Friday, January 19, 2007

GA: Lap dogs on the loose Be on your guard. The Shih Tzus are loose in east Cobb. Residents of a condominium community on Powers Ferry Road have sounded the alarm that a pack of noisy, furry little dogs has been free-ranging on their property. 9:57:53 AM

FL: Caught On Camera: Hallandale Beach High Rise Fire It was a rude awakening for residents of a Hallandale Beach High Rise when a condominium caught fire early Friday morning. 9:36:05 AM

MD: Associations seek standing in court "We were left alone and the judge had no choice but to dismiss the case because under Maryland law community associations do not have legal standing," he said.  Now Moore is working with Del. Dan Morhaim on legislation that would enable community and homeowners' associations to have legal standing in court cases. 9:33:37 AM

CA: Judge orders all landowners listed A ruling on a lawsuit to determine who is responsible for maintaining concrete channels along bayfront homes in Coronado Cays has a homeowners group scrambling to notify owners. 9:27:23 AM

Condo prices reveal housing trends Which gives a truer picture? Adam Koval, a former investment banker who now runs SocketSite.com, which covers San Francisco's real estate market, insists condos are the way to go. "Look at the same building six or eight months after the first sales were made," he says. "The prices then will be a pretty good indicator of what's going on." 9:25:17 AM

FL: Question is, who owns Summerfield preserves? So it was a bit of a shock to find out the association — and by extension, the homeowners, since they pay the assessment — doesn't own those preserves.  "Those areas were never platted to us," 9:22:44 AM