispute with their developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:23:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/5UuTRJz5</link>
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     <title>NC: Condo complex in such bad shape, city will board up buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors called WECT to complain about a rundown condo complex in one Wilmington neighborhood and now, we can report that the city is boarding up the buildings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:14:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/l22z9gVl</link>
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     <title>OH: Green residents honor veterans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Stratford Green Homeowners’ Association gathered July 17 to commemorate the addition of the neighborhood’s first flagpole, which was erected July 3 thanks to a donation from Bill and Jan Thompson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:28:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-community-news.asp?aID=16831</link>
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     <title>CO: The Front Range is watching a Colorado Springs HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What may seem like a small local disturbance could affect the way Homeowners Associations govern and manage properties for years to come. The case is a pleasant little community called Ravencrest in the Rockrimmon area of Colorado Springs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:26:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AAhHi3lv</link>
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     <title>MD: Condo with long-unpaid $200,000 water bill says city 'screwed up'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's true that University One Condominiums in Charles Village has a water bill of about $200,000 that hasn't been paid since 2006. But that bill is the city's fault, not the condo's, according to University One property manager Michael Klein.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:49:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hUyiZPma</link>
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     <title>PA: Ex-treasurer pleads guilty to Dover Township theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 42-year-old former treasurer of a Dover Township homeowners association was sentenced to nine to 23 months in York County Prison after pleading guilty this week to charges he stole more than $60,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:48:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8UJezX4A</link>
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     <title>TX: The Mineola Swingset Saga with Spring Lake HOA Comes to an End</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Capt. Bill and Candi Fry have settled their law suit with the unbending Spring Lake Homeowner’s Association over the controversial swing set they put up for their children while Captain Fry was serving his country in Afghanistan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:00:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://mineolabuzz.com/BUZZ/TX/MINEOLA/the-mineola-swingset-saga-with-spring-lake-homeowners-association-comes-to-an-end/</link>
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     <title>PA: Community association under sexual discrimination litigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Bushkill homeowners association is facing sexual discrimination accusations from a former employee, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:29:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xzhA79NX</link>
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     <title>ND: Fargo woman accused of embezzling $50,000 from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To support her gambling habit, a 42-year-old Fargo woman allegedly embezzled thousands of dollars from her south Fargo condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:51:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/G3meBfla</link>
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     <title>FL: Plight of elderly residents prompts temporary fix for elevator jam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The elevator was working once again Wednesday on what would have been the 24th day without elevator service at the seven-story Gleneagles Country Club condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:59:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/phr9aq7g</link>
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     <title>FL: More unsafe balconies identified at Willowbrook</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The number of balconies ruled unsafe inside the Willowbrook town home community in East Manatee continue to rise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:47:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2012/08/23/4168988/more-unsafe-balconies-identified.html</link>
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     <title>NC: Mooresville HOA: 'We got ripped off'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A home owners association in Mooresville claims it was ripped off by a local irrigation company called Sky Irrigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:44:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/rVCPAWqg</link>
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     <title>FL: Ocean Breeze Park homeowners seek bankruptcy protection for community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four years after buying Ocean Breeze Park, homeowners are seeking bankruptcy protection to preserve the 45-acre, riverfront, mobile-home park that's served retirees for more than seven decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:06:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/cCwNoMPx</link>
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     <title>FL: Sand Cay unit owner gets $397,000 judgment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal jury awarded a Sand Cay unit owner a $397,000 judgment against the property’s condominium association and found that the association breached its declaration of condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:35:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/6S23CozY</link>
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     <title>HI: Condo security guard allegedly used spare keys to burglarize units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A security guard assigned to a condominium building in Waikiki used the spare keys of the units to burglarize them and steal money from the residents’ bank accounts, said Patricia Kickland, deputy city prosecutor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:37:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qELp59V4</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners battling their HOA suffer a setback in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael Fitzmaurice is not only the developer of the Remington Forest subdivision, he has been the only president the homeowners association has ever had.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:33:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8B66wSxy</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo chain-smoker could become a nuisance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can owners do anything about chain-smoking condo neighbors? Do you have to pay to maintain community covered parking garages if you can't park in one?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:06:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-chain-smokers-condocol-20120821,0,6223725.column</link>
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     <title>FL: Attorney-Client Privilege Exists Beyond Litigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: I am on a condominium association board. Recently, we had an owner (who is also a board member) request access to any written correspondence between the association and its attorney during the past several years. The association has not been involved in any actual or threatened litigation during this period of time.  Are these communications protected by the attorney-client privilege or is the correspondence available to any owner upon request?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:04:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/TSTerI</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA investigation about as relentless as the Las Vegas heat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ongoing investigation into corruption inside local homeowners associations and the construction defect litigation racket is like that. It grinds on like summer itself, slowly turning up the heat.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:17:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/eFhCN70f</link>
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     <title>VA: Hanover residents relieved by teenage arson arrest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors in one Hanover community said they’re relieved to hear of the recent arrest of a teenager now charged with setting three fires in their Kings Charter subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:11:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/yay5BJrr</link>
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     <title>LA: Slidell volunteer firemen team up with homeowners for benefit barbecue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association and volunteer fire department for North Shore Beach recently teamed up for its second annual barbecue fundraiser to benefit the two entities. Attendance was good, as residents, friends, family and the Over 50 Social Club showed up to support the cause.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:53:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nola.com/community/st-tammany/index.ssf/2012/08/slidell_volunteer_firemen_team.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook residents reach out to others in KB Home protest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Willowbrook homeowners, who have for weeks spoken out against home builder KB Home for poor construction and repairs, have made contact with groups of other unhappy KB Home owners in the Orlando area, California, Colorado and Texas]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:28:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2012/08/20/4164786/willowbrook-residents-reach-out.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Repairs at Centennial: A tale of two buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Managers of the rental units at Centennial affordable housing say hundreds of thousands of dollars in preventative maintenance they have undertaken over the years has saved them the trouble that the ownership units are currently facing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:17:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/kC2q94fb</link>
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     <title>CO: Problems facing Centennial HO's serving as case study for housing summit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Repairs that the Centennial ownership units face serve as a case study for how the housing authority’s capital improvement cap and fixed appreciation rate act as a disincentive for homeowners to improve their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:12:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/154420</link>
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     <title>IA: Condo group's moves have homeowners crying foul</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Vineyards at Carman Estates, like a lot of other condominium developments, has taken a hit in value in recent years. But some at the south-side Des Moines development blame the downward slide on more than just a bruised housing market.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:45:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120819/NEWS/308190062/-1/ENT05/Reader-s-Watchdog-Condo-group-s-moves-homeowners-crying-foul?nclick_check=1</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo Complex Requires Dog DNA To Find Careless Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A South Florida property management group is taking action to clean up its pet poop problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:43:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/08/18/property-mgmt-group-uses-dog-dna-to-find-careless-owners/</link>
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     <title>Valley Voice: Keeping the peace in your local home owners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Few blanket solutions exist to help solve home owner associations' management issues with volunteers because they tend to be different, not to mention other kinds of volunteer organizations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:33:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120818/OPINION04/208170340/Valley-Voice-Keeping-peace-your-local-home-owners-association</link>
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     <title>PA: Judge Lifts 770 Sandy Street Condemnation Order</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to The Times Herald, Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Moore lifted the more that two-year-old condemnation order on the Rittenhouse Club Condominium at 770 Sandy Street Friday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:30:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://norristown.patch.com/articles/judge-lifts-770-sandy-street-condemnation-order</link>
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     <title>MA: Legal fight brewing over $750G Billerica condo repair bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It might not be unusual for a condominium association's board of trustees to sue their developers after discovering builders failed to adhere to state-mandated fire codes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:22:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/AQ5tVlRo</link>
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     <title>NC: Neighbor saves common area that would have went to auction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was a looming financial burden for the 71 neighbors in Concord’s Cinnamon Hill development last fall when Cabarrus County discovered the taxes on the wooded common area went unpaid for more than a decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:26:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ejgafNKg</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA treasurer accused of stealing from the association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested 69-year-old Charles Nichols, of 1817 Highland Rd., for taking thousands of dollars from the Osprey Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:14:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vFi0NDcy</link>
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     <title>IL: Ruling could change course of collection proceedings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Delinquent condominium owners historically have been told to pay up, no matter how well the board took care of the property. But an Illinois appellate court this summer said just the opposite. The ground-breaking decision could change the course of collection proceedings nationwide.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:42:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tp3H219A</link>
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     <title>LA: Resident fights for renewable energy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One resident in the Azalea Gardens Subdivision in Shreveport is speaking out against the neighborhood homeowner's association after being denied the right to install solar energy panels on his home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:37:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ksla.com/story/19299336/resident-fights-for-renewable-energy</link>
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     <title>PA: Prompt decision on 770 Sandy Street condemnation order promised by judge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 2 1/2 hour hearing on whether to lift the 27-month condemnation order on 770 Sandy Street ended Thursday afternoon with a promise from Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Moore to "make very effort to make a prompt decision."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:10:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesherald.com/article/20120816/NEWS01/120819640/prompt-decision-on-770-sandy-street-condemnation-order-promised-by-judge</link>
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     <title>FL: Homes must be secured in East Manatee's Willowbrook community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If the Willowbrook townhome owners in East Manatee continue to refuse repairs and disallow their decks to be closed off due to unsafe conditions, the condo association, and as a last resort, Manatee County government, will have to perform mandatory procedures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:34:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/y1GR0lQQ</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Hall of Shame member targeted at hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner association board member Joe Bitsky is accused of using his HOA as his personal piggy bank.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:22:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gDAg0RBN</link>
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     <title>NJ: Township Takes Step Toward Police Patrols of Crestwood Village VI Roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An ordinance introduced by Manchester' Township Council Monday night would allow township police to patrol Crestwood Village VI in search of motor vehicle violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:12:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://manchester-nj.patch.com/articles/introduced-ordinance-would-allow-police-patrols-of-crestwood-village-vi</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo Owners Protest Whitehall City Hall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They stood outside city hall with signs held high. Roughly two dozen people from Woodcliff Condominiums were protesting city leaders and a possible proposal to bulldoze a portion of condos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:00:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/m07GBViG</link>
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     <title>NJ: Fire Fund to Help Society Hill Victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Society Hill East Condo Association wants to help six families that lost their homes on Sunday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:56:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/GytnOXEt</link>
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     <title>OH: City helps fix up Saunders Creek; HOA seeks assistance with incomplete roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Saunders Creek residential development are receiving help from the city to fix up their neighborhood after they said the original developer did not finish the job.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:49:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/oWoOcB9X</link>
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     <title>CO: Neighborhood dissociation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This much we know: The Parkside at Mountain Shadows Owners Association has no insurance policy on the neighborhood's common areas and assets, including its cul-de-sac roads and sprinkler system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:46:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fQcSqFhB</link>
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     <title>NY: BOO! No, Not a Ghost: Just "Back-Office Only" Management for Small Buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It might seem as if hiring a managing agent to care for your building is a no-brainer. But some condo and co-op boards are discovering it's not always the smartest solution, especially when your building is small and so is your budget. Many such co-ops and condos are finding they could save management costs by self-managing — but only if they get someone to watch their back … office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:54:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TN: Woman says HOA wants her to part ways with pet dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman with three dogs said she was horrified to receive a letter from her homeowners association telling her to get rid of one of her pets or they would do it for her.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:18:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FmthOQVq</link>
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     <title>MI: Harbour Towne condo owners pay for the right to have their streets repaved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[he condominium owners at Harbour Towne learned how to get the city of Muskegon to repave their streets - get out their checkbooks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:35:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/08/harbour_towne_condo_owners_pay.html</link>
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     <title>NJ: Fire displaces 56 residents at New Brunswick condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some 56 people were displaced by a fire Saturday evening that “severely damaged” two units at a building in the Hampton Club condominium complex, according to the city’s fire department.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:00:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/08/fire_displaces_56_residents_at.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo values worry Willowbrook owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Upon entering the Willowbrook condominium community in East Manatee on Town Center Parkway, one can't help but notice large blue tarps covering balconies facing the gated entrance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:59:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bradenton.com/2012/08/12/4155303/condo-values-worry-willowbrook.html</link>
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     <title>MN: Association management DIY-style brings big savings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For a Twin Cities property management company, the solution to expanding its business was right under its nose.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:53:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.startribune.com/business/165768286.html</link>
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     <title>FL: The home nobody wants: Not owners, bank, nor HOA can take over fixer-upper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Peek through the dust-caked windows of the decaying house off busy Lawrence Road and glimpse the results of human frailty and the systemic banking failures of the Great Recession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 18:51:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gbxpa6uR</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Can't neighbors, developer just talk things out?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the emails started rolling in mentioning a developer in the Cumbre Vista neighborhood and the Woodmen Heights Metro District, I admit I was prepared to think the worst.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:52:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/k6tQSFuP</link>
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     <title>Neighbors complain about trash piling up at closed condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Local neighbors have been complaining recently about a rundown condo complex in one Wilmington neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:05:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/vqmPLvHT</link>
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     <title>CA: Condo association sues water district over pipe leaks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in cities throughout south Orange County are experiencing leaks from copper pipes in their homes. Several builders have filed complaints against water districts that serve cities such as Rancho Santa Margarita, Coto de Caza, Ladera Ranch, portions of Trabuco Canyon and Mission Viejo, and the Talega community in San Clemente.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:11:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lrLfFXjy</link>
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     <title>MA: Waltham woman pleads not guilty to embezzling from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lesley A. Correa, a 41 year-old Waltham resident, pleaded not guilty on charges of three counts of larceny over $250 at her arraignment at the Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Thursday, Aug. 9, in connection with charges she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Waltham condominium association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:18:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/waltham/news/x1568952801/Waltham-woman-pleads-not-guilty-to-embezzling-from-condo-association#axzz239md7MEJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook residents in East Manatee refuse repairs by KB Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several Willowbrook town home residents refused to let a subcontracting company hired by KB Home, the developer of the community, perform repairs on their homes Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:29:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hzwGm4uP</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA Hall of shame president facing state charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the man we dubbed president of Contact 13's HOA Hall of Shame stuck his tongue out at Darcy Spears, we were all surprised. But we never could have imagined what would come next.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:24:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Chvp1C3D</link>
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     <title>NV: Maybe someday we'll find out inner workings of HOA fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michelle DeLuca passed through U.S. District Court so quietly she was easy to overlook in the crowd of defendants who this summer accepted plea deals in the ongoing investigation of corruption inside local homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:22:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/L7FOPgVP</link>
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     <title>OH: Painesville flood victims finally get federal help, following a 6-years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was a massive flood that continued to haunt the owners of  Painesville's Millstone condos for more than six years. But finally, after a long legal battle and help from Painesville city leaders, 36 families are now getting the federal help they've been waiting for.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:21:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qlPCewCS</link>
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     <title>Association told to fix condo balconies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ruled that Effingham Green Condominium associations are responsible for repairs of faulty balconies identified a year ago, according to court records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:04:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/TwDJa7ti</link>
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     <title>FL: Police arrest maintenance worker in burglary at Clearwater condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A maintenance worker at Harborage Condos II is accused of using a master key to break into a home and steal cash.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:47:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/BzUOrWIg</link>
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     <title>IL: South Side Resident Frustrated With Squatters In Empty Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s not exactly news the American dream of owning a home has become a nightmare for many, but what about those still dutifully paying their mortgage, only to have neighbors live rent-free?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:41:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/k4fYhbyI</link>
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     <title>TX: Residents could be forced to vacate Sharpstown condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Families living in a Sharpstown condo complex may be forced to abandon their homes because of an ongoing problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:40:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KTA4EkQ7</link>
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     <title>What to Review in HOA Documents When Buying</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you buy a property in a common interest development — an HOA — you are not just buying your particular unit. You also are buying into a larger entity that typically owns the building structure, the roof, the parking garage, the clubhouse, the pools, etc.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:34:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Etdjsm0W</link>
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     <title>FL: If your HOA is getting too agressive, what can you do?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ It is a deed restricted community, but residents of River Glen say the enforcement of the rules has become very  restrictive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:39:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PZ6pCMNx</link>
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     <title>WA: Residents of condo development say trees bad for health; law forbids removal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some people find the sprawling canopy of the London planes surrounding the Indian Hills Condominiums elegant.  Others find it sickening — literally.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:57:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Kbtn6GBk</link>
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     <title>TX: CS City Staff Looking To Solve Neighborhood Feud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One side is the dozens of Springbrook residents opposed to the trail going through a common greenway in their neighborhood, and the other side is the Springbrook Homeowner's Association board who are for it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:32:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/G9F6LGAh</link>
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     <title>CO: Aspen's Centennial homeowners reiterate request for public money for repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Centennial homeowners association on Tuesday restated their request to Pitkin County and city of Aspen elected officials for money to cover much-needed repairs stemming from what they believe was a faulty building design.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:31:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/hIpHwOF0</link>
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     <title>NV: Former Paradise Spa HOA board member pleads guilty to theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of the first inductees into Contact 13's HOA Hall of Shame has pled guilty to stealing from his association and the people who live there.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:29:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/XawEdGhf</link>
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     <title>VA: HOA, condo members to get new complaint processes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chesterfield County’s 160 homeowner and condominium associations are in the process of setting up new, formal procedures for dealing with member complaints in response to a new state law that went into effect last month. Or at least, they need to be.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:05:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/O3YuOyYv</link>
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     <title>FL: Second thoughts on the emotional support animal debate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Don Urquhart, president of Quadomain condo on Hollywood Beach, is having second thoughts on this issue that we all stipulate evokes a great deal of passion. Originally Don advocated for an amendment of the docs to allow pets. Then he was confronted by owners who told him that their home buying decision was based on the promise of a pet-free environment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:01:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/c09amQkc</link>
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     <title>FL: Inspectors find problems with 10 more Willowbrook homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[County inspectors have deemed 10 more homes unsafe inside the Willowbrook gated condominium community, the Bradenton Herald reported.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:10:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CvBgCjPZ</link>
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     <title>NJ: Pesticide use dropped at Basking Ridge condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle over pesticide use at a large condominium development has ended, with the homeowners association agreeing with residents’ pleas to alter its treatment of lawns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:30:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/rgTNSDNn</link>
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     <title>Trayvon Martin’s mother seeks money from homeowners’ association and crime victi</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trayvon Martin’s mother is asking for at least $75,000 from the homeowners’ association of the gated community where her teenage son was fatally shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, court documents show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:28:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/8u8Nb6zP</link>
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     <title>FL: Bees buzz in, then disappear on Isles of Capri</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What started out as an ordinary beautiful sunny day on the Isles of Capri soon became the buzz of conversations about a group of visitors that stopped over for the weekend unannounced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:03:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/nQAWVRrH</link>
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     <title>Rob Samouce: Short sales to the rescue in foreclosure glut</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many are well aware of the glut of condominium and home foreclosures wallowing away in the courts along with the large number of delinquent mortgages where the banks haven't even started the foreclosure process.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:59:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/oDU3SVhR</link>
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     <title>CO: Hundreds of Orchard Mesa residents outraged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of orchard mesa residents are taking action after what they call months of irrigation problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:57:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/61oxx44w</link>
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     <title>CA: Fumigation attacks bugs, draws burglars in Half Moon Bay, police say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some condo residents had their homes covered last week with a fumigation tent and injected with bug killer, unfortunately the pesticide didn't do much against burglars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:10:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_21242169/fumigation-attacks-bugs-draws-burglars-half-moon-bay</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOA wants disabled woman's service dog to run in rocks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Claire Farrer is 75 and fighting a disease that caused the discs in her spine to collapse. As a result, she struggles to walk. In fact, she falls frequently.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 14:54:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/qcxOEkmb</link>
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     <title>FL: Manatee inspectors deem two Willowbrook townhomes unsafe, more could come</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Manatee County building inspectors deemed two homes inside the Willowbrook condo community in East Manatee unsafe Friday, affirming the residents' claims of deteriorating infrastructure.  And more could be ruled unsafe by next week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:25:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/CwGcvcnq</link>
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     <title>MO: Grill Could Be Cause Of Branson Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It looks like the fire that destroyed the Majestic Condos near Branson started with a BBQ grill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:39:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ktts.com/news/164906896.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Manatee County will conduct safety inspection on Willowbrook condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Manatee County government building inspectors will survey the Willowbrook condo neighborhood in East Manatee today to determine if structures are unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:54:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/pd66Li6x</link>
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     <title>As legal persons, banks enjoy the benefits AND the responsibilities of persons</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the last few years, we have seen more and more banks acquire title to condo and HOA property after foreclosure. Florida statutes provide that legal title passes upon the recording of the certificate of title. I am not going to discuss priority here, and who is or is not first mortgagee. We can all agree that once any person take title to the property in an association, they owe assessments – and that includes banks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:37:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/u7jroB3d</link>
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     <title>WA: Religious freedom signs spur spat in Ridgefield</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Mt. Vista Home Owners Association's handbook allows homeowners in the 430-home subdivision to place candidate signs in their yards within the 45 days leading up to an election, but the religious freedom signs did not fit the description of what's allowed, according to the association's notice that was sent to Schmidt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:25:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PaPCMNLi</link>
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     <title>GA: College Park neighbors want help after string of drive-by shootings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, neighbors in the Madison Place Townhomes are pleading with Fulton County Police and their homeowners association and for help.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:17:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fAInTqvb</link>
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     <title>FL: Willowbrook residents ask KB Home to buy back their condos at Lakewood Ranch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Frustrated residents of Lakewood Ranch's 272-unit Willowbrook condo neighborhood say they want KB Home to buy back their condos, pointing to construction flaws, water damage, mold and balcony floors that are sagging or have fallen through.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:16:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/J90hTAVU</link>
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     <title>Common scents often become a condo issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA["Something stinks around here." It's an increasingly common complaint in condominium buildings, where smells of all sorts waft throughout shared walls, hallways and ductwork.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:07:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/gbuIBQxR</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Owners Arrested After Prompting Property Manager Investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[79-year-old condo owner and two neighbors arrested by Trumbull police after property manager accused the three of stealing his financial documents]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:04:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/iI3GIvoM</link>
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     <title>WY: Court upholds sentence in Gillette forgery case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the felony convictions of a Gillette woman sentenced to prison in the theft of money from a homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 17:06:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Court-upholds-sentence-in-Gillette-forgery-case-3755126.php</link>
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     <title>SIDE STREETS: 'If Mountain Shadows can burn that bad, what hope is there for us?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Woodmoor resident Carolyn Streit-Carey watched the Waldo Canyon fire kill two and destroy nearly 350 homes in Mountain Shadows, she said she had a troubling thought: “This could be us.”]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:26:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/WbtGUqpx</link>
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     <title>MA: Billerica condo owners want answers to $750G bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The tab is being demanded by the Nicholas Common Condominium Association board of trustees. According to a letter sent to homeowners dated July 10, the money is needed "to finish work on the sprinkler system."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:47:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/issbQDbp</link>
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     <title>CA: Brad Watson: Understanding HOA decisions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After nearly 20 years with the same management company, and the same manager at our clubhouse, our association’s board of directors decided to change management companies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:42:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/FK4rgQIh</link>
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     <title>MD: Tow company owner charged with assault</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of a Frederick towing company and former mayoral candidate faces assault charges after police said he attacked a man during a dispute over a car he was towing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:40:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/3QuC7s5e</link>
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     <title>NC: Timberlake subdivision residents seek to remove old guardhouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The old guardhouse outside the Timberlake subdivision has outlived its purpose, residents say. So they are seeking permission to tear it down. But first, they need to determine who owns the land where the tiny building is located.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:37:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/08/01/1192739?sac=fo.community/hopemills</link>
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     <title>Volunteering means you don’t get paid to support candidates</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That would seem to be self-evident, but this being South Florida, it all depends on how you define the words. It’s the right, and I believe the duty, of every citizen to do research and choose candidates to support, by voting and also by letting others know why these candidates deserve to be elected. It’s unfortunately not always so pure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:44:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/QhSv7GaV</link>
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     <title>MA: Waltham woman allegedly stole $350,000 from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Waltham woman has been indicted for allegedly stealing over $350,000 from the Glenmeadow Condominium Association in Waltham.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:38:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ce68jUEC</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo-mania: The War on Community Association Managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Legislature has deemed it fit to require licensing of Community Association Managers (CAM). They must take a test, pass it and a background check, and undergo regular continuing education.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:12:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/layd9kVG</link>
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     <title>NY: Dockside Resorts HOA suing former president over dock maintenance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Dockside Resorts Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit last week seeking $495,000 from its former president and his company, who they say repeatedly failed to maintain the Dockside Resorts Condominium docks over several years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:02:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/x29yIKrg</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners at Centennial look to government for financial help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a three-page letter sent to Aspen City Council in May, the Centennial homeowners association requested a meeting with elected officials to discuss using public funds dedicated to affordable housing to sustain what already exists, rather than building more subsidized units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:51:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ck7YaRKQ</link>
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     <title>FHA Condominium Requirements Expected To Loosen Soon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The FHA may soon loosen its condominium financing requirements, a potential boon for home buyers and to the housing market nationwide.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:02:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://themortgagereports.com/9527/fha-condominium-requirements-expected-to-loosen-soon</link>
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     <title>NY: Townhouse life not travail-free</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's plenty to like about living in a condominium, co-op or townhouse, including freedom from mowing the lawn and shoveling the snow. But homeowners also give up some of their rights to decide what to do with their property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:10:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/business/article973919.ece</link>
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     <title>Why can't we show movies that we purchased in our community clubhouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I read in your column that you cannot show DVD movies in the community clubhouse. If we buy a DVD, it is ours and we should have a right to let our neighbors see the movie. Why should we have to pay a company to allow us to view our own DVD? Where is this company located?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:58:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jul/29/richard-white-why-cant-we-show-movies-that-we-in/?preventMobileRedirect=1</link>
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     <title>NJ: Homeowner groups provide benefits, frustrations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nicole Arseneau wants a sump pump installed to deal with her leaky basement. But she's been waiting nearly a year for the go-ahead from the homeowners association at her small Bergenfield townhouse community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:57:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/real_estate/homeowner-groups-provide-benefits-frustrations/article_cd098617-765d-5e31-81a6-c01f313accc8.html</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners, HOA president square off in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michael Fitzmaurice is not just the developer of the Remington Forest Subdivision.  He's also spent years as president of the subdivision's homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:46:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/19134378/2012/07/27/homeowners-hoa-president-square-off-in-court</link>
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     <title>NV: Sometimes, HOA presidents need to be voted out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This article addresses questions I have received from my readers who are homeowners association board members or community homeowners who have issues with their HOA presidents. Some of the questions pertain to their presidents' attitudes and lack of proper communication skills, especially at board meetings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:45:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/sometimes-hoa-presidents-need-to-be-voted-out-164117526.html?ref=526</link>
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     <title>NC: Woman fights HOA to keep home after $589K of invalid fines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For Rosanna Wilfong, it started a decade ago. Her front yard was flooding. A pool of rainwater swelled until it was knee-deep. So she hired a company to install a French drain -- a kind of underground trench with a pipe to channel the water away from the foundation of her home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:30:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/editors-pick/Woman-fights-HOA-to-keep-house-over-invalid-fines-164061896.html</link>
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     <title>NV: Neighborhood Rallies to Save "Gilby the Goose"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Waterfowl have always been part of the landscape at a south Reno condominium complex near Donner Springs, but the latest arrival is ruffling some feathers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:41:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Neighborhood-Rallies-to-Save-Gilby-the-Goose-163962456.html</link>
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     <title>CA: Judge directs group to pay back fees in Diablo Grande suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A superior court judge demanded this month that a nonprofit group that sued the Diablo Grande developer for alleged election fraud pay back nearly $56,000 for attorney fees spent on legal defense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:53:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/uap4jWv5</link>
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     <title>NC: Judge orders HOA insurance company to pay family $20,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brian Phelps said the HOA started charging them with violations when they planned to build a patio. After 14 violations, fines and even a lien on their house, the Phelps got a lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:08:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Unnec1kx</link>
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     <title>FL: Maintain fence, yard to be a good neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Being a good neighbor is a balancing act between being the recluse with the nuisance yard who avoids everybody and the overbearing busybody who everybody avoids. In pop culture terms, you don't want to be the Klopeks from "The Burbs," and you don't want to be Nathan from "Extract."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:40:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/RNvUaZ4G</link>
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     <title>CO: Erie's HOA groundskeeping policy under fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[he dispute goes back years and centers on an old agreement Erie made with a couple of early homeowners associations that some believe committed the town to providing groundskeeping services -- watering, mowing, fertilizing -- on municipally owned land in the neighborhoods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:31:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lRhXEnLC</link>
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     <title>FL: Election signs banned in Lakewood Ranch residential neighborhoods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But if you're a person living in an area governed by a homeowners association in Lakewood Ranch or a resident of any homeowners association in Manatee County that restricts signs on property other than for real estate, you won't be able to express your support during this election season.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:27:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fzC1v5rY</link>
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     <title>CO: Neighbors struggle with rules for rebuilding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As homeowners start to rebuild in Mountain Shadows, neighborhood leaders want to ensure that existing covenants are followed - but they lack an enforcement mechanism.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:25:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SgnS5Zm6</link>
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     <title>IN: 13 Investigates: Homeowners Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Why are some HOA neighborhoods literally crumbling? 13 Investigates shows you what happened, and what steps you can take to prevent a HOA nightmare.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:20:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7Es9gUfQ</link>
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     <title>TX: Dozens of Magnolia residents threatened with foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But this summer's threat to take away homes in the Remington Forest subdivision has a face and a name: Michael Fitzmaurice, the subdivision's developer and president of the Remington Forest Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/NRoPW0Wy</link>
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     <title>IN: Community uses solar cameras to boost neighborhood watch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One Michiana neighborhood is going high tech to try and cut down on crime. Residents there will soon have some extra eyes keeping watch on things.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:48:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/253mvkqj</link>
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     <title>NJ: Barnegat woman determined to keep political signs up - despite HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anita Carbonara, 75, says the signs she hung in her home’s windows supporting President Barack Obama are not hurting anyone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:43:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/KJGlJsbH</link>
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     <title>FL: Tempers flare as West Boynton community turns off TV contract</title>
     <description><![CDATA[By Monday afternoon, more than 250 angry residents of Valencia Lakes, west of Boynton Beach, had persuaded the homeowners association board to dash a contract with a new service provider they blame for the problems]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:41:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Ie13T6VI</link>
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     <title>OH: Warrensville Heights homeowners association faces $47,000 water bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of the Clarkwood Townhouses #3 in Warrensville Heights were issued a shocking piece of news, their homeowners association is more than $47,000 behind on their water bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:40:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/65wEdhQJ</link>
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     <title>MA:  CONDO ORDEAL: Sprinkler system failed. Then came bills. Then the tears</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last fall, all residents received word that the fire-sprinkler system would have to be replaced, per orders from the Fire Department. The initial financial hit was absorbed by homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:02:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LEVHjV</link>
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     <title>NJ: In condos and town houses, neighbors sometimes clash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nicole Arseneau wants a sump pump installed to deal with her leaky basement. But she's been waiting nearly a year for the go-ahead from the homeowners' association at her small Bergenfield town-house community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:55:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Oi1aQ6</link>
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     <title>BC: Self-management at its best</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners in a downtown strata complex are proving that many hands really do make light work by pitching in to perform duties from landscaping to bookkeeping - and saving more than $40,000 in annual management fees in the process.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 11:30:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PutNfJ</link>
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     <title>OH: Generator moving out of sight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A backup generator that Grandview Heights required at a high-rise condominium building will be relocated so that it’s no longer an eyesore to neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:18:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MR1nqX</link>
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     <title>CT: Senior Condo Owners Create Gardens At The Ridge at Elm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of retired women have spent the last few years building a garden behind their condominium complex, and this week they invited Patch down to view their creation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:16:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://rockyhill.patch.com/articles/photos-senior-condo-owners-create-gardens-at-the-ridge-at-elm#photo-10709558</link>
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     <title>Condo Talk: Snowplow contract considerations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Record breaking temperatures aside, arrangements must soon be made for the removal of the snow that will make this year’s summer a distant memory. Today’s column will focus on some of the issues that should be addressed in a contract for snow removal in an association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:11:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120721/entlife/707219940/</link>
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     <title>TX: Protecting Obama and neighbors' driveways</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Archer was amused by the vision of the president's security being enhanced by adding three security guards to the Secret Service agents and San Antonio police officers marshaled for the effort.
But the Dominion chief was only doing his job. And as his boss, Vince Panella, explained, that job is laid out in the Dominion Homeowner Association rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:08:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MR0fUm</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Your HOA’s Parks & Rec Department]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trending now within city and state governments is the notion that operational costs and budgets for 2013 will call for either higher taxes or fewer services. The sluggish economy, along with property values remaining still or down, is not helping avoid tax increases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:45:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/O1TFL4</link>
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     <title>Canada: Smoking issues plague condo corporations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium corporations have a duty to accommodate residents who have sensitivity to second-hand cigarette smoke, according to a recent decision of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal. Corporations who fail in their duty may well be subject to penalties.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:34:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MqHkno</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Apathy toward HOA leads to unpleasant surprise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Matt Elmstedt wishes now that he hadn’t been apathetic about his homeowners association. He wishes he’d read his mail from the HOA board sooner. Attended board meetings. Asked questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:13:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MqEezN</link>
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     <title>Now It's the Big Banks That Are Getting Foreclosed On</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Call it a case of man bites dog. Since the start of the housing crash, millions of Americans have lost their homes to foreclosure. Many of them lived in homeowner or condo associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:05:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MqDo6e</link>
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     <title>IL: High-rise sprinkler debate heats up over costs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Recent additions to Chicago's Life Safety and High-Rise Ordinance have reignited the fire sprinkler debate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:06:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://trib.in/O1tmIs</link>
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     <title>FL: 7 News Investigations: Officials clean condo of hoarded mess</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An update to an exclusive 7News Investigation. Officials showing up, and cleaning out piles of trash from a North Miami Beach condo]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:04:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/O1t9oM</link>
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     <title>AZ: Ahwatukee garden project cultivates community bond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Word-of-mouth has been integral in attracting volunteers, 92 so far. Robert Blakesley, general manager of the Ahwatukee Board of Management, said the HOA also put a notice in its newsletter and got a good response.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:57:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Q7Idow</link>
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     <title>GA: Atlantic Station condo owner: HOA fees cost more than mortgage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new homeowners association fee increase for some condominium owners in Atlantic Station would force them to pay 54 percent more each month, plus additional new fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:12:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MlCjfY</link>
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     <title>Must association provide and pay for interpreter as a reasonable accommodation?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Discrimination claims against associations seem to be on the rise.  Community leaders and managers should know that the Fair Housing Act prohibits any person to refuse to make a reasonable accommodation in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford a handicapped person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:48:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/MsHatX</link>
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     <title>WA: Illegal treatment fuels controversy at Haven Lake in North Mason</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kris Tompkins, president of Haven Lake Homeowner's Association, said the suspected chemical treatment is opposed by her group, which recently notified members of the apparent poisoning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:59:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OjMqlh</link>
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     <title>GA: Southeast Atlanta resident: 'We are under fire'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman who lives at Madison Place Townhomes in Southeast Atlanta said she is afraid to go outside at night because of all the gunfire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:57:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OjKGsa</link>
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     <title>NJ: Condo management bans bikes, scooters, and skateboards.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to 6 ABC Action News, children at Red Bank Run Townhomes will no longer be able to ride bikes, scooters, and skateboards in the parking lot and other common areas. Why? Because “the activity could be harmful and even dangerous to [the children] or to others]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:53:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OjHUDf</link>
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     <title>LA: Neighbors in Ethel work to solve problem with crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thugs, drugs and prostitutes. That's what neighbors in one Ethel neighborhood say they are dealing with. Now the homeowners association is trying to figure out how to curb the crime there. The president of the association says after a murder two weeks ago, neighbors have had it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:55:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wafb.com/story/19048307/neighbors-in-ethel-meeting-to-solve-problems-with-crime</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners upset, want answers to irrigation problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Village 9 homeowners are up set that they have had to deal with irrigation problems this entire summer and now they want answers. Monday night homeowners held an informal meeting to talk about the issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:53:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/_Village_9_homeowners_are_upset_and_want_answers_to_an_irrigation_problem__162680906.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Investor sues to force condo owners to sell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After buying most of the 38 units in a failed Rogers Park condominium project, a Chicago investor may have found a way to take over the rest: by suing their owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:22:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ORDReR</link>
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     <title>CA: Gold Strike homeowners lose suit against builder</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of the Gold Strike Heights Subdivision will not be forced to build a clubhouse, and the association may be forced to pay substantial legal fees, according to a 3rd Appellate District Court ruling filed Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:18:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MFQ9GC</link>
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     <title>MD: Guilty plea in embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Boonsboro woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $100,000 from the homeowner's association where she was property manager.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:53:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MgOBX2</link>
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     <title>NY: Wheatfield Residents Paying for View of a Green Pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Western New York has had perfect weather this summer to sit outside on your porch and enjoy the view. 
But homeowners in Wheatfield can't do that because of a messy, smelly and now nearly dry pond that they paid to live next to.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:27:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wgrz.com/MgKwC5</link>
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     <title>NV: Vandalism stops at Henderson condo complex after security system is put in</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Vandalism at a Henderson condo complex has subsided thanks to a new security system put in place. A resident at Horizon Hills contacted Action News late last month after his pool was closed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:07:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/162650286.html</link>
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     <title>AR: Many condos not eligible for FHA loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In 2010 HUD issued updated and revised processing requirements for recertifying FHA approved condominium projects that would expire in December of that year. In the same document, HUD mandated that all condo projects, which received approval prior to Oct. 1, 2008, would require recertification on or before Dec. 7, 2010]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:35:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LUrZNQ</link>
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     <title>MA: City refuses to fight builder on behalf of neighbor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City officials said they are sympathetic to the plight of residents living in the half-finished Carrington Estates condominium development behind Zion Bible College.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:26:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LUqYFB</link>
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     <title>OR: Wind-fanned brushfire threatens Eagle Crest condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A wind-whipped brushfire burned almost a half-acre near an Eagle crest condominium Sunday afternoon, but neighbors with garden hoses helped fire crews keep it from reaching any structures, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:22:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LUqGyx</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA Fines Homeowner For Brown Lawn During Drought</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Lori Worthman said she has tried everything to get her grass to grow, but now the Green Valley Ranch Homeowner’s Association is fining her $200 for brown spots in her front yard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:17:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LUqhfv</link>
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     <title>IL: Flosswood Station condos can’t be rented out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bank’s request to rent out 15 units at the 20-unit Flosswood Station condominium complex in Homewood until the condo market improves was rejected by the village board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:12:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/13742633-418/homewood-flosswood-station-condos-cant-be-rented-out.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Tenants face losing water if owners don't pony up for bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifteen Southeast Portland families face the prospect of having their water shut off next week, all because some landlords in their town home complex aren’t paying their share of the utility bill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:07:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.katu.com/news/local/Tenants-face-losing-water-if-owners-dont-pony-up-for-bill-162480396.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Mesa HOA seeks approval to run office in home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Superstition Springs Community Master Association has applied for a zoning-district amendment that would allow it to keep running its office out of a single-family home, a request some city officials and neighbors worry could expand allowed uses for other Mesa residences.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:59:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PSv80N</link>
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     <title>MD: Greenbelt Community To Vote On Smoking Ban Option</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greenbelt Homes Inc. a cooperative that owns about 1,600 row houses in historic Greenbelt is considering a rule that would allow residents to ban smoking in the properties if all of those living in a row of four to five homes are in agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:37:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NT5B3t</link>
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     <title>WA: Burglary victims facing lawsuit for adding bars to their doors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kent family added bars to their doors and windows after being burglarized, and they're now facing an unexpected backlash from the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:08:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NSZDje</link>
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     <title>FL: 10-year-old oaks removed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A gated community here is completing the removal of 163 oak trees along its streets this week, much to the dismay of environmental groups.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:06:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120713/ARCHIVES/207131021/-1/todayspaper?Title=10-year-old-oaks-removed</link>
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     <title>CA: Irvine HOA fight now over paint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Remember the Irvine resident whose nonstop verbal barrage last month forced a homeowners association to back down moments before its crews were to rip out his beloved but unauthorized flowering bushes?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:51:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/OfVcge</link>
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     <title>ID: Building materials make putting out condo fire difficult</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire crews said the initial fire was relatively easy to put out, but the problem they're having lies within the building construction itself.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:08:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LJWbez</link>
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     <title>MT: Billings woman sentenced for embezzlement from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 55-year-old Billings woman was sentenced Wednesday for stealing more than $30,000 from a condominium association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lgmfwp</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>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:50:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-07-05/business/fl-condo-unlicensed-contractor-20110705_1_condo-association-lisa-magill-contractor</link>
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     <title>MD: Greenbelt community to vote on smoking ban option</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greenbelt Homes Inc. - a cooperative that owns about 1,600 row houses in historic Greenbelt - is considering a rule that would allow residents to ban smoking in the properties if all of those living in a row of four to five homes are in agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.gazette.net/article/20120710/NEWS/707109952/1029/greenbelt-community-to-vote-on-smoking-ban-option&template=gazette]]></link>
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     <title>NC: HOA targets woman who blew whistle on condo racoon problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Brunswick County woman says after she came to us with a story about a raccoon infestation, she became the target of her condo's home owners association. Now she is trying to figure out how to keep her home while the original problem is still unresolved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:03:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/07/10/only-3-hoa-targets-woman-who-blew-whistle-condo-racoon-problem</link>
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     <title>FL: Beware: Leaky air conditioners can spark fires</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They were expecting their air conditioners to cool them off. Instead, they started a fire.  Although fire departments do not specifically track such incidents, Palm Beach County firefighters have already extinguished at least three such blazes in the last six months, said Cpt. Doug McGlynn of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:59:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/PIpa3M</link>
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     <title>NV: Elderly defendant pleads guilty in HOA conspiracy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the sweeping federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:58:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/PIoUSr</link>
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     <title>More states seek to protect First Amendment Rights in Associations…will Florida</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last month, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a condominium owner could place election signs on his front door and side window of his townhome over the objections of his association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:02:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/MV7WOf</link>
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     <title>There's no limit to community association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dear Benny - My homeowners association fees are of great concern to me, since I am on a limited income. The monthly fees are $399, and this, combined with my mortgage payments of nearly $1,400, creates a burden. I have been a widow since 1973 and am, of course, a "retired" senior with no retirement income benefits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:51:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20120708/LIFE07/307080031/There-s-no-limit-community-association-fees?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CPoughkeepsieJournal.com%7Cs&nclick_check=1]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Welcome Home: Attorney, CPA and insurance agent: necessities for every HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent article in Realty Times by Rich Thompson from Regenesis in Portland, Ore., stated "The board of a homeowner association is charged with making informed decisions. To make informed decisions requires consulting with knowledgeable professionals when the topic exceeds the board's experience. Professional relationships that every HOA board should have include an attorney, CPA and insurance agent."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:43:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MeFHr2</link>
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     <title>CA: Lawsuit from 4S Ranch association could stifle condo prices there</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The value of all 890 condominium units in 4S Ranch are poised to decline, thanks to a construction defect lawsuit filed by the master plan association, legal documents, real estate agents and lenders said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:40:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LxYiSE</link>
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     <title>HOA Volunteer Basics :-)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Anyone who is considering volunteering for a Homeowners Association deserves to know what they’re signing up for.  The top 10 realities of serving in a HOA:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 17:36:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LxY5Pw</link>
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     <title>Limiting condo rentals is probably a smart move</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Question: We live in San Diego, but own an apartment condominium in Chicago that we rent out. The condo board is considering a change in the bylaws that would prevent all new and subsequent purchasers in the building from renting for their first two years of ownership.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:15:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.mktw.net/NcaLp0</link>
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     <title>GA: Geese Get Neighbors Goat In Hillcreek</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This water bird is wearing out his welcome because neighbors say the fowl is foul.  "They're just a nuisance they're a big nuisance," says Elizabeth Nash of the Hillcreek Home Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:14:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wjbf.com/news/2012/jul/06/geese-get-neighbors-goat-hillcreek-ar-4090195/</link>
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     <title>FL: What happens when the people don’t show up?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What can be done at a meeting without a quorum?  Everyone knows how difficult it can be to get a quorum to hold a board meeting and especially a membership meeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:16:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>High-rise blazes perilous for residents, firefighters</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the wake of the recent fire at the 24-story seafront Royal Seafarer Condominium that involved personnel from three fire companies aside from Marco Island, Marco Island Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Murphy and the city’s fire marshal, Ray Munyan, offer fire-safety advice for high-rise residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:31:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://newspr.es/MLAE4e</link>
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     <title>FL: Woman accused of stealing thousands from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former St. Augustine woman was arrested this week on a charge that she embezzled more than $20,000 over the course of a year from a St. Augustine condo association, according to documents from the State Attorney’s Office and the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:08:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MLzfus</link>
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     <title>PA: Condo controversy spurs legislation, warning to potential home-buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium controversy that 69 News reported Tuesday has spurred a warning for every potential home-buye]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:33:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lpxunx</link>
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     <title>GA: Trail maintenance creates Oconee controversy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The maintenance of a trail around a rural Oconee County subdivision has generated so much anger that the homeowners association recently hired a deputy to stand guard as some residents worked on the trail that circles the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:52:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-07-04/trail-maintenance-creates-oconee-controversy</link>
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     <title>FL: Law firm accused of overcharging</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposed class action claims the Association Law Group and Solomon & Furshman, which share the same North Bay Village office, routinely overcharge condo owners in foreclosure and collection actions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:30:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LxF7DJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Flag flying with pride at condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cottages at Winding Creek resident Pat Wood isn’t entirely sure, but she thinks George Washington just might have had a hand in the patriotic undertaking completed at the U.S. 1 South condo this week in time for the Fourth of July.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:20:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LxDW7s</link>
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     <title>CA: How to find the right managers for your HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After nearly seven years with our current management company, our HOA is in the process of looking for a new company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 09:05:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LPonur</link>
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     <title>TX: Once a selling point, trees now a flashpoint in Allen subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Twin Creeks subdivision is known for its trees. "It just looks different," said homeowner David Canu. "It doesn't have that cookie-cutter tract home feel to it."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:56:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LPnfai</link>
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     <title>SD: Wynstone Homeowners Association Responds To Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local homeowners association is fighting back against a $100,660 lawsuit that stems from last year's flood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:54:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LPn3Yy</link>
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     <title>CO: Fourth of July: HOA-controlled neighborhoods to follow flag guidelines</title>
     <description><![CDATA[July 4 is a day Americans like to fly the American flag. If you live in an HOA-controlled community, you may have to follow some flag-flying guidelines.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:17:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on9news.tv/R5dgOp</link>
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     <title>FL: Sunrise fishing for tax cheats</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan sent a June 28 letter to every condo and homeowners association in Sunrise, asking for their help in reporting residents who are falsely claiming a homestead tax break.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 07:54:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/O0jw6E</link>
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     <title>CO: Felon pleads guilty to stealing from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Gypsum woman who stole thousands of dollars from a local homeowner’s association and a Garfield County animal shelter tearfully pleaded guilty on Monday to felony theft.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 06:40:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LOrQFh</link>
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     <title>LA: Amid $1 million houses,  homeowners sue over enormous home being built</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Metairie Club Gardens, one of the most expensive neighborhoods in Louisiana, the homeowners association is suing a property owner over an enormous house that it says is being built in violation of zoning laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:53:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NYpVzg</link>
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     <title>FL: In nasty surprise, two Sarasota tenants face eviction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two renters in Sarasota's Park View condo complex have gotten a rude surprise over the past few weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:50:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120702/ARTICLE/120709913</link>
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     <title>TX: New security changes planned for condo the county has labeled as 'dangerous</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors who live near Le Promenade condos on the 7400 block of Bissonnet say they are happy new security changes have been ordered for the troubled complex. During a hearing Monday morning, property owners and the complex's homeowners association agreed to take numerous steps to address ongoing crime and gang issues]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:05:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8722028]]></link>
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     <title>CO: Subdivision Wildfire Mitigation Program Saves Homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are fire experts telling 11 News that there's a specific reason some homes were saved. Ten years of wildfire mitigation paid off for nearly 200 homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:50:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MoYjYu</link>
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     <title>Pennsylvania Company Tells Condo Owners: Pay Rent or Leave</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners assume they will be able to settle down in their homes if they stay on top of monthly payments, follow homeowner association rules and maintain the property.  But 11 condo owners in Reading, Pa., had a rude awakening when a developer purchased the property and turned the building complex into rented apartments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:44:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://kgoam810.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=114&itemid=29871850]]></link>
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     <title>NV: HOA obtains CAI designation to improve community relations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seven men and women volunteer to govern the Sun City Aliante homeowners association. They also hold the distinction as the first and only HOA board in Nevada to complete the Community Associations Institute‘s certification program]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:50:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cmcacorner.com/2012/07/01/hoa-obtains-cai-designation-to-improve-community-relations/</link>
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     <title>TX: Taggert Mayfield Gets 35 Years in Homeowner Association Scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Taggert Michael Mayfield was sentenced to 35 years in prison on June 8, 2012 after pleading guilty to Theft, Money Laundering and Misapplication of Fiduciary Property. The 34-year old Katy man was indicted for stealing over a million dollars from homeowners associations through his management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:10:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://needvillenews.com/?p=5812</link>
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     <title>NV: New state laws needed to protect communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[he media continues its coverage on the federal investigation of Southern Nevada homeowners associations. The focus has been on the HOA board of directors of about 12 communities. It is obvious the boards were central in the operation, as they awarded construction defect contracts to at least one attorney and to at least one construction company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:34:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/new-state-laws-needed-to-protect-communities-160936825.html?ref=825</link>
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     <title>TX: Prosecutors compel condo complex to clean up property, crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo complex in Sharpstown is being told to clean up its act by Harris County prosecutors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:25:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LXH2T3</link>
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     <title>FL: Shalimar Pointe residents to try to save golf course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shalimar Pointe residents will not let a developer build 190 homes on their golf course without a fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:50:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LFQH2b</link>
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     <title>Colorado wildfire: Colorado Springs' Majestic Drive residents miss their communi</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But, as much as he and other residents of the neighborhood are mourning the loss of their homes and their possessions, they are also mourning the loss of the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:43:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LFPTdE</link>
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     <title>TX: Homeowners fight back against HOA board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An escalating fight between homeowners at the Sunchase Condominiums in North Austin and their homeowners association has turned into a move to oust the HOA board members -- and a civil lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:40:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/investigations/homeowners-fight-back-against-hoa-board</link>
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     <title>CA: Family of ducks divides Fullerton senior community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A family of mallard ducks has taken up residence in a Fullerton condo complex, dividing the community of senior citizens who live here]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 09:39:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/LFPsjB</link>
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     <title>Getting Rid of Second-Hand Smoke in a Multi-Family Building: HUD Agrees!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hate dealing with second hand smoke in your condominium?  I often hear complaints from board members about the extra costs incurred by the association as a result of heavy smokers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:10:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LT65Vz</link>
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     <title>NV: Neighbors say Appaloosa Canyon HOA president is harassing them</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yelling, cursing and name calling. That's what Contact 13's Darcy Spears encountered while investigating our latest HOA Hall of Shame candidate. Neighbors say this tale of misguided revenge has brought down the morale and the value of their whole community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:35:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L7zH45</link>
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     <title>IL: Former Bartlett resident charged in theft from homeowner’s association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Bartlett resident has been charged in the theft of $17,000 from the Bartlett Place Condo Association for her own use, Bartlett police said Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:14:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KPFYD1</link>
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     <title>WY: County to Copperleaf: Stop pumping water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Opponents of the Copperleaf subdivision in Wapiti kept the development tied up in court for years with claims that the county improperly allowed it to go forward. Now, the county is taking the subdivision’s owners to court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:33:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/QtiHXh</link>
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     <title>FL: Dolphin Tower fix could cost $13 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Not long after Dolphin Tower was evacuated nearly two years ago, owners of the downtown condos were told it would cost roughly $600,000 to fix a cracked concrete slab and other problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lw1dVm</link>
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     <title>TX: Reliant Energy shuts off neighborhood's power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ One neighborhood is without power tonight, but its not because of a problem with its power company. Instead, the power company says homeowners should blame the blackout on their homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:42:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lw118s</link>
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     <title>MD: Ocean City Condo Remains Open After Two Legionnaires Disease Reports</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One of Ocean City's high rise condominiums remains open today, even after reports that two of its guests allegedly contracted Legionnaires Disease during their stay at the oceanfront complex last year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:08:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MUKUVY</link>
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     <title>Brentwood adopts new building standards for unique neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A unique neighborhood of 78 single-family townhouses was rezoned by the Brentwood City Council this week to alter the building standards for the existing patio covers, arbors and storage sheds there that fail to meet Brentwood's accessory building standards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MUKOO8</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[FL: Disaster/Hurricane Planning for Condos & HOAs]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some examples of ways that managers, board members, etc., can prepare their offices in advance of a natural disaster:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:36:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LgIRth</link>
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     <title>PA: 'This Is Crazy': Company Snatches Condos From Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Her plans -- and those of 10 other homeowners who say they've had their properties stolen from them -- started to unravel when Deer Path Woods, the condo complex where they lived, went into foreclosure last fall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:52:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://aol.it/MWVbgX</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA saves cash with do-it-yourself project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A receding hillside and sluggish economy have combined to form upgrades for a Green Valley neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:46:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MBvJPn</link>
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     <title>SC: Judge orders temporary restraining order on Homeowner's Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A judge has ordered a temporary injunction on Ocean Forest Villa Resort's Homeowner's Association after angry owner's took the HOA to court Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:34:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MBu9wZ</link>
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     <title>OH: Edgewater community taking back their own streets</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local group took a bold step in taking back their streets, and it seems to be paying off.  If you commit a crime in the Edgewater area of Cleveland, make sure you smile--you're caught on camera.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:31:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LexS3n</link>
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     <title>NJ: Condo Residents Say Landlord Is Cheating The System</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People who live at a condo building in Camden County New Jersey are dealing with a serious problem tonight.  They say their landlord is cheating the system, while their building slowly falls apart.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/18877597/condo</link>
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     <title>CA: Council, residents get together, all in the interest of community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Building and sustaining community means communicating. It's about verbalizing and listening to the bad and the good. And it's all in the name of progress.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:37:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MPE7Lv</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA pres. threatens reporter, neighbors, then resigns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fired up neighbors and an angry Homeowners Association president got into an altercation on Monday, neighbors demanding answers, after they were left high and dry without water for more than a week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:28:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MPCayK</link>
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     <title>IN: Woman charged with stealing $53,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former secretary-treasurer of the Patton Park Homeowners’ Association and her husband have been charged with taking more than $50,000 of the association’ ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:21:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NDK3tQ</link>
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     <title>CO: Toll from Colorado wildfire grows to 248 homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The total number of homes destroyed by a two-week old wildfire in northern Colorado was raised to 248 on Sunday as residents of a subdivision near Fort Collins learned that 57 more homes in their neighborhood had been lost, authorities said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:06:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/MLtlWE</link>
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     <title>FL: Don't answer knock that opens door to thieves</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the criminals, the first step is to get inside the victim's house, and the guises to pull that off are varied. The thief may appear as a landscaper, a tree trimmer, an electrician or someone sent by a landlord or homeowners' association to check for termites.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:44:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MLp0mt</link>
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     <title>MD: Micro-Bursts Destroy Condos In Bladensburg</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Officials at the National Weather Service continue to believe the causes of Friday night's storm damage in Northwest D.C. and in nearby parts of Prince George's County were downward "micro-bursts" from the storm cell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:39:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MOKqAJ</link>
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     <title>CA: Leisure World celebrates 50th today</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Weingarts packed up their bags some eight years ago and moved from Hawaii to Leisure World, they became the family's third generation to move into the retirement community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 13:22:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/O72esY</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo renter surprised by demand for rent from association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[McVicker has lived in the quiet Clay County condominium community for the past six years, but now finds herself in the middle of an issue between her landlord and the condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/article/261221/3/Condo-renter-surprised-by-demand-for-rent-from-association</link>
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     <title>SC: Repairs at Ocean Forest Villas in Myrtle Beach proceed despite protest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[epairs at Ocean Forest Villa Resort have started despite 81 condo owners suing the homeowners’ association over the way the billing of the repairs is being handled.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:49:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MrxTBa</link>
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     <title>Condo Boards Take a Stand on Delinquencies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A SUCCESSFUL condominium depends, in large part, on owners’ paying their monthly fees promptly and in full. Delinquencies can mean less money for maintenance and amenities - and draw the ill will of fellow residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:16:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://nyti.ms/MPe05N</link>
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     <title>IL: The importance of articles of incorporation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a community association's governing documents are in place, they don't need much attention. Sure, a new rule gets passed occasionally. Or the declaration is amended once in a blue moon. That's about all.  Except for the articles of incorporation. This small but mighty document needs yearly upkeep. If not, consequences can be huge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:27:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TX:  family drops lawsuit after neighbor agrees to stop blocking sch bus</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family fought the property owners' association to allow a school bus to come into the Flying R- Ranch subdivision. Following the fight, Michael Risenmay said they were met with a racist sign with the letters KKK.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 20:05:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kens5.com/news/Comal-Co-family-drops-lawsuit-after-neighbor-agrees-to-stop-blocking-school-bus-159949565.html</link>
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     <title>KY: Attorney backs homeowners in stormwater fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ongoing residential development has created stormwater problems for homeowners in several Boone County communities, and the inability to gain a resolution through the fiscal court has some residents increasingly frustrated.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:38:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cin.ci/No1rT8</link>
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     <title>GA: Special tax water district could aid homeowners’ bill ills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For years, homeowners in the Whitehall Forest East condominiums off Bouldercrest Road have had unpaid water and sewer bills that have reached approximately $300,000.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:49:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NVlieP</link>
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     <title>SD: Wynstone Homeowners Association in legal battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Siouxland company says it didn't get paid for helping some homeowners fight the flood. Now, the company is taking the matter to court, suing a homeowner's association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:48:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NVkTZQ</link>
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     <title>IL: Ex-Naperville library board chief pleads innocent in embezzlement case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prominent Naperville businessman and civic leader Jerome L. “Jerry” Feldott maintains he did not embezzle nearly $26,000 from a homeowners’ group on the city’s north side.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:46:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/NVkFSK</link>
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     <title>IL: From the Homefront: HOAs bring neighbors together</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More and more often, a question asked around town is whether Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs) are still relevant. Long-time association leaders and board members, looking for a break from their neighborhood duties, are having difficulty finding “new blood” to step up and become involved. The result is associations in jeopardy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:26:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/business/fischer/13306287-420/from-the-homefront-hoas-bring-neighbors-together.html</link>
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     <title>WI: In the end it’s about Rock Lake: groups agree to work together</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a meeting that lasted nearly two and a half hours, members of the Rock Lake Highland Association and the Rock Lake Restoration Association agreed on two things.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:07:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/MFhif0</link>
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     <title>FL: FEMA flood decision adds to association woes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What in the world is FEMA thinking? In an unprecedented move, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced April 4 that it will end a program implemented six years ago to allow agents writing national flood insurance policies to rebate a portion of their commission to their customers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:34:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/LDvxOP</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo owner challenges Grandview in Town Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A handful of Grandview Palace Condominium owners remained in the courtroom. One of them, Peter Parino, is suing the burned-out complex's management board. He is challenging the legality of a $90 maintenance fee for May, June and July that was approved by the board]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:30:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LDvdzA</link>
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     <title>IA: Fishing for funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some North Liberty homeowners are learning the hard way the dubious joys of pond ownership. Two representatives of the homeowner's association from Penn Prairie on the Pond subdivision approached the North Liberty City Council last week to ask for assistance, and learned anew about the city council's aversion to precedent-setting spending.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:24:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LDuCOx</link>
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     <title>CO: Denver condo residents upset at HOA cutting down trees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of homeowners at a condo complex in Denver are outraged. They say their homeowners association has decided to remove several of their trees, without consulting all the residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:22:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on9news.tv/M21x17</link>
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     <title>OR: Thief drains Cedar Lake HOA accounts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Eighty-one Gresham households are tightening their budgets after a company hired to oversee their homeowner association’s finances reported that an employee has embezzled company funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:15:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=134013470305516200</link>
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     <title>NY: Amenities Are the Cruelest Cut to Deadbeat Neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When neighbors stop paying common charges, condo buildings and neighbors are left holding the financial bag and forced to fake friendliness to the freeloader next door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:11:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/06/19/amenities_are_the_cruelest_cut_to_deadbeat_neighbors.php</link>
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     <title>NV: Official: Sprinklers Could Have Saved Destroyed Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo building that was destroyed by a fire Monday lacked a crucial fire-fighting element: an interior sprinkler system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:10:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.8newsnow.com/story/18828670/official-sprinkler-system-could-have-saved-destroyed-condos</link>
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     <title>Could your neighbor's house be a UPS substation during the holidays?</title>
     <description><![CDATA["There are pros and cons about it. The pro is they are more efficient, the con is now you’ve got basically have a satellite business running out of a house which is against our covenants," said Jarvis. It would be up to individual homeowners' associations to approve the arrangement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:08:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Mrab8l</link>
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     <title>NY: The White Gloves Come Off: Delinquent Condo Dwellers Feel the Pain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gracious living is the hallmark of life at Wellington Tower Condominium. Luxuries like a round-the-clock doorman, concierge and parking valet, a skylit swimming pool, on-site maid services, dry cleaning and spa facilities provide residents "with the very essence of living well."  Unless, that is, a resident falls from grace.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:21:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KxPkmw</link>
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     <title>IL: Subdivision officials, residents split on road fix options</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The news from Tazewell County in December that Heritage Lake residents would need to pay three times more than they expected to bring their roads up to county standard threw a wrench into the plans of the homeowners association, but officials say they have not given up on finding a fix for the subdivision’s crumbling streets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:59:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KQuVpC</link>
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     <title>IA: Local Company Sues Wynstone HOA Over Flood Preparations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Siouxland company is suing the Wynstone Homeowners Association, saying it is owed more than $100,000 for services in flood preparations last summer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:51:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/N21yAb</link>
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     <title>PA: Trial begins for builder of condemned Norristown condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bruce Fazio "cherry picked" what services he wanted rendered on the condos at 770 Sandy St., a witness testified in court Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:39:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/N1ZSGS</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA President Arrested For Theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer and HOA president of Prairie Vista Meadows has been arrested and faces multiple charges, including theft. Craig McConnell's alleged crimes came to light after a family said they were being bullied for asking questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:46:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LAviny</link>
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     <title>GA: High court rules against family in alligator death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Georgia Supreme Court's 4-3 decision means the family of 83-year-old Gwyneth Williams has lost its attempt to have a jury try their case against owners of the gated community near Savannah where she died in 2007.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:55:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://fcnews.tv/PbgPBD</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners unite against wildfire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With fires raging across the West, one group of homeowners are resting a little easier knowing they’ve taken steps to protect themselves.The Falls Creek Ranch Homeowners Association has been recognized for adopting wildfire-protective measures for the 940-acre subdivision at the end of County Road 205.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:20:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lo9TCO</link>
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     <title>FL: Greenacres man, 80, ends up in jail, hospital after trying to save plants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[John and Pat Buchholz love nature. The Greenacres couple grow native Florida plants around their small villa home in The Cloisters, a senior community. They use a rain barrel and a composting bin as part of their philosophy of being environmentally friendly, and they enjoy seeing birds and butterflies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:13:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/greenacres/greenacres-man-80-ends-up-in-jail-hospital-after-trying-to-save-butterfly-plants</link>
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     <title>Condo Talk: Basic guide to unit owner bankruptcies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The filing of a bankruptcy petition by a unit owner can have a harmful impact on the association’s cash flow. When a bankruptcy petition is filed by a unit owner, an automatic stay goes into effect. The stay prohibits creditors, including the association, from taking legal action against the unit owner to collect unpaid debts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:06:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120616/entlife/706169955/</link>
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     <title>HOA managers require certification, education</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: With all of the recent news pertaining to the federal investigation of homeowners associations, how does one become a manager of an association? What are the requirements?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:04:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/real_estate/hoa-managers-require-certification-education-159288375.html</link>
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     <title>NV: 4 more HOAs sued over collection costs deemed improper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four more Southern Nevada homeowners associations have been sued over allegations they’ve been requiring purchasers of foreclosed homes to pay off inflated liens.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:04:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MxQihF</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA Nuggets: Boards need to track money, make collective decisions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This year, the community association industry is seeing a renewed focus on training for volunteer board members. It’s only in the recent past that truly relevant training opportunities were even available. The momentum for this comes from an industry that has become increasingly sophisticated and, unfortunately, litigious.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:17:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gvnews.com/lifestyle/hoa-nuggets-boards-need-to-track-money-make-collective-decisions/article_65d21606-b72f-11e1-9ba0-0019bb2963f4.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Managing condo quandaries</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Whether you own a single-family home or condo, home ownership requires upkeep and maintenance, and that costs money, you can do it yourself or hire a professional.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:55:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Laf8EP</link>
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     <title>PA: Contractor pleads guilty in Plymouth Hill condo kickback scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An electrical contractor who admitted he received kickbacks after he was hired to install a fire alarm system at Plymouth Hill Condominiums pleaded guilty in county court this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:47:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Muq2or</link>
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     <title>FL: Have you looked at your budget lately?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We are half way through most associations’ fiscal year. Have you revisited your budget?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:53:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/06/have-you-looked-at-your-budget-lately-3.html</link>
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     <title>OR: Northwest Empire Community Management has money missing from 30 HOA's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of more than 30 local homeowner associations have lost $1.5 million to $2 million worth of their monthly dues entrusted to the company they'd hired to help manage their affairs, according to clients of the firm and their lawyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:13:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LCfxQk</link>
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     <title>OH: Damage Of 3-Alarm Condo Fire Estimated At $2 Million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters were forced to battle flames at a three-alarm fire defensively at a north side condominium development Wednesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:33:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KCdE3i</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Sad birthday for Vidia after HOA orders pet chickens evicted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The family took the quartet of pet chickens to an animal sanctuary in Yoder on Sunday to satisfy a Heights at Templeton Homeowners Association eviction order.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:27:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KCd0D3</link>
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     <title>MA: Victims of Fitchburg's Johnsonia fire picking up pieces of shattered lives</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today marks the one-year anniversary of the six-alarm fire that displaced 60 Fitchburg residents. The historic building housed condominium units, apartments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:50:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/H6EpqzVe</link>
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     <title>NC: HOA lawyer says veteran will be able to fly both flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A veteran will likely be able to keep his flags in front of his home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:28:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KRU1ZH</link>
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     <title>Fannie Mae To Streamline Past-Due Payments For Homeowners Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many borrowers live in a community with either Homeowners Associations fees or condominium fees, and a new Fannie Mae rule set to take effect on July 1, 2012 will make it easier for such associations to collect dues they are owed by mortgage servicers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:12:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K0jFp7</link>
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     <title>FHA Condo Rules are Outdated and Burdensome, Say 69 Members of Congress</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a letter sent last week to Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, 69 members of Congress urge the housing agency to ease up on its rules regarding condo lending.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:15:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://reversemortgagedaily.com/2012/06/12/fha-condo-rules-are-outdated-and-burdensome-say-69-members-of-congress/</link>
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     <title>TX: No restitution for HOAs after million-dollar theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a Katy man heads to prison for stealing more than $1 million from more than a dozen homeowners associations, no plans are in the works to get restitution for the HOAs, a Fort Bend County prosecutor said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:15:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/06/no-restitution-for-hoas-after-million-dollar-theft/</link>
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     <title>CA: Irvine gardener, neighbors war over plants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today's homeowners association horror story takes place in the happy village of Irvine. Style points here for capturing the quintessential master-planned community at its worst and great video of a confrontation in which an irate homeowner by sheer verbal barrage got an HOA crew to back off, at least temporarily, from ripping out his landscaping.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:03:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.ocregister.com/articles/schwartz-358409-hoa-douglas.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Deeds limit Turner Hill residents in battling factory Danbury plan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Worried by plans for a 200,000-square-foot factory in nearby Danbury, residents of north Ridgefield’s Turner Hill development have been frustrated to learn that wording in the deeds to their homes may undermine their standing to oppose to project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:10:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MCWHsp</link>
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     <title>PA: Country Club of the Poconos residents mired in mess of misinformation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What if you paid $204,000 for a single-family home but were told later that you only own the building and the "footprint" on which it sits? Then you were told you don't even own the ground under the structure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:19:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MBJct0</link>
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     <title>Rules for safe condo living</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you’re planning to move to a condo from a single-family dwelling, make sure you understand the differences of strata living vs. independent habitation. Condominium living brings a whole new set of responsibilities as a homeowner because you now have to think about the safety and security of other residents who live in your building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:11:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MBHc48</link>
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     <title>FL: Social club's movie night could lead to legal entanglement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our social club has been showing a movie, obtaining a rental DVD once a month. We show it in our meeting room for our members to view. We received a letter from a company in Los Angeles advising us that showing the movie is an infringement of copyright.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:44:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jun/10/social-clubs-movie-night-could-lead-to-legal/</link>
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     <title>NC: 16 residents displaced as large fire heavily damages Harbour Pointe condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a large fire that heavily damaged at least 12 condominiums in the Lake Shores neighborhood Saturday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:33:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2012/06/09/1183444?sac=fo.local</link>
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     <title>TX: Property manager gets 35 years for HOA theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of homeowners are learning that their homeowners association fees didn't go to the improvement or upkeep of their neighborhood. Instead, a man has admitted to taking the money and they'll never see it again.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:40:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=8694677]]></link>
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     <title>CA: Bird lovers angry at HOA for cutting trees with nests</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But the tranquility of the bird-like sanctuary in the Sonoma Court townhome community was disrupted Tuesday when tree trimmers moved in to begin cutting down 56 of the community's trees. Officials from the Sonoma Court Maintenance Corporation said in a flier passed out to residents that the trees are being cut as a preventive measure to mitigate future damage from the aggressive roots of Melaleuca trees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:33:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/Mism1r</link>
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     <title>FL: Helpful hints for condo and HOA members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What Dave Biemel finds most gratifying about serving on the board of directors of Arielle Condominium Association in Palmer Ranch is the feeling of accomplishment in "getting stuff done that didn't seem like it was getting done before."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:21:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120608/ARTICLE/120609630</link>
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     <title>NC: Riggings allowed to keep sandbags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Riggings condominium complex in Kure Beach has won yet another reprieve in its efforts to keep sandbags on the beach to stop the encroaching ocean.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:19:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120608/ARTICLES/120609678/</link>
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     <title>CO: HOA Tries To Put An End To Scourge Of Sidewalk Chalk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[America's sidewalks are fraught with dangers - discarded gum, intrusive plant life, cracks that could do damage to mothers' backs, falling pianos and/or safes - and now a homeowners association in Denver is out to put an end to one pernicious pain in the you-know-what: sidewalk chalk.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:24:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://consumerist.com/2012/06/hoa-tries-to-put-an-end-to-scourge-of-sidewalk-chalk.html</link>
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     <title>MD: Restitution Plan Leads To Reduced Sentence For Embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Salisbury woman, who pleaded guilty last month to carrying out a two-year theft scheme involving thousands of dollars against the Berlin golf course where she worked as a bookkeeper, was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail, most of which was suspended as long as she continues on a restitution plan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:08:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mdcoastdispatch.com/articles/2012/06/08/Top-Stories/Restitution-Plan-Leads-To-Reduced-Sentence-For-Embezzlement</link>
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     <title>NJ condo residents concerned over new play area rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents and their children in West Deptford, New Jersey are upset with a new set of rules by the management of a townhouse development which changes the game of what the kids can do and where]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:50:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KTvqBG</link>
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     <title>AZ: Sedona homeowner fighting his HOA over greenhouse in backyard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner in Sedona said his homeowners association wants him to remove something from his yard he's had for years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:44:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KTuKfG</link>
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     <title>FL: West Delray homeowners group holds on to influence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It has grown from a group requesting traffic lights to a powerful organization that lobbies Congress as aggressively as it does the Delray Beach City Commission.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:11:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/Lqdq31</link>
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     <title>CA: ‘Browsing’ those backyard fire hazards away</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Still, if your back 40 (or half-acre) is a jungle of overgrown grass and brush, you may not need to dig out that weed trimmer from the garage or gas up the lawn mower. There’s a more economical and eco-friendly mode of mowing: with goats.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:07:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LqclrJ</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Association Could Be 'Eden' of Liabilities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida was a wake-up call to the nation about the persistance of racism and racial profiling, but for anyone who lives in a community with a homeowners association, or is thinking about moving to one, the case also raises questions about legal liabilities that could wreck your worry-free Eden.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:04:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.mainstreet.com/article/real-estate/homeowners-association-could-be-eden-liabilities</link>
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     <title>CA: Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne sued for backyard imperialism</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are a couple of ruthless conquerors, illegally extending their backyard empire in L.A. by annexing neighboring land without permission -- this according to a new lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:04:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/06/sharon-ozzy-osbourne-mountain-view-estateowners-association-lawsuit/</link>
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     <title>FL: 2 families now suffering after HOA foreclosure in Orlando</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One house in Orlando could end up having two families facing foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:01:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LqaW4x</link>
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     <title>NC: Cornelius man fighting HOA to keep flying American, Marine flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local veteran is being penalized for being patriotic. John Dillon says his homeowners association is threatening to fine him for flying two flags.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:30:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/658473/cornelius-man-fighting-hoa-to-keep-flying-american--marine-flag</link>
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     <title>TX: Residents battle it out with San Antonio HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It strikes a chord with a lot of people: Homeowners who feel their homeowners association is being overly aggressive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:30:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kens5.com/news/local/Residents-battle-it-out-with-local-HOA--157640435.html</link>
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     <title>AZ: Homes of hoarders raising concerns of Arizona agencies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dana Rosenbaum, a resident and secretary of the homeowners association, said they repeatedly complained to city officials about a resident in the community who was stockpiling what they considered to be junk in his yard. It included old cars, tires, motorcycle parts and unused fencing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:07:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KPQskT</link>
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     <title>FL: Lack of major storms may leave communities too lax</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The last time South Florida was really slammed by a major storm was October 2005. Her name: Hurricane Wilma.That's the good news. The bad news is there is reason to worry the seven-year lapse may have lulled South Florida condominium and homeowners communities into a sense of complacency in hurricane preparedness.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:36:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-storm-prep-condocol-20120606,0,1037228.column</link>
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     <title>NV: Nothing funny about long list of HOA corruption defendants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They entered U.S. District Judge James Mahan's courtroom Thursday like the walking wounded in a losing battle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:14:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KFUr4K</link>
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     <title>AZ: Scottsdale community at odds over historic-designation bid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the city's Historic Preservation Commission could decide the fate of Golden Keys. With the tension taut between neighbors, the homeowners association board of directors is recommending that the city drop the issue, for now.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:07:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KFSULT</link>
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     <title>NV: Prosecutors seek delay in HOA sentencings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors are moving to push back the sentencings of more defendants in the far-reaching homeowners association investigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:47:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LoLGpD</link>
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     <title>(Yet Another) Update on ADA Compliance regarding HOAs, Condos and Swimming Pools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We blogged about the extension granted by the Department of Justice for existing pools to comply with the new ADA Standards for providing accessible entry and exits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:58:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.tarleyrobinson.com/?p=1887</link>
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     <title>MA: Tornado victims sue city of Springfield for premature demolition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners and tenants of a South End condominium association wiped out by last year’s tornadoes filed a lawsuit against the city on the one-year anniversary of the disaster, alleging officials prematurely ordered the demolition of a building,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:03:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/K9NAdV</link>
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     <title>FL: Some of the (real) reasons banks aren’t foreclosing in your community assn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sometimes the answer to that question depends on where you live. In very large states like California, Florida, New York and Texas, the sheer volume of foreclosures will have a delaying impact on lender foreclosures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:03:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/K9KS88</link>
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     <title>NV: Points to be aware of in HOA scandal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The number of defendants in the criminal case involving HOA corruption could eventually top 50, making this one of the larger criminal schemes in Las Vegas history.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:45:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MawLn4</link>
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     <title>The HOA Crisis</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is how it works. Or, rather, doesn't work. A mortgage servicer completes the foreclosure, eventually. And the bank has taken title to the home and arranged to sell it as an REO to a new buyer. The purchase contracts are even signed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:19:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Mlsdxd</link>
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     <title>NV: Organized crime in Las Vegas takes on a new look</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys, former police officers, real estate agents, HOA board members, a property manager and straw buyers all admitted their culpability Thursday in ripping off Las Vegas homeowner associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:33:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KUSn63</link>
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     <title>NV: Groups offers tips on protecting HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the extensive homeowners association fraud probe in Nevada continues, officials of the Nevada chapter of Community Associations Institute said they sympathize with associations and homeowners who have been victimized by illegal and unethical activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:22:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KUQpTp</link>
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     <title>TN: Battle of the 'Boro: Property management company vs. homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors fight all the time about what their lawns look like, but in one neighborhood in Murfreesboro the disputes grew to the point of people being sued - not by homeowners, but by the property management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:11:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/LQCsDP</link>
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     <title>CA: Neighbors Upset Over Signs Posted On Woman's Front Door</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in a North County subdivision are upset that a neighbor is posting offensive homemade signs on her front door.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:03:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Lm9MTW</link>
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     <title>FL: Volunteer treasurer bilks $16,000 from Polk HOA, deputies say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former law enforcement officer volunteering as a treasurer for a Lakeland homeowners association was charged with siphoning more than $16,000 from organization's account for personal use.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:27:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/jun/01/volunteer-treasurer-bilks-16000-from-polk-hoa-depu-ar-410584/</link>
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     <title>Timeshare owners forced to sell or give away vacation homes due to economy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[- If someone made the offer for you to get a vacation home for free or for just $1, you'd jump on the deal. In this economy, some timeshare owners are resorting to just that, giving their vacation homes away. But it still may not be a good bargain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:19:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=8684902]]></link>
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     <title>FL: Dolphin Tower repairs are years away</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Even if a planned renovation occurs on schedule, the long-empty Dolphin Tower condominium downtown -- which was deemed potentially unsafe in a hurricane by a city engineering consultant -- will go through at least two more storm seasons before it is ready to be reoccupied.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:56:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/N3CaOW</link>
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     <title>GA: DA won’t prosecute in theft from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office won’t prosecute a case against a man who was accused of stealing $28,000 from a homeowners association that he served as treasurer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:51:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/xWW5Wvx5</link>
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     <title>NV: Fourteen more plead guilty in Las Vegas HOA fraud, corruption case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fourteen more defendants pleaded guilty Thursday in the sweeping investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 15:40:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/judge-begins-accepting-guilty-pleas-in-las-vegas-hoa-fraud-corruption-case-155958625.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Fair to Taxpayers? Rockland Suffers Expensive Loss in Fair Housing Case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over 20K down the drain as taxpayers foot the bill for legal expenses in condo squabble]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JUP8di</link>
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     <title>PA: Owners of Flooded Center City Condos Will Spend Another Night in Limbo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 200 residents of a center city Philadelphia condominium apartment building will have to wait at least another day before they are allowed to return to their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 13:04:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/30/owners-of-flooded-center-city-condos-will-spend-another-night-in-limbo/</link>
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     <title>HUD and the Puerto Rican Condo Association Reach a $1 Million Settlement for Ext</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has reached an agreement valued at $1 million with Condominium Association Isleta Marina in Puerto Real, Puerto Rico, settling allegations that the property’s inoperative elevators violated the federal Fair Housing Act based on disability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 08:21:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KHtDxU</link>
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     <title>FL: Hideaway Beach plans to lobby again for emergency funding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Marco Island private community is fighting to protect and preserve what's left of their beach front property. Erosion is eating away at the shoreline of Hideaway Beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 18:22:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JTAq4t</link>
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     <title>FL: How to avoid big headaches, costs with major construction projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Don Urquhart, president of the Quadomain condo in Hollywood Beach, has had years of experience avoiding pitfalls. Just a few of his thoughts:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 08:45:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/JSoIqP</link>
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     <title>SC: Wall saves condo community $411K on flood insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[John Collins’ condo is just a stone’s throw from the expansive marsh between Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island, where kayakers and crabbers were enjoying a recent afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 07:02:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120529/PC16/120529086/wall-saves-condo-community-411k-on-flood-insurance</link>
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     <title>CO: Condo complex fire spreads to surrounding land</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to the Eagle River Fire District, a condo complex fire has spread to surrounding land in Avon, Colorado.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 20:06:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KAk9nV</link>
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     <title>OH: Whitehall might raze 10% of condos in troubled complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Franklin County’s Environmental Court has ordered inspections of all the units. Bryan Wagner, chief environmental specialist with the court, said he has gone through more than 200 of them. Six have been up to code.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 17:11:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KBngfP</link>
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     <title>WI: Lawsuit accuses prop mgrs of illegal evictions, practicing law w/o license</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some property management companies may be breaking the law when they evict tenants, say a DeForest man and his attorney, who have uncovered what they contend are prohibited practices in Dane County Circuit Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 09:39:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_c2cf913c-a873-11e1-b019-001a4bcf887a.html#.T8OolpIVkU0.twitter</link>
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     <title>FL: Is an injunction the right remedy to stop abusive HOA resident’s behavior?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Behavioral issues are some of the most difficult issues to confront and resolve in a shared ownership community. Sometimes it is virtually impossible to determine where the source of the problem lies. At other times, however, a problem can be crystal clear and the troublemaker undeniable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:33:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/05/is-an-injunction-the-right-remedy-to-stop-abusive-hoa-residents-behavior.html</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA conspiracy pleas set for this week</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Justice Department lawyers spearheading the investigation into the takeover of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations expect to be busy in federal court this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:31:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/hoa-conspiracy-pleas-set-for-this-week-154984395.html</link>
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     <title>VA: Communities have little recourse in dealing with unfinished projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just about every neighborhood in Mason seems to have one—a major home remodeling project that never seems to get finished. Often these houses are eyesores, with front yards full of construction debris.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 17:12:20 -0800</pubDate>
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     <title>SC: Members' labor is now par for course at some golf clubs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Slinging a pickax under a blazing sun as he dug a hole behind the ninth green at Timberlake Country Club, Michael Kletter, 68, conceded that this was not the golf course retirement life he had envisioned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 11:11:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LzQXLx</link>
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     <title>TX: Neighborhoods sue to stop construction of church in Southwest Austin</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Southwest Austin neighborhood associations are suing the City of Austin, seeking an injunction that could stop construction of the 53-acre Dream City church complex near Texas 71 and Southwest Parkway in Oak Hill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 11:11:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LzQOYo</link>
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     <title>OH: Springfield fee upsets condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Springfield’s condo owners tried to explain to city staff their perspective on stormwater billing at a meeting late last week that at times became tense.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 13:17:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LEXSGD</link>
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     <title>KS: Apocalypse-proof condos already sold out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You can survive the end of the world in this charming nuclear missile silo. The views aren't great, but there won't be anything to see outside anyway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:41:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cnet.co/KD1cSG</link>
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     <title>MO: 5 on Your Side: Condo with no air conditioning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The ten floor building does not have air conditioning, and residents, many who are elderly, say they can't get answers about what's going on.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:34:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.ksdk.com/KD07dy</link>
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     <title>TN: Neighborly volunteers mow yards of homes abandoned in foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kevin Goodrum, president of the Arbors of Wedgewood subdivision, said the homeowners association there began seeing problems about three years ago as foreclosures became numerous.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 10:21:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/KCY6Op</link>
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     <title>NV: Investor attorneys downplay ruling on Nevada HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys suing Nevada homeowner associations over what they call inflated liens against foreclosed homes say a Nevada Supreme Court ruling on the issue this week won’t affect their lawsuits.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 20:29:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JsGNAN</link>
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     <title>IA: Condo association president charged with theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The one-time president of a condominium association in Tiffin has been accused of using $3,000 from the association’s bank account to make personal purchases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:30:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120525/NEWS01/120525003/Condo-association-president-charged-theft?odyssey=nav%7Chead</link>
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     <title>IL: No easy answers from reserve study</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The best tool to predict a community association's capital projects is a reserve study.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:08:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/apartments/ct-home-0525-condo-living-20120525,0,3222432.story</link>
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     <title>Homeowner Associations Feel They Have Been Cast As The Bad Guy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[However, time after time, homeowners associations are made to be the villain in this scenario for trying to enforce the rules & regulations that every homeowner agreed to when they took title to their property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 06:36:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MAOeEL</link>
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     <title>CA: Down-on-Luck Resident Gets Lift from 'Spirit Team'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, Munday is learning how to accept help from others: specifically, the planned neighborhood's newly formed Community Spirit Team, designed to help residents who have fallen on hard times.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:36:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JqUWi1</link>
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     <title>Nevada HOAs win ruling over collection costs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nevada homeowner associations and their collection agencies have prevailed in the latest court ruling in disputes over collection costs for unpaid HOA assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 18:04:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/may/24/nevada-hoas-win-ruling-over-collection-costs/</link>
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     <title>NY: Cortlandt Contractor Pleads Guilty After Rockland Condo Explosion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A Cortlandt Manor contractor has pleaded guilty in connection with a January incident in Rockland County, which resulted in an explosion that injured four people, destroyed a condominium unit and damaged nearby homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:33:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/MwAv1H</link>
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     <title>CT: Deeds may constrain Turner Hill’s fight against factory</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Worried by plans for a 200,000 square foot factory in nearby Danbury, residents of north Ridgefield’s Turner Hill development have been frustrated to learn that wording in the deeds to their homes may undermine their standing to oppose to project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 07:22:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LiSbv5</link>
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     <title>OH: Edgewater Residents Install New Security Cameras</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association received a matching grant from The Cleveland Foundation to install the cameras which, according to the councilman, are not a violation of privacy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:18:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JeiK3U</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawsuit filed in HOA money dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A lawsuit has been filed against the homeowners association of an Austin condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JJsRD2</link>
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     <title>PA: Water Production Continues To Drop at Lake Adventure Community Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lake Adventure Community Association announced today that the first round of water leak detection surveys have commenced and continue to prove that the association has significantly reduced its water production due to the work being put forth by finding and repairing water leaks with its repair program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:34:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KM5loI</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[UT: Combining Bylaws & CC&Rs Into One Document - What is this about?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of an association I am involved with is revising their documents and they are discussing combining the Bylaws and CC&R’s into one document.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:44:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L7E534</link>
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     <title>NV: Neighbors say Appaloosa Canyon HOA president is harassing them</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yelling, cursing and name calling. That's what Contact 13's Darcy Spears encountered while investigating our latest HOA Hall of Shame candidate. Neighbors say this tale of misguided revenge has brought down the morale and the value of their whole community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:27:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L7zH45</link>
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     <title>CA: Rossmoor Scrutinizes Condo Damage Mediation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rossmoor maintenance staff scrambled to move in extra chairs to a Creekside meeting room Tuesday to accommodate an overflow crowd.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:34:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LpvcxN</link>
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     <title>TX: Residents question HOA accountability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A dispute over what could be more than $1 million in unaccounted-for spending by an Austin homeowners' association has sparked a police inquiry into possible fraud and theft, a KXAN investigation has confirmed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:57:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/KdFSlM</link>
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     <title>CA: Marin County outlaws smoking in multi-family housing complexes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An ordinance banning smoking in apartment and condominium complexes in Marin's unincorporated areas drew unanimous approval from the Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KdFlA8</link>
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     <title>CA: Firefighters: Oxnard condo fire was huge danger</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As flames burned on two floors of a 60-unit condominium complex near Channel Islands Harbor, firefighters feared what they might find inside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:16:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LpdXwL</link>
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     <title>TN: Laurel Hills POA action questioned by State Attorney General</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Laurel Hills Property Owners Association on Renegade Mountain recently notified Renegade Mountain residents and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that, effective July 9, 2012, it would no longer provide water service to any party other than itself with its water system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 13:08:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/KR6t72</link>
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     <title>Australia: Is strata title keeping up with higher density? (Survey)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More and more city-dwellers choose to live in apartments so they can live in more accessible locations. In the order of three and a half million Australians now live in multi unit housing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 07:13:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L1VdHx</link>
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     <title>PA: Fourth person pleads guilty in Plymouth Hill condo scheme</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man who confessed to police he helped a condo manager pad invoices and swindle hundreds of thousands of dollars from condo residents entered an open plea of guilty in court May 16.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:55:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L1QuFH</link>
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     <title>CA: Peacock Hills HOA "It Ain't Right!"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[KUSI's Michael Turko has been exposing HOA problems for years now, most of them dealing with petty rules and regulations. But Turko says this story involves a lot more than that. It involves the safekeeping of homeowners money in an HOA reserve account. The Church Development Fund admits they've experienced net operating losses for the last three years and may not be able to re-pay all investors in the future. HOA experts say they always advise their clients to keep all HOA money in FDIC insured accounts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:43:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L1NoS5</link>
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     <title>NV: Aliante HOA works to dispel negative associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seven men and women volunteer to govern the Sun City Aliante homeowners association. They also hold the distinction as the first and only HOA board in Nevada to complete the Community Associations Institute's certification program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:26:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L1Jrgj</link>
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     <title>CA: Carlsbad Couple Says HOA President Abusing Power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Members of a Carlsbad community say the president of their homeowner's association is abusing his power for his own gain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:23:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.10news.com/news/31096066/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NH:With steps removed, disabled Merrimack man finds condo wall nearly insurmount</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Larry Lemmon once had steps leading from the parking lot to his condo at 75 E. Ridge Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 06:22:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L1IdBM</link>
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     <title>NC: Alligator has Wilmington neighborhood worried</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Wilmington residents say they have an unwelcome neighbor they just can't get rid of. We spoke with neighbors of the Lakes at Johnson Farms subdivision who say a four-foot gator has moved in to their retention pond.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:07:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LbtYqC</link>
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     <title>CA: Shuttered resort tangled in lawsuits, hard feelings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ It has been four months since the iconic Warner Springs Ranch shut down. The gates to the resort are locked. The golf course parking lot is coned off. Even the town’s lone gas station is closed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 08:28:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KFMAmT</link>
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     <title>MN: Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity finds a home in the suburbs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In dozens of Minnesota suburbs, failed home-builders have walked away from their projects. The homeowners in the half-completed communities feel betrayed. Many have been waiting for years for someone -- anyone -- to come in and build in the vacant lots.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 08:20:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KFLurm</link>
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     <title>FL: Property Rights Feud in Middleburg</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ravines Country Club has been the scene of a long standing dispute over  it’s now overgrown and unusable golf course.  This feud has reignited over a developer proposal to the county commission to allow construction on a portion of the golf course area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:38:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Ls1C0X</link>
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     <title>TX: Dream City continues to build as two neighborhoods sue City</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two neighborhood associations representing residents near Promiseland West’s Dream City site on State Highway 71 have filed a lawsuit against the city seeking a temporary injunction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 17:25:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/lDGpaU0V</link>
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     <title>MN: When housing went bust, some neighbors built</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Abandoned by bankrupt developers, these homeowners are fed up with waiting to be rescued. Instead, they are plunging into the real estate business -- into new territories of finance, marketing, advertising and home-building.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 11:03:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K4AzVR</link>
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     <title>This news feed is produced by The Community Associations Network</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Community Associations Network provides the latest condo and HOA news, articles and blogs. It is the largest source of free information for condo and HOA boards, managers, professionals and owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:53:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.communityassociations.net</link>
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     <title>MO: Neighbors upset with mess after explosion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been more than a year since a home exploded in Blue Springs. Now they've been left with a major safety hazard and little recourse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 18:19:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kctv5.com/story/18562213/neighbors-upset-with-mess-after-explosion</link>
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     <title>FL: Suncoast Meadows, Lennar still at odds over old landfill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the past six months, Gil Livingstone has replaced his front lawn twice. He blames ammonia seeping from an underground landfill he says wasn't fully disclosed by the homebuilder -- one of the nation's largest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 17:41:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.menafn.com/menafn/0318f6c2-4834-405c-811f-581059d51650/Suncoast-Meadows-Lennar-still-at-odds-over-old-landfill?src=main</link>
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     <title>DOJ Extends Pool Compliance Date Again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Based upon an almost three to one ratio of comments received by the Department of Justice in favor of further extending the ADA pool compliance deadline, the Department of Justice, in an announcement on May 17, 2012, pushed back the compliance deadline for swimming pool access to January 31, 2013.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:52:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hindmansanchez.com/blog/national-legislation/doj-extends-pool-compliance-date-again</link>
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     <title>NC: Poor roads, sidewalks expose subdivision rule flaws</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Properly built and maintained streets, sidewalks and other infrastructure should be a prerequisite for residential subdivisions. More to the point, local government should be adamant about planning ordinances, UDO’s and such, placing responsibility on developers for insuring that infrastructure meets state standards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:59:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/M2JlDZ</link>
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     <title>UT: Orem complex at war over bird droppings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium complex in Orem is fighting back against an invasion of birds that are dropping too many, uh, droppings in the area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/M2J2Jf</link>
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     <title>FL: Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman: A portrait of the Retreat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you were living in the gated Florida town house community called the Retreat at Twin Lakes last February, chances are you received a copy of the homeowners association newsletter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:37:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://lat.ms/M2Guec</link>
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     <title>CT: Man sentenced in Meriden, West Haven condo larceny case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A North Haven man accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from condominium associations in Meriden and West Haven was sentenced to three years probation Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:34:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/M2FYgs</link>
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     <title>FHA may ease rules for mortgages on condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thousands of condo unit owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage financing: Though officials are mum on specifics, the Federal Housing Administration is readying changes to its controversial condominium rules that have rendered large numbers of units ineligible for low down-payment insured mortgages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:30:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/05/18/3248090/fha-may-ease-rules-for-mortgages.html</link>
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     <title>Legal Risks Associated with Biometric Resident Access Systems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community associations are constantly striving to implement new, more effective and more convenient security systems for their owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:56:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KqPQyD</link>
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     <title>IN: Mountain residents face water service cutoff by property owners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A mountain community near Crossville could be cut off from water service after the local property owners association announced it would no longer provide water to residents outside its group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:54:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KxbANj</link>
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     <title>CO: Parker lesbian couple charged with staging anti-gay offense to accuse HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Parker women who said in October they were victims of hate crimes because they are lesbians are now facing charges of false reporting and criminal mischief, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department said today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:49:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KxaP6W</link>
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     <title>MT: Goose Bay residents react to eviction notice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scott Joyner of the Goose Bay Marina Homeowner's Association said, "We have created a homeowner's association and we have generated about $25,000 to help in the expense of relocating septic systems but thus far the BOR has been unwilling to work with us."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:48:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Juj0Qd</link>
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     <title>TX: Man concerned about neighborhood crime fights HOA over burglar bars</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man is paying a high price to protect his family, and that price is being set by his HOA in northeast Harris County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.khou.com/news/local/Man-concerned-about-neighborhood-crime-fights-HOA-over-burglar-bars-151651355.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Estes Park Lodge Owner Accused Of Embezzling From Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The owner of a lodge in Estes Park has turned himself in after being charged with stealing money from condominium owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:24:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/KQ3oGe</link>
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     <title>What’s your best story about living in or serving on association boards?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As many associations as there are in Florida, there are even more anecdotes about living in them and serving on the boards. Just think about it. Groups of what are for the most part complete strangers must elect a board of directors to govern their communities. The statutes written many, many years ago didn’t have specific requirements for board membership other than ownership of a unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:22:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/05/whats-your-best-story-about-living-in-or-serving-on-association-boards.html</link>
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     <title>TX: County pressures complex to clean up or close down</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ It's being called a haven for gang activity -- a condo complex in southwest Houston. The county wants the complex to clean up or get shut down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:57:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JigKqD</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA defendant jailed until sentencing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Senior U.S. District Judge Philip Pro told Angela Esparza on Tuesday that her own "stupidity and selfishness" left him no choice but to keep her behind bars while she awaits sentencing in the government's sweeping homeowners association investigation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:49:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/hoa-defendant-jailed-until-sentencing-151638385.html</link>
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     <title>CA: 84-year-old man takes HOA board to court over elevator</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The couple did what many do these days as age and mobility become an issue - they looked at ways to make their home more user friendly. They decided an elevator to go from their garage on the first floor and their unit on the second was the answer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:14:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Ktvpnf</link>
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     <title>Wildfires Happen! What Are You Going To Do? Become A Fire Adapted Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many communities throughout the country are at risk to a wildfire. Whether it’s a small grass or brush fire, or a large forest fire, even a minor wildfire disaster can have a big impact on your life and community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:32:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Kk4bx1</link>
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     <title>Canada: Pair handed $8K after rights denied by smoking neighbours</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple who say they became sick and anxious because neighbours were smoking on their balconies have been awarded more than $8,000, despite presenting only "marginal" medical evidence to the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:12:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/39aPhGuH</link>
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     <title>AZ: Gov. Brewer nixes HOA data collection bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer rejected a bill creating an information clearinghouse with data on homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:12:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JPlFUy</link>
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     <title>Judge ends long legal battle; 8-year-old can stay in Clearwater adults-only comm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An 8-year-old girl threatened with eviction from her grandparents' age-restricted neighborhood can stay, a judge has ruled, ending a five-year court case that once topped the national news.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:44:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KXnqvH</link>
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     <title>CA: Big Rock Uses Goats, Technology to Combat Wildfires</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a wildfire demolished the home of the Broussard family in 1993, it had a profound impact on then-8-year-old Shea. Now he’s partnered with a retired fighter to create a map that he believes will change how fires are fought.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:36:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JbOooC</link>
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     <title>Nation's Housing: Major condo headache</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is a little-publicized switch in federal mortgage policy causing huge problems for condominium sellers, buyers and homeowner association boards across the country - even depressing prices and blocking refinancings?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:30:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.tricities.com/business/2012/may/13/nations-housing-major-condo-headache-ar-1905922/</link>
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     <title>CA: Online gun business based in Pleasant Hill condo raises concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Just weeks after Pinole banned home gun sales, news that an online firearms business is operating from a Pleasant Hill condominium has gun control advocates calling for city leaders here to take similar action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 14:34:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Jsl5ew</link>
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     <title>LA: Covington-area family battles homeowners association over solar panels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Consequently, parts of unincorporated St. Tammany are an aesthetic free-for-all, while in other locations, restrictive covenants are part of the deal when homeowners buy into certain neighborhoods. Homeowners associations often are diligent in policing their subdivisions for violations of those agreements, which are designed to create a uniformed look and protect property values.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:51:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/covington-area_family_battles.html</link>
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     <title>DE: Wood Creek gets back on course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A year ago, homeowners living in the far northern Wicomico County community were heading to court in a dispute with Wood Creek developer PCS Homes over what they called property neglect that included lack of maintenance of common grounds and the property's 18-hole golf course]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:34:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JMciF8</link>
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     <title>NY: Lien plans miff Grandview condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Grandview Palace Condominium owners still stung by the imposition of a $90-a-month maintenance fee are reacting just as harshly to their board's intention to seek a blanket lien on all the burned-out complex's units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:17:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JMaAUf</link>
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     <title>FL: Boards must be adept at managing risk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about the death of Trayvon Martin and the potential liability that a community association may face when it is alleged that an association volunteer has committed a crime while acting on behalf of the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 20:14:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/LCYXhc</link>
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     <title>ME: Lawyer: Condo owner likely to keep flowers in association fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium owner being sued for planting flowers outside her unit will likely resolve the lawsuit out of court and keep most of her flowers, her attorney, Paul McEachern, said Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:51:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120512-NEWS-205120312</link>
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     <title>TN: Golf cart culture prevails despite TN law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A golf cart retailer in Williamson County touts its ability to outfit a cart for neighborhood use, and Ghertner and Co., a property management firm in Nashville that works with hundreds of homeowner associations in Middle Tennessee, acknowledged that the debate over carts on the street is routine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:36:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://tnne.ws/KT3c63</link>
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     <title>IL: Naperville civic leader’s court case postponed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to department spokesman Sgt. Gregg Bell, the probe began after the president and vice president of the North Edgewood Homeowners Association contacted authorities and filed a police report over "some discrepancies in an account they have" that was overseen by Feldott.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:33:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KT2Qwo</link>
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     <title>TX: Powerful HOAs Leave Many Texans Feeling Homeless</title>
     <description><![CDATA[LaDainain even pays the Homeowners Association dues. But when a monthly HOA payment fell through the cracks, things got nasty. "I’ve never been treated quite like that before," recalled LaDainain’s mother, Loreane Tomlinson.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:25:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/KT27ey</link>
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     <title>FL: Ex-property manager pleads guilty to theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former property manager of an Aventura condo association pleads guilty after being accused of stealing nearly $500,000 from the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:45:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/K8P2kn</link>
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     <title>TX: Dead alligator triggers discussion over dirty pond on NASA Parkway</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a dead alligator floated to the surface of a retention pond in Pasadena’s south end last Saturday (May 5), some residents of the adjacent townhome community saw it as the final straw.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:28:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IOOYmf</link>
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     <title>Applying insurance deductibles to a condo building infested with marijuana grow-</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here’s a quick math question for strata insurance experts: If there is a $50,000 policy deductible for each "occurrence" of illegal drug activity losses, and 29 out of 90 condo units in a single building are damaged because of marijuana grow-op activities, what is the total deductible?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:23:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KVuU1s</link>
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     <title>IL: Weeding out problems with community gardens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spring's early arrival has been a boon for garden centers as homeowners get a jump on the growing season. But anyone living in a community association should review rules and regulations before picking up a trowel.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:04:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://trib.in/IYaSZ1</link>
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     <title>FL: Tampa decision does not settle rent and eviction dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today, a Tampa area homeowner lost her plea against an HOA to dismiss the eviction of her tenant, that ultimately left her without possession, control or access to her own property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/05/tampa-decision-does-not-settle-rent-and-eviction-dispute.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Woman, 94, sues neighbor she claims is too noisy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 94-year-old woman is suing her upstairs neighbor to get him to stop making loud noises at night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:28:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KP4QFS</link>
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     <title>TN: Man accused of squatting in foreclosed home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A nationwide problem of people occupying foreclosed homes is happening in one Nashville neighborhood, a Channel 4 I-Team investigation found.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/KOXPVw</link>
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     <title>TX: Houston HOA Director: Call Police If You See Black Youths in the Neighborho</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If there's one lesson we've all learned from the Trayvon Martin controversy, it's this: Young black males are generally up to no good. This appears to be the message one of the Walnut Bend Home Association directors sent to fellow Walnut Bendians Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:11:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/opfGz3O8</link>
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     <title>PA: Federal lawsuit seeks compensation, accountability in 770 Sandy Street case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first lawsuit seeking compensation and accountability for the debacle at 770 Sandy Street has been filed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:06:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.timesherald.com/article/20120510/NEWS01/120519973/federal-lawsuit-seeks-compensation-accountability-in-770-sandy-street-case</link>
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     <title>FL: What do you need to know when hiring a vendor?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[However, boards take a huge risk whenever they hire unqualified, unlicensed, and uninsured vendors. They are jeopardizing themselves, the board, and the entire association. Not to mention breaching their fiduciary duty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:24:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/K5xuD8</link>
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     <title>FL: Judge rules HOA can rent out investor's home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[McCarn says the Bridgewater neighborhood homeowners association changed the locks on her house, evicted the renters she had living there, and the HOA president won't allow her inside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:48:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IRwdSU</link>
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     <title>FL: Water Cheaters Hamper "Unusual" Irrigation System</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The neighborhood uses water from the lakes or retention ponds in the development and sends the water to every sprinkler system in every yard.  For one, the homeowner's association holds the water permit. Secondly, while some neighborhoods pull water from ponds for common areas, it's rare for the water to go to homeowners' sprinklers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:46:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://fcnews.tv/IRvUaG</link>
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     <title>NC:Emergency workers learn to jump hurdles to gain entrance to gated communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As an aggressive spring thunderstorm brewed over Waynesville this March, causing power outages around town, Erika Stansbury received a frantic call from her elderly in-laws who had lost power at their gated apartment complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 08:13:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/J0sm1r</link>
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     <title>SC: Can your homeowners' association mess with your yard and send you the bill?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The right side of Joyce Morgan's front yard is thick with heirloom tomatoes, herbs, and yucca plants. On the left side, Morgan has been cultivating a small butterfly garden with coneflower, milkweed, lantana, marjoram, and Mexican petunias.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:31:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/can-your-homeowners-association-mess-with-your-yard-and-send-you-the-bill/Content?oid=4070698</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowners associations should charge to maintain individual homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium association community maintenance/reserve fees maintain all buildings, roads and grounds except each owner's condominium unit interior. If a unit owner is permanently in arrears of maintenance assessment fees, the association will temporarily have that unit's assessments paid by all other owners to sustain the community's appearance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:28:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/may/09/gilbert-gerhardt-homeowners-associations-should/</link>
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     <title>NY: It’s Your Fault Your Co-op Board Hates You</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is your annoying co-op or condo board always on your case, nagging you about this, that or the other thing? Didn’t you leave this kind of misery behind when you moved out of your parents’ house?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:18:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.observer.com/2012/05/its-your-fault-your-co-op-board-hates-you/</link>
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     <title>Bumpy Ride to Electric Vehicle Ownership</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When we got home that evening, my husband -- the practical one in our relationship -- observed, "You know, we really should figure out where we're going to plug this thing in." Of course: plugging it in, that's the whole point.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:49:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://huff.to/JQIx1g</link>
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     <title>PA: Lawsuit filed against Norristown for nightmare condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former residents of a condo building that turned into a nightmare have filed a federal lawsuit against the borough of Norristown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:35:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JttDjq</link>
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     <title>UT: Ivins homeowners' association celebrates WWII, Korean War veterans' service</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tales of battle, loss, near-death experiences and strength were shared Monday at a small community gathering in Ivins to honor World War II veterans for their service and contributions while serving in the military.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:18:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/SuPykmv2</link>
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     <title>TN: Powell woman at odds with homeowner association over condo moisture</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner worries are supposed to be few for residents who live in condominium units, but that's not always the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:58:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IYMEfc</link>
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     <title>TX: Wilbur the pig wins his battle versus homeowners association in Spring</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Big developments in one family's fight over a pet pig named Wilbur. The family has been in a court battle with their homeowners association over whether the pig stays or goes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:06:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8651495]]></link>
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     <title>OH: Homeowners Association Problems</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That's just what has happened in Colerain Township. One of three homeowners associations at the yacht club complex fired its management company. That prompted Wayne Kreidenweis and others at another of the associations there to also investigate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:29:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JXHuyk</link>
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     <title>TX: Judge to decide pot-bellied pig Wilbur’s fate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Harris County district court judge may determine the fate of the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig that a Spring homeowner’s association wants to kick out of a family’s home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:19:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JMiYyh</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA board member's bad behavior catches up with him</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He's the man Contact 13 dubbed president of the HOA Hall of Shame.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:43:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JX20iL</link>
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     <title>CA: A beautiful day in the neighborhood: Until the Health Dept showed up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rossmoor Homeowners Association couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather for the Rossmoor Community Festival.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:28:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JX0GMx</link>
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     <title>TX: Hunter’s Glen Crime Watch collaborates with Missouri City PD,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On a quiet Saturday morning, Hunter’s Glen neighborhood Crime Watch director Gene Rasbury spoke proudly about the local homeowner’s association’s positive relationship with the Missouri City Police Department.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:22:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IBQR5s</link>
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     <title>PA: The Limits Of A Condo Or Homeowner’s Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you buy a condo or buy into a development, you think you’re free to decorate your place as you choose. But with approximately 250,000 homeowner and condo associations nationwide, you might be surprised by restrictions on your choices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:20:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/07/the-limits-of-a-condo-or-homeowners-association/</link>
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     <title>GA: Neighbors come to rescue of victims trapped by fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That man has been identified by neighbors as the president of the neighborhood homeowners' association. He and his daughter suffered severe burns, and were being cared for at Grady late Saturday night]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 17:02:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/J7WQ4c</link>
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     <title>FL: High-end Sunrise condos plagued by leaky roof, other problems, owners say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer, Minto Communities, blames some problems on the condo associations failing to maintain the buildings. Minto, while insisting the condos were built to city code and meet construction standards, has promised to make repairs anyway, said Steve Svopa, the company's vice president.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 15:59:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/Jgh79q</link>
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     <title>FL: Trayvon Martin and beyond: Volunteers and association affairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[By now, most people have heard of the shooting of Trayvon Martin in a gated community in Sanford. Charged with second-degree murder is George Zimmerman, a community association "block captain" — a term used to describe an association-appointed volunteer in a large community assigned to keep an eye on things,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 17:43:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120505/ARTICLE/120509746/-1/sports?Title=Trayvon-Martin-and-beyond-Volunteers-and-association-affairs</link>
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     <title>CA: Security Company Fights Back against Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sacramento-based Paladin Security is defending itself in the court of public opinion against a lawsuit it calls frivolous.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:50:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IQ5gum</link>
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     <title>NV: List of defendants in HOA civil lawsuit grows</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 14 new defendants in the federal investigation into corruption at homeowners associations have yet to enter guilty pleas in court, but they've already been named in a class-action lawsuit that mirrors the investigation's allegations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:59:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/J5s9el</link>
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     <title>MD: For condo associations, help collecting dues under a novel idea from Howard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A member of the Howard County Council has proposed a novel approach to give community associations a way to crack down on a segment of homeowners who neglect to pay their condo fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:13:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://wapo.st/IQUgTP</link>
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     <title>NC: Resident catches raccoon on camera</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in a Brunswick County Beach community say they have some unwanted visitors that they want out before summer. Folks say raccoons have taken over their condos, and they can't stand it anymore.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:04:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/L97evP</link>
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     <title>TX: Defender Blog: Dealing with your homeowners association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If the home you're buying is in a neighborhood with a Homeowners Association (HOA), you're required to sign a paper where you agree to become a member of that association and be bound by its rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:52:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JIJH34</link>
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     <title>ME: Woman sued for gardening hopes neighbors will help</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo owner being sued for planting flowers hopes her homeowners association will come to her defense and instruct the condo's board of directors to drop the lawsuit, said her lawyer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:49:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/Hrlhyg4F</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighbors, PBSO join forces after 'targeted attacks'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A neighborhood authorities say was targeted by arsonists is coming together with law enforcement to make their home safer. The Forest Condominium Association in suburban West Palm Beach says vandalism, fires and other recent crimes have residents on edge and hoping the dangers have finally passed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:22:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K6Cqtk</link>
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     <title>CT: Condominium Owners Ask East Windsor For Reimbursement of Their Costs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fourteen condominium complexes have banded together saying they should receive rebates for "double-billing" for streetlights and fire hydrants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:18:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K4Rp7j</link>
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     <title>NY: Grandview fire victims' aid running out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For some, the clock is ticking on the emergency housing paid for by the county. Others report finding expensive items stolen since Grandview began allowing owners from two buildings to recover belongings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 07:28:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IGrMwg</link>
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     <title>KS: Who should pay to clear tree-clogged creek in Oaklawn?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A tangle of twisted trees, some torn out of the ground last month by a tornado, cover a creek that runs behind Deer Lake Estates in Oaklawn.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 18:27:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KvCwIz</link>
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     <title>Concerns for Associations Over Neighborhood Watch Programs Spurred by Trayvon Ma</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the wake of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin, associations throughout the country are now reassessing their involvement in neighborhood watch programs in their communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:42:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JfkGtW</link>
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     <title>PA: Manager Pleads Guilty To Bilking Montco Condo Owners of $600K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former general manager of a Montgomery County condominium complex has admitted in court that he stole nearly $600,000 in a scheme he was running with vendors and service providers over a nine-year period.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:32:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/02/manager-pleads-guilty-to-bilking-montco-condo-owners-of-600k/</link>
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     <title>CA: The Foreclosure From Hell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nine condo residents claim Taser-toting private security guards burst into their homes at 3 a.m. and assaulted them, forcing them into the street in their underwear, in a foreclosure the residents had never been informed of.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 07:29:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JezuZO</link>
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     <title>NY: Estates POA Denounces Fake Letter to Landscaper</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Garden City Estates Property Owners' Association says resident appears to have used its logo to give authority to personal complaints with a local landscaper.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:04:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IFGiRJ</link>
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     <title>NV: Judge unseals HOA cases, pledges to keep process open</title>
     <description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge James Mahan on Tuesday unsealed and consolidated the cases against 14 new defendants in the federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:42:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IseuB3</link>
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     <title>MD Court of Appeals Rules That The Consumer Protection Act Applies to Condo Resa</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a unanimous opinion filed on April 30, 2012, the Maryland Court of Appeals has established that provisions the Maryland Consumer Protection Act apply to the information contained in a condominium resale certificate, and a council of unit owners and property manager can be liable for unfair and deceptive trade practices if the information has a tendency to mislead the purchaser, even though they are not party to the sales contract, and even if they have otherwise complied with the condominium resale disclosure requirements contained in Section 11-135 of the Maryland Condominium Act.   I]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:15:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JLph6U</link>
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     <title>FL: Associations take a triple hit from Governor Scott, the Legislature and bank</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Incredibly, Governor Scott signed the bill that allows Florida developers to be released from liability for defective improvements such as driveways and sidewalks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 09:10:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/KsySPz</link>
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     <title>OH: Fire deaths prompt NW Ohio inspections</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Safety officials are inspecting more than 250 apartment and condominium buildings near Toledo following the March deaths of two people in a blaze at an apartment complex plagued by fires.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:46:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Jzoclc</link>
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     <title>East Texas HOA sues family over backyard swing set</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ For William Fry and his siblings, it's difficult to understand the controversy surrounding the play set in the backyard of their home in Mineola.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:36:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/HOA-sues-family-over-backyard-swing-set--149588805.html</link>
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     <title>WV: Petition asks state to maintain road</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors and physicians who use Undercliff Terrace for commuting and other daily travel are hoping that the West Virginia Department of Highways will consider taking it over and maintaining it as a state roadway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:32:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K3imuK</link>
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     <title>FL: 75-Year-Old Man Bitten, Dragged by Alligator at a Golf Course Pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Miller said the Lake Ashton Homeowners Association does a good job informing new residents about the dangers of alligators, and is angry that some people would still feed them as if they were pets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:30:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/K3hFBA</link>
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     <title>TX: Colleyville homeowners ask court to halt roadwork</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ In an ongoing battle with a developer, homeowners in the Whittier Heights subdivision have gone to court to try to stop bulldozers in their tracks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:52:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JO9J6n</link>
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     <title>MD: Millions slip away from city as condo values set too low</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a database with a lot of numbers, this one jumped out: $55,000. How on earth could a condo at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton Residences - where author Tom Clancy owns a sprawling multimillion-dollar penthouse - have an assessed value that low?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:42:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bsun.md/Juw1Hl</link>
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     <title>"Fowl" play in a Cape Canaveral Condominium: wildlife inside shared ownership co</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A recent story out of Cape Canaveral involves the death of 10 peacocks in a three-week span inside the gated Ocean Woods community. Some residents in the community fear that the birds have been intentionally killed as a result of the noise, droppings and other activity which some residents may see as a nuisance. This story raises several interesting questions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:00:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JvqCkT</link>
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     <title>FL: Sides gearing up for fight at Kings Point in West Delray</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On one side is a group of Kings Point residents who want a bigger say in how their community is run. On the other is a powerful board that accuses some residents of being rebel rousers and instigators.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:48:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/KnSCDP</link>
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     <title>FL: Short-sale firm Nationwide hit with HOA liens</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Palm Beach County foreclosure­-rescue company is acquiring distressed homes and renting them out, but some home­owners association leaders say it's not paying the dues vital for community upkeep.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:24:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/foreclosures/short-sale-firm-nationwide-hit-with-hoa-liens-2331198.html</link>
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     <title>Condo Owners Face Rental Hurdles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Instead of selling at a low price, Jim and Joan Watson would like to rent out their vacant Lake Shore Drive condo unit in Chicago]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:08:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wsj.com/IATLXA</link>
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     <title>AZ: Lawsuit filed against Pit Bull owner who heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, a civil lawsuit has been filed against Perales, Christopher Juarez, said to be the boyfriend of Perales and Casa Carina Association. Casa Carina is the homeowners association where the incident took place. In early March, Seymour went to check her mail near River and Campbell when she was attacked by the two roaming pit bulls,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:10:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Jars4S</link>
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     <title>CA: Goats knock out fire hazard, captivate kids</title>
     <description><![CDATA[San Clemente’s Talega community trucked in 500 goats Friday to start thinning out vegetation along 15 hillside acres deemed a fire hazard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:36:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IyNW0a</link>
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     <title>FL: Canceled foreclosure sales saddle neighbors, HOAs with expenses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A house in FishHawk Ranch in Lithia stands vacant and in disrepair, with open windows and a rancid pool. The home, which has been vacant for a year, went into foreclosure in 2008, but no auction has gone forward.?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:09:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/canceled-foreclosure-sales-saddle-neighbors-hoas-with-expenses/1227340</link>
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     <title>GA: As homes decay, neighbors want answers from City of Atlanta</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents near Grant Park in southeast Atlanta said they are fed up with two homes, owned by the City of Atlanta's Watershed Management Authority, that have been in decay for seven years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:08:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Ik3s2Q</link>
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     <title>NJ: Oakhurst Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Embezzling $400,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Theresa Tierney, 60, of Oakhurst was sentenced today to serve 6 years in New Jersey State Prison for embezzling more than $400,000 in homeowners’ association fees, Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw, Jr. announced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:07:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KiUbTy</link>
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     <title>FL: Co-conspirator in Plymouth Hill condo scam will testify against others</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A co-conspirator in the Plymouth Hill Condominium kickback sham pleaded guilty in court Thursday and has agreed to testify against his accomplices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:05:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/KiTBFq</link>
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     <title>IL: Residential high-rises preparing for NATO summit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many Chicagoans are proud to play host, but others are jittery. Board members and managers of downtown residential high-rises are concerned about the safety and well-being of residents, employees and property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:53:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/apartments/ct-home-0427-condo-living-20120427,0,4533154.story</link>
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     <title>CA: Homeowner's Property Addition Angers Neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 1,300-square-foot addition has blocked the views of several homeowners in the Rancho Carrillo community, including retired couple Eddy and Glenda Laugle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:31:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.10news.com/news/30963756/detail.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Homeowners, builder, bank at odds in Loveland's Taft Farms neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The trouble brewing in Taft Farms, a checkerboard of custom homes and weedy vacant lots, began when the original developer of the neighborhood fell victim to the housing crash that has strangled home builders for four years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:24:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IdMwYe</link>
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     <title>ID: Harbor Island homeowners prepare for flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lake Coeur d'Alene could hit flood stage by Friday or early Saturday, leaving residents living along the rivers and lakes watching and preparing as the waters rise toward their property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:21:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Itgg1m</link>
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     <title>Legal ramifications of joining homeowners’ association boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The average member of the board of directors of a typical homeowners’ association is a resident with a “day job” who volunteers because someone has to do the work. Board members have the best intentions, but often receive little training about the new legal duties that come with the position as well as the possibility of exposure to personal liability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:55:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/7t9hu68S</link>
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     <title>NC: Residents think HOA unfairly enforces rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in one Leland neighborhood say they are falling victim to their homeowner's association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/PAd3JhUx</link>
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     <title>NE: Unfinished HearthStone Homes Causing Hazards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors to areas under development say they've turned into big problems since HearthStone Homes' bankruptcy request was granted. The bankruptcy case is still in the courts, and until then all HearthStone's assets have been frozen meaning work has stopped]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:15:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I6vkSl</link>
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     <title>NV: I-Team: Lawsuit Filed Against Hundreds of Las Vegas HOA's</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Las Vegas attorneys are going after hundred of Las Vegas HOA's. A federal lawsuit accuses the HOA's of illegally charging the government too much money on foreclosure insurance claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:09:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IaVBB3</link>
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     <title>NC: Effort To Build Wheelchair Ramp Hits Road Block</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I'm waiting on the homeowners association to OK the ramp," Torres said. "Every month it's been some kind of problem and an excuse [from them]. And I can't come home until they say OK."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:58:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.wfmy.com/ISFzeb</link>
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     <title>FL: Neighbors Frightened After Third Arson Attack On WPB Condo Building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire early Wednesday morning marks the third suspicious incident in the last five days at a West Palm Beach condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:33:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JoAuwI</link>
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     <title>Solar panels cause clashes with homeowner groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As solar panels spread in suburbia, people trying to install them are learning the biggest obstacle can be their own neighbors]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:17:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/as-solar-panels-proliferate-so-do-clashes-between-neighbors-over-aesthetics-solar-rights/2012/04/25/gIQAZl6HgT_story.html</link>
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     <title>IL: Residents rally to save Algonquin neighborhood trees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the Indian Grove subdivision, several trees line the streets, some shrubs and bushes come close to the roadway, deer and foxes roam the area, and there is a quiet way of life.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:05:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Ikw9r5</link>
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     <title>TX: Lawsuit Filed Against Springbrook Homeowner’s Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of the residents who live in the Springbrook community in South College Station are angry that their HOA approved a plan for the city to put a hike and bike trail in their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:02:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IkuSQO</link>
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     <title>CO: Legal Action Planned Over $1.2M Fence In Arapahoe County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposal to spend more $1.2 million for a stone fence is stirring up a controversy among residents and a homeowners association group in Arapahoe County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:08:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/JxobPX</link>
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     <title>FL: Miami Beach Condo Wants Owner To Boot Stinky Dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Miami Beach man is fighting to keep his cocker spaniel from being evicted from his condo because it’s a little stinky and tends to drool.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:49:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/04/24/miami-beach-condo-wants-owner-to-boot-stinky-dog/</link>
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     <title>NY: Burned-out Grandview Palace condo residents seek answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents and owners of the burned-out Grandview Palace Condominiums packed into a community center Monday night and were told some might be allowed onto the property later this week to collect their belongings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:45:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JlUgsI</link>
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     <title>Splerlonga Registers 225,000 HOAs for Database Project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Prior to Sperlonga’s efforts to maintain information on HOAs, mortgage lenders and servicers had no consistent way to find associations, or even to become aware of HOAs attached to their transactions until claims for unpaid accounts surfaced, sometimes delaying or even ruining re-sales.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:37:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/oEgjTKZt</link>
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     <title>NV: Autumn Chase Homeowners Association calms, feels aftereffects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Waters are calmer these days for members of Autumn Chase Homeowners Association, but ripples of tumultuous times are still being felt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:31:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IcnsmS</link>
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     <title>NC: Some learn from Horry wildfire; some don't</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, with the Saturday three-year anniversary of the 1,900-acre fire, the S.C. Forestry Commission is worried both about much how some of the vegetation destroyed then has regrown because of a lack of controlled burning, and about trying to get communities such as Barefoot to join the national Firewise Community effort.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:46:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I6GgoN</link>
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     <title>FL: Are Armored Catfish Contributing to Lake Erosion in Your Community?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When I was growing up in New York I thought that lakes were either natural bodies of water or created by constructing a dam across a river.  I only knew of one man-made lake - it was once a large excavation site. Once all the valuable minerals were removed, the owner gave the property to the county.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:36:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JsLbzv</link>
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     <title>IL: Naperville library board president, businessman accused of embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A prominent Naperville civic leader and real estate agent is free on bond and awaiting trial, accused of embezzling nearly $26,000 from a homeowners’ association on the city’s northeast side.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:26:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JsJ92o</link>
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     <title>FHFA’s Final Rule on Private Transfer Fees Explaned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the past year, there has been discussion about a proposed federal rule which would have prohibited FNMA or Freddie Mac from purchasing mortgage loans for lots or units in community associations having a capital contribution/membership fee requirement. CAI’s Federal LAC was part of a coalition that opposed this rule against transfer fees in associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:38:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.condolawnj.com/index.php/2012/04/23/fhfas-final-rule-on-private-transfer-fees-explaned/</link>
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     <title>FL: Fines on Cocoa Beach's Glass Bank building top $100,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Scott Widerman is the Melbourne lawyer representing the Glass Bank Condominium Association. He said repairs cannot begin because of an ongoing lawsuit between his client and Frank Wolfe, the building’s sole occupant, who lives in a top-floor penthouse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:29:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.flatoday.com/Jl5riX</link>
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     <title>FL:Couple's dream of owning a solar powered home meets opposition from their HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Green technology is a term used to describe many new inventions, ideas, and energy creation devices in the 21st century. These can be as simple as a compact florescent lightbulb, or as seemingly complex as solar panels that can power your entire home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:56:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.examiner.com/article/couple-s-dream-of-owning-a-solar-powered-home-meets-opposition-from-their-hoa</link>
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     <title>FL: Voters have themselves to blame</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. At the recent annual meeting of our condominium, we elected a past president to the board. After the elections, several facts were disclosed about his past actions. The first is that he is a Canadian citizen and only lives here for a few weeks each year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:45:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IJqmMB</link>
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     <title>CT: Governing condo complex an exercise in slow torture</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The theological study of Hell wouldn’t be complete without including condominium governance.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:39:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news23606.html</link>
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     <title>MI: Taylor couple loses appeal - over a fence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Michigan's second-highest court has a message for a Detroit-area couple: Take down the fence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 10:16:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Icpcvi</link>
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     <title>IL: Residents of State Street Condo Told To Leave Chicago During NATO Summit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a Chicago condo whose building will be in the eye of the NATO storm are being warned that they should move out for the weekend ... or risk being trapped inside by rioters.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:43:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/DvZwQxvy</link>
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     <title>PA: Police: Dover Twp. man stole $60K from homeowners assocation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former treasurer of a Dover Township homeowners association stole more than $60,000 from the association, police said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:00:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I8SKd4</link>
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     <title>KY: Rocky River: Garage collapse damages cars</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The roof of a parking garage has collapsed at a Rocky River condo complex leaving nearly two dozen cars damaged.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:39:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/242177/45/Rocky-River-Garage-collapse-damages-cars-</link>
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     <title>Community associations face new ADA rules for pools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fundamental principle behind the Americans with Disabilities Act is to provide equal opportunity to people with disabilities. According to the Department of Justice, disabled people have been excluded from participating in many recreational activities, including swimming.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:34:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/community-associations-face-new-ada-rules-for-pools/2012/04/18/gIQAllY0TT_story.html</link>
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     <title>How does your HOA, Co-op or Condo maintain and store association records?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Access to the official records is one of the most common disputes associations face. Boards may consider requests burdensome or fear the owner’s motive for asking. Different service providers and vendors generate and maintain their own documents, so association information may be located in several different places.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:18:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/IW0rPD</link>
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     <title>FL: Trayvon Martin: Is the neighborhood association liable?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[George Zimmerman was his neighborhood watch captain back in February, when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teenager he thought was a prowler.  The Sun Sentinel reports that Zimmerman's neighbors were instructed by the Retreat at Twin Lakes community to call police then call Zimmerman if they ever had a problem.  Now, there's some speculation that the community could be held liable for Trayvon's death.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:51:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/topstories/story/Trayvon-Martin-Is-the-neighborhood-association/dKL6x-ANXkSJfyLpgHM0Tw.cspx</link>
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     <title>Highly Effective HOA Directors: Trait #4</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In our quest to identify the traits that make a director highly effective in participating in the governance of their homeowners’ association (“HOA”), a quick recap of the traits we have explored so far is in order:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:33:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I7GiX7</link>
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     <title>OSHA Investigating Apparent Swan Attack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into Saturday’s drowning of a Villa Park employee of a company hired to keep geese away from a condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:23:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/ImF78G</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Shed trim can stay but HOA board member in no mood to chat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s not often I get hung up on when I call a homeowners association board member to offer congratulations for a job well done]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:14:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/JJl7Lm</link>
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     <title>Highly Effective HOA Directors: Trait #3</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As we continue our journey today in exploring the traits that make a director highly effective in participating in the governance of their homeowners’ association (“HOA”), let’s start by recapping the first two traits we have identified:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Iyq2jx</link>
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     <title>CA: Venice homeless encampment sparks online war of words</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But the president of a homeowners association says that supporters of keeping the homeless on one particular street should welcome the homeless on their street, which is why he posted their home addresses on his website.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:36:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HSXlRR</link>
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     <title>ID: Former treasurer of HOA in Meridian accused of embezzling-yr in jail</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kristy Jenkins found out Monday she will spend a year in jail and then nine more years on felony probation for stealing thousands of dollars from her neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:22:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I02Rkv</link>
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     <title>NY: Reality sinks in for victims of Grandview Palace fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some homeless residents of the destroyed Grandview Palace slept overnight on cots in a Red Cross shelter at the SUNY Sullivan field house, while numerous owners and renters at the condominium complex were turned away at its gates Monday after stopping by to check if anything survived Saturday's giant fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:19:14 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HF8Qcb</link>
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     <title>MO: Bierman Back On Brentwood Forest Board of Managers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After his attorney filed a temporary restraining order on April 4 against the Board of Managers of the Brentwood Forest Condominium Association, Gary Bierman is back on the board of housing organization, although he will no longer serve as its president.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:37:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HN9bNA</link>
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     <title>NV: Residents complain of ducks dying in Desert Shores community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, residents say more needs to be done because ducks are dying in the streets and the home owners association is doing nothing to stop it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:28:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/J4jMnv</link>
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     <title>Sue thy neighbor: Quality-of-life complaints soar, and so does litigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How long should New Yorkers be forced to suffer a particularly loud (or uniquely odorous) neighbor?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:09:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>GA: Water could run out for condos over unpaid $165K bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people at two condominium complexes are on edge after learning they may soon lose their water service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:04:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IQjXRR</link>
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     <title>NC: Day of Tornadoes-Fairfield Farms sub has come long way since 2011 storms</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homes in Fairfield Farms subdivision look perfect. The lawns are green and carefully trimmed. The streets are clean, and the porches in the upscale north Fayetteville community are neatly swept.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:51:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HJKf9F</link>
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     <title>IL: Man Drowns After Apparent Swan Attack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man working for a company hired to keep geese away from a northwest suburban condominium complex drowned Saturday after he fell into a pond when a swan used to keep the geese away apparently went after him.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:19:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HPgels</link>
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     <title>Burden of catching up on repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our New Westminster building is 27 years old. It is a typical four-floor wood-frame building with balconies and no overhangs. We have two elevators, underground parking, underground storage and a flat roof system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:50:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ILVQ6O</link>
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     <title>MA: Cape Cod condo mini library fosters resident ties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hively donated the first batch of books to the box. She bought some books from the South Yarmouth Library and added some from her own collection. The mini-library, installed by condo management, is roughly 2 feet wide and a foot-and-a-half high.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:29:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bo.st/HHzjt5</link>
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     <title>FL: Sarasota's Terrace: How it stands the test of time</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At a time when one wobbly Sarasota condominium tower has been evacuated and 50-year-old school buildings and houses are being torn down, The Terrace condominium stands as a monument to both good design and diligent stewardship.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:50:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IcF0MO</link>
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     <title>MO: HOA Sign Bans Make it Difficult for School Board Candidates to Campaign</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But a quick check confirmed that at least two of the three neighborhoods in question did indeed prohibit signs. And I’m sure that many people who sign homeowners’ association covenants don’t even think that they might be signing away their right to political speech until campaigning season and the association tells them to take their signs down. Most people probably don’t read the fine print of what they’re signing at all.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IT9FwZ</link>
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     <title>Richard White: Understand the order of powers within bylaws, state statutes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I am a member of a condominium association. I thought that I read that the state statutes override the condominium bylaws. Can you give me an example of a section of the statutes that deals with this issue?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:48:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2012/apr/13/understand-the-order-of-powers-within-bylaws/</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowner wins American flag battle against HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But it wasn't taken care of right away. It took the HOA being served papers to pay attention. Now, all parties have reached an agreement and dropped the lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:19:01 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IFrXVP</link>
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     <title>IN: Home owners upset they can’t fly patriotic signs for Thunder...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several residents at a luxury condo building say they're being punished for speaking up against the board on several issues over the years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:14:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IFr67o</link>
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     <title>Equitable Servitudes, Covenants, Deed Restrictions or CCRs - what do they mean t</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked what the difference was between equitable servitudes, covenants, deed restrictions and "Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions". I have also seen confusion between corporate articles and bylaws and covenants. This confusion is not limited to homeowners. Some attorneys do not understand the differences.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:00:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/HCQLP7</link>
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     <title>IL: Subdivision guards shouldn’t be armed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But none of that would’ve come into play had that Sanford, Fla., gated community homeowner’s association acted responsibly. This tragedy was set into motion when they gave their neighborhood watch blessing to a cop wannabe with an assault record and license to carry a gun.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:14:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HEzaaA</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA president arrested for threatening men with gun</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An HOA president is facing criminal charges for threatening a father and his son with a gun in an Orange County neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:58:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HBpmxw</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents, kids cry foul at rule banning unsupervised play outside</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stein's 12-year-old son wants to play outside, but minors aren't permitted outdoors without adult supervision at Olé at Lely Resort. It's a rule that's been in the condo association's declaration since the development opened, but only recently has it been enforced.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:55:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HBp0qF</link>
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     <title>NV: Notary public pleads guilty in sweeping HOA fraud case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Another defendant pleaded guilty Thursday in the federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:16:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HEFEEt</link>
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     <title>NC: Fayetteville annouces annexation of Gates Four</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Fayetteville announced this afternoon it has annexed Gates Four, following a long legal battle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:54:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IjFTT0</link>
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     <title>East Texas HOA sues deployed soldier's wife over backyard swing set</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For months, an East Texas military spouse has been battling her homeowners association to keep a swing-set and slide she bought for her four children to enjoy while their father was deployed to Afghanistan.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:41:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://dallasne.ws/IzUU2M</link>
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     <title>Condo Consultant: Be familiar with the facts of condo, HOA insurance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when many associations are considering the renewal of their insurance policies, one of the largest line items in any budget. With other large contracts,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:30:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IqlBKO</link>
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     <title>TN: Fire officials: Tenn. condos unsafe after massive fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While firefighting efforts at a Sevier County condominium complex came to a close Wednesday, residents lucky enough to escape the inferno still were not being allowed to go home, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:30:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IM1R2O</link>
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     <title>FL: Mother, daughter stole from Venice condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A mother and daughter are accused of stealing more than $12,000 from a condominium association where they worked.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:02:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120412/BREAKING/120419873/-1/news?Title=Cops-Mother-daughter-stole-from-Venice-condo-association</link>
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     <title>CT: After repair plan fails, Casagmo board thinks again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Their nearly $10-million repair plan came up short of the votes needed to pass - despite more people voting for than against it - and members of the Casagmo condominium board are trying to decide what to do next.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:14:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/theridgefieldpress/news/localnews/119385-with-repair-plan-voted-down-casagmo-board-thinks-again.html</link>
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     <title>PA: Prospective Seeing Eye dog deemed a violation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Oak Meadows Homeowners Association on Wednesday denied the appeal of a family that was raising a Seeing Eye dog candidate in violation of the Spring Township development's one-pet rule.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:00:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=379237</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA targets Quon estate amid fraud investigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Vistana homeowners association is going after the estate of construction defects attorney Nancy Quon, including her family and life insurance trusts worth millions of dollars, in civil litigation that stems from a scheme to take over the association's board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:54:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/hoa-targets-quon-estate-amid-fraud-investigation-147122815.html</link>
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     <title>VA: LOW lawsuit tried closer to home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A wrongful death suit against the Lake of the Woods Association will be tried closer to home. In November, Fauquier County resident Michele Goodman filed a wrongful death suit against the eastern Orange County neighborhood’s homeowners’ association seeking $6 million in the July 2010 death of her husband.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:09:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ISBpRD</link>
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     <title>Fannie Mae Announces Intent to Pay Condo/HOA Fees on Foreclosed Properties</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fannie Mae announced that it requires servicers to ensure any priority liens for delinquent HOA dues and assessments on acquired properties are cleared immediately, but no later than 30 days, after the foreclosure sale or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:52:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.floridacondohoalawblog.com/2012/04/articles/assessmentscommon-expenses/foreclosures-1/fannie-mae-announces-intent-to-pay-condohoa-fees-on-foreclosed-properties/</link>
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     <title>MI: Bangor Twp approves special assessment district in condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A public hearing to gather input on whether or not a special assessment streetlight district should be established in an expanding neighborhood  was held at 6:30 p.m. last night prior to Bangor Township's regular monthly meeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:21:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HLwBNS</link>
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     <title>TX: Estacado Pool Closed For Good</title>
     <description><![CDATA[KAMR NBC4's Morgan Schutters explains how the pool's fallen into disrepair, leaving the homeowner's association responsible for paying back taxes and late fees and figuring out the property's future.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:37:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ImsBcK</link>
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     <title>CA: Daughter of slain Pacoima woman files wrongful death suit against condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The daughter of a Pacoima woman who was stabbed to death -- allegedly by her husband -- has filed a wrongful death suit against the homeowners association of the condominium complex where the slain woman lived.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:29:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_20371771/daughter-slain-pacoima-woman-files-wrongful-death-suit</link>
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     <title>FL: Former Sand Cay manager arrested on multiple charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Sand Cay Manager Judy Paul was arrested Monday, April 9 on charges of first-degree grand theft in the amount of $100,000 or more and a scheme to defraud in the amount of $50,000 or more. She was released on $30,000 bond.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:46:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/I4fvu0</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo association accused of discrimination for banning poodles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 67-year-old painter has sued his Lakeview condominium association for discrimination because it refused to allow him to keep his pet poodles to help him deal with depression.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:27:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-therapeutic-poodle-lawsuit-0411-20120411,0,4487341.story</link>
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     <title>IL: High-Rise Tenant Denied Therapeutic Dog Sparks Lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State human rights officials filed a lawsuit against a Lake Shore Drive condo association Tuesday, claiming its refusal to allow a tenant to keep a service animal for therapeutic purposes violates anti-discrimination laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:47:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/10/high-rise-tenant-denied-therapeutic-dog-sparks-lawsuit/</link>
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     <title>IL: Regent Realty owner sentenced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former owner of a property management company was sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison for stealing about $2 million from condominium associations in the Chicago area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:29:31 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://trib.in/IfjyWF</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA changes in pet policy anger Phoenix condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association of a northeast Phoenix condominium complex has adopted a new policy on pets on the premises that has left many pet owners questioning their safety.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:23:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.azcentral.com/community/nephoenix/articles/2012/03/30/20120330hoa-changes-pet-policy-anger-phoenix-condo-residents.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Dolphin Tower insurance money cloaked in secrecy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Dolphin Tower condominium board has money in the bank from a January settlement with its insurance company. But the amount of the check is only available to current owners and only to those among them who agree to sign a confidentiality agreement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:06:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HuT1Z7</link>
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     <title>CA: Organizing a response to crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some Canyon Country residents say there’s a problem with crime in their condominium complex, but a homeowners association official says the real problem is getting people organized to do something about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:43:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/IsLKcb</link>
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     <title>FL:Don't Abandon Your Community Watch or Neighborhood Watch Program Just Yet....</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community associations are rightfully extremely concerned about the uproar in the Trayvon Martin case and its potential impact on their neighborhood watch or community watch programs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:15:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HvdQSQ</link>
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     <title>Insurers’ Exposure to Guns and Homeowners’ Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sad shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. is at the center of a controversy that has no end in sight, and could bring other parties into question over liability, including insurers. However, proof of liability will be key to determining any damage awards, say insurance-industry experts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:51:02 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Ht1dIV</link>
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     <title>CA: Devonwood Recall: Residents Raise Up Against HOA Board President</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Devonwood resident Leticia Thomas was sick of feral cats using her potted plants as a litter box, so she attached a lattice to her courtyard fence to keep the kitties out. She didn’t realize the act would push to a head an escalating tension between the residents in her community and the small group of homeowners that rule the land over in Devonwood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:59:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HsQfVf</link>
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     <title>HOA could be sued over Trayvon Martin’s shooting death, experts say</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Trayvon Martin’s family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:38:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>.http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/homeowners-association-could-be-sued-over-trayvon-martins-shooting-death-experts-say/2012/04/09/gIQAYJSJ5S_story.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Lowcountry neighborhood watch groups tackle crime, image problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The toddler with the runny nose stood barefoot and alone in the roadway outside a James Island home. Cold, coughing and clad in a diaper, the little boy couldn’t tell the folks who found him just where he’d come from or who he belonged to.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:37:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HuqMIM</link>
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     <title>TN: 30 lose homes to Hermitage fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of people in Hermitage lost their homes to a two-alarm fire at a condominium development early Sunday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 09:26:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/IpIlZG</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents Want Stench From Dead Body That Was In Condo Cleaned Up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Winberrys have lived in their condo for years and this is the first time they can't stand being next to their neighbor.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:26:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://fcnews.tv/HnhLxE</link>
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     <title>South Florida Condo Nightmare: Past Dues!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a Florida home foreclosure, when the bank repossess the home, the lender is not liable for more than one year of back home owners’ association fees when it’s a subdivision, and six months when it’s a condo.*  Often that’s not nearly what is owed, but it gives the association some recovery from the loss of income]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:49:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HkJOm1</link>
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     <title>TX: Dried-up pond in West El Paso creates stink: HOA ordered to remove dead fish</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, code compliance inspectors visited the area and gave Alvaro Cruz, president of Los Nogales Acres Homeowners Association, a three-day notice to remove the fish, according to a copy of the document.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:13:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/3tcKpGYQ</link>
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     <title>FL: Lawyer-Client Privilege can be unintentionally waived</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Legal Opinions are not privileged when distributed to non-clients. With a corporation– whether it be a voluntary association, an HOA or a condo– the client is the corporation which is represented by the Board of Direcotrs. It is not individual members of the association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:10:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/Hj1Ikg</link>
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     <title>NC: Two options for HOA income-tax returns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: My husband is on the board of our HOA, and for the past two years our manager has said we have to file tax returns for the HOA. Our only income is from the assessments, plus a few dollars of interest from our savings account. Our expenses are for the manager’s fee and maintenance. Do we have to file income-tax returns?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:08:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/04/05/3153860/two-options-for-hoa-income-tax.html</link>
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     <title>Lenders look differently at condos, houses</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a prospective homebuyer meeting with a lender, don’t be surprised if the lender asks whether you are considering buying a condominium. While condo financing is not always necessarily more difficult to obtain than a mortgage for a town home or a single-family home, there are some differences.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:44:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HZqYx0</link>
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     <title>IN: Timbers condo owners build a rain garden</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A n environmental crisis was heading toward a group of Southside condo owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:57:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://indy.st/HgFDYD</link>
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     <title>DC: Smoking at home an issue for some neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some D.C. area homeowners are going to extremes to avoid their neighbors who smoke. A Washington advocacy group says its phones are ringing off the hook with complaints from people worried about exposure to second- hand smoke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:55:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://wj.la/HgFp3w</link>
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     <title>SC: JJ Swan's day in court postponed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After months of contention between a nail salon owner and a home owners association, the adored pet known as JJ Swan appeared in court to fight for his rights, but no decision has been made in his case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:35:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/dMg0zVbg</link>
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     <title>FL: Media right, media wrong: Trayvon Martin, HOAs and the Rush to Judgment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the news media’s rush to cover a story like the tragic shooting death in late-February of Trayvon Martin at The Retreat at Twin Lakes homeowners association in Sanford, FL, reporters and editors sometimes get it right and they sometimes get it wrong.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:19:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.condoandhoalawblog.com/2012/04/media-right-media-wrong-trayvon-martin.html</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Mom hopes HOA board not too chicken to bend covenant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The vast majority of cases before any court are argued and settled by using precedent. In other words, if some judge already made a ruling which supports a case then there is precedent to rule the same way. In some regard, this use of precedent also works with local state sponsored rules and regulations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:50:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.managementtrust.com/blog/bid/79099/A-detailed-look-at-Colorado-House-Bill-1237-for-HOAs</link>
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     <title>OH: 5 years for condo scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ott watched as Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Ethna Cooper sent Michelle Banks, former business partner in the realty company, to prison for five years Wednesday and ordered her to repay $1.23 million stolen from its clients, 12 condominium associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:48:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cin.ci/HmUi2b</link>
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     <title>OH: Mayor awaits advice to deal with under-billed condominium complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The mayor is waiting for advice from the law director on how to deal with a condominium complex that was under-billed for more than two decades.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:53:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://ohne.ws/HhaBgf</link>
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     <title>MD: Thomas Choice Gardens condominium group leaves Montgomery Village Foundation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thomas Choice Gardens Condominiums broke its ties to the management arm of the Montgomery Village Foundation on Sunday, saying the nonprofit umbrella group’s operations are outdated and expensive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:42:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HUimrD</link>
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     <title>AZ: QC residents not happy with shooting range</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Quail Creek is looking to relocate an informal air gun shooting range after residents complained to the developer about traffic and other noise, saying their objections were ignored by the HOA president, a gun enthusiast.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:40:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HUi5Fb</link>
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     <title>CO: Mountain Law: Condos and ADA compliance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's been much discussion lately whether residential condominiums are required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The issue was brought to a head by a new ADA regulation requiring that all pools (including spas) have sloped entries or hard-mounted “lifts” that assist disabled persons with access.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:39:58 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HUhO4R</link>
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     <title>TX:Residents upset about trapping of exotic deer succeed in petitioning for rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Democracy rules at the Ruby Ranch subdivision outside Buda. Homeowners have successfully petitioned for homeowner association covenant changes that will now prohibit the trapping of non-native ?exotic deer such as the spiral-horned blackbuck antelope.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:28:07 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HnKp0L</link>
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     <title>CA: Electric Vehicles in HOA's-the Continuing Saga</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So here is the latest problem sent in an email which was
triggered by a most difficult situation which arises in a homeowners
association where the owners use common electricity but have garages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:12:27 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HcZKFF</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo owners irked at stormwater fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some condominium owners are fuming about their new stormwater utility bills from the city, which are sometimes double or triple what residents of single-family homes pay.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:09:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HcZq9R</link>
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     <title>TX: Memorial man jailed for damaging tree sues accusers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local man is suing after, he says, a condominium association falsely accused him of damaging a tree in Memorial.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:56:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Hnl9XX</link>
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     <title>OR: More tests lie ahead for vacant Courthouse Square</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In February, Marion County and the Courthouse Square Condominium Association sued Affiliated FM in U.S. District Court. The lawsuit for breach of contract alleges damages to Courthouse Square are covered by a $29 million insurance policy. The insurance company has refused to acknowledge the coverage, according to the suit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:46:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://stjr.nl/HPUWXT</link>
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     <title>CT: Stratford woman can keep mezuzah in place</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Barbara Cadranel's mezuzah will get to stay where it is: On the doorpost outside the front door at her Stratford condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:30:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Hc0oTZ</link>
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     <title>IL: Chicago HOA boards face property management, financial challenges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After decades as a lawyer specializing in community property law, University of Chicago professor Evan McKenzie says he’s encountered many horror stories of condominium homeowner associations run amok. "I’ve seen associations tyrannize people over kids in wheelchairs or hanging towels out to dry," he says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:21:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HHh04g</link>
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     <title>FL: West Melbourne HOA treasurer faces charges in theft of $26,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The treasurer of the Hunter’s Creek of West Melbourne homeowners association was arrested and faces charges in the theft of about $26,000 from the association’s account.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:21:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.flatoday.com/Ha74Do</link>
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     <title>OH: Springfield Twp. condo fire ruled arson</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The massive fire that gutted a condominium complex and killed two residents last Sunday has been ruled arson by the state fire marshal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:42:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=737183#.T3nj1jFSRYA</link>
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     <title>KS: Missile silo becomes condos with Doomsday in mind</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ If you're wealthy and more than a little fearful about the end of the world, Larry Hall has the place for you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:40:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/tWDzfcaY</link>
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     <title>7 Silliest Homeowners Association Battles in Suburban History</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations are boards that execute power over the neighborhoods in which they reside, dictating how their residents can decorate their yards, where they can and can’t park their cars, and what activities can take place within the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:18:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H8mbrZ</link>
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     <title>Pool rule turns into battle over federal regs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[South Florida Congressman Allen West has found a new battleground for fighting federal rules: the swimming pools and hot tubs in local communities, hotels and resorts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:04:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/46iDNhhk</link>
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     <title>NJ: Homeowners association wants patio gate removed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chris and Lavina Marmo put up a white, wrought iron security gate outside their patio door facing the woods at the back of their townhouse two years ago after two neighbors were burglarized.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:58:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://dailyre.co/H8NjYb</link>
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     <title>IL: Qualifying your condo building for FHA financing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium's eligibility for FHA financing can have an impact on its market value, due to the low down payment requirement and lower underwriting standards associated with FHA-insured loans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:43:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chicagonow.com/homeward-bound-chicago/2012/04/qualifying-your-condo-building-for-fha-financing/</link>
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     <title>FL: 40 Years of Struggle: Poinciana Eager for a Turnaround</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 1972 sales brochure touted Poinciana as "an answer to the problems of overcrowded cities." But 40 years later, the sprawling, unincorporated suburban community between Haines City and Kissimmee has plenty of urban problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:30:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H7lILo</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: Doesn't matter if chickens are pets, they've gotta go</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Vidia Hurdowar loves animals, but the 9-year-old girl suffers from allergies and can’t have a typical pet such as a cat or dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:26:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H7lt2Z</link>
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     <title>FL: Condo buyers risk losses again, analysts caution</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you're in the market to buy or sell in a high-rise, be careful. Some experts see another condo collapse on the horizon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:11:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/fl-condo-development-20120401,0,4637137.story</link>
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     <title>SC: Homeowners, legislators want HOA rules to move forward for Myrtle Beach area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[HOA supporters say the organizations are functioning fine and the complaints are among a few that aren’t operating as well as they should]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:08:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Hb68ZB</link>
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     <title>FL: HOAs watch Trayvon case unfold</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ If you live in an HOA or condo association, attorneys say you should pay close attention to what's happening in Sanford.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:35:21 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TN: Facebook neighbor site threatened with suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In November, the official homeowner's association warned her not to call the page "Maplewood Subdivision," so she changed it to "Residents of Maplewood."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:12:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/GY58db</link>
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     <title>NV: Police: 'No conspiracy' behind HOA probe deaths</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators aren't buying the conspiracy theories circulating about the deaths of four people -- including two prominent attorneys within five days of each other-- tied to the federal probe into the takeover of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:57:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lvrj.com/news/state-senator-wants-panel-to-regulate-homeowners-associations-144955185.html?ref=185</link>
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     <title>Helpful educational resources for associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community Associations Network, communityassociations.net, compiles industry news articles around the country, with an emphasis on court cases and legislative issues. The site also has an archive of state and federal laws, and links to industry bloggers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:57:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/zm6fDhRQ</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood Watch Under Fire After Teen's Death</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each day seems to bring more questions about the case of Trayon Martin, an unarmed black teen was shot to death in Florida]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:45:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://n.pr/H7ucfZ</link>
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     <title>HI: Condo management firm fires CEO after thefts (full article)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Certified Hawaii, which manages more than 500 local condominiums and townhouses, said it fired CEO Toni Floerke this month after she allegedly stole a total of between $50,000 to $100,000 from the owners association at three Oahu townhouses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:44:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H7tW0p</link>
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     <title>NV: Don’t question your HOA or you might get arrested</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Don’t question your homeowners association because Henderson Police might arrest you.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:06:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H6yHeT</link>
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     <title>NY: Saving Money by Spending Money: The Building Improvements that Do It</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Queens co-op board president discusses how his activist board gets things done and saves money by doing them. From Local Law 11 facade restoration ... to refinancing the mortgage ... to getting NYSERDA and National Grid grants to install energy-efficient lighting and convert a boiler to natural gas, this board has accomplished massive capital improvements that have actually cut down its expenditures.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:12:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GY7NqP</link>
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     <title>OR: Bend's New 'Firewise Community' Sees Benefits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A community on the north side of Bend has been honored nationally after residents put in more than 700 hours clearing land to create defensible space around their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:44:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Hs6Thl</link>
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     <title>OH: Dam overhaul nears mission accomplished</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The joint project between the city of Solon and the Briar Hill Homeowners Association involved reconstructing the dam and modifying it to accommodate storm-water runoff.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:41:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H34KZc</link>
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     <title>MD: Major's Choice residents to be billed for stormwater pond work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many residents in the Major's Choice development in Bel Air are about to get bills for repairs being made to two of the three stormwater management ponds in the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:32:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bsun.md/H349qm</link>
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     <title>FL: Residents divided over board's actions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While critics of the Sun City Center Community Association board demand members step down, others in town say the board is underappreciated and overworked.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:17:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GXtWRL</link>
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     <title>NC: Neighbor told to remove political sign, then given the OK</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One thing you will not find, is a glut of political signs. The Covenant for the Homeowners Association says no sign of any kind is allowed without prior consent from the Board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:32:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wbtv.com/story/17279374/neighbor-told-to-remove-political-sign-then-given-the-ok</link>
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     <title>FL: Code of Conduct or Coat of Armor</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Internet is filled with headlines of volatile Homeowner meetings.  For example, -"The Estates at River Crossing HOA meeting turns violent, two arrested" and "South Beach, Board President strikes Homeowner in head with broom". Florida Condo and HOA meetings have a propensity for violence and they go on and on and o]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:17:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/HfCfer</link>
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     <title>NH: Beacon Street West residents worry about prop values amid reports of EPA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The presence of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the Beacon Street West condominium community, where the agency is testing air and groundwater for contamination, has many residents of the 68 units more concerned about their property values than their personal health.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:57:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GW6Ij7</link>
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     <title>MN: The Jonathan Association has a board again.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In what has been a topsy-turvy year for Chaska's largest homeowner association, nine members were elected to the board during a special Tuesday night meeting at Chaska High School.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:27:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HmRFNu</link>
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     <title>MD: Lawsuit could impede HOA debt collection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A case awaiting a federal judge’s ruling in Greenbelt could mean a reprieve for homeowners who have fallen behind on association dues]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:18:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.gazette.net/article/20120328/NEWS/703289442/1007/lawsuit-could-impede-hoa-debt-collection&template=gazette]]></link>
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     <title>Florida's problematic gated communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Inside the enclaves that boast exclusivity and safety as their primary features, security means not just freedom from crime, but also protection from annoyances such as solicitors and strangers of any kind. You know, individuals that do not belong in our community. In other words, minorities and other less desirable social classes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:56:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H0qNDG</link>
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     <title>FL: Mortgage Termination Lawsuits Do Not Give Associations Clear Title</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The largest title insurance company in Florida (Attorneys’ Title Fund Services, LLC, also known as “The Fund”) recently published an opinion by its underwriting counsel cautioning attorneys and title insurance companies against closing and insuring any transaction where the association’s title was obtained through a “mortgage terminator” lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:12:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/GUW1xl</link>
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     <title>TX: Elderly couple can't go back to burned condo but must keep paying fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than a year after their condominium was burned in a fire, Tellmond and Jacquelynn Richter, both in their 80s, remain in limbo about returning to their home. Cambridge Tower, damaged in a January 2011 fire that took out the entire eighth floor, has yet to be restored,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:59:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HkHLvL</link>
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     <title>FL: Serving on your board comes at financial risk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Serving on your condominium or homeowners association board is almost akin to a civic duty, but it comes with legal risk. Anyone who considers joining a board should understand the heavy burden Florida places on volunteer directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:04:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/fl-board-insurance-condocol-20120327,0,5391250.column</link>
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     <title>FL: What can associations do with claim settlement money?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard about this happening in an Association? An association gets a settlement from an insurance company to pay for damages to the building, and the board agrees to give money to each of the owners, either because the repairs or replacements cost less than the settlement or because the Association didn’t do the work or replace what was destroyed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:03:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/03/what-can-associations-do-with-claim-settlement-money.html</link>
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     <title>FL: Pending civil suit in Trayvon Martin case highlights potential liability</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this March 25th video clip, WFTV-9 in Orlando interviews me about the liability that The Retreat at Twin Lakes community association and other communities could face in such a situation]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:18:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GTSkF6</link>
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     <title>OH: History of fires at Springfield Twp. complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the past 12 years, six fires -- four of them major -- have broken out at the Hidden Cedars condominium complex. The fires have destroyed buildings, caused injuries, and left scores homeless. The most recent one also claimed lives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:54:32 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/HcQUWF</link>
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     <title>HI: Condo management firm fires CEO after thefts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Certified Hawaii, which manages more than 500 local condominiums and townhouses, said it fired CEO Toni Floerke this month after she allegedly stole a total of between $50,000 to $100,000 from the owners association at three Oahu townhouses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:44:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/GUdcg2</link>
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     <title>NH: Lawyer: City Woman's Flower Garden Should Be Allowed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney Paul McEachern believes his client, Kimberly Bois, has every right to retain her flower garden in front of her condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 06:29:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GTKGup</link>
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     <title>NV: Another Attorney Connected to HOA Scandal Found Dead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[David Amesbury, the attorney who cut a deal with federal prosecutors in a far-reaching homeowner's association scandal, was found dead Sunday at his brother's home near Sacramento.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:51:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.8newsnow.com/story/17257854/another-attorney-connected-to-hoa-scandal-found-dead</link>
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     <title>FL: Change within your association - it can be done!</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We often hear from people who lament the fact that nothing can be done to improve their association from within. The board may be in the grip of a miserable despot, the membership may be apathetic, money may be missing and more.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:35:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/GSjTSE</link>
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     <title>FL: Should Board Members Worry About Being Personally Sued?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unit owners who get angry at their Board members are quick to say things like "I'll sue each and every Board member" or "I'll sue them all personally."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:33:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GSjG1P</link>
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     <title>Kelly's Korner: Trying to see eye to eye with Seeing Eye dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA["Never pass up a story about a dog," Chollie said. "People either love them or hate them, but either way they'll read about them."  The same apparently is true of homeowners associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/H4VveP</link>
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     <title>MD: Council bill aims to reduce delinquency rates on condo dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condo and homeowners associations have struggled for years to collect dues from all the property owners in their communities, but when the economy turned sour and the housing market declined, delinquency rates skyrocketed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:18:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bsun.md/GPK8nF</link>
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     <title>KY: Unit owners seek answers, damages for Terraces at Indian Hills condo defects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of 11 condominiums at the Terraces at Indian Hills, including some who fled their luxury units because of safety fears, have taken a major step toward recovering the millions of dollars that they say is needed to fix the two buildings’ structural problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:16:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20120324/NEWS01/303240116/Indian-Hills-Terraces-condo?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CLocal%20News</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo talk: Mediation of association dispute can keep case out of court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Emotions often run high in disputes between an association and a unit owner, or between unit owners. These disputes typically arise from an association’s claim that at owner has violated the declaration, bylaws, or rules and regulations,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:30:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FL: Homeowner groups warned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman in Sanford should be a cautionary tale for homeowners associations, experts say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:17:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GWlSo7</link>
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     <title>AZ: Condo complex gets roof repairs they were fighting for</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a hail storm nearly two years ago damaged the roofs of five different buildings, Talbot looked for a roofing contractor and hired Arizona's 1st Choice Roofing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:45:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GV01Lx</link>
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     <title>SC: JJ Swan v. Market Common HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[However, celebrity (and cuteness) aside JJ is a rule breaker! The homeowners association has it in for JJ.  Keeping a duck as a pet in a Market Common residence is a no-no according to their HOA rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:28:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GXKBoR</link>
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     <title>CO: Attention Homeowners: Please Control Your Flower Fairies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I love springtime in Colorado! The perennials in our flower beds are popping up, the trees in our yard are flowering and my allergies are truly a gift to behold. However, my love of spring is nothing compared to the how the flower fairies are feeling.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:20:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GTQxjD</link>
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     <title>MN: Editorial: Here we go again</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A few residents purged the entire Jonathan Association board at the annual meeting a few weeks ago, hoping to install board members favorable to opting out of the homeowners group. It repeated a similar move four years ago by someone who wanted pro-Jonathan board members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:08:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/GI5iFy</link>
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     <title>FL: What tornado in Sunrise, Plantation taught its victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than five months after a powerful nighttime tornado destroyed homes and uprooted lives, optimism has faded about how quickly recovery would come. Some homes have yet to be demolished, many others are unrepaired, and for survivors, memories have barely faded.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:04:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/GI4WhZ</link>
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     <title>HOAs and Condos should conduct due diligence before appointing Neighborhood Watc</title>
     <description><![CDATA[By now, the tragic death of Trayvon Martin last month in Sanford, Florida has become national news. Zimmerman, an HOA appointed volunteer “Neighborhood Watch Captain”, followed and shot to death the 17-year old Martin whose only weapon was a box of skittles and an iced tea. The boy was visiting his father and father’s girlfriend and had walked to 7-11 to get snacks for his little brother.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:50:18 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/03/hoas-and-condos-should-conduct-due-diligence-before-appointing-neighborhood-watch-volunteers.html</link>
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     <title>MO: Beaver Issue Reveals Many Other Problems in Northland Neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Northland neighborhood has found itself at war with beavers, but that battle has uncovered a host of other legal issues involving the Wildwood West subdivision – which would seem to not have any legal owner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:44:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GQpCsj</link>
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     <title>SC: Trayvon Martin Killing Has Neighborhood Watch Groups Talking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, neighborhood watch groups, even those here in the Midlands, are talking.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:31:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wltx.com/news/article/180466/2/Trayvon-Martin-Killing-Has-Neighborhood-Watch-Groups-Talking-</link>
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     <title>FL: Accountability and Responsibility</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I would like to begin with a basic premise, owning a home is not a right, it is a privilege.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:30:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/GM2WqH</link>
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     <title>FL: Experts warn HOA's of perils of using volunteer security patrols</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watchman in Sanford should be a cautionary tale for homeowners associations, experts say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:29:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/realestate/experts-warn-homeowners-associations-of-perils-of-using-volunteer-security/1221352</link>
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     <title>CT: Conn. Condo in Mezuzah Discrimination Flap</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Connecticut condominium association has drawn queries from the Anti-Defamation League and a religious rights law office for allowing the display of items on doors but not doorposts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:39:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GSs0w1</link>
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     <title>CT: State Condo Owners Seeking Stronger Voice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of the estimated 200,000 condominium owners in Connecticut say they are living under conditions that rival the legendary Biblical plagues - minus the frogs and the locusts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:37:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cour.at/GSroGz</link>
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     <title>FL: Sweet send-off for longtime handyman</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To Bill Peeples, his job as a maintenance worker at the Jamaica House condominiums didn't seem like work.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:33:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/GHdOci</link>
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     <title>NC: Banks helping foreclosure crisis touch HOAs, government coffers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Foreclosures are creating special problems in homeowner associations as monthly dues go unpaid – even months or a year after the lender has repossessed the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:08:37 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GGK4qt</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo Association Accused Of Hiding Mold Problems From Tenants</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A company managing condominiums and apartment rental units is being accused of exposing residents to potentially dangerous mold and not telling them about it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:15:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/GGa6di</link>
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     <title>FL: Seniors’ homes called commercial property, owners become violators</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some of the affected homeowners — officers of their association - met early this week to discuss aspects of a situation now bearing a $5000 price tag about which they had no knowledge, received no forewarning of, had no reason to anticipate and have not prepared to meet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:07:56 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GKkXDH</link>
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     <title>FL: Association president challenges former property manager</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although it’s been months since Lowe, president of the Cypress Strand Condominium Association, first became suspicious the company previously managing his association may be unlawfully using the association’s assets, the notion now is being heard by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:27:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GEpJU0</link>
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     <title>FL: Fecal matter, mold forces elderly woman out of West Palm condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 78-year-old Century Village resident says she complained about a leak in her unit years ago, but no one believed her until the problem got so bad she became sick and her entire kitchen had to be gutted.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:16:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GEHhOu</link>
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     <title>TX: Sinkhole Swallowing Property at Local Condominium Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several Bryan residents say they're concerned about a growing problem where they live.  A giant sinkhole is swallowing property at a Bryan condominium complex off of East 29th street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:15:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>FL: Martin tragedy in Florida HOA highlights need to know what assn volunteers a</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hardly a person in Florida who keeps up with the news doesn't know the name Trayvon Martin and the circumstances surrounding the teenager's death on February 26th when he was shot and killed by a volunteer Captain of the Neighborhood Watch in a gated Orlando community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:25:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GCT7ZF</link>
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     <title>MA: Boston’s largest condo goes smoke-free</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a sign of the growing reach of public health and antitobacco forces, Boston’s largest condominium complex has voted to go smoke free.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:12:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bo.st/GDL81V</link>
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     <title>OK: Volunteers fix washed-out bridge for free</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The heavy rain yesterday washed out a bridge in southeast Oklahoma City that left residents of one neighborhood stranded, seeing it was the only road in and out of their community. Today, volunteers from central Oklahoma, have united and began rebuilding the bridge]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:02:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://exm.nr/GDJPQs</link>
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     <title>FL: Should condo boards enforce sound-proofing rules?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do condominium boards have to restore landscaping when they make improvements to common areas? What happens when your neighbor installs flooring that is not sound-proofed, and you hear every noise above you?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:29:44 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/fl-reader-qa-condocol-20120320,0,857832.column</link>
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     <title>OK:  Community Cut Off After Rain Washes Away Bridge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of rural residents in southeast Oklahoma City say they are in desperate straits, and need help]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:18:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/GBnuoK</link>
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     <title>NH: Woman sued for planting flowers gets support from media, gardeners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Atlantic Pointe condo owner being sued for planting flowers said she's "completely flabbergasted" by the offers of help and massive media attention her story received since being published Sunday on seacoastonline.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:25:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120319-NEWS-120319693</link>
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     <title>IN: Downtown condo residents sue developer over damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association for a downtown Indianapolis condominium is suing the well-known developer of the project, claiming faulty construction has resulted in significant damage to the structure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:06:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/2f7z0JbT</link>
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     <title>FL: The Association's Lawyer: A Sword and a Shield</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If I was teaching a bunch of law students a legal ethics course, a study of a lawyer's role in the affairs of the community association they represent would be the best place to start. A lawyer representing an association is almost always faced with a multitude of ethical issues and needs to be careful and always on guard.  If not, he or she can be twisted and turned in awkward positions and uncomfortable directions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:43:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-19/news/os-the-associations-lawyer-a-sword-and-a-shield-20120319_1_lawyer-delinquent-owners-community-association</link>
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     <title>CT: Casgmo residents are torn over repair costs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Casagmo’s community of seniors and singles, young families and retirees is bitterly divided by a nearly $10-million repair and improvement project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:10:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wHCrF4</link>
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     <title>FL: Aggressive foreclosures backfire on Florida homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At least seven homeowners associations — including two of Tankel's clients — have recently filed liens against Chancey-connected companies for failing to pay the maintenance fees. In some cases, the companies owe more than the original owners did.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:50:16 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FRCjgu</link>
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     <title>NY: Agreement saves Grandview condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Town of Fallsburg is ending condemnation proceedings against the 396-unit Grandview Palace Condominiums under an agreement reached with the development's management board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:07:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FUuAx4</link>
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     <title>NH: Portsmouth woman sued for planting flowers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A homeowner in Portsmouth's Atlantic Pointe condominiums since 2008, Bois' condo association has summonsed her to court seeking fines for every day she leaves her daisies, bearded irises, lavender, hydrangeas and tulip bulbs in the ground around her condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:54:12 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120318/NEWS/203180329/-1/NEWSMAP</link>
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     <title>NJ: Highlands residents out of water after main break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A 12-inch water main break Friday afternoon left 18 Highlands residents still without water or experiencing low pressure on Saturday evening.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:16:03 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.app.com/AjcLI0</link>
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     <title>CO: D.R. Horton Ordered To Pay To Repair Crumbling Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A major builder in the Denver metro area has been ordered to pay some $4 million to a crumbling community after a decision from an arbitration judge.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:10:42 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://cbsloc.al/wsXeYz</link>
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     <title>IL: Associations Get NATO-Ready</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the City of Chicago gets ready to welcome the 50 nation NATO summit toward the end of May, so do major buildings including residential Associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:51:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FSkCMX</link>
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     <title>IL: Self-help for condo boards in a jam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners, board members and managers all have obligations to their community associations. When the parties don't do what they should, the association is vulnerable to loss and liability.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:49:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://trib.in/FSkv3S</link>
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     <title>IL: Condo talk: Stick to a one-hour board meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Association board meetings don’t have to be three hours long. However, I repeatedly hear from clients, some of whom meet monthly, that each board meeting takes several hours.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:20:10 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xKNy1b</link>
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     <title>IN: Once private streets now city roads in Crown Point's Waterford sub</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A subdivision's once deteriorating private roads have been repaired in a cooperative effort between the city and a group of homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:32:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xKi4Rb</link>
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     <title>NV: Condo owners frustrated after water leak causes damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Water can cause quite a lot of damage when it leaks, especially if you are living in an apartment. So when it happened at one Valley condo, the owners turned to their Homeowner's Association. But when they couldn't get an answer, they turned to Action News.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 07:26:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FOwwO2</link>
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     <title>IN: Beachwalk homeowners express concerns about ownership of 'common areas'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ More than a dozen Beachwalk homeowners expressed concern about ownership issues of the "common areas" of the development during a Michigan City Plan Commission subcommittee meeting Thursday night at City Hall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:03:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wOvigb</link>
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     <title>NY: Ex-NY hedge fund head admits swindling clients, condo board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brian Kim also admitted Friday that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his condominium board and fled to Hong Kong as a trial loomed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FOl0jV</link>
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     <title>Pool-mageddon avoided - for now</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Justice Department on Thursday issued a 60-day stay of execution for hundreds of thousands of public pools which had been required to install ramps and wheelchair lifts by today or else face lawsuits over violating disability laws.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:57:46 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/mar/15/pool-mageddon-avoided-now/</link>
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     <title>Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Ohio recently issued a favorable ruling for homeowners across the state.  The decision also benefits community associations facing unnecessary repairs as a result of poor construction practices by their developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:49:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/FO7PhH</link>
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     <title>FL assns should be aware of marketability issues with mortgage terminator judgem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This month, The Fund Concept, by "the Fund" which is the Attorneys Title Fund Insurance Fund, Inc. published an article about the well publicized "mortgage terminators".]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:27:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/FOcb7m</link>
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     <title>NY: Townhouse residents remove prayer flags; are relocating</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Hudson man who initially said he would defy an order from a homeowners association to remove the Buddhist prayer flags from the exterior of his rented townhouse has given up the fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:23:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zXHz64</link>
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     <title>FL: HOA meetings meant to streamline communication</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To improve its service to homeowner associations and promote safe neighborhoods, Fort Lauderdale recently initiated a program that will bring together HOAs for public meetings aimed at streamlining communication.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:17:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/zn9D3F</link>
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     <title>TX: Local homeowners associations adjust to rule changes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The laws cover much more than the regulation of members' yards. Now, all associations must follow open records and meetings laws, meaning they are subject to freedom of information requests, are required to give 72 hours notice before each board meeting and must take meeting minutes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:35:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wQeMYi</link>
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     <title>IL: From the Homefront: Neighborhood pride often comes in signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighborhood identity encompasses a number of features. Location remains key, with proximity to parks, transportation and shopping, along with which schools serve the area, all contributing to its pedigree.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:25:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xh8ufa</link>
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     <title>ME: Exeter property manager accused of theft</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local property manager accused of stealing $67,000 from three Exeter condominium associations has been indicted on four felony charges.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:25:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AtK084</link>
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     <title>CA: Woman arrested on suspicion of embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Angels Camp woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of embezzling more than $10,000 from the Copper Cove Homeowner’s Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:52:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/w2NPaC</link>
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     <title>FL: Bonita Bay Group suing community association for trademark infringement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Bonita Bay Group is suing the Bonita Bay Community Association for trademark infringement - claiming the association doesn’t have the right to use the words "Bonita Bay" without permission.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:24:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://newspr.es/yZ5RfJ</link>
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     <title>AZ: Senate bill could be costly for HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Senate bill making its way through the Legislature could hit HOAs in the pocketbook, likely increasing member dues and discouraging volunteers from serving on their boards, some fear.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:58:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/woDgkv</link>
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     <title>Brad Watson: HOAs can avoid special assessments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I was recently elected to the board of directors for my condominium association. I ran for the board after our association had its second special assessment in two years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:45:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xtfGGT</link>
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     <title>TX: Tomball PD helps get residents connected</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite a small turnout, area residents along with the Tomball Police Department are moving forward with an initial email list to get local homeowners association leaders connected.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:01:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zqGJyO</link>
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     <title>LA: Covington couple plead not guilty to Mandeville timeshare embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The former manager of a Mandeville timeshare resort and her husband have pleaded not guilty to charges that they slowly stole $169,000 from the timeshare's nonprofit homeowners association, then used the money to buy a car, take vacations, go to the spa and rent a limousine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:00:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wUYZek</link>
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     <title>IN: Woman accused of stealing more than $100K from condo association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A theft charge against Janet L. Underhill, former property manager at Cherry Creek Condominiums in Jeffersonville, has been amended to a class c felony.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:02:40 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Acs26v</link>
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     <title>IL: Lombard condo complex evacuated Tuesday for high CO2 levels</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No one was injured but an condominium complex was evacuated when a hot water heater and boiler started producing high levels of carbon dioxide early Tuesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:36:17 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wlBdMk</link>
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     <title>NV: HOA fees keep Somersett golf in the black</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A debate about the use of homeowners’ association funds is pitting one group of Somersett residents against the community’s developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:08:08 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.rgj.com/x6AVn9</link>
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     <title>Deltona subdivision argues city should pay for road repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After agreeing last month to come up with $250,000 to pay for road repairs, residents of a westside subdivision now say the city should cover those costs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:01:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AFiP8D</link>
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     <title>NC: Man with disability frustrated by neighborhood’s parking policy</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The physical pain is bad enough, but Yrizarry said he's now dealing with added turmoil of a parking policy in his Ballantyne neighborhood. The Homeowners Association at Adair at Ballantyne doesn't allow residents to park on the street. Rather, they are required to park in their garages or driveways.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:00:35 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/zWmoRJ</link>
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     <title>FL: Dispute continues over plaque at fatal accident site</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It was one year ago Tuesday that a horrific traffic accident claimed the lives of four young people and triggered a wave of mourning across Sarasota.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:56:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xvapSf</link>
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     <title>FL: Sanford crime watch shooting case to be sent to the state</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Trayvon Martin, 17, was visiting family in Sanford during NBA All-Star weekend. His family said he went to a nearby store where he got into an altercation with George Zimmerman, the captain of the Neighborhood Watch Program at the Retreat at Twin Lakes gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:47:34 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ABqX5Z</link>
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     <title>TX: Condo owner blames damage on unauthorized work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Galveston woman is suing her condominium association for letting a construction crew perform work on her unit without her permission.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:10:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/A0NgNL</link>
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     <title>HI: Story on condo construction defects sidesteps criticism of developers, insur</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Today’s Star-Advertiser features a condo story by Andrew Gomes on the front of the "Money" section ("Bad plumbing? Moana Pacific’s possible waterline problem has officials at odds and residents worried").]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:06:33 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/A04jsU</link>
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     <title>VA: Systematic failure: Multiple agencies OK'd Rye oceanfront homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homes cited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as violating Rye's floodplain ordinance were primarily major tear-downs and rebuilds in the Jenness Beach area that were approved years before FEMA caught the violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:45:59 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AmcDbn</link>
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     <title>CO: Regs sought for homeowner groups, bucking latest trend in legislature</title>
     <description><![CDATA["That government is best which is closest to the people," Thomas Jefferson is alleged to have said. But he'd never heard of homeowners associations, a form of government which can be in your face and make you wish for the distance of city hall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:11:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xnjxuL</link>
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     <title>CT: The humble clothesline gets a second look</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Housed in a humble, one-story, cement-block building on the city's East End is a factory that churns out an equally unassuming product, the clothesline pulley.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:02:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xDQfej</link>
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     <title>MN: Cities find the glut of condo rentals better than foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rentals are viewed as better than foreclosure, but not as good as owners who have vested interest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:09:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xvp8ZC</link>
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     <title>NV: Figures in Las Vegas HOA fraud probe hit with civil lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Key figures in the Las Vegas-area homeowner association criminal investigation have now been hit with a class-action civil lawsuit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:16:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wiof2g</link>
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     <title>NY: Covert Operation Secretly Copied Meeting Minutes. Did It Steal Yours?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the last eight months, purported apartment buyers and their representatives copied entire sets of co-op and condo board-meeting minutes on the sly. Is illicit copying of board minutes still going on? Could it happen at your own building? Did it? And how can boards and management companies stop it?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:53:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>NV: D'Andrea Loses Homeowners' Vote, Golf Course To Close</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owner Will Gustafson says he made the decision following a 762-200 vote by members of the D'Andrea Homeowners Association rejecting his proposal for a $28 dollar a month per household fee to maintain the course.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:50:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>TN: City and HOA file public nuisance suit against property owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The City of Chattanooga and a local neighborhood group have filed suit against a business allegedly spilling waste into the Tennessee River.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:50:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zSkPIa</link>
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     <title>TX: Security officers' duties questioned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents in one Spring community are split over a decision to hire private security officers to patrol their streets. It sounds like a great idea, but residents are also being told they could get pulled over and potentially have to pay a fine to their homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:26:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AbUNE1</link>
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     <title>TX: A pig’s home is its Dominion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gizmo’s owner, Ricardo Franco, says the Dominion Home Owners Association told him three years ago that the pig had to go. The city became involved, along with Animal Care Services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:02:54 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yqe2d4</link>
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     <title>TX: Spring family says still no resolution on kangaroo matter</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Spring family is still unsure whether the Homeowners Association of the Estates of Legends Ranch will allow a 6-month-old baby red kangaroo to remain in the house as a pet.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:53:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wHKvKD</link>
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     <title>GA: Veteran fights to keep soldier tribute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Marvin Eggleston put a silhouette cutout of a praying soldier on his front lawn for Veteran's Day in November, he decided to keep it out all year just below his flying flag.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:22:24 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yVsFf4</link>
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     <title>CO: SIDE STREETS: HOA property management companies in state crosshairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The verdict is in on whether the state should license the folks who manage homeowners associations, townhome complexes and condos and it’s a surprise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:14:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/A9nM1H</link>
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     <title>AZ: Queen Creek HOA election heats up over tree removal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since the Cortina Homeowners Association board of directors cut down more than 20 trees in the Queen Creek community's common areas and parkways -- with plans to cut down more than 100 more -- without notifying or including the residents in the process, some residents have taken steps to become more involved as members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:12:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wQ73xQ</link>
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     <title>OH: Grandview looking for spot to locate condo generator</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Grandview Heights is reviewing city code to provide the Summit Chase Homeowners Association with information regarding potential new locations for the condominium’s backup generator.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:18:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/grandview/news/2012/03/06/city-looking-for-spot-to-locate-condo-generator.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Skico accused of fraudulent actions in Base Village condo sales</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for 29 condo owners in the Capital Peak Lodge claim in a lawsuit that Aspen Skiing Co. "participated in a joint scheme" with other Base Village developers to defraud condo buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:31:51 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wCtnPQ</link>
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     <title>FL:Judge wants to know: Plea deals or trial for Hallandale condo scheme suspects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Broward County judge wants to hear Wednesday whether there's any likelihood of plea deals in the long-stalled case of an alleged Hallandale condo kickback scheme.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:37:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://sunsent.nl/yFq6Fo</link>
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     <title>TX: Round Rock couple wins court battle with HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After spending more than $3,000 on building materials and $10,000 on attorney fees, a Round Rock couple has won their battle against their homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xgRMjS</link>
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     <title>MI: No water or heat at Oak Park condo complex for nearly a week</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's been a week now that people who live in the Coolidge Square Condo complex on Coolidge in Oak Park have been living without water and they say it isn't easy.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:20:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wFZbsT</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[TX: CC &R's serve purposes, but there are opportunities to discuss, amend them]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[From pro-life, military and political signs to flag poles, fireworks, loose dogs, a loving kangaroo and even a pink building, sparks have flown at times in Montgomery County and area communities over covenants, deed restrictions and ordinances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:11:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xfBdTJ</link>
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     <title>Springtime sprucing of your home – a few painting tips to help please picky HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you’re a home or condo owner and you have to deal with the demands of a home-owners association (HOA) or the condo landlord, you might already know how annoying they can be when it comes time to repaint your residence]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 07:07:39 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://exm.nr/zwI91y</link>
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     <title>PA: 770 SANDY STREET: Work resumes after four months</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a four-month hiatus, the installation of firestop materials on the ceiling of the garage at 770 Sandy St. resumed Thursday afternoon with a carefully timed spray schedule, an industrial-size dehumidifier and a third-party inspection company to insure the firestop material dries properly.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:52:11 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/y1elyx</link>
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     <title>CA: Bad address delays water bill for years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Imagine opening your mail and finding more than $11,300 in city of Sacramento water charges, most of it past due.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:53:45 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/y2cyWp</link>
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     <title>NV: Why we love (and love to hate) HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since asking last Monday for your thoughts about homeowner associations, we have been overwhelmed by the response. There has been an outpouring of emails, letters, calls and comments on the website. We’ve spent much of the week trying to keep up as the messages pour in, responding when we can.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:28:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yuo71N</link>
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     <title>NV: HOAs: ‘A necessary evil’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We asked what you thought about homeowner associations. We were overwhelmed with your response. Here is a sampling of why people think HOAs are just a part of life, love them or hate them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:26:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ADfsEZ</link>
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     <title>NV: Why we hate HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We asked what you thought about homeowner associations. We were overwhelmed with your response. Here is a sampling of what people hate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:24:25 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/weDi3S</link>
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     <title>NV: Why we love HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[We asked what you thought about homeowner associations. We were overwhelmed with your response. Here is a sampling of what people love about HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:21:15 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wOP9Hh</link>
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     <title>MO: Bill would keep subdivisions from barring political signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The measure, by Republican Rep. Kurt Bahr, would prevent homeowners associations from enforcing or adopting bans on political signs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:25:06 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zYXVaI</link>
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     <title>FL: Fight over the American flag</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local man is fighting for his right to fly Old Glory at his Southside home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:08:26 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zR7Bs6</link>
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     <title>NV: Paradise Spa HOA president: "We have no insurance"</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire on Friday morning at Paradise Spa is the latest in a long line of problems that have plagued the complex. Multiple fires have damaged the property over the past few years, and now the HOA says it doesn't have insurance to cover the costs from the latest blaze.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:02:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yJoFU5</link>
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     <title>AZ: HOA Nuggets: Rogue residents can usurp HOA communications</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Community Associations can be the best example of a representative democracy in action. The leaders are elected by the people, decisions are made collectively by majority vote, and the board of directors consistently represents the majority interests of the owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:40:52 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wQRi1d</link>
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     <title>TX: Corroding crown sparks lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium association at Royalton at River Oaks is suing contractors who worked on the 33-story building at 3333 Allen Parkway. The building was completed in 2003.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:38:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/x3dyfE</link>
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     <title>CA: El Dorado Hills Neighbors Torn On 'Cubby</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She thinks the beaver should go, and the Homeowners Association agrees -- so there was a vote to eradicate Cubby.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:19:30 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/ALB3ha3b</link>
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     <title>NV: More plea deals expected in unlawful takeovers of HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with a new round of plea deals in the far-reaching investigation into the unlawful takeover of Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:12:19 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yAcdQH</link>
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     <title>TX: HOA says kangaroo can stay with Spring family</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Spring homeowners association has reversed its decision to force a family to get rid of a kangaroo who had become a treasured companion of 16-year-old girl with Down Syndrome.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:18:48 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xQ3TzB</link>
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     <title>MA: Fall River property manager accused of bilking tenants must repay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A hearing is set for March 9 for members of five condominium associations to seek restitution from their former manager.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:13:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wDz0Vb</link>
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     <title>CT Disabled woman faces eviction over 3-pound Chihuahua</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A disabled Danbury woman faces eviction for keeping a 3-pound Chihuahua named Georgie in a condo she rents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:44:22 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wfsb.com/story/17056375/disabled-woman-faces-eviction-for-owning-3-pound-chihuahua</link>
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     <title>OH: Links homeowners protest higher association fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New Albany Links residents are upset by proposed increases this year to their homeowners’ association (HOA) fees, but they have to work it out with the HOA without the city’s intervention, according to local officials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:12:36 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/newalbany/news/2012/02/28/links-homeowners-protest-higher-fees.html</link>
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     <title>CO: Condo Complex Walls Collapse In January, Still Not Fixed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gaping holes in walls, sunlight streaming in through electrical sockets, a bathtub exposed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:10:41 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30573021/detail.html</link>
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     <title>WI: New burning ban irks some condo residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A new burning ordinance making it illegal for those living in condominiums and apartments to barbecue on their balconies or within 10 feet of a building was approved by the Muskego Common Council on Tuesday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:13:04 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newberlinnow.com/news/new-burning-ban-irks-some-condo-residents-ni4cqb1-140904633.html?page=1</link>
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     <title>FHA to review new condo restrictions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Federal Housing Administration may revise recent regulations some say are hurting purchases and refinances for condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:24:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.housingwire.com/article/fha-review-new-condo-restrictions</link>
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     <title>FL: Tara Cay, county at odds over drainage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It’s an ongoing issue with a lot of history, which Pinellas County says proves its case. The homeowners associations are responsible for maintenance of stormwater facilities at Tara Cay Sound in Seminole.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:22:09 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xLsTLv</link>
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     <title>MI: Condo association doesn't get desired answers from board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Hawthorne Woods Condominium Association didn’t get the answers they were hoping for from the township Board of Trustees last Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:27:55 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wHypNM</link>
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     <title>TN: Metro Sues Another Developer For Not Finishing Subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has filed suit against Nicholas and Deborah Psillas. They are accused of not finishing infrastructure work at phase two of the Woodland Forest subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:02:53 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xomuw2</link>
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     <title>UT: Condo association settles lawsuit with veteran over service dog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Park City condo association will pay $20,000 to a disabled veteran, ending a legal conflict over whether the man should be forced to pay fees to keep a service dog that helps him cope with depression and anxiety.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:41:05 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53602814-78/association-condo-service-veteran.html.csp</link>
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     <title>GA: Talking Fiduciary Responsibility and Condo Associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When volunteering to service on a community association board of directors, one must understand fiduciary responsibility.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:40:47 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wDnTRi</link>
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     <title>OH: Condo lawsuit chronicles water problems at Stonebridge Towers in Clevel</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condo association that represents the owners has sued the developer, the K&D Group, claiming that the company and its affiliates should pay repair costs tied to defective construction materials and methods.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:25:43 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://bit.ly/Aqsu8h</link>
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     <title>TX: Family fights to keep baby red kangaroo planned for preserve</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners association for the Estates of Legends Ranch off Aldine Westfield in South Montgomery County is demanding a local family get rid of a baby red kangaroo because the small marsupial violates the subdivision’s restrictions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:30:38 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yMfxSx</link>
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     <title>PA: Villas at Linfield virtually abandoned uncompleted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of frustrated residents of the Villas at Linfield came to a recent township supervisors meeting looking for answers and guidance on how to deal with their development’s virtual abandonment by its builder.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:20:13 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AxZQhn</link>
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     <title>IL: Pond becomes nightmare for homeowner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Carol Massa was looking to downsize nine years ago, she picked what she thought was the perfect lot to build a home on, a scenic location overlooking a tranquil pond in Barrington West.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:13:23 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xUb0BP</link>
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     <title>FL: Banks May Beat Condo and HOA's Again This Week</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Most people reading this column know that when the bank forecloses on a property in an association and takes back title, the bank only owes the association the lesser of 1% of the mortgage they foreclosed on or one year of assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:06:00 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://thesent.nl/z1mSd9</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Sukkot lawsuit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A high-rise holy war has broken out at the Trump Place Condominiums, where one man’s straw Sukkot has left a concerned couple soaking wet and steaming mad.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:13:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/condo_sukkot_lawsuit_D1rOFKclUx0Z8tZT4gEnMK</link>
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     <title>TN: Home owners associations are worth investment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For some time now, my team has been encouraging anyone who will listen to become more involved in their homeowner associations (HOA).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:34:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yNfDwx</link>
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     <title>AL: Jefferson Cty cuts causes one HOA to take matters into their own hands</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of residents in the Ross Bridge area are sick of seeing trash on the sides of Shannon Oxmoor Road so they're taking matters into their own hands.  The homeowner's association organized a volunteer cleanup effort on Saturday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:32:20 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/Aohs7c</link>
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     <title>Condo smoking bans: Can boards butt in?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If your next-door neighbor in your condominium association cooks food that creates an objectionable odor, would your condo board of directors be required to take any action against that neighbor?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:08:49 -0800</pubDate>
     <link> http://wapo.st/xvYPbX</link>
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     <title>FL: Sandestin homeowners sue Walton County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Greater Driftwood Estates Homeowner Association contends that continuing development of their neighborhood is straining a storm water retention system that wasn’t built to county specifications in the first place.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:16:57 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xKm4bv</link>
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     <title>FL: Association Liability for Criminal Attacks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crime and violence have become an ever more present and unfortunate fact of life in America.  Multi-family residential properties are not immune to this violence and crime.  Can the association be held liable for injuries or damages?  If so, what steps must the board take to safeguard the residents?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:19:50 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xsNp1t</link>
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     <title>What should not be in homeowners or condo association meeting minutes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a follow up to Bill Raphan’s post yesterday, some comments on when meeting minutes should be taken and what should not be included in minutes may be helpful.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 06:28:29 -0800</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/condoblog/2012/02/what-should-not-be-in-homeowners-or-condo-association-meeting-minutes.html</link>
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