Thursday, March 01, 2007

CO: Barking dog isn’t music to everyone’s ears Someone in the Rockrimmon neighborhood on Colorado Springs’ northwest side wanted to make it illegal for dog owners to leave their pets outside alone. Ever.  Not in a fenced backyard. Not during the day. Not to trot down the drive to fetch The Gazette each morning. 9:54:07 AM

FL: Sunset Towers hires rebuilder More than two years into a battle to reclaim their homes, residents of Cape Coral's Sunset Towers may finally have a builder who will deliver. 9:42:20 AM

WA: Automobiles drive new condo development A local businessman plans to create a community of garage condos for car buffs who need a place to hang their tools. 9:41:15 AM

MI: Probe targets BayView The developer of the massive BayView project in the Village of Suttons Bay is the target of an ongoing criminal investigation. A Michigan State Police official confirmed this week that developer Marcus Yono and his companies are being investigated for falsifying “release of lien” documents submitted to a title company that prepared closing paperwork for the sale of BayView condominiums. 9:03:42 AM

FL: Owners Of Downtown Orlando Condos Upset Over Costly Repairs Some downtown Orlando condo owners say they were sold a money pit, but they're fighting back. Owners at the Metropolitan on Washington Street gave Eyewitness News their list of expensive problems. 9:02:08 AM

OH: Condo company sued A Willoughby-based condominium management company and its owners are being sued by 11 of the homeowners associations it managed. The suit was filed by David W. Kaman of Kaman and Cusimano law offices in Cleveland. 8:55:26 AM

CO: You don't have to love HOAs, just live with'em These boards consist of chatty, law-abiding citizens who have a high tolerance for minutiae and can debate the height of a fence for days. I know: My husband serves on our HOA board. When the community elected him, the first thing he said to me was, "This means you have to behave!" 8:54:00 AM

Memo to Shrewd Condo Investors: Buy in Chicago Any report on the condo development market routinely lists cities such as Miami and Las Vegas as the touchstones of a market gone mad. It's just as easy to point to Chicago, where conversion of disused and historic office buildings has fueled a resurgent and, some say, overbuilt urban center. 8:42:01 AM

OR: Condo Bill could protect tenants In recent months, condo conversions have become a topic of discussion in Seaside. As of Monday, the topic is also being discussed in the State Legislature. 8:38:47 AM