FAIRFAX, Va., March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Associates from FirstService Residential, the leading property management company in North America, ...

In an area like Glynn County, where homeowner's associations and rental properties are common, having someone that can help manage your community ...

If your summer travel plans involve an Airbnb stay, your vacation could get more complicated (and expensive) than you expected.

An offer to donate land with a private boat ramp in North Fort Myers for public use has become mired in questions and controversy involving condo residents, ...

A comically serious HOA in Tennessee has fined a resident because her car left a lewd outline on the snowy ground.

If you plan to buy a home or condominium this year, keep in mind that the property may be governed by a homeowners association, or HOA. More than 63 ...

In many ways, this purchase is much different than buying a house.

A single-family home is a vision as well as a brick-and-mortar reality for millions of home buyers. It embodies the American Dream. Remember, as a child, how ...

Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, Coral ...

Editor's note: Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, ...

You need to understand how a homeowners association manages the money members pay in dues, and if you are comfortable with all of their rules.

Little in life is more nerve wracking than that first day on a new job: 'Are you prepared to do this?' 'Are you even qualified to do this?' 'Is your shirt buttoned ...

Editor's note: Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, ...

After eight homes were red-tagged, Rivers Edge residents are questioning whether the area was safe to build on in the first place.

MELBOURNE BEACH �" A $10 million insurance dispute remains unresolved at the Versailles Sur La Mer condominium complex, which has sat vacant since ...

Planning for a rainy day is pretty easy. Have an extra umbrella handy or a waterproof coat, and you're probably fine. Planning for the rainiest day ever, on the ...

Homeowners in the sinking Millennium Tower on Tuesday will submit a permit application to shore up the 58-story building by drilling more than 50 new piles ...

Faced with a budget shortfall and leaking roofs on some homes, a Johnson County HOA wants to assess every homeowner a special $6000 fee to tackle the ...

What is a special assessment? It's an added fee that can crop up for owners of a condo, co-op, or home belonging to a homeowners association (HOA).

It's on my mind, so it has to be on yours: Snow. And the removal of it. So much shoveling. The anticipation is getting to me. Condominium owners, who pay into a ...

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. �" A homeowner says he's not backing down after his condo association put new rules in place that don't allow his gay pride flag to fly.

What do drones, copyrights and mold have in common? According to USI Insurance Services, a national insurer with more than 50 offices throughout the country ...

A fractured condo deal near Tropical Park in Miami just sold for $12.45 million. 10th Street Realty, a New York-based real estate investment firm, paid about ...

A serious sewage backup forced a Las Vegas family from their home while repairs could be made but now they are worried it could happen again. The renter ...

Editor's note: Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, ...

By Jan. 1, most Illinois community associations must have in effect a written policy for resolving unit owner complaints. Is your association ready? The mandate ...

Nearly all residents who attended last Wednesday's meeting on the future of the Louisquisset Condos raised their hands when asked if they thought it was time ...

With the exception of transit, perhaps no issue has been more hotly debated than short-term rentals and their impact upon residential neighborhoods.

The board of a condominium, cooperative or homeowners' association has a fiduciary duty to make decisions in the best interest of the community as a whole.

If you live in a condominium, cooperative or HOA, you're effectively acting as part of a participatory democracy run by an elected group of volunteers. And as with ...

The Capital-Saratoga Sentry Management office is committed to providing our homeowner association and condominium clients with the best possible *service*.

Josh Meyers is set to star in, write, and executive produce a comedy currently in development at NBC, Variety has learned.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has clear definitions of *service* animals and emotional support animals.

A man accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the San Mateo Woodlake Condominium Association between 2007 and 2013 was sentenced to seven ...

A "construction defect" at Brittany Chase, a 395-unit complex of condos and town homes in Wayne, could mean that owners there have to pay to fix it.

A simmering dispute between the directors of the homeowners' association of Half Moon Bay in Croton-on-Hudson and the marina dockmaster has spilled over ...

If your bank keeps records of checks only for a limited time, you may want to ask to receive copies on a periodic basis.

If owners in a community association call a special owner meeting, they can't force board members in attendance to answer questions. However, if owners are ...

The approval of board-proposed alterations to a condominium association's common elements sometimes requires adherence to the general process ...

The HOA is securing a loan for a $1.5 million project. To pay back the loan it is imposing a special assessment, approximately $20K per unit, to be paid monthly ...

Association needs to take a close look at the volunteer tasks and evaluate whether it is worth the potential risks.

ENCINO (CBSLA) �" Residents at an apartment complex in the San Fernando Valley have gone six days without running water, just in time for another ...

A 2nd Circuit Court jury awarded a $1.7 million judgment to a Kihei couple in a disability discrimination lawsuit against their condo association over uncarpete.

A legally-blind woman was hit by a $4000 penalty by her homeowners association -- all for apparently not filling out a form.

Q: We live in a homeowners association, and I have just been appointed to the architectural control committee. Some of the homeowners do not want such a ...

Many apartment associations have excellent covenants within their lease agreements pertaining to the tenant's responsibilities pertaining to roaches and mold.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 represents the first major restructuring of federal income taxes since 1986, and ushers in serious changes to how co-op, ...

Assemblywoman Sandy Galef's bill to end the condo break for new construction in 2021 passed the Assembly but still needs Senate approval.

Editor's Note: David G. Muller is a Board Certified Attorney in Condominium and Planned Development Law with Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., which represents ...

Neighbors in a Hillsborough County community are living in limbo. They demand to know when something will finally be done about the fire damage next to their ...

Editor's note: Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, ...

One of the most common challenges for community associations is how to effectively enforce association rules against residents who repeatedly violate them.

This year, the Florida Legislature approved one main bill affecting condominium, cooperative, and homeowners' associations. House Bill 841, effective July 1, ...

Editor's note: Attorneys at Goede, Adamczyk, DeBoest & Cross respond to questions about Florida community association law. With offices in Naples, Fort Myers, ...

In most states, when a consumer wants to buy a condo unit, the buyer is entitled to a wealth of information, including legal documents and financial info.

Q: Since last month, there's been a bunch of work taking place at the Austonian. I see what looks like scaffolding and some other equipment up there. What's ...

Loophole allows 100000 Upstate NY condo owners to take $330 million in annual tax breaks on homes that look no different than their neighbors.

Joseph Romano sued his homeowners association, alleging a change in the association's bylaws after he bought his unit has cost him thousands of dollars.

Q: Our condo association has rules as to how owners have to conduct themselves. One of the rules deals with “no nuisance.” How do you define nuisance?

Q. Our condominium building has been plagued with leaks over the years as a result of a poorly finished roof, inadequate flashing materials and missing ...

A new case in the District offers good news to condo associations struggling with owners delinquent on their fees: It reinforces their right to foreclose on a unit ...

A new law that seemed like a simple fix has sparked an outcry for a do-over. That's what is happening with an amendment to Section 19 of the Illinois ...

A water leak might seem like an issue to be handled among neighbors, but the issue is actually more complex, writes Condo Adviser Howard Dakoff.

For violations of a condo association's governing documents by a tenant, the board may fine the unit owner and charge for costs incurred by the association.

QUESTION: After 29 years of renting, I finally saved enough for a down payment on a small condo. I really like a building in the San Fernando Valley with ...

An HOA board should resist demands from lenders to buy a fidelity bond.

*Service* animals cannot be restricted, and there are ways to get the board to allow a comfort pet.