Thursday, April 12, 2007

NC: Dirt pile still standing in Westport To the dismay of residents, a 41,000-square-foot dirt heap is still one of the prominent landscape features in the Westport community. Last month, the town of Leland demanded that developer HWW either remove the berm and build the recreational facilities that had been promised or come up with an amendment to the community's site plan. The developer had 14 days to comply or face a $50 fine per day. 3:46:16 PM

CA: Property Manager Liable to Unlicensed Contractor’s Worker—C.A. A professional property manager is jointly and severally liable for payment of workers’ compensation benefits owed the employee of an  unlicensed and uninsured contractor for injuries sustained while working on a condominium building, the Court of Appeal for this district has ruled. 3:40:13 PM

CA: Taking on water For years, Strong Ranch Slough has been a source of anxiety for residents of Woodside, a lush and quiet condominium complex off Howe Avenue. 3:37:31 PM

MT: Condo developers wage suit against county A development firm representing three high-density condo proposals filed a lawsuit against Ravalli County because the Clerk and Recorder refused to record the projects. 3:36:14 PM

CA: Tree-Cutting Order Pits Resident Against City Of Sacramento But Cruz and his homeowners' association said the city targeted the wrong trees. They said the city was looking at a giant redwood that was cut down six years ago and is only a stump today. 3:30:10 PM

Canada: Halifax man loses discrimination complaint over condo ruling A Nova Scotia human rights inquiry has dismissed a complaint of religious and ethnic discrimination filed by a Halifax man. 3:26:46 PM

CA: Lawsuit between two homeowner associations could resurface Communication between two homeowner associations remains cut off because of the possibility that a lawsuit between the two associations could re-emerge in court. 3:25:05 PM