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TEXAS – Committee Finds Cinco Ranch HOA Board Violated State Law, Association Procedures
Katy – This is the second in a series of stories detailing allegations of misconduct on the part of some members of the Cinco Ranch Residential Property Association Board of Directors.
After Cinco Ranch Residential Property Association Board Member Morgan Stagg raised concerns over the board’s actions in implementing a new fee on residents who receive a third deed restriction notice, the ensuing fallout led to the creation of a special committee to review the board’s actions.
The Governance Issues Work Group was charged with looking into Stagg’s allegations the board acted in appropriately in implementing the fee without first having the fee reviewed by the board’s attorney. Read more:
CALIFORNIA – ‘Party Rock Anthem’ Halloween house shut down by HOA
TEXAS – Can DNA Testing Solve an Austin Neighborhood’s Problem?
kutnews.org: Can DNA Testing Solve an Austin Neighborhood’s Problem?
And along with the local acceptance of dogs has come tolerance of the occasional accident. We’ve all seen them – on our front yards, exercise trails and even along the bottoms of our shoes.
Dogs can’t help it – it’s instinctual for them. Their owners, however, can. It’s their responsibility to tend to their animal’s needs, little plastic bag in hand, so that when Fido finishes his business, no one else has to deal with the matter. Read more:
TEXAS – Court of Appeals, Fifth District of Texas at Dallas, reverses trial court’s judgment
TEXAS – Dozens of Magnolia residents threatened with foreclosure
Posted: Jul 23, 2012 9:10 PM CDT
HOUSTON (FOX 26) -The threat last summer was wildfires. They scorched a path of destruction turning homes into little more than soot and ash.
But this summer’s threat to take away homes in the Remington Forest subdivision has a face and a name: Michael Fitzmaurice, the subdivision’s developer and president of the Remington Forest Homeowners Association. Read more:
TEXAS – Briar Gate homeowners challenging Houston’s parking ordinance supported by HOA; where to park question unanswered
TEXAS – Racial taunts cost Spring Branch man; POA dropped as defendant after settlement reached
By John MacCormack
Updated 01:22 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2012
Dead raccoons dumped in the driveway, vulgar racist signs hung from trees, reckless shotgun blasts, a monkey doll hanging from a gate, and a tractor repeatedly blocking the passage of a special education school bus.
These were just some of the extreme measures Danny Eldridge used to try and drive his new neighbors out of the Flying R Ranch, a private development in Comal County, according to Michael and Leanna Risenmay.
NEVADA – Former HOA board member pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
Another defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the sweeping federal investigation into fraud and corruption at Las Vegas Valley homeowners associations.
Arnold Myers, a straw buyer and former homeowners association board member, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Read more:
TEXAS – Hidden Lakes residents question HOA’s leadership
Posted Monday, Jul. 09, 2012
By Susan McFarland
KELLER – Some residents in the Hidden Lakes subdivision in Keller say that the homeowners association board “fired” most of its volunteers without warning and is barring residents from board meetings.
Those residents also complain that the developer is using HOA money to pay for landscaping services from a developer-owned company instead of seeking bids and also using association money to make repairs that are the developer’s responsibility.
After numerous attempts to reach the two developer-appointed board members, Elby Beal and James Gresset, and the management company, Premier Communities, a response was sent via email calling all the allegations “completely false.” Read more:
TEXAS – New security changes planned for condo complex the county has labeled as ‘dangerous’; HOA agrees to take steps
KTRK-TV: New security changes planned for condo complex the county has labeled as ‘dangerous’; HOA agrees to take steps
HOUSTON (KTRK) — New security changes are planned for a condo complex the county has labeled as “dangerous.” Neighbors who live near Le Promenade condos on the 7400 block of Bissonnet say they are happy new security changes have been ordered for the troubled complex. During a hearing Monday morning, property owners and the complex’s homeowners association agreed to take numerous steps to address ongoing crime and gang issues. Read more:
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