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How the rise of gated spaces like swimming pools can quietly perpetuate racial tension - The Washington Post This horrible McKinney, Texas...

VT woman builds 60-foot by 24-foot 'screen' to block view of neighbor's home | Local News - WPTZ Home This is a new one: fabr...

http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/2015/06/02/naughty-neighbors-faces-hoa-lawsuit-in-parker-co/28388783/ So it turns out that a swingers...

Vendors Flood Market with HOA Super-Lien Services | News "Laws that give homeowners association debts "super lien" priority ...

Many earthen dams on private property are behind on repairs | The Columbus Dispatch "Almost 43 percent of the high-hazard earthen dam...

How California Homeowners Are Dealing with Drought | Digital Trends "Per the new regulations, watering lawns within 48 hours of “measu...

Franklin HOA settles suit after denying room for disabled kids File this one in the "some people never learn" category: "...

Homeowners sue Barrington Hills after tree dispute bars them from moving in - Barrington Courier-Review "Homeowners have sued the vil...

Foreclosure scam ordered to repay $11M to distressed homeowners | TheHill "The lawyers behind a foreclosure scam were ordered Friday ...

New law aims to lift artificial turf ban on HOA property | FOX5 San Diego – San Diego news, weather, traffic, sports from KSWB "CHULA...

HOA tows heart attack victim's car from neighborhood - News3LV "Virginia says she also heard her car was towed because it was in ...

The Supreme Court Could Transfer A Lot Of Political Power Away From Cities | FiveThirtyEight The conservative majority on the Supreme Cour...

There are many sentencings going on this week in the multi-million dollar Las Vegas HOA takeover fraud prosecution.  I believe the number of...

Man charged in $4.1 million condo fraud Oh, Canada: "A St. Catharines man has been charged with defrauding 13 Hamilton and Burlingt...

Using Drones To Enforce HOA Violations See the article below, in which I guess nobody knows whose drone is involved. But be aware that the...

Homeowner’s association puts end to family’s ministry - The Newnan Times-Herald This nice Christian family started a volunteer project to ...

Exclusive: Brickell Key Woman Says Drone Spied On Her As She Breastfed « CBS Miami "MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Imagine you’re in the privacy ...

This week a bunch of the 38 convicted criminals involved with the Las Vegas HOA takeover scheme are being sentenced.  This one escaped priso...

In the past, insurers were readily inclined to defend most any legal action brought against an HOA board of directors even if there was no u...

It appears that this unfortunate woman bought a Mexican condo as a retirement home, only to discover later that several Mexican workers had ...