Sunday, December 10, 2006

MA: Is it the stolen tree? A Telegram & Gazette reader contacted the newspaper yesterday after a story had detailed the theft of the 40-foot blue spruce, and mentioned the new tree atop the balcony at the Phi Gamma Delta home, known as Fiji 2:47:31 PM

FL: Want out of condo deal? Not so fast The developer of two Boca Raton condos has a new tactic for dealing with skittish home buyers with balking on their mind: Sue them to force them to close. At least eight buyers at the Bocar condo and one buyer at the Eden condo have been hit with "specific performance" lawsuits 2:22:08 PM

FL: Man, homeowners association in war of words The Pebble Creek Homeowners Association hired Kelly earlier this year for a number of handyman jobs, including repairing the community's south entrance wall. That was where the trouble started. There were disputes about the bill, which was more than the association wanted to pay. Harsh words were exchanged. 2:20:47 PM

NY: Condo's coup a Trump shaker You're fired, Donald Trump Jr.! The 28-year-old heir apparent to the Trump real-estate empire has been ousted from his own condo board in a coup d'état during which tenants alleged "arrogant" and "belligerent" behavior and dubious management practices by the board. 2:16:18 PM

TX: A skirmish breaks out on the home front He wrote that his wife, Madonna, called him one night, upset and shaking after an abrupt visit by the secretary of the Remington Ranch Homeowners Association. 2:14:04 PM

FL: Incumbents ousted in RWA elections, but that's OK with them Maybe it shouldn't be surprising that the losers in Thursday night's Rotonda West Association elections seemed more pleased than the winners. After all, to the victors go the toils 1:56:10 PM

MI: Condos dumped from city trash pickup To resolve the problem, Assistant City Manager Greg Sundstrom said the city will resume pickup service to condo projects if their governing bodies will sign a letter holding the city harmless for any damage to the private streets. 1:45:17 PM

IL: Giant condo tower raising big doubts The new design of a twisting skyscraper proposed for Chicago's lakefront, unveiled Wednesday, seeks to make it more financially feasible, but opinions about that seem to range from skeptical to dismissive. 12:50:30 PM