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FL: After the craze: Condo conversions leave fractured communities

The original conversion craze got going in earnest in 2004 as developers, faced with a huge demand by speculators for property, got in early and made a lot of money but those who were still playing the game in 2006 found themselves unable to sell at a profit. Originally from National Community Associations News

Lowering age for “senior” communities

Some senior real estate specialists said age 62-plus communities were once hot, but times have been changed by the aging of baby boomers and the stalled real estate market, as Newsday reports on two developers who now want to lower the minimum age for their proposed condo communities. Originally from National Community Associations News

FL: New pool safety laws could cost local communities

Condo complexes, hotels and community associations scrambling to comply with new federal pool regulations that took effect last December could find themselves paying for new drain covers twice if they don’t do their homework. Originally from National Community Associations News

FL: Communities work to dispel false rumors

Gated communities are a hotbed of rumors. And dealing with them comes with the territory for homeowner and condo association board members and presidents. Originally from National Community Associations News

FL: Condo communities struggle to deal with hoarders

Piles of garbage, dirty pet cages and other debris litter the condominium floor. But it’s the putrid smells of unattended excrement, scurrying cockroaches and buzzing flies in the unit that make the situation potentially unbearable and unsafe for neighbors ? and possibly illegal. Originally from National Community Associations News

OR: New law will affect condos, communities

On June 30, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed Senate Bill 963 into law. This bill, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2010, makes major changes to the Oregon Condominium Act (ORS Chapter 100) and the Oregon Planned Community Act (ORS Chapter 94). Originally from National Community Associations News

TN: Lawsuits filed against two gated communities over security breaches

For the second time in a week, a resident of a gated community has filed suit against an apartment complex claiming lax security resulted in a shooting. Originally from National Community Associations News

TN: Lawsuits filed against two gated communities over security breaches

For the second time in a week, a resident of a gated community has filed suit against an apartment complex claiming lax security resulted in a shooting. Originally from National Community Associations News

TN: Lawsuits filed against two gated communities over security breaches

For the second time in a week, a resident of a gated community has filed suit against an apartment complex claiming lax security resulted in a shooting. Originally from National Community Associations News

TN: Lawsuits filed against two gated communities over security breaches

For the second time in a week, a resident of a gated community has filed suit against an apartment complex claiming lax security resulted in a shooting. Originally from National Community Associations News

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