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CA: Palm Desert turns to drips, cutting out grass to save water

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:56:25 GMT

A homeowner association gave up some grass for a more desert look. They now save about $1,000 a month on water and maintenance costs through drip irrigation and new landscaping.

CA: Luxury, With a Price

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:44:55 GMT

The opening of expensive condominium complexes, the popularity of luxury amenities and the ever-rising costs of utilities and insurance rates have skyrocketed homeowners fees to eye-popping levels - they range from $300 to more than $1,000 a month in Downtown.

CA: New Palm Springs homeowners group forming

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 17:26:16 GMT

A new organization, calling itself the Palm Springs Council of Homeowner Association Presidents will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 5.

About the House: How to Handle a Condo at Forty

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:38:03 GMT

The reason this seems noteworthy, at least to my geeky mind, is that I see many of the same set of issues repeatedly, so I’d like to offer some sort of list of the things one might find when looking at a condo of, say 45 years. Now

CA: Deputy planning director leaving county government for HOA

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:33:49 GMT

Ivan Holler, the deputy planning director who has led San Diego County's nine-year quest to overhaul its building and growth guidelines, said Wednesday that he's leaving the county to become planning director of Rancho Santa Fe.

CA: Sprinklers may be required in L.B. high-rises

Wed, 23 May 2007 13:45:13 GMT

Fire authorities moved one step closer Tuesday to changing city codes to require sprinklers in every high-rise building regardless of age.

CA: Firefighter hurt in condo complex blaze

Wed, 23 May 2007 13:40:00 GMT

Four families are homeless and a firefighter is recovering from second- degree burns after a three-alarm fire caused more than $500,000 in damage to a condominium complex Monday night.

CA: Woman hurt in condo flooding

Tue, 22 May 2007 13:23:04 GMT

A woman suffered burns when she received an electric shock from a washing machine at the Marina Park Condos late this morning.

CA: Desert builders caught in bureaucratic water fight

Mon, 21 May 2007 13:34:41 GMT

A bureaucratic battle over water service threatens to halt several Palm Springs developments, potentially embroiling the city in legal action and hindering its ambitious redevelopment plans.

CA: How to learn the law and hate Senator Tom Harman in 60 minutes

Fri, 18 May 2007 14:49:11 GMT

This bill would require every member of a board of directors of the nearly 35,000 homeowners associations (HOA) in the state of California to complete a one-hour course on statutory and case law related to homeowners associations every three years.

CA: Delegates meet HOA board candidates

Fri, 18 May 2007 14:41:45 GMT

The time for talking is done and the time for action is upon the delegates in the CZ Master Association.

CA: Candidate statements under scrutiny

Fri, 18 May 2007 14:18:54 GMT

ALISO VIEJO The accuracy of candidate statements came under question at the Aliso Viejo Community Association meeting Tuesday when a resident requested that the master association and its property manager, the Merit Companies, print waivers of responsibility when the candidates' statements are mailed later this week.

CA: SoCal housing hits 12-year low

Wed, 16 May 2007 14:06:54 GMT

Home sales in a six-county region of Southern California slowed last month to a 12-year low for April, with four of the counties posting annual price declines, a research firm said Tuesday.

CA: Inspections set for troubled mobile home park

Tue, 15 May 2007 15:08:47 GMT

Santa Maria Airport Mobile Home Park residents, who are concerned about the park's future, now have the present to contend with as the city prepares to perform state-mandated inspections.

CA: Once more around block with dumb rules

Mon, 14 May 2007 14:09:53 GMT

“I would recommend a regular series on 'Stupid rules by stupid people who have way more power than they know how to handle.' ” That's the mischievous advice of Dennis Seusun, a veteran of homeowners association battles in Rancho Bernardo.

CA: Educating HOAs

Sun, 13 May 2007 21:02:05 GMT

Twenty years ago, California had 7,000 homeowner associations, as the number of people moving into condominiums and similar "common-interest" developments started to soar.

CA: Landmark house may get condo conversion after long renovation

Sun, 13 May 2007 20:51:17 GMT

A San Luis Obispo landmark known as the Righetti House, the 1877-era home at the corner of Palm Street and Johnson Avenue, has recently gone through a major renovation. Now, the owners want to convert its 10 apartments into condominiums.

CA: Dispute over labyrinth's fate takes new turn

Sun, 13 May 2007 20:48:35 GMT

Now, district officials have determined the spiral pattern is not situated on county open space land at all - it's owned by an adjacent homeowners association.

CA: Re-greening SCV costing thousands

Wed, 09 May 2007 13:29:42 GMT

Last winter's cold snap is taking its toll in cold cash this spring, as the city and homeowner groups shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace dead foliage.

CA: 76-story condo tower planned for downtown L.A.

Tue, 08 May 2007 15:46:58 GMT

Plans for a $1-billion high-rise condominium complex overlooking Pershing Square park in downtown Los Angeles were unveiled Monday by developers who expect to build the tallest residential building west of Chicago.

CA: Solution reached in condo complex's cages issue

Tue, 08 May 2007 00:19:15 GMT

Mary Ellen DeLuca wasn't about to let a massive sports utility vehicle stop her from using the storage cage in her carport.

CA: Condo owners upset by work done by builder

Sat, 05 May 2007 12:51:51 GMT

But observers in the building industry said the kinds of problems owners have complained about should have been repaired long ago and shouldn't remain unresolved for more than one year.

CA: Monterey Condos Set Standards For Affordable Housing

Fri, 04 May 2007 01:38:57 GMT

Affordable housing made its debut Wednesday on the Monterey Peninsula when several model homes that are part of Monterey's largest condo conversion went on display for the first time.

CA: Passions stir over dog shooting on coast

Thu, 03 May 2007 13:46:13 GMT

Several Ocean Colony residents were expected to make their voices heard at a Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday night. Allen Alifano, president of the board of directors of the Ocean Colony homeowner's association, sent a letter to Mayor Naomi Patridge on April 19 expressing "concern, alarm and uneasiness" about the shooting.

CA: Court to hear Vintage Club phone dispute

Thu, 03 May 2007 13:39:11 GMT

When the wealthy elite needed to make phone calls or connect to the Internet from their Indian Wells homes inside The Vintage Club, since 1993 they used a system installed and repaired by Paul Philipson, president of Los Angeles-based Telemasters Inc. But since The Vintage Club Master Association ended its contract with Philipson in 2004, the two have fought over who owns what.

CA: Vandals wreak damage at Dublin residential pool

Wed, 02 May 2007 15:29:24 GMT

Vandals dumped paint, cleaning chemicals, potting soil and other items into a Dublin neighborhood pool. They also tagged benches with obscenities and threw paint in the girls' shower area.

CA: Open the books

Tue, 01 May 2007 12:52:37 GMT

Now it looks like the foundation, which residents call "The GRF," may have to admit what it really is: An HOA. An Orange County Superior Court judge in December ordered Golden Rain to open its books to Leisure World's 9,000 residents.

CA: In Acqua Vista, Some Owners Under Water

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:32:28 GMT

But now, 14 of the building's 383 units are in foreclosure, according to RealtyTrac. Thirty-eight units are on the market, some listed at a loss. A few brightly colored "for sale by owner" and "for lease" signs stand out against the neutral beige and peach building. Some analysts and Realtors familiar with the project say its appeal is dimmed by its apartment-like qualities,

CA: Elderly renters battle owner

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:49:10 GMT

Arriving on foot, with the help of walkers, or leaning on the arms of younger family members, close to 100 anxious white-haired residents crowded into the park's community center to respond to the owner's proposed subdivision of the park into for-sale condominium units.

CA: Tree sculpture will stand

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:42:42 GMT

The wild animals in Gary Oppenheimer's backyard overlooking Westlake Lake can stay. A 20foot sculpture that features near life-size versions of a giraffe, elephant, eagle, bear and gorilla were the subject of an April 18 hearing by Oppenheimer's homeowner group, the Southshore Property Owners Association.

CA: Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Guilty To Embezzling

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:39:19 GMT

A sheriff's deputy is now admitting he broke the law and stole money from his homeowner's association.

CA: Living by the rules

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:20:06 GMT

So here we go again. A homeowner wants to have his way with things and the homeowner association is having none of it.

California Home Foreclosures Among Highest In Nation

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:57:30 GMT

There's new evidence that the high cost of owning a home is taking its toll on people who went for sub-prime loans.

CA: Redondo condo group sued in legal dogfight

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:49:31 GMT

A homeowners' association violated a Redondo Beach condominium owner's rights by not allowing her to keep a dog she says is necessary for "psychological comfort and companionship," claims a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

CA: Hotel evicts family after 3-year stay

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:28:22 GMT

A family displaced by faulty construction problems at an Emeryville condominium complex is being evicted from their temporary home at the Woodfin Suites Hotel because the mother disrupted the hotel's business, according to management.

CA: Company settles with improperly paid workers

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:13:12 GMT

A Canadian drywall company has paid more than $152,000 in settlements and state labor fines after dozens of San Diego and Orange County employees said the subcontractor did not pay them overtime and routinely denied work breaks.

CA: Lawsuit seeks damages from city's 2005 flood

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:37:19 GMT

An August hearing date has been set in Solano County Superior Court for further consideration of a negligence suit filed against the city of Vacaville and a condominium association regarding damages suffered during the 2005 New Year's Eve flooding.

CA: State agencies, homeowners battle over beach use

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:24:56 GMT

Also at issue are the two homeowner association-owned gates. They were built in 1977 as replacements to older gates without a coastal development permit, according to the Coastal Commission. The homeowners association recently applied for after-the-fact CDPs for the gates. Stern said the homeowners association did not believe it needed to apply for the permit, but was doing so in good faith.

CA: AVCA reaches settlement on landslide suit

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:21:03 GMT

A 1 ½ -year-old lawsuit stemming from a landslide in Aliso Viejo may have reached a settlement, said AVCA's management company

CA: Call Kurtis: HOA Foreclosure

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:46:36 GMT

This is where the growing real estate slide is beginning to affect a lot of Sacramento neighborhoods, and people having no problem making their mortgage payments.

CA: Great views three hours a day

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:56:00 GMT

ROCKSLIDE REFUGEES: Two months after the debris came crashing down, some residents still can't get back into their Telegraph Hill condominiums for more than a few hours at a time

CA: Early Buyers Feel Condo Conversion Sting

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:25:35 GMT

Owners who bought "luxury" condo conversions at the peak of the market now complain their complexes still feel like apartments.

CA: HOAs bilked; 60-year-old arrested

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:26:03 GMT

A 60-year-old Cathedral City woman has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $361,000 in a homeowners association scam.

CA: Oceanside ignores Assembly bill designed to ban coastal timeshares and condo hotels

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:20:09 GMT

Even as the California Assembly ponders a measure banning timeshares and condo hotels designed to prevent psychological barriers from impeding access to the Pacific Ocean, the Oceanside City Council voted Wednesday night to allow timeshares and condo hotels

CA: Property Manager Liable to Unlicensed Contractor’s Worker—C.A.

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:40:13 GMT

A professional property manager is jointly and severally liable for payment of workers’ compensation benefits owed the employee of an unlicensed and uninsured contractor for injuries sustained while working on a condominium building, the Court of Appeal for this district has ruled.

CA: Taking on water

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:37:31 GMT

For years, Strong Ranch Slough has been a source of anxiety for residents of Woodside, a lush and quiet condominium complex off Howe Avenue.

CA: Tree-Cutting Order Pits Resident Against City Of Sacramento

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:30:10 GMT

But Cruz and his homeowners' association said the city targeted the wrong trees. They said the city was looking at a giant redwood that was cut down six years ago and is only a stump today.

CA: Lawsuit between two homeowner associations could resurface

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:25:05 GMT

Communication between two homeowner associations remains cut off because of the possibility that a lawsuit between the two associations could re-emerge in court.

CA: Home, Suite Home

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:56:41 GMT

After buying defective units from Wareham Development, some displaced condo-dwellers have spent nearly three years in an Emeryville hotel. It's no vacation.

CA: Inexpensive condos waiting for the right owners

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:16:50 GMT

In the heart of a region with some of the most expensive homes in the nation, four condominiums in East Palo Alto are available for no down payment and interest-free mortgage rates.

CA: A condo-crisis sucker deal

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:45:03 GMT

Last week's City Council vote to double and possibly triple relocation fees that condominium developers must pay tenants before evicting them is not a real solution to Los Angeles' condo-convers- ion crisis. The condo still gets built, and the unit is off the rental housing market

CA: Serving Two Masters

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:56:30 GMT

“It’s a conflict of interest,” says Richard Close, president of the Sherman Oaks Homeowner Association. “When the mayor and council are deciding whether or not to approve these projects, whose interests are they looking at? Are they looking at whether the project is beneficial to the community, or whether the project will be beneficial to the pension plan?”

CA: L.A. plan could raise stakes for condo projects

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:53:14 GMT

After hearing from a nearly packed chamber of feisty tenants and anxious landlords, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted to dramatically raise the relocation fees that condominium developers must pay before kicking out residents of rent-controlled apartments.

CA: Riverside County OKs vineyard mansions

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:49:13 GMT

A developer is set to move forward with more than 200 luxury homes just south of Lake Skinner after Riverside County's governing board turned down a request to put in new mandates for vineyards there.

CA: Law on Condo Conversions Planned for September

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:50:52 GMT

Hollister - The city's moratorium on apartment-to-condominium conversions could end five months before the City Council's February deadline.

CA: Resident angry about presence of RVs

Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:46:27 GMT

Still, resident Martha Bridges is incensed Windsong Valley has so many illegally parked recreational vehicles, some of which extend from driveways and onto the development's roads. She has campaigned to the county for a stronger, more pro-active code enforcement presence. The county governs Wildomar, which is an unincorporated community.

CA: City will consider sprinkler mandate

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:07:43 GMT

Long Beach: Less than a week after a local man leapt to his death to escape his burning condominium, a City Council committee will hear a report from fire authorities calling for older high-rise buildings in the city to be retrofitted with fire sprinklers.

CA: Legislators look at restricting 'private transfer tax' on homes

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:51:34 GMT

In a practice not widely known to the homebuyers, private transfer fees placed on new homes must be paid every time the property is sold, providing a long-term revenue stream that escalates with the value of the property.

CA: Condos for $57K — for your stuff

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:36:54 GMT

Condominiums in Manteca have become even more affordable. They can be had for as low as $57,995 for each 560-square-foot unit, or $125,990 for the 1,120-square-foot top of the line which features a cathedral-type ceiling of 28 feet. There’s just one catch. These aren’t condos to live in

CA: Official: Sprinklers Could Have Made Difference In Fatal Condo Fire

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:24:23 GMT

A man jumped 18 stories to his death to escape a fire raging inside an oceanfront high-rise, one of more than 100 large residential buildings across the city that do not have sprinklers, authorities said Thursday.

CA: San Diego To Limit Number Of Condo Conversions

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:09:46 GMT

San Diego will limit the number of condominium conversions it authorizes to 1,000 units a year under terms of a new lawsuit settlement.

CA: Sea change for Emerald Hills Association

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:05:39 GMT

Two Emerald Hills homeowners long at odds with a home association which advocated restricted zoning policies unseated the current board president and beat out a past member for spots on the board of directors.

CA: San Clemente promotes 'smart timers' for irrigation

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:44:48 GMT

I'm really looking to facilitate and branch out and work with the homeowner association common areas. If you look at it from the citywide perspective, that's where we need to target, and that's where we'd like to get the savings at.

CA: Hundreds of New Victorville Homes Have Been Sending Runoff into Spring Valley Lake

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:34:10 GMT

Each year, the formerly crystal-blue waters of Spring Valley Lake get a little murkier. "We're talking 35 years we've had water flowing in, people's trash, garbage," said Gordon Ryan, general manager of the homeowner's association

CA: Corporate tenants the ideal choice for some condo landlords

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:28:02 GMT

Corporate rentals appear to be an emerging revenue strategy for condo owners stuck with units they bought with the intent to flip.

California Luxury Condo Complex Destroyed By Fire

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:43:00 GMT

A building under construction at a gated luxury-condominium community in Torrance was destroyed in a fire Friday, authorities said.

CA: Mobile-home condo conversion moratorium imposed in Carson

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:44:54 GMT

Carson City Council unanimously approved a 45-day moratorium on condo conversions at mobile home parks on Wednesday night

CA: Park restrooms

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:42:09 GMT

A year and a half after two pre-fabricated restrooms were purchased by the Aliso Viejo Community Association the two structures still sit unused in the Aliso Viejo Ranch. The end to the contentious issue is near, said Maggie Merante, Merit general manager, AVCA's management company.

CA: Protection from the sea

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:22:27 GMT

Homeowners at a wave-buffeted condominium complex are set to move forward with construction of a controversial seawall after receiving their final permit from the California Coastal Commission and settling a lawsuit against the complex's developers.

CA: Judge denies attempt to overturn SVL election

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:16:53 GMT

On Friday, a judge denied Burklow's attempt to overturn the 2006 election in court. In that election, Burklow lost to Joe Andreasen, who sold his home during the election process - making him ineligible to run.

CA: Coalition that includes Disneyland wants vote on condo project

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:27:05 GMT

A coalition that opposes the construction of hundreds of condos at the doorstep of Disneyland said Monday it wants the issue to be decided by city voters.

CA: Condo schemer avoids jail

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:23:19 GMT

An elderly real estate investor involved in a scam to illegally convert Huntington Beach apartments to condominiums using fraudulent documents has agreed to pay $1.75 million to the court in exchange for avoiding prison time, according to a motion filed Monday in federal court.

CA: Successful business condos lead to more

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:20:01 GMT

"The housing market has been flat, but the commercial property market is booming all over the nation,"

CA: Suburban community approved by city, but many residents are skeptical

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:25:11 GMT

Roseville is likely the first suburban community in the region that will test whether urban-style housing, with several floors of condominiums above shops, will work in a nonurban setting.

CA: Santa Barbara Community Sues Developer

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:56:46 GMT

People who live near the old St. Francis Medical Center say the city broke laws in an effort to push the Cottage Hospital Condominium Project forward.

CA: Condo plan disrupts mobile home park

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:38:00 GMT

Main Street Mobile Home and RV Park tenants' future is uncertain, as a proposal looms to build a large condominium complex on the site of their units.

CA: Targeting a Weiss Guy

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:38:05 GMT

Nearly two dozen representatives from homeowner groups stretching from Cheviot Hills to Westwood to the western edge of Hollywood agreed to draft a petition seeking to recall Weiss,

CA: Judge rules in homeowner association suit

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:28:46 GMT

Judge Randell Wilkinson ruled that the Aliso Viejo Community Association inspectors of election "did perform their duties in conformance with the Corporations Code," during the December 2006 AVCA election

CA: Plaintiffs claim homes poorly constructed, sue for repair costs

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 13:27:07 GMT

Now Pinto is one of 59 homeowners suing developer Ranchwood Homes over what they claim is shoddy construction at the Borrelli Ranch subdivision in Gustine

CA: Disneyland sues to stop condo project with low-income units

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:44:35 GMT

The Walt Disney Co. has sued the city of Anaheim to stop the proposed construction of 1,500 condos, including several hundred low-income units, at the doorstep of Disneyland.

CA: Sheriff's Deputy Accused Of Association Embezzlement Pleads Not Guilty

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:38:04 GMT

A 19-year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, who is accused of embezzling more than $16,000 from his homeowner's association, pleaded not guilty Monday to four felony charges.

CA: Condo ordinance may help renters

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:00:29 GMT

PLEASANT HILL: Planning Commission recommends City Council maintain 20 percent of its housing as apartments

CA: Convicted Child Molestor Evicted From North County Condo

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:35:29 GMT

A twice-convicted child molester who was asking to join a North County congregation has been evicted from the Escondido condominium complex where he had been living.

CA: Displaced residents moving back soon

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:33:38 GMT

Some residents of a 45-unit condominium complex on Telegraph Hill who were among those displaced by a sandstone rockslide 10 days ago were on the verge of being allowed back in their homes,

CA: Deputy Jailed In Embezzlement Investigation

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:28:05 GMT

Police arrested a sheriff's deputy on suspicion of embezzling thousands of dollars from a homeowner's association.

CA: Cages, committees and upcoming election to be discussed by homeowner association

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:26:25 GMT

The board will also consider appointing members to the Budget and Finance Committee and the Tribunal Hearing Committee. The Budget and Finance Committee would help create the association's $6 million yearly budget, as well as oversee it's expenses.

CA: Mobile home residents eye efforts to preserve parks

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:22:26 GMT

Seniors up and down the valley are keeping their eyes on two measures introduced in Sacramento that aim to protect the rights of mobile home park residents.

CA: Comfort dog has day in court

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:41:36 GMT

The little dog is at the center of a potentially groundbreaking case involving the rights of those suffering from disabilities to bring comfort dogs to work.

CA: Judge to decide on AVCA's December election

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:32:38 GMT

A judge is expected to make a decision by the end of the week that could potentially unseat a board member in the Aliso Viejo Community Association.

CA: Dot-Condo?

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:41:44 GMT

It’s no longer a secret that the Bay Area housing market is in freefall, and that this downturn is spreading nationwide. But this doesn’t seem to have occurred to the investor community.

CA: Building owner refuses to sign off on rockslide

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:19:55 GMT

At least one of the seven Telegraph Hill property owners affected by a recent rockslide refused to sign on to a plan Friday to remove dangerous debris and loose rocks and has hired a lawyer to determine his property lines.

CA: Geologists say North Beach slide has stabilized

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:48:08 GMT

While officials estimate that about 150 people won't be able to return to their North Beach homes for weeks because of a landslide Tuesday morning, the good news is the slide has stabilized.

CA: Homeowners upset about student loitering

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:44:36 GMT

Ochoa, Chris Gastelum and others who live in the new subdivision have taken a long list of complaints to their homeowner's association: students hanging out in groups on their lawns, parking their cars so their vehicles block driveways, brawling, drinking beer or smoking pot and leaving trash on front yards.

CA: North Beach Landslide Leads To Seven Red-Tagged Buildings

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:12:05 GMT

People who live near the slide said they thought it was an earthquake. Firefighters told NBC11 they are most concerned about the condo complex above the slide. It has been red-tagged, according to Hurd. A red tag means no one can enter the home.

CA: State targets mobile home 'condo-conversions'

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:55:15 GMT

State lawmakers unveiled legislation Monday that would sharply restrict mobile home park owners who want to convert their parks to resident ownership, a trend that has alarmed local mobile home tenants, who fear rising rents will force them from their homes.

CA: Town home tenting put off indefinitely

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:03:51 GMT

Residents concerned with an impending tenting fumigation to eradicate termites at their homes in the Corsica Villas, formerly called the Newport North Townhomes, got a reprieve at their recent homeowner's association board of directors meeting.

CA: Retirement community rift pits Baby Boomers against the elderly

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:24:11 GMT

Out in Walnut Creek, where the "active retirement" community of Rossmoor is experiencing growing pains, resident Dick Hayes, 71, a former president of the Residents Association, speaks for many retirees. "I think there is an attempt, and it may be subtle and unconscious, to get rid of the 80- and 90-year-olds,'' says Hayes.

CA: As housing affordability keeps shrinking, communities can change dramatically

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:58:54 GMT

So why then, according to a research report prepared last year by the California Association of Realtors, can only 12 percent of Bay Area households afford to buy the median-priced home? The answer lies in the growing disparity between home prices and household incomes.