Monday, April 02, 2007

WA: The Design Files: Tips on painting condo garage doors out of the landscape Our condo committee has agreed it's time to repaint. With the light-colored doors and white trim, our homes take on a sort of gingerbread appearance, plus it puts too much focus on the garage. Do you have any suggestions for ways to minimize the appearance of these garage doors? 9:22:20 AM

FL: Sunset Lakes elects board with new ideas After waging a campaign for more openness, five new board members were elected to the Sunset Lakes seven-member Board of Directors. 9:17:06 AM

MA: They may be puppets, but they are heard Adults, like kids, enjoy a good puppet show. But because they are louder and stay up later than the kiddie crowd, noise complaints from neighbors have increased since the Puppet Showplace Theatre broadened its audience to include adults several years ago. 9:09:41 AM

FL: Couple sued by over-55 community for allowing granddaughter to stay A Largo homeowners association is suing a couple that's letting their three-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter live with her. 9:01:15 AM

TN: Do your homework to assess condo fees But many who invest in condominiums have a greater priority in mind: convenience and location. Compared to the cost of owning a house, the monthly association fees seem worth it. 8:57:46 AM

FL: Camino Gardens rejects plan to add second stories to homes The issue of whether to allow second floors on homes in Camino Gardens – apparently a burning issue that has nearly set neighbor against neighbor – has been settled. 8:48:03 AM

FL: Manatee's 'flip' fiasco, six years later It began almost six years ago, when a small circle of people closed several real estate deals simultaneously in a Bradenton title agency's office. 8:44:55 AM

FL: Stop the bleeding, I want to get out of my condo contract Not too long ago before the real estate turned, there were many investors and speculators in Southwest Florida trying to make a quick buck on the unprecedented property value appreciation that had taken place in recent years. 8:44:08 AM

SC: Ruling stops developer from turning golf course into condos A ruling by a bankruptcy court judge has stopped a developer from turning at least part of a North Myrtle Beach golf course into condominiums. 8:41:27 AM

FL: 'Condo Man' has his own ritual for enjoying home sweet home Thousands of Pensacolians rose early Saturday to tackle those joyous rites of spring: They had lawns to mow, yards to rake, swimming pools to clean. But not Condo Man. Condo Man slept late, just as he loves to do every weekend. 8:39:56 AM