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Updated: 45 weeks 3 days ago
Smoker might have caused fire that destroyed Fulton condos
Investigators on Monday were still trying to determine what caused the fire that destroyed a 24-unit condo in south Fulton County Friday, but they had no reason to believe it was set.
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Dry hydrant delays Ga. firefighters at condo fire
No one was injured,but two people survived a harrowing rescue when a 24-unit condo in south Fulton County was destroyed by fire Friday.
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Three months after tornado, residents rebuild
When a tornado ripped through the Kirkstone subdivision in Buford in November, the house on Bancroft Way that sheltered Jim and Tami OConnor and their four children was, for all intents and purposes, torn in half.
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Firefighters Battle Fulton Condo Blaze
Fulton County firefighters are at the scene of a 2-alarm fire at the 5600 block of Old National Highway.
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Company buys unsold units in condo complex
An Atlanta property management company has bought most of the troubled Georgia Traditions development near downtown Athens and plans to convert the unsold condominiums to upscale apartments
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Sixes Road Community Associations Future Looks Bleak
With the withdrawal of the BridgeMill Community Association from the Sixes Road Community Association, the future doesnt look great for the umbrella organization that provided weekly landscape maintenance and trash removal along Sixes Road and surrounding area roadways.
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City, HOA all tangled up over nets
It was back to the drawing board as members of the Old Cobblestone Homeowners Association are again appealing to Sandy Spring Board of Zoning Appeals Thursday to force Dunwoody Country Club to lower the height of its driving range safety nets back to 65 feet.
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Why a Nonprofit Board Should Assess Itself Each Year.
A nonprofit Board of Directors is responsible for many things in its organization. The Board oversees the operation, provides guidance, and develops policy. A good Board makes for a good organization. So who monitors the Board?
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Sandy Springs Condo Complex Hit with $16K Water Bill
Homeowners of a Sandy Springs condominium complex were hit with a $16,000 water bill. The sky high bill was for just one month of service.
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DeKalb County Neighborhood Looks To Leave County
The Murphey Candler area of DeKalb County is a quiet, peaceful neighborhood, but as more and more areas around it incorporate or join existing cities, members of the Homeowners' Association said they feel under served.
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Laches Prevents Associations and Neighbors From Stopping Construction
The principle of laches is an equitable legal doctrine that states that a person cannot stand by while another person spends money or effort and then complain later about the result.
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City working on Cedar Creek water woes
Charles Brown, speaking for the Cedar Creek Homeowners Association at the Feb. 22 meeting, said he had asked for help five months ago and was still looking for answers.
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Fiduciary Duties of the Association Board
Community associations are usually formed as corporations under the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Act ('Act'), and the board is subject to the same duties as the directors for any other type of corporation.
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Condominium Preventive Maintenance Checklist
Preventive maintenance is the regular inspection and repair of equipment and facilities to prevent extensive, costly damage from occurring over time.
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Homeowners group halts Sixes Road maintenance
The Sixes Road Community Association, which has paid to maintain the corridor for the last three years, recently suspended weekly landscaping and trash removal until further notice.
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Chatham's RV enthusiasts fight for parking rights
Newcomer, a resident of the Henderson Golf Community in west Chatham, learned of the ordinance after he got a slight majority of his homeowner's association members to adopt new covenants last summer allowing the parking of RVs in driveways for up to 48 hours.
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Water system owner faces charges in Dinwiddie
The owner of a company that supplies drinking water to two subdivisions on Lake Chesdin where high levels of uranium previously were found in the water supply has been arrested on charges of failure to comply with health regulations
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11-Lawyer Group Breaks Away From Weinstock & Scavo
Winter and Capriola said their firm handles corporate work and litigation for community associations, developers, restaurants, doctors' groups and manufacturers.
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The Associations First Year After Developer Turnover
It is important to successfully turnover control of an Association from the developer to the homeowners. Inheriting numerous problems can make a new Boards transition very difficult
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