Thursday, March 29, 2007

NC: Autism can't bend subdivision rules Michele and Rene Guyader hoped to build a 6-foot fence to keep their fast-growing boy from falling into a sewage drain hole at the back of their steeply sloping lot. The homeowners association of their Clayton subdivision turned them down. 9:35:43 AM

FL: Summerfield curfew to curb teen vandals unlawful Summerfield will not be able to impose a curfew on teens and preteens to curb vandalism. 9:13:55 AM

AL: Lawsuit targets condos Three environmental groups have joined forces in a suit against the federal government and developers of two long-planned, long-delayed condominium projects in Fort Morgan in an attempt to protect the endangered Alabama beach mouse. 9:08:22 AM

CA: Sea change for Emerald Hills Association Two Emerald Hills homeowners long at odds with a home association which advocated restricted zoning policies unseated the current board president and beat out a past member for spots on the board of directors. 9:05:39 AM

FL: Condo Leader Unites Voices Of Residents Martin, the former head of The Atrium's board of directors, said his goal is to make sure condo residents communicate clearly with each other, including about community issues, vendor evaluations and shared services. 9:02:41 AM

AZ: Home's solar device spurs battle with HOA A solar swimming pool heater and pending state legislation are fueling a battle between Chandler resident Matt Burdick and his Lantana Ranch homeowners association. 9:00:08 AM

MT: Montana dream sours for some rural dwellers That marked the beginning of what has become an ongoing thorn in the sides of a number of Buffalo Jump property owners. They tell of front yards pocked by cow pies, siding rubbed off buildings, fences torn down and haystacks raided by the neighbor's wandering cattle. They also cite an instance in which a bull died and was left to rot at the edge of a subdivision pond, fouling its waters. 8:58:25 AM

AZ: Council gets wish - legislation on HOA street parking goes down by 4-5 vote The bill, Authority Over Roadways, failed to get enough votes Monday in the House Homeland Security and Property Rights Committee.  The bill would have prohibited HOAs from regulating parking on public streets regardless of what the CC&Rs stipulated. 8:54:56 AM

VA: Connemara Woods Defends Community with Gate John Wilson bought his home on Tramore Court in Sterling in 1987. Since then, the emergency access road that connects the Connemara Woods neighborhood to Sterling Park has caused him nothing but headaches. 8:53:42 AM

OH: Who is to blame? After the floods, she was shocked to learn the flood insurance policy carried by the condominium association wasn't enough to pay off her mortgage and losses, as well as those of many others who formerly resided there.  The residents discovered the association had taken out a policy that paid $268,000 on the entire Millstone property, which was valued at about $5 million 8:50:49 AM