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


Monday, November 17, 2014

Residents ask court to remove 3 HOA board members

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-lawsuit-tamarac-hoa-20141117-story.html "Residents of a 55-plus neighborhood are so fed u...
Sunday, November 16, 2014

The Unfinished Suburbs of America - The Atlantic

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The Unfinished Suburbs of America - The Atlantic : There are hundreds of zombie subdivisions like this one scattered across the country. The...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Local lawmakers work towards HOA legislation - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

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Local lawmakers work towards HOA legislation - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather Good luck, folks. It's the standard lin...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Does HUD's privatization scheme mean the end of public housing?

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http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/11/public-housing-renovationrentalassistancedemonstration.html "Launched in 2013, the RAD ...

Cigarette rage shuts down public meeting over tobacco ban

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http://www.boston.com/news/2014/11/12/unruly-crowd-shuts-down-westminster-tobacco-ban-meeting/SpTOwv1ttrcNmcrB7C5RZK/story.html So this is...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Domino’s founder turning FL town into unconstitutional contraception-free ‘Catholic enclave’

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Domino’s founder turning FL town into unconstitutional contraception-free ‘Catholic enclave’ I've posted about Ave Maria before. Let...
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Ten buildings in San Francisco where the HOA fees are higher than the rent

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http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/11/11/mapping_10_buildings_with_hoa_fees_higher_than_your_rent.php "The highest HOA fees at 1001 ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Park Ridge residents sued for objecting to condo development

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge-niles/ct-park-ridge-lawsuit-met-20141111-story.html This is a SLAAP suit (Strategic Lawsu...
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Monday, November 10, 2014

Six month sentence for public sex in retirement "community"

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2828952/Couple-sentenced-six-months-jail-having-sex-outdoors-Florida-retirement-community-go.html ...

Selling fast: public goods, profits, and state legitimacy

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http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/mike-konczal-profits-state-legitimacy-parrillo-goldstein-balko#.VGDbvdxAADs.twitter Mike Konczal revie...
Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Homeowners association pulls plug on Waterford woman's Volt - WXYZ.com

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Homeowners association pulls plug on Waterford woman's Volt - WXYZ.com : (WXYZ) - Natalie Forte is eco-friendly and loves her Chevy Volt...

Election 2014--my interpretation

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I look at elections by starting with the structural factors first.  Democrats had a difficult set of structural factors to overcome.  But th...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Homeowner associations seen as mini-governments

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http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/local/henrico/homeowner-associations-seen-as-mini-governments/article_2827ee0d-376b-5fca-bff3-97f6b4b8bcac...

Vegas HOA takeover case defense attorney moves for dismissal

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http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/hoa-case-lawyer-moves-dismiss-charging-prosecutor-misconduct The claim: that the prosecution c...
Saturday, November 01, 2014

Lawyers in HOA scheme request trial be moved from Las Vegas | Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Lawyers in HOA scheme request trial be moved from Las Vegas | Las Vegas Review-Journal See the story immediately below for what has prompte...

Journalistic Bombshell: Target of Las Vegas HOA investigation detailed scheme, bribes in secret documents | Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Target of Las Vegas HOA investigation detailed scheme, bribes in secret documents | Las Vegas Review-Journal Benzer is the alleged "m...

Homeless women to stay in Frisco home for now after HOA loses motion | Dallas Morning News

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Homeless women to stay in Frisco home for now after HOA loses motion | Dallas Morning News "MCKINNEY — A transitional living program ...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Myrtle Beach area HOA owners complain

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http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/10/30/4571043/myrtle-beach-area-hoa-complaints.html Guess what? There was another public meeting about...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Developer buys scores of Detroit's worst houses in $3.2million 'blight bundle'

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2813166/The-blight-bundle-6-300-Detroit-s-worst-houses-real-estate-developer-just-bought-3-2million....
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Marin County HOA nixes solar panels. Because.

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http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26758081/marin-resident-denied-solar-panels-by-homeowners-association Same old story. The HOA has v...
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