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  <title><![CDATA[South Carolina Condo & HOA News from CAN]]></title>
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     <title>Little River Waterfall Community fights crime with security upgrades</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After three home break-ins in the Little River Waterfall community, the Property Owner's Association is taking proactive steps to keep homeowners safe. Some say when crime comes through the neighborhood, it threatens to tear up a community, but now they are using this as a chance to fight crime together.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:31:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/wrfR0j</link>
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     <title>S.C. association laws differ from N.C.'s</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Q: Does South Carolina have similar laws as North Carolina when it comes to HOAs?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:46:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/01/14/2921388/sc-association-laws-differ-from.html</link>
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     <title>Lands End residents file complaint</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ A 10-day temporary restraining order has been issued against the Lands End Homeowners’ Association Board of Directors to stop the upcoming planned deer hunt in a residential subdivision here until after a public hearing is held.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:02:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2012/01/12/news-times/news/doc4f0f50f6798e2177686355.txt</link>
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     <title>Beaufort County told to enforce tree ordinance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the past few years, Beaufort County delegated tree ordinance authority to homeowners associations. As the individual who pursued the state attorney general's opinion on the recommendation of the S.C. Environmental Law Project and with support of state Rep. Shannon Erickson, permit me to clarify that the opinion was sought when experiences demonstrated that a homeowners association did not enforce its tree-protection covenants nor adhere to county ordinances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2012/01/12/1924432/beaufort-county-told-to-enforce.html</link>
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     <title>Owners seek cash in Waterway Drive suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When the case to decide whether Waterway Drive in Cedar Point is a public or private street goes to civil superior court in Carteret County the week of Jan. 23, the judge will hear two motions in addition to both sides’ motions for summary judgment.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/w5FkSz</link>
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     <title>Keeping the Reins: Beware of Underhanded Boards and Their Tactics to Remain in P</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the SC Nonprofit Code and the governing documents of an association maintain safeguards for fair elections, many boards are coming up with crafty ways to ensure re-election. An article in the Orlando Sentinel lists these as the most popular methods for power-corrupt boards to hold on to their seats:]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:09:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://sccommunityassociationlaw.com/2012/01/09/keeping-the-reins-beware-of-underhanded-boards-and-their-tactics-to-remain-in-power.aspx?ref=rss</link>
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     <title>Wife's death fuels man's push for dog control</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Chinnis sued the neighbors and homeowners association for wrongful death, lawsuits that were settled without admissions of culpability but with payments to her estate.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:54:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/jan/07/i-got-no-help-at-all/</link>
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     <title>Little River community taking action after home break-ins</title>
     <description><![CDATA[WMBF News spoke with Waterfall POA President Sherie Trout who said the gates to the community are closed in the evenings, but it is not the POA's decision to close the gates all the time. It would be the builder's decision if they chose that the gates should remain closed at all times.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:17:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/16438459/little-river-community-taking-action-after-home-break-ins</link>
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     <title>Condo owners upset over rumored solution to development's hard times</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concerned residents of the North Beach Plantation community tell WMBF News they're hearing there's a plan in the works for the new owner, Starwood Capital Group, to turn vacant units into timeshares.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:04:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://t.co/fXnrd8ry</link>
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     <title>Three families homeless after North Charleston condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At least three families were displaced by a fire late Tuesday afternoon at Woodhill Place apartments but no injuries were reported.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2012/jan/03/three-families-homeless-after-north-charleston-con/</link>
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     <title>Old Dunes financial dispute takes new twist with RICO allegations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A long-running financial dispute between the Baiden & Associates Inc. construction company and Dunes Village Properties LLC - developer of the Dunes Village Resort - took a new turn last week when the oceanfront condominium developer filed a federal lawsuit accusing the construction firm’s owners of fraud and racketeering.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:17:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/12/31/2575689/old-dunes-financial-dispute-takes.html</link>
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     <title>Townhome owners upset about Christmas decoration rules</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of an Horry County townhome community are wondering what their homeowners association has against Christmas decorations.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:54:08 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=697431#.TulDvWMr2nA</link>
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     <title>Carolina Forest HOA says no Christmas decorations in yards</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many homeowners have to deal with homeowners’ associations, but one Carolina Forest subdivision’s HOA receives more complaints than the usual.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:57:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/uo3S3L</link>
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     <title>Residents sue over reborn downtown church</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ten years after prospective owners clamored to buy the new condos at an evening auction, the development’s homeowners’ association - 100 Court Street Property Owners Association, Inc. - is suing the Eastside-based megachurch and the developer of the condominiums, alleging that the newcomers aren’t being good neighbors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20111129/NEWS/311290034/Residents-sue-over-reborn-downtown-church?odyssey=nav%7Chead</link>
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     <title>Barefoot Resort residents deal with bridge closing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of one North Myrtle Beach community are feeling a little landlocked these days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:21:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=691469#.TtQjjWMr2nA</link>
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     <title>Oates speaks of shooting man in self-defense in 911 tapes played today in court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carlos Olivera and his family were at his brother’s home in the Edgefield neighborhood and his van was parked on the street, which was not allowed. Oates had been called by the homeowners association to tow the vehicle, Viens testified.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:38:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2011/11/17/1866563/oates-speaks-of-shooting-man-in.html</link>
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     <title>Fed-up Estates at Westbury residents organize watch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A month after two people were robbed at gunpoint at a Bluffton condominium complex, some residents say they're still afraid and may band together to make their community safer.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:46:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tcTSzb</link>
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     <title><![CDATA[Spooked by robbers, Bluffton homeowners tell neighboring condos: No trick & no t]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[he Westbury Park Residential Association sent a letter Oct. 19 to neighbors at The Estate at Westbury -- a condominium complex with a separate residential association whose residents use the same gated entrances as the homeowners -- saying their children will not be allowed to trick-or-treat in the subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:16:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tBsrfS</link>
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     <title>Clemson launches stormwater pond-management website</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In response to an increasing number of requests from citizens looking for solutions, Clemson University Extension has launched a stormwater pond-management website to help communities manage their stormwater ponds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:09:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/tBggBq</link>
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     <title>Facebook page comment could lead to defamation trial</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A circuit court judge is expected to rule soon on whether an Horry County woman should stand trial because of a Facebook comment she made about the president of her homeowners association.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:18:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/o9jjUV</link>
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     <title>Dispute Over Wedgefield Plantation Canals Continues</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The two sides in a lawsuit over dredging the canals in Wedgefield Plantation in Georgetown County have agreed the canals belong to the state.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:20:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.dredgingtoday.com/2011/10/05/usa-dispute-over-wedgefield-plantation-canals-continues/</link>
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     <title>Question of who should pay for Wedgefield canal dredging lingers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The canals in Wedgefield Plantation not only separate parts of the community literally, but they also have been the source of a rancorous division over who should be responsible for paying to dredge them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:52:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oUqSn2</link>
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     <title>Arrest warrant issued for would-be Bahama Island condo financier Woods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[federal judge has issued an arrest warrant for the elusive would-be financier who allegedly promised to fund construction of the Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium projects in North Myrtle Beach before disappearing with about $3 million in deposits in one of the Grand Strand’s highest-profile real estate fraud cases.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:44:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/10/03/2424170/arrest-warrant-issued-for-would.html</link>
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     <title>RAWLINSON ROAD HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. v. JACKSON</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Rawlinson Road Homeowners Association (Association) appeals from the master-in-equity's order granting Ronald D. Jackson's motion for summary judgment and denying the Association's request for injunctive relief. We affirm.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:30:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=In%20SCCO%2020110928499.xml&docbase=CSLWAR3-2007-CURR]]></link>
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     <title>Neighbors compel man to raze garage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The settlement, reached last week in the middle of a trial in front of Judge Joseph Strickland, brings to a close a year of tense litigation that turned neighbors into spies and increased homeowners’ association dues so much that it threatened the sale of one home. And it will cost homeowners thousands of dollars in attorneys fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:33:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oWNXGH</link>
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     <title>Litchfield Plantation has new owner, tangle of lawsuits</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The idyllic oak-tree lined entrance to Litchfield Plantation leads to a development that appears peaceful but is trapped in a tangle of lawsuits below the surface.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:16:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/pwlwFk</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill residents tire of floods</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When Brandon and Jennifer Morgan's family visited on a recent weekend, their plans didn't include the movies, dinner or a night in Charlotte.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:02:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/09/02/3336945/rock-hill-residents-tire-of-floods.html</link>
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     <title>Edenmoor residents cautiously optimistic</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lancaster County Forfeited Land Commission approved and signed a contract last Friday with Saybrook Capital, a California-based company that buys distressed and defaulted municipal bonds. The contract allows the company to purchase the property and complete development at Edenmoor, an Indian Land community that went into foreclosure after the developers abandoned the property.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:22:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2011/08/31/1688509/edenmoor-residents-cautiously.html</link>
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     <title>Bill keeps spirits flowing in Sun City</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On June 17, 2011, Gov. Haley signed H. 3295 into law to authorize a homeowners association to hold a state license to sell alcoholic liquors. The Department of Revenue had ruled last year that a homeowners association was not qualified to hold a license, and so H. 3295 was necessary to make clear that it was.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:06:49 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mUHEOc</link>
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     <title>Court will settle Cedar Point road dispute</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It will be up to a jury to determine whether Cedar Point’s Waterway Drive is a public or private street.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:08:28 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2011/07/31/tideland_news/news/doc4e302360679d2505309978.txt</link>
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     <title>North Myrtle Beach tables new towing ordinance</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Council discussed Monday whether they wanted to turn that rotation list policy into an ordinance. They also are looking at capping towing rates from private property and setting fines and jail time for companies in violation of a towing ordinance]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:12:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=641895</link>
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     <title>Gov. Nikki Haley in Conway for bill signing</title>
     <description><![CDATA[clearly defines an occurrence and will require insurance companies to cover damage that results from problems in construction.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:50:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/oARUMc</link>
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     <title>Condo fire in Myrtle Beach leaves one hurt</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One person was injured in a fire that broke out Friday evening on the eighth floor of a condo building on 20th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:54:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/07/16/2281299/condo-fire-leaves-one-hurt.html</link>
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     <title>Fort Mill community waylaid by economy on the rebound</title>
     <description><![CDATA[By all accounts, the development cycle of the Doby’s Bridge Road subdivision Massey mirrored the nationwide housing crisis that helped ignite the Great Recession.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:46:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2011/07/05/1619654/community-waylaid-by-economy-on.html</link>
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     <title>Horry County officials close beach resort after finding fire code violations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jennifer Harmon, who is the property manager hired by the homeowners association, said work continued Friday on building a temporary stairwell so people could return to their units.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:53:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/06/24/2239789/horry-county-officials-close-beach.html</link>
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     <title>Shooting Guns In Subdivisions</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As annoying as neighbors may find it, shooting a gun on your property in the county is perfectly legal - but not necessarily unrestricted]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:59:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/mMaWgS</link>
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     <title>Knob Hill Reverses Decision to Allow Adaptive Home for Veteran</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homes for Our Troops, the national organization which has helped rebuild the lives of over 100 of our most severely injured veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan through the gift of a specially adapted home, has announced that the Board of Directors of the Knob Hill Property Owners Association in Evans, Georgia has reversed the prior approval by the Association’s President of the size and design of a specially adapted home for Army Sergeant First Class Sean Gittens and his family.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:48:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/m0HWu2</link>
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     <title>Upstate South Carolina Community is Safeguarded from Flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents who live in the Whitewater Lake Watershed in upstate South Carolina are now protected from dangerous flood waters after heavy rain events, thanks to the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:01:59 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://1.usa.gov/l2qFCj</link>
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     <title>Residents divided over plans to purchase Surfside golf course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Plans to purchase a vacant golf course leaves one community divided. The Deerfield Plantation Phase One property owners association is in talks with developers to reopen the old course. The property closed several years ago and now some people want it brought back to life.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:47:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/news/grand-strand/2011/jun/17/area-residents-divided-over-plans-purchase-deerfie-ar-1991614/</link>
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     <title>Authorities: No working smoke detector in deadly condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators said Friday there was no working smoke detector in a North Charleston condo where fire broke out Thursday, killing the owner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:12:07 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.live5news.com/story/14879150/woman-found-dead-after-fire</link>
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     <title>Neighbors at war over a garage</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Less than two years later, Matthews was off the board, at least one neighbor had reported him to the police and homeowners had increased their dues by nearly $7,000 to hire an attorney to sue him.
All over a 20- by 12.5-foot brick garage Matthews built at the end of his driveway - without its permission, the homeowners association says.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 20:17:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/iX2Vwz</link>
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     <title>Feds hunting Myrtle Beach con man in real estate fraud cases</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Federal officials are close to charging more Myrtle Beach area residents with real estate-related fraud and are closing in on Duwayne Woods, who is labeled an elusive con man and the mastermind behind the Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium scams in court documents.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 20:23:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/jA6v9x</link>
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     <title>North Myrtle Beach condo developer sentenced to federal prison for wire fraud ch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tommy Hix of North Myrtle Beach, one of the developers of the failed Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium projects, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to one felony charge to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to the real estate deal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:11:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/05/24/2178651/north-myrtle-beach-condo-developer.html</link>
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     <title>Condo owners awarded $7.7 million</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Those construction flaws mushroomed into a lawsuit that yielded a $7.7 million verdict last week against the company that installed the exterior stucco at Twelve Oaks at Fenwick.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 22:55:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/lsOBlC</link>
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     <title>Firefighters rescue woman in Little River condo fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Horry County Fire Rescue workers rescued a woman from a second floor condominium Thursday evening after the condo caught on fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 22:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/news/grand-strand/2011/may/19/firefighters-rescue-woman-little-river-condo-fire-ar-1865597/</link>
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     <title>Golf could return to Deerfield Plantation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The convoluted saga of the former Deer Track Golf Resort Toski Links North Course at Deerfield Plantation could take another turn later this month.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 10:43:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/05/03/2136328/golf-could-return-to-deerfield.html</link>
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     <title>Sun City prepares for earthquakes with drill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[To raise awareness about earthquake preparedness, Sun City residents and staff will participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, a multi-state earthquake drill, at 10:15 a.m. Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:16:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.blufftontoday.com/bluffton-news/2011-04-26/sun-city-prepares-earthquakes-drill</link>
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     <title>Chestnut Hill residents want storm-water fix</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The sediment trap is one of two that developers left unfinished when the subdivision off Ansel School Road in Greer was completed about 10 years ago, according to Mike Kronn, another Chestnut Hill resident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:37:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20110407/GGN/304070024/1004/NEWS01/Chestnut-Hill-residents-want-storm-water-fix</link>
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     <title>Foreclosured homes cause hike in HOA fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ South Carolina ranks 21st in the nation when it comes to foreclosure activity. One in every 717 homes in the state is in some stage of the foreclosure process. Real estate agents said people may want to take a close look at their monthly bills because some residents are being charged higher HOA fees because of foreclosed homes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:10:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gCwFOI</link>
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     <title>Do homeowners have options when the HOA fails to help?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[When you have a problem in your subdivision, or yard, you may reach out to the city, county or your Homeowner's or Property Owner's Association, but what if you don't feel you're getting any help?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:06:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/14358339/do-homeowners-have-options-when-the-hoa-fails-to-help</link>
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     <title>Builders Expect to Build Shoddy Condo Buildings</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The South Carolina Supreme Court, in Crossman v. Harleysville Ins., recently determined that faulty workmanship which results in property damage is no accident.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:47:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/hsTMvL</link>
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     <title>Woman charged with embezzling $14K in HOA funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Rock Hill woman accused of using more than $14,000 in homeowners' association fees for personal use has been arrested.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:41:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/frgZth</link>
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     <title>Edgefield homeowners oust association board president, safety director</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The president and security director of a Bluffton homeowners association have been replaced after a shooting in the neighborhood last Christmas Eve that left one man dead and one in jail.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:23:30 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gPmYTi</link>
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     <title>Fire Destroys Two Patio Homes in Greer</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters returned to the scene of a fire Tuesday that destroyed two condos.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wspa.com/news/2011/feb/16/13/greer-fire-damages-two-homes-ar-1463046/</link>
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     <title>Fire Rips Through Townhome/Condo Complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Three fire departments are battling fires on Tanager Circle off Enoree Road.  The fire is at Sugar Creek Villas. It is a townhome and condo complex.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:07:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f8xn1K</link>
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     <title>Pool accessibility rules make waves; HOAs,</title>
     <description><![CDATA[New American Disabilities Act pool regulations will mean more accessible public pools but could also mean thousands of dollars in additions for homeowners associations and hotels.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:40:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/dPbFKy</link>
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     <title>Barefoot community awarded grant money for preventing wildfires</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly two years after a wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in their neighborhood, the Barefoot Community is getting some recognition for taking steps to stop future wildfires from spreading.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:45:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fzx8FM</link>
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     <title>Police investigate $14K in misused HOA funds</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A board member of the Dilworth South HOA claimed someone improperly used more than $14,000 in dues from August 2009 to December 2010 and provided police with financial records,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:44:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gy5vTW</link>
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     <title>Residents feel stonewalled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of Shorehaven II in North Myrtle Beach say that they are at odds with their neighbors, the Tilghman Beach and Golf Resort. The Homeowners Association of Shorehaven II has complained that a retaining wall built by the company that owns Tilghman Beach and Golf Resort infringes on the property by 256 square feet]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:33:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gLGrue</link>
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     <title>Firefighters probe Hammett Bridge Road fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Greer firefighters are trying to determine what caused a fire inside a Hammett Bridge Road condominium Monday afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:42:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20110131/NEWS/301310016</link>
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     <title>Let builders, insurers work out coverage issue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Builders say they were dealt a serious blow by a recent state Supreme Court ruling over insurance coverage]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:16:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fr8iUj</link>
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     <title>Putting a hump in neighborhood speeding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Kyle Seconi, president of the South Meadows neighborhood homeowner's board, said the board is often split when talking about speed humps. While everyone is concerned about speeding and about motorists disregarding a stop sign, some are worried speed humps will damage a car's undercarriage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:52:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0121Humps</link>
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     <title>Ruling worries S.C. contractors: Responsibility for settlements shifts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Property owners who sue builders for faulty workmanship -- such as sloppily installed windows, an improperly poured concrete foundation or a poorly sealed building exterior -- can be awarded generous settlements from the court system.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:57:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/f08lwG</link>
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     <title>Homeowners see values drop, dues rise as owner of remaining units faces foreclos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, remaining homeowners who already have seen their own property values drop have had to pay twice as much in monthly dues to keep simple property tasks in line.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:21:10 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/jan/17/condo-crisis-reflects-times/</link>
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     <title>Charleston condominium complex ends up in foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly half of the homes at Regency Square Condominiums in North Charleston, a 110-unit complex near Charleston Air Force Base, are winding through the lengthy legal foreclosure process after the owner who converted them from apartments couldn't find buyers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:15:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/gPkXOh</link>
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     <title>Southside Firefighters On The Scene Of A Condo Complex Fire On Wilmington Island</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Southside Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire at a condo complex on Wilmington Island.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:21:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wsav.com/news/2011/jan/14/9/southside-firefighters-scene-apartment-fire-wilmin-ar-1342373/</link>
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     <title>Age restrictions force couple from community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ed and Barbara Bohannon packed the rest of their belongings at their Haven at New Riverside home Friday, ending an 18-month struggle to stay in the greater Bluffton age-restricted community that began when their two grandchildren came to live with them after their widowed and abusive father lost custody]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:23:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/fEuYON</link>
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     <title>City, Miller Pond reach accord</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Miller Pond homeowners have agreed to sign Rock Hill's annexation petitions in exchange for the city's promise to not seek reimbursement for its legal costs arising from the dispute.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:11:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/i5fSRK</link>
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     <title>Miller Pond Residents Face Possible Land Seizure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[First the city threatened to cut off their water.  Now neighbors in the Miller Pond community risk having their land seized, if they don’t agree to annexation within ten days.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/eH9ra3</link>
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     <title>Miller Pond faces deadline for Rock Hill annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Miller Pond residents have 10 days to sign and return Rock Hill's annexation petitions or their property could be seized as collateral until they do.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:06:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/12/18/2700033/miller-pond-faces-deadline.html</link>
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     <title>Tall Charleston apartment houses lack sprinklers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[He said Parkside Place does have an alarm system and a fire safety plan in place, but said the building is still required to have a sprinkler system under state law.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:42:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201012141132?page=2&build=cache]]></link>
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     <title>While Miller Pond awaits ruling, some start drilling wells</title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Monday morning drilling trucks punched wells at two residences in Miller Pond, a York County neighborhood off S.C. 161 fighting an annexation attempt by the city of Rock Hill.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:10:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://bit.ly/g8fkBu</link>
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     <title>Arson suspected at Hilton Head condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An unoccupied condominium was set on fire Saturday on Hilton Head Island, according to a news release Monday]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:05:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/11/29/1461352/arson-suspected-at-hilton-head.html</link>
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     <title>Windmill Harbor traffic compromise takes form of warning beacon</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A compromise between the DOT, the Town of Hilton Head Island and residents of Windmill Harbour instead will lead to warning signs with flashing beacons on the parkway on both approaches to the gated community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:49:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/11/29/1461250/windmill-harbour-traffic-compromise.html</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill Annexation Dispute Heads To Court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Some residents of Miller Pond, a neighborhood located about seven miles northwest of downtown Rock Hill, have been fighting the city’s efforts to make the subdivision a part of Rock Hill since July.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:19:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/25946989/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Miller Pond water dispute heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A dispute between Rock Hill and a group of county residents fighting annexation might come down to whether a judge upholds a decades-old city policy requiring annexation in exchange for water and sewer services.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:21:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/11/27/2644315/miller-pond-heads-to-court.html</link>
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     <title>Man stabbed after confronting potential arsonists</title>
     <description><![CDATA[According to police the 58-year-old man was walking home from the Crowfield Homeowners Association meeting when he spotted a brush fire next to the community pool house]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:15:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.counton2.com/news/2010/nov/16/man-stabbed-after-confronting-potential-arsonists-ar-1096546/</link>
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     <title>Dog saves people from a burning Garden City condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An early morning fire destroys a condominium in Garden City on Sunday and leaves resident unharmed.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.counton2.com/news/2010/nov/15/dog-saves-people-burning-garden-city-condo-ar-1091288/</link>
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     <title>Receiver named to watch over Tides condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[While foreclosure proceedings advance with the high-end, high-profile Tides condominium development, a Florida property management company has been appointed by court officials to look over the 120-unit building in Mount Pleasant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:31:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/nov/08/grapevinereceiver-named-to-watch-over-tides-condos/</link>
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     <title>Fire destroys River Hills condo, damages 3 others</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An overnight destroyed at least one condominium and damaged three others in the gated River Hills community of Lake Wylie]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:29:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/11/08/2595494/fire-destroys-river-hills-condo.html</link>
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     <title>Doctors' plan to build own pool, courts in subdivision</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A plan by a close-knit group of doctors to build a shared pool and tennis court for themselves in a West Ashley subdivision has caused some ill will with their soon-to-be neighbors and raised interesting questions about property rights and zoning rules.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:45:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/nov/02/doctors-plan-riles-neighbors/</link>
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     <title>Westbury Park homeowners favor separate entrance for condo dwellers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[But they don't want the separate entrance for themselves. They want it for their neighbors at the Estate at Westbury -- a condominium complex with a separate residential association whose residents use the same gated entrances as the homeowners]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:17:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/10/27/1422346/westbury-park-homeowners-favor.html</link>
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     <title>When a home is not a house - pros and cons of condos</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Many real estate watchers can remember when buying a condominium was most would-be homeowners' second choice.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:08:51 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/10/21/2546253/when-a-home-is-not-a-house-pros.html</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill countersues Miller Pond</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The city responded by threatening to cut off their water, an approach that county leaders and residents criticized for being "heavy-handed."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:48:40 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/10/16/2534891/rock-hill-counters-miller-pond.html</link>
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     <title>Over $41.5 million still owed on luxury Mount Pleasant units</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Lenders are foreclosing on a high-profile cluster of condominiums that anchor the Ravenel Bridge on the Mount Pleasant side, marking the largest Charleston-area luxury project to fall behind on its loan payments.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:38:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/13/condos-in-foreclosure/</link>
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     <title>Educational event for HOAs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Stop complaining about the incompetency of your homeowners' association leaders, and send them for training]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:46:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/11/educational-event-for-hoas/</link>
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     <title>Is it too easy for home builders to hide?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[So when a general contractor quits building under its name, it cannot be pursued even if the home builder continues operating under another name.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:36:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/2010/10/10/1505559/is-it-too-easy-for-home-builders.html</link>
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     <title>Richland County neighborhood wins war against crime</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ever since Woodfield formed an Active Neighborhood crime watch, crime has decreased.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:19:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13276261</link>
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     <title>Confederate mementos irk neighbors</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Confederate battle flag flaps from the porch alongside an American flag. A sign on the metal fence reads "Confederate Boulevard." The small coupe in the driveway is emblazoned with Confederate symbols.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:35:27 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/09/29/1722278/confederate-mementos-irk-neighbors.html</link>
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     <title>Editorial - We should find a way to keep most HOA disputes out of court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[You’ve just been fined by your homeowners association - unfairly, you believe. The board’s word reigns; if you want to challenge it, you’ll have to take it to court. There has to be a better way]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:06:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20100921/ARTICLES/100929960/1108/opinion?Title=Editorial-We-should-find-a-way-to-keep-most-HOA-disputes-out-of-court</link>
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     <title>Cost to condos holding up Hilton Head recycling</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Concerns about price increases and harm to local hauling businesses are delaying approval of an islandwide recycling program.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:14:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/09/20/1378226/cost-to-condos-holding-up-hilton.html</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill backs off terminating water to residents</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rock Hill officials have postponed terminating water services for residents refusing to be annexed into the city, Rock Hill spokeswoman Lyn Garris said this afternoon.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:13:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/09/17/2460818/residents-losing-water-aim-to.html</link>
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     <title>Residents losing water aim to hold city responsible for damages</title>
     <description><![CDATA[If Rock Hill shuts off water to Miller Pond, residents will hold the city responsible for “any and all damages that result,” according to a letter that the neighborhood association is sending to the city today.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:13:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/09/17/2460818/residents-losing-water-aim-to.html</link>
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     <title>Leaders weigh in on Rock Hill's threat to turn off Miller Pond water</title>
     <description><![CDATA["A public health crisis" could result if Rock Hill turns off water at homes of county residents who are fighting the city's annexation efforts, York County Manager Jim Baker said Thursday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:54:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/09/17/2460027/county-public-health-crisis.html</link>
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     <title>Rock Hill to cut off water despite residents' pleas</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Rock Hill officials plan to turn off utility taps of county residents who refuse annexation by today's noon deadline despite being asked for an extension, city officials confirmed Tuesday.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:12:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/09/15/2453400/rock-hill-to-cut-off-water-despite.html?storylink=addthis</link>
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     <title>City Threatens To Cut Water Service In Annexation Battle</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In less than three weeks, dozens of people living just outside of Rock Hill may see their faucets, dishwashers and showers run dry.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:36:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24875717/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Are Lake Wylie fish safe to eat?</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Gary Faulkenberry, who represents the Wateree Homeowners Association on the bi-state commission, said the finding of unsafe levels of PCBs in Wateree are curious since there aren’t large manufacturers there]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.lakewyliepilot.com/2010/08/31/836225/are-lake-wylie-fish-safe-to-eat.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowner's association president accuses man of threatening her</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A woman,54, who is Homeowner’s Association president in a Myrtle Beach development, called Horry County police about a male homeowner, 35, threatening her.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:35:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/08/26/1657570/police-homeowners-association.html</link>
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     <title>Goose Creek Reservoir off limits for gator hunts</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Sandy Hightower, an Eagle Landing resident who used to be a homeowner's association board member, doesn't mince words. She talks about an elderly neighbor whose cat was eaten by an alligator.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:33:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/22/goose-creek-reservoir-off-limits-for-gator-hunts/</link>
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     <title>Annexation Battle Brewing Between Rock Hill, Homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[City leaders plan to annex more than 300 acres of land off of Highway 161 and Miller Pond Road. That land includes three neighborhoods with more than 70 homeowners: Miller Pond, Miller Pond II and Summerwood.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:27:32 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24516176/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Lake Wateree residents worry broken dam could cause more flooding</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jerry Nealy is the Wateree Homeowner Association's chairman. He's worried there could be a repeat of the winter flooding because of a problem at the dam.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:35:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=12861794</link>
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     <title>Hilton Head condo damaged in fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Crews arrived to find thick, black smoke coming from the two-story, multi-family condo. The fire was under control within about 10 minutes, Fister said. The house was unoccupied, and no injuries were reported, she said]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:50:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/07/20/1312755/hilton-head-island-condo-damaged.html</link>
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     <title>Myrtle Beach lenders admit fraud</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Two former Myrtle Beach area bank officials pleaded guilty in federal court here Monday to bank fraud charges as part of an ongoing federal investigation into fraudulent mortgage transactions]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:27:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/20/1594081/mb-lenders-admit-fraud.html</link>
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     <title>What's good for the goose ...</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The recent removal of Canada geese from Coosaw Creek's golf course infuriated some residents there, but homeowners in a Mount Pleasant subdivision think they've come up with a more humane way of controlling the birds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:45:57 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/05/whats-good-for-the-goose/</link>
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     <title>West Ashley alligator attack spikes safety concerns</title>
     <description><![CDATA[What started out as an early morning dog walk turned in to a battle of life or death for William Belch of West Ashley.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:46:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12717930</link>
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     <title>Easley to fix cul-de-sac road after residents' pleas to developer reach dead end</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Linda Madison is tired of the view from her Easley home - crumbling asphalt, potholes and standing water in a cul-de-sac she says has been that way since she moved in almost four years ago]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:27:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20100619/NEWS/306190005/1001/NEWS/Easley-to-fix-cul-de-sac-road-after-residents--pleas-to-developer-reach-dead-end</link>
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     <title>2 top Wedgefield HOA members ousted</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents and property owners of Georgetown County's Wedgefield Plantation voted Wednesday to oust the property owner's association president and vice president because of the board's handling of the association's finances.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:20:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/17/1537234/2-top-wedgefield-hoa-members-ousted.html</link>
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     <title>Fire destroys condo in Surfside Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters were called to a condo fire in Surfside Beach Tuesday morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:59:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/firefighters_battle_surfside_structure_fire/190355/</link>
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     <title>Wedgefield residents want new POA leadership</title>
     <description><![CDATA[For the second time this year, residents of Wedgefield Plantation will gather in an effort to try to have the president and vice president of the Wedgefield Property Owners Association board of directors removed from their positions.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:12:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/150-plus-Wedgefield-residents-want-POA-heads-out</link>
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     <title>Lawsuit sticks residents at The Farm at Carolina Forest with worries</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As home builder D.R. Horton Inc. and a group of local land owners continue their bitter, two-year-old legal fight over property at The Farm at Carolina Forest, residents still have no access to a promised beach club]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:01:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/06/13/1529375/lawsuit-sticks-farm-residents.html</link>
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     <title>HOA lines neighborhood with flags</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Heather Lakes in Little River has turned its main street into an "Avenue of Celebration and Remembrance" in honor of Memorial Day Weekend.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 14:48:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinalive.com/neighborhood/story.aspx?id=463844</link>
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     <title>Residents Of The Kingston Ridge Community Demand Answers</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The subdivision was built in 2007, but residents of Kingston Ridge say they do not know where the money from their homeowner dues has gone.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:13:02 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=87745&catid=2]]></link>
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     <title>Bradford North HOA named Outstanding 2009 Adopt-A-Highway Group</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The S. C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) named Bradford North HOA the 2009 Adopt-A-Highway Group of the Year for Greenville County.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 12:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20100511/YOURUPSTATE/5110325/1401/CITYPEOPLE</link>
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     <title>Grand Strand condo peddlers indicted on fraud charges</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Jeff Shoup and Tommy Hix, the would-be developers of the failed Bahama Island and Crystal Palace condominium resorts here, were indicted this week on fraud and conspiracy charges as part of a federal crackdown on mortgage fraud along the Grand Strand.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:06:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/29/1447308/condo-peddlers-indicted.html</link>
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     <title>Alligator's fate in hands of homeowners</title>
     <description><![CDATA[How long Tori lasts now is entirely up to the homeowners association, said Sam Chappelear, regional wildlife coordinator with the S.C. Natural Resources Department.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:47:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/24/growing-problem/</link>
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     <title>Some subdivisions ban political signs</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's election season, when political signs spring up like weeds. But some local homeowners associations have strict legal documents that act as a repellent.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:03:35 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/17/some-subdivisions-ban-political-signs/</link>
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     <title>Bill that would raise homeowner association costs is virtually dead</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The S.C. Homeowners’ Association Act that threatened to raise the cost of association management and increase government oversight is all but dead — at least for now]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.gtowntimes.com/local/Bill-that-would-raise-homeowner-association-costs-is-virtually-dead</link>
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     <title>Cat fight plagues Grand Strand neighborhood</title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's a bit of a four-legged problem in one Grand Strand community.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=441435</link>
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     <title>Golf courses caught in crossfire after real estate goes bust</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The mid-2000 real estate market crash caught homeowners and businesses in the crossfire. Golf courses were no exception.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:22:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/04/04/1405472/golf-gone-wild.html</link>
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     <title>Golf carts are being stolen from HOA's in Myrtle Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Homeowners Association in the Arcadian Lakes neighborhood of Myrtle Beach is working to try and stop golf cart thieves.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:36:24 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=12229861</link>
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     <title>Three Summerville homes destroyed in early morning fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[witnesses say it spread very fast between two connected condominiums. Both condos were completely gutted by the blaze. A third condo unit was also destroyed by smoke and water damage associated with the fire-fighting efforts.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:12:41 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12210076</link>
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     <title>Fed-up condo dwellers want noise to cease</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The National Bank of South Carolina's chiller at Meeting and Cumberland streets emits an "unrelenting" wail that keeps residents up at night, leaves tourists with a bad impression and violates the Charleston's noise ordinance]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:16:03 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/mar/23/fed-up-condo-dwellers-want-noise-to-cease/</link>
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     <title>Rosemont Homeowners Association holds air quality meeting</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners, like Nancy Button of the Rosemont Homeowners Association, are worried about the potential health problems posed by the close proximity to the ports, highways, railroads and factories.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:27:29 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=12171933</link>
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     <title>Douglass Zellner Charged with Setting Condo on Fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A suspect has been arrested in a condo fire in Irmo.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:06:38 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=85012&catid=28]]></link>
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     <title>Mold for another Marina Inn condo owner</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Ferro said he’s now in foreclosure with the bank. He cannot sue due to a clause in his contract. He must instead handle any disputes through mediation and arbitration. He said his arbitration date is a year away. He said he just wants his money back.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:14:14 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/on_your_side/article/mold_for_another_marina_inn_condo_owner/109069/</link>
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     <title>Report looks at Grand Strand condo market</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It's no surprise that the condominium market, especially along the oceanfront, took a big hit in the real estate downturn, but data released this week shows the extent of the damage.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:13:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/03/05/1352087/report-looks-at-grand-strand-condo.html</link>
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     <title>Seminar offered in Florence for condominium association leaders</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The half-day program, comprised of two session topics, will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 13 at the Realtors Association of Pee Dee]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:39:44 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/scp/business/local/pee_dee/article/seminar_offered_in_florence_for_condominium_association_leaders/107768/</link>
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     <title>150+ Wedgefield residents want POA leaders recalled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[ More than 150 concerned citizens from Wedgefield Plantation gathered Sunday afternoon to begin a fresh push to remove the president and vice president from the board that governs their community]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:45:26 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://topicInfoLink</link>
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     <title>Arson In Irmo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Investigators say an unrelated fire at a condo at Rutledge Place off Saint Andrews road was also set on purpose]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:05:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.wolo.com/article.php?id=2524&page=index]]></link>
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     <title>Old Dam In Danger Of Bursting - Dozens Of Homes At Risk</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Civil liability, should the dam break falls on the homeowners association as well.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:44:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.wspa.com/news/2010/feb/25/old-dam-danger-bursting-dozens-homes-risk-ar-45865/</link>
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     <title>Irmo condo catches fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[An Irmo condominium caught fire this morning, but firewalls prevented the blaze from spreading.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:20:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/2010/02/24/1172760/irmo-condo-catches-fire.html</link>
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     <title>Ruling drops Deerfield Plantation suit</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Nearly four years after McCray Smith and Jerry Pettus purchased the North Course at Deerfield Plantation with intentions of redeveloping the property, they may finally have that opportunity]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:02:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1324398.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Water - 'The smell is gone'</title>
     <description><![CDATA["The smell is gone. The taste is better. There have been no complaints that I'm aware of," said Janette Chipas of the homeowners association]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:31:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/feb/08/water-the-smell-is-gone/</link>
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     <title>Flooded residents still recovering</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Flooding at the Cascades townhomes has stopped, but the headaches caused by the flood continue.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:21:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.fortmilltimes.com/319/story/986637.html</link>
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     <title>Fire damages Surfside Beach condo</title>
     <description><![CDATA[No one was injured in the fire, and the two residents inside were moved to another unit.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:32:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11938750</link>
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     <title>Really steamed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Joel Goobich, acting president of the Rice Planters homeowners association, said the attitude should be more than residents being told they should absorb an inconvenience for the day.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:17:04 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/feb/03/really-steamed/</link>
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     <title>Fire destroys a condo building in Little River</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The fire that destroyed a building in a condominium complex in Little River late Sunday was caused by an unextinguished oil lamp, according to Horry County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Leslie Yancey.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:33:17 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/1254837.html</link>
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     <title>Firefighters battle flames at Lake Wylie condo building</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at a three story condo building on Lake Wylie shortly before 5 a.m. Friday,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:36:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/1852885.html</link>
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     <title>Pleasant Point residents buy golf course</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Residents of the Pleasant Point community on Lady's Island now have an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse and tennis courts to call their own]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:11:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/1088294.html</link>
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     <title>Eight families start new year displaced by fire</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The floors of Darnell Lewis's condo were also destroyed, but he was able to save most of his belongings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=11754191</link>
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     <title>Two Horry County police officers arrested after criminal probe</title>
     <description><![CDATA[the officers receiving funds for working special assignment in the Prestwick community (HOA) and not actually reporting to duty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:35:13 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1216747.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Look at HOAs that run well</title>
     <description><![CDATA[I have been collecting all of the past articles on homeowners associations and the proposed law covering HOAs in Columbia.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:14:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/1196068.html</link>
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     <title>HOA foreclosures high in Myrtle Beach area as dues fall behind</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The number of foreclosures by homeowners associations has jumped in the past few years - another byproduct of the recession. Some of those who have been foreclosed on say they had no idea an HOA had that kind of power,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1179265.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Shannon Forest Homeowners Association sues over annexation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Shannon Forest Homeowners Association has filed a lawsuit alleging the city can't annex some properties in that area based on several grounds.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.goupstate.com/article/20091119/ARTICLES/911191063/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Shannon-Forest-Homeowners-Association-sues-over-annexation&tc=autorefresh]]></link>
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     <title>HOAs Frustrate Members</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowner’s associations (HOA) and the ability of residents affected by them to get treated fairly has become an increasing matter of debate in both Horry County and around the state in recent years.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:26:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachalternatives.com/op-ed/hoas-frustrate-members</link>
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     <title>Homeowners want more HOA regulations</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners inside the Sugar Mill Plantation subdivision say their HOA is not keeping up its end of the bargain.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=11461118</link>
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     <title>Wedgefield Plantation dredging suit heads to court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The question of who owns the canals at Wedgefield Plantation and who is responsible for paying the $1 million to dredge them is headed to court for answers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:31:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1137647.html</link>
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     <title>Premier Resorts shutdown leaves S.C. owners in a lurch</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Owners of condo units scrambled in recent days to change locks and line up a new company to handle rentals.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:30:12 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/breakingbiz/story/992726.html</link>
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     <title>Gated communities given a year to install codeless entries for emergency crews</title>
     <description><![CDATA[It takes just a few hours to program and set up the codeless gate-entry systems that all gated communities in Beaufort County must have within a year, says the owner of a local company that already has installed 138 systems countywide in the past five years]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:47:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/1000761.html</link>
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     <title>That Pesky $10</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Not all the ire against the S.C. Homeowners' Association Act is warranted, but lawmakers who support it could do us all a favor by removing the component that seems to draw the most heat: a $10 fee added to every unit or lot across the state]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:22:37 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/1117069.html</link>
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     <title>HOA debate intensifies in Myrtle Beach area</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A forum on proposed changes to homeowners associations drew nearly 200 people Wednesday in a renewed debate over how these associations settle disputes with homeowners and what the state should do to regulate them.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1117222.html</link>
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     <title>Several hundred people attended forum on HOA bill</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Several hundred people attended a forum about the proposed homeowners association bill this morning.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:40:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1116173.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Myrtle Beach Chamber to host HOA Legislation forum</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce will host an HOA Proposed Legislation Forum 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conference Center near The Market Common.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:16:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/myrtle_beach_chamber_to_host_hoa_legislation_forum/78686/</link>
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     <title>Alleged Trace embezzler skips court</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A man accused of embezzling $220,000 from a property owner's association in the Carolina Trace community failed to make a court appearance this week, leading a judge to issue a new warrant for his arrest.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:42:09 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://sanfordherald.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Alleged+Trace+embezzler+skips+court%20&id=3688048-Alleged+Trace+embezzler+skips+court]]></link>
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     <title>Lawmakers in Little River say HOA bill to come back</title>
     <description><![CDATA[One issue on the top of several residents' lists was a proposed HOA bill that deals with how the associations are set up and governed]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:21:20 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1080870.html</link>
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     <title>Turning pain into gain</title>
     <description><![CDATA[As the real estate market shows signs of perking up and as builders run out of new homes to sell, investors with cash on hand are starting to eye the large swaths of developable land in the Charleston area.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:04:11 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/sep/21/21land/</link>
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     <title>After wildfire, residents are coming back stronger</title>
     <description><![CDATA[In the days before the wildfire that swept through Barefoot Resort, residents waved to each other from driveways or porches, often without knowing the name of the neighbor they were greeting.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:01:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1033762.html</link>
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     <title>Wedgefield board defends fee for dredging</title>
     <description><![CDATA[After a contentious meeting with residents over dredging canals at Wedgefield Plantation, the board of directors said it stands by the decision to increase fees.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:01:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/1029603.html</link>
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     <title>Wedgefield Plantation residents protest canal-dredging fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Angry over having their property owners fees increased for dredging that will only benefit a small number of people, about 100 residents of Wedgefield Plantation protested outside the Manor House Tuesday night]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:49:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1027784.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Unpaid homeowner fees catch up to Carolina Panthers linebacker; suit filed</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Carolina Panthers linebacker Na'il Diggs is being sued for unpaid assessments and late fees for property he owns in a gated community in greater Bluffton,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:13:33 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/1482/story/933968.html?FORM=ZZNR2</link>
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     <title>Court Shuts Down Wedding Venue</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Spiegel was sued by members of the Wendswept Plantation Homeowner's Association who said that Spiegel broke their rules and covenants by using the property for commercial purposes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:39:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wyff4.com/news/20216115/detail.html</link>
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     <title>Wedgefield Plantation owners split on canal upkeep</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The question over who should pay $1 million or more to dredge canals at Wedgefield Plantation in Georgetown County continues to divide the 577-lot community, as residents who oppose paying for the project threaten to remove the association's board.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:37:46 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/local/story/996527.html?FORM=ZZNR5</link>
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     <title>Water - the fight for South Carolina's economic future</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Lake Wateree Homeowners Association and the state homebuilders and Realtors have provided funds. Our General Assembly has shown leadership and determination by fully funding the case.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/18/mcmaster89638/</link>
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     <title>Dredging plan splits community</title>
     <description><![CDATA[More than 90 thousand cubic yards of muck at the bottom of canals along the Black River have caused a rift between property owners in the Wedgefield residential community outside of Georgetown.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:59:48 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/974797.html?storylink=omni_popular</link>
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     <title>Debris still not removed from Barefoot</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The remains of at least one destroyed home still remain in the Barefoot Community, nearly one month after the Home Owners' Association required lots be cleared]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:58:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10615515</link>
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     <title>Homeowners upset about course management</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Although the Deer Track golf courses have been closed since 2006, they're drawing complaints from people who live in the adjacent communities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:59:43 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10603941</link>
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     <title>Injunction forbids weddings at Campobello farm</title>
     <description><![CDATA[since 2001, Spiegel has hosted weddings and other special events on her 62-acre farm in violation of the association's covenants that restrict the use of the property to residential or equestrian-related activities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:07:52 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090628/ARTICLES/906281047/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Injunction-forbids-weddings-at-farm</link>
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     <title>Conway homeowners fear foreclosure</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Midtown Village in Conway was in the middle of construction when its developer, Portrait Homes, defaulted on its loans, halted sales and additonal construction last fall. Mark and Karen Gause, who live in the Midtown Village community, are afraid they may lose their home.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:28:56 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/midtown_village_homeowners_who_escaped_hurricane_katrina_now_fear_foreclosu/59389/</link>
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     <title>Twenty people displaced after fire at Myrtle Beach apartment complex</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Twenty people were forced from their homes this morning after a fire broke out at Magnolia Pointe apartments in Myrtle Beach,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:50:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/news/breaking_news/story/940400.html</link>
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     <title>Some Homeowners Hit Hard by the Economy Skip on Association Fees</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Keeping current with your mortgage may not be enough to stay out of foreclosure. Some homeowners that have been hit hard by the economy are not paying their association fees and are finding themselves out in the cold.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:11:53 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wciv.com/news/stories/0609/631508.html</link>
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     <title>Island to increase fees to pay for drainage projects inside gated communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Hilton Head Island plans to increase fees to pay for drainage projects inside its gated communities, but officials still are trying to determine how much that increase should be]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:45:01 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/867905.html</link>
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     <title>Homeowners strive to become 'firewise'</title>
     <description><![CDATA["I was going to go back and talk to our HOA, cause I'm on our safety committee there, and I think this is tremendous," said Donna Morton, who lives in a condo in the Barefoot community. "I would like to see our community get involved."]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:33:34 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.wmbfnews.com/Global/story.asp?S=10460297</link>
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     <title>HOA bill gets more time in oven</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would have changed how homeowners associations in South Carolina are governed is one of many that's on hold now that the legislative session is over.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:45:15 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/business/story/919564.html</link>
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     <title>Owners fighting to save M Grand resort in Myrtle Beach</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A half-dead plant sits in the entranceway of the shuttered M Grand resort on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. On the door is a white and red notice from the city warning the building is unsafe.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 19:14:47 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/breakingbiz/story/805896.html</link>
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     <title>Bill to regulate HOAs gets new life in Senate</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill to regulate homeowners associations in South Carolina and charge a fee for each lot in communities governed by them has resurfaced in a state Senate subcommittee]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:51:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/834853.html</link>
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     <title>Myrtle Beach Area Fire Victims Wade into the Aftermath</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At a meeting held Wednesday by the Barefoot Resort Homeowners Association representatives from the city of North Myrtle Beach, Horry County, OMNI management and Centex homes answered questions from property owners.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:20:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3212780</link>
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     <title>POA bill needs work, including a reason for it</title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Senate Judiciary Committee's decision Wednesday to send a bill to regulate homeowner associations back to subcommittee was good news.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:11:50 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/opinion/story/822641.html</link>
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     <title>Disputed homeowner group regulations might be dead for now</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A controversial bill that would have regulated homeowner associations across the state was bounced from a Senate Committee Tuesday back to a lower subcommittee for additional study.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:10:58 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/758781.html</link>
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     <title>EMS officials push security-override systems at gated communities</title>
     <description><![CDATA[At about 9:23 p.m. April 7, emergency personnel were dispatched to Bluffton's Baynard Park to respond to a 62-year-old man suffering a massive heart attack.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:59:05 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/818516.html</link>
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     <title>Springtime is termite time</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A full-grown termite is smaller than one of the numbers on a wristwatch face, but enough of the insects in one place can destroy a happy home]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:54:39 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/apr/17/springtime-termite-time/</link>
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     <title>Regimes association welcomes changes to unwelcome legislation</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A bill that would have cost community associations $10 per lot and added other regulations is being rewritten with a much lower fee and less red tape, supporters of the new legislation say.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:26:22 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/810814.html</link>
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     <title>State HOA bill faces opposition</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State lawmakers held hearings last week for S. 30, the bill that would increase transparency among home- owner associations and make the state Department of Consumer Affairs the mediator between residents and their HOA boards.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:57:55 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/mar/30/state_hoa_bill_faces_opposition76844/</link>
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     <title>Proposals would change HOA rules along Grand Strand</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Homeowners associations on the Grand Strand could face more rules if any of five bills proposed to regulate the groups pass in the statehouse this year.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:47:25 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thesunnews.com/business/story/838242.html</link>
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     <title>Neighbors drown out man’s tree-cutting protest</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Unfortunately for Pierce, his Coneross Pointe neighbors also showed up at the meeting, led by their homeowners association president, Todd Fink, to ask the county to continue cutting trees in the subdivision.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:33:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.upstatetoday.com/news/2009/mar/23/neighbors-drown-out-mans-tree-cutting-protest/</link>
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     <title>Fire in Tryon leaves some Oak Hall condo residents homeless</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Mill Spring firefighter Phillip Ravan said he was just crossing the railroad tracks in Tryon when he heard the call come in for the fire at Oak Hall Condominiums last Thursday night. He arrived minutes after the fire started and evacuated the apartment before the residents even knew their apartment was on fire.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:46:42 -0500</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://tryondailybulletin.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2019&Itemid=192]]></link>
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     <title>HOA rules: Bill would give residents referee</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State legislators are considering a bill that would put the Department of Consumer Affairs in charge of moderating the sometimes fiery disputes that flare up between homeowners associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:28:19 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.thestate.com/business/story/694413.html</link>
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     <title>Wildfire seminar for Carolina Forest HOA boards scheduled</title>
     <description><![CDATA[A Fire Wise seminar is being offered to executives of the boards of directors in the Carolina Forest and Forestbrook communities Tuesday night]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:11:21 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/breaking_news/story/794837.html</link>
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     <title>Should neighborhood-management organizations be more tightly regulated</title>
     <description><![CDATA[State legislators are considering a bill that would put the Department of Consumer Affairs in charge of moderating the sometimes fiery disputes that flare up between homeowners associations and their members.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:34:45 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/feb/23/rules_house72616/</link>
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     <title>Condo repairs lag for months</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Fifteen months later, the condominiums still are uninhabitable. The outside landscaping still is torn up, leaving a blight on the 170-unit complex and keeping two families from returning to their homes.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:23:31 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2009/feb/20/condo_repairs_lag_months72382/</link>
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     <title>RV owners worry some aren't prepared if a hurricane rolls in</title>
     <description><![CDATA[Breinich believes the resort's homeowners association should adopt a six-month moving requirement in its covenants. He said forcing RV owners to at least take a drive every six months would ensure they could get out safely during a hurricane evacuation.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:02:36 -0500</pubDate>
     <link>http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/755450.html</link>
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