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Nationwide News Reports
Who's Who in the California Homeowner Association Housing Industry?

February 20, 2005

by Ann Roth © Ann Roth -
AHRC News
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS: HOUSING AT RISK? It should read - COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS: HOMEOWNERS AT RISK! Have the authors of this housing report omitted the consumer perspective?
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Foreclosures And Lawsuits In California Homeowner Associations

California Government Hearings

February 16, 2004

by Arnold A. McMahon © AHRC News Services -
AHRC News
Senate Housing & Community Development Committee chair Denise Ducheny's letter to AHRC.
This presentation will include:
1. Historical Introduction
2. Principles Regarding Foreclosure
3. Recommendations
4. Comments
5. Conclusions

* HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION Before discussing particular solutions to the foreclosure problem in homeowner associations, it is important to understand, at least in outline, some of the history behind the foreclosure problem. As Winston Churchill said, "Not to understand history, is to relive its mistakes." And mistakes there were. The purpose of briefly reviewing these mistakes is not to drag up dirty linen, but to help prevent similar mistakes in the future.

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Reports on Homeowner Associations

Comments from homeowners who have left Homeowner Associations

January 3, 2003

by Johnnie Diaz © AHRC News Services -
AHRC News
This report lists comments from homeowners who have left homeowner associations.

The purpose of this list is to gain insight into homeowner association problems so we can work for solutions to make homes safe and peaceful places.

If you are a homeowner who has left a homeowner's association, we invite you to share your thoughts, experiences and ideas.

You may withhold your name f...

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Homeowners Report on Anti-Homeowner Politicians

Working to remove politicians for public payroll

April 23, 2002

by AHRC News Services
AHRC.com
The national coalition of homeowners is compiling information on the activities of anti-homeowner, anti-family politicians.

Please use this site to send in information about politicians in your area who have failed to do their job or used their office to hurt homeowners and families.

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Issues Homeowners Have With Common Interest Developments

Recommendations to the California Law Revision Committee

February 2, 2001

by Bob Lewin
Bob Lewin
Thank you for allowing me, an investor, to have input into proposed changes to common interest development (CID) law. I am a shareholder, of sorts. But the "share" I own, is my home — and the CID, being contemplated, is my neighborhood.
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The Joys of Being a Dictator

November 30, 2000

by Mika Sadai
AHRC News
The following is a letter to an Arizona Senator

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:29 PM

Senator Tom Freestone
Senate Building
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Re: Arizona Senate Committee Study on Homeowners Association

Dear Senator:

I find it necessary to bring to the attention of the Senate Study Committee that not all homeowners are disgruntled, and that there are others too.

I, f...

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HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS FILE MORE THAN 4000 FORECLOSURES ANNUALLY - MOSTLY AGAINST HISPANICS

Homes foreclosed on to collect relatively minor debts and massive amounts for foreclosing agents

January 6, 2000

by Stephen Cogswell
Sentinel Fair Housing of California Report
Homeowner Associations file more than 4000 foreclosures annually near Oakland, Calfornia, mostly against Hispanics. Homes foreclosed on to collect relatively minor debts and massive amounts for foreclosing agents. There is preliminary evidence that supports the allegation that discrimination plays a role in the filing of foreclosures in CIDs
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Considerations of Common Interest Development Law Being Undertaken

The California Law Revision Committee Looks At The Davis Stirling Act

December 31, 1999

by Arnold A. McMahon
AHRC.com

This paper addresses the consideration of common interest development (CID) law being undertaken by the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC).

A. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS:

In order to understand why this revision of the law is even needed, it is essential to have some understanding why CID's arose in the first place. The following remarks are necessarily made with a broad brush.

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Homeowner Association Insurance, A Sword, Not Shield

A report on Homeowner Association Directors & Officers Insurance

June 1, 1999

by AHRC News Services
AHRC News

Directors & Officers homeowner association insurance, paid for by the member homeowners, instead of being a shield for homeowners, has largely turned into a sword.

Boards of directors now know that they can break the CCRs, act fraudulently and illegally, and have nothing to worry about, because if a homeowner sues, the board will call on the association insurance carrier to defend them.

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Avigation Easements

A Consumer Guide

August 15, 1988

by Ronald D. Steinbach © Ronald D. Steinbach -
AHRC News
An easement is the right granted to a third person to use your real property in a specified manner. An easement may be given, for example, for overhead wires, underground gas, power, sewer or storm drain lines, for sidewalk or street purposes, for neighbors to maintain their views, or even for airplanes to fly over your home on a regular basis. The latter right refers to an avigation easement, which is sometimes called an air easement or aircraft easement.
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New Gangster In Town

The Truthful Tale On Homeowners Associations

June 1, 1988

by Steve Solcich
AHRC.com
Why are Association Board Gangsters allowed to have slush funds to defend its violations? Namely; these violations include their breach of official responsibility, failure to keep within a budget, exhibiting deception both verbally and written to its members, and acting maliciously and discriminatory in exercising its authority towards its members. The homeownermembers do not have affordable remedies against these Gangster Associations.

The State should revoke many of these non-profit franchises for failure in following corporate formalities.

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Archived News Report Items
Page of 1 (11 items found)
  • [02.20.2005] Who's Who in the California Homeowner Association Housing Industry? - Ann Roth
  • [02.16.2004] Foreclosures And Lawsuits In California Homeowner Associations - Arnold A. McMahon
  • [01.03.2003] Reports on Homeowner Associations - Johnnie Diaz
  • [04.23.2002] Homeowners Report on Anti-Homeowner Politicians - AHRC News Services
  • [02.02.2001] Issues Homeowners Have With Common Interest Developments - Bob Lewin
  • [11.30.2000] The Joys of Being a Dictator - Mika Sadai
  • [01.06.2000] HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS FILE MORE THAN 4000 FORECLOSURES ANNUALLY - MOSTLY AGAINST HISPANICS - Stephen Cogswell
  • [12.31.1999] Considerations of Common Interest Development Law Being Undertaken - Arnold A. McMahon
  • [06.01.1999] Homeowner Association Insurance, A Sword, Not Shield - AHRC News Services
  • [08.15.1988] Avigation Easements - Ronald D. Steinbach
  • [06.01.1988] New Gangster In Town - Steve Solcich
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