The Privatopia Papers

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


Saturday, June 09, 2012

Property manager gets 35 years for stealing $2 million from Katy-area HOAs | abc13.com

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Property manager gets 35 years for stealing $2 million from Katy-area HOAs | abc13.com Property manager Taggert Mayfield was sentenced to 3...
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Man charged with shooting at officers while being evicted from foreclosed house | KMOV.com St. Louis

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Man charged with shooting at officers while being evicted from foreclosed house | KMOV.com St. Louis ST. ANN, Mo. (KMOV.com) – Authorities ...
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Friday, June 08, 2012

Property manager gets 35 years for stealing $2 million from Katy-area HOAs | abc13.com

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Property manager gets 35 years for stealing $2 million from Katy-area HOAs | abc13.com
Thursday, June 07, 2012

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne sued for 'extending their backyard without permission' | Mail Online

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Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne sued for 'extending their backyard without permission' | Mail Online : Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are being s...
Wednesday, June 06, 2012

California Joint Powers Authority may wield eminent domain to wrest underwater properties from lenders

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Hesperia will not join regional homeowners association | hesperia, regional, association - Victorville Daily Press : HESPERIA • The City Cou...

Residents battle it out with San Antonio HOA | kens5.com San Antonio

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Residents battle it out with San Antonio HOA | kens5.com San Antonio : HOA board members say the residents knew about the deed of restrictio...
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Cornelius man fighting HOA to keep flying American, Marine flag - News14.com

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Cornelius man fighting HOA to keep flying American, Marine flag - News14.com The latest HOA flag flap. Film at 10.

Woman Hires Family To Liven Up For-Sale Home, Now She Can't Enter Her Own Property - The Consumerist

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Woman Hires Family To Liven Up For-Sale Home, Now She Can't Enter Her Own Property - The Consumerist The homeowner decided to move out...
Monday, June 04, 2012

Points to be aware of in HOA scandal - VEGAS INC

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Points to be aware of in HOA scandal - VEGAS INC During the early and mid 2000s, when the scam was operating, it wasn’t specifically illeg...
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Sunday, June 03, 2012

Change sweeping over Sacramento region's public worker pension benefits - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee

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Change sweeping over Sacramento region's public worker pension benefits - Our Region - The Sacramento Bee : "We've got the whol...

HOA scandal involving millions of dollars and thousands of homes cuts wide swath across Las Vegas Valley - VEGAS INC

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HOA scandal involving millions of dollars and thousands of homes cuts wide swath across Las Vegas Valley - VEGAS INC In 2006, condominium ...
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Organized crime in Las Vegas takes on a new look - News - ReviewJournal.com

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Organized crime in Las Vegas takes on a new look - News - ReviewJournal.com Attorneys, former police officers, real estate agents, HOA boar...
Saturday, June 02, 2012

Plea deals in HOA scheme reveal vast conspiracy - News - ReviewJournal.com

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Plea deals in HOA scheme reveal vast conspiracy - News - ReviewJournal.com "The players behind the brazen plan covered nearly every ...
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More indictments could come in Vegas homeowner association fraud case

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Federal judge taking pleas in Vegas homeowner association fraud case | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com : A prosecutor told a federal judge in...

The HOA Crisis | HousingWire

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The HOA Crisis | HousingWire : The reason for the assessments, the industry would discover, is that most of the foreclosures were on mortgag...
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FloriDUH | Sun Sentinel Blogs | Ex-deputy and cop accusd of bilking HOA for over $16,000

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FloriDUH | Sun Sentinel Blogs | Ex-deputy and cop accusd of bilking HOA for over $16,000 : Ex-deputy and cop accusd of bilking HOA for over ...
Friday, June 01, 2012

Rain barrels touted as simple solution to keep basements dry - Saskatchewan - CBC News

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Rain barrels touted as simple solution to keep basements dry - Saskatchewan - CBC News It won't fly in Privatopia, where it will raise...
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The housing bust as seen through the planned community

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" It's just so... false in a way." That's the take on Privatopia from photographer Amanda Dahlgren, interviewed today b...

Fourteen more plead guilty in HOA fraud, corruption case - News - ReviewJournal.com

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Fourteen more plead guilty in HOA fraud, corruption case - News - ReviewJournal.com Thanks to Rodney Gray for this link. This makes 26 conv...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

America's Most Innovative Neighborhood: 15 Square Miles In New Mexico, Population: 0 | Fast Company

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America's Most Innovative Neighborhood: 15 Square Miles In New Mexico, Population: 0 | Fast Company This summer, Pegasus Global Holding...
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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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