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  <title><![CDATA[North Carolina Condo & HOA News from CAN]]></title>
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     <title>Judge Allows Bow Hunting In Emerald Isle Gated Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lands End community was selected as a deer-population control hunt location, but for the past two weeks residents had a temporary restraining order on the homeowners association. Monday night a judge lifted that.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:23:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zKYxkd</link>
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     <title>Indian Trail residents want answers on draining</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Major flooding in an Indian Trail neighborhood left residents angry with officials after their complaints went unnoticed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:08:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/indian-trail-residents-want-answers-draining/nHQf2/</link>
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     <title>HOAs: Havens or horrors?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jim Lane once faced foreclosure on his Huntersville town home, after a dispute with his homeowners association over a flower-bed full of pansies. Now he is on a mission to change North Carolina law and limit the powers of homeowners associations (HOAs).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:06:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/xhhJG0</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Associations in North Carolina (NPR audio)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some estimates say that as many as half of all North Carolinians live in neighborhoods governed by Homeowner's Associations. Some HOA's are managed by professional companies but many are run by untrained members of the neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/A07yh0</link>
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     <title>Temporary injunction extended (deer hunting)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of homeowners from the Lands End subdivision has filed a complaint against the board of directors of the Lands End of Emerald Isle, which is the homeowners association. The plaintiffs argue that the board’s action in permitting the Town of Emerald Isle to conduct a bow hunt for deer within the common area of the subdivision violates their rights pursuant to association covenants and interferes with their right to use and enjoy the common area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:38:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jdnews.com/articles/-99990--.html</link>
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     <title>Legislators hear both views of HOA boards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Last year, the N.C. legislature appointed the House Select Committee assigned to gather input from the public and recommend changes to laws that affect HOAs. The committee held several public hearings last year, and we saw some legislation passed - House Bill 165, which I discussed in my Aug. 19 column]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/AehnB0</link>
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     <title>751 developers seek legal fees from opponents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer for 751 South’s would-be developers wants a judge to make opponents of the project pay his clients’ legal bills as penalty for pursuing "frivolous litigation" to slow work on the controversial real-estate development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:05:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/yXdenF</link>
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     <title>Homeowners, HOAs battle at General Assembly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of angry homeowners came to a public hearing at the General Assembly Monday to ask lawmakers to tighten regulations for homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:01:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/story/10633850/</link>
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     <title>Filings from both sides keep Durham's 751 South in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Plaintiffs in the suit, two private property owners and the Chancellors Ridge Homeowners Association, are appealing Judge Henry Hight's Jan. 13 decision in favor of Durham County and Southern Durham Development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:01:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blogs.newsobserver.com/bullseye/filings-from-both-sides-keep-durhams-751-south-in-court</link>
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     <title>Hearing on issues HOAs face is today</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers will hold a public hearing in Raleigh today to take comments from residents and others about issues with homeowner associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:07:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/23/1799417/hearing-on-issues-hoas-face-is.html</link>
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     <title>Charlotte residents upset with unresponsiveness of HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some charlotte residents said they are frustrated and fed up with their homeowners associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:35:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/zoytly</link>
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     <title>Rash of break-ins frustrates residents in Durham subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many residents of the Huntington Ridge subdivision have had their homes broken into in broad daylight, they say there should be more police patrols through their neighborhood]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:22:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2012/jan/19/3/rash-break-ins-frustrates-residents-durham-subdivi-ar-1834384/</link>
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     <title>Fontana View homeowners get Firewise certification</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the Fontana View homeowners association heard a presentation by Reece in 2007, the primarily vacation-home community went to work right away making safety their top priority. As a token of their hard work, on Friday, Jan. 13, Fontana View was awarded an NC Firewise Certification.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:33:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesmokymountaintimes.com/articles/2012/01/18/news/1.19.12.news03.txt</link>
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     <title>Deer hunt on hold for Emerald Isle subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of homeowners from Lands End has filed a complaint against the board of directors of the Lands End of Emerald Isle Association Inc., which is the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:23:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.jdnews.com/articles/isle-99489-emerald-hunt.html</link>
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     <title>Judge's ruling favors 751 South developer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hight's ruling "dismissed with prejudice" the complaint brought by two private landowners and the Chancellor's Ridge Homeowners Association. The landowners claimed their protest petition against a rezoning for the proposed development was improperly ruled invalid.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:52:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/14/1776723/judges-ruling-favors-751-south.html</link>
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     <title>S.C. association laws differ from N.C.'s</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Does South Carolina have similar laws as North Carolina when it comes to HOAs?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:45:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/14/2921388/sc-association-laws-differ-from.html</link>
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     <title>Deer kill ahead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Lands End have been torn on the subject for weeks. The Lands End Homeowners Association brought the idea to a vote earlier this month, and it was approved, despite some dissent from citizens concerned about safety and others who don’t want the deer to be harmed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:19:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2012/01/11/news-times/news/doc4f0ddade8b7de445992447.txt</link>
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     <title>House fire injures 1 in east Charlotte</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to the Charlotte Fire Department, 32 firefighters were needed to control the blaze at a condo on Stonington Lane just around noon on Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:45:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45960446/ns/local_news-charlotte_nc/t/house-fire-injures-east-charlotte/#.Tw4NbG9SRVU</link>
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     <title>Maryland developer buys Ford's Colony</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Maryland company has purchased the financially struggling Ford’s Colony of Rocky Mount for $3.25 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:14:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/node/825379</link>
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     <title>Concord neighborhood wins the gift of time</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The neighbors were surprised to learn the woods were theirs and even more surprised to learn that they had a homeowners association they didn’t know about.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wZzLyX</link>
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     <title>Homeowners group to meet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Southwest Carlsbad Homeowners Association Coalition, a group of representatives from several homeowners associations in the southwest quadrant of Carlsbad, will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Jan. 9 at the Alta Mira 4 Clubhouse, 6750 Paseo del Norte. The group meets monthly to discuss issues of interest to homeowners associations]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:02:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/community/carlsbad-homeowners-group-to-meet/article_88565f44-3123-5eb0-9264-1864058b69a3.html</link>
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     <title>Happy New Year to All</title>
     <description><![CDATA[May 2012 be a quiet, peaceful year for your association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:31:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.communityassociations.net</link>
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     <title>Hoarding may have trapped man in deadly fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[North Carolina police say a man who died when fire struck his condominium complex may have been trapped inside by the things he'd collected.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:10:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uhsB28</link>
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     <title>More common mistakes that HOA boards make</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the second of two columns addressing common mistakes of HOA boards. Last week's covered the failure to consistently enforce rules and seek professional advice on big decisions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/17/v-print/2852976/more-common-mistakes-that-hoa.html</link>
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     <title>Family set to be evicted before Christmas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Christmas was not looking so bright for Jackie Zephirin. Behind on her HOA fees, the Cymen Commons Homeowners Association in south Raleigh foreclosed on her home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:54:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/troubleshooter&id=8469941]]></link>
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     <title>Association answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this week's column, and next week, I address some of the most common mistakes made by homeowners' association boards of directors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 11:19:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/10/2836512/association-answers.html</link>
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     <title>Back taxes causing foreclosure scare in Concord</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 3.3 acres of woods neighbors are angry and worried about was deeded over to a homeowners association no one even knew about back in 1991. Because the builder didn’t make it tax exempt, taxes began to mount.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:19:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45604505#.TuFgG2Mr2nA</link>
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     <title>Co-owner of property management co. charged with embezzling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly $400,000 is missing from the accounts of seven homeowners associations, and police have charged the co-owner of a property management company with felony embezzlement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:00:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sLKR33</link>
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     <title>March supports local human rights center</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The board of directors of Abbey Court's homeowners association voted Thursday to give the nonprofit group until March 1 to move out of two units in the Jones Ferry Road complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:48:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vurem3</link>
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     <title>Court says Vue can't force buyers to close on condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Appeals Court ruled Monday that the Vue cannot force buyers to complete their purchases and that the developer can only keep deposits as damages if sales fall through.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:40:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vAebFO</link>
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     <title>3 most common issues that crop up with HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[n this week's column, I address the most common mistakes and misconceptions about homeowners' associations (HOAs) from the perspective of homeowners. My next column will focus on mistakes and misconceptions of HOA board members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:14:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/12/2763870/association-answer.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors want answers about the future of subdivision's common area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cabarrus County Commissioner Chris Measmer got irritated at NewsChannel 36 questioning his possible intentions over 3.3 acres of land worth $82,000 which could soon go up for public auction on the courthouse steps.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:34:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/sRKZB4</link>
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     <title>Concord neighborhood owes $8K in back taxes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Betty Montgomery and her neighbors got a letter from the Cabarrus County Tax Collector explaining that the 3.34 acres of woods in the middle of their subdivision has back taxes owed on it and the county now suddenly wants its money.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:41:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/vyfMA7</link>
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     <title>Town to pay homeowners nearly $12,000 for sandy pipes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carolina Beach is paying Spinnaker Pointe Homeowners Association nearly $12,000 for the damage.  He said the money is coming from the town’s reserve funds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:28:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uSWKJx</link>
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     <title>CARLSBAD: Homeowners group to meet</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Southwest Carlsbad Homeowners Association Coalition, a group of representatives from several homeowners associations in the southwest quadrant of Carlsbad,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:15:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/community/carlsbad-homeowners-group-to-meet/article_97178232-91d3-53a3-a13e-4018ca22f3b9.html</link>
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     <title>Parkwood president: Embezzler took at least $150K from HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Between $150,000 and $200,000 was embezzled from the Parkwood Homeowners Association in the past 2½ years – some of it apparently used for unauthorized trips to Las Vegas, Miami and other gambling destinations – and the group, which represents more than 1,000 homes in the southern Durham community, probably won’t get its money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rIWxCw</link>
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     <title>No pleading HOA ignorance as of Jan. 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Folks who feud with neighborhood associations often say they didn't know about the associations and the community's rules. They weren't told when they bought.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:44:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/s9tIRL</link>
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     <title>U.S. Department of Justice doesn't object to state law affecting Gates Four anne</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice says it doesn't object to a new state law that allows property owners, such as those in Gates Four, to petition out of municipal annexations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:24:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/sIiZoO</link>
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     <title>Wild hog warning for Ogden homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ The Sandybrook Homeowners Association warned residents that wild hogs are in the area. The notification came after one woman claimed to have a run-in with a pig while she was walking her dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:26:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wect.com/story/16040288/wild-hog-warning-for-homeowners</link>
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     <title>Association answer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this week's column, I address the most common mistakes and misconceptions about homeowners' associations (HOAs) from the perspective of homeowners. My next column will focus on mistakes and misconceptions of HOA board members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:54:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/12/2763870/association-answer.html</link>
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     <title>Vue buyers win deposit back in ruling that could affect future condo projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has ruled that a couple who tried to get out of their contract to buy a condo at the Vue should get their $145,485 deposit back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:03:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://cltdevelopment.blogspot.com/2011/11/vue-buyers-win-deposit-back-in-ruling.html</link>
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     <title>Attempted board change roils HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president stood before a crowd of a hundred, gavel in hand, trying to buck their anger. They believed he had tried to hijack their small government and twist it to his own aims, and his halting explanations only revved the crowd more.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:42:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uphJYO</link>
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     <title>Association answer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I live in a single-family community with less than 100 homes and have the following questions:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:02:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/29/2727037/association-answer.html</link>
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     <title>Town may come to rescue of residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Facing a $70,000 expense for repaving a street that the town has maintained in the past, residents of a Pilot Mountain neighborhood soon could be getting some relief.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:35:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/v4sK0N</link>
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     <title>Dispute between neighbors leads to angry signs in front yard</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between neighbors is testing free speech rights in a Murrells Inlet subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:33:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uKC5NW</link>
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     <title>Crews put out Fayetteville condo fire, 25 people displaced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire crews have put out a fire at the Winding Creek Condominiums in Fayetteville.It happened around 2 a.m. Eight units were destroyed and 25 people have been displaced]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:33:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45043922#.TqgYh7JgXk8</link>
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     <title>Fines depend on type of property</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q:Does the grievance committee set the amount of a fine, or does the board of directors?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:19:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/A9/20111023/BUSINESS/310230022/Fines-depend-type-property?odyssey=mod_sectionstories</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood Banned From Lake</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jones Lake sits in the middle of two neighborhoods, the Jones Lake Subdivision and the Lakes at Antioch. According to documents filed with the Craven County Register of Deeds, the original owners of the lake provided waterfront access licenses to all Jones Lake homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/njCS85</link>
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     <title>The Ridges of Franklin NC Developer Dismisses Wildflower Hazardous-Land Data</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials [FEMA] designated all Western North Carolina counties landslide-hazardous in 1998 so Robert Ullmann and Hardy Smith, Ultima Carolina co-partners, should have known that the Macon County, NC Wildflower subdivision tract was not suitable or safe for residential development. This risk assessment was based primarily on soil survey data.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:51:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qRcXFZ</link>
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     <title>Enforcing neglected provisions fairly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our HOA has some very specific restrictions. For instance, one requires owners to screen trash containers behind a barrier.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:32:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/14/2689375/association-answers.html</link>
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     <title>Buyer beware, Waterside Village residents learn</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When fewer than a dozen residents bought homes in the upscale 250-lot subdivision, it was advertised as a gated retirement community, with pool, clubhouse and waterfront amenities. Buyers had to be 55 and older, assuring them that they’d be among neighbors of similar age.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:25:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/rrDiv1</link>
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     <title>Neighbors concerned about safety after street lights go dark</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Paulus Ford is the president of the Wallace Creek Homeowners Association in east Charlotte. Ford said he has been getting heat from residents about street lights not working and complaints of it being too dark at night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:45:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/n0t8FX</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Condo & HOA News Feed Provided by Community Associations Network]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Community Associations Network compiles news and articles about condo's and HOA's from every state and provides this RSS feed free and without ads, but would appreciate a link or acknowledgement]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:39:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hEAEPm</link>
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     <title>Association answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: My daughter and son-in-law bought into a community with an HOA. They were not given a copy of the HOA's covenants and restrictions by the seller or closing attorney.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:41:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/01/v-print/2650552/association-answers.html</link>
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     <title>Durham man has new way to be neighborly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of neighborhoods in Durham and elsewhere have email lists for residents to connect with each other. But email is so last century. Hartmut Jahn says he's taken neighborhood networking to a whole new level.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:11:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2011/08/21/208204/durham-man-has-new-way-to-be-neighborly.html</link>
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     <title>Theft of money from Parkwood involves ‘many thousands of dollars’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The reported embezzlement of money from the Parkwood Homeowners Association involved "many thousands of dollars" and has forced the temporary suspension of lawn care and other maintenance in the subdivision, the association’s president said Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:54:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pEm4NK</link>
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     <title>Police investigate embezzlement from Parkwood Homeowners Association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Durham Police Department’s fraud unit is investigating the reported embezzlement of money from the Parkwood Homeowners Association, which has suspended an employee and elected new officers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:43:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qotSoE</link>
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     <title>Judge won't stop Durham County from granting sewer service to 751 South</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A superior court judge today said he won't stop Durham County from entering into contracts or issuing permits to the developer for sewer services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:31:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2011/09/26/judge-wont-stop-durham-county-from-granting-sewer-service-to-751-south</link>
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     <title>Bankrupt developer leaves Durham neighborhood with rough roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Durham neighborhood has waited almost five years for its streets to be finished, and a federal lawsuit is keeping work from being done.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:21:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/10185049/</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit pulls city off neighorhood work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City officials have backed away from the idea of moving quickly to finish roads and other infrastructure in an eastern Durham neighborhood abandoned by its bankrupt developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:05:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qwZXtQ</link>
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     <title>Condo owners hopeful</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lizzie McKenna loves her neighbors in the Greenbridge condominiums. She just wishes there were more of them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:40:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chapelhillnews.com/2011/09/25/66983/condo-owners-hopeful.html</link>
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     <title>Whistleblower 9: Townhouse complex sends residents tab after water bills skyrock</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A southwest Charlotte townhome complex’s water bills are mysteriously going up … way up.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:47:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/29256435/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners angry over added HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tensions boiled over at homeowner's association meeting in one east Charlotte neighborhood Tuesday night, prompting the president to quit mid-meeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/r9Pn7S</link>
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     <title>VA loan doesn't exempt home from HOA rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I am a retired military veteran on disability. Despite three requests for a copy of my HOA's bylaws and restrictive covenants, the board has not responded.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:45:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/16/2610898/va-loan-doesnt-exempt-home-from.html</link>
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     <title>HOA’s special assessment charge upsets homeowner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stacey Wallace said she didn't know why she was hearing from her homeowners association, because she had already paid her annual dues to the Boulder Creek HOA.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:44:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/29209612/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Institute names River Run NC Community of the Year</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Davidson has won plenty of recognition for planning and quality of life in recent years. Now another of its neighborhoods is in the spotlight as well. River Run neighborhood has been named 2011 Community of the Year by the 600-member North Carolina chapter of the Community Association Institute.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:07:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://davidsonnews.net/realestate/2011/09/13/institute-names-river-run-nc-community-of-the-year/</link>
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     <title>Association answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our HOA has no Articles of Incorporation on file with the state, and no bylaws. It only has a Declaration of Covenants that has nothing in it about electing board members]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:23:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/03/2571144/association-answers.html</link>
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     <title>Hunter Oaks parents meet with sheriff over shooting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The department’s closest substation is in Indian Trail - more than nine miles away - but Sheriff Cathey countered that the H.O.A. pays a deputy to patrol the neighborhood at random three days a week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:48:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/hunter-oaks-parents-talk-to-sheriff-about-shooting-128973078.html</link>
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     <title>N.C. Supreme Court denies Gates Four annexation appeal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Supreme Court denied an appeal by the Gates Four Homeowners Association fighting annexation by Fayetteville, but a change in state law this summer makes the case moot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:23:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o1f0cb</link>
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     <title>Kure Beach condo residents say sandbags prevented significant damage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The higher than normal tides and massive waves caused by Irene has left a mark on our area's beaches through erosion. The Riggings condos in Kure Beach saw some damage but residents say it could have been much worse if not for the sand bags protecting them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:24:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qofWnu</link>
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     <title>3 condo complexes in foreclosure have new owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Florida developer has purchased three foreclosed Charlotte condo developments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:16:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/25/2550572/3-condo-complexes-in-foreclosure.html</link>
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     <title>CROSSMANN COMMUNITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. v. HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Based on the remaining parties' stipulations and our suggestion in L-J, Inc. v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Insurance Co., 366 S.C. 117, 123 n.4, 621 S.E.2d 33, 36 n.4 (2005), that a "CGL policy may . . . provide coverage in cases where faulty workmanship causes . . . damage to other property," the trial court determined the homeowners' claims were covered by Harleysville's policies.1 We affirm the finding of coverage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:38:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20SCCO%2020110822304.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>Durham man has new way to be neighborly</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lot of neighborhoods in Durham and elsewhere have email lists for residents to connect with each other. But email is so last century. Hartmut Jahn says he's taken neighborhood networking to a whole new level.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:01:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/osAYVn</link>
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     <title>Fire damages Boone condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire damaged at least one unit at High Country Condos in Boone on Saturday afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 17:32:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/News/story/Fire-damages-Boone-condos-id-005917</link>
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     <title>Association answer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. General Assembly recently passed, and the governor signed, House Bill 165. The final bill is a stripped-down version of the original bill, which would have placed enormous administrative burdens on volunteer HOA boards and their managers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:45:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/19/2537067/association-answer.html</link>
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     <title>Fight looms over Murray Hill cell tower proposal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposed cellular tower in one Fayetteville neighborhood has residents preparing for a legal fight.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:55:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://smart-grid.tmcnet.com/news/2011/08/15/5705206.htm</link>
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     <title>Hotel and condo owners upset about a rate increase to use water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Hotel and condominium owners in Wrightsville Beach are upset about a new rate increase.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:44:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wect.com/story/15254209/beach-owners-upset-about-a-rate-increase-to-use-water</link>
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     <title>Debate looms over the power of HOAs, are they effective?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jim Land faced foreclosure and thousand of dollars in fines after planting flowers in a common area of his Gilead Ridge neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:07:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wbtv.com/story/15231551/debate-looms-over-the-power-of-hoas</link>
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     <title>NASCAR driver among only a handful living in The Vue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It stands 51 stories in Uptown Charlotte, and now The Vue can claim a famous new resident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:06:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/NASCAR-Driver-Closes-On-Uptown-Condo--Among-only-a-handful-living-in-The-Vue-127324808.html</link>
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     <title>New guidelines in place for FHA-backed condo loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many homes today are purchased using FHA-backed mortgage loans. One recent estimate is that at least 30 percent of condo purchases are made with such loans.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:11:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/06/2504232/new-guidelines-in-place-for-fha.html</link>
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     <title>Girl, 7, dies in Chapel Hill condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The girl was trapped in the building and was recovered by firefighters. She was transported to UNC Hospitals, where she was pronounced dead, Lisa Edwards, a fire department spokeswoman, said in a statement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:53:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pQQ71s</link>
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     <title>Local man wants to limit HOAs powers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local man who faced foreclosure after piling up thousands of dollars in fines from his homeowners association has started a statewide coalition to help other homeowners throughout North Carolina.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.huntersvilleherald.com/news/2011/08/04/local-man-wants-to-limit-hoas-powers/</link>
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     <title>Trade-offs of doing without an HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hold that last thought. While I still don't want someone planting azaleas where I want bougainvilleas, ivy where I want grass and a queen palm where I want a jacaranda, the only negative to not having an HOA is that sometimes ---- more often than I'd like, in fact ---- a front yard near my house goes to hell.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:40:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/qbjUfM</link>
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     <title>Woman Says Her Family Could Be Fined For Showing Support For Troops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Matthews woman says her family is facing possible fines of up to $100 per day for what she says is simply showing support to troops overseas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:40:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/nMFvxe</link>
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     <title>Ranlo family frustrated after HOA foreclosed on their home for unpaid dues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than five years after they moved into a new home in Ranlo, Darin and Michelle Roberts got a retroactive bill for homeowners association dues they’d never paid, but apparently never knew they owed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:25:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ntPEM3</link>
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     <title>Get input before you start changing the parking rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. For more than 10 years, one resident of our condo complex has parked his company-owned three-axle vehicle in the parking lot at nights and on weekends. Now another resident is parking a three-axle vehicle on premises.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:12:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/23/2471701/get-input-before-you-start-changing.html</link>
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     <title>Why has community pool been closed for years?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the pool in the Kimmerly Woods community in Charlotte. From the outside it looks like it's ready for cannon balls. But there's a deeper problem lurking below the surface that had one viewer write See, Click, Fix at wbtv.com.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:20:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ndkTam</link>
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     <title>Owners of homes vs. HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One Lake Norman resident is raising awareness about the lack of regulation on homeowner associations in the state after his association moved to foreclose on his home last month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:42:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oLlxfX</link>
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     <title>Geese removed from Durham neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sanitation and safety concerns prompted a Durham housing association to ask the federal government to remove wild geese from a neighborhood lake where the birds made a home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:18:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://htl.li/5IVcC</link>
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     <title>NC Court of Appeals allows goats in HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[paragraph 6 of the Restrictive Covenants focuses on the subjective emotions or feelings of "embarrassment, discomfort, annoyance, or nuisance" experienced by "the neighborhood." The definition of things or activitiesproscribed by paragraph 6 of the Restrictive Covenants isexpanded to cover that which "is in any way noxious, dangerous,unsightly, unpleasant or of a nature as may diminish or destroythe enjoyment of other property in the neighborhood by theowners thereof."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:22:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pne05r</link>
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     <title>South Charlotte homeowners cut crime in half</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Park Crossing competed with Huntingtowne Farms, Montibello, Quail Hollow Estates, and the Old Salem/Woodbridge communities to see who could do the best job of preventing property crimes by following a few simple tips, like keeping garage doors closed, keeping cars locked, and storing valuables out of sight in cars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:10:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/p49od5</link>
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     <title>HOA Horror Stories: NASCAR driver, Raleigh mom call for more oversight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 50 percent of North Carolina homeowners have a house governed by a homeowners association, but when it comes to the rules regulating HOAs, there really are not many.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:38:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43764298</link>
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     <title>Firefighters investigate S. Charlotte blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire that injured one firefighter and caused $50,000 in damage at a south Charlotte condo Monday evening]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:14:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/07/12/2449760/firefighters-investigate-s-charlotte.html</link>
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     <title>HOA's fine members over lawns, landscaping</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners' associations have reached a tipping point in North Carolina - governing more than half the homeowners in the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:15:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/o4RVNc</link>
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     <title>Dam’s problems known more than 2 years ago</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Problems with a dam whose failure forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in east Charlotte Thursday were identified more than two years ago, state officials say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:10:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/p8zgg8</link>
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     <title>Woman Has Trouble Getting Reimbursement For Damaged AC</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ashley Smith came home to her condo to find the air conditioner not working. She said a roofing nail had punctured the suction line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:25:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/owArBW</link>
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     <title>Fireworks Cause Condo Fire Sunday, Man Charged</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A 35-year-old Cornelius man faces charges after fireworks he was setting off caused a fire that burned a condominium Sunday night in the Wood Duck Cove subdivision]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:17:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://wfae.org/wfae/1_87_316.cfm?action=display&id=7534]]></link>
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     <title>New HOA legislation will take effect Oct. 1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As I wrote in my May 21 column, the N.C. General Assembly has been working its way through several bills that affect HOAs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l7ks6Q</link>
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     <title>Pool chair lock down against neighborhood HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A resident of Winds Ridge is fed up with her HOA and says she wants payment for missing pool furniture.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:15:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/l3zPhw</link>
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     <title>Todd Bodine loses battle with HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But few of those homeowners sue their HOA and appeal all the way to the state Supreme Court, only to lose and have to tear down a structure - plus pay opposing attorneys' fees and fines in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:50:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/28/1793129/bodine-loses-battle-with-hoa.html</link>
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     <title>Dangerous drivers ignoring stop signs in one community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[However, neighbors learned there's not much that can be done about those who run the intersection. That's because the road is private and maintained by the HOA. The signs were installed by the HOA, not the state DOT.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:49:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jjVnWk</link>
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     <title>This news feed compiled by Community Associations Network</title>
     <description><![CDATA[See the National, Legal and Legislative, and individual state news feeds at our site. Also, see the latest condo and HOA blog posts from around the country.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:13:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/j76KV7</link>
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     <title>Civil strife at Mill Creek divides owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unbeknownst to most, a small civil war has been raging for several months in one of the quieter and more affluent corners of Macon County. Just west of Franklin, Mill Creek Estates has long been a favorite community for retirees and those seeking summer respite.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:13:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kH7hE3</link>
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     <title>Developer loses landmark lawsuit over shoddy roads</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Alarka Creek Properties Homeowners Association took the late Williams’ Cane Creek Development Corporation to court, charging that he and his team misled them, saddling them with defective and dangerous roads.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:11:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jmFOge</link>
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     <title>3 accused in Chapel Hill protest face charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police have charged three people in connection with a rowdy protest at a condominium project in Chapel Hill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:31:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43478171</link>
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     <title>Silver Creek Community road repairs begun</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The homeowners’ association disbanded in 2001 and ever since then the roads have just gone down and down and down," said Holden.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:45:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Gates Four annexation into Fayetteville likely halted by legislative bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Gates Four fight against Fayetteville annexation was revived in the final hours of the General Assembly session Friday with a bill that should become law by today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:10:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/06/17/1102543?sac=Local</link>
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     <title>Water heater damage is a common condo issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our HOA's insurance is not being renewed due to our loss experience, which is mainly due to water heater failures and the resulting damage to one or more units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:51:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/18/2384302/water-heater-damage-is-a-common.html</link>
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     <title>Deputies investigate feud over pot bellied pig</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman was accused of threatening her neighborhood’s homeowners association after an ongoing argument over her owning a pot bellied pig took off on Facebook, York County deputies said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:17:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m3Ag1U</link>
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     <title>Neighbors tired of dog waste smell</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Living in a townhome means your neighbors are up close and personal. How they treat their property, often affects yours. That's a situation some residents are dealing with in Wilmington's Lauren Place when it comes to a neighbor's dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:18:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/myhisO</link>
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     <title>Who should pay assessments on lots?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Our development was approved by the county planning department in late 2000, but didn't actually break ground until 2003. Once the HOA was created, assessments were levied on individual lot owners, but the developer has never paid assessments for any of the undeveloped lots that it owns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:40:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/04/v-print/2345415/who-should-pay-assessments-on.html</link>
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     <title>Bill to limit HOA foreclosures passes House</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would limit the ability of homeowners associations to foreclose on property owners because of unpaid dues or assessments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:50:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ld5YQV</link>
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     <title>Detectives investigate four flags set ablaze on Memorial Day</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Authorities are investigating a string of fires in the Sun Coast Villas neighborhood off Gordon Road in which four American flags were set ablaze on Memorial Day, according to New Hanover County officials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:20:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/kq9jkW</link>
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     <title>Three dogs perish in condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two women arrived home Tuesday to find their condominium ablaze. Neighbors said they saw at least one trying to cover her face with a towel and get in through the front door, seemingly an attempt to rescue the three dogs inside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:26:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110531/ARTICLES/110539960/0/API?Title=Three-dogs-perish-in-condo-fire</link>
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     <title>Arson fire destroys another Meadow Crossing Ln. home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators say arson caused a fire that destroyed an empty house on Meadow Crossing Lane in the Glenridge neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. Nobody was hurt in the fire, which was the third suspicious fire in that neighborhood in the last six months,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:10:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://corneliusnews.net/blog/2011/05/31/arson-fire-destroys-another-meadow-crossing-ln-home/</link>
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     <title>HOA threatens to fine military mom for tribute to troops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The mother of a US soldier serving overseas says her homeowners association has threatened to fine her for her tribute to the troops.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:15:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m7EdyV</link>
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     <title>Bald Head Island homeowner pulls history into squabble with HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the past decade, a man who built a turquoise house on Bald Head Island has tried to fight his property owners association with a number of unusual claims.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 17:17:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jbmREe</link>
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     <title>Scott Mooneyham: Making up a century without power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a year when North Carolina legislators have been especially busy, their lack of action regarding one issue is fairly remarkable.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:28:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reflector.com/opinion/mooneyham/scott-mooneyham-making-century-without-power-508387</link>
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     <title>One cause for hated Rea potholes: Community irrigation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Drivers on a busy stretch of Rea Road share one thing in common: irritation at the many potholes and the pavement that always seems to be crumbling in one place or another.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:51:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/llLa6z</link>
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     <title>N.C. House bill would limit authority of homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would limit – but not eliminate – the foreclosure powers of homeowners' associations passed through a state House committee Wednesday and is now expected to be heard by the full House.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 12:57:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110525/ARTICLES/110529789/1177?Title=N-C-House-bill-would-limit-authority-of-homeowners-associations</link>
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     <title>GOP reluctant to butt heads with homeowner groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since January, Republicans who control the state House and Senate have seemingly been trying to make up for, in a single year, a century-long absence of power.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 21:26:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iWYtg1</link>
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     <title>Here's heads up on pending association bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There are four bills pending in the N.C. General Assembly that could have a major impact on condominium and homeowners associations. Courtesy of the Legislative Action Committee of the N.C. Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, here is a brief description of the pending House and Senate bills:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 21:39:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/05/20/2310136/heres-heads-up-on-pending-association.html</link>
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     <title>Fire breaks out at Greensboro high rise</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No injuries were reported at The Hampshire at 1101 N. Elm St. The Greensboro Fire Department said the blaze was confined to a fourth-floor apartment at the northeast corner of the condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:12:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/05/19/article/fire_breaks_out_at_greensboro_high_rise</link>
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     <title>Sale of Brick Landing golf course on hold after buyer rescinds bid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brick Landing Plantation golfers' hopes are on hold once again after the person with the winning bid on the subdivision's golf course rescinded his offer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 19:17:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m3m48h</link>
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     <title>North Chatham woman arrested for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a two month criminal investigation conducted by the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Angela Jones, 40, of 102 Briar Patch Lane, Chapel Hill in Northern Chatham County was arrested in late April for criminal activity that occurred after she was appointed treasurer of the Chatham Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 20:12:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/news/publicsafety/north-chatham-woman-arrested-for-embezzlement-110511.shtml</link>
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     <title>Proposed HOA changes not progressing at statehouse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Foreclosures and other practices have drawn the scrutiny of state lawmakers, but legislation proposing changes so far is languishing in committee this session as state budget negotiations have taken priority.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 09:56:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/juElAv</link>
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     <title>HOA plans to sue city if they don't complete infrastructure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City officials will be sued if they try to force homeowners in a West Durham neighborhood to help pay for infrastructure unfinished by its developer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 12:39:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jtSJbp</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[VR Mergers & Acquisitions Charlotte Completes Sale of NorCon Property Managers,]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[VR Mergers & Acquisitions of Charlotte, N.C. has just completed the strategic sale of NorCon Property Managers, Inc., a leading provider of homeowner association and condominium association management services in the Carolinas.  William Douglas Management, Inc. of Charlotte, NC was the purchaser.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 14:43:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vr-mergers--acquisitions-charlotte-completes-sale-of-norcon-property-managers-inc-121097884.html</link>
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     <title>Raleigh residents responsible for removal of household storm debris</title>
     <description><![CDATA[She said her homeowners association told folks to put all debris by the curb, but the City says it won't pick up household and building materials because it can't handle it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:35:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lo3y6T</link>
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     <title>Former owners owe debt to association</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Freddie Mac foreclosed on a townhome in our community last year. The previous homeowner was several months in arrears in his assessments, and our HOA placed a lien on the property. Since Freddie Mac foreclosed on the home and assumed the title, Freddie Mac has not paid the delinquent dues]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:24:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/30/2256446/former-owners-owe-debt-to-association.html</link>
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     <title>How to Build a Rain Garden</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The service’s Watauga County office is hosting a workshop on May 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  As homeowners and property managers become more aware of the issues of storm water management, many of them are choosing to manage the runoff from their homes and businesses with rain gardens.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:08:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.mountaintimes.com/entertainment_focus/How_to_Build_a_Rain_Garden_id_003390</link>
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     <title>Swain County lawsuit offers object lessons for county planners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The suit was tried in Swain County Superior Court in February. It involved an Alarka Creek Homeowners Association that has won a $2.4 million lawsuit against a developer and an engineering firm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:02:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thefranklinpress.com/articles/2011/04/27/news/02news.txt</link>
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     <title>Cameron residents consider rebuilding ruptured dam after scare</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Water drained from a man-made lake in eastern Moore County on Monday, prompting flash flood warnings to be issued briefly and leaving nearby homeowners with the prospect of a costly repair.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:25:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9492543/</link>
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     <title>Moore County dam pipe breaks, but no threat to homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brooks said the dam is owned by the park's homeowners association.  Dam safety officials from the state water quality office were sent to the site, according to a National Weather Service flash food warning issued around noon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:43:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eSD1Vq</link>
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     <title>Ocean Isle Beach golf course to sell at auction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Brick Landing Golf Course, which has been closed for more than a year as it fell back into a bank’s hands, will be sold in an auction at 4 p.m. on the clubhouse steps.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:36:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110425/ARTICLES/110429826/0/articles?Title=Ocean-Isle-Beach-golf-course-to-sell-at-auction</link>
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     <title>Raleigh neighbors reach out to tornado victims</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Raleigh neighborhood put together a spontaneous food and clothing drive for tornado victims and by Saturday ended up with two truckloads of donations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:51:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gUlidx</link>
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     <title>Neighbors help each other in hard hit sections of Fayetteville</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kumyon Wade stood on the front porch of her sister's ravaged home, arms crossed, watching as cars drove by and curious strangers snapped pictures in the Stonegate subdivision off Andrews Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:49:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g5f7Cw</link>
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     <title>Indian Wells alarmed by rash of burglaries</title>
     <description><![CDATA[“Our residents need to understand that just because we have gates doesn't mean we're insulated from these crimes,” said Mike Frizzell, a resident of the Indian Wells Country Club and chairman of the club's new ad hoc public safety committee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:46:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/J1/20110418/NEWS0801/104180308/0/NEWS0302/Indian-Wells-alarmed-by-rash-burglaries-?odyssey=mod|lateststories</link>
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     <title>Cary Subdivisions Hit With Over 200 Break-Ins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to the Cary Police Department and a Cary homeowner’s association, several subdivisions in the town have been targeted by thieves in recent weeks.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:01:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eOdRIC</link>
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     <title>Proxy default keeps same leaders in charge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: I live in a community of 646 single family homes. We have seven members on the HOA's board of directors, who are elected at our annual meeting. We also have a professional management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:35:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/08/2206643/proxy-default-keeps-same-leaders.html</link>
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     <title>Three Injured In Early Morning Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three people were hurt after a fire ripped through a condo this morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:05:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/119389419.html</link>
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     <title>When Does HOA Enforcement Become Unreasonable?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can a homeowners association come after your property for doing something you think is good for your neighborhood?  That kind of question prompted Mecklenburg State Representative Beverly Earle (D) to propose changes to the Planned Community and Condo Act.  The situation that Huntersville resident Jim Lane faces today points to one legislative amendment under HB 165 -- when does a violation justify such extreme action as an HOA placing a lien on you?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:50:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fWtWNA</link>
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     <title>Troubleshooter: Homeowners association bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The bill Moore is backing is just in committee right now, but he says he's hopeful the bill can be heard in the short session, which is late summer into fall.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:51:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/abc11_investigates&id=8056790]]></link>
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     <title>Raleigh homeowner won't face charges in Falls of Neuse traffic signal debate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Raleigh homeowner will not face charges in the fight over two traffic signals, after an engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation accused the homeowner of practicing engineering without a license]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:43:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gBZlzJ</link>
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     <title>The Meadows residents say beaver traps 'unacceptable'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of The Meadows at Lewis Creek are angry about traps that have been laid to kill beavers and protect an ongoing stream restoration project, but state officials say they’re required to take those steps.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:03:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ibjJz8</link>
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     <title>"Riders in the storm" - stormwater management - new post construction regulation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As a result of North Carolina State Session Law 2006-246, developers will be subject to substantially more thorough stormwater management regulations in the immediate future. The new regulations will further implement the federally required Phase II stormwater rules and also reach beyond those requirements in an effort to improve the reduction of pollution discharge into our state waterways]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 15:06:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=31cdb10a-6db0-45a0-813d-f28430bb2cc0</link>
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     <title>Blaze destroys Haw Creek condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators believe a dropped cigarette likely sparked a fire that destroyed a condominium in Haw Creek this morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:56:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110402/NEWS01/110402013/0/NEWS/Blaze-destroys-Haw-Creek-condo?odyssey=mod_sectionstories</link>
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     <title>Judge: The Vue can't force condo buyers to close</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In a setback for the Vue uptown condo tower, a judge ruled this week that the developer can keep only a deposit from buyers who signed contracts but can't force them to close on their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:57:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/01/1884303/couple-sues-to-get-out-of-vue.html</link>
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     <title>'Elderly occupant' rescued from Edwards Mill condo fire in Raleigh</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Raleigh fire officials said Friday that crews had to rescue an elderly occupant out of a second floor apartment as flames ripped through condominiums on Edwards Mill Road]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:26:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42374756</link>
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     <title>House Bill Takes Aim At Your HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proposed North Carolina General Assembly house bill requires that homeowner associations inform its members about management decisions in more direct ways, while also preventing them from going after delinquent fee payments]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 09:04:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ifJL46</link>
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     <title>Must an HOA allow therapy dogs and handicap ramps?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In this week's column, I am addressing questions from two readers that relate to accommodations for disabled persons:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:50:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/26/2169745/must-an-hoa-allow-therapy-dogs.html</link>
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     <title>House bill could KO HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Thousands of Lake Norman residents who are members of homeowner and condominium associations could see their association fees increase if lawmakers approve a proposal in the N.C. House, according to some area homeowner association leaders and a large Charlotte management company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:42:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g8m7T5</link>
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     <title>N.C. community battles foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Windy Ridge is a small petri dish in a much larger experiment. Across the country, city officials, non-profits and others are searching for ways to stabilize neighborhoods pummeled by foreclosures, most visibly by buying up vacant houses, pairing their ideas with nearly $7 billion approved for the job by Congress.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:11:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hXEZrt</link>
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     <title>City may extend trash services to more developments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the move would allow the city to provide services to about 65 percent of the city’s condominium and townhouse developments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:38:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/city-42356-services-trash.html</link>
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     <title>Condominium Property Revaluations Could Impact Residential Tax Burden</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first tax value notices for Mecklenburg County commercial property and condo owners arrived  in mail boxes on Tuesday.  While residential property owners may not pay much attention to this round of revaluations -- since they know what their home property is worth -- condo values could impact what homeowners pay in overall county taxes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:41:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/politics/Condominium-Property-Revaluations-Could-Impact-Residential-Tax-Burden-118481609.html</link>
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     <title>New condo values reflect uneven market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than half of Mecklenburg County's condominiums declined in value since the last property tax assessment, victims of vacancies, foreclosures and other troubles still plaguing the local real estate market, new county data show.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:40:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/23/2164317/new-condo-values-reflect-uneven.html</link>
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     <title>Condo auction stirs little excitement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When The Residences at Quorum Center announced last month that it would auction off its remaining 14 condominiums, it was hardly a surprise.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:08:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/21/1068759/condo-auction-stirs-little-excitement.html</link>
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     <title>Congrats message on fence faces mixed reaction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A proud Carlsbad mom who painted a huge congratulations message to all 2011 high school graduates on a fence bordering her property has found that not everyone is sharing her excitement.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:54:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gdMRlA</link>
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     <title>HOA board is reluctant to challenge homeowner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We live in a Charlotte town home community. In 2010, the HOA board revised the community's existing "Rules & Regulations," taking special care not to be in conflict with the decade-old Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:43:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/12/1043352/hoa-board-is-reluctant-to-challenge.html</link>
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     <title>Residents spot coyotes in neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jim Hall had heard the rumors. His neighbors in Winding Walk were hearing eerie howls in the evening outside their homes. Sometimes they would catch a chorus of yips.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:07:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/16/2131458/residents-spot-coyotes-in-neighborhood.html</link>
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     <title>Judge won't dismiss 751 South-related lawsuit against Durham County</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A superior court judge on Monday denied a request from a Durham County attorney to dismiss a civil lawsuit against the county and its commissioners. Several South Durham homeowners filed the suit late last summer, challenging the way the county handled approvals for the proposed 751 South mega-development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:26:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2011/03/14/judge-wont-dismiss-751-south-related-lawsuit-against-durham-county</link>
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     <title>Residents want streets finished</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a new neighborhood in the Oak Grove area want city officials to see to it that streets in their community left unfinished by a now-bankrupt developer receive their final coat of asphalt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:49:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h8tNPX</link>
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     <title>HOA's rules aren't being enforced</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: We live in a Charlotte townhome community. In 2010, the HOA board revised the community's existing "Rules & Regulations," taking special care not to be in conflict with the decade-old Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CCRs).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:25:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/03/11/2128810/hoas-rules-arent-being-enforced.html</link>
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     <title>Family's Go Kart Track Has Neighbors Upset</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several association members complained about the track last week at a meeting of the Kernersville Board of Aldermen. They asked the aldermen to shut down the track.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:45:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-kern-110307,0,3772073.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Associations stepping up legal pressure with foreclosures</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Foreclosures by local homeowners and condominium associations more than doubled since 2008, though the filings have waned recently, a StarNews review of New Hanover County foreclosure filings found.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:58:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e1Fd5F</link>
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     <title>Tossed cigarette butt sparks condo fire near South Park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ An improperly discarded cigarette is believed to have caused a two-alarm fire which damaged three condominium units in Charlotte's SouthPark area late Thursday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:16:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/h5o5er</link>
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     <title>TROUBLESHOOTERS: Homeowner not getting what HOA promised</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Buying a home is a big decision. A lot of thought goes into it, like the size of the home, the neighborhood and amenities. So when one woman bought a town home because of what the community offered, she was surprised to discover what she was promised is not what she's getting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:27:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wwaytv3.com/2011/03/02/troubleshooters-homeowner-not-getting-what-hoa-promised</link>
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     <title>Banned method of stopping beach erosion could return</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To be sure, wealthy homeowners have pushed for these changes. The Figure Eight Beach Homeowners Association hired a lobbyist to work on the issue. Figure Eight is a private island along the coast. But the issue also affects long-time coastal residents who don't have second homes, said Ocean Isle Beach Mayor Debbie Smith.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:07:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ig5kkQ</link>
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     <title>County water program comes to an end</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Each of the respective homeowner's associations submitted an application for the program, and they did this just in time. The Self Help Program has now met its quota and will not approve further neighborhood requests.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:34:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/27/2088671/county-water-program-comes-to.html</link>
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     <title>HOA's restriction on pool use is legal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. My neighborhood HOA limits the number of people from a single household who can use the pool to five persons at one time. The HOA distributes five pool bands per household regardless of the number of people living in the house.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:11:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/26/2089236/hoas-restriction-on-pool-use-is.html</link>
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     <title>HOA fines without hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: My HOA charged me with a violation of the restrictive covenants. The HOA's property management company began assessing fines on my account on the same day the violation letter was dated]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:33:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/12/981153/hoa-fines-without-hearing.html</link>
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     <title>Cumberland board sidesteps request to repair dam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[president of the Point East Homeowners Association, asked the commissioners to assess 17 property owners with frontage on a lake in the subdivision to fund the repairs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:31:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/edr8bN</link>
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     <title>Teen's school project henpecked by HOA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kristen Sommerfeld, 16, built a chicken coop in her Raleigh backyard and began raising chickens for her International Baccalaureate project at Broughton High School.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:13:16 -0500</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[CAN provides national and state RSS news feeds for condo and HOA information]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:48:11 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Fire damages 2 units at NoDa condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in the NoDa neighborhood around lunchtime on Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:30:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Fire-damages-2-units-at-NoDa-condo-complex--116668279.html</link>
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     <title>Engineer Getting International Criticism For Filing A Complaint re; HOA report</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state transportation engineer is getting international criticism for accusing a North Raleigh man of practicing engineering without a license.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:05:24 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>City legal costs top $170,000 in Gates Four annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Fayetteville has spent $171,000 in legal costs defending its latest effort to annex a wealthy gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:37:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/02/15/1071442?sac=Home</link>
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     <title>10 families left homeless after condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten families had to find another place to stay Saturday night after a fire consumed the top two apartments of their condominium building in southwest Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:04:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eYg36W</link>
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     <title>Firefighters battle condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It took firefighters 35 minutes to control a condo fire in south Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:09:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wcnc.com/internal?st=print&id=116088729&path=/news]]></link>
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     <title>HOA fines without hearing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. My HOA charged me with a violation of the restrictive covenants. The HOA's property management company began assessing fines on my account on the same day the violation letter was dated,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:40:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/12/2051928/hoa-fines-without-hearing.html</link>
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     <title>Raleigh HOA accused of spending $11K on parties, ignoring repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Raleigh homeowner’s association is being criticized by some of its residents who claim that thousands of dollars have been spent on entertainment instead of much-needed repairs around the community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:29:22 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Neighbors Complain About Back Yard Dirt Track</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The track doesn't violate any current Kernersville zoning laws, or the city's noise and nuisance code, but homeowners in the nearby Oakmont East Homeowners Association filed a complaint alleging the track is unsightly and too loud.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wxii12.com/r/26822386/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors say speeding is problem on street where 2 killed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The results of the investigation did not qualify Corsica Forest Drive for a traffic calming device but CDOT told the homeowner association that they would put up a four-way stop sign if they got neighbors to sign a petition]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:24:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Neighbors-say-speeding-is-a-problem-on-street-where-2-were-killed-115729554.html</link>
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     <title>City (Burlington) may do more for multi-family complexes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City leaders may provide more services for apartment and condominium units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:38:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fCaFbE</link>
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     <title>Citizen activist grates on state over traffic signals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cox would not identify the report's authors. "I helped pull the report together," he said. "Because of this investigation, I'm not going to say who was involved in it and who wasn't involved. All we're saying is our association prepared the report."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:55:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fIOOCY</link>
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     <title>Gates Four takes annexation fight to NC Supreme Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gates Four property owners are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to stop Fayetteville's plan to annex their gated community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:32:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/exQF3o</link>
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     <title>Local crime watch program earns national recognition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Utilizing a network of 70 watch program participants and 10 block captains, the Cobblestone watch program helped reduce break-ins and thefts at the new housing project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:29:41 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>Mount Airy Could Get First Gated Community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gated communities aren’t just for exclusive resort areas or big cities -- Mount Airy could be getting one, too, with officials to discuss a related proposal at a meeting this afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:46:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41405380</link>
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     <title>Fraudster sentenced for Concord project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Weddington man was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison Wednesday for fraudulently soliciting more than $1.5 million from investors and buyers for a luxury condominium project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:28:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2011/02/02/fraudster-sentenced-for-concord-project.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners won't get revaluations until March</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As Mecklenburg County prepares to start mailing new home tax values as soon as next week, one group of property owners will have to wait a bit longer to get their new appraisals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:40:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/02/01/2026833/condo-owners-wont-get-revaluations.html</link>
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     <title>Lots of potholes on one Wilmington road</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Department of Transportation does not maintain Harley Road.  They say it is the homeowner's association, developer or private property owners' responsibility to fix the potholes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:20:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=13947168</link>
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     <title>Pine Forest Could Drain Carthage's Water Supply Dry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the future, if Pine Forest's homeowners' association or golf course superintendent decides that additional water is needed for any reason, such as drought, it can take whatever water it needs from any water source on the property because of the riparian rights to "reasonable use," as announced by the N.C. Supreme Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:00:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fQz7gn</link>
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     <title>Residents spot coyotes in nearby neighborhoods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hill, who was called in by the Winding Walk HOA to catch the coyotes, prefers to trap the animals only when they become a nuisance. The six soft catch traps he set around the neighborhood will hold the animals, but not harm them like standard steel traps]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:36:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/26/1998360/residents-spot-coyotes-in-nearby.html</link>
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     <title>Town could lose $166,000 with annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Johnson's report indicates that if the area is annexed, Jamestown is required to provide police, fire, water, sewer, solid waste and street maintenance for public streets "to the same level as current citizens within the corporate limits."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://jamestownnews.womacknewspapers.com/articles/2011/01/25/news/top_stories/top_stories57.txt</link>
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     <title>Condo Fire Leaves Four Without Homes in Winston-Salem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A second-floor condo caught on fire Monday afternoon, leaving at least four people without places to live.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:44:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-condo-fire-110124,0,7750362.story</link>
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     <title>Gates Four appeals keep taxes at bay</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If the Gates Four court appeal fails, will they owe any retroactive city property taxes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:34:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/01/23/1064724?sac=Home</link>
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     <title>Homeowners associations rule</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Disputes involving homeowners associations are on the rise because North Carolina is a growing state. More and more people are moving into subdivisions governed by neighborhood covenants enforced by homeowners association boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:40:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gXe2jP</link>
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     <title>Trying to figure out assessment charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. In our community's declaration, the Board has the power to specifically assess as it deems appropriate, in its sole discretion under "Specific Assessment." However, "Special Assessments" require the affirmative vote of two-thirds of HOA members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:32:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/22/1995926/trying-to-figure-out-assessment.html</link>
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     <title>Appeals court refuses to rehear Gates Four annexation case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The N.C. Court of Appeals has refused to rehear a case involving a western Cumberland County community fighting annexation by Fayetteville.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:20:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2011/01/19/1064534?sac=</link>
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     <title>Service dog dispute highlights common housing association issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately for Colon, the members of homeowners association for Willoughby Park - where Colon and his wife, Debra, rent a townhouse - don’t see it that way. The community’s covenants don’t permit renters to have dogs, and even owners can only keep a dog if its lighter than 25 pounds, or they have a disability that requires a service dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:11:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hSR76c</link>
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     <title>Committee advances new regulations for community groups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A General Assembly House committee approved a draft bill Wednesday that would provide more stringent rules governing how homeowners associations conduct business.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:10:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g2Fg8b</link>
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     <title>12 families displaced by Myers Park fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hannan credited the city’s smoke alarm ordinance for the department’s quick response. He said four units at Queens Station were damaged extensively and 12 families were displaced because of smoke, fire and water damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:50:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i8JCSm</link>
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     <title>Durham county attorney asks for dismissal of 751 South lawsuit,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After two month-long delays, Durham's county attorney filed a response today to a lawsuit brought against the county and board of commissioners over the validity of the most recent 751 South protest petition]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:48:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2011/01/11/durham-county-attorney-asks-for-dismissal-of-751-south-lawsuit-saying-plaintiffs-didnt-serve-defendants-in-time</link>
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     <title>Gates Four residents ask appellate court to reconsider ruling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gates Four is not giving up its fight against annexation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:11:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gDDTOB</link>
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     <title>Fire causes roof collapse at east Charlotte condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No one was injured when fire broke out at an east Charlotte condominium complex Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:23:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/hQUxlL</link>
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     <title>Legal fees a major drag on homeowners' associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Oyster Harbour Homeowners Association’s legal fees are destroying the neighborhood or saving it from rule-breakers and freeloaders, depending on who you ask.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:19:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hLHlJ9</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood's 'whites only' deed sparks controversy in Charlotte</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An upscale Charlotte neighborhood association is paying out nearly $20,000 for sins from its past  - after the phrase "caucasions only" [sic] was found on its website.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:36:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/ftbE45</link>
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     <title>Residents give up annexation fight against Rock Hill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of two neighborhoods near the city of Rock Hill have reluctantly agreed to be annexed instead of losing water service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://on.msnbc.com/gq4mXX</link>
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     <title>Woman Dies In Winston-Salem Condominium Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ Fire investigators in Winston-Salem said a woman died in a morning fire at her condominium.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:57:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gfWnz1</link>
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     <title>Settings residents hopeful about their community's future</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On December 1, the developer announced it hired a third party, Asheville-based IPM Corporation, to manage the homeowners association. Residents are hopeful that moves them closer to taking over complete control of the association from the developer,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:08:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gkFWml</link>
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     <title>Top news story No. 6: Issues with homeowners associations come to the forefront</title>
     <description><![CDATA[McGee is co-chairman of a committee tasked with studying homeowners associations and preparing legislation to balance the power between residents and associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:09:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gKAEDP</link>
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     <title>Raleigh condo fire displaces 10 people</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A firefighter suffered minor burns battling a two-alarm blaze early Wednesday at a Raleigh condominium  building that collapsed, leaving 10 people homeless.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:54:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8813267/</link>
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     <title>Judge: Fairfield Harbour can't buy golf course with dues proceeds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Superior Court Judge George Wainwright ruled earlier this month that the Fairfield Harbour Property Owners Association Inc. couldn’t buy golf course property in the community and pay for it with homeowner association dues.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:08:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f08BnF</link>
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     <title>Association might take over club</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The membership and home owners association of Ironwood Country Club met this past week and decided to pursue the possibility of taking over the club themselves.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:55:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reflector.com/sports/peele-association-might-take-over-ironwood-cc-217911</link>
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     <title>Attention: It's HOA 'meeting season'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The community association industry is in the midst of what is commonly known as "meeting season."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 15:04:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/18/1915625/attention-its-hoa-meeting-season.html</link>
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     <title>Carolina Beach says it's not responsible for cost of sinkhole, pipe repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When record rainfall hit Carolina Beach in late September, a massive sinkhole formed after a drainage pipe collapsed under Otter Creek Landing, a condominium development with a yacht basin]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hB68nH</link>
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     <title>Neighbors fight proposed expansion by Raleigh quarry</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People who live near a rock quarry off Duraleigh Road in northwest Raleigh say they are concerned about plans to expand the site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:32:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/8777060/</link>
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     <title>Board to vote on allowing ‘urban chickens’</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It’s limited in town because so many HOAs prohibit it. -The HOA rules trump the town rules," Mr. Dreffer said Monday. He became interested in the idea and helped study the issue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:50:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://davidsonnews.net/2010/12/13/board-to-vote-on-allowing-urban-chickens/comment-page-1/</link>
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     <title>Vue suing four buyers for not closing on units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Vue has sued four buyers who failed to close on their condos and is asking for the courts to force them to complete their sales and award the developer damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:53:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/e95uzF</link>
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     <title>Gates Four loses appeal in annexation battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Court of Appeals has sided with the City of Fayetteville in its annexation dispute with the Gates Four Homeowners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:28:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hwKAZw</link>
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     <title>Couple sues to get out of Vue contract</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple has sued the Vue to get out of their contract for a $1.28 million condo saying the paperwork was incomplete and the uptown condo was different than promised.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:37:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/03/1884303/couple-sues-to-get-out-of-vue.html</link>
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     <title>Boards have broad discretion on surplus</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our community adopted the N.C. Planned Community Act several years ago. Our current HOA president and board are of the opinion that they have the authority to spend, without membership approval, any assessment income left over after paying the HOA's operating and other expenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:45:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/03/1882743/boards-have-broad-discretion-on.html</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill water case heard today</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fight between two neighborhoods and Rock Hill officials over annexation and water rights goes to court today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:54:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/29/1874170/rock-hill-water-case-heard-today.html</link>
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     <title>Lake Toxaway's water level lowered for work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lake Toxaway Community Association will also use the lower lake levels to identify silt deposits and look for sources of silting at the private lake]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:56:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20101129/NEWS/311290028/1009</link>
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     <title>Bylaws usually not recorded</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I just moved into a Union County community that had its homeowners' association (HOA) formed in 1988. It was recently discovered that while the Articles of Incorporation and all the required updates of the covenants and restrictions are in order, apparently the bylaws of the HOA are not recorded in the county records.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:46:33 -0500</pubDate>
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     <title>SPECIAL REPORT: Protecting Your Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Ronald Bond and his wife purchased a unit at the Reef's Condominiums in Carolina Beach, they were well aware of the Homeowners Association and the monthly dues they would be required to pay as residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:29:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=13534271</link>
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     <title>Residents need better control over HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Do you live in a planned community? Most housing/condominium developments in North Carolina are and will be planned communities. Within these communities the most powerful organization is the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:43:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101117/ARTICLES/11174000?Title=Residents-need-better-control-over-HOAs&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Purple shutters could leave homeowner shut out</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Brunswick County resident awaits her homeowner association’s approval after painting her shutters purple and submitting a request form as the association threatened daily $50 fines until she sent the form.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:14:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101115/ARTICLES/101119781/0/APA?Title=Lack-of-HOA-form-could-cost-homeowner-50-a-day</link>
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     <title>What's Going To Happen To Park Condo Tower</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The empty, unfinished, and untouched Park Condo Tower sits lonely in Uptown Charlotte.  It's in a perfect location, perfect for everyone to see the imperfections of the Queen City.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:22:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/nc-news/Whats-Going-To-Happen-To-Park-Condo-Tower-107377194.html</link>
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     <title>Streets case moves ahead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The town will continue its quest for state permission to take over private streets in Morrisville, officials said late last month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:36:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carynews.com/2010/11/10/22671/streets-case-moves-ahead.html</link>
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     <title>Fire damages units at Highland Farms</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire at Highland Farms Retirement Community in Black Mountain occurred on Thursday evening, November 4, causing varying degrees of damage to a four-unit condominium complex on Wagon Trail Extension]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:13:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20101110/BLACKMOUNTAINNEWS01/311100019</link>
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     <title>HOAs ignite clash over property rights, property values</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner associations are a relatively new form of neighborhood management - 73 percent were established in the past 20 years nationwide - but they are becoming a bigger hot-button issue across the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:20:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/wral_investigates/story/8544294/</link>
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     <title>Two-family rental may violate codes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Last year our HOA's rental policy was challenged by a developer. We had previously not allowed rentals. After a new vote, property owners are now allowed to rent their properties]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:01:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/22/1779735/two-family-rental-may-violate.html</link>
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     <title>Candidates would consider limiting power of homeowners associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A local lawmaker and state senate candidate say they want to look at issues involving homeowners associations during the next General Assembly session, which begins Jan. 26.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:11:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101021/ARTICLES/101029898?Title=Candidates-would-consider-limiting-power-of-homeowners-associations&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>Resident Points To Town As Cause For Sand In Water At Spinnaker Pointe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Town of Carolina Beach notified property owners last month their water would be temporarily cutoff for a day due to a nearby infrastructure project. After that, people in one building in the Spinnaker Pointe condominium complex began experiencing poor water quality and the impacts of sand in their water lines causing a multitude of plumbing problems.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:58:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.islandgazette.net/news-server1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11458:resident-points-to-town-as-cause-for-sand-in-water-at-spinnaker-pointe&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=69]]></link>
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     <title>N.C. House committee hears homeowners association remedies</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The House Select Committee on Homeowners Associations heard its options Wednesday to address foreclosure, regulatory and disclosure issues the committee heard about during four previous meetings]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:32:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101020/ARTICLES/101029951/1004?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>Sewer dispute pits homeowners against district</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A monthly service charge for water and sewer services paid by residents of one community but not another that's been receiving the same services has sparked a neighborhood tussle.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 12:23:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4601287</link>
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     <title>Car crashes into condo, residents evacuate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condo building in Wilmington was evacuated after a car plowed into it]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:42:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=13339958</link>
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     <title>The Big Bang: Many annexed residents still unhappy five years later</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One community is still fighting annexation. When the Gates Four homeowners association challenged the annexation in 2004, the City Council agreed to drop the community from the plan]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:44:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://fayobserver.com/articles/2010/10/16/1036887?sac=Local</link>
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     <title>Homeowner rules cover everything from holiday decorations to the size of homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations' covenants vary widely by association and regulate everything from holiday decorations to a home's square footage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:40:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101016/ARTICLES/101019698/1177?Title=Homeowner-rules-cover-everything-from-holiday-decorations-to-the-size-of-homes-</link>
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     <title>Residents remain frustrated with stalled townhouse community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[WRAL Investigates first met the frustrated residents in March. They reported having leaky roofs, no stop signs and promises of major repairs that didn't materialize. The plan was for nearly 300 units, but only 33 were built.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:47:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/wral_investigates/story/8438652/</link>
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     <title>Morrisville considers taking private roads public</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The only street through this modest community, Huntington Park Drive, is pocked with potholes and cracks. And the neighborhood's 48 townhouses need new roofs. Typically, such repairs in private communities are paid for by homeowners, who pony up monthly dues. But these aren't typical times.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:29:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carynews.com/2010/10/10/21041/morrisville-considers-taking-private.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbor thinks HOA president has a conflict</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. The president of our HOA is also a property manager and rental agent in his "day job," as well as a mortgage broker. He manages many rental properties in our community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:43:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/09/1746093/neighbor-thinks-hoa-president.html</link>
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     <title>Sedgley Abbey HOA answers resident’s lawsuit over trees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An attorney for Sedgley Abbey Homeowners Association Inc. has answered a resident’s lawsuit that contests fines the homeowners association issued for Leyland cypresses in the resident’s front yard]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:13:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101008/ARTICLES/101009639/1004?tc=ar</link>
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     <title>County Says No To Lifeline For Residents Living In Floodplain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owning the American dream has turned into a nightmare for residents living in one East Charlotte neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:01:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/top-stories/County-Says-No-To-Lifeline-For-Residents-Living-In-Flood-Plain-104461468.html</link>
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     <title>Group to hold forum</title>
     <description><![CDATA[
Union County's neighborhood leaders will gather in early October for a conference aimed at improving the community.

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/03/1731307/group-to-hold-forum.html#ixzz11hVcfclX]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:54:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/03/1731307/group-to-hold-forum.html</link>
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     <title>As homeowners associations spread, so do conflicts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations govern 53 percent of owner-occupied homes in North Carolina – a percentage that is expected to grow along with the state's population during the next decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:43:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101002/ARTICLES/101009954/1004</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill delays shutting off residents' water</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Rock Hill is delaying shutting off water to five homes in the Miller Pond subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:52:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Rock-Hill-delays-shutting-off-residents-water-103848709.html</link>
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     <title>Is foreclosure the best option to get paid?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. It seems in today's economy that a lot of HOA foreclosures don't result in a collection of the debt owed to the HOA. The owner either abandons the property, or the HOA lien is extinguished by the foreclosure of a superior deed of trust to a mortgage lender.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:53:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/24/1715385/is-foreclosure-best-option-to.html</link>
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     <title>Woman says noise-blocking berm removed; HOA says it never existed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Knight motions toward her backyard, where she says a berm used to block the sound of traffic before Northchase Homeowners Association Inc. removed it in the summer of 2009, a charge Northchase denies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 17:48:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100924/ARTICLES/100929775/1004</link>
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     <title>HOA fines owner for trees she says she didn't plant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hulbert said Sedgley Abbey’s developer planted the trees along a drainage ditch in 2006 to control erosion near the ditch, which would protect the neighborhood from water backing up, according to court documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:55:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100919/ARTICLES/100919570/0/APS?Title=HOA-fines-owner-for-trees-she-says-she-didn-t-plant</link>
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     <title>Little reason to believe CRC threats on sandbags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Yet state lawmakers, regulators and courts have essentially allowed 150 property owners to use "private property rights" as a hammer to let them continue to blight the public beaches with sandbags long after the offending structures were supposed to be removed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:54:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100919/ARTICLES/100919577/0/rss</link>
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     <title>Neighborhood pays for foreclosed home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Leider's debt to the HOA grew to more than $3,000 after late fees and attorney fees. The Brier Creek Country Club HOA moved forward with a lien on the home and also foreclosure. To stop it, the Leiders made a partial payment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:46:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/abc11_investigates&id=7669730]]></link>
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     <title>After loan and promises, Settings developers still haven’t completed road</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Despite a loan from two residents of The Settings of Black Mountain and a mutually agreed upon deadline, the community’s developers still haven’t finished a road one resident said was promised to him nearly three years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:43:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20100915/BlackMountainNews01/309150016/1007/COLUMNISTS</link>
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     <title>N.C. law banning transfer fees is questioned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I need guidance on the new law dealing with transfer fees. I am a real estate agent and I have a home listed in a community whose covenants, conditions and restrictions state that a fee of 6 percent of the sales price of every home is to be paid to the developer at closing]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:16:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/10/1679257/nc-law-banning-transfer-fees-is.html</link>
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     <title>N.C. law banning transfer fees is questioned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. I need guidance on the new law dealing with transfer fees. I am a real estate agent and I have a home listed in a community whose covenants,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:55:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/09/10/1679257/nc-law-banning-transfer-fees-is.html</link>
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     <title>New Hill Community Association formally contests wastewater plant</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The New Hill Community Association (NHCA) and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a Petition for Contested Case Hearing today in an attempt to stop the Western Wake Partners from building a $327 million wastewater treatment plant in the historic and primarily African-American town]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:35:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indyweek.com/triangulator/archives/2010/09/09/new-hill-community-association-formally-contests-western-wake-partners-wastewater-plant</link>
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     <title>Death of man who set fire to his home ruled a suicide by authorities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Darius died Aug. 15 after setting fire to his home at 307 Putnam Drive. Last week, a fire officials said investigators did not know whether Darius intended to die in the fire]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:24:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100909/ARTICLES/100909624/-1/news06?Title=Death-of-man-who-set-fire-to-his-home-ruled-a-suicide-by-authorities-</link>
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     <title>Condo manager sentenced in Charlotte fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former Port Charlotte condominium manager accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from residents of a local retirement community was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:04:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100909/BREAKING/100909753/2055/NEWS?Title=Condo-manager-sentenced-in-Charlotte-fraud</link>
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     <title>Going Green Not Always Easy In HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Air conditioners in the Charlotte region have gotten quite a workout this summer. As temperatures soared, so did our energy use. But what if you wanted to cut back? Maybe run the clothes dryer a little less]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:33:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wfae.org/wfae/1_87_316.cfm?action=display&id=6461]]></link>
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     <title>Lead in tower complicates Victor Mill cleanup efforts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now, the community must decide what to do with the old mill's water tower, which tests show is coated with lead paint.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:04:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100907/NEWS/100909806/1101?Title=Lead-in-tower-complicates-Victor-Mill-cleanup-efforts&tc=ar]]></link>
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     <title>When paying the mortgage is not enough</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Skipping out on homeowners association dues can have extreme, and often unexpected, consequences. Increasing numbers of the neighborhood-based groups are turning to foreclosure proceedings to collect on overdue fees, which the associations use to maintain community clubhouses, pools and the like.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:07:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/09/05/663406/when-paying-the-mortgage-is-not.html</link>
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     <title>Do homeowner regulations go too far</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Aug. 15 - after losing his one-story home and two days before he would be evicted - Darius' next door neighbor heard an explosion about 2:20 a.m. Patti McCallister ran outside, saw Darius' home burning and called 911.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:44:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100904/ARTICLES/100909828/0/APA&tc=omni]]></link>
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     <title>Investigators: Man killed in fire set blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People who knew Darius said they believed he set the fire after a prolonged battle with his homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:34:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100903/ARTICLES/100909858/-1/news06?Title=Fatal-fire-at-Ogden-home-was-set-intentionally-investigators-say</link>
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     <title>Providence Downs homeowners can seek new association board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Union County civil court Judge Christopher Collier ruled in favor of a group from Providence Downs, a Marvin area subdivision, in a complaint filed against the neighborhood’s homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:10:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enquirerjournal.com/view/full_story/9355711/article-Judge--Providence-Downs-homeowners-can-seek-new-association-board?instance=homeleftmain</link>
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     <title>Appellate court to hear Gates Four annexation case</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A western Cumberland County community's fight against annexation is scheduled to be argued today before the N.C. Court of Appeals]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:27:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2010/09/01/1026722?sac=Home</link>
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     <title>HOA cracks down on lawns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That's why Reier was surprised when a letter arrived from her homeowner's association telling her - and dozens of her Carpenter Village neighbors - that their lawns don't meet their homeowner's association standards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=7639325]]></link>
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     <title>Don't expect HOA to take care of every problem</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. My home sits next to a common area. According to the HOA covenants, it is the responsibility of the HOA to maintain the common areas. As it stands now I mow most of the common area beside my home]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:15:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/27/1645572/dont-expect-hoa-to-take-care-of.html</link>
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     <title>River Run residents have bad taste in their mouths over water issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Keith Hewett, 51, has lived in Sunset Harbor's River Run Plantation neighborhood for more than a decade. But for almost two years, he says he hasn't been able to drink the water coming out of his tap.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:15:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100822/ARTICLES/100829904?Title=River-Run-residents-have-bad-taste-in-their-mouths-over-water-issue</link>
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     <title>Oak Island builder faces embezzlement charges, $1.5M bond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Oak Island builder was arrested this week after a company he’s associated with reported $700,000 missing from a trust account, according to reports filed by the Oak Island Police Department]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:29:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100820/ARTICLES/100829979/0/news7715?Title=Oak-Island-builder-faces-embezzlement-charges-1-5M-bond</link>
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     <title>Body found after Ogden house fire was the former owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In May, 2009, a judge ordered Darius to pay more than $11,000 to the homeowner’s association and to remove the structures. Darius didn’t pay the debt, and 307 Putnam Drive was foreclosed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:10:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100817/ARTICLES/100819664?Title=Body-found-after-Ogden-house-fire-was-the-former-owner</link>
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     <title>The heat is on homeowner who's told to remove awnings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For two years, Rita Krebs enjoyed the cool shade of awnings over several of her new home's south- and west-facing windows in west Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:53:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/08/06/1604924/the-heat-is-on-homeowner-whos.html</link>
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     <title>The plight of the condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the placid vales of north Greensboro, tucked amid tony subdivisions, well-kept apartment complexes and four of Guilford County’s six lakes, sits Whitehall at Richland Creek,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.yesweekly.com/article-10090-the-plight-of-the-condo.html</link>
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     <title>Woman's home could be auctioned off because of HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Can you imagine being kicked out your home and the house being auctioned off because you didn't pay the homeowner's association fees?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:50:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12917392</link>
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     <title>Best bet is to use attorney for filings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Is it possible for an HOA to file a foreclosure on a residence without an attorney?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/30/1590039/best-bet-is-to-use-attorney-for.html</link>
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     <title>Madison Park to host National Night Out street party</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Madison Park Homeowners Association is preparing for a huge party for National Night Out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:06:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/neighborhood-news/Madison-Park-to-host-National-Night-Out-street-party-99235434.html</link>
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     <title>Lochmere residents mixed on HOA purchase of swim, tennis facilities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lochmere Homeowners’ Association in Cary is considering a plan to purchase the swim and tennis facilities by the same name.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:20:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7674197/</link>
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     <title>Charlotte condo fire displaces 3 families</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three families were displaced in a two-alarm fire at a condominium complex in northeast Charlotte, authorities say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:24:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/23/1578778/condo-fire-in-ne-charlotte.html</link>
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     <title>It's a bad idea to hire residents for HOA work</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Our condo bylaws state that "directors shall serve without compensation." Last October our HOA board contracted with a homeowner who is also a director for the community's lawn maintenance contract.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:52:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/17/1565264/its-a-bad-idea-to-hire-residents.html</link>
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     <title>Suit over 751 South protest petition vowed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lawyer representing 11 Chancellor's Ridge residents says they intend to make good on a July 1 threat to sue their homeowners association because it joined a formal protest petition against the controversial 751 South project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:50:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/8780196/article-Suit-over-751-South-protest-petition-vowed?instance=homeseventhleft</link>
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     <title>CAMS agent charged with embezzlement had years of experience</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brunswick County detectives are digging deeper into embezzlement allegations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:38:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wwaytv3.com/cams_agent_charged_embezzlement_had_years_experience/07/2010</link>
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     <title>Stallings subdivisions reach out for ‘Leadership’</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many residents and homeowners association members say they often feel isolated, with nowhere to turn and little information to solve problems with developers, landscapers, management companies and their neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:36:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinaweeklynewspapers.com/story/20100716/stallings-subdivisions-reach-out-%E2%80%98leadership%E2%80%99</link>
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     <title>'Neighborhood Energy' meeting tonight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The program is open to any neighborhood or homeowners association that has been in existence at least three months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:16:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/13/1560384/neighborhood-energy-meeting-tonight.html</link>
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     <title>Former management group worker charged with stealing from St. James POA</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Brunswick County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly stealing money from the St. James Property Owners Association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:22:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wwaytv3.com/former_management_group_worker_charged_stealing_st_james_hoa/07/2010</link>
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     <title>5 Injured After Fire at Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five people were injured -- including some who jumped from their second-story condominiums -- during a three-alarm fire Saturday in east Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:23:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4299901</link>
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     <title>Do HOAs protect neighborhoods or infringe on rights?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute over dues collection by a Clayton homeowners association has sparked a debate over whether HOAs protect neighborhoods or infringe on property rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:29:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/5onyourside/story/7916430/</link>
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     <title>Kitty Hawk woman sentenced for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Kitty Hawk woman was sentenced to serve 35 months in federal prison for embezzlement of money from a homeowner's association in Corolla]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:56:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hamptonroads.com/2010/07/kitty-hawk-woman-sentenced-embezzlement</link>
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     <title>Can HOAs hire bill collectors for dues?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Is it legal for homeowner associations in North Carolina to use collection agencies to collect delinquent dues?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:16:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/03/1538082/can-hoas-hire-bill-collectors.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners Fight Foreclosure Eyesore</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of local homeowners said "no" to letting foreclosures be an eyesore in their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:49:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=144159&catid=57]]></link>
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     <title>Homeowner wants to change the HOA board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. We have a homeowners association that refuses to give documents to homeowners, grants board members architectural changes after refusing others the same changes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:54:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/06/18/1507927/homeowner-wants-to-change-the.html</link>
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     <title>Troubleshooter: HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Teresa Hosford says she has the checks to show she tried to pay her Homeowner's Association dues, yet her HOA still filed foreclosure papers on her home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:27:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/troubleshooter&id=7497049]]></link>
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     <title>Condo parking space hog</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. A homeowner in our association has been parking a vehicle with no tag in one of his two parking spaces for over three years. He has two other drivable vehicles taking up parking spaces in the guest parking area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 14:52:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/29/1462912/condo-parking-space-hog.html</link>
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     <title>Subdivision Residents Seek Answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners in one Waxhaw neighborhood are dealing with a number of problems and they’re not sure where to turn for help.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:58:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/top-stories/94979504.html</link>
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     <title>Lochmere home owners may buy swim club</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The home owners association for the Lochmere community in Cary is negotiating to buy the community’s privately owned swim and tennis club facilities to avoid their closure.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:28:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/05/24/daily28.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners aim to push out drug dealers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Armed with a nine-iron golf club, Pauline Simuel walked the streets of Optimist Park Friday, looking for people she did not recognize.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 16:46:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37286901</link>
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     <title>Memories of Fire Burn a Year Later</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homes have been rebuilt and city and state building codes changed to prevent another tragedy like the Pine Knoll Townes fire. Residents, though, say memories of that fire a year ago are burned into their memories.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 16:10:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2470066/</link>
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     <title>Are unpaid dues protected in bankruptcy?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q. Is the debt of an uncollected homeowners association annual dues assessment considered a "secured debt" when filing a Proof of Claim if the owner files for bankruptcy]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 21:37:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/14/1434178/are-unpaid-dues-protected-in-bankruptcy.html</link>
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     <title>The need to better regulate homeowner associations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you purchase a new home, there is a high likelihood that you are joining a community governed by some sort of community association, such as a homeowner association or condo association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:25:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carrborocitizen.com/main/2010/05/13/the-need-to-better-regulate-homeowner-associations/</link>
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     <title>City accepting applications for Neighborhood Energy Challenge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city of Charlotte Neighborhood and Business Services Department is now accepting applications for the Neighborhood Energy Challenge; a program encouraging neighbors to join forces to develop innovative and practical strategies for improving their neighborhoods' energy use.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:25:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcnc.com/news/neighborhood-news/City-accepting-applications-for-Neighborhood-Energy-Challenge-93605719.html</link>
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     <title>Sex offender has Cary neighborhood up in arms</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The point of the meeting is to give the community straight answers from law enforcement and to make sure they have the facts of the situation," said Matt Slavis, a representative of the Brookstone Homeowners Association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:56:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7583699/</link>
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