The Privatopia Papers

Inventor of instant noodles dies at 96 A moment of silence, please. And don't tell my daughter. She loves Ramen Noodles.

Mesa senior community residents angered by club fees Pat Haruff sent this item. I know developers need to get creative with names, but ...

AP Wire | 01/05/2007 | City bans tossing candy during parades See? More evidence that cities are acting like HOAs.

Bradenton Herald | 01/05/2007 | Heritage Harbour forbids signage Shu Bartholomew sent this report of anti-sign activity. Wouldn't it be...

Medford Central Record - Judge orders the proceeds of home sale held in escrow Thanks to Shu Bartholomew for sending this report of suburban...

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Mexico > Tijuana & The Border -- Tijuana police force ordered to turns in guns I think this qualifi...

NPR : Storm-Door Case Tests Property Rights for Millions NPR's Day to Day did a piece on the Twin Rivers case because the arguments befo...

"The Association"...the movie! Hollywood producer Andrew Wahlquist has a feature film in development about life in a homeowner ass...

High court to hear dispute over homeowners association rules - Newsday.com More press coverage of the upcoming Twin Rivers argument before t...

Neighborhoodtimes: County admits fault in auction of condo Oops. Make that double oops. Pinellas county officials have conceded they were a...

Florida's overbuilt condo market starts to fizzle Like I said, I am holding off on pronouncing the housing bust over. Developers have pu...

BREITBART.COM - Sales of New Homes Post Gain in November That's a bit of good news, but after all the evidence of a slump in the housing...

New Jersey Real Estate Report » Free speech or HOA rules? Here's a weblog post on the Twin Rivers case, which is scheduled to be argued ...

'Mistake' costs family its home at The Springs - Orlando Sentinel : Here is a heartwarming story of judicial compassion, link forwar...

Birth of Jesus Christ Just a reminder about the religious significance of Christmas. Merry Christmas, and enjoy the presents, family and fr...

What is it about Obama? - Los Angeles Times Fred Pilot found this nugget. Early this month, at the invitation of Rick Warren, Obama spoke to...

Merry Bizaromas - Frederick Meekins Nancy Levy sent this link to an essay that compares Christmas in an HOA to Bizarro world from the Superm...

HOMEOWNERS KEEP FILING – AND WINNING – STATE AND FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS LAWSUITS The following was sent to me by Marjorie Murray of the Cent...

Taco Bell uses self-serving polls, too About 1 in 3 frequent fast-food customers say they plan to eat less often at Taco Bell — or not at al...

Ho, ho, ho. Suzette Kelo's holiday greeting card to the City of New London NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) -- The woman at the center of a natio...