Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009

I heard some information about first-time homebuyers receiving a $7,500 tax break. Can you tell me about this? I am a first-time buyer. ...more

February 22, 2009

Our association has two vacant houses. Two owners are mowing the vacant properties. You have said the fact that the landscaper is an owner creates no exemption if an injury or accident happens. The association will have to pay, and the association's insurance will not cover the loss. ...more

February 8, 2009

Police are investigating three drive-by shootings over the weekend that one victim believes might be related to a fight at a high school football game. One woman's home was shot at twice within three hours, St. Petersburg police spokesman George Kajtsa said. ...more

December 15, 2008

A former (maybe) pack rat discovers the transformative power of a good cleaning out. ...more

July 2, 2008

The Manhattan district attorney's office has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal crane accident, focusing on whether a part of the crane had been seriously damaged last year and then inappropriately put back into service, an official involved in the investigation said Saturday. ...more

June 1, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Overhauling Pasco County's land development code should take priority, county commissioners said this morning, even if that means holding off on some large-scale projects and other ordinances. ...more

May 27, 2008

TAMPA – Hillsborough County Fire Rescue workers spent the early morning hours mopping up after a fire damaged a town house complex near Brandon. ...more

May 23, 2008

Homeowners in Live Oak Preserve will have some extra change in their pockets next year. Their community development district fees likely will go down for the second year in a row. ...more

May 17, 2008