I would appreciate information on the duties of the association cleaning common areas. For years I have hired workers to clean the dirt and mildew from my front walk and the walls around my front doorway. Recently, a neighbor informed me that my association board is responsible for such cleaning. She said it should be automatically done before the snowbirds return. Just who is responsible? ...more

December 27, 2009

Kip O'Neill's Gulf coast neighborhood is overrun with peacocks ...more

December 27, 2009

Just weeks before Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club is slated to be sold, a group of homeowners has sued the developer-controlled homeowners' association over its decision to hike fees by 73 percent. ...more

December 25, 2009

In an effort to protect the area from decline and to beautify the neighborhood for Christmas, residents came out recently to show they care and want to keep their neighborhood and surrounding roads clean. ...more

December 23, 2009

Wearing a hat to cover a bald spot caused by getting too close to a hot Christmas light 10 years ago, Bill and Sally Louis' teddy bear sat in the back of their elaborately decorated golf cart. ...more

December 23, 2009

Homeowners in three local subdivisions are buzzing about Bradenton-based Starwood Land Ventures' bid to take over the subdivisions from their financially troubled developer. ...more

December 16, 2009

There are lots of reasons why people want to come into the United States-work is a major one and human traffickers know this better than anyone. ...more

December 15, 2009

A fellow Realtor in my office asked me recently about plans for a 160-foot cell tower proposed at Buchanan Middle School in Tampa after her client lost interest in buying a home in our neighborhood because of it. ...more

December 14, 2009

I live in a deed-restricted town home community and have a neighbor who thinks the county's right of way is her personal property. She will not allow me to put out my trash bags for pickup and throws my garbage and yard waste onto my driveway when I do. The association, various police officers, and waste removal service representatives have all spoken to her about this, and yet she refuses to allow me to utilize this service area. It makes a mess and has to be rebundled. ...more

November 22, 2009

Some friends were talking the other day about cinch bugs, brown patches and other banes of lawn care. ...more

November 13, 2009