Apr 10th 2012 12:00PM
SANFORD, Fla. -- If Trayvon Martin's family sues over his death, they might not target George Zimmerman but instead the homeowners association of the neighborhood where the shooting happened and Zimmerman lived. That's because if Zimmerman's claim that he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense is upheld by... Continue Reading »
Mar 5th 2012 4:56PM
We've covered HOA battles over statues and flags. Even playhouses for young children. But a baby kangaroo? Say it isn't so. Nick and Jeni Dreis of Spring, Texas, took home the 6-month-old red kangaroo as a vocational training animal for their 16-year-old daughter Kala, who has Down syndrome. Kala became fast friends... Continue Reading »
Dec 13th 2011 12:50PM
"Thou shalt not steal" is a shared societal principle that, by law, protects our private property, religious or otherwise, from being taken by others at will. That is, at least, until your private property becomes offensive to your local homeowners' association. An enraged family in Pittsburgh is accusing their... Continue Reading »
Aug 30th 2011 4:07PM
Art indeed lives in the eye of the beholder, and as far as the Earl of Glasgow is concerned, the psychedelic mural that Brazilian street artists painted on the side of a 13th century Scottish castle is art and deserves to stay. The locals? Yeah, well, they apparently see things differently. In a unfolding drama that... Continue Reading »
Aug 24th 2011 5:58PM
In a further indication of how far-reaching and deleterious the foreclosure crisis has become, homeowner groups have taken to suing banks in order to reclaim properties from delinquent homeowners, Bloomberg reports. Across the country -- and especially in states with high foreclosure rates, like Florida, California and... Continue Reading »
