Wednesday, January 24, 2007

AZ: A West Valley family is in trouble for pasing out food to the needy An El Mirage family is in trouble with their HOA, and it all has to do with what's being handed out from their garage. Joe and Kathy Garcia have been using their 2-car garage as a food bank. 10:11:17 AM

AZ: HOAs offer canine solutions North Valley residents suffering from insomnia because of a neighbor with a noisy dog may feel like they at the end of their rope, but criminal activity is not the answer. 10:00:16 AM

FL: Foreclosures put added burden on association-run communities If you think you're paying more to live in your condo, townhouse or gated community, consider this: It may get worse before it gets better. 9:56:36 AM

SC: Who will float your boat? But not all of the wet slips are included. About 90 already have been sold to individual buyers as floating condominiums, or so-called dockominiums. 9:50:33 AM

MT: An Environmental Color Palette Takes Hold in Boulder ...usually including brick or flagstone red, a muted slate blue or plum, cement or steel gray, and sage green.  Often the developers behind buildings using these colors purport an environmental approach to design. 9:48:50 AM

FL: Sinkhole May Be Growing Under Condo Complex A sinkhole that appears to be expanding is causing concerns for residents of an Altamonte Springs condominium complex, 9:43:40 AM

FL: Neighborhood unsettled after weekend shooting Though the Nautica Sound Homeowner's Association posted a notice on its Web site that reads, "As far as the Board has been informed this incident had nothing to do with gangs, drugs, home-invasion, burglary, or robbery," a sign posted in the entryway of the complex advertises a special meeting at 7 tonight in the clubhouse to discuss the shooting. 9:41:44 AM

NY: Gag Order on Condo Gadfly A Manhattan judge has ordered a 90-year-old man to stop publishing his apartment-building "newsletter," which referred to the condo's board of directors as "liars" and "slime." 9:35:45 AM

FL: State takes on more risk to give insurance relief The Florida Legislature voted Monday to overhaul the state's hurricane-insurance market, promising big savings for homeowners and businesses while expanding the role and risk of the state as never before. 9:33:43 AM

MS: State Farm agrees to multimillion settlement of Katrina lawsuits State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. agreed Tuesday to settle hundreds of lawsuits by policyholders and reopen thousands of other disputed claims for homeowners devastated by Hurricane Katrina, a company spokesman said. 9:29:55 AM