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KASS: Home not recorded as part of community
DEAR BENNY: I have an HOA issue that I was wondering if you ever came across in your years of experience, and appreciate any thoughts you have. We purchased a […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trash pickup changes harmful to homeowners in associations
Included in Charlotte’s next fiscal year budget is a proposal to stop trash service for multifamily units. The city aims to reclassify multifamily projects of more than four units from […]
There’s a bad moon on the rise
Two years ago, The Mecklenburg Times’ sister publication Lawyers Weekly wrote about the boorish antics of a man who might fairly be deemed the neighbor from hell. A feud between […]
KASS: Two associations take buyers by surprise
A RESPONSE FROM A READER: I have been on the board of a recreation association for many years. There are over 300 homes. There is a separate homeowners association that […]
Homeowner association covenant changes must honor original intent
A homeowners association‘s ability to make changes to a declaration of covenants might be a little trickier following a recent decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. The court […]
Ineffective president may require recall
DEAR BENNY: I read your informative articles and I have a question concerning condominium organization. First, we have an association in title only, since it is run by one lady who […]
Homeowners suit grounds famed pilot
Even having “the right stuff” couldn’t keep famed test pilot Chuck Yeager out of court over unpaid homeowners’ association dues. The first man to break the speed of sound is […]
Panel discussion explores HOA powers
Friction between homeowners associations and the residents they govern is a real issue for Charlotte residents. About 120 residents turned out on Feb. 6 at Davidson Day School for “Your […]
HOA: No pot smoking outside
It was just a matter of time for the use of medical marijuana to become a property rights issue. One homeowners association in Chandler, Ariz. has decided that residents cannot […]
Calif. HOA: Drought or not, lawns must be green
California may be in a drought emergency and facing its lowest amount of rainfall in 119 years, but that doesn’t mean a brown lawn is permissible in one California community. […]
Guardrail shields homeowners’ lake view
Earlier this year we built our retirement home in a newer community which has a small lake as its focal point. A few months after we moved in, the homeowners association said the contractor had to install a guardrail on the lake side of the access road.We feel we were deceived as the guardrail blocks the view of the lake from our patio, which was a big selling point.
HOA in question after development stalls
My wife and I bought our new construction home five years ago in a subdivision with a homeowners’ association that was still under control of the builder. Our builder went under months after.
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