That sound you hear may be the collective groan of homeowner association managers across Hillsborough County. ...more

March 17, 2010

Residents of Covered Bridge, a 55-plus community in Lake Placid, complained that they occasional have dark, murky water and a chronic strong smell of chlorine. ...more

March 12, 2010

I recently moved to Florida and into a homeowners association. Its last newsletter included an application for new board members. The newsletter writers made reference to statute 718 several times. I called the president and asked whether we were a homeowners or condominium association, and why the newsletter referred to 718 and not 720. He said the board believed they were so close in some cases that they fell under both statutes. ...more

February 7, 2010

Alisha Barnes set a personal goal to own her own home before she turned 40, but as the real estate market tanked and banks stopped lending, it started to feel like an impossible dream. ...more

February 6, 2010

We own a share in a mobile home park. We did not know that the park operations were tied to a CPI index when we purchased. We would like to sell and buy elsewhere. Where do we go to have the share transferred? Our park board has been transferring the share but has been slow. ...more

January 10, 2010

On Dec. 30, the court will rule on a lawsuit filed by a homeowner, Aaron Seward, represented by the law firm of Keough and DeBose of Orlando, vs. The Knoll-Century Hill Homeowner Association, Inc. Homeowners hope and pray that the long ongoing spinning wheel of unfair practices and abuses will spin to a stop. 1. Rules and regulations are selectively enforced against homeowners. 2. Timely notice is not given on crucial votes or no notice is given at all. 3. The board has refused to let homeowners view and copy records pursuant to the Florida law. 4. Members have requested copies of tape recording for each meeting, which would substantiate many of the complaints members have filed. The board's response is, "We threw them all away." 5. We have heard members who are supporters of the board and the status-quo yell out when members raise questions, "Burn them out." This went unabated by the board, further more they appeared to welcome it. At times board members joined in the harassment of homeowners. ...more

December 27, 2009

The Hillsborough County Commission heard from its Citizens Advisory Committee on Thursday about a host of issues that the appointed board hopes to address this year. ...more

May 15, 2009

One by one, four individuals stepped before a Hillsborough County special magistrate today to explain why they had yet to pay a citation for violating the county's strict water use ordinance. ...more

March 23, 2009

Friday the 13th brought some bad luck to Richard Ortiz. That's when Pasco's code compliance manager submitted his resignation after leading the department for nearly four years. That's when Pasco's code compliance manager submitted his resignation after leading the department for nearly four years. ...more

February 21, 2009

There is a common area privacy hedge behind my home that has been attacked by a fungus. Many plants have died. The hedge was a barrier for both privacy and sound from the boulevard that my home borders. I have sent several letters to the board about the problem, and they have been disregarded. Nothing has been done to address the fungus or repair the hedge. I feel that it lowers the value of my home. ...more

January 4, 2009