Nearly $400,000 is missing from the accounts of seven homeowners associations, and police have charged the co-owner of a property management company with felony embezzlement. Read more...
Cabarrus County Commissioner Chris Measmer got irritated at NewsChannel 36 questioning his possible intentions over 3.3 acres of land worth $82,000 which could soon go up for public auction on the courthouse steps. The 3.3 acres of land quietly accrued back taxes because the builder deeded it to a homeowners association in 1991 that residents said they never knew existed, and remains inactive today. Read more...
Homeowner wins right to park truck in own driveway by Gloria Gomez
When he first moved in back in 1997, Vizzi was told that parking his large truck in the driveway wasn't against the subdivision's rules. But years later, the Eagles Masters Association, which governs the entire community, said it did violate their rules and therefore, the truck had to go. It didn't end there. Knowing the truck did not fit in his garage, Vizzi decided to stand his ground. Read more...
Swimming pools that aren't in compliance with new government safety regulations may not be allowed to open for the summer season.
A federal law that North Carolina started enforcing May 1 requires tighter restrictions on drainage systems to prevent drain entrapments and evisceration in pools and spas. Read more...
'Pooposterous'? Condo Could DNA Test Dogs and Their Doo by Ki Mae Heussner
Think no one will know if you don't scoop your pup's poop? If some residents at a Baltimore condo have their way, derelict dog owners could be routed out with the help of an unlikely high-tech tool: DNA testing. Read more...
Local Bank Steps Up To Get Foreclosed Homes Finished by Kerri Hartsfield
Greensboro -- When Adrienne Turner bought a home in the Willow Oaks community, she expected to soon have neighbors living in the homes under construction around her own. But after the builder went out of business , she found herself surrounded by unfinished homes going into foreclosure.
It looked like a ghost town," said Turner. "Windows were un-boarded. Doors were un-boarded." She felt her safety and investment were at risk. "It would be a haven for people to come in and squat." Read more...
Homeowners Want Answers After Builder Goes Out of Business
 by Kerri Hartsfield
Haw River -- In the Autumn Trace subdivision, a "sold" sign sits on a lot with a concrete foundation and lumber, but the builder responsible for the project is no longer in business, according to the neighborhood's home owners association.
"I want to know what is going to happen to the neighborhood," said Hollie MacMullan, who moved into Autumn Trace in April. "What are we going to do with all the empty lots that are just growing up?" Read more...
Fighting for the Right to Dry
by Elisabeth Salemme
A simple piece of rope hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors. On one side stand those who have begun to see clothes dryers as wasteful consumers of energy (up to 6% of total electricity) and powerful emitters of carbon dioxide (up to a ton of CO2 per household every year). Read more...
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