The Privatopia Papers

News from The Associated Press : FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Hey, was that a bark? With 18 full-time enforcers, a Michigan county is going door-to...

Prisons, Privatization, Patronage - NYTimes.com : So what’s really behind the drive to privatize prisons, and just about everything else? ...

Financially-strapped Nevada city declared disaster - Yahoo! News : After five years of declining property taxes, massive layoffs and questio...

www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/supreme/A6510MazdabrookCommonsHOAvKahn.pdf

Hacking into Gated Communities In which somebody explains how to do that.

Inside USA - Privatised cities - 17 Oct 08 - Part 1 - YouTube This is a documentary about Sandy Springs, Georgia, an affluent suburb of Atl...

Thief drains Cedar Lake HOA accounts : Stuart Cohen, a Portland-based attorney representing Cedar Lake and some of the other victims, sai...

Colo. Neighborhood May Ban Sidewalk Chalk Art | KREX - News, Weather, Sports for Grand Junction | Montrose | Glenwood Springs - Coverage You...

Greenacres man, 80, ends up in jail, hospital after trying to save butterfly plants : The landscaping dispute came to a head Tuesday morning...

Perilous new Vegas water pipeline claims a life - BusinessWeek : Ninety percent of Las Vegas water currently comes from Lake Mead, which has...

4 more HOAs sued over collection costs deemed improper - VEGAS INC : Those attorneys regularly sue HOAs over what they call unauthorized col...

Mazdabrook Commons HOA v. Khan Folks--This is a major ruling that establishes free speech rights for owners in New Jersey under their sta...

N.J. Supreme Court: Homeowners group can't order resident to remove political signs | NJ.com : PARSIPPANY —Wasim Khan, a frequent Democr...

Foreclosures up for first time in 27 months - Yahoo! News NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreclosure starts rose year-over-year in May for the first...

Residents Of NY Town Face $1,000 Fines If They Fail To Mow Lawns - The Consumerist Town officials say this law was passed to keep property...

Mass. town OKs $20 fines for swearing in public - Yahoo! News MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Residents in Middleborough voted Monday night to...

Property manager gets 35 years for stealing $2 million from Katy-area HOAs | abc13.com Property manager Taggert Mayfield was sentenced to 3...

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

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

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