The Privatopia Papers

L.A., other hot housing markets are getting frothy, report says - latimes.com : "Everybody I know is trying to do flips right now. It...

HOA Accountability Bill Stirs Debate at Capitol | The Texas Tribune : "A bill aimed at making nonprofit homeowners associations more f...

Obama Accepts the Agenda of Misguided Washington Elites | Debate Club | US News Opinion : "Unfortunately, rather than deal with the rea...

Broke homeowners association halts trash service in Aldine Village neighborhood | abc13.com As Icy deLight points out in a comment (thanks ...

Homeowners Lose Their Water, Forced To Move | WREG.com : Attorneys say because this is such a unique situation even the judge isn’t even sur...

State Lawmakers Try To Rein In Homeowners Associations � CBS Denver : “Excesses fees, fines, add-ons, charging $100 to issue a letter to a h...

The Gender Wage Gap Differs by Occupation | Center for American Progress ...and "Property, real estate, and community managers" l...

USDOJ: Service Members to Receive $39 Million for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act " The Justice Department announced...

As cities lay off police, frustrated neighborhoods turn to private cops - CSMonitor.com : Long known for patrolling shopping malls and gate...

Mandatory sterilization for pit bulls? Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com : In the wake of recent brutal dog attacks, the Riverside County Depart...

Trayvon Martin wrongful death claim more than $1 million - OrlandoSentinel.com : ------------ It appears that the HOA's insurer decide...

Chicago, youth mobs, Gold Coast - chicagotribune.com : "Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, has a much better idea. He's introduced an ordi...

Stockton's bankruptcy approved - SFGate : "A federal judge on Monday granted Stockton's reluctant, nearly year-old request to ...

Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights : Jim Hightower on mandatory arbitration agreements inserted in consumer c...

Housing market: Buyers frustrated over shortage of inventory - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com : "A few factors have contributed to the...

S.B. 1062, currently in the Maryland State Senate (see two posts on it below), deals with the problem of attorney fee shifting in covenant...

Couple fighting HOA over removal of pit bull that chased suspect : WINTER GARDEN --� A Winter Garden couple is fighting their homeowners as...

Foreclosed 'Zombie' Homes Exceed 300,000 Properties: Study "ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (Reuters) - A national survey found 301,87...

Former U.S. Marine told his flagpole violates Hypoluxo code | www.palmbeachpost.com : And it’s not the first time Palm Beach County residen...

Security door fight swings in homeowner's favor - Houston Chronicle : According to a letter from the HOA, the board of directors voted t...