Thursday, December 21, 2006

WA: Would-be gated community hits dead end The president of the Campus Estates Homeowners Association told the City Council Tuesday night he’ll recommend his board withdraw a request allowing two metal electronic gates. 5:05:45 PM

NC: Land swap with state sought in place of dues The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is trying to negotiate a land swap with a Caldwell County homeowners' association that wants the state to pay delinquent homeowner dues. 5:02:38 PM

AZ: Burnt-red house has neighbors hot What began as an effort to spruce up the paint job on a home has turned into a nasty neighborhood war filled with threats, name-calling and gossip. 4:58:32 PM

MA: Muddy waters According to Jacobs Pond Estates condominium trustees chairman David Camara, the only thing murkier than the waters of Jacobs Pond is the question of who ought to be responsible for its clean up. 4:43:44 PM

MD: Insurer to limit policies in state Allstate Corp., one of Maryland's largest insurers, will stop writing homeowners' policies in coastal areas of the state, citing warnings by scientists that a warmer Atlantic Ocean will lead to more strong hurricanes hitting the Northeast. 4:28:42 PM

FL: Cape agency, condo owners to discuss buyout A price can be put on land and buildings, but residents of Cape Coral's Hurricane Charley-mauled Sunset Towers will be asked to put a price on their hopes today. 4:08:14 PM

CA: Sewer rate battle shaping up But fearing that higher costs still loom, during the last couple of months a few homeowners associations in unincorporated areas have taken a sincere interest in their sewers. They've demanded detailed information from Department of Public Works officials, considered conducting their own cost analyses, and even asked whether annexation into a city's sewer system might be a more frugal strategy. 4:06:56 PM

FL: Former Limetree president proud of 11 years of leadership Bill Koppelman is known around Limetree as a fantastic baker, an avid golfer and an all-around good guy. And he probably holds the honor of having the longest tenure as president at the 38-acre Boynton Beach housing development. 4:04:11 PM

FL: 'Mistake' costs family its home at The Springs But company Vice President Aaron Herschberg sent a check to an association -- the wrong one, it turned out -- and assumed the auction would be called off. It wasn't. On Dec. 5, an Apopka company that buys foreclosed property agreed to pay $113,500. 3:59:54 PM