homeowners-association

Steven Seagal's Driveway Under Siege By Homeowners Association
Action star — and occasional reserve deputy sheriff — Steven Seagal is locked in deadly battle of e-mails and lawyers with his Scottsdale, AZ, HOA after, according to the actor, the association decided to decorate the road in front of his home with boulders. More »

Lightning Fan Outsmarts HOA's No Sign Rule
A Tampa Bay Lightning fan showed his support over his team getting into the Eastern Conference finals by putting a sign on his lawn that said "Go Bolts!" which was unfortunately in violation of his Homeowner Association's "no signs" rule. They informed him of this violation via a letter with a picture of his house, a letter that also revealed a caveat. Security signs were allowed. So at the top of the sign he wrote in small letters, "Protected by:" and at the bottom he wrote "security." Nice deke! More »

Homeowners Association Will Foreclose On Your House If You Don't Pay $267.58

—>Be careful what you sign when you buy that new home — because you might be agreeing to allow the home owners association foreclose on and auction off your house if you don't pay your dues.  More »

"It's Been 35 Days, Can Someone PLEASE Properly Install FiOS?"

—>Reader David has been trying to get his Verizon FiOS installed and running for 35 days now. He's escalated his complaint to the highest level and it seems that Verizon is simply powerless to fix the problem. We'd ordinarily suggest he cancel and use another company — but he's locked into Verizon by his homeowner's association. Even if he doesn't use it (and currently, since it's not working, he's not using it) he has to pay for it.  More »