Condo talk: Association annual legal auditArticle posted: 12/24/2011 12:01 AM Each year, a condominium or homeowner association board should conduct a legal “audit” of its corporate procedures and activities. It’s a process the board can do on its own for the most part, or with minimal assistance of third parties, and it can be very revealing.
Man gets gets 46 months in scam that fleeced thousands, including 54 in IllinoisEAST ST. LOUIS • Ralph Johnson, 34, of Delray Beach, Fla., was sentenced Friday in federal court here to 46 months in prison for his role in a telemarketing scam that cost more than 22,000 people – including at least 54 from Southern Illinois – about $30 million, prosecutors said.
What has been your community’s experience with hoarding?
Has your community been able to address hoarding issues through internal procedures, or been forced to look elsewhere for assistance or relief?
Does your municipality offer assistance to hoarders or communities dealing with hoarding – for example, does your municipality have a hoarding task force?
Settlement gives city a pass on subdivisions’ street upkeep — Palos Heights news, photos and events — TribLocal.comPalos Heights is not responsible for street upkeep in several upscale subdivisions, according to a recent lawsuit settlement between Palos Heights and Westgate Valley homeowner association boards. But the costs of water and sewer will be absorbed by the city, according to Ald.
Condo talk: Dog and tenant restrictionsArticle posted: 11/19/2011 12:01 AM Almost every declaration for a homeowners association includes some sort of restriction on the use and occupancy of the units. These provisions provide for what “thou shall do,” and for what “thou shall not” do. The two most common use and occupancy issues that are brought to my attention concern dogs and leasing of units.
