Feud over sign could force Fairfax’s Olde Belhaven to sell square“Need I say more! This would lead to chaos,” a neighbor fretted in an e-mail about the precedent that would be set if the sign wasn’t removed. “Our property values would be put at risk.” Such HOA disputes are as suburban as cul-de-sacs and two-car garages, but few metastasize into legal battles that spend years in the courts, break legal ground and bankrupt the HOA.
Prompt decision on 770 Sandy Street condemnation order promised by judge – timesherald.comNORRISTOWN – The 2 1/2 hour hearing on whether to lift the 27-month condemnation order on 770 Sandy Street ended Thursday afternoon with a promise from Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Bernard Moore to “make very effort to make a prompt decision.”
CAI Law Reporter – May 2012Oberbillig v. West Grand Towers Condominium Association, No. 09-1097, Iowa Supr. Ct., Dec. 16, 2011 Robert Oberbillig owns a unit in West Grand Towers, a condominium development in Des Moines, Iowa. West Grand Towers Condominium Association (association) is responsible for maintaining the common area. The common area includes a two-level heated parking garage.
Gates Four homeowners to receive back-to-back tax bills from Cumberland CountyGates Four homeowners to receive back-to-back tax bills from Cumberland County Homeowners in Gates Four will get their first city tax bills in August – and then another bill just a few weeks later. Cumberland County officials blame the timing of the city's forced annexation for the double billing, but it will almost certainly infuriate homeowners who have been fighting City Hall since 2004.
Who's liable for unenforced rules? – Condos – MiamiHerald.comAnyone can sue anyone for anything. You must take action to properly operate, maintain, and document your actions. Establish a safety program to try to prevent accidents. This begins with your documents and how the board functions within these guidelines. Creating working policies and operational procedures is only the beginning.
Homeowner association members should request documents regularlyQuestion: My homeowner association board of directors keeps owners in the dark and treats its actions and duties as if they were secrets to be kept from owners. I keep asking my board for documents, and the directors act as if they don't know what I'm talking about.
For condo associations, help collecting dues under a novel idea from HowardCalvin Ball (D-East Columbia) is an elected Howard County Council member. He discovered that of the 25 community associations in his district, 18 of them were not certified by FHA. Accordingly, on March 19, along with others on the council, he introduced Bill 10.
Community associations face new ADA rules for poolsAmong the rules is that pools with greater than 300 linear feet of wall must have a second means of access – either an ADA-compliant lift or a ramp. For smaller pools, only one means of access is required, but it must have the appropriate lift or at least a sloped entry.
