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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


Monday, April 16, 2012

Camden targets blighted buildings for demolition | Courier-Post | courierpostonline.com

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Camden targets blighted buildings for demolition | Courier-Post | courierpostonline.com CAMDEN  — The city is plagued by thousands — estima...

Dan Walters: Stockton not only California government in financial distress - Dan Walters - The Sacramento Bee

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Dan Walters: Stockton not only California government in financial distress - Dan Walters - The Sacramento Bee Mammoth Lakes,  one of the s...

Excite News - US home-buying season finally signaling a recovery

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Excite News - US home-buying season finally signaling a recovery WASHINGTON (AP) - Five years after the U.S. housing bust sent sales and p...
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U.S. Standard of Living Has Fallen More Than 50%: Opinion - TheStreet

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U.S. Standard of Living Has Fallen More Than 50%: Opinion - TheStreet  In fact, Western wages have plummeted so low that a two-income famil...
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Man on kayak trying to keep geese away drowns after he falls into pond and swan attacks him | Mail Online

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Man on kayak trying to keep geese away drowns after he falls into pond and swan attacks him | Mail Online A man died after he fell off a k...
Sunday, April 15, 2012

Energy company refuses to recognize HOA authority

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In 2003, she said, the HOA approved a resolution to assess a $5,000 bond against any trip across Grass Mesa roads by vehicles weighing more...
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

HOA president arrested for gun threat

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OAKLAND, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Michael Hudzik, 65, president of the John's Cove subdivision Homeowners Association in Oakland, was arre...
Friday, April 13, 2012

The Mayor’s Kill Shot on Suburban LA

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The Mayor’s Kill Shot on Suburban LA Indeed, the State as well as the city of Los Angeles has all but abandoned the idea of promoting the d...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

Pa. homeowners group says seeing eye dog has to go

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READING, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania housing development with a one dog per household rule said a family must give back a seeing eye dog the...

North Las Vegas HOAs and homeowners trade blows - View - ReviewJournal.com

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North Las Vegas HOAs and homeowners trade blows - View - ReviewJournal.com Joe Salvatore likens life in the Autumn Chase Homeowners Associ...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Man gets 3 years in defrauding of condo associations - News - Crain's Chicago Business

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Man gets 3 years in defrauding of condo associations - News - Crain's Chicago Business (Crain's) — An Arizona man was sentenced Tu...
Monday, April 09, 2012

Mike Bloomberg's New York: Cops in Your Hallways | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

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Mike Bloomberg's New York: Cops in Your Hallways | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone Have you heard about the "Clean Halls Program"...
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Sunday, April 08, 2012

Sacramento-area home prices remain in a rut

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Sacramento-area homes are cheap. Interest rates are low. The inventory of new homes is tight. But prices stubbornly refuse to...

Wendell Cox: California Declares War on Suburbia - WSJ.com

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Wendell Cox: California Declares War on Suburbia - WSJ.com Thanks to Fred Pilot for this link to a planner who opposes the current plans fo...
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Saturday, April 07, 2012

Town That Served As ‘Hunger Games’ Backdrop On Sale For $1.4 Million « CBS Charlotte

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Town That Served As ‘Hunger Games’ Backdrop On Sale For $1.4 Million « CBS Charlotte "Shepherd, 83, told the Associated Press that fa...

The pros and cons of homeowners associations - Yahoo! Finance

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The pros and cons of homeowners associations - Yahoo! Finance "Most associations work reasonably well most of the time, but there are...
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Thursday, April 05, 2012

Rodney Gray's new documentary: The Hoax

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NEW HOA DOCUMENTARY FILM, THE HOAX Hi there, I'm Rodney Gray. I am a former U.S. Marine, an actor and a filmmaker, who is currentl...
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Austerity in Heaven’s Corridor

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Austerity in Heaven’s Corridor "The Left should be paying attention to Florida. If you’ve ever desired a nightmarish vision of the leg...

Architects float answers to rising seas around the world – USATODAY.com

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Architects float answers to rising seas around the world – USATODAY.com BANGKOK (AP) – A floating mosque and golf course for the submerging...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Americans brace for next foreclosure wave | Reuters

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Americans brace for next foreclosure wave | Reuters Many more U.S. homeowners face the prospect of losing their homes this year as banks p...
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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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