A new owner who bought a Connecticut home as is at a foreclosure auction discovered skeletal remains inside the property, according to state police and local reports. FOX61 reported the discovery in Burlington, where authorities responded to a home on Stanwich Lane after human remains were found inside the structure. WFSB reported that Connecticut State…
A New Jersey township is encouraging homeowners to stop bagging grass clippings after every mow and leave the right clippings on the lawn instead. The Township of Livingston is promoting “grasscycling,” a lawn-care habit that lets short grass clippings decompose where they fall instead of sending them into the yard-waste stream. Patch reported the township’s…
As more homeowner associations manage neighborhood lakes, trails, shorelines, and shared green space, one Alabama community is showing how quickly a wildlife problem can become a public HOA fight. The Edgewater Owners Association in Madison, Alabama, voted to euthanize hundreds of Canada geese living around Lady Ann Lake, according to WAFF. Board President Brian Goodwin…
A flat county property tax rate does not always mean a homeowner’s total bill will stay flat. That is the budget lesson coming out of the Charlotte region as local governments prepare for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Mecklenburg County kept its property tax rate unchanged, but the city of Charlotte approved an…
As fast-growing desert communities try to balance new homes with limited water supplies, Las Vegas homeowners are facing another summer of strict outdoor watering rules. The Las Vegas Review-Journal published a letter arguing that homeowners are being burdened over water while new housing projects and resort landscaping remain part of the valley’s larger growth debate….
Brooklyn Park neighbors marked one year since Melissa and Mark Hortman were killed by keeping signs, candles, and memories visible near the place the couple called home. KSTP reported that several signs have been placed on a road near the Hortmans’ house, where neighbors continued to remember the couple on the anniversary of their deaths….
Fort Wayne neighbors helped pull a 76-year-old woman from a burning home Saturday night, according to WANE. The station described the rescue as a “true community effort,” with neighbors stepping in during the first critical moments of the fire before the scene was fully under control. WANE reported that the Fort Wayne Fire Department responded…
A proposed data center near the Nashville Zoo has become a neighborhood fight for residents who say the project could bring industrial-scale noise, water, power, and lighting questions close to homes around Grassmere Park. NewsChannel 5 reported that neighbors near the proposed site have been asking what a large data center would mean for daily…
Annapolis residents were still clearing trees, broken limbs, and storm debris from Friday night’s severe weather when another round of storms moved toward the city Sunday night. WMAR reported that western Annapolis and the Admiral Heights neighborhood were among the areas hit hardest by heavy rain and high winds. Residents were cleaning up damaged yards,…