The Privatopia Papers

Berlin has had enough of condo conversions. I don't blame them.  If the US had city governments with more independence from developers, ...

Detroit area developer stoked to do condo for car buffs Thanks to Deborah for this link.  The article reads like a press release.  A lot o...

Change to HOA law sought after coyote kills family pet - www.ktnv.com : We talked to Sen. Manendo in January when he was trying to help Mari...

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/153D9AF558859A68?p=AWNB&saved_alert_id=anonymous_alerts_platform_IW_1415028848865 Wh...

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/153DEB0A99182608?p=AWNB&saved_alert_id=anonymous_alerts_platform_IW_1415028848865

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/witnesses-say-hoa-conspirators-used-cash-guns-and-even-growls-sway-votes Armed thugs at associ...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MAYOR_NO_QUESTIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Randy Brown is the Mayor of Eve...

http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/03/04/hoa-rejects-playhouse-for-girl-battling-cancer.html Fred Pilot just posted on this, b...

Little girl battles cancer and the homeowner’s association | FOX2now.com More bad "big meanie" press for Privatopia, Kansas se...

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/witness-describes-payoffs-rigging-elections-hoa-fraud-trial I wonder what effect all this p...

Witnesses testify on roles in scheme to defraud homeowners associations | Las Vegas Review-Journal "Ruvolo, 87, is one of four remain...

http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/02/an-artists-dark-but-loving-graphic-ode-to-suburbia/386309/?utm_source=SFTwitter This is an article a...

From Mystery Reader comes this formidable candidate.  Was she spending too much time watching Fox News?  Stay tuned. http://www.idahostate...

Which should come as a surprise to nobody. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/your-house-is-too-small_n_6762938.html

But sometimes one bold individual rises above the crowd and rings the bell.  To wit, this individual: --------- "A California ma...

HOA Hall of Shame inducts Aliante - www.ktnv.com : North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- It's a case of lost and not found. A homeowners associa...

http://www.voicechronicle.com/201502-study-reveals-common-development-pattern-in-ancient-and-modern-cities The main factor that has driven...

http://www.10news.com/news/hoa-refuses-to-let-woman-charge-electric-car This reminds me of the San Diego area HOAs that told people they h...

http://www.qconline.com/obituaries/monica-sadler/article_aa78d5a3-18c8-526e-91f4-8fa77efda92f.html My dear friend Monica Sadler died last ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/17/opinion/reform-the-condominium.html?_r=1 This op-ed by urban planning professor Matthew Lasner follows o...