Friday, December 22, 2006

LA: Condo Insurance is Trickier Than You Think There's a lot of gray area when it comes to buying condo insurance. Who's responsible if a fallen tree destroys your deck? What if one of your guests gets hurt at the pool? Or your bathtub overflows, resulting in water damage to the unit beneath you? 6:51:32 PM

TX: Condo owners' appeal denied A federal court judge refused to grant a stay on the appeal of the University Gardens condo owners, allowing SMU to begin demolition on the property. 5:41:40 PM

MA: Condo owners win seat at developer's table Owners of Birchwood Pointe Condo complex off Clarks Road won a major victory recently when the State’s Housing Board of Appeals granted them “interested person” status, allowing their participation in developer Roger LeBlanc’s bid to build 144 to 156 affordable housing units abutting the condo complex. 5:40:45 PM

CO: Condo owner says smoke deflates property value President of the Heritage Hills No. 1 Condominum Association Heather Thompson owns Unit No. 1 at 18230 West Third Avenue.  Although she rents out her unit, she said, "I lived there from March 2001 to March 2004. There has always been a problem smelling the smoke 10:57:06 AM

CO: Who's plowing? HOA residents dig into bylaws Live in a homeowners association and your street hasn't been plowed yet? You may not want to blame the city. Homeowners associations in many cases are responsible for clearing streets, whether they are public or private. And depending on your HOA, it could be hit-or-miss as to whether you have ventured out in the past two days to a major thoroughfare. 10:53:13 AM

TX: Woman keeps her cool, wins her case In September, she received a final water bill, which noted that her water meter had been read and the water shut off Aug. 25. She went back every few days to check on the condo, and on Oct. 12, she got a very unpleasant surprise: 10:43:20 AM

FL: At Pompano condo, Christmas is an enchanted forest of decorated trees Meet Jonathan Iovino and Larry DeCastro. Fantasy is a reality for this couple who has decorated 30 trees in their 1,800-square-foot condo in Pompano Beach. 10:40:14 AM

FL: Bay area condominium complex lacking holiday spirit? Some Harbor Island residents are complaining their condominium board is banning many holiday decorations and controlling what they can put up in their own homes. 10:38:42 AM

CO: Smokers appeal ruling Sauve said the judge ruled Nov. 7 and sided with the HOA. "The judge didn't cite the issue as one of second-hand smoke. She ruled it as an issue of the migration of smoke that constitutes a nuisance, like extremely loud noise." The ruling means if Sauve and Rodger light up, they are breaking the law. 10:03:41 AM

FL: CRA discusses Sunset Towers' future With 64 percent of Sunset Towers condominium owners calling for an end to rebuilding attempts, the possibilities for the Hurricane Charley-mutilated building narrowed. 9:59:58 AM