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CA: As numbers of rental units rise, myriad problems can develop for owners
As the slumping housing market erodes equity for many San Diego County homeowners, analysts say condominium communities face additional challenges as sales slow and renter populations grow.
TX: City Tells Condo Residents To Vacate (video)
Residents packed up at the Park Memorial condos at Detering at Memorial on Monday after the city of Houston said all 108 occupants must move out
IN: County gets serious about condo squatters
In all, 33 units were targeted at the request of the development's owner and the village. The units were occupied by alleged drug dealers, squatters in vacant apartments and, occasionally, people who just couldn't make the rent.
IN: Group targets home business
Two day care providers in the Benjamin Crossing subdivision south of Lafayette say they are being unfairly targeted by the subdivision's homeowners' association.
H.B. condo victims' claims moves forward
Surf City condo owners said city officials will only accept receipts for out-of-pocket costs and won't take into account hardship and suffering
OR: Portland condo buyers win $2.3 million salve
Owners of Northwest Portland's Hilltop Condominiums at Uptown have won $2.3 million in their long legal battle against prominent local developer Marty Kehoe.
LA: Restoring old park isn't child's play for neighbors
By all accounts, the Kingswood subdivision in eastern New Orleans attracts more children these days. In many cases, young families have replaced the older folks who never returned after Hurricane Katrina sent 8 feet of water through the area, residents say. But the same storm that brought a shift to a younger population left the subdivision's only playground a wreck.
HI: Condo owners allege fleecing
The developer of a new luxury condominium resort project on Kauai is being accused of charging condo owners more than $2.2 million in bills that he should have paid himself.
SC: Condo owners suing for repairs
Structural defects slowly surfaced after Keli Tolley bought an apartment-turned-condo last year in West Ashley. The roof leaks. Windows do too. The city of Charleston condemned the balcony because it’s structurally unsafe.
WA: Sudden Valley services restored
Eight people lost their jobs and almost all recreational programs were cut after a $14.13 monthly dues increase failed to achieve supermajority approval in March. But a resident-supported petition brought a June 14 revote, which passed with 65 percent approval.
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CA: As numbers of rental units rise, myriad problems can develop for ownersAs the slumping housing market erodes equity for many San Diego County homeowners, analysts say condominium communities face additional challenges as sales slow and renter populations grow.
TX: City Tells Condo Residents To Vacate (video)Residents packed up at the Park Memorial condos at Detering at Memorial on Monday after the city of Houston said all 108 occupants must move out
IN: County gets serious about condo squattersIn all, 33 units were targeted at the request of the development's owner and the village. The units were occupied by alleged drug dealers, squatters in vacant apartments and, occasionally, people who just couldn't make the rent.
IN: Group targets home businessTwo day care providers in the Benjamin Crossing subdivision south of Lafayette say they are being unfairly targeted by the subdivision's homeowners' association.
H.B. condo victims' claims moves forwardSurf City condo owners said city officials will only accept receipts for out-of-pocket costs and won't take into account hardship and suffering
OR: Portland condo buyers win $2.3 million salveOwners of Northwest Portland's Hilltop Condominiums at Uptown have won $2.3 million in their long legal battle against prominent local developer Marty Kehoe.
LA: Restoring old park isn't child's play for neighborsBy all accounts, the Kingswood subdivision in eastern New Orleans attracts more children these days. In many cases, young families have replaced the older folks who never returned after Hurricane Katrina sent 8 feet of water through the area, residents say. But the same storm that brought a shift to a younger population left the subdivision's only playground a wreck.
HI: Condo owners allege fleecingThe developer of a new luxury condominium resort project on Kauai is being accused of charging condo owners more than $2.2 million in bills that he should have paid himself.
SC: Condo owners suing for repairsStructural defects slowly surfaced after Keli Tolley bought an apartment-turned-condo last year in West Ashley. The roof leaks. Windows do too. The city of Charleston condemned the balcony because it’s structurally unsafe.
WA: Sudden Valley services restoredEight people lost their jobs and almost all recreational programs were cut after a $14.13 monthly dues increase failed to achieve supermajority approval in March. But a resident-supported petition brought a June 14 revote, which passed with 65 percent approval.