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.cfm1. 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 CSTby: 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...]
HOA Pet Gate Case Gone Amuck
Tied to HOA Gate: HOA Violations Gone Haywire. I want to share an email I received from a valiant HOA member who literally tied herself to a gate in defense of the right to protect her dog. Hopefully, her experience will assist other HOA members confronting arbitrary and vindictive violations.Hi Joyce,Thank you for your support. It was an unbelievable battle, and I still have many wounds. … [Read more...]
Florida Condo Act as National Model
New protections against Florida condo association manager (CAM) scams, condo board abuse, condo board denial of records, condo board embezzlement, fraud & more.Dr. Starr interviews Florida State Representative Julio Robaina - July 2, 2008I am embarrassed to tell you that some Florida condos actually allow common elements (versus real people) to constitute a vote. We have a condo that … [Read more...]
Florida Condo Owners Association Rights Legislation
Topic: 2008 Florida legislation further protects condo owner association rights - Changes to Florida Condo Act FS 718 herald enhanced association safeguards for condo dwellers. Show date: July 2, 2008. The State of Florida passed legislation in 2008 that further protects condo owner rights. Our featured guest spearheaded this legislation. He's at the forefront of the homeowner rights consumer … [Read more...]