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"Beware the Heavy Hand: HOA board members and property managers can be personally liable for damages."
By Gavin Wenzel, attorney at Miller Harrison, 2025.
"Recently, a Federal District Court in Nevada made clear that homeowners associations, their boards of directors, and their management companies should ensure that their actions and omissions are reasonable, even when dealing with residents that may not be acting in good faith.”
"Near Disney planned community, lawsuits from displaced California residents" CALIFORNIA
by Andrew Pridgen, SFGATE; March 17, 2025
"At first glance, Cotino — the 618-acre Disney-owned development slated to feature more than 1,900 seven-figure homes built in the heart of Rancho Mirage — seems almost too good to be true. Described by marketers as a “Storyliving by Disney community,” the development promises an exclusivity that hearkens back to post-war planned communities, with a spin only the Mouse can provide.”
"House Committee advances bill requiring homebuilders to turn over HOA control to homeowners earlier" IDAHO
by Margaret Carmel - BoiseDev; March 12, 2025
"On Tuesday, the House Business Committee unanimously voted to send HB 361 from Rep. Jon Weber, R-Rexburg, to the floor, which would give homeowners in developments with HOAs earlier control over the boards governing their neighborhoods instead of leaving associations under total control of the developer until the entire project is completed..”
"Insurance companies dropping Ivins homeowners over wildfire risk despite no fires" UTAH
by Liv Kelleher, KUTV; March 3rd, 2025
"Some residents say their rates have skyrocketed, while others report receiving non-renewal notices after what they describe as brief and inadequate inspections.”
Note: This story does not deal directly with HOAs, but it is of interest to concerns that can involve them and the U.S. housing crisis in general.
"Colorado homeowners outraged their new HOA company may be linked to former manager who reportedly stole $700,000" COLORADO
by Danielle Antosz, MoneyWise via Yahoo! News, Feb 25, 2025
"... court records show a judge determined Bacon purposefully diverted nearly $700,000 in HOA fees to a personal bank account between 2018 and 2020, and the cash was used for personal luxuries, including a Louis Vuitton handbag and a Lincoln SUV, and to pay her own mortgage.”
"Nevada homeowners upset with ineffective HOA protections" NEVADA
by Denise Valdez,KLAS Las Vegas, Feb 25, 2025
"It’s a system in which approximately 600,000 Nevadans participate. Recently headlines have featured horror stories about monthly assessments increasing by as much as 160 percent.”
"Mom-of-five sues HOA for blocking backyard fence to shield kids play area – then neighbors were forced to fork out $200k"
by Carsen Holaday,The U.S. Sun, Jan 17, 2025
"A mom's fight to build a backyard fence has landed her with a $200,000 settlement after a five-year legal battle that ended in federal court.”
"Homeowners association wants to remove streetlights to save cash. Can they do that?"
by Ryan Poliakoff, The Palm Beach Post, Jan 12, 2025
"The concept of a material alteration requiring membership approval is limited to condominiums and cooperatives —not HOAs. Whether or not your board has the authority to remove the streetlights is going to depend on the board’s powers under the governing documents.”
"Here’s what the rise of homeowners associations means for buyers"
CNBC Finance, Ana Teresa Solá, Dec 2, 2024
"Nearly three-quarters, or 70%, of surveyed homeowners say if they were to buy a new home in the future, they would prefer a community without an HOA, according to recent data from Frontdoor.”
"Here’s what the rise of homeowners associations means for buyers"
CNBC Finance, Ana Teresa Solá, Dec 2, 2024
"Nearly three-quarters, or 70%, of surveyed homeowners say if they were to buy a new home in the future, they would prefer a community without an HOA, according to recent data from Frontdoor.”
"Henry County HOA board unseated after homeowners each receive $29K assessment" GEORGIA
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta, Candice McCowan, Nov 13, 2024
"The board is getting the boot just over a month after homeowners received notice of an assessment: each homeowner owes the HOA $29,000 for each acre they own.”
"The Housing Market Is a Bubble Full of Fraud, and It’s Going To Pop"
StrongTowns, Charles Mahron, Nov 12, 2024
"Decades of housing subsidies, down payment assistance, artificially low interest rates, money printing and endless bank support have turned the American home into a financial product first and a place of shelter second.”
"U.S. housing market is on the ‘verge of a vicious cycle,’ which is ‘not good for America,’ Lennar Mortgage head warns"
MarketWatch, Aarthi Swaminathan, Oct 29, 2024
"‘We’re on the verge of a vicious cycle, in which fewer and fewer people can afford the American dream of homeownership. That’s not good for America.’'”
"HOAs Claim Exemption from New Florida Law Barring Pickup-Truck Parking Bans"
Siegfried Rivera / The Miami Herald, Christyne D. Santisteban. Sept 17, 2024
"However, just a few days in advance of [the new law allowing trucks] going into effect, he and other Meadows residents received an email from the HOA indicating 'all current parking rules and regulations will remain the same.'”
"Columbia County deputies called when HOA 'fixes' Grovetown man's yard without permission"
The Augusta Chronicle. Alexandra Koch, Sept 3, 2024
"The man told deputies the HOA hired a landscaping company to "fix" his yard and they disassembled his garden in the front and back of his home without his permission, according to the report."
"Residents face HOA fines as high as $10K for open windows in sinking San Francisco tower"
MoneyWise. Joe Cortez, Aug 29, 2024
"Homeowners associations are designed to keep their communities in shipshape condition, but what happens when huge fines make the residents feel like they’re sinking? That could be happening to the residents of the Millenium Tower in San Francisco, who are navigating fines of up to $10,000 per violation."
"Florida couple losing condo they’ve owned for 32 years to investor who changed the rules"
by Ron Hurtibise, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (TNS), August 14, 2024.
"But after buying 175 of the Mission Viejo Condominium units — all of them except the Fellmans’ — the investor took over the governing association and voted to reduce to 80% the threshold of unit owners required to approve the termination, court records show."
"Down with HOAs. Homeowner Associations Make It Harder to Own a Home."
Business Insider. Ned Resnikoff Jul 8, 2024
"If we want to rein in these private governments, end the housing crisis, and finish the job of racial integration, it will take more than some modest adjustments to HOA governance. We may need to break the system of privatized governance entirely."
Note that the link provided here was taken from a post to X/Twitter by @Business_Agent on July 11, 2024. The link may or may not produce a paywall for the publication.
HOA Bill Advances in the Legislature [GEORGIA]
By Tammy Joyner published by State Affairs
March 28, 2024
"Bills geared to addressing challenges facing homeowners’ associations and the residents who live in such community-governed places have advanced in the Georgia Legislature — but not without some bipartisan wrangling."
NOTE WITH REGARD TO HB 220: Joyner mentions that HB 220 requires notice to residence of violations, but what the article does not mention is the language following that which, to my understanding, essentially overrides Senator James's work at that time to require mediation. The language is "the association may pursue injunctive relief without the need or requirement to first pursue or utilize any other remedies, regardless of whether other remedies may be available or might otherwise be adequate ..." I welcome your thoughts and clarification. You can find the text of the full bill HERE.
"Unenforceable HOA Rules: A Comprehensive Guide"
by Gordon James Realty April 12, 2024.
[Note this firm is based in Washington, D.C.]
"However, like any human-made system, HOA rules are not immune to imperfections. Unenforceable HOA rules, lurking in the shadows, can inadvertently cast confusion and discord among residents."
"Commentary: It’s Time to Rein in the Excessive Power of Homeowners Associations (HOAs)"
by Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities
Nov. 7, 2023
"This post poses the question, do HOAs have too much power? It also includes general commentary and additional insights related to the investigative report on The Rise of Homeowners Associations (HOAs)."​
When the Homeowners Association Comes for Your Home [COLORADO/NATIONAL]
"A spate of foreclosures filed by HOAs in Denver illustrates the potential risks of an increasingly common homeownership model."
By Sarah Holder published by Bloomberg
September 14, 2023