"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." https://t.co/N6NY0CLvY9 via @BrainyQuote — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) April 27, 2017 Nobody buys a home, much less buys into a homeowner's association, with the expectation that the home will one day be destroyed by a natural or man-made disaster. But that reality is real world to thousands in the Smoky Mountain resort of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. ▶ SEE STORY .  Perhaps this story is real for you or may become so one day. What the Gatlinburg story explains well is that homeowners in HOAs may only escape the obligation to pay HOA obligations when they sell the property and transfer title to someone else. Related Reading Gatlinburg rebuilding months after deadly fire Preparing for the Future Using Lessons From Hurricane Sandy Drawing on Firsthand Experience to Depict the Horrors of Hurricane Katrina The journey to earthquake preparation, awareness https://goo.gl/jP...

( CORONA   in sync with ALTACITIES ) The ever-present reality of living in a common interest development (homeowners association or HOA) is that these communities are managed under a form of private governance as legal nonprofit corporations.  Hence, the role of attorneys as legal counsel for the association is also a reality.  That also means that the hashtags of our post title are very much in play, as explained in the clips, links, content and 'social current see' that follows.  ▶ Flip②▶  STORIFY  ♥  FLIPBOARD ★  BLOGGER  ▲ ALTACITIES  ® ▶  TWITTER See more in the 'social current see' with  5 ,000+ followers  on  FLIPBOARD   and the other media links noted above [ View the story "#HOA #confidential #secrets" on Storify ]

One of the most esoteric topics in the HOA world (homeowner associations and common interest developments) is the subject of directors & officers insurance.  The expense is usually identified as a separate line item in the HOA budget, but homeowners rarely, if ever, pay attention to the matter. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ ALTACITIES © [ View the story "HOAs - Checklist for your DOI* coverage" on Storify ] "Turn your wounds into wisdom." ~Oprah Winfrey #dailyqotd #qotd http://t.co/fq1zI7UyVq — Mike Foxworth (@ALTALOMAN) June 22, 2015

Now two years after initial release, the film HOAX follows an investigative reporter, homeowners, and HOA reform activists as they illustrate shocking evidence of financial and psychological hardships throughout Texas and Nevada. A few of these people, including the filmmaker, are the subject of adverse actions from the very homeowners associations created to help them. Prior to this production, in 2006, Rodney Gray produced and directed the documentary short, A Tenant’s Action , that explored the humiliation and fear of retaliation from landlords, he and other tenants have gone through as a lived experience in Philadelphia, PA. This documentary showed tenants as underdogs, standing up against private and corporate landlords who take their money, bullies them, and at times puts their lives in danger with inadequate maintenance, unsanitary conditions, and fire code violations. This documentary won a Freese Foundational Award at Temple University in 2006. [ View the story "H...