Thursday, May 24, 2007

AZ: Napolitano signs bill requiring HOAs to permit for-sale signs Gov. Janet Napolitano on Thursday signed into law a bill requiring homeowners associations to allow a property owner to post a for-sale sign on the owner's individual property. 7:50:05 PM

HI: Couple denied parking space receives $7,000 Following a finding of discrimination by a condominium manager, a couple involved in a dispute over their need for a wheelchair-accessible parking space have received $7,000 in compensatory damages in a settlement with the Menehune Shores Condominium. 7:34:55 PM

PA: Developer addresses residents' stormwater concerns The developer of the Village at Valley Forge, a large-scale project proposed on the Valley Forge Golf Club site, sought to quell fears and answer questions posed by residents about the unusual form of stormwater management he is planning on the property. 7:34:00 PM

HI: As isle development grows, old graves become obstacles More and more companies seeking to develop or redevelop in Hawaii are running into an obstacle almost as formidable as the environmentalists and the protectors of the islands' laid-back charm: the dead. 7:32:51 PM

WA: Web site lets you click, compare on all sorts of condo statistics The Web site CondoCompare.com pits condo project against condo project on about every stat imaginable. 7:14:00 PM

CO: City, HOA miles apart over fence, sidewalk All the Country Broadmoor Homeowners Association wanted was to get its broken sidewalks, curbs and gutters on Colorado Springs’ priority list for repair. 7:07:40 PM

NJ: Make all rentals pay room tax, say Wildwoods hotel owners The island's leading tourism groups are urging the state to require owners of condominium units to charge their renters the same taxes imposed on motel guests. “They should collect the tax like everybody else is forced to do,” said Bruce Smith, president of the Greater Wildwood Hotel & Motel Association. 7:05:00 PM

Canada: Condo owner sues smoking neighbour A North Vancouver condominium owner is suing her neighbour, claiming her smoking on the outdoor patio is a nuisance causing her stress, irritability and disrupting her sleep. 7:00:54 PM

FL: Four charged in multi-million dollar fraud scheme at Hallandale Beach condo Two people were arrested Wednesday and two others were being sought in connection with an alleged kickback scheme at a Hallandale Beach condo that may have cost apartment owners up to $4 million in unnecessary assessments, police and condo officials said. 6:59:46 PM