Thursday, June 07, 2007

SC: Fort Mill neighbors divided over geese A plan to remove about 19 Canada Geese from a Fort Mill neighborhood is sparking debate among residents who complain about the mess the animals are leaving in their yards. 1:01:42 PM

TX: Disgruntled Ryland homeowner turns Internet into soapbox Unhappy that his year-and-a-half-old home has wall cracks wide enough to stick a hand through, Ronald Jech recently took an unconventional path in the hopes of getting his home repaired. 12:51:08 PM

AK: Dozens displaced in downtown condo fire Dozens of people are displaced Wednesday night after one of the biggest fires this city has seen in years destroyed more than 20 condo units in downtown Anchorage. 12:50:05 PM

FL: Attorney suspended after deposits vanish A Melbourne attorney has had his law license suspended following charges that he misused condominium pre-construction deposits he held in trust. 12:48:25 PM

NV: Dust from condo project wreaking havoc on neighboring homeowners Dust from a nearby construction project has become a serious hazard to residents of the Turnberry Place Towers. Condo owners on Riviera Boulevard say their homes are being blasted by dirt due to the high winds that picked up in the valley Tuesday. 12:47:01 PM

TX: Homeowner reconsiders mowing lawn after jail stint Linda A. Ballew spent four nights in the Harris County Jail for ignoring court orders related to a long-running dispute about her overgrown lawn before she finally agreed to cut the grass Tuesday. 12:41:33 PM

WI: Treasurer of Kansasville home owner's association reportedly forged checks The treasurer of the Eagle Lake Manor Community Association is charged forging checks against the association’s accounts to pay personal bills. 12:39:07 PM

FL: Pit bulls transferred to new location after mauling Chihuahua to death outside condo The owner of two pit bulls says he has transferred them to another location after they mauled a Chihuahua to death in a neighborhood that does not allow pit bulls 12:21:16 PM

VA: HOA Gives Home Businesses One Year To Comply Home-based businesses in Lansdowne will have 13 months in which to come into compliance with the homeowners association covenants or face closure, according to the three elected board members who met in a work session last week. 12:16:59 PM

VA: 'Cancer wood' still controversial in Cascades The environmental consultant who lives in Cascades brought the signs, created by her father, Jack Strickland, to express her concern over the fact that several playgrounds in Cascades contain lumber that has been pressure-treated with 0.40 Chromated Copper Arsenate. 12:15:29 PM

FL: Accused condo worker lived lavishly A fourth person turned himself in to police in connection with a Hallandale Beach condo scheme 12:08:11 PM

NJ: Area Seniors Fight For Homeowner's Association Rights A delegation of about 100 Manchester, Berkeley and Brick seniors traveled to Trenton on Monday to be heard on the topic of multi-family association home rule. 12:06:50 PM

NY: A runaround over condo complaints Winton, who bought her two-bedroom unit five years ago and pays about $230 monthly maintenance, says she has been pleading with the condominium's board of managers to replace the leaking roof.  In response, she has gotten vague promises, lame excuses and slipshod repairs. 11:59:08 AM

FL: East Naples condominium group becomes latest to sue Toll Brothers The Lake Arrowhead Condominium Association is suing luxury home developer Toll Brothers Inc., alleging that the developer violated local, state and national building codes by building condos that have numerous cracks and many other defects. 11:53:47 AM

FL: Condo owners looking for fraud News of the arrests of three people so far in connection with an alleged Hallandale Beach condo kickback scheme is triggering suspicions among some South Florida owners about the honesty of their condo boards. 11:44:36 AM

AZ: HOA Takes Exception To Memorial Day Banner The notice came from the Arroyo Ridge Homeowners Association, which told Denise she could have the banner as long as it's posted properly on a flag pole. But Denise doesn't want to spend 200 dollars on something she'll only use two weeks a year. 11:43:16 AM

FL: PSL condo association manager arrested for lack of license The director of the Midport Place II condominium association was arrested Thursday for not having a required state license, a detective said Friday. 11:38:49 AM

About the House: How to Handle a Condo at Forty The reason this seems noteworthy, at least to my geeky mind, is that I see many of the same set of issues repeatedly, so I’d like to offer some sort of list of the things one might find when looking at a condo of, say 45 years. Now 11:38:03 AM

TN: Condo Goes Up in Flames, Hints at Bigger Problem The Condo Association's Vice President says there are 173 units with different owners, some who can't be tracked down. The association boards up vacant units, but the vagrants still break in and rig up their own electricity. 11:36:34 AM