Can townhome board levy fines for rules violations?Q: I live in a townhouse complex. Neither our bylaws nor our Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions mention anything about fines for violations. Now our board of directors has decided to adopt a set of “rules” which they plan to enforce by levying fines for violations. Is this legal?
Woman fights HOA to keep home after $589K of invalid finesMINT HILL, N.C. — For Rosanna Wilfong, it started a decade ago. Her front yard was flooding. A pool of rainwater swelled until it was knee-deep. So she hired a company to install a French drain — a kind of underground trench with a pipe to channel the water away from the foundation of her home.
ONLY ON 3: HOA targets woman who blew whistle on condo racoon problem | WWAY NewsChannel 3 | Wilmington NC Newsevicted1.jpg video A Brunswick County woman says after she came to us with a story about a raccoon infestation, she became the target of her condo’s home owners association. Now she is trying to figure out how to keep her home while the original problem
HOA reform bill won’t be taken up by SenateA bill aimed at making changes to laws governing homeowners’ associations in the state is dead for this legislative session. State Rep. Carolyn Justice, R-Pender, who co-chaired a House committee looking into issues between associations and their members, said Senate leaders have told her they don’t plan to consider the legislation before adjourning early next week.
Vue condo tower hits auction blockThe luxury condominium tower The Vue is set to be sold at public auction at 10:15 a.m. June 12 on the first floor of the Mecklenburg County Superior Courthouse. Clerk of Superior Court Martha Curran signed an order Monday clearing the way for the lender to foreclose on the 409-unit building at Fifth and Pine streets.
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.
Lawmakers take steps on homeowners' associationsA legislative committee on Tuesday recommended changes to state law designed in part to make homeowners' associations across the state more accountable to members. The recommendations – which came after three well-attended public hearings on the issue across the state earlier this year and four hours of committee debate on Tuesday – received mixed early reviews.
