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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities The Bay View Association (MI) case is particularly important because the Association possesses many of the same qualities, rights, and governing powers of modern association-governed communities (HOAs). If a federal court recognizes Bay View Association as a government entity, could it open the doors to future legal challenges …
By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Just in time for Thanksgiving, U.S. District Judge William Alsup has awarded a substantial class action settlement in a high profile fair housing, civil rights lawsuit. An $800,000 award has been ordered in favor of hundreds of current and former residents and tenants of the Silvertree Mojave Homeowners Association …
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By Deborah Goonan, Indepdendent American Communities Palm Beach County approves 521 new homes on golf course Aug 25, 2017, 2:22pm EDT Brian Bandell Senior Reporter South Florida Business Journal The Palm Beach County Commission unanimously approved a plan to build 521 homes on the former Marina Lakes Golf Course west of Delray Beach. …
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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Ever dream of owning a condo by the beach, spending your Golden Years enjoying the sand and surf? What if you paid big money for your retirement dream home by the sea, but your access to the beach was blocked by a sand dune? And what if the condo …
Continue reading "Viriginia Beach community displays the mean side of beach condo living"
Homeowners also say board won’t provide access to financial records By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Are sales agents for Woodbury Junction marketing new homes exclusively to Hasidic Jews? In this News 12 Westchester report, some existing homeowners in the private community, located about 50 miles from New York, claim that is exactly …
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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities A few weeks ago, when I first viewed a report on Rock Hill HOA’s denial of a little girl’s back yard playhouse, I published an article that included a Google Maps satellite image of the community. The HOA calls the quaint chilren’s cottage, pictured above, a shed, even …
Continue reading "Try as they might, HOA cannot stop publicity of child’s pink playhouse denial"
By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Canadian cities such as Vancouver share a common problem with U.S. cities - a severe shortage of affordable housing. The typical young family with children simply cannot afford to buy - or even rent - the rare detached single family home in Vancouver. Densely packed housing such as condominiums …
Continue reading "Cooperative board says, according to rules, siblings cannot share bedroom"
Buyer claimed discrimination due to disabilities By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities Tompkins Manor co-op, and management company West-Ex Associates were named in a recent settlement in a Fair Housing complaint alleging discrimination based on disability status. According to reports, Michael Forster is a 34-year old man with congenital heart defects, and, due to medical …
Continue reading "NY Co-op fined $125K for violation of Fair Housing Act"
How can parents deal with condo and co-op associations that are not family friendly? By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities What if your NY co-op told you that you must enter exit through the back door with your baby stroller? No, I am not making this up. Check out this recent article from Habitat …
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By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities The origins of early planned and private communities of the 20th century were rooted in principles of exclusive accommodations for the privileged class. When developers started mass producing housing for the middle class following World War II, neighborhoods became more segregated by race and social class, mainly …
Continue reading "Does your HOA, condo association discriminate?"
