A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado, is facing an $8,000 special assessment due July 1. In fact, every unit in their townhouse community has been hit with the same charge, tied to a roof replacement project estimated at over $2 million. The homeowner took to Reddit looking for advice on how to proceed, where neighbors have …

One parent is weighing a difficult question after a relative’s death left an inheritance to only two of their children. The will had last been updated when the family had just two kids. It named only those two, each set to receive about $50,000. A third child has since been born, and a fourth is …

Homeowners near SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California are making some extra money by renting out their driveways for World Cup parking. These parking spots are going for around $50 to $80 apiece, far below the prices at nearby garages. The city has pushed back, saying anyone renting out parking for events needs a commercial parking …

The Jay Select Board in Maine has until Aug. 24 to finish an ordinance that would limit rent increases at the town’s mobile home parks, one of a growing number of local efforts to rein in housing costs as rents stay elevated across the country. The measure has to be approved by then to reach …

A chicken keeper in Florida has spent almost a year trying to get rid of a 6-foot yellow rat snake that keeps slipping back into the coop for eggs. The homeowner has caught the same snake three times and relocated it farther away each time, most recently about 12 miles to a nature preserve. The …

Severe thunderstorms tore through parts of east Frederick County, Maryland on Sunday night. The storms damaged homes, barns, and businesses and knocked out power for residents all over the area. They struck hardest around Libertytown, where around 100 trees were snapped, uprooted, or toppled. By Monday, several streets were still impassable, with downed wires and …

A Portland, Oregon, homeowner spent weeks attempting to remove a homeless camp from his backyard. Jim Jensvold first discovered the camp when the person who trims his trees mentioned an uninvited guest on the wooded property below his home, according to KATU. The single camper soon became a larger encampment. Cleaning everything out ended up …

An alleged serial squatter said to have terrorized Malibu homeowners by exploiting California’s tenant-friendly rental laws is now the subject of a new Hulu docuseries. Ellie Mae McNulty has faced years of complaints from residents who say she charmed her way into their homes and then would not leave, Fox News reported. She has denied …

Louisville Metro Police arrested Zachary Bailey on Saturday after officers say he broke into a home and chased one of its residents with a weapon resembling a medieval flail. Court documents accuse him of threatening to kill the homeowner inside. He’s now being held ahead of his first court date, WAVE3 reported. Officers were called …

A homeowner in Palm Springs says his HOA has spent over a year going after him over his entry gate’s color. Jordan Smith, who lives in the gated Escena community, calls their actions effort selective enforcement and harassment, KESQ reported. The association doesn’t agree and is in fact disputing the account. Smith says the trouble …