The Privatopia Papers

Bright future for professionals behind the communal garden gate / Homeowners groups in need of managers, lawyers This is an article by Deb...

AP Wire | 09/24/2004 | Governor signs bill aiding buyers in private communities JIM WASSERMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO - Prospe...

Homes: Protecting homes, protecting people The role of homeowners associations is changing with society in the early 21st century, and mor...

News-Leader.com True Ozarks Mosquito-breeding basins annoy residents, officials Here's an item sent along by Fred Pilot that illustr...

Chicago moving to 'smart' surveillance cameras | CNET News.com So, what was that all the lefties were saying about John Ashcroft b...

TheStar.com - Ambulances endure rough ride A dozen speed bumps along Toronto's tony Bridle Path and Post Rd. are delaying critically s...

FBI: Mortgage Fraud Is Rampant in U.S. Fraud is running rampant in the nation's mortgage industry, with nearly three times as many r...

sacbee.com -- Politics -- Panel eyes oversight of housing groups Here's the Sacramento Bee's writeup on the CLRC recommendations f...

California Law Revision Commission recommends creation of Common Interest Developmetn Bureau in Department of Consumer Affairs This is a s...

thedesertsun.com |Blind residents want pet rules amended for guide dogs-- Couple, home association go to court over dog droppings You'...

AB 2598 Assembly Bill - ENROLLED So, the big foreclosure bill has been enrolled. But I heard a rumor yesterday. A California journalist ...

Greta Grab-o!--New York Observer Lifestyles of Fox News Rich and Famous in Condoland, Part Deux... First it was Geraldo, who is already PO...

Geraldo sues his housing development -- Concord Monitor Online HACKENSACK, N.J. -Geraldo Rivera is suing the co-op board of the housing...

AB 2598 Assembly Bill - Status The Steinberg bill is about to become law. The Assembly has concurred in the Senate amendments, and it has...

Missoulian: Law school faculty consider challenging Natelson ruling I have reported on this before. Bob Natelson has written on property ...

ABC7Chicago.com: Mayor outlines elaborate camera network for city Hello, surveillance society. What I find so interesting here is that ma...

Disabled boy wins right to front door This one qualifies as a world-class and well-deserved legal spanking of a condo association by an ad...

UCLA Anderson School of Management | Media | UCLA Anderson Forecast Warns of Possible Recession in 2005 or 2006 for the US Economy ...and ...

L.A. Daily News:Illiteracy shockingly high in L.A. Half of workers unable to read Continued immigration and a stubborn high school dropout...

Homeowners feeling trapped Fred Pilot is on a roll with biblical plague stories. First rats, then poverty, and now there is a fungus amon...