Saturday, March 16, 2013

Boca Quay's HOA bans skateboards, scoooters, kids outraged over lack of places to play

Boca Quay's HOA bans skateboards, scoooters, kids outraged over lack of places to play: BOCA RATON, Fla. - Every single home in the Boca Quay gated community got a letter saying that skateboards, roller blades, bicycles, scooters, toys and ball playing are not permitted in roadways, walkways or common grounds.
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The grinch has struck again, and it isn't even Christmas.

Friday, March 15, 2013

It's complicated evicting delinquent owners - chicagotribune.com

It's complicated evicting delinquent owners - chicagotribune.com:
"Illinois is the only state that gives associations the remedy of temporary possession to satisfy judgments against owners who are in arrears. Associations in other states typically initiate foreclosure proceedings and are awarded permanent possession of the unit. "We have a more humane way of doing things," Fullett said. "It's also a faster, less-expensive procedure than a foreclosure."
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As Sean Connery said in The Untouchables, "It's the Chicago way."

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cerabino: Presidential politics have nothing on Kings Point... | www.palmbeachpost.com

Cerabino: Presidential politics have nothing on Kings Point... | www.palmbeachpost.com
Thanks to George Staropoli for the pointer to this article. Reading this, I find myself wondering why the press and especially the courts so uncritically accept the industry line that CIDs are democracies. There are so many irregularities (to put it mildly) in condo and HOA elections that I don't see how it can be assumed that the popular will prevails. And that is added to the culture of non-participation that prevails in most associations.