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  <title><![CDATA[Northeast Condo & HOA News from CAN]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[News items about Condominium and Homeowner associations in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York, compiled by the Community Associations Network]]></description>
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     <title>NY: Hudson condos will keep age limit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Because MP Development can't prove its assertion that its Esplanade condo project is economically unworkable, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to deny removing the 55-plus age restriction from the Main Street condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:30:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x690583324/Hudson-condos-will-keep-age-limit</link>
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     <title>NY: Toll Brothers "scared" about NYC condo market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Toll Brothers Inc.  said on Thursday the condo market in New York City is not as strong as it was, and the company is "scared" about the market's future amid deterioration in the financial industry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:27:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSN0440695620080904</link>
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     <title>MA: Harvest time, and some locals are sour</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Blackmore Pond Homeowners Association is concerned about the after-effects of harvest at the Eagle Holt bogs, which lie along their waterway and draw on it during harvest and in the winter.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:16:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/09/04/harvest_time_and_some_locals_are_sour/</link>
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     <title>CT: A Curious Case Of Beach Rights</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Murray, who has been elected president of the condominium association, has been trying to get to the bottom of the building's missing beach rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:12:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=31ca2175-338c-44e2-af98-2667fe10d9c8</link>
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     <title>CT: No injuries in small chemical spill at Norwich condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA["We had a spill of a chemical used to clean PVC pipes," Daley said. "We’re ventilating the building, we have ambulances on standby and we’re waiting for the DEP to come and tell us how we should clean the spill."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:13:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.norwichbulletin.com/homepage/x359562614/No-injuries-in-small-chemical-spill-at-Norwich-condo-complex</link>
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     <title>ME: Condo plan gives owners chance to build community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A psychologist with a dream of building a community focused on harmonious living, diversity and energy efficiency plans to break ground next month in Buxton for the first co-housing project to be built in Maine in a decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=207229&ac=PHnws]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Judge orders lawyer to pay up for free heat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Long-time Cambridge lawyer Paul Gargano is appealing a recent court ruling alleging he stole $67,000 worth of heat from his building at 4 Canal Park.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:37:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/news/x81490110/Judge-orders-lawyer-to-pay-up-for-free-heat</link>
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     <title>NY: Homeowners association to residents: Show up or pay up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In an effort to get homeowners to attend an annual meeting, a Long Neck condominium association has threatened to fine homeowners $100 if they don’t attend or at least return a proxy]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:55:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200808/bayshore082208.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Guilty Plea In Thefts From Newington Condo Group</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A former employee of the Glen Oaks Condominium Association pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally cashing $9,253 worth of company checks last year to feed his drug habit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:11:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/news/local/hr/hc-newforge0820.artaug20,0,1516724.story</link>
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     <title>NY: Local law drafted to make way for ‘green' condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Town of Ithaca looks poised to go ahead on developer John Rancich's eco-friendly Carrowmoor community on West Hill]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:33:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080819/NEWS01/808190336</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo owners speak out in Amherst</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Amherst officials began proposing ways to end tax breaks for certain condominiums in a town with one of the largest concentration of condominiums in the region, those owners were bound to get mad and get organized.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:24:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/418009.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo trustee to be prosecuted by state</title>
     <description><![CDATA[DeCristofaro said he and 10 other unit owners are considering filing a civil suit against the O’Neills to recover the money spend on beach grass removal and replanting, as well as fees paid to Michael O’Neill for what DeCristofaro said was double payment for dumpster sanitizing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:46:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/truro/news/business/x955044365/Condo-trustee-to-be-prosecuted-by-state</link>
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     <title>MA: Two women and a cat injured in Easton condo fire early Sunday morning</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire officials are investigating a condominium blaze that sent a 38-year-old Easton woman to a Boston hospital and a second woman to a local hospital Sunday morning, a fire official said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:48:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/easton/news/x33718628/Two-women-and-a-cat-injured-in-Easton-condo-fire-early-Sunday-morning</link>
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     <title>MA: 2 condo units may be razed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of Longbrook Estates off Suffield Street may have to tear down two condominium units that appear to violate setback requirements near property owned by Western Massachusetts Electric Co.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:06:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1218266355269460.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Colony of feral cats gets reprieve</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Franklin condo association's plan to trap and exterminate a colony of feral cats was temporarily called off yesterday due to public outcry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:47:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/08/09/colony_of_feral_cats_gets_reprieve/</link>
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     <title>CT: Lightning Causes Condo Fire In Avon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire department said two families had to evacuate the complex at 8 Saddle Crossing in Avon after the fire broke out from a lightning strike]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:12:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc30.com/news/17127807/detail.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo foreclosures have wide impact</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When too many condominium owners lose their units to foreclosure, condo associations feel the financial pain. That’s bad news for homeowners and real estate investors who depend on these associations to take care of building maintenance, property insurance, utilities, landscaping and other amenities that are shared in common.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:09:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldnews.com/business/southcoast_homes/x153381717/Condo-foreclosures-have-wide-impact</link>
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     <title>MA: Controversial condo law returns with revisions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversial proposal that brought hundreds of landlords to City Hall in protest is back and this time, according to the mayor, it is not slanted in favor of tenants.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:23:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2008/08/controversial-c.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Empty churches open doors to renovation and condo development</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When developer Tony Pace had the chance to turn the 100-year-old former Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ipswich, Mass., into a luxury condo, he sought the blessing of a parish priest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:28:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20080804/NEWS/239087545/0/NIE&title=Empty_churches_open_doors_to_renovation_and_condo_development]]></link>
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     <title>NH:  With condo foreclosures, others can feel the pain, too</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When too many condominium owners lose their units to foreclosure, condo associations feel the financial pain. That's bad news for homeowners and real estate investors who depend on these associations to take care of building maintenance, property insurance, utilities, landscaping and other shared amenities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:04:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080801/BUSINESS/324855188/-1/OPINION02</link>
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     <title>ME: Ceiling fire extinguished at Rochester condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents who noticed white smoke pouring from unit 400 called to report it at about 9:30 p.m. Firefighters evacuated residents from the more than 20-unit development, named Oak Ridge Condominiums, after arriving]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:57:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080728/GJNEWS_01/706520115/-1/FOSNEWS</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo owners argue over posting of ribbons</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Like a loyal Navy veteran, Ron Dowd said he will go down with the sinking ship. The ship in this case, is his right to put a yellow ribbon on the front of his condominium at Barker Square, to show his support for the troops.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:06:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/pembroke/news/x469166167/Condo-owners-argue-over-posting-of-ribbons</link>
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     <title>MA: Yellow ribbons become symbol of division in a Pembroke condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Navy veteran Ron Dowd says he put a yellow ribbon on a column in front of his Barker Square condominium to show respect for young Americans in uniform.  What he got was a letter from the Barker Square Condominium Association suggesting he move the ribbon onto his door]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:53:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/homepage/x1816443392/In-Pembroke-yellow-ribbons-become-symbol-of-division-on-Barker-Square-Drive</link>
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     <title>NY: No bail after fugitive developer busted, charged in massive condo scam</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Brooklyn developer accused of swindling some 40 Crown Heights families out of millions was ordered held without bail Tuesday night after returning from his Israel hideout.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:51:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/07/16/2008-07-16_no_bail_after_fugitive_developer_busted_.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Holdout Packs It In</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now he’s packing up, too, the last refugee from a 12-year disaster that began with a disastrous sale of city tax liens to a company affiliated with a Democratic Party powerbroker.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/07/come_visit_isaa.php</link>
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     <title>NH: Communities Brace for Increased Water Bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The company wants to increase rates by an average of 311 percent for three communities it delivers water to Locke Lake Colony, Sunrise Estates in Milton, and Birch Hill in North Conway.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:58:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nhpr.org/node/16706</link>
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     <title>NY: B.P.C. condo owners try to prevent steep increases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ground rents are part of the agreements between the authority and the developers who built Battery Park City. The buildings that rose during the 1980s are facing large rent increases in the next several years, which will get passed on to the residents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:30:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_271/bpccondoowners.html</link>
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     <title>NY: No Right to Mezuzot at Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, 2-1, that the condominium association at Shoreline Towers in Chicago did not run afoul of the Fair Housing Act when managers removed the religious items pursuant to a rule barring the placement of signs, shoes, mats, and any other sort of object outside residents' doors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:17:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nysun.com/national/no-right-to-mezuzot-at-condos/81659/</link>
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     <title>CT: Barbecue on the condo deck? Forget about it, according to new city law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Don’t break out a barbecue grill on the deck if you live in a three-family home, apartment building or condominium in Bridgeport.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:54:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.acorn-online.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4733:barbecue-on-the-condo-deck-forget-about-it-according-to-new-city-law&catid=147:local-news&Itemid=567]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Elma Homeowners Seek Tax Breaks</title>
     <description><![CDATA[This is the first installment of a two-part series dealing with the issue of granting property tax breaks to homeowners who live in condominium developments, which has led to contentious discussions recently in the Town of Elma]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:14:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eastaurorany.com/articles/2008/07/08/news/doc486bd8afe11ae587544984.txt</link>
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     <title>NH: RiverWoods' abutters file court appeal over expansion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Blackford Place Homeowners Association, abutters to The Boulders at RiverWoods, has challenged the town Planning Board's approval of that project in Rockingham Superior Court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:11:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080708/NEWS/807080357/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05</link>
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     <title>ME: Twelve families in line for Ecovillage</title>
     <description><![CDATA["These are core to our mission, and aspects of this intentional neighborhood that may be nudging people in our direction," said McKim. "But this type of community (which, once built, is organized as a typical condominium association), has been springing up all over the country for the past 15 years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:01:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=120783</link>
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     <title>ME: Cat alerts owner to condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Clinton Hutchins and his neighbors had help from an Angel on Monday morning, when firefighters were able to confine a blaze at his Woodland Hills condominium to the closet where it started.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:58:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080708/NEWS/807080383/-1/PUBLICRECORDS05</link>
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     <title>CT: New Fairfield condo water tanks leaking</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Leaking water tanks are the latest in a list of complaints by residents of the Dunham Pond condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:57:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newstimes.com/ci_9815819</link>
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     <title>CT: Man dies in New Milford condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire captain says neighbors were shouting that a man was trapped in the burning unit at Aspetuck Village when firefighters rolled up to the scene Sunday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:24:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newstimes.com/ci_9806884</link>
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     <title>MA:  Condo dispute could set back affordable housing efforts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sea Grass Circle doesn't look like the front line in a legal battle over affordable housing]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:55:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/NEWS/807060334</link>
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     <title>RI:  ‘Nightmare’ condo fees after foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When McGarry took over as condo association treasurer in April, she quickly learned that the association had been in financial trouble even before the two owners defaulted. Although monthly fees had been raised from $195 to $225 in November, there was no money in reserve, and water, heat and electric service were about to be shut off.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:46:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_condofees_07-06-08_S9AJHU5_v38.2f11d10.html</link>
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     <title>VT: Clotheslines up for discussion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before you hang your clothes outside to dry to save money, reduce emissions or for the fresh air smell, make sure your neighborhood allows it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:35:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080703/NEWS02/80702041</link>
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     <title>NH: Rainstorm leaves city condos in shambles</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Heavy rain and wind caught roofers by surprise at a condominium complex Tuesday afternoon, and the result was water damage, some of it severe, to 11 of the building's 24 units]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:58:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080703/NEWS01/712965641</link>
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     <title>VT: Clotheslines up for discussion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before you hang your clothes outside to dry to save money, reduce emissions or for the fresh air smell, make sure your neighborhood allows it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:37:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080703/NEWS02/80702041</link>
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     <title>MA: Cow causing a stir</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Drivers on Route 53 in Pembroke may have noticed a life-size, three-dimensional cow, urging passersby to move into a nearby condominium complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:36:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/03/cow_causing_a_stir/</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo fees spur lawsuit threat</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Harris is part of a group of about 20 Ocean Edge condominium owners who are contemplating legal action against the resort for the dramatic escalation in fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:19:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080629/NEWS/806290338</link>
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     <title>ME: Board upholds CEO decision on Dunelawn tree cutting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Zoning Board Thursday upheld Code Enforcement Officer Paul Lempicki’s claim that the Dunelawn Condominium Association and Bartlett Tree Experts illegally cut trees in the Resource Protection District.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEWS/80627030/-1/NEWS14</link>
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     <title>MA: Storms thrash Hub, spark trouble</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A seven-story brick condominium building at 256 Beacon St. suffered the most wrath as lightning sparked a two-alarm blaze in a luxury penthouse at approximately 3 p.m., forcing fightfighters to close off the block and tenants to flee.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:50:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view/2008_06_28_Storms_thrash_Hub__spark_trouble_/srvc=home&position=also]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Candle sparks condo blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters extinguished a fire early yesterday in a Prospect Street condominium that began when a candle was knocked off a table and landed on a couch.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:20:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/norwalkadvocate/news/ci_9714476</link>
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     <title>RI: Bills on foreclosures await governor's approval</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Banks that repossess foreclosed properties in Rhode Island will have to pay the properties' tax and utility bills in a more timely fashion and post bonds for the properties' upkeep if legislation approved by the General Assembly over the weekend is signed into law by Governor Carcieri.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:37:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/06/25/3516834.htm</link>
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     <title>MA: Lead paint: the condo question</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A reader asked me a question about lead paint and condos. What happens if a unit is lead-safe, but the common area is not? How does the liability work? Since IANAL, I asked a legal colleague. She told me this:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:21:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2008/06/lead_paint_the.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Pleasantville condo units burn after lightning strike</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lightning tore through the roof of a Foxwood condominiums building yesterday, igniting a blaze that left eight families without homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:49:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080623/NEWS02/806230355/-1/SPORTS</link>
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     <title>MA: Flooded Westfield Home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[West says the flooding started when construction began on the Woodmar Glen Condominium complex next door. It's something West and other area resident's feared when the project began.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/20844844.html</link>
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     <title>RI: City says all decks at condo complex appear to be unsafe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A deck collapse at the Greenbrier Condominiums that badly injured several women on Saturday led to the city’s discovery that all of the decks at the 20-year-old complex appeared to be unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:28:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/ri/warwick/content/deck_collapse_06-24-08_04AKAGR_v33.3ccb577.html</link>
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     <title>RI: Inspectors look for cause of deck collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A third-floor deck detached from the side of a building at the Greenbrier Condominiums on Saturday and fell on five women on a deck below.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:05:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.turnto10.com/northeast/jar/news.apx.-content-articles-JAR-2008-06-23-0026.html</link>
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     <title>RI: Bills on foreclosures await governor’s approval</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To ease the burden of foreclosures on condominium associations, legislators approved an amendment to the condo law (H 7512 Sub A) which allows condo associations to recoup foreclosure costs through a six-month priority lien. The costs can include advertisement, auctioneer fees and other foreclosure costs up to $5,000 or, if including attorney’s fees, up to $7,500.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:03:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/news/content/BZ_FORECLOSURE_BILLS_24_06-24-08_RBAK8IJ_v39.31a309a.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Concerns over houses of worship in neighborhoods</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It's not a done deal yet," said Dan Caferno, president of the Silver Lake Homeowners' Association, which opposes the plan. The religious land-use act raises the stakes for municipalities and public officials themselves,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=19793573&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592709&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Resident blames condo for health issues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Parise, who is handicapped and battling diabetes, asthma, bronchial issues and vision and hearing loss, said her biggest health problem is her breathing - which she claims has been worsened to such a degree by the building’s poor circulation that she "legitimately feels they [the condo association] are trying to kill her, through their negligence,"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:44:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wickedlocal.com/stoneham/news/x19918807/Resident-blames-condo-for-health-issues</link>
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     <title>NY: State bill could end tax breaks for condos, coops</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After years of pleas from frustrated local officials about New York State's rules for taxing condominiums, state lawmakers in the waning days of the current session hope to give them the power to at least put the brakes on building any more homes with tax breaks like these. That legislation is ready for final passage, but it has powerful opponents -- developers and condo owners -- and its fate is unclear.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:19:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2008/06/18/3504270.htm</link>
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     <title>ME: Civil Suit Claims Rules Are Excessive (Video)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Fox Run Residential Community Residential Association says new rules outlined by the Park Owners are excessive.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:08:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wcsh6.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=89206&catid=2]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Ritzy Folk Vent as Smoke Invades Tower</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dozens of New Yorkers who coughed up millions for luxury dwellings in a new Manhattan high-rise are choking on their investments. Literally.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:23:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/06152008/news/regionalnews/ritzy_folk_vent_as_smoke_invades_posh_to_115549.htm</link>
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     <title>NY: Judge dismisses homeowners' attempt to block Wal-Mart Supercenter in Amherst</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Members of the Hartford-North Bailey Homeowners Association, representing about 1,000 homeowners, have raised numerous concerns about Wal-Mart's chosen location, pointing out that the development is bounded by residential neighborhoods on three sides.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:06:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/369380.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Huntington, residential developer settle lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents had asked the town to help them resolve issues with the developer, Greens at Half Hollow Llc, including drainage problems, unpaved roads, crumbling curb surfaces and lack of promised off-site improvements including a soccer park, playground and handicapped access ramps]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:09:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/crime/ny-lihunt135725234jun13,0,1094624.story</link>
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     <title>MA: No decision on removing age restriction from Hudson condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue a public hearing on MP Development's request to remove the age restriction from the Esplanade while it await the results of an independent traffic study.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:40:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x2036715722/No-decision-on-removing-age-restriction-from-Hudson-condos</link>
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     <title>MA: Peabody council probes firefighters over massive condo complex blaze</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I'm amazed at the fact that this so called new, modern building...went up so quick, so fast," said Liacos to Peabody Fire Captain Joe Daly. "Can this city handle a fire that size?"]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:32:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2008/06/13/news/news14.txt</link>
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     <title>CT:  Heat hinders firemen at condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Dealing with the heat can become even more of a challenge for firefighters who were put to the test while fighting a condo fire on Marshall Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:08:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=8460686&nav=3YeX]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Condo group forming to seek tax-rate relief</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developments of this type are totally maintained by the residents. We pay to have our utilities brought in, our roads plowed and our potholes fixed. The towns provide nothing by way of these services]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080612/OPINION02/246958179/-1/opinion</link>
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     <title>CT: Firefighter injured while battling condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire started in the lower level of a condo and spread to the second floor and then to a neighboring condo]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:57:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=8457801</link>
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     <title>NY: Homeowners association sues Staten Island couple for $250,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Westport/Richmond Hill Homeowners Association is suing the Shearons in state Supreme Court for the right to go onto the couple's property to fix a broken electrical box that supplies lights along the street and the common areas of the townhouse development. The couple had previously argued their home was not part of the homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:45:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/homeowners_association_sues_st.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Cell antenna near school sparks clash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After the votes of fellow owners made it possible for Verizon to install a cell phone antenna at their 71 Strawberry Hill Ave. condominium complex, Mikhail and Inna Zelenberg began their campaign]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:20:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/localnews/ci_9484674</link>
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     <title>CT: Caswell gate controversy continues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For more than an hour Monday night, speakers urged the Board of Aldermen to lower the boom on a request by a condominium association and marina to gate off a city fishing spot.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:53:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/ci_9459645?source=rss</link>
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     <title>CT: Older condominiums may lack proper fire-safety construction</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire that displaced 27 people from the Lantern Park condominium complex a month ago could have been much worse, because the buildings housing the condos did not have adequate fire barriers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:51:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2008/06/01/news/345437.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: Two die in NYC crane collapse</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A construction crane broke apart and crashed into a Manhattan high-rise apartment building in New York Friday, killing two construction workers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 14:10:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/30/two_die_in_nyc_crane_collapse/9947/</link>
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     <title>MA: Massive fire at Peabody condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chief of staff to Peabody Mayor Michael Bonfanti, said there were 23 units in the building that caught fire. He said two other buildings in the complex were also evacuated by firefighters as a precaution.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:25:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view/2008_05_29_Massive_fire_hits_Mass__condo_complex/srvc=home&position=0]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Man Dies In Branford Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The deputy fire chief said a man returning home to his unit on Stonegate Drive discovered a fire in his roommate's bedroom Monday evening.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 10:59:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wfsb.com/news/16401240/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NY: As patio homes proliferate, debate over tax breaks heats up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[People in this subdivision pay a premium to live in these "patio homes", she said, yet they pay only about half the property tax bill of single-family homeowners down the street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 14:50:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/354083.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo issue raised over patio homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A citizen watchdog is crying foul over what he believes to be the conversion of a new Lancaster residential development to condominium status]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/easternsuburbs/story/353646.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Crane collapse condo needs makeover - city</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The developer of the East Side luxury condo where seven people were killed when a crane collapsed in March has been ordered to change the building's plans or the project will be shut down.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 09:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/21/2008-05-21_crane_collapse_condo_needs_makeover__cit-1.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Burned out Naugatuck condominiums built before fire codes upgraded</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominiums that burned after a kitchen fire spread across five roofs on May 3 were approved for construction less than five months before a new state building code would have mandated more stringent fire protection, officials said Monday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rep-am.com/News/341819.txt</link>
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     <title>MA: Not 55? Get out, 53-year-old Marshfield woman is told</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sharon Govoni has lived the last three years in her Spyglass Landing condominium. But now the town wants to kick out her, and at least 10 of her neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/archive/x1946824349/Not-55-Get-out-53-year-old-Marshfield-woman-is-told</link>
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     <title>RI: Condominium glut in R.I.</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rhode Island’s once-noisy condo market is barely making a peep. Sales of condominiums during the first quarter plunged 37 percent, as more units sat on the market unable to find buyers, according to data from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:14:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/business/content/bz_1Q_condo_sales09_05-14-08_PTA4S8I_v50.489c0a.html</link>
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     <title>NH: Crews Respond To Condo Fire In Merrimack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters responded to a fire in a condominium on Victoria Drive in Merrimack late Thursday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:28:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmur.com/news/16210237/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NH: Builder's developments leave long trail of unhappy buyers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Both Blossom Court and Heritage Park face foreclosure and a series of lawsuits over unpaid construction bills. Neither project is finished, and the man behind the companies that developed them, Richard C. Berube of Londonderry, filed for his second bankruptcy last month and was arrested at his home Tuesday,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:58:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/NEWS01/120560678/-1/news</link>
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     <title>NY:  Cuomo cracks down on NY real estate fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[That suit followed one in November, charging a Brooklyn developer with fraud and deceit in the sale of 12 newly constructed condominiums in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. That case was the first such case against a developer filed by the once moribund Bureau in more than two years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 16:56:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/FREE/124890528/1059/toc</link>
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     <title>NH: Newmarket condo association files lawsuit against Chinburg Builders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mediation is on tap next month for a lawsuit filed by the Bryant Rock Condominium Association regarding alleged structural problems at the Bay Road mills complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 21:30:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080321/NEWS/803210361/-1/NEWS11&sfad=1]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Fire Rages Through Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than two dozen people were forced out of their homes Saturday night when flames ripped through a Naugatuck condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 12:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc30.com/news/16155013/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Bill Could End Tax Breaks For Condo Owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Upstate official is expected to introduce legislation that would allow local tax assessors to appraise condos at the market rate, giving them the discretion to sidestep a decades-old statute that has afforded condo-dwellers lower property taxes than other homeowners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 05:21:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19648364&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id=6363&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Old McDonald Had a Condo...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's fowl play going on in the basement of a tony East Side high-rise that dozens of diplos call home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:50:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292008/news/regionalnews/old_mcdonald_had_a_condo____108563.htm</link>
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     <title>MA: Condos doing better than homes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[And here's the good news for condo owners: So far this year, condo prices are holding up better than single-family home prices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:48:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/blogs/renow/2008/04/condos_doing_be.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo-fee inaction irks board</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Board members of a City of Poughkeepsie condominium complex are claiming the state Attorney General's Office broke a promise to help the homeowners recover more than $700,000 in commons fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:19:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/NEWS01/804250324</link>
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     <title>NH: Water supply issues at Chisholm Farm development in Stratham</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Roy said the state has notified of two requirements placed on the system. The state is requiring installation of source water meters to calculate water usage at Chisholm Farm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:02:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080425/NEWS/804250387</link>
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     <title>MA: Weak Sales Leads To Auction Of Two Boston Condo Projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Weak sales of Massachusetts homes is taking its toll on Boston's condominium market. Two condominium buildings will be placed on the auction block in the next two months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:26:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7010733031</link>
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     <title>NY: Heads butting at Buffalo subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Buffalo Owners Association, the homeowners' association for The Buffalo subdivision southeast of Como, has been a battleground beset with board members accusing each other of wrongdoing and cover-up, controversial water rights, an attempted ouster of two board members, a bankruptcy filing, and the resignation of the coordinator for the board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://theflume.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=5120]]></link>
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     <title>CT:  Bethel condo owners want to stop flow of trash from Danbury into brook</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A wave of garbage from upstream in Danbury could be heading to a brook behind the Hudson Glen condominiums, adjacent to the Bethel town line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:39:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newstimes.com/danbury/ci_8929649?source=rss</link>
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     <title>ME: Motel condo conversion legal, but few appeased</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The conversion of the Lighthouse Inn motel to condominium units has left the Scarborough Town Council nearly as unhappy as the motel’s neighbors, but councilors continue to insist that there’s nothing they can do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:01:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.keepmecurrent.com/Community/story.cfm?storyID=51557</link>
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     <title>NY: Home is your castle? Well, not so fast</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is a person's home really his or her castle? The question has particular relevance on Staten Island these days in light of the acrimony that has descended on Morrison Avenue in West Brighton.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:24:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.silive.com/columnists/ledd/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1207656041254420.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Throwing out the bill with the bath water Right-to-dry initiatives face chal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In January, New Hampshire legislators considered a bill that would have prevented counties, municipalities, landlords or community associations from prohibiting the use of clotheslines or drying racks.  The bill, House Bill 1523, was referred to the House of Representatives’ Municipal and County Government Committee, where it was defeated by an overwhelming majority of 11-1.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:11:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.sentinelsource.com/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=37&ArticleID=184079]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Bookkeeper Accused Of Embezzling $500K</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bookkeeper formerly employed at both the Elmhurst Gardens and Queens Boulevard Tower Condominiums has been charged with embezzling nearly $500,000 between 2001 and 2007. She is accused of using the money to, among other things, pay off her personal credit card debt.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:38:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2008/04/05/condo_embezzlement/</link>
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     <title>MA: State appeals court affirms easement is valid</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ocean Breeze Condominium owners at 566 Shore Road will have to accept a neighbor crossing their land and using their beach after losing a state appeals court case Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:01:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080404/NEWS/804040329/-1/NEWS</link>
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     <title>MA: Peabody condo owners take developer to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Five condominium owners have filed a lawsuit against Robert and Mark DeNisco that alleges breach of contract, negligent construction and fraud.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:25:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_094234239.html</link>
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     <title>NY:  Manhattan Condo, Co-op Sales Decline Most in 18 Years</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Manhattan apartment sales plunged the most in 18 years in the first quarter as buyers faced the prospect of a recession and job cuts at Wall Street securities firms. Sales fell 34 percent from a year earlier and inventory rose 4.6 percent]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:11:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aePySgcg3hXg&refer=home]]></link>
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     <title>MA: The age of broken promises</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But harsh economic realities have prompted the Esplanade's developers to break a fundamental promise made to Cobb and dozens of his neighbors - that they would be free to grow old in a community of their peers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:58:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/03/30/the_age_of_broken_promises/</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo fire sends two to hospital</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Norwich -- A fire sent two people to the hospital and gutted an end-unit condominium at 358 Hamilton Ave. early this afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:27:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=f4a19dce-8a75-4627-84f4-99d4ba8de35b</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Dweller Hoping It All Comes Out In The Wash</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A so-called "Right to Dry" bill co-sponsored by state Rep. Elissa Wright, D-Noank, has made it through the House Energy and Technology Committee and has been referred to the Judiciary Committee, after which the legislature may vote on it]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:49:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=cb7d4709-5fe7-4d55-80f9-77bb99897603</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo full of natural gas successfully ventilated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A condominium full of natural gas was ventilated without incident yesterday afternoon, a fire official said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:58:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080328/NEWS11/80328015</link>
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     <title>CT: Woman Rescued From 2-Alarm Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire escalated to two alarms, prompting assistance to respond from neighboring towns.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:51:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wfsb.com/news/15733598/detail.html?rss=hart&psp=news]]></link>
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     <title>NY: The Related Group ordered to make condo refunds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New York's attorney general's office has asked Miami developer The Related Group to cancel contracts and return money to New Yorkers who bought condo units in two of its South Florida projects.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:31:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/470213.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Couple claims condo construction caused damage to their home</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The couple lives next door to Casa Vizcaya, a five-story condo on 46th Road billed as "modern and serene living." But it has been anything but serene for the couple, who said their home has sustained a long list of damages.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:44:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2008/03/21/2008-03-21_couple_claims_condo_construction_caused_.html?ref=rss</link>
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     <title>NH: Newmarket condo association files lawsuit against Chinburg Builders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mediation is on tap next month for a lawsuit filed by the Bryant Rock Condominium Association regarding alleged structural problems at the Bay Road mills complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:24:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080321/NEWS/803210361/-1/NEWS11&sfad=1]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Settlement reached in dispute over fire-damaged condominium</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two Hamden residents unable to live in their condominium for 10 years because of legal entanglements after a fire have reached a court settlement with the condominium association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 05:08:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1231146/</link>
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     <title>CT: Attorney General calls for condominium commission to protect condo owners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony to the Judiciary Committee today, urged establishment of a state board to assist condominium unit owners by ensuring that condominium associations abide by their bylaws and state laws, and tighter licensing requirements for condominium managers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:33:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordplus.com/stm/information/nws1/publish/News_1/Attorney_General_calls_for_condominium_commission_to_protect_condo_owners2026.shtml</link>
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     <title>MA Blaze Forces Evacuation of 120</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Seniors from another building, an elderly housing complex, were evacuated because of heavy smoke. They joined the condo residents and were taken by MBTA buses to a school where they waited for several hours.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:02:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=58752&sectionId=46]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Residents fight condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of residents in the North Street neighborhood has filed a suit against a proposed condominium development in one of the last wooded patches near the city's downtown area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:44:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1205479315317680.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Couple alleges fraud, seeks damages for Button Factory condo sale</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A couple who bought a $425,000 Button Factory condominium are the victims of fraud, breach of contract and warranty, and unfair trade practices, they allege in a Superior Court lawsuit filed Friday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:37:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/NEWS/80313012</link>
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     <title>CT: Mountain Brook case in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Attorneys for the town of Wallingford and Mountain Brook residential community presented their arguments Wednesday in a case that will determine whether community residents will be able to keep playscapes, sheds and other small structures in their backyards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:25:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.myrecordjournal.com/site/tab1.cfm?newsid=19386789&BRD=2755&PAG=461&dept_id=592709&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Clothesline rule creates flap</title>
     <description><![CDATA[They say they only want to protect their "right to dry." And in three New England states, advocates for clotheslines - yes, clotheslines, strung across the yard, draped with socks and sheets - are pushing for new laws to liberate residents whose neighbors won't let them hang laundry outside]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:16:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/13/clothesline_rule_creates_flap/</link>
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     <title>MA: Mashpee condo unit damaged by fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A lamp that fell over and lit some clothes on fire was the likely cause of a blaze that caused about $10,000 in damage to a condo unit on Cape Drive]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:56:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/NEWS11/803110313</link>
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     <title>NYC Condo Residents Living In Fear Of Pit Bull</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of a condo on West 72nd St. in Manhattan say a dangerous dog is allowed to roam free in their building, striking fear in almost everyone it meets.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:51:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Dog.terrorizes.neighbors.2.673416.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Troubles hit Chelsea building slated to carry autos up to condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The 19-story building rising at 200 11thAve. with a first-of-its-kind "sky garage" is so plagued with problems that the Buildings Department has halted all work there, citing "questionable construction practices."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:47:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/03/09/2008-03-09_troubles_hit_chelsea_building_slated_to_.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo official ousted over turf field battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Daniel Capano became the first casualty in the turf war sweeping Shippan when he was ousted from his post as president of the Marina Bay condominium board this week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:32:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-fields3mar08,0,5141791.story</link>
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     <title>ME: Condo complex wracked by explosion</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An explosion heavily damaged a six-unit condominium complex near the Sunday River ski area but no serious injuries were reported.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:22:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/03/08/condo_complex_wracked_by_explosion/</link>
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     <title>NH: Snow load damages Laconia residence</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Heavy snow claimed another roof on Thursday when a home partially collapsed on Magnolia Lane.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:59:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080307/GJNEWS02/368801012/-1/CITNEWS</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo owners seek more power</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are trying to provide a way for the state to investigate complaints lodged by condominium owners about their boards and associations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:29:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-condos0307ktmar07,0,3982939.story</link>
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     <title>MA: Heavy rains flood Chicopee condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Take frozen ground, add some heavy rain and flooding is a sure result.  That's what some residents who live in the area of Doverbrook Estates Condominiums, off Pendleton Avenue, experienced this week following the heavy rains over the past two days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 05:23:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/03/heavy_rains_flood_chicopee_con.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Stop-work orders issued on 2 condo developments</title>
     <description><![CDATA[...investigators determined that subcontractors may have failed to obtain workers' compensation coverage or misrepresented the number of workers and the nature of their employment to obtain lower premiums on workers' compensation insurance policies.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:45:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-worksites7mar05,0,390017.story</link>
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     <title>NY: Man helps neighbors, dog escape LI condo building fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A security guard helped save his neighbors from a fire that ravaged their Long Island building, even breaking a window to get into one apartment and rescue a dog.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:59:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--neighborrescue0302mar02,0,4471587.story</link>
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     <title>NH: Concord Condo Roof Collapses, Most Recent In Rash Of Cave-Ins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The roof of the club house at Oak Bridge Condominiums in Concord gave way around 6:30 p.m. Saturday night.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:16:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmur.com/news/15464687/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Homeowners hope to resolve sewer dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With the lawsuit, the Homeowners Association had sought to force the town to assume financial responsibility for repairing the failing system for the development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:24:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.dailyfreeman.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19344509&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Wet laundry was the hot topic of discussion at the state Capitol</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are considering a bill that would grant people the "the right to dry." The legislation would forbid any governing body from imposing rules that would prohibit people from hanging their laundry outside on clotheslines, drying racks or other devices.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:48:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-xgr--ontherecord0228feb28,0,5808676.story</link>
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     <title>CT: Owners say trash pickup changes stink</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of condominium complexes in the city's North End are trashing the collection of garbage from their property. For many years, the condos' trash was picked up two or three times a week, but the complexes paid only for one.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:45:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/localnews/ci_8399175</link>
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     <title>MA: Watering linked to high bills</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mayor Michael A. Tautznik has told a member of a condominium association that high sewer bills caused by lawn watering could be remedied by water conservation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:31:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1204100554113010.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Condo owners face hikes to fix wall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of nine Staten Island waterfront condos feared their homes would tumble into the Narrows when a retaining wall behind their homes washed away after last April's nor'easter swept through town]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:20:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/02/26/2008-02-26_condo_owners_face_hikes_to_fix_wall.html</link>
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     <title>NH:  Condo fire is blamed on chimney</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire that damaged the third floor of a Harwich Court condo and left a family of three homeless started in the chimney, fire officials said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:09:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080225/NEWS01/499615231/-1/news</link>
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     <title>CT: Property investor got the loan, never paid taxes, water bills or mortgage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A New York investor who pulled off a series of quick inner city property flips in late 2004, half of which ended in foreclosure, is now facing a $3.9 million lawsuit, numerous tax delinquencies and other litigation over an unrelated series of real estate deals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:03:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rep-am.com/news/320225.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: Maintenance Fees: Up, Up, Up</title>
     <description><![CDATA[NEW YORK CITY apartment owners can hardly be blamed for feeling nostalgic, and a little depressed, as they receive their increases in condominium common charges and co-op maintenance fees this year, for many, the fifth or sixth in a row.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:52:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/realestate/24cov.html?_r=1&oref=slogin]]></link>
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     <title>NH: Fire Destroys Merrimack Condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire crews arrived at the Harwich Court condominium around 8:30 p.m. Heavy smoke and flames consumed the loft area, according to fire officials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:42:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmur.com/news/15387118/detail.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Sand trap by the sea</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Goodman says the board has a duty to maintain the property, and that includes shoring up the bluff to save the 18th hole. The board also said in court documents that erosion could eventually jeopardize the clubhouse and another common building. Residents of a condominium building near the bluff are worried about their property and have threatened legal action against the board if the bluff isn't fixed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:52:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/21/sand_trap_by_the_sea/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed2</link>
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     <title>CT: Neighbors Seek Tax Break for Living Near Sex Offender</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some two dozen homeowners in the Fox Run Drive area believe their property values dropped last fall when David Pollitt moved to his sister's home in their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:40:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,331678,00.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Car Break-Ins Target Middletown Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several residents in condominium complexes in Middletown received letters Monday that have warned of recent car break-ins.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:07:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wfsb.com/news/15344270/detail.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Call from passerby keeps Haverhill condo fire from spreading</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire officials say a man who was driving on River Street early this morning noticed a fire in a condominium building, and his quick call to police may have prevented the blaze from spreading to other homes close by.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:06:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.eagletribune.com/punewshh/local_story_050131056.html?keyword=topstory</link>
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     <title>NY: Lake Placid woman gets two to six years for embezzlement</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Former Lake Placid property manager Penny Bruce-Schmidt will serve two to six years in prison for embezzling $170,000 from a homeowners' group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:11:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.pressrepublican.com/homepage/local_story_046223043.html</link>
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     <title>N.Y. condo developers willing to pay for tougher regulation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It may seem befuddling that an industry group would favour having to pay higher fees to the government for more intense regulation, but that seems to be the case with developers of condominiums and co-ops in New York.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:51:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.financialpost.com/reports/property/story.html?id=291620</link>
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     <title>CT: Fire breaks out at Torrington condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire broke out inside a Torrington condominium just before 2 p.m. at the corner of Oak and East Albert streets. Thick smoke billowed from a third-floor window.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:49:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://rep-am.com/articles/2008/02/10/newsblog/310562.txt</link>
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     <title>MA: Top court takes stock of 40B law</title>
     <description><![CDATA[With communities, developers, and state officials still grappling over who sets the terms for developments providing affordable housing, the state's highest court is poised to provide some clarity.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:52:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/07/top_court_takes_stock_of_40b_law/</link>
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     <title>CT: Police responding to complaints about drug use at condo complex make arrest</title>
     <description><![CDATA["It's all part of the community policing policy, taking back your neighborhood," LePore said. "If there's a problem, call the police. Don't call your condominium association and expect them to take care of the matter. They'll just call the police."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:08:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19271636&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569436&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Officials Investigate Cromwell Condo Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators are looking into a late night fire at a condo complex that sent residents into the rain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:58:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nbc30.com/news/15241760/detail.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Lion Head Association Parcel Sparks Debate Over Open Space Purchase</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Changes in land use of concern to the community include, but are not limited to, the placing of signs on the property, increased volume in the area because of public access, the creation of trails along the property, and assurance that commercial ventures will not have access to the area for water sports.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:44:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.hamptons.com/detail.ihtml?id=2865&apid=5963&sid=27&cid=54&hm=1&iv=1&townflag=]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Bay Ridge residents fuming over stench</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jason Wilde, 30, who bought his condo a year before the stench arrived, said the odor has given him a case of buyer's remorse.  "I'm embarrassed to have people over to my house because they think I live in a sewer," said Wilde.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:21:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2008/02/05/2008-02-05_bay_ridge_residents_fuming_over_stench-2.html</link>
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     <title>NH:  Condo complex burns in Jackson</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A morning fire yesterday at a condominium complex brought in firefighters from several towns to fight it, but they were unable to save it.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:24:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Condo+complex+burns+in+Jackson&articleId=5b1dca11-e6f9-4713-9a75-2d82e421bb24]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Medford condo board repeals statue ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The homeowners' association board of a Medford condominium complex voted recently to repeal a potentially unlawful rule that banned religious statues from all common areas, the board's attorney said Thursday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:47:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzban0201,0,6063485.story</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo owners put up a fight</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Piermont condo owners have threatened a lawsuit over taxes for more than a year. Last week, they followed through with that threat.  Representatives of three condominium complexes filed suit against the village for an astonishing $85 million dollars.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:20:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080125/NEWS03/801250416</link>
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     <title>MA: State’s real estate slowdown continues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Single-family home sales declined 23 percent statewide from December 2006, and the median price fell 10.5 percent in the past year to $276,568, according to a South Boston research company.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:25:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2008/01/29/business/biz01.txt</link>
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     <title>NY: How to judge if a co-op or condo community is right for you</title>
     <description><![CDATA[co-op and condo boards have quite a lot of power, so for people in the market for homes in these communities, understanding a board's role is critical. "]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:50:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-bzspdn5461317nov16,0,4787680.story</link>
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     <title>MA: Manager raided condo funds - police</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Police say a Plymouth woman stole more than $100,000 from a condominium association during her stint as its property manager.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:07:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://home.wickedlocal.com/2008/01/24/police-manager-raided-condo-funds/</link>
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     <title>CT:  Town set for sewer showdown</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The commission expected to hear from a pair of condominium associations that each received a single connection that allowed them to tie-in to a new sewer main built during the project. The condo associations, whose shares are five times higher than for individual homeowners, have said they should be charged less because they are already paying sewer taxes. Previously, the two developments had their own private sewer line and pump that they payed to maintain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:21:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1sewersjan22,0,5114289.story</link>
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     <title>NH: Fire 'devastated' condo strip mall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The day after a three-alarm fire ravaged a Route 1 strip mall on Thursday, store owners stood in the parking lot watching their shop windows being boarded up.  The Hampton Falls Common at 97 Lafayette Road is managed by a condominium association.  The ten units are individually owned]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:58:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071013/NEWS/710130327</link>
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     <title>MA: Alleged condo thief seeks dismissal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lawyer for a 54-year-old Medford man accused of using his master key to the Grandview Condominiums in Lowell as his ticket to residents' jewelry and cash will argue that the case should be dismissed because of a lack of evidence.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:50:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_8019525</link>
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     <title>MA: Springfield condo clubhouse explodes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators suspect a natural gas leak may have caused an explosion that blew the roof off the clubhouse at a condominium complex in Springfield]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:28:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1067400&srvc=rss]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Concrete Worker Falls to Death at New Trump Tower</title>
     <description><![CDATA[High-rise scaffolding laden with heavy, wet concrete yesterday collapsed at the violations-plagued site of Donald Trump's future SoHo hotel-condo complex, sending one worker plummeting 42 stories to his death and injuring three others.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:28:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/01152008/news/regionalnews/trump_horror_46499.htm</link>
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     <title>CT: Developer Who Claims Town Blocks Minorities Seeks To Add Plaintiffs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Developer Glenn Russo first filed the lawsuit in October 2003 after the town denied Landmark's first application to build 270 condominiums with affordable housing in the Oswegatchie Hills, the 700-acre expanse of woodlands that fronts the Niantic River.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:47:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=3ed10960-e149-4a23-9ae6-08822ee1e3ba</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo seeks to ban rapist</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium association where former Norton dance instructor and convicted child rapist Keith Sampson lived is seeking a court order to keep him off the property even after his release from prison.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:07:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2008/01/12/news/news3.txt</link>
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     <title>VT: Fire destroys West Dover condo, family escapes injury</title>
     <description><![CDATA[WEST DOVER -- A fire Monday night destroyed a unit in Greenspring, a townhouse complex across from Mount Snow ski area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:07:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.reformer.com/ci_7869337?source=most_emailed</link>
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     <title>NY: Wynn suing over burst pipe at condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Casino mogul Steve Wynn is suing the management of his New York condominium and its former owner for damage incurred when a water pipe burst years ago.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:04:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/169838.html</link>
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     <title>VT: Holiday eve fire destroys condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fire in West Dover at approximately 7:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve is estimated to have caused more than $300,000 in damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:18:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080103/NEWS02/801030332/1003/NEWS02</link>
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     <title>MA: Little oversight of tunnels under private buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers yesterday said they were stunned to learn that the Turnpike Authority has no legal or financial obligation for the tunnels under private developments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:27:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/01/02/little_oversight_of_tunnels_under_private_buildings/</link>
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     <title>MA: Second victim found dead in Southie condo inferno</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A second person has died in a South Boston inferno as investigators probe whether the fast-moving blaze may have been set, the Herald has learned.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:07:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1063867</link>
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     <title>NY:  Manlius paying 'condo-minimum'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Now comes an enterprising home builder to Mallards Landing who has found a way to develop single-family homes with taxes 40 percent lower than neighboring houses of equal value.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:34:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.syracuse.com/articles/business/index.ssf?/base/business-11/119900856367201.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Hanger condo exempt from local taxes</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Reynolds said the right to park a plane in a hangar is not unlike the right to park a car in a long-term parking space. But instead of renting the space on a monthly basis, the hangar's developer chose to sell the right for 30 years - giving the developer cash up front to build more hangars, and creating a new condominium association of airplane owners responsible for the structure's upkeep.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctbrainard1229.artdec29,0,3372413.story</link>
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     <title>VT: Blaze Destroys 1 Condo, Others Spared</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A quick response by firefighters saved several condos Wednesday night, officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:08:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wptz.com/news/14935700/detail.html?rss=pla&psp=news]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Dog Trainer Helps Buyers, Pets Pass Condo Board Interviews</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New York City's real estate brokers has taken the innovative step of referring dog-owning clients to a special animal training expert who helps make sure the pets (and their owners) pass co-op and condo board interviews to be allowed to reside in some of the nation's most upscale real estate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:15:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=19343]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Time for river to go with its natural flow?</title>
     <description><![CDATA["There has been a dam on this site for almost 400 years and the Mill Pond behind it for as long," said David Colton, chairman of the board of trustees of the Baker Square Condominiums, built on the site of the former Baker Chocolate factory, that overlook the dam. "The dam and the mill pond shouldn't be violated."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:11:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/23/time_for_river_to_go_with_its_natural_flow/</link>
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     <title>NY: Firefighters control Perinton condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two people escaped unharmed from a condominium fire about 1 this morning in the town of Perinton.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:50:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071221/NEWS01/71221003/1002/NEWS</link>
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     <title>MA: Inspector general blasts Billerica condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state inspector general's office has released a blistering critique of a condominium project in Billerica built under Chapter 40B, the state's affordable-housing law, saying that the developer owes the town $3 million in unjustified excess profits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:08:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/20/inspector_general_blasts_billerica_condo_project/</link>
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     <title>NY: Air Rights, Swapped for Schools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Created in 1967 but dormant for some time, the fund works to ease overcrowding in schools by leasing unused air rights over low-slung buildings, in exchange for new classrooms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:56:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/realestate/16post.html?_r=1&bl&ex=1198126800&en=3b5b91312f89c52c&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Waterbury's condo assessment double</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium values across the city have generally more than doubled, according to a review of new assessments sent out by the city last week.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:22:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2007/12/16/newsblog/304852.txt</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Living Is Not Meant To Be Hassle-Free</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Shocked by the prospects of having to pay as much as $11,000 each in a special assessment, owners of units in a Farmington condominium complex have banded together to find a solution to their million-dollar problem.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:19:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/business/hc-watchdog1216.artdec16,0,7321733.column?coll=hc_business_util</link>
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     <title>CT: Split over sewer deal</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Under the formula, the condo owners would end up paying collectively almost five times as much for their complex's sewer hookup as a single homeowner would.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:30:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1sewer12.13dec13,0,3963260.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines</link>
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     <title>MA: Dozens forced out when condo complex burns in Haverhill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A fast-moving fire has destroyed a condominium complex in Haverhill, leaving dozens of people homeless.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:00:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.eyewitnessnewstv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7464193&nav=menu20_3]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Electric heater blamed for Rockport condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fire damaged a waterfront condominium yesterday afternoon, likely caused by papers left piled up in front of an electric baseboard heater.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:41:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_341001855.html?keyword=topstory</link>
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     <title>NY: Latest Hot Co-op Topic: Secondhand Smoke</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Benjamin Zitomer lived happily with his family in a two-bedroom apartment at 99 Jane St. in the West Village for six years before a new tenant moved in next door and brought an unexpected menace: It wasn't rats or cockroaches or even noise; it was secondhand smoke.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nysun.com/article/67569</link>
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     <title>MA: Owners can't block costly condominium assessment</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unit owners in a condominium complex could not bar the condo's board of trustees from levying an assessment for a major renovation project, even where the project is expected to cost $75 million, a Superior Court judge has ruled.  The plaintiff owners argued that the board of trustees breached its fiduciary duty by approving the assessment, adding that promising a discount for owners who paid their assessments early was also illegal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:49:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.masslaw.com/120407.cfm</link>
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     <title>CT: 'Green' condos work set to begin</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Construction is set to begin on the Wisdom Way Solar Village, a 20-unit condominium project that its sponsors expect will produce almost as much energy as it uses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:48:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/news/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-12/1196761828231780.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Maintenance Co-op Common Charges Soar</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While Manhattan has mainly dodged the national foreclosure crisis, it's on the verge of a different catastrophe - maintenance-fee defaults.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:50:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/12022007/news/regionalnews/maintenance_fleece_co_op_common_charges__952332.htm</link>
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     <title>NY: Housing discrimination hits disabled hardest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sydney Germansky's case was close to a hearing before it was resolved. His condo complex for seniors in Airmont wouldn't give the World War II veteran a parking place that accommodated his van with a wheelchair ramp. He had to fight to be moved from a spot where his door opened against a wall to one with enough room for his ramp to fold out.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:43:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071202/NEWS01/712020343/1066/BUSINESS01</link>
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     <title>NY: Drawing a Line on Outdoor Clothes Drying</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Since the 1950s, the Census Bureau has documented the increasing number of women in the workforce and the lengthening of the typical commute, which reduces the time available for household chores. But today, even those in the suburbs who want to hang laundry are often not allowed to. Most private home associations, which govern perhaps half of all subdivisions in Connecticut, by one lawyer’s estimate, forbid hanging laundry outside.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:46:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/02clotheslinect.html?_r=1&ref=nyregionspecial2&oref=slogin]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Former judge proposes condo and co-op 'bill of rights'</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Samuel Levine was a single-family homeowner for more than four decades before moving into a cooperative building in Long Beach in 1999. Confronted by what he calls secrecy in the operation of condo and co-op buildings, the former judge decided to take action.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:58:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzright1130,0,778200.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>NY: Despite court setbacks, residents of Saratoga Lake push ahead with suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The state Appellate Division ruled that homeowners in Regatta View were given notice of the boathouse construction at a July 2004 open meeting of the community's Homeowner's Association board of directors. It said the development's bylaws did not specify boathouses as prohibited, and that the Regatta View Homeowner Association's board of directors amended its bylaws to specifically allow boathouses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:07:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=642567&category=REGION&newsdate=11/28/2007]]></link>
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     <title>ME: Fire damages condo in Ogunquit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire was contained to one unit, which sustained heavy smoke and water damage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:46:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://news.mainetoday.com/updates/018904.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Trump's Parc Condo wins tax refund from city</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After 13 years of legal wrangling, the owners of Donald Trump’s Parc Condominium have won a tax refund from the city likely to exceed $10 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071120/FREE/71120010/1059</link>
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     <title>MA: Neighbors criticize 'out of place' condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Part of the developer's plan to manage water runoff from the 14-acre site includes a rain garden and vegetation, both of which will need to be maintained using money from the development's condominium association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:25:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pubiz/local_story_313093948</link>
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     <title>NY: How to judge if a co-op or condo community is right for you</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When a Medford condominium development threatened to fine a resident unless she removed a statue of the Virgin Mary from a shared garden last month, legal analysts debated whether the housing association had gone too far. How much power does such a board have to dictate how owners decorate, renovate and ultimately sell their units?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:37:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/business/ny-bzspdn5461317nov16,0,2477644.story</link>
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     <title>CT: The Condo Owner's Nightmare</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The clearest dispute is being fought in Farmington's Greenbriar condo complex where many of the almost 100 unit owners were stunned this month to learn they have to come up with as much as $10,600 apiece by April for new siding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/business/hc-watchdog1118.artnov18,0,1610941.column?coll=hc_business_util</link>
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     <title>NY: Airmont residents upset over condominium repairs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between residents and the developer of the Retreat at Airmont has led the village to withhold the developer's letters of credit, which it had posted to guarantee parts of the project.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:43:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/NEWS03/711150383/1019/NEWS03</link>
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     <title>MA: State delays subsidies for condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick's administration has delayed approval of a $20 million package of taxpayer-supported subsidies for the developers of the massive Columbus Center luxury condo complex after it discovered the project may not qualify for the funds]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:23:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/11/14/state_delays_subsidies_for_condo_complex/</link>
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     <title>CT: Odd Timing On Condo Vote</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State Sen. Leonard Fasano, R-North Haven, has for months been suspected by some of using his influence to secure approval of his lucrative but disputed plan to build 20 condominiums on an East Haven flood plain just beyond the flight path of planes approaching Tweed-New Haven Airport.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:18:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-fasanonov14,0,232691.story</link>
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     <title>VT: Neighbors want controls on condo growth</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors living near Otter Creek Apartments in Rutland want city officials to tighten controls on the parcel before approving a zoning change that would allow the development to double in size.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:51:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071109/NEWS01/711090335/1002/NEWS01</link>
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     <title>VT: Homeowners sue developer over promised park</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lots of developers plan, or at least promise, amenities like open space and parks in their subdivisions.  The residents of at least one Alamance County development say they didn’t get what they were promised and are taking their builder to court.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:50:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/association_7430___article.html/developers_park.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Neighbors criticize 'out of place' condo project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Neighbors filled a high school classroom and flowed out the door at a meeting about the 40B condominium project planned for Summer Street, and their message was clear: The development is unwelcome in their neighborhood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:01:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/pubiz/local_story_313093948?keyword=topstory</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Fee Defaults Surge in Manhattan</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A precipitous rise in the number of condominium owners who are defaulting on their common payments, an important indicator of future foreclosures, is being reported.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:56:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nysun.com/article/66066</link>
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     <title>RI: Condos: Mixed message</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reports that condominium prices during the third quarter continued to inch up even as sales slid and the supply swelled to nearly 12 months.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:52:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_CONDOS_Q3_11-08-07_4O7PA32_v65.2622f71.html</link>
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     <title>CT: Space Inflaters: Condo Owners Shorted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In reality, the unit Tedford was buying has only about 1,545 square feet of living space the rest is brick, walls, air, studs and insulation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:17:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/business/hc-watchdog1104.artnov04,0,5875372.column?coll=hc_business_util</link>
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     <title>CT: Mayor offered advice to advocates of dike bond</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The mayor called the chairman of the condo association and said she was concerned about the bond issue question and asked if we would form a PAC to help publicize the issue," said Theodore J. DiLorenzo, a 13-year resident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:10:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18984314&BRD=1642&PAG=461&dept_id=10299&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Towering assessments leave waterfront residents divided</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's the condo owners' nightmare: The building's heating and cooling system needs an overhaul, so everybody must pay a huge one-time assessment.   But the 500-plus owners at Harbor Towers on Boston's waterfront are facing the mother of all bills: from $70,000 to over $400,000. And they're due by the end of this month. In full.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:25:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2007/11/01/towering_assessments_leave_waterfront_residents_divided/</link>
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     <title>NH: Clothesline: Solar Device or Eyesore? (Audio)</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A battle is brewing in neighborhoods across the nation to bring back what was once part of America’s backyard landscape – the clothesline.This green movement touts the clothesline as an environmentally friendly way to dry laundry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:12:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nhpr.org/node/13996</link>
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     <title>CT: Blaze In Cromwell Condo Complex Displaces 100s</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Cromwell Gardens, where the fire started, consists of 72 units, the management company said. That means that more than 100 people had to decide where to go after the building was evacuated]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:15:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nbc30.com/news/14483778/detail.html?rss=har&psp=news]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Firm to assist condo closing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A company is preparing to shut down the troubled Longhill Gardens Condominiums by Dec. 1, as ordered by a Housing Court judge, and assisted by a bank loan up to $250,000 for heat and other expenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:00:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1193903720243340.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>MA: The High Cost Of Dredge Permitting In Oyster Creek</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The court issued its ruling in favor of the 13-member neighborhood association last week in what turned out to be a costly legal battle for both the town and the association. The association spent $100,000 and the town $54,000 through the end of September.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:54:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.capecodchronicle.com/harnews/har110107_1.htm</link>
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     <title>ME: Problems with removing offensive name</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Efforts to comply with the law were met with fierce opposition from the town's Squaw Point Home Owners Association, a private organization that owns what was formerly called Squaw Point Road and is now Defence Point Road.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:11:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096416003</link>
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     <title>MA: Ward 5 campaign video could set a new trend</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The candidate challenging Ward 5 Alderman Sean T. O’Donovan released a video campaign advertisement last week accusing O’Donovan of putting his own business interests and real estate deals ahead of the neighborhood’s needs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:23:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2007/10/ward-5-campaign.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Baysider opposes condo dog run</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The dog run is being installed by the board of directors for the Americana Tower cooperative as a service exclusive to its residents. As of press time, the board did not respond to questions regarding the details of its installation, use or potential concerns raised by neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:06:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.timesledger.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18955565&BRD=2676&PAG=461&dept_id=542415&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>ME: Fire damage is $3M</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rebuilding their fire-damaged homes will cost $3 million and it will be at least another year before residents of Schooner Ridge Condominium can move back in.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:59:18 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/4403484.html</link>
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     <title>NY: City Overlooked Building Flaws in Brooklyn Condo Project</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But while the understaffed Buildings Department, outmatched by aggressive developers, has often been shown to fumble inspection and enforcement, rarely has the department so repeatedly rebuffed complaints about a project that it now admits it should never have approved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:08:06 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/20/nyregion/20building.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1192896502-4/Rrr8KdV1NCVbT6lwh1fw]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Wal-Mart will get ultimatum</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Facing about 20 residents of the condominium complex near the Wal-Mart under construction off Route 117, members of the Planning Board said they would make sure developers honor requirements to install sidewalks and noise-restricting fences before an occupancy permit is issued.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:35:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.telegram.com/article/20071017/NEWS/710170357/1003/RSS01&source=rss]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Delinquencies at condos can cost neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA["If one owner is unable to pay, then the other owners are left holding the bag, so to speak," said attorney Janet O. Aronson of the Braintree law firm Marcus, Errico, Emmer & Brooks, which represents 2,700 condo associations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. "Because when you buy a condo, you're linked financially with people you don't know, and you have to take the good with the bad."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:23:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2007/10/16/delinquencies_at_condos_can_cost_neighbors/</link>
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     <title>NH: Store owners struggle in aftermath of Hampton Falls fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Hampton Falls Common at 97 Lafayette Road is managed by a condominium association. The 10 units are individually owned. Businesses considered a total loss include]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:43:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS/710160341</link>
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     <title>CT: Condos seek more trash pickups</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Company officials insisted they were still honoring WM's contract with the city, but outraged residents said the trash piled up too quickly for one pickup a week, generating odors and attracting vermin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:37:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/ci_7188580?source=most_viewed</link>
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     <title>NH: Fire 'devastated' strip mall condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Hampton Falls Common at 97 Lafayette Road is managed by a condominium association.  The ten units are individually owned]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:50:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071013/NEWS/710130327</link>
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     <title>CT: Teen remains behind bars for condo arson</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ferreira was out of jail, having been released when his parents posted a $100,000 bond set in the Bristol case, when he allegedly used kitchen matches and a rag to start a fire at a Songbird Lane, Farmington, condo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:50:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18906496&BRD=1666&PAG=461&dept_id=553674&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Condo resident to file complaint over religious statue ban</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Medford man said he plans to file an official complaint today with the state Division of Human Rights regarding his condominium complex's policy against residents displaying religious statuary in common areas.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:30:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzcond11,0,7924995.story</link>
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     <title>NY: Catholic League urges condo residents to file complaints</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Tuesday urged residents of a Medford community affected by a potentially unlawful ban on religious statues to file a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 03:58:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-bzcond1010,0,1589025.story</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo owners told to remove religious statues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The community's homeowner's association board approved the rule this year banning religious statues and bird feeders and birdbaths from all common areas. The gardens are considered common areas, as they are owned collectively,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzcond1009,0,6669478.story</link>
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     <title>NY: A Year Later, Building Hit by Cory Lidle’s Plane Is Almost Whole</title>
     <description><![CDATA["We’re coming down the home stretch," Jay W. Dankner, a co-president of the condominium board, said, standing in the hallway on the 40th floor, where he said the walls had been destroyed in the fire]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:13:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/nyregion/09lidle.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=sports&adxnnlx=1191935601-e1VAtiirruUIDOO6KuHKCg]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Condo owners get loan to cap tainted well</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Woodvale Condominiums complex in Acton has received a low-interest loan from the state that will allow the association to cap its contaminated well and connect to the town's water system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:27:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/10/07/condo_owners_get_loan_to_cap_tainted_well/</link>
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     <title>RI: Condo issues unresolved</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The condominium association hired a code consultant to look into the reported code violations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:34:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentcountytimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62986&date=2007-11-01]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Condo owners want town trash collection</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Swampscott should collect the trash from condominium developments in town, a group of about 40 condo owners told the Board of Selectmen]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:32:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.townonline.com/swampscott/homepage/x680961759</link>
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     <title>NH: Brady Sullivan, condo owners settle suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In court papers, the plaintiffs had charged the developer pulled a "bait and switch" in marketing the units' hardwood flooring upgrade that was available to buyers of the units. The plaintiffs had charged the flooring marketed as "cherry hardwood floors" was actually plywood laminate, while the "wood" baseboard was actually made of pressed cardboard.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:30:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Brady+Sullivan%2C+condo+owners+settle+suit&articleId=fcd20aa7-750b-4ed5-ae61-f3ba796b5d4a]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Manhatten Condo's $kyrocket</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to four quarterly reports by the city's top real-estate companies, condominiums in the city's wealthiest borough have reached a record average price of over $1.6 million.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:45:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/10022007/news/regionalnews/manhattan_condos_kyrocket.htm</link>
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     <title>CT: Senator's Condo Plan Makes Waves</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state senator's plan to build waterfront condos in East Haven has stirred objections from residents and regulators and raised questions about whether the ranking Republican is using his influence for personal gain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:17:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-fasano1002.artoct02,0,7329749.story?track=rss</link>
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     <title>NY: Time to end condo tax break</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Condominium owners believe it would be unfair for them to pay the same taxes that owners of single-family properties pay. They have managed to convince legislators of the wisdom of that position — or scare them into voting that way, which is the same thing — for quite a while, so the differing levels of taxation have not changed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:44:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070928/OPINION/709280310</link>
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     <title>MA: Massive fire destroys East Longmeadow elderly complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A massive fire today destroyed the 130-unit Bluebird Estates Retirement Living complex which was under construction on Parker Street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:34:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://blog.masslive.com/breakingnews/2007/09/massive_fire_destroys_condo_co.html</link>
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     <title>MA: No sign of vandals in Merrimack</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An estimated 25-thousand dollars in damage was done to cars in the parking lot of a condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:28:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO62860/</link>
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     <title>MA: Verbal brawl at Town Hall</title>
     <description><![CDATA[...attorney for Tewksbury Junction Condominium Associates, spoke to the board about her clients reported disgust with what they feel is the town’s neglect of the illegal activities she claimed were conducted by the condo association’s tenants NDR construction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:57:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.townonline.com/tewksbury/homepage/x1649543887</link>
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     <title>NY: Condo Community Residents Victims Of Hate Crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In Freeport, Long Island, the owners of a condo in a gated community are disturbed after their front door was defaced with anti-Semitic and anti-gay graffiti on the verge of the observance of Yom Kippur.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:55:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_264172147.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Residents allowed back home at Chappaqua condos after gas leak</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The residents were evacuated as a precaution after the gas started leaking at 10:50 a.m. The leak was not considered hazardous.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:55:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070919/NEWS02/709190438</link>
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     <title>CT: Fire displaces 4 families</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Four families may be displaced for the time being after a plumbing contractor accidentally set a condo on fire while installing copper piping Tuesday, fire officials said.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.newbritainherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18830414&BRD=1641&PAG=461&dept_id=572379&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Judge rejects changes to condo order</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Appeals Court judge yesterday upheld a recent Housing Court order that requires the manager of the troubled Longhill Gardens Condominiums to deposit $1.3 million for repairs and expenses.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:05:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1190187148141720.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Randolph condo owners knock idea of requiring lifeguards at pools</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents and managers of the town’s condo complexes are strongly opposed to a proposal that would require lifeguards at their pools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:46:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2007/09/19/news/news14.txt</link>
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     <title>MA: Long legal battle over chair lift may force couple to move</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It cost the Stavises about $2,000 to install the lift in July 2002. Then in October of the same year, St. Pierre told the couple in a letter that he had made a mistake, that the lift violated the building code and would have to be removed as soon as possible.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:08:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.salemnews.com/punews/local_story_257120423?page=1</link>
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     <title>NY: Highlands parents vent frustration over ongoing bus stop predicament</title>
     <description><![CDATA[...the town and town attorney haven't been clear in providing the HOA an unequivocal road map for the legal process, instead submitting its requirements in piecemeal fashion, leaving the HOA racking up attorney fees as they run back and forth between their lawyer and the town.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:33:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18808846&BRD=1707&PAG=461&dept_id=72297&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Condos contempt hearing delayed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state Appeals Court judge has delayed a contempt hearing and a $1.3 million order against the manager of the troubled Longhill Gardens Condominiums.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:25:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/118950228942350.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Brooklyn Experiencing Building Boom of Luxury Kosher Condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Touting "kosher amenities" - including two-sink kitchens, balconies pre-fit for sukkahs, gyms with separate schedules for men and women - these new condominiums are being custom-built for Orthodox populations that are growing in both absolute numbers and wealth.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:18:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.forward.com/articles/11605/</link>
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     <title>MA: Easton seeks 23 acres for $1</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Colton said the town has notified lawyers for the Friends Crossing condominium association that the town would like to buy the land now. Colton said the association members may be unaware that the 1978 provision even existed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:59:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/articles/2007/09/11/news/news/news20.txt</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo manager objects to judge</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The property manager of the troubled Longhill Gardens Condominiums is seeking to have Housing Court Judge William H. Abrashkin disqualified from ongoing court proceedings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:53:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/news/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1188895815218200.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>NY: Couple sues designer over condo bedroom flap</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Manhattan appeals court has approved a lawsuit against celebrity fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, ruling that a pair of infuriated condo owners can press their case that she sold them a $2.3 million one-bedroom Tri- BeCa apartment, claiming it had three bedrooms.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:52:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042007/news/regionalnews/condo_court_clash.htm</link>
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     <title>MA: Condo complex closure sought</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A company overseeing the Longhill Gardens condominiums has filed court action seeking to shut down the buildings by Oct. 1, because of insufficient funds available to pay bills and repairs]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:19:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.masslive.com/chicopeeholyoke/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1188292587281890.xml&coll=1]]></link>
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     <title>CT: City condo building sinking, in danger of condemnation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city is looking at ways it may be able to help prevent condemnation of a small block of condominiums on Blakeslee Street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:09:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.bristolpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18755209&BRD=1643&PAG=461&dept_id=571108&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>VT: As An Energy-Saver, the Clothesline Makes a Comeback</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In fact, Vermont is the latest state to introduce a bill that would override clothesline bans, which are often instituted by community associations loath to air laundry even when it's clean. Now, clothesline restrictions may be headed the way of bans on parking pickup trucks in front of homes, or growing grass too long -- all vestiges of trim and tidy hopes that may not fit with the renewed emphasis on going green.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:50:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/CSM/story?id=3523847&page=1]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Condo Performance Perplexes Hartford Realty Professionals</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Too much inventory is pushing up days on market, depressing sales stats. But nothing is stopping price gains.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:13:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://hartfordbusiness.com/news2612.html</link>
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     <title>NY: Insurance companies jilt South Fork homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For 20 years, Jerry Kremer has been paying premiums to the Travelers insurance company to cover his car, New York City apartment, professional liability, umbrella policy, and a house in Sagaponack, all without a claim, even after two minor hurricanes. This spring, without warning, the company dropped the house, citing increased hurricane risk]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:07:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.easthamptonstar.com/DNN/Default.aspx?tabid=3355</link>
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     <title>RI: Council may waive permit fees at condo complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The West Warwick Town Council is considering waiving the permit fees for any residents at the Quaker Valley Condominium complex who have or will need to obtain permits for the screened-in porches and/or hot water heaters in their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:41:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.kentcountytimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11746]]></link>
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     <title>CT: Tax Inequities Panel Planned</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Mr. Palmer noted that the residents of those communities, including Oxford Greens and Meadow Brook Estates, pay twice for some services, including fire hydrants, fire protection, street lights, sewer maintenance, snow plowing, street sweeping and catch basin cleaning - once via their homeowner association fees and again in their municipal taxes.  These payments constitute "double taxation," he said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:36:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18730500&BRD=1380&PAG=461&dept_id=157533&rfi=6]]></link>
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     <title>MA: Condo Revival Fuels Bank, Contractor War</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After mulling several options, including an auction, the lender on a stalled luxury condominium project near the city’s waterfront has decided to finish the job on its own account, GlobeSt.com has learned. The 44-unit Broadluxe at 99-105 Broad St. was foreclosed on in April by TD Banknorth after the venture deteriorated into legal battles and cessation of construction. Claiming subcontractors and his firm are owed $5 million, general contractor Peter Martini says Winchester-based A.J. Martini was shut out of the project and is pursuing legal recourse after.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:19:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.globest.com/news/977_977/boston/163422-1.html</link>
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     <title>NH: Free trash pickup at issue for some Rochester residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The first signs of trouble for the city's updated host community agreement with Waste Management were aired Tuesday when councilors faced the prospect of a tax increase if they want to restore free garbage pickup for residents of a single condominium complex that enjoyed free service for a decade.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:06:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070822/FOSTERS01/708220065/-1/NEWS05</link>
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     <title>MA: State agency ignores own guidelines in condo loans</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A state agency created to help foster affordable housing ignored its own guidelines by awarding more than $20 million in housing loans to the controversial Columbus Center development.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:57:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/22/state_agency_ignores_own_guidelines_in_condo_loans/</link>
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     <title>ME: Officials Say Bath Condo Fire Appears Accidental</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators with the state fire marshal's office say they believe that huge fire in Bath Monday started on a porch, and appears accidental.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:17:16 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=69146</link>
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     <title>ME: Fire Destoys Bath Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An early morning fire has destroyed a 10-unit condo complex in Bath.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:36:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmtw.com/news/13928332/detail.html</link>
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     <title>MA: Talk of recession grows: Housing woes keep building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The housing market blues were bad enough. Home and condo sales seemed mired in an endless downhill slide. But now the meltdown of the subprime mortgage market, and the havoc it is wreaking on Wall Street, has some questioning whether this latest piece of bad news on the real estate front may be enough to tip the nation’s economy into recession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:24:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://business.bostonherald.com/realestateNews/view.bg?articleid=1018019</link>
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     <title>MA: Dean Street: Condo living at its best</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Simmons said enjoys living in his condominium on Dean Street.  "I am very happy living there. I think primarily because of the physical structure. The condo is very beautiful and the people are very nice," said Simmons. "I enjoy Taunton living."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:18:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.enterprisenews.com/articles/2007/08/19/news/news/news12.txt</link>
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     <title>CT: Seniors charge age bias</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A group of seniors embroiled in a long-running dispute over the condominium conversion of two western Greenwich apartment complexes have filed age discrimination complaints against landlord Antares Real Estate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:44:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1antaresaug16,0,243956.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines</link>
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     <title>NY: Bailing Out Troubled Condo Projects</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Over the last 35 years, Stuart Saft, a partner at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene MacRae LLP, an international law firm based in New York, has prepared many condominium offering plans and dealt extensively with condo workouts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:07:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.multi-housingnews.com/multihousing/content_display/industry-news/e3icec89c18d5ef8ec5a86a261233bf8fd1?imw=Y</link>
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     <title>CT: Condo complex in Shelton gives pets eviction notice</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A once pet-friendly condo complex is now changing its policy and many tenants are peeved.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:05:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wtnh.com/global/story.asp?s=6937870</link>
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     <title>CT: Bank seeks foreclosure on condo site</title>
     <description><![CDATA[TD Banknorth has initiated foreclosure proceedings on Southport Green, a controversial 200,000-square-foot condominium and inn complex near the Southport Railroad Station.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:46:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.connpost.com/ci_6624680?source=rss</link>
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     <title>NY: Dare's role in Pastures cost association $100,000</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An advocate for the Historic Pastures Homeowners Association, which lost more than $100,000 in association dues from the mismanagement of the properties by Aaron R. Dare, said federal authorities have refused to identify the group as a crime victim, weakening their efforts to obtain restitut