When homeowners vanish amid a foreclosure, neighbors can be left with eyesores: unruly lawns scattered with debris and mold growing on homes and driveways. ...more

November 3, 2009

This month marks one year since the foreclosed home across the street from me was supposed to be sold at auction at the courthouse. ...more

November 1, 2009

Our board is attempting to be more efficient in disseminating information to members through the newsletter and other forms of communications. The consensus is that electronic messaging is the best way to go, but many members fear their e-mail addresses will then be accessed by disgruntled members, spammers, and solicitors. ...more

November 16, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of misusing property owners association dues. ...more

September 3, 2008

Developer Gene Thomason has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of misusing property owners association dues. ...more

August 25, 2008

A member of our board of directors, who is also an officer, is more than a year past due in maintenance payments and assessments. Should this person be allowed to remain on the board? I thought not, and asked for the person to resign, but the request was refused. The other board members are not aware of the serious delinquency because the officer has not told them. ...more

July 24, 2008

It should be the culmination of a dream, buying and owning your first home. ...more

June 26, 2008

Bob Tankel wants you to know that he's not Snidely Whiplash. As an attorney for more than 500 homeowners associations, Tankel is foreclosing on people's homes for unpaid association dues with surprising frequency. Although some are investors, others live in the homes and lose them because of a few hundred dollars in back dues, he says. ...more

June 18, 2008

The New Tampa community that has made such a stink over its cable TV service is getting an audience with the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. ...more

June 18, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Property Owners Association and residents who are suing it are headed back to court June 24. Developer Gene Thomason turned over the financial records of Cory Lakes Limited, which billed homeowners for management and security services for the gated New Tampa community. But lawyer Mark Basurto, who represents the seven homeowners who are suing over access to the records, said the documents raised more questions than they answered. ...more

June 13, 2008