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NORTH CAROLINA – Jervay Developer Promises Homeowner Involvement in HOA Meeting by Early Spring
North Carolina – Developer Charged Wilmington Residents Thousands for HOA That Doesn’t Really Exist. So Where’s the Money?
Port City Daily: Developer Charged Wilmington Residents Thousands for HOA That Doesn’t Really Exist. So Where’s the Money
FLORIDA – Resident Says HOA Restricted Family from Having FEMA Trailer
ALLANTON – Hurricane Michael damaged hundreds of homes in the Panhandle.
Now, some residents are receiving FEMA trailers while they repair their property.
“Well they could not produce a permit, later on we found out there was one,
so we have no problem with the trailer being placed in the lot once we found out
it was a FEMA trailer,” said Pot Ross, HOA president.
A developer who recently purchased several properties in the area contacted the HOA. “He was worried that a trailer in the neighborhood would devalue the property that he’s about to construct,” said Ross. Normally the HOA does not allow trailers. Read more:
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FLORIDA – With Underwater HOA, A Florida Village Faces Its Sinking Future
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Article Courtesy of Forbes Media
By Lena Katz
Published December 10, 2018
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While most Art Basel participants and artists enjoy the beautiful weather and sea views without a care, Miami residents can’t help but observe the sea with more trepidation every year. Last year, some were still recovering from the hurricane. Miami Beach is still dealing with a nasty proliferation of thick, smelly seaweed– brought in from the Bahamas by last year’s hurricane swells. Red Tide came dangerously close to Miami Beach, and only by the grace of a higher power did Hurricane Michael miss South Florida. So, as much as developers try to pretend that climate change is a non-issue, anyone who’s here for more than a party has spent some time worrying about Miami’s precarious position.
Obviously, the laws of physics and safety won’t allow for a town to submerge itself in actual liquid or even any type of colored smoke for an extended period of time. So visitors will not see a community that looks actually underwater. Instead, each resident was invited to come pick up a marker, numbering 0 through 17. This number indicates the home’s elevation above sea level (data can be found at eyesontherise.org/app – a partner in the project). Residents can also make their own markers. Then, residents place the marker on the front of their home to show exactly how many feet the sea would need to rise to submerge their house. Read more:
FLORIDA – D.R. Horton Left Defects, Cash-Strapped Miami-Dade Association Lawsuit Says.
Daily Business Review: D.R. Horton Left Defects, Cash-Strapped Miami-Dade Association Lawsuit Says.
NEVADA – Residents poke fun at Somersett Owners Association for demanding Christmas decor come down
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL: Residents poke fun at Somersett Owners Association for demanding Christmas decor come down
Dan Rowan’s suspects Elf on the Shelf may be to blame for the holiday decorations that violate his homeowner’s association.
Rowan, a local optometrist who lives on Deerbrook Court in Somersett, received a letter informing him that his holiday decorations had to come down. Rowan and neighbor Tierra Bonaldi, added the 6 foot by 10 foot inflated JOY sign near their homes and an inflatable Santa and mailbox, where kids can send letters to St. Nick, in the roundabout in front of their homes.
The HOA violation says people can’t landscape or add improvements (including Christmas decorations) to a common area in the upscale community in Northwest Reno unless they have written permission from the association.
“Please remove the decorations,” the note from the HOA said. Read more:
FLORIDA – Neighbors claim cars being towed from driveways in Greenacres
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Article Courtesy of WPTV Channel 5
By Alanna Quillen
Alanna QuillenPublished November 24, 2018
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They say the problem lies with HOA parking rules that they believe are just too strict. Now, those neighbors have had enough.
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FLORIDA – Disabled Veteran Wants A Porch
CCFJ.NET: Disabled Veteran Wants A Porch
| Article Courtesy of Channel 7 News — Miami
By Patrick Fraser Published November 10, 2018 |
He is a wheelchair-bound veteran, suffering from multiple sclerosis. One joy in his life would be to sit on a porch to watch the birds in a pond behind his house, but his association is blocking him from building the porch. That’s why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.
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FLORIDA – ‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says
CCFJ.NET: ‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says
| ‘Parkland Strong’ signs must come down, community association says Stoneman Douglas parent decries decision to remove them by November |
“It makes them feel positive. It makes them feel supported. Why should something like that be taken down?” said Donna Ali, whose daughter is a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. However, Ali said that is exactly what her homeowners’ association at Parkland Golf & Country Club wants her to do. Ali’s neighborhood has about a dozen Parkland Strong signs dotting the front lawns of houses. “In keeping with the memorial plans, the community relations committee is asking residents that have shown solidarity with the MSD family by placing memorials in their yard to take them down by Nov. 15,” board members wrote in an email. For Ali’s family — especially her daughter, Ariana — the signs stand for much more. “She did lose one of her friends, and a couple of other friends were injured,” Ali said. After Ariana took to Twitter with outrage for being told to take down the sign, her mother received another email, which referred her to someone else. “He said that is just one of the bylaws, that we need to take down lawn signs,” Ali said. Read more: |
KANSAS – Olathe HOA landscaping dispute heads to appeals court as legal costs near $1 million
Kansas City Star: Olathe HOA landscaping dispute heads to appeals court as legal costs near $1 million
BY JUDY L. THOMAS
October 26, 2018 12:23 PM
Updated October 26, 2018 04:45 PM
As legal costs soar toward $1 million, a years-long court battle over a landscaping project in an Olathe HOA is headed to the Kansas Court of Appeals.
The board of the Avignon Villa Homes Community Association has filed notice in Johnson County District Court that it is appealing a ruling issued in January by Johnson County District Judge Rhonda K. Mason.
Many assumed the ruling would settle once and for all the lawsuit that homeowner Jim Hildenbrand filed against the Avignon Villa Homes Community Association in 2013.
Mason found that the HOA treated Hildenbrand unfairly when it denied his application for the landscaping project. But she also found that Hildenbrand violated the HOA’s rules by failing to fill out the proper application before installing the project, which features a long, low accent wall running the length of his house. So the judge ordered Hildenbrand to pay $25,000 in damages to the HOA.
“The board believes it is important to maintain the viability of our governing documents and to protect our association from future unauthorized construction,” said HOA president Jesse Hernandez. “Therefore the board has decided that the association will appeal Judge Mason’s ruling.” Read more:
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