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Evan McKenzie on the rise of private urban governance and the law of homeowner and condominium associations. Contact me at ecmlaw@gmail.com


Saturday, February 18, 2012

Condo Relief -- Extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act ? | The National Law Review

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Condo Relief -- Extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act ? | The National Law Review See my post below below for the refer...

Suburbs May be Losing Their Luster to Home Buyers - Yahoo! Finance

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Suburbs May be Losing Their Luster to Home Buyers - Yahoo! Finance With gas prices hitting record highs the past few years, long commutes i...
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Arizona Senators debate HOA legal status « HOA Constitutional Government

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Arizona Senators debate HOA legal status « HOA Constitutional Government Take a look at this remarkable post by George Staropoli, and the ev...
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H 319 -- REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE MORAITIS MALARKEY

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H 319 -- REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE MORAITIS MALARKEY " To be very honest I have barely ever seen more malarkey than the excuses Repre...

How Citibank Dumped Lousy Mortgages on the Government - ProPublica

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How Citibank Dumped Lousy Mortgages on the Government - ProPublica "Citigroup agreed yesterday to pay $158 million to settle a lawsuit ...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Mortgage settlement with banks sparks new scam - WTOP Mobile

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Mortgage settlement with banks sparks new scam - WTOP Mobile WASHINGTON - Scammers are trying to take advantage of the multi-state mortgage...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Cash in as yet another housing bubble bursts - MoneyWeek

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Cash in as yet another housing bubble bursts - MoneyWeek Canada’s housing market is plagued by “overvaluation, speculation and over supply”...
Monday, February 13, 2012

After Mortgage Settlement, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Face Renewed Pressure On Principal Reduction

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After Mortgage Settlement, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Face Renewed Pressure On Principal Reduction Top law enforcement officials in several sta...

Incomplete subdivisions face dangerous conditions | www.wsbtv.com

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Incomplete subdivisions face dangerous conditions | www.wsbtv.com LOVEJOY, Ga. — Communities left incomplete by the housing bust are causin...

Horror stories prompt industry group to ask Colorado to regulate HOA managers - The Denver Post

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Horror stories prompt industry group to ask Colorado to regulate HOA managers - The Denver Post "Colorado legislators received so many ...
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Outsourcing Gym Class - The Bay Citizen

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Outsourcing Gym Class - The Bay Citizen The school district can't afford enough gym teachers, so the Parent-Teacher Organization is payi...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Mind-Blowing Charts From the Senate's Income Inequality Hearing | Mother Jones

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Mind-Blowing Charts From the Senate's Income Inequality Hearing | Mother Jones Just take a look at this and you can see who our public p...

Cities Turn to a Crop for Cash - Medical Marijuana - NYTimes.com

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Cities Turn to a Crop for Cash - Medical Marijuana - NYTimes.com OAKLAND, Calif. — As the stubborn economic downturn has forced this city t...

Exclusive: Mortgage problems? Turn your house into a billboard | Reuters

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Exclusive: Mortgage problems? Turn your house into a billboard | Reuters In return for allowing the front of their four-bedroom house to b...

Mortgage Settlement as Attorney General Sellout: Deal is Not Done, and Final Version Guaranteed to be Worse Than Advertised « naked capitalism

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Mortgage Settlement as Attorney General Sellout: Deal is Not Done, and Final Version Guaranteed to be Worse Than Advertised « naked capitali...

Walker, Van Hollen: Chunk of mortgage settlement going to state budget - JSOnline

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Walker, Van Hollen: Chunk of mortgage settlement going to state budget - JSOnline But of a $31.6 million payment coming directly to the stat...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Tallahassee tax cuts put squeeze on cities

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The tax cuts are wel come d by the bus in ess community, but the y come a t a high cost th a t critics say will ultim a tely f a ll on...

Florida HOAs crippled by housing crisis

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Florida HOAs crippled by housing crisis LAKE WORTH, Fla. - The home buying market has undoubtedly had a huge impact on both developers and ...

No settlement document here!

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Federal Government & Attorneys General reach landmark settlement with major banks | NationalMortgageSettlement This is the web page for ...

Missing Settlement Document Raises Doubts on $25B Deal - American Banker Article

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Missing Settlement Document Raises Doubts on $25B Deal - American Banker Article "More than a day after the announcement of a mammoth ...
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I am a professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Nothing contained in this blog represents the opinions of UIC or John Marshall, and nothing you see here is legal advice. You can reach me at ecmlaw@gmail.com
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