One of the most contentious aspects of living in a common interest development, aka homeowners association (HOA) is the reality of regular and special assessments, not to mention emergency assessments. Our frequent source for commentary on such matters is the blog INDEPENDENT AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, so we invite a reading of and comments about the clip below. CANSWERIST.COM

Flip②▶ Alta ♥ CITIES   @   Flipboard   ▶ ​ Flip②▶ Home ♥ Worth   @   Flipboard   ▶   ​ Flip②▶ Like ♥ Worth   @   Flipboard   ▶   Flip②▶  Alta ♥ CITIES   @   Flipboard   ▶ ▶ The  bingo, bango, bongo,  or just a  BING  search of the # SocialCurrentSee  behind this clip follows and archives a story of common interest developments, also known as homeowner associations (HOAs). ▶ The lead clip in the series is provided by well-known and trusted source, Deborah Goonan , Independent American Communities , who is prolific on topic in content for # SocialCurrentSee . ▶ homeowner associations ( NOUN ) A Home Owners Association (HOA) is an organization of homeowners of a particular subdivision, condominium or planned unit development. The purpose of a home owners association is to provide a common basis for preservi...

▶ #HOA roommates? http://altacities.com Follow @ALTALOMAN http://socialcurrentsee.com Deborah Goonan , Independent American Communities , browses far and wide through the some 338K USA homeowner associations to uncover perplexing issues, some that confound the mind. Such is this account from Sherwood Court, MN, and like the source, you may be amazed and concerned. You can read the details, but the clarion lesson is that homeowners who contemplate paid roommates in their dwellings better understand their HOA CC&Rs and don't let the HOA attorneys get involved in the dispute. http://altacities.com http://socialcurrentsee.com #ALTACITIES Blogs

#SocialCurrentSee ®▶ #ToxicHOA * ( @ALTALOMAN @Storify archive by #ALTACITIES : Could this also happen in your #HOA ? https://t.co/B1U0LoLUR3 — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) April 23, 2016 Note : Scroll the STORIFY slide show (above) for the latest # SocialCurrentSee on topic. ~ @ Altaloman via # ALTACITIES _____ Add to Flipboard Magazine. ▶  Goodness knows, during our roughly ten years of existence, our common interest development (aka HOA) of Trilogy Glen Ivy in the Inland Empire of Southern California   has had its fair share of controversy and governance issues, both good and bad from the homeowner perspective. Life is relatively peaceful at the moment, although some unfinished business and attention to details (or lack thereof) are creating angst for some. Yet, the details of this # SocialCurrentSee clip of the day is one story that has no parallel in our community, but that does not mean it is not possible.   Tw...

#SocialCurrentSee Today: Time for #Altacities ? ALTALOMAN on Storify https://t.co/jdQD9Jcg7b — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) March 16, 2016 According to this blogger, "Homeowners in Brighton Village, DeKalb County, Georgia, have just been blindsided, according... Posted by Michael Foxworth on  Tuesday, March 15, 2016 TRANSPARENCY (or the lack thereof) is a frequent issue around most common interest developments (aka HOAs) in the USA, as noted most recently in the archived clip from FACEBOOK by source Deborah Goonan , author of the IAC blog . Get to know more in the 5Ws+H at the links of this #SocialCurrentSee . The purpose of IAC is to inform and educate readers with current news and analysis related to mandatory Association Governed Residential Communities or Common Interest Developments (CIDs), more generically known as Homeowners’ Associations (HOAs).  Here, of course, we recognize these communities as # ALTACITIES . Credible and timely ...