Start planning your backyard vegetable garden. For many Florida and Palm Beach County homeowners, Monday, July 1, marked the day they could finally relax a little. As of July 1, a new law limiting what homeowner associations in the state and Palm Beach County can do to their members went into effect. Homeowner associations (HOAs) […]
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Here’s what HOAs in Palm Beach County can’t do to you anymore as of Monday, July 1
Start planning your backyard vegetable garden. For many Florida and Palm Beach County homeowners, Monday, July 1, marked the day they could finally relax a little. As of July 1, a new law limiting what homeowner associations in the state and Palm Beach County can do to their members went into effect. Homeowner associations (HOAs) […]
Georgia homeowners share horror stories of HOAs abusing power with excessive fees — here’s what is going on
Georgia homeowners share horror stories of HOAs abusing power with excessive fees — here’s what is going on Homeowners associations (HOAs) have come under fire in Georgia for abusing homeowners with excessive fees and foreclosures. “None of it makes any sense,” said Karyn Gibbons, who received a foreclosure notice from her HOA in Gwinnett County, […]
‘You broke us.’ GA lawmakers to rein in aggressive HOAs after hearing homeowner horror stories
‘You broke us.’ GA lawmakers to rein in aggressive HOAs after hearing homeowner horror stories HOA nightmares are one of the most frequent calls into the Channel 2 Action News investigative tipline. Now there are new bipartisan efforts by state lawmakers to look at how to rein in homeowner associations that go too far. Channel […]
Will NC make it harder for HOAs to foreclose on homeowners? Lawmakers will decide
Stronger protections against foreclosures. Better access to homeowner association records. Checks on HOA boards that try to hike dues without the consent of homeowners. Those are among the changes that homeowners in HOA communities would see if a collection of new legislative proposals ultimately become law. The House Select Committee on Homeowners’ Associations, a panel […]
Folks in these SC counties complain about HOAs the most, 2024 state report shows. Here’s why
Half of all complaints about homeowners associations in South Carolina last year came from three counties, a new state report shows. The three counties had a total of 50.6% of all the complaints levied against 298 HOAs/management companies in 2023, according to a new S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs report. The department has filed annual […]