Thursday, January 18, 2007

TX: Dominion warns embryo broker The Dominion Homeowners Association has sent the owner of a controversial local embryo brokerage a "cease and desist" notice, accusing her of violating the deed restrictions of the upscale community. 4:19:21 PM

HI: Puny pooches not Hawaii's favorites Noty really a condo story, but too funny not to at least post. - MY DOG Boomer was distressed to learn that the most popular dogs in Hawaii are the ones that wear bows in their hair and can be carried in a shave-ice cup. 9:45:08 AM

FL: Post-storm damage assessment conducted Today’s column continues our case study of hypothetical Hurricane Christi, with the goal of trying to sort out how condominium associations allocate post-hurricane costs. 9:26:41 AM

FL: False fire alarms at Fort Lauderdale condo has residents angry, wary It is just another morning in the 266-unit building, where the false alarm problem is a major issue. 9:25:37 AM

MA: Jury clears fan maker in Hyannis condo fire Nutone Corp., makers of a fan that was part of a ceiling heating unit, was not negligent in the five-alarm fire that gutted part of the Cape Crossroads Condominiums in 2001, according to the verdict a jury reached yesterday in Barnstable Superior Court. 9:18:10 AM

CA: Dog-injury victim faces setback in lawsuit Lila Chee, 71, is a resident-owner of a condominium at the Marina Seagate complex. She was injured when a Jack Russell terrier owned by Olga Kiymaz, who rented the next-door condominium, ran out of Kiymaz's unit. The unleashed dog jumped on Chee, causing her to fall and sustain numerous injuries. 9:12:29 AM

PA: Associations' rules can really hit home "It's a useful thing," said Cohen, who is the secretary of the Berkeley Square Homeowner's Association. "In general, they may get a bad reputation, but in the end, the association helps maintain a certain quality of life." 9:08:26 AM