The Privatopia Papers

It's called the Getty House, and apparently, its stumpy rectangular bushes -- all manicured and Tudor-styled -- are not sufficient prote...

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Heather Spaniol said she loved living in a neighborhood with a homeowner's association. But she described the pas...

Homeowners who suffer from brown lawns are being told to dye their lawn green. If they don't, they are in violation of the homeowners...

This just came in from Marjorie Murray at the California Center for Homeowner Association Law: Hi, Evan: Please post CCHAL’s NewsBrief on...

Annandale civic association elects dog as president : Dogs have many good qualities. Most of them are loyal, like people, and are housebroke...

The economic downturn and stricter mortgage standards are driving much of that decline, but economists say there's also a growing belie...

A Nevada organization called CHAMP (Concerned Homeowners Association Members PAC) describes itself as "a broad-based group of concern...

Used to be some odd symbol of “belonging”—or for some, status—to be a part of an HOA (no trailer trash here!) neighborhood. What with all t...

Activists seeking to retool the way homeowner associations operate in the state headed to Austin today to do their thing like so many oth...

Modesto Neighborhood May Hire Armed Guards To Cut Down On Crime « CBS Sacramento : MODESTO (CBS13) – Residents in a Modesto neighborhood are...

Philly Homeowner Declares He's 'Foreclosed' on Wells Fargo - The Consumerist : Thanks to Mystery Reader for this "man bites...

Facing Foreclosure Without Missing A Payment: One Couple's Housing Nightmare : "No one, the Parkers say, told them their loan had b...

Here's a link to a blog on California attorney fee cases concerning HOAs. Who gets their fees paid?

Daniels 1, Obama 0 - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan : Mitch Daniels may run for the Republican presidential nomination, and he is combi...

Villagers outraged after police order them not to protect garden sheds | Mail Online : "Residents in Surrey and Kent villages have been...

The HOA Murders by Leon Robertson in Mystery & Crime : Thanks to Fred Pilot for letting me know about this new novel. Haven't seen i...

Obama proposals on mortgages worry real estate pros | McClatchy : "MIAMI — Mortgage rates could rise and the federal government would p...

For at least the last dozen years or so, there have been two camps of displeased Privatopians: Those who want to take on the community asso...

Donald Bren's legacy The L.A. Times profiles one of the founding fathers of Privatopia and the creator of the one of the earliest and bi...

Obama housing plan to end Fannie, Freddie - The Hill's On The Money : "Under the administration's plan, there would be no futur...