By Susan Taylor Martin, Times Senior Correspondent

CLEARWATER — In a case closely watched by other condominium associations, a small Clearwater Beach complex has moved a step toward evicting an owner who owes thousands of dollars in maintenance fees.read more »

Jeffrey Kuntz | Gray Robinson, P.A.

In Coral Lakes Community Association, Inc. v. Busey Bank, N.A. (2D08-5062), the Second District affirmed the trial court's conclusion that the bank was not required to pay delinquent assessments due to the homeowners association and affirmed the trial court's entry of a summary judgment in foreclosure. The court stated:read more »

By JEFF GORMAN

(CN) - The Kentucky Court of Appeals granted a condominium owner the chance to prove that the attorney of his condo board slandered him in a letter to the Kentucky attorney general.read more »

By Paul Brinkmann | South Florida Business Journal

Attorneys for the Keys Gate Homeowners Association in Homestead have won a legal victory in a case that could set a precedent for banks that drag their feet in taking title to homes facing foreclosure.read more »

Case is the latest region housing lawsuit by Justice Department

JOE CARLSON
jcarlson@nwitimes.com
219.933.3364

MUNSTER | The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Munster condominium association alleging the group illegally denied housing to a couple because they were black and had children.read more »

By MARY FLOOD

A long-standing feud between Rice-area bar owners and their neighbors in a high-rise condo has escalated from egg throwing, water spraying, laser pointing and name calling to assault lawsuits.read more »

By MICHAEL SASSO
msasso@tampatrib.com

TAMPA - If there's one industry that's not feeling the economy's sting these days, it's the business of filing foreclosure lawsuits.

Recently, mortgage servicing companies have been filing about 2,000 initial foreclosure documents every month in Hillsborough County Circuit Court. To handle the overwhelming caseload, an army of lawyers, paralegals and clerks at big foreclosure law firms have streamlined the art of separating homeowners from their homes.read more »

By LAURA KINSLER | The Tampa Tribune

SAN ANTONIO - 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.read more »

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ― State civil rights officials say they've resolved two discrimination complaints brought against an Ocean County condominium complex for seniors.

Both cases involved residents with medical issues who claimed the Leisure Village East Association of Lakewood failed to accommodate their needs.read more »

By Anne Lindberg, Times Staff Writer

SEMINOLE — A husband and wife are suing Mayor Jimmy Johnson and the other officers in their condo association, claiming they have discriminated against the couple because of the woman's chronic lung disease.read more »