DISPUTED PAYMENTS TO ASSOCIATIONS: ACCORD AND SATISFACTION By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. The collection of regular assessments is the lifeblood of a vibrant homeowners or condominium association and the association is always happy to receive monies from its constituent members. …
Lien Stripping and Bankruptcy By Ronald Scott Kaniuk, Esq. In the event a homeowner does not pay their regular maintenance fees to their homeowner or condominium association, the association is given the power to file a lien to secure those …
Article Courtesy of The Tampa Bay Times By Susan Taylor Martin Published December 8, 2014 TAMPA — Hurricane season is over but residents of one luxury Tampa condo tower have been flooded out of their homes — by a broken …
Article Courtesy of The Orlando Sentinel By Martin E. Comas Published December 10, 2014 Seminole may tell banks to clean up vacant foreclosed homes. With some imagination, it’s easy to see that the vacant house on Suzanne Way near Longwood …
By Hannah Rappleye, Investigative News Reporter for NBC News First published December 2 2014, 1:02 PM The public playground in Bandon, a small town on the blustery coast of Oregon, has everything a kid could want. Swings and an orange, …
By Hannah Rappleye, Investigative Reporter for NBC News First published October 8 2014, 2:00 PM Soccer coach Amy Griffin was in a Seattle hospital visiting a young goalie who was receiving chemotherapy when a nurse said something that made the …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Brittany Wallman and John Maines Published July 19, 2014 Broward’s new tow law isn’t tough enough to protect consumers from abuse, county officials say. In the two years since the county cracked down …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Lisa J. Huriash Published November 22, 2014 Tamarac community wants help removing four HOA members Residents of a 55-plus neighborhood are so fed up with four members of their homeowners association board that …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Lisa J. Huriash Published November 24, 2014 Residents wanting to overthrow part of the board of their homeowners association will have to wait a bit longer to get their chance. Circuit Judge Dale …
Common Ground™ July/August 2014 By Steve Bates They spend their days upholding association rules, all while enduring anger, curses and personal threats. It’s not an easy job, but someone’s got to do it. The Inspectors Charles Stewart tries to keep …