PROBLEMS WITH DEVELOPERS

• GL Homes settles lawsuit with Valencia Sound; HOA will refund buyers charged $5,000

• North Port residents sue to force change in how development-dominated board is chosen

• ‘My internet was shut off’: Entire community left without service, caught in middle of legal fight

• Riverside Village Estates homeowners speaking up over future of 42-acre land within community

• It's been a nightmare': Plantation community left with leaky roofs after HOA, contractor dispute

• Homeowners in gated Pasco community claim shoddy work, upkeep in lawsuit

• Community associations should break ties with developer, board members during turnover

• Delray Beach homeowners say clubhouse and other amenities falling apart at GL Homes’ project: lawsuit

• More oversight wanted for tax breaks given to developers

• ‘This is totally unacceptable’: Homeowners frustrated over new home warranties

• Grand Harbor members in sensitive talks with developer

• 3 lawsuits against Toll Brothers allege construction defects at Jupiter Country Club

• Killearn Homeowners Association Releases Statement Ahead of NE Gateway Vote

• Kushner Targets Agricultural Reserve

• Avalon Park Daytona developer unveils plans to build massive solar farm on SR-40

• Developer withdraws request for covered arenas in Wellington equestrian neighborhood

• GL Homes, Valencia Reserve settle lawsuit over construction defects

• Avalon Park, a 10,000-home development planned for Daytona, seeks $75 million for roads

• Developer scraps deal to expand Daytona's Margaritaville

• Will mystery buyer’s exit reopen door for Margaritaville expansion in Daytona?

• New development for southern St. Johns County in the works

• Unfinished business: Incomplete homes in community west of Boynton rile residents, plummet values

• Drainage a continuous problem for St. Johns County subdivision

• D.R. Horton Left Defects, Cash-Strapped Miami-Dade Association, Lawsuit Says

• Dozens of homeowners claim houses are falling apart, but major builder refuses to fix them

• Edgewater site near I-95 could accommodate 8,500 homes

• Jury awards Alaqua Lakes $3.8M to rebuild crumbling roads

• Metrowest condos rack up $3.5M in fines for construction defects

• Volusia says developers are paying their fair share for growth; experts aren’t so sure

• Developer tries to sell Lady Lake Commission on idea of smaller lots for family subdivision

• Protest at courthouse says home foundations are sinking because neighborhood built on former dump site

• APV increases dues in Poinciana, blames lawsuits

• Editorial: The evolving case for home rule in Poinciana

• Oak Bridge owner continues to seek SJC, public approval for development plans

• EvenTide launches in Ponte Vedra Beach

• Somerset Chase Homeowners Association alleges townhomes violate building codes

• Homebuilder settles with Miami Gardens association for $11 million

• Port Charlotte residents cry foul over developer’s HOA control

• Grande Pointe residents file suit against DR Horton

• APV counsel: Homeowners’ claims not valid

• Appeals court decides Centex must pay into HOA reserve

• Inexperienced lawyer wins epic courtroom battle in Lake County

• Homeowner gets $5.2 million for house assessed at $250,000

• From Williamson to Woodhaven; New $15M road opens, development soon

• Venetian Bay developers halt projects after residents push back

• Whatever happened to plans for that giant Crystal Lagoon pool in Pasco County?

• Judge rules that D.R. Horton engaged in deceptive practices, must pay $16.3M

• Waterside Watchdogs sue builder over neglect

• Pelican Landing homeowners sue developer for control

• KB Home to settle on statewide construction defects

• Lawsuit filed against Poinciana HOA

• WHOPPING VICTORY FOR HARBOR HILL HOMEOWNERS AGAINST DEVELOPER

• MetroWest residents may pay $2M to gain control of community

• Latest extension means more delays in getting homes completed in Hernando subdivision

• Black Bear Reserve community rebuilds after developers arrested for theft

• $3.5 million check brings to a close Brooksville's fight with Southern Hills developer

• Wesley Chapel townhome community mired in litigation over shoddy construction

• Water shutdown roils residents

• What to do when your get into a fight with your HOA

• Judge rules Bimini Bay developer must sever ties with HOA

• Home builder D.R. Horton will no longer pocket mineral rights

• Homebuilder pockets drilling rights beneath thousands of Tampa Bay homes

• Homeowners want developer to turn over control, but can it?

• Willowbrook condo developer sues residents over anti-KB Home website

• Delray neighborhood a nightmare for some homeowners

• Firm seeks damages in wake of condo fight

• FLORIDA SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION

• Arrested developer resigns from Bimini Bay HOA

• Let voters, not developers, elect Poinciana government 

• Developer demands legal fees from Pasco residents fighting proposed apartments

• Bimini Bay developer got HOA cash on day of arrest

• City warns Oviedo developer to answer residents' complaints

• Investor unfairly jacks up homeowner association fees in Leesburg subdivision

• Developer accused of stealing residents' utility payments

• KB Home to pay for relocation of Willowbrook residents, Galvano says

• Developer with local ties pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy

• Connerton developments

• Palm Beach Polo homeowners win control of community

• Willowbrook homeowners not satisfied with county report

• Another KB Home whistleblower urges investigation by Florida

• KB Home work on Willowbrook Townhomes criticized as "cosmetic"

• Homeowners confront commission over condos

• Lake County homeowners form anti-HOA group

• KB hires third party to deal with condo owners

• KB Home criticism, lawsuits growing

• Residents feud with HOA

• Homeowners sharing builder horror stories

• Davenport Developer Charged in Theft of $539,765

• Willowbrook condo troubles: KB Home whistleblowers say company knew homes had defects

• Bimini Bay developer charged with fraud

• Davenport HOA president accused of stealing $500K from association

• Heathrow residents petition against proposed housing development

• Condo owners leery of deal to fix homes

• Homeowners claim their KB homes are falling apart

• KB Home reaches repair agreement with Willowbrook Association

• Clause in contract may prevent legal options for homeowners

• Manatee homeowners say their condos are falling apart

• Manatee homeowners at odds with builder

• Landfill site troubling Pasco homeowners

• Suncoast Meadows, Lennar still at odds over old landfill

• Hernando Oaks homeowners face a slew of real estate woes

• Developer accused of mortgage fraud

• Group to government: Watch developers

• Homeowners' sign makes Chinese drywall dispute public

• North Fort Myers community's residents roll up sleeves

• Dreams of luxury become nightmare in Bimini Bay development

• Court to consider who has to pay for fixes to roads, drainage: HOA or developer?

• Longtime Eagle Trace residents concerned about maintenance, if pool will be built

• State senator wants answers about neighborhood landfill

• Developer never disclosed remediated landfill beneath homes

• AG asked to examine developer problem

• Belle Glade housing dream gone to seed - with taxpayer money

• Fort Lauderdale developer pleads no contest to theft charge

• MetroWest homeowners allege misuse of association funds

• Fort Lauderdale developer Glenn Wright arrested

• DEVELOPER OR EXTORTIONIST?

• Builder in Chinese drywall case wants to build more homes in Parkland

• A Florida Housing Development Stalls, and Cows Move In

• Unpaid taxes plague Hunter's Ridge project

• OSPREY NEWS:  Foreclosure and a $2 Billion "loan"

• MORE HOMEOWNERS FILE LAWSUITS AGAINST DEVELOPERS AND SUCCESSORS

• ANOTHER DEVELOPER SUES OWNERS, WHO DARED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVER-INCREASING DUES

• S1196 -- THE DEVELOPER RELIEF ACT

• Developer has residents outraged over maintenance fee jump

• Homeowners associations buck cable bills

• Couple accuse local developer of racial discrimination

• Prominent Lakeland-Based Developer Files for Bankruptcy

• Homeowners vote to buy golf course

• Homeowners face tough choice -- Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club

• Homebuilder guilty of fraud

• DEVELOPER-CONTROLLED HOA LEVIES SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR LEGAL FEES

• Residents at foreclosed Bella Vista project seek answers

• Golf community ready to move on

• Developers Embrace New 'Flip Tax'

• Homeowners are excited about new construction

• NEARLY BANKRUPT DEVELOPERS TRY TO FLEECE HOMEOWNERS

• Bella Verde developer files for bankruptcy owning millions

• For 10 years, watering in Cory Lake Isles was free

• Resident: HOA Threatens To Break Into Home

• Pasco retirees at work against fee hike that props up golf club

• San Antonio residents sue homeowners association

• Tousa Inc. looks to sell area subdivisions

• Pasco's Connerton development shuts down operations

• COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS BASED ON CONTRACT LAW? WHAT CONTRACT?

• Homeowners furious over fee increase

• At Hardwood Trails, it's residents vs. developer

• HOA Wants State To Change Rules About Cable TV (VIDEO)

• Mayor Vows To Improve Sonoma Bay\

• Sonoma Bay Residents Say Crime, Foreclosures Mar Area

• Residents sue MetroWest developer over control of the community

• Retirees say developers vanished, left them in limbo

• Engle Homes hands over Live Oak Preserve to residents -- Live Oaks

• Housing crisis turns South Dade suburbs into ghost towns 

• Chinese drywall problem puts Parkland residents in financial bind (VIDEO)

• Cory Lake Isles builder Gene Thomason rarely seen, except in lawsuits

• Four Resign From Live Oak Preserve CDD Boards -- Live Oaks

• Hidden debt shocks New Tampa community -- Cory Lake Isles

• Live Oak Board President Peppered Over Cable Contract

• Cape Coral community fights rising fees linked to neighbor's foreclosures

• Fees Divide Residents Of Golf Community

• Deadline for residents to pay extra HOA fees arrives  (VIDEO)

• Another community hit with emergency HOA fee (VIDEO)

• Homeowners fight back against HOA (VIDEO)

• Instead of bustling neighborhoods, some folks live in lonely subdivisions

• Resident wins lawsuits with developer Kevin Azzouz

• Nobody's Home: Subdivision Sits Unfinished

• Cory Lake developer told to produce financial records 

• Cory Lake Developer Files To Dismiss Lawsuit

• Homeowners who are forced into cable TV-Internet deals aren't happy 

• Azzouz owes MetroWest homeowners group $131,000, leader says

• Attorney Expects Client's Exoneration If Cory Lake Isles Case Goes To Court

• MetroWest residents accuse developer of misspending $2.3M

• Major Seminole County HOA Facing Serious Financial Problems -- Live Oak Reserve HOA

• Cory Lake Isles residents sue developer for fraud

• Cory Lake Records Request Heading Back To Court -- Cory Lake Isles

• Live Oak Resident To Meet With FCC

• Live Oak Takes Homeowners Meeting On The Road

• Golf course sale upsets residents

• Judge To Rule On Finances -- Corey Lake Isles

• Homeowners Association Sues To Get Out Of Cable Contract

• POA Lawyer Denies Charges -- Corey Lake Isles

• Developer Issues Warning -- Cory Lake Isles

• Cory Lake Isles Sues For Access To Finances

• Who owns what? Pool fees divide a neighborhood

• State Finishes Investigation on Builder and Homes With Major Flaws

• WHO CHECKS TO SEE IF HOMES ARE FLAWED?

• Who runs Harbour Watch?

• Harbour Watch residents, developer wrestle for control

• Owner Says New Home Passed Inspection With Major Flaws (VIDEO)

• Palm Beach Polo owner called 'dictator' in suit -- Palm Beach Polo Golf & Country Club

• Resident turns tables on developer with countersuit -- MetroWest HOA

• Heritage Pines Braces For Fight -- Hudson

• Complaints against builder in Osceola, Polk pile up

• Pine Ridge residents up in arms  -- Hudson, FL

• Hollywood leaders want out of deal to redevelop downtown -- Developer Gary Posner -- HART

• Lake woes could be costly for community -- Gulf Harbour Master Association

• When developers pay up, neighbors often back down

• Homeowners fed up with developer's broken promises -- Valencia Golf and Country Club

• Developer's secret $250,000 gift to woo neighborhood group splinters residents

• Developer isn't delivering, Heritage Pines residents allege

• Lack of gated entrance agitates Country Meadows homebuyers

• Residents Group Awaits Control -- CHAPEL PINES HOMEOWNERS ASS.

• Disenchanted Kingdom -- Developer has failed to deliver on his promises -- Kendall Kingdom HOA

• Homeowners, Developer Dispute Liability For Pond -- OAK GROVE P.U.D.HOA

• PURE FRUSTRATION -- Developer ignored owners since years -- Kingdom of Dreams HOA

• FL Statutes Deny Developer Access To Funds To Defend Lawsuits

• Developer: Subdivision won't boost flooding -- Worthington Creek HOA, Edgewater

• Judge to rule on residents' suit over road extension -- Baywinds CA, W.Palm Beach

• Owner watches the pond rising  --  Sunlake Estates 

• Baywinds Residents Sue Lennar Homes Over Wetland Preserve Misrepresentations

• Cheval opposes bringing outside in --  Cheval Property Owners Association

• Residents 'mad' over home repairs -- Madison Lakes HOA, Davie

• Condo plans upset Baywinds residents - Lack of Disclosure?

• Resident sues in bid for lifestyle luxuries -- Cypress Island, Palm Beach County

• Upset Victoria Grove Homeowners Picket Developer Transeastern

• Judge hears Pelican suit against WCI  -- Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, Inc., Estero

• Developers win housing suit -- Golden Eagle HA, Tallahassee

• Homeowners file suit over promised 'lakefront' lot - Yacht Club Terrace, Land O'Lakes

• Developer charged in tractor incident, Silver Springs

• Developer's plan splits city, county officials - Road gated? Brooksville

• Meadowcrest's developers sue over improperly amended community documents

• Pelican Sound residents sue WCI - Pelican Sound Golf & River Club, Inc., Estero

• Jensen apartment complex must be razed - Pinecrest Lakes HOA, Jensen Beach

• Builder faces homeowner backlash -- Leaking Homes

• UNEASY RETIREMENT--Defects plague adult communities

• The man Wellington loves to hate - HOAs Protecting Property Values? Palm Beach Country

• Bad roofs, road fight irk residents - Magnolia Pointe, Clermont

• Riled residents protest citations - Protest against developer, Cherrywood Estates, Ocala

• Terrific contractor? Better check it out with County Construction Licensing Board!

• Residents roiled by builder's plan shift, some cry foul! Heritage Springs, Pasco County

• Developer pleads guilty to deceiving buyers, Virginia Crossing, Dunedin

• Criminal Charges filed against Developer - Father and Son - Virginia Crossing, Dunedin

• Judge tells entire subdivision: Put away your cameras - Meadow Pointe

• Homeowners association sues its builder for debts - Villa Borghese HOA, Delray Beach

• County Legislators with new ideas : Plan calls on developers to build parks, Pasco County

• Builder says critic violated order - Desperate to silence homeowner - Meadow Pointe

• Sedgwick developers sue to silence homeowner - Meadow Pointe

• Builder groups skirt campaign laws, state says - Statewide Investigation

• Neighbors align to confront developer - Heritage Isle

• County Legislators with new ideas : Plan calls on developers to build parks, Pasco County

• Property owners meet to discuss home owner woes - Cherrywood Estates, TimberRidge