Condo owners vs condo renters. Show Date: August 5, 2010 Condo owners are becoming second-class citizens vs condo renters nation-wide. Renters are seldom evicted for disturbing their neighbors, can't be fined, and can generally do whatever they want without consequence. The absent owner can be fined, but it's often too much trouble for condo boards and managers to go after … [Read more...]
European Condominium System vs American Condo Associations
Dr. Starr interviews Jan Bergemann - President of Cyber Citizens for Justice (CCFJ.Net) - on striking differences between the European and US condo systems. According to Bergemann, European countries do not have condo associations, condo boards or condo strife. He contends that the US condo association system is just another form of communism. If you're fighting condo board abuse or HOA … [Read more...]
Can Condo Boards Charge Fees to Owners Who Rent Their Units if Bylaws are Silent?
We receive frequent questions from condo owners and homeowners association members. Personal conflicts with condo boards and/or neighbors are dealt with through our private consultation service. We respond to generic questions when time allows, as per the condo rental fee and condo zoning issues raised below. QUESTION: Our Florida condo association board is trying to charge access fees ($100 … [Read more...]
Condo Management by Condo Owners: How HOA & Condo Managers Exploit Associations
Condo association owner/managers often exploit and milk their condo associations and HOA homeowners associations. Allowing condo association owners or HOA members to serve as Managers - paid or unpaid - is a bad idea. It creates a potential conflict of interest situation that allows owners to grab control and run Associations like dictators. The most successful Dictator Managers use state … [Read more...]
Condo Fees, Condo Assessments: HOA/Condo Rules and Your Rights
Condo and HOA rules on homeowners association fees & homeowners association assessments. Who controls condo/HOA financial decisions? We receive frequent questions from condo association and HOA members regarding condo rules, condo fees and condo assessments. Many are answered in detail in our … [Read more...]
Fair Housing Enforcement Cases re Emotional Support Animals
Emotional Support Animal Victories: Here's a list of recent cases. Fair Housing Enforcement Activities re Emotional Support Animals http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/enforcement/2009hudcharges.cfm 1. Reasonable accommodation for a child that needed a support animal with part of the complaint based on an "unreasonable pet license." Cooperative lost. Schein v. Townsend House Corp (a … [Read more...]
Pets in Condos + Cooperatives: Legal Victory re Emotional Support Animal for Disabled Child
Complainants alleged that the Respondent unlawfully denied their request to permit their minor child to have a medically prescribed emotional support animal. They won...at considerable cost. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES ) The Secretary, United States Department of ) Housing and Urban Development, ) on behalf of … [Read more...]
Condo Curse in Texas
Fox4 Investigation: Homeowner's Hell - Wednesday, 25 Feb 2009, 8:26 PM CST by: Becky Oliver Becky Oliver (The original article has been removed from Fox4.) … [Read more...]
Pets in Condos: New HUD Rules re Training Emotional Support Animals
New HUD rules strike down Emotional Support Animal (ESA) training provisions. Pet unfriendly condos and HOAs may have no choice but to turn pet-friendly. The new HUD rules in "no pet" housing are as follows: 1. Specialized task training of ESAs is unnecessary - “emotional support animals do not need training to ameliorate the effects of a person's mental and emotional disabilities. Emotional … [Read more...]
How to Lose Your Home for $400 or Less
How a missed $400 homeowners association dues payment escalated into foreclosure and eviction in Texas. Homeowners association rights and wrongs with Dr. David Goldenberg. Show Date: February 12, 2009 (Podcast no longer available.) A Texas homeowner missed a $400 payment to his homeowners association - which soon mushroomed into an additional $3000/plus in legal fees and interest, … [Read more...]