The Privatopia Papers

Fairies stop developers' bulldozers in their tracks Here's a new anti-development strategy from Great Britain that US preservatio...

New-housing market slumping Building starts and permits drop across the nation Seems to be a consensus emerging that the housing boom is ...

Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction This has nothing to do with HOAs. I...

Mold readings spark health concerns in New Orleans Fred Pilot sent this along. This mold situation is predictable, and I question the wis...

Wild pigs plague Fort Myers community Thanks to Shu Bartholomew for this mouth-watering story. My son and I would love to have this prob...

Ontario mom faces $2M libel suit for website about problems in neighbourhood Can you say "SLAPP suit, Canadian style," eh? In ...

Bringing a Law School Down Should Ave Maria be part of a "Catholic Jonestown"? That's a bit strong, isn't it? Inste...

Condo's whopping ads a big headache Nancy Levy sent this story about an enterprising condo association: A Rego Park condo is explo...

Iowa Town Has Tough Time Finding Eligible Voters Sounds like an HOA election, but it is a municipality of sorts. ANAMOSA, IA. (AP) -- A...

Privatize Fannie and Freddie Here's a commentary from National Review Online: Confronted by a real problem related to the semi-gov...

New law creates changes for homeowner associations North Carolina joins the HOA reform parade with this bill, news of which is sent from ...

Escaped pit bulls attack six people, terrorize neighborhood; child critically injured This horrible event happened in an HOA not far from...

San Francisco Examiner:Mullin: Home groups need more oversight Fred Pilot sent this along: SAN MATEO ? Concerned that homeowners assoc...

Residents of Paris Suburbs at Gangs' Mercy This is quite an indictment of the French version of suburbanization. Maybe building huge ...

Mayor Takes Government 'Into the Neighborhood' With New Outreach Team Nancy Levy sent this "wonderful day in the neighborhoo...

Heading for DC I'm off to DC tomorrow (Thursday) for two events. I'm on a panel at The Urban Institute where we will be discussing...

Click2Houston.com - News - Condo Complex Sues To Evict Dying Dog Nancy Levy sent along this story about a condo association with a heart o...

Becker & Poliakoff Urges South Florida Cities to Follow New FEMA Debris Removal Guidelines for Gated Communities Fred Pilot sent this li...

Tiny Vegas home sits at center of housing craze-- His property in demand, former waiter raises asking price to $1.2 million ...and no HOA...

Radburn board told to install democratic rule; State orders open meetings, votes for homeowners group From Don Nordeen comes this major...